Effective Date: April 10, 2025
At WaterPistol.co, doing business as “Water Pistol” (“Water Pistol”, WaterPistol.co”, “we”, “our”, or “us”), we value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information in accordance with U.S. data protection laws. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and disclose personal information when you interact with our website (waterpistol.co), our merchandise shop (powered by Printful), our API licensing store, and our Discord betting bots (collectively, the “Services”). By using our Services, you acknowledge the practices described herein.

This policy applies to U.S. residents and users globally, though we currently comply only with U.S. law. If you reside outside the U.S., additional local laws may apply, but we do not guarantee compliance with non-U.S. regulations at this time.

Who We Are
Water Pistol LLC is a U.S.-based company offering digital products (API licenses for AI tools and betting bots) and physical merchandise through our online stores. Our mission is to provide innovative tools and fan merchandise.
Contact us at: [email protected]

Information We Collect
We collect the following categories of personal information:

Identifiers: Name, email address, billing/shipping address, phone number (for merch orders or account creation).

Payment Information: Credit card details, PayPal info (processed via WooCommerce/PMPro for licenses, Printful for merch).

Commercial Information: Purchase history, API key usage, bot interactions.

Device and Usage Data: IP address, browser type, device ID, pages visited, analytics data (via Google Analytics and Matomo).

Content: Inputs to betting bots (e.g., bet preferences via Discord using ESPN and Kalshi APIs), communications with us.

Geolocation Data: Approximate location inferred from IP address (non-precise).

We do not knowingly collect sensitive information (e.g., race, religion, health data) unless you voluntarily provide it, which we discourage.

How We Collect Information
Directly from You: When you create an account, purchase licenses/merch, or interact with bots.

Automatically: Via cookies, Google Analytics, and Matomo when you use our site or bots.

Third Parties: Printful (merch shipping), payment processors (WooCommerce/PMPro), Discord (bot authentication).

How We Use Your Information
Service Delivery: Process orders, issue API keys, operate betting bots.

Analytics: Improve Services using Google Analytics and Matomo (e.g., site usage trends).

Communication: Send order confirmations, support responses, and optional promotional emails.

Security: Prevent fraud, enforce terms, comply with U.S. law.

Legal Compliance: Retain data for tax or legal purposes.

How We Share Your Information
Service Providers: Printful (merch fulfillment), payment processors, hosting providers, analytics tools.

Legal Obligations: If required by U.S. law or to protect our rights.

Business Transfers: In case of a merger or sale (with notice where required).

No Sale: We do not sell your personal information.

Retention
We retain data as long as your account is active or as needed to provide Services, comply with U.S. legal obligations (e.g., tax records), or resolve disputes. Inactive account data may be deleted after 12 months unless legally required.

Security
We use reasonable measures (e.g., encryption, secure servers) to protect your data, but no online service is 100% secure. You are responsible for securing your account credentials.

Your Choices
Account: Update/delete info via your account or email [email protected].

Cookies: Manage via browser settings (see our Cookie Policy).

Emails: Opt out of promotional emails via unsubscribe links.

Analytics: Opt out of Google Analytics (tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout) or Matomo (site settings).

Children
Our Services are not for users under 18. Contact us if you believe we’ve collected data from a minor.

Changes
We may update this policy, effective upon posting. Check back regularly.

Contact
Email: [email protected]