Privacy Policy | Arise. Shine forth.

Effective Date: August 24, 2026

Arise. Shine forth. (“Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard information when you use:

• www.AriseShineforth.com
• www.shareshine.com

• Other affiliated websites
• Share Shine and other mobile applications
• Digital content
• Subscriptions
• Physical goods
• Forums
• Related services

(collectively, the “Service”).

This Privacy Policy should be read together with our Terms and Conditions.

1. Information We Collect

A. Information You Provide

We may collect information you voluntarily provide, including:

• Name
• Email address
• Account username
• Forum content or submissions
• Billing and shipping information (for physical goods)
• Communications sent to customer service

When registering for an account, authentication is managed through PlayFab. Passwords are securely hashed by the platform. We may store hashed email identifiers for authentication or verification purposes only.

We do not store plaintext passwords.

B. Subscription and Purchase Information

If you purchase subscriptions or digital goods through:

• Apple App Store
• Google Play
• Wix website
• Etsy marketplace

Payment processing is handled by those platforms. We do not store full credit card information on our servers.

We may receive confirmation of transaction status and limited purchase metadata necessary to provide access.

C. Automatically Collected Information

We may automatically collect:

• IP address
• Device type and operating system
• Browser type
• Usage data and interaction data
• Crash logs and performance diagnostics

We may collect general location information (such as city-level data) through analytics services. We do not collect precise GPS location unless explicitly enabled by you.

D. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to:

• Maintain sessions
• Improve functionality
• Analyze usage
• Provide security protections
• Support advertising or remarketing where applicable

You may adjust cookie preferences through your browser settings.

2. How We Use Information

We use collected information to:

• Provide and maintain the Service
• Manage accounts and subscriptions
• Process purchases
• Respond to customer service requests
• Moderate forums and community features
• Improve performance and features
• Detect fraud, abuse, or billing interference
• Comply with legal obligations

We may use third-party providers, including Google AdMob and Google Analytics (where enabled), to understand usage, improve the Service, display advertisements, and measure their effectiveness.

Support Communications

If you contact us for support, we may use your email address to respond to your inquiry.

Beta Participation

If you participate in beta or experimental features, we may contact you regarding feedback, issues submitted, or service improvements.

Marketing Communications

We may offer optional newsletter sign-ups. Subscription is voluntary and separate from core Service usage.

If you opt in, we may send product updates or related communications. You may unsubscribe at any time.

Push Notifications

If you choose to enable push notifications within our mobile applications, we use OneSignal to deliver notifications to your device.

When push notifications are enabled, OneSignal may process information necessary to provide the notification service, including:

• Push notification subscription identifiers

• Device and operating system information

• App version

• Notification subscription status

• A unique account identifier associated with your ShareShine account for the purpose of delivering notifications to the correct user

We use this information solely to provide, manage, and improve notification delivery.

Push notifications are optional. You may enable or disable notifications at any time through your device settings.

Advertising — Google AdMob

We use Google AdMob to display advertisements within the ShareShine application.

AdMob and its advertising partners may collect or receive information from your device, including:

• Device and advertising identifiers
• IP address
• Device type and operating system
• General location information
• App usage and interaction information
• Information about advertisements displayed, viewed, or selected

Depending on your location, device settings, consent choices, and applicable law, Google may use this information to provide personalized, non-personalized, or limited advertisements, measure advertising performance, and provide analytics related to the Service.

We do not sell personal information for monetary payment. However, certain disclosures of information for personalized or cross-context behavioral advertising may be legally considered a “sale” or “sharing” under some U.S. state privacy laws.

Where applicable, you may contact us to exercise rights relating to the sale or sharing of personal information used for targeted advertising. You may also use privacy controls made available by your device or applicable service providers.

3. Legal Basis for Processing (EEA / UK Users)

If you are located in the European Economic Area or United Kingdom, we process personal data on the following lawful bases:

• Performance of a contract (to provide the Service)
• Your consent (for marketing communications or optional features)
• Legitimate interests (such as improving services and preventing fraud)
• Compliance with legal obligations

4. Forum and User-Generated Content

If the Service includes forums or community features:

• Content you post may be visible to other users
• You are responsible for what you submit
• We may moderate or remove content

We do not guarantee confidentiality of public forum posts.

5. Data Retention

We retain information only as long as necessary to:

• Provide the Service
• Maintain subscriptions
• Comply with legal obligations
• Resolve disputes
• Enforce agreements

Usage and analytics data are generally retained for up to twelve (12) months unless longer retention is required for legal, security, or fraud prevention purposes.

We periodically review stored data and delete or anonymize information no longer necessary.

6. Data Sharing

We do not sell personal information for monetary payment. However, as explained in the “Advertising — Google AdMob” section, certain advertising-related disclosures may be considered a “sale” or “sharing” under some U.S. state privacy laws.

We may disclose information to service providers and third parties that assist in operating the Service, as applicable, including:

• PlayFab (account management and analytics)
• Microsoft Azure (cloud hosting and infrastructure)
• Cloudflare (security and performance)
• Omnisend (email communications)

• OneSignal (push notification delivery)
• Payment platforms (Apple, Google, Wix, Etsy)

• Google AdMob (advertising, ad delivery, and fraud prevention)

• Google Analytics (application analytics and usage measurement)

These providers process information according to their respective roles, services, privacy policies, and contractual arrangements with us.

We may disclose information:

• To comply with law
• To enforce our Terms
• To protect rights, property, or safety

7. International Data Transfers

Information may be processed in the United States or other jurisdictions where our service providers operate.

If you access the Service from outside the United States, you consent to the transfer of your information to jurisdictions that may have different data protection laws.

Where required by applicable law, we implement appropriate safeguards for international transfers, including contractual protections or other lawful mechanisms designed to protect personal data.

8. Children’s Privacy

The Service is not directed to children under 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn such information has been collected, we will delete it.

9. Security

We implement reasonable technical and organizational safeguards to protect information.

However, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure.

10. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction (including the EU/UK and California), you may have rights to:

• Access personal information
• Request correction
• Request deletion
• Restrict processing
• Object to processing
• Receive data in portable format

U.S. Advertising Privacy Rights

Residents of certain U.S. states may have the right to opt out of:

• The sale of personal information
• The sharing of personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising
• The processing of personal information for targeted advertising

Where applicable, you may contact us to exercise advertising-related opt-out rights. You may also use privacy controls made available by your device or applicable service providers.

You may also contact us using the information below to exercise an applicable privacy right. We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests.

To exercise rights, contact customerservice@ariseshineforth.com.

We may verify your identity before responding.

11. Do Not Track

We do not currently respond to browser “Do Not Track” signals.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy.

The Effective Date reflects the latest version.

Continued use of the Service constitutes acceptance.

For questions or data requests:

Support Email: support@ariseshineforth.com
Customer Service Email: customerservice@ariseshineforth.com