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Privacy Policy

Last Updated: September 7, 2026

Gold Baron Paydirt LLC, doing business as The Gold Baron ("The Gold Baron," "we," "us," or "our"), respects the privacy of our customers and website visitors.

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This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and disclose personal information when you visit TheGoldBaron.com, create an account, place an order, make a payment, subscribe to communications, contact us, or otherwise interact with The Gold Baron.

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By using our website or providing information to us, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

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Information We Collect

Depending on how you interact with The Gold Baron, we may collect information including:

  • Your name

  • Billing address

  • Shipping address

  • Email address

  • Telephone number

  • Order and purchase history

  • Products purchased

  • Account information if you create a website account

  • Communications you send to us

  • Customer service records

  • Payment and transaction information

  • Information necessary to verify an order, payment, identity, or shipping address

  • IP address

  • Browser, device, and operating system information

  • Website activity, including pages viewed, referring pages, interactions, and other usage information

  • Cookie and similar technology information

  • Marketing and communication preferences

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We may also receive information from payment providers, financial institutions, shipping carriers, wholesale suppliers, fulfillment providers, fraud-prevention services, and other companies involved in processing or completing your transaction.

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How We Collect Information

We may collect personal information when you:

  • Place an order

  • Create an account

  • Enter information during checkout

  • Subscribe to our mailing list

  • Submit a contact form

  • Email, call, or otherwise communicate with us

  • Participate in a promotion or other program

  • Make an eCheck, wire transfer, Goldback, or other manual payment

  • Request a quote or special order

  • Request customer service

  • Visit or interact with our website

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Certain technical and usage information may also be collected automatically through Wix, cookies, analytics tools, security technologies, and similar systems.

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How We Use Your Information

We may use personal information to:

  • Process and fulfill orders

  • Process and verify payments

  • Ship merchandise

  • Facilitate dropship and supplier-fulfilled orders

  • Communicate with customers about their orders

  • Provide customer service

  • Maintain customer accounts and transaction records

  • Process returns, refunds, shipping claims, or disputes

  • Verify identity, payment information, or shipping information

  • Detect and prevent fraud, theft, chargebacks, or unauthorized activity

  • Provide requested quotes, special orders, or product information

  • Operate, maintain, and improve our website

  • Analyze website traffic and customer interactions

  • Maintain website and account security

  • Send marketing communications when permitted

  • Measure the effectiveness of advertising and marketing

  • Maintain accounting, tax, financial, and business records

  • Enforce our policies and agreements

  • Comply with applicable laws and lawful requests

  • Protect The Gold Baron, our customers, and others

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Payment Information

Payments may be processed through Wix, third-party payment processors, financial institutions, Deluxe Payment Exchange, or other payment services we make available.

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Payment providers may collect information such as credit or debit card details, bank account information, billing information, and other information necessary to process or verify a transaction.

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The Gold Baron generally receives transaction information necessary to identify, verify, and reconcile payments, but we may not receive or retain all financial information collected directly by the payment provider.

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For manual payments such as eCheck or wire transfer, we may receive additional transaction information necessary to confirm that payment has been received and properly associated with an order.

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For larger or higher-risk transactions, we may request additional information reasonably necessary to verify identity, payment authorization, billing information, or shipping information.

 

Never send The Gold Baron your online banking password, financial account login credentials, authentication codes, or other banking login information.

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Wholesale Suppliers, Dropshipping, and Order Fulfillment

Certain products sold by The Gold Baron may be fulfilled or shipped directly by an approved wholesale supplier or fulfillment partner.

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To process and fulfill these transactions, we may provide customer information to our wholesale suppliers and fulfillment partners when reasonably necessary to complete an order.

Information provided may include:

  • Customer name

  • Shipping address

  • Billing address when necessary

  • Email address or telephone number when required for delivery or order coordination

  • Order number

  • Products ordered

  • Shipping or delivery instructions

  • Other information reasonably necessary to process, package, insure, verify, track, or deliver the order

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A wholesale supplier or fulfillment partner may use this information to process, package, insure, and ship merchandise directly to the customer.

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Providing information to a supplier or fulfillment partner for order fulfillment does not transfer ownership of The Gold Baron's customer relationship to that supplier or fulfillment partner.

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We do not provide customer information to our wholesale suppliers for the purpose of allowing those suppliers to independently market unrelated products or services to our customers.

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USPS and Other Shipping Providers

The Gold Baron may provide customer information to the United States Postal Service (USPS) and other shipping, postage, insurance, or delivery providers when reasonably necessary to fulfill an order.

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Information provided may include:

  • Customer name

  • Shipping address

  • Email address

  • Telephone number

  • Order or shipment information

  • Tracking information

  • Insurance information

  • Delivery instructions

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This information may be used to create shipping labels, purchase postage, verify addresses, provide tracking information, obtain shipping insurance, manage deliveries, and resolve shipping-related issues.

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Customer names and shipping addresses may be stored or retained within USPS systems, including address book, postage, or shipping-management features used by The Gold Baron. This allows us to efficiently create shipping labels and process current or future shipments.

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Information provided to USPS or another shipping provider is also subject to that organization's own privacy, security, and data-retention practices.

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Website Hosting and Wix

TheGoldBaron.com is operated using the Wix.com platform.

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Wix provides technology used to operate our website, online store, checkout system, customer accounts, databases, website analytics, security features, and other website functions.

Personal information submitted through our website may therefore be processed, transmitted, or stored using Wix systems and infrastructure.

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Wix may process information on our behalf in connection with providing these services.

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Service Providers

We may disclose personal information to companies that perform services for us or assist us in operating our business.

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These may include:

  • Website and ecommerce providers

  • Payment processors

  • Banks and financial institutions

  • eCheck and ACH providers

  • Wholesale suppliers

  • Dropship providers

  • Fulfillment providers

  • Shipping carriers

  • Postage and shipping software providers

  • Shipping insurance providers

  • Accounting and bookkeeping providers

  • Fraud-prevention providers

  • Identity-verification providers

  • Technology and hosting providers

  • Website security providers

  • Analytics providers

  • Advertising platforms

  • Email and communication providers

  • Professional advisers when reasonably necessary

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Information is provided to these parties when reasonably necessary to perform services, process transactions, fulfill orders, protect our business and customers, or comply with legal obligations.

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Fraud Prevention and Identity Verification

Precious metals, collectible coins, natural gold, and other high-value merchandise can present increased risks of fraud, payment reversal, theft, and unauthorized transactions.

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The Gold Baron may use customer, device, payment, shipping, and transaction information to evaluate orders for fraud or security concerns.

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For certain transactions, particularly higher-value orders, we may request additional information or documentation reasonably necessary to verify:

  • Identity

  • Payment authorization

  • Billing information

  • Shipping information

  • Account ownership

  • Transaction legitimacy

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We may also provide relevant information to payment providers, financial institutions, fraud-prevention services, shipping providers, insurers, or law-enforcement authorities when reasonably necessary to investigate suspected fraud, theft, chargebacks, unauthorized transactions, or unlawful activity.

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Cookies, Analytics, and Advertising

The Gold Baron and the technology providers that support our website may use cookies, pixels, device identifiers, and similar technologies.

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These technologies may be used to:

  • Keep the website functioning properly

  • Maintain shopping carts and customer sessions

  • Remember visitor preferences

  • Provide customer account functionality

  • Secure the website

  • Detect fraud or suspicious activity

  • Analyze website traffic

  • Understand how visitors interact with the website

  • Improve website design and performance

  • Measure marketing effectiveness

  • Measure advertising performance

  • Understand how customers discover The Gold Baron

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Some cookies are necessary for the website to operate properly. Other cookies may be used for analytics, advertising, personalization, or similar purposes.

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Where required by applicable law, visitors may be provided with options to accept, reject, or manage non-essential cookies and similar technologies.

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Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality or performance of portions of our website.

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Google Analytics and Google Ads

The Gold Baron may use Google Analytics, Google Ads, or other Google advertising and analytics services now or in the future.

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These services may use cookies, pixels, identifiers, or similar technologies to collect or receive information such as:

  • IP address

  • Browser and device information

  • Operating system information

  • Pages viewed

  • Actions taken on our website

  • Referring websites

  • Referring advertisements

  • Approximate geographic information derived from an IP address

  • Cookie or device identifiers

  • Interactions with advertisements

  • Information about whether an advertisement resulted in a website visit, purchase, or other action

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We may use this information to:

  • Understand how visitors use TheGoldBaron.com

  • Measure website performance

  • Understand how customers find our business

  • Evaluate advertising effectiveness

  • Measure conversions

  • Improve marketing campaigns

  • Reach audiences that may be interested in our products

  • Show advertising to previous website visitors where permitted

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Google and other analytics or advertising providers may process information in accordance with their own privacy policies and practices.

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The Gold Baron does not provide Google or other advertising platforms with customers' banking passwords, financial-account login credentials, or other information that is unnecessary for advertising or analytics purposes.

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Where required by applicable law, non-essential analytics or advertising technologies will be used subject to applicable consent or opt-out requirements.

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Visitors may also have privacy or advertising controls available through their browser, our website cookie controls, or the privacy and advertising settings offered by the applicable third-party provider.

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Advertising and Remarketing

The Gold Baron may use advertising platforms to promote our products and services.

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These platforms may allow us to:

  • Measure whether advertisements result in website visits or purchases

  • Understand how advertising campaigns perform

  • Create audiences based on website activity

  • Display advertisements to people who have previously visited our website

  • Display advertisements to audiences that may be interested in our products

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These activities may involve cookies, pixels, device identifiers, or similar technologies.

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Where required by applicable law, we will provide appropriate consent or opt-out mechanisms for advertising and related tracking technologies.

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Email and Marketing Communications

If you subscribe to our mailing list or otherwise consent to receive marketing communications, we may send information concerning:

  • New products

  • New product releases

  • Preorders

  • Promotions

  • Bullion

  • Coins

  • Goldbacks

  • Collectibles

  • Natural gold nuggets

  • Paydirt releases

  • Company news

  • Events

  • Other products, services, or information related to The Gold Baron

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You may unsubscribe from promotional emails using the unsubscribe option provided in the communication.

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Even if you unsubscribe from promotional communications, we may continue sending transactional or service-related messages concerning:

  • Orders

  • Payments

  • Shipments

  • Tracking

  • Customer accounts

  • Security

  • Returns

  • Claims

  • Customer-service requests

  • Other transactions you have initiated

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Sale or Sharing of Personal Information

The Gold Baron does not sell customer lists or personal information for money.

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We may disclose personal information to service providers, suppliers, shipping providers, analytics providers, advertising platforms, financial institutions, and other parties as described in this Privacy Policy when reasonably necessary to operate our business, fulfill transactions, protect against fraud, analyze website activity, or conduct marketing.

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Certain privacy laws may define some uses of analytics or advertising technologies as the "sale," "sharing," or use of personal information for targeted advertising, even when no money is exchanged for the information.

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Where applicable law gives individuals rights concerning those activities, The Gold Baron will provide the applicable privacy choices or opt-out mechanisms.

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Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected and as necessary to:

  • Fulfill orders

  • Maintain transaction records

  • Maintain customer-service records

  • Process returns or claims

  • Prevent and investigate fraud

  • Resolve payment disputes

  • Maintain accounting records

  • Maintain tax records

  • Comply with financial or banking requirements

  • Maintain shipping records

  • Resolve disputes

  • Enforce agreements

  • Meet legal or regulatory obligations

  • Protect The Gold Baron and our customers

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Different types of information may be retained for different periods.

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We may retain certain transaction, accounting, payment, fraud-prevention, shipping, or legal records even after a customer requests deletion when retention is required or reasonably permitted for legitimate business or legal purposes.

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Information stored by third-party providers may also be subject to those providers' own retention policies.

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Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and operational measures intended to protect personal information.

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However, no website, network, electronic transmission, payment system, storage system, or shipping system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

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Customers should take reasonable precautions to protect their own passwords, accounts, devices, payment information, and communications.

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If you receive unexpected payment instructions, altered wire-transfer information, or another suspicious communication claiming to come from The Gold Baron, contact us directly before sending funds or providing sensitive information.

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Your Privacy Choices and Rights

Depending on where you live and which privacy laws apply, you may have certain rights concerning your personal information.

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These may include the right to request:

  • Access to certain personal information we maintain

  • Correction of inaccurate personal information

  • Deletion of certain personal information

  • Information about how personal information has been used or disclosed

  • Withdrawal of certain consent

  • Opt-out from certain marketing communications

  • Opt-out from certain advertising, sharing, or data-processing activities

  • Other rights provided under applicable privacy laws

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These rights may be subject to legal exceptions and verification requirements.

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For example, The Gold Baron may need to retain information concerning completed transactions, payments, taxes, shipping, fraud prevention, chargebacks, legal obligations, or disputes even if other information can be deleted.

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To make a privacy-related request, contact us using the information provided in the Contact Us section below.

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We may request information reasonably necessary to verify your identity before completing a privacy request.

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Children

TheGoldBaron.com is not directed toward children under the age of 13.

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We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13 without appropriate authorization.

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If we learn that personal information from a child has been collected in circumstances where it should not have been collected, we may take appropriate steps to delete the information.

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Third-Party Websites and Services

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, marketplaces, payment providers, shipping services, social-media platforms, organizations, or other services.

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These third parties operate according to their own privacy policies, terms, and practices.

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The Gold Baron is not responsible for the privacy practices of independent third parties when you visit or interact directly with their websites, platforms, or services.

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Legal Requirements and Protection of Rights

We may use, preserve, or disclose personal information when we reasonably believe doing so is necessary to:

  • Comply with applicable laws

  • Respond to a valid subpoena, court order, warrant, or lawful governmental request

  • Cooperate with law enforcement

  • Prevent or investigate fraud

  • Prevent theft or unauthorized transactions

  • Protect The Gold Baron

  • Protect our customers

  • Protect the rights, property, or safety of others

  • Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims

  • Enforce our terms, policies, or agreements

  • Investigate suspected violations of our policies

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Business Transfers

If The Gold Baron is involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, restructuring, sale of assets, transfer of ownership, or similar business transaction, customer information may be transferred or disclosed as part of that transaction as permitted by applicable law.

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Any successor organization may receive information necessary to continue operating the business and servicing existing customers and transactions.

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Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in:

  • Our business

  • Products or services

  • Website technology

  • Payment methods

  • Fulfillment practices

  • Advertising or analytics services

  • Legal requirements

  • Privacy practices

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The current version of this Privacy Policy will be posted on this page with an updated Last Updated date.

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We encourage visitors and customers to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

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Contact Us

Questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal information may be directed to:

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Gold Baron Paydirt LLC
The Gold Baron

1105 D 15th Ave. #203
Longview, WA 98632

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Email: thebaron@goldbaronpaydirt.com

 

When submitting a privacy request, please provide enough information for us to reasonably identify the relevant account, order, transaction, or information.

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Do not send passwords, banking login credentials, authentication codes, or other unnecessary sensitive financial information by email.

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