Dorchester Gun Shop
844-347-4867
Dorchester Gun Shop

PRIVACY POLICY

Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to Dorchester Gun Shop, any Marketing Companies we may use, our Merchant Processor, etc., and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to Dorchester Gun Shop include DGS ARMORY, The DAMN GOOD SHIT Brand, Dorchester Gun Station, DGS DEFENSE, and their websites including: 844DGSGUNS.com, damngoodshit.com, dgsarmory.com, dorchestergunshop.com, dorchestergunstation.com, and dorchestergunstore.com. The Dorchester Gun Shop application is a Mailchimp application. By using the Dorchester Gun Shop application, you consent to the data practices described in this statement. The Credit Card Billing Information, Shipping Information, and Contact Information in our Checkout process are required in order to process your order and deliver the product to you. We store some information for accounting reasons. Your information will not be shown to third parties not involved in the transaction, nor used to send you any unrequested information. The entire Checkout process is handled through a secure SSL-encrypted connection.

The Credit Card Billing Information is sent directly to our payment provider who processes your credit card transaction. The credit card information is neither recorded nor stored by us, and it can only be accessed by our merchant processor. Each transaction has a very high level of security. Your credit card details are sent directly to the payment provider over a secure SSL-encrypted connection. They are not processed on our servers at any stage of the transaction, nor are they stored on our server.

Gun Consignments

COLLECTION OF YOUR PERSONAL INFO:

In order to provide you with products and services offered, Dorchester Gun Shop will collect personal identifiable information as well as information required by law, such as your:

  • First, Middle, and Last Name
  • Mailing Address
  • Place of Birth
  • Height
  • Weight
  • Sex
  • Birth Date
  • Social Security Number
  • Ethnicity
  • Race
  • Country of Citizenship
  • Alien Status
  • Phone Number
  • Email

If you purchase Dorchester Gun Shop’s products and services, we may collect billing and credit card information. This information is used to complete the purchase transaction.

We do not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. However, you may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you elect to buy/use certain products or services, whether by credit card or US currency. These may include but are not limited to: (a) registering for an account; (b) entering a sweepstakes or contest sponsored by us or one of our partners; (c) signing up for special offers from selected third parties; (d) sending us an email message; (e) submitting your credit card or other payment information when ordering and purchasing products and services, e.g. purchasing a firearm, FFL Transfers, etc. To wit, we will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to services and/or products you have requested from us. We also may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future. Any personal information provided to us is protected with the most stringent security protocols in place, such as continuous surveillance and remote monitoring, digital fingerprints, multiple and lengthy password complexity requirements, 2FA (Two Factor Authentication), and server encryption. We believe that peace of mind is extremely important, which is why we went over and beyond with our security measures. These protocols exceed the minimum standards required for today’s global cyber security!

USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFO:

Dorchester Gun Shop collects and uses your personal information to operate and deliver the services you have requested. Dorchester Gun Shop may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Dorchester Gun Shop and its affiliates.

SECURE TRANSMISSION:

All information collected during the checkout process is transmitted via industry standard Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), featuring 128-bit encryption. A Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Certificate creates an encrypted link between a website and a visitor’s Web browser. This link ensures that all data passed between the website and the browser remains private and secure.

ONLINE PRICE AND DESCRIPTION ERRORS:

Our online inventory changes every day. Occasionally, an item may appear on the site by mistake or the item’s description may contain a typographical error. We do not guarantee that titles, descriptions, pictures, or prices on our site are error-free. We reserve the right to refuse any order including but not limited to orders for items with errors in the description or price. In the event that we cancel an order, we will not charge the customer’s credit card, or we will refund the money. If an item’s description contains an error such as an incorrect photo, price, accessory or description and a customer makes the order, we will not process the order without first contacting the customer. If the order is mistakenly shipped, we may advise the customer to return the item in an unopened condition and we will refund the customer. By placing an order, customer agrees that DORCHESTER GUN SHOP, LLC AND/OR ITS ASSOCIATED COMPANIES will be the final arbiter of discrepancies in the online catalog. Other items available for sale not listed on our website include discontinued parts or parts for firearms no longer produced. Please contact us if you have any questions regarding parts for firearms no longer produced (such as Vietnam era upper receiver units, obsolete fire control parts, etc.). All items on our website are subject to change without notice. This includes item availability, one-of-a-kind items, and pricing.

SHARING INFORMATION WITH THIRD PARTIES:

Dorchester Gun Shop does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Dorchester Gun Shop may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Dorchester Gun Shop, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information. Dorchester Gun Shop may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Dorchester Gun Shop or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Dorchester Gun Shop; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Dorchester Gun Shop, or the public.

RIGHT TO DELETION:

Subject to certain exceptions set out below, on receipt of a verifiable request from you, we will:

  • Delete your personal information from our records; and
  • Direct any service providers to delete your personal information from their records.
    Please note that we may not be able to comply with requests to delete your personal information if it is necessary to:
  • Complete the transaction for which the personal information was collected, fulfill the terms of a written warranty or product recall conducted in accordance with federal law, provide a good or service requested by you, or reasonably anticipated within the context of our ongoing business relationship with you, or otherwise perform a contract between you and us;
  • Detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity; or prosecute those responsible for that activity;
  • Debug to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality;
  • Exercise free speech, ensure the right of another consumer to exercise his or her right of free speech, or exercise another right provided for by law;
  • Comply with the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act;
  • Engage in public or peer-reviewed scientific, historical, or statistical research in the public interest that adheres to all other applicable ethics and privacy laws, when our deletion of the information is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of such research, provided we have obtained your informed consent;
  • Enable solely internal uses that are reasonably aligned with your expectations based on your relationship with us;
  • Comply with an existing legal obligation; or
  • Otherwise use your personal information, internally, in a lawful manner that is compatible with the context in which you provided the information.

USERS UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE:

Dorchester Gun Shop does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from users under the age of 18. You must be 18+ years old to enter and/or use our website, and you acknowledge to be 18 when utilizing our website and application and/or conducting any other business with us.

EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS:

From time to time, Dorchester Gun Shop may contact you via email for the purpose of providing announcements, promotional offers, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication. In order to improve our Services, we may receive a notification when you open an email from Dorchester Gun Shop or click on a link therein. If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications via email from Dorchester Gun Shop, you may opt out of such communications by Contacting Dorchester Gun Shop, LLC, by email or phone.

EXTERNAL DATA STORAGE SITES:

We may store your data on servers provided by third party hosting vendors with whom we have contracted.

CHANGES TO THIS STATEMENT:

Dorchester Gun Shop reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our application, and/or by updating any privacy information. Your continued use of the application and/or Services available after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.

SMS CONSENT AND TERMS & CONDITIONS:

“Mobile Opt in, SMS Consent,  and phone numbers collected for SMS communication purposes will not be shared with any third party or affiliates for marketing purposes.”

 

The information 844-347-4867 obtained as part of the SMS consent process will not be shared with third parties for marketing purposes.

 

Types of SMS Communications:

 

If you have consented to receive text messages from Dorchester Gun Shop, you may receive messages related to the following:

Conversation external or Conversation between Dorchester Gun Shop and the Customer.

Example: “Hello, this is a friendly reminder that we received your FFL Transfer. Please contact us to schedule an appointment. You can reply STOP to opt out of SMS messaging from Dorchester Gun Shop, at any time.”

 

Message Frequency:

Message frequency may vary depending on the type of communication. For example, you may receive up to 3 SMS messages per week related to your FFL Transfer.

 

Example: “Message frequency may vary. You may receive up to 3 SMS messages per week regarding your FFL Transfer or appointments.”

 

Potential Fees for SMS Messaging: 

 

Please note that standard message and data rates may apply, depending on your carrier’s pricing plan. These fees may vary if the message is sent domestically or internationally.

 

Opt-In Method:

 

You may opt in to receive SMS messages from Dorchester Gun Shop in the following way:

Verbally, during a conversation, or, by texting our company first.


Opt-Out Method:

You can opt out of receiving SMS messages at any time. To do so, simply reply “STOP” to any SMS message you receive. Alternatively, you can contact us directly to request removal from our messaging list.

Help:

If you are experiencing any issues, you can reply with the keyword HELP. Or, you can get help directly from us at:
https://dorchestergunshop.com/contact-us.

Additional Options:

If you do not wish to receive SMS messages, you can choose not to check the SMS consent box on our forms.

Standard Messaging Disclosures:

Message and data rates may apply.

You can opt out at any time by texting “STOP.”

For assistance, text “HELP” or visit our Customer Service and Privacy Policy pages. Message frequency may vary.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY:

January 1st, 2026

OUR STORE POLICIES:

Dorchester Gun Shop reserves the right to change and/or modify any of our POLICIES at any time and without notice. For additional information on our CUSTOMER SERVICE, including Local Firearms Regulations in Michigan and all other states, General Firearms sales and the FFL process, and the NFA transfer process, please click HERE.

For our SHIPPING POLICY, click HERE.

For our RETURN POLICY, please click HERE.

OUR CONTACT INFO:

Dorchester Gun Shop welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Dorchester Gun Shop has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Dorchester Gun Shop at:

Dorchester Gun Shop, LLC
Grand Blanc, Michigan 48439
UNITED STATES

EMAIL ADDRESS:

team@dorchestergunshop.com

TELEPHONE NUMBERS:

844-DGS-GUNS
Fax: 833-347-4867