Privacy Policy

What Information Common Projects Sneakers Collects

At Common Projects Sneakers, we gather information in three distinct ways as visitors explore our collection of Italian-made luxury sneakers.

Information You Provide Directly

When you subscribe to our newsletter or reach out through our contact form, you share details voluntarily — typically your email address and name. We collect only what you choose to provide when engaging with our men’s sneakers or women’s sneakers catalog.

Information We Collect Automatically

Your device and browser share technical data with us as you browse. This includes your IP address, browser type, device identifiers, operating system, pages viewed, time spent on each page, referring site, and general geographic location. These details help us understand which Common Projects styles — from the Original Achilles Low White to our Chelsea Boots in suede — resonate most with visitors.

Information from Third Parties

As an Amazon Associates participant, we receive anonymized tracking data when you click through to Amazon to view or purchase Common Projects sneakers. Amazon shares aggregated performance metrics with us — click-through rates, conversion statistics — but never personal purchase details or identities. Analytics providers like Google Analytics also supply us with anonymized usage patterns across our site.

How Common Projects Sneakers Uses Your Information

We apply the information we collect to improve your experience with our minimalist Italian sneaker collection in several focused ways.

Email addresses you provide allow us to send occasional newsletters featuring new Common Projects releases, care tips for maintaining premium leather and suede, and seasonal recommendations. Site usage data guides our decisions about which sneaker styles to feature — whether visitors spend more time exploring boots or loafers and dress shoes informs our content priorities.

Technical information helps us optimize site performance, identify and fix broken links or slow-loading pages, and ensure our layouts render properly across devices. When someone searches our site, we use those queries to refine our navigation and highlight the Common Projects models people seek most often.

Amazon Associates tracking lets us understand which product links generate the most interest, allowing us to focus our recommendations on the sneakers that align best with what visitors actually want to explore and purchase.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies at Common Projects Sneakers

We employ cookies and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience and understand how visitors interact with our sneaker collection.

Essential Cookies

These cookies enable core site functions — remembering your newsletter subscription preferences, maintaining session continuity as you move from our Achilles Low Sneakers overview to individual colorways, and storing basic settings. They cannot be disabled without breaking fundamental site operations.

Analytics Cookies

Google Analytics cookies track aggregate visitor behavior — pages viewed, time on site, navigation paths, bounce rates. This data arrives anonymized and helps us understand which Common Projects models generate the most interest and where visitors tend to drop off.

Advertising Cookies

Amazon Associates tracking pixels and cookies record when you click through to Amazon from our site. These allow Amazon to credit us with any resulting purchases and help us measure which sneaker recommendations drive the most engagement. They also enable retargeting, meaning you may see Common Projects ads on other sites after visiting ours.

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

Most browsers let you control cookies through their settings — you can block all cookies, accept only first-party cookies, or delete existing cookies. Be aware that disabling essential cookies will impair site functionality. To opt out of Google Analytics specifically, install Google’s Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. For broader ad tracking control, visit the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page or adjust your browser’s Do Not Track settings (though not all advertisers honor these signals).

How Common Projects Sneakers Shares Your Information

We share visitor data in limited, specific circumstances — never selling your information outright, but working with service providers and partners essential to operating this site.

Service Providers

Email platform providers (like Mailchimp or ConvertKit) access subscriber lists to deliver our newsletters. Web hosting services process technical data to keep the site online. Analytics platforms receive anonymized usage statistics. Each provider operates under contract with obligations to protect your data and use it only for the services we’ve engaged them to perform.

Affiliate Partners

Amazon receives click and referral data when you follow our links to view Common Projects sneakers on their platform. This tracking enables them to credit us with any purchases you make and provide us with anonymized performance reports. Amazon’s own privacy policy governs what happens after you land on their site.

Legal Requirements

We will disclose information if required by law, court order, subpoena, or government request — or if we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, your safety, or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a legal process.

Business Transfers

If Common Projects Sneakers undergoes a merger, acquisition, bankruptcy, or sale of assets, visitor information may be transferred to the acquiring entity as part of that transaction. You would be notified via email and a prominent site notice before any such transfer, with details about the new entity’s privacy practices.

How Common Projects Sneakers Protects Your Data

We implement industry-standard security measures to safeguard the information you share with us, though no online transmission or storage method is entirely immune to risk.

Our site uses HTTPS encryption to protect data in transit between your browser and our servers. Email lists are stored on secure platforms with access restricted to authorized personnel. We do not store credit card information or process payments directly — all transactions occur on Amazon’s platform under their security protocols.

We regularly review our data practices, limit access to personal information to those who need it for specific tasks, and monitor for suspicious activity. Despite these precautions, we cannot guarantee absolute security — you provide information at your own risk.

Your Privacy Rights at Common Projects Sneakers

Depending on where you live, you hold specific rights regarding the personal information we collect. These protections stem from various privacy laws around the world.

Rights for All Visitors

• Access: You can request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
• Correction: You can ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Deletion: You can request that we delete your personal information, subject to legal retention obligations.
• Unsubscribe: Every newsletter includes an unsubscribe link; clicking it removes you from our mailing list immediately.

GDPR Rights (European Union)

If you reside in the EU, the General Data Protection Regulation grants you additional protections. You can object to processing of your data for direct marketing purposes, request restriction of processing while we verify accuracy or assess objections, withdraw consent for any processing based on consent (though this won’t affect the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal), and request data portability — receiving your information in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format to transfer to another service.

We process your data based on legitimate interests (improving our site and content), consent (when you subscribe to our newsletter), and legal obligations (retaining records as required by law). You have the right to lodge a complaint with your national data protection authority if you believe we’ve mishandled your information.

CCPA and CPRA Rights (California)

California residents under the California Consumer Privacy Act and its successor, the California Privacy Rights Act, can request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information we’ve collected, the categories of sources, our business purposes for collection, and the categories of third parties with whom we share information. You can request deletion of your personal information (with certain exceptions) and opt out of the “sale” of personal information — though we do not sell data in the traditional sense, California law treats some data sharing (like affiliate tracking cookies) as sales, so you can object to that sharing.

California law prohibits discrimination for exercising these rights — we will not deny service, charge different prices, or provide a different level of quality because you made a privacy request. You may designate an authorized agent to submit requests on your behalf, provided they have written permission and you verify your identity directly with us.

Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, and Utah Privacy Rights

Residents of Virginia (under VCDPA), Colorado (under CPA), Connecticut (under CTDPA), and Utah (under UCPA) hold similar rights to those outlined under CCPA. You can confirm whether we process your personal information, access that data, correct inaccuracies, delete it, and obtain a copy in a portable format. You can opt out of targeted advertising and the sale of personal information as those terms are defined in your state’s law.

These state laws also prohibit retaliation for exercising your rights. If we deny a request, you can appeal that decision by contacting us again with details about the denial and why you believe it was improper. We’ll respond to appeals within the timeframes specified by your state’s statute.

How to Exercise Your Rights

Submit privacy requests by emailing us at the address provided in the Contact Us section below. Include your name, email address, and a description of your request. We’ll respond within 30 to 45 days depending on the applicable law. We may ask for additional information to verify your identity before fulfilling access or deletion requests — this protects against unauthorized disclosures.

Privacy Protections for Children

Common Projects Sneakers does not knowingly collect information from anyone under 13 years old. Our site focuses on premium Italian sneakers typically purchased by adults for their own wardrobes.

We comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). If we learn that we’ve inadvertently gathered personal information from a child under 13 without parental consent, we’ll delete that data promptly. If you believe your child has provided us with personal information, contact us immediately using the details in the Contact Us section so we can investigate and remove it.

Parents and guardians should supervise children’s online activities and help them understand the importance of not sharing personal information without permission.

Third-Party Links on Common Projects Sneakers

Our site includes links to Amazon product pages where you can view and purchase Common Projects sneakers, as well as occasional references to care guides or style resources hosted elsewhere. We do not control these external sites and are not responsible for their privacy practices.

When you click through to Amazon, their privacy policy governs what happens with your data from that point forward — they track your browsing, manage your account, process payments, and handle shipping. We receive only anonymized performance data about our affiliate links, not details about your individual purchases or identity.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party site before providing personal information there. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by Common Projects Sneakers.

International Data Transfers

Common Projects Sneakers operates from the United States. If you visit our site from outside the U.S., your information is transferred to, stored on, and processed by servers located in the United States and potentially other countries where our service providers operate.

These countries may have data protection laws different from those in your jurisdiction. By using our site, you consent to the transfer of your information to the U.S. and other countries. For EU visitors, we rely on standard contractual clauses and adequacy decisions where applicable to ensure your data receives appropriate protections during international transfers.

How Long Common Projects Sneakers Retains Your Data

We keep personal information only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law or legitimate business interests.

Email addresses for newsletter subscribers remain in our system until you unsubscribe. Analytics data is typically anonymized after 26 months. Contact form inquiries are retained as long as needed to respond to your question and maintain a service record. We periodically review and purge outdated information that no longer serves an active purpose.

If you request deletion of your data, we’ll remove it from active systems within 45 days unless we’re legally required to retain certain records (for example, transaction logs for tax or compliance purposes). Deleted data may persist in backups for a limited time before those backups are overwritten.

Email Communications from Common Projects Sneakers

When you subscribe to our newsletter, you’ll receive periodic emails featuring new Common Projects releases, sneaker care guides, and curated recommendations from our collection of minimalist Italian footwear.

We send newsletters roughly once or twice per month — enough to keep you informed about notable additions to our men’s sneakers lineup or seasonal highlights, but not so often that your inbox feels cluttered. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link at the bottom of any email we send. Unsubscribe requests take effect immediately, though you may receive one final message already in transit.

We do not sell or rent our email list to third parties. Your address is stored securely on our email platform provider’s servers and used solely for sending the newsletters you opted into receiving.

Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” (DNT) signal intended to tell websites not to track your online activity. Currently, there is no universal standard for how sites should respond to DNT signals, and Common Projects Sneakers does not alter its data collection or use practices when it detects a DNT signal from your browser.

You can still control tracking through other means — disabling cookies in your browser settings, opting out of Google Analytics via their browser add-on, or using the Network Advertising Initiative’s opt-out tool for interest-based advertising. These methods provide more reliable control over tracking than DNT signals at present.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices, new legal requirements, or improvements to our data protection measures. When we make material changes, we’ll post a notice on our homepage and update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page.

For significant changes that affect your rights or how we use your information, we’ll provide more prominent notice — typically an email to subscribers or a banner across the site alerting you to review the updated policy. Continuing to use Common Projects Sneakers after a policy update constitutes acceptance of the new terms.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically, especially if it’s been several months since your last visit. Privacy laws evolve, and our practices may shift as we adopt new technologies or respond to changing expectations around data protection.

Contact Us About Privacy

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, want to exercise your privacy rights, or need clarification about how we handle your information, reach out to us directly.

Common Projects Sneakers
1847 Commerce Drive, Suite 405
Seattle, WA 98104
United States

For privacy-specific inquiries — access requests, deletion requests, opt-out requests, or complaints — send an email with “Privacy Request” in the subject line. Include your name, the email address associated with your request, and a clear description of what you’re asking for. We’ll respond within the timeframe required by applicable law, typically 30 to 45 days.

If you believe we’ve mishandled your personal information and you’re not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority (for EU residents) or your state attorney general’s office (for U.S. residents).

Last Updated: 2026-08