Last Updated June 12, 2023

This privacy policy (“Policy”) describes the manner in which Banza LLC (“Banza,” “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our”) collects, uses, maintains, and discloses information when you visit our website www.eatbanza.com (the “Site”) (when referred to collectively with our products and offerings available on the site, the “Services”).

Please read this Policy carefully to understand our practices regarding your information. By accessing or using the Site, you are indicating your consent to this Policy. If you do not agree to this Policy, you may not use or access our Site.

Third-Party Links & Cookies
Our Site may contain links to other websites or may be linked from other websites or social media platforms. We may also partner with third parties that may use technologies such as cookies, widgets, and links to gather information about users on our Site. We do not have control over third party websites or social media platforms, and any third party website’s privacy practices are not governed by this Policy. Any time you leave our Site to a third party website or social media platform or interact with a third party link or other technology, you should exercise caution and review the privacy statement applicable to such websites to learn more.


Collection, Use & Sharing of Information
We may collect certain information when you use or access our Site. “Personal
Information” is information that can be used to identify you. Below are specific examples of the types of Personal Information we may collect. Personal Information does not include information that has been de-identified or aggregated and that cannot reasonably be used to you. We may use de-identified or aggregated information for any purpose and share it with any party.

Categories of Personal Information We Collect:

• Identifiers, such as name, postal address, e-mail address, telephone number, and internet protocol address, that you may provide when creating an account on our Site, using or contacting us through our Site, ordering products from our Site, or applying for employment with us through our Site.
• Demographical information, such as citizenship status and gender, that you may provide when creating an account on our Site, using or contacting us through our Site, or applying for employment with us through our Site.
• Educational information, such as current or past institutions and degree status, that you may provide when creating an account on our Site, using or contacting us through our Site, or applying for employment with us through our Site.
• Professional and employment information, such as current or past employment information, work authorization status, and military service status that you may provide when creating an account on our Site, using or contacting us through our Site, or applying for employment with us through our Site.
• Textual and photographic content that you may provide when creating an account on our Site, using or contacting us through our Site, or applying for employment with us through our Site.
• Sensitive information, including race, ethnicity, and disability status that you may provide when applying for employment with us through our Site.
• Financial and payment information may be collected when you create an account on our Site or purchase products or Services contained on our Site.
• Internet or other similar network activity, including browsing history, search history, links, and information regarding your interaction with an internet website, application, or advertisement may be collected when creating an account on our Site, using or contacting us through our Site, ordering products from our Site, or applying for employment with us through our Site.
• Geolocation data, including IP addresses which provide information about users’ approximate location, may be collected when creating an account on our Site, using or contacting us through our Site, ordering products from our Site, or applying for employment with us through our Site.

Sources for Personal Information We Collect:

• We receive Personal Information from individuals through their direct interactions with and access to our Site, including when ordering products from our Site, contacting us through our Site, and when applying for employment with us through our Site.
• We receive Personal Information, such as technical data, usage data, and internet and other similar network activity, through automated technologies, such as cookies, web beacons, and other interactions with our Site. At this time, we do not currently respond to “do-not-track” requests from users’ browsers.
• We receive Personal Information from our service providers, including platform service providers such as Shopify, business partners, and other third parties, such as third party delivery and payment platforms and apps.

Our Business or Commercial Purposes for Collecting Personal Information and Categories of Third Parties to Whom the Information is Disclosed:

• Identifiers are collected to provide individuals with our Services, to improve the quality, safety, and security of the Services, to customize and improve the Services, to administer and process requests related to the Services, to respond to direct inquiries, to evaluate your candidacy for employment in connection with a job application, and for any other purpose to which you consent. We may share identifiers with our subsidiaries and affiliates, our employees, our contractors, our service providers, including our platform service providers such as Shopify, other third party partners that assist us in providing the Services, and to any party with your consent.
• Demographical information is collected to provide individuals with our Services, to improve the quality, safety, and security of the Services, to customize and improve the Services, to administer and process requests related to the Services, to respond to direct inquiries, to evaluate your candidacy for employment in connection with a job application, and for any other purpose to which you consent. We may share demographical information with our subsidiaries and affiliates, our employees, our contractors, our service providers, including our platform service providers such as Shopify, other third party partners that assist us in providing the Services, and to any party with your consent.
• Educational information is collected to provide individuals with our Services, to improve the quality, safety, and security of the Services, to customize and improve the Services, to administer and process requests related to the Services, to respond to direct inquiries, to evaluate your candidacy for employment in connection with a job application, and for any other purpose to which you consent. We may share educational information with our subsidiaries and affiliates, our employees, our contractors, and to any party with your consent.
• Professional and employment information is collected to provide individuals with our Services, to improve the quality, safety, and security of the Services, to customize and improve the Services, to administer and process requests related to the Services, to respond to direct inquiries, to evaluate your candidacy for employment in connection with a job application, and for any other purpose to which you consent. We may share professional and employment information with our subsidiaries and affiliates, our employees, our contractors, and to any party with your consent.
• Sensitive information is collected to provide individuals with our Services, to improve the quality, safety, and security of the Services, to customize and improve the Services, to administer and process requests related to the Services, to respond to direct inquiries, to evaluate your candidacy for employment in connection with a job application, and for any other purpose to which you consent. We may share sensitive information with our subsidiaries and affiliates, our employees, our contractors, and to any party with your consent.
• Financial and payment information is collected to provide individuals with our Services, to improve the quality, safety, and security of the Services, to customize and improve the Services, to administer and process requests related to the Services, to respond to direct inquiries, and for any other purpose to which you consent. We may share financial and payment information with our subsidiaries and affiliates, our employees, our contractors, our service providers, including our platform service providers such as Shopify, other third party partners that assist us in providing the Services, and to any party with your consent
• Textual and photographic content is collected to provide individuals with our Services, to improve the quality, safety, and security of the Services, to customize and improve the Services, to administer and process requests related to the Services, to respond to direct inquiries, to evaluate your candidacy for employment in connection with a job application, and for any other purpose to which you consent. We may share textual and photographic content with our subsidiaries and affiliates, our employees, our contractors, our service providers, including our platform service providers such as Shopify, other third party partners that assist us in providing the Services, and to any party with your consent.
• Internet or other similar network activity is collected to provide individuals with our Services, to improve the quality, safety, and security of the Services, to customize and improve the Services, to administer and process requests related to the Services, to respond to direct inquiries, to evaluate your candidacy for employment in connection with a job application, and for any other purpose to which you consent. We may share internet or other similar network activity with our subsidiaries and affiliates, our employees, our contractors, our service providers, including our platform service providers such as Shopify, other third party partners that assist us in providing the Services, and to any party with your consent.
• Geolocation data is collected to provide individuals with our Services, to improve the quality, safety, and security of the Services, to customize and improve the Services, to administer and process requests related to the Services, to respond to direct inquiries, to evaluate your candidacy for employment in connection with a job application, and for any other purpose to which you consent. We may share geolocation data with our subsidiaries and affiliates, our employees, our contractors, our service providers, including our platform service providers such as Shopify, other third party partners that assist us in providing the Services, and to any party with your consent.

In addition, where consistent with applicable laws and regulations, we may disclose Personal Information in all categories above:

• to prepare, negotiate, or perform a contract with you;
• to respond to subpoenas, court orders, or other legal process or otherwise as required by law or the competent government or judicial authorities;
• to establish or preserve a legal claim or defense;
• as part of corporate restructuring, sale of assets, merger, or divestiture; or
• to prevent fraud or other illegal activities, such as willful attacks on our information technology systems.

Sale and Marketing of Personal Information
We do not sell Personal Information collected on our Site to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. We do not disclose Personal Information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes.

Choices and Access Concerning Your Personal Information
Your choices regarding our use and disclosure of Personal Information
We give you certain choices regarding our use and disclosure of your Personal Information for promotional purposes. You may opt out from receiving electronic communications and promotional related emails by following the opt out or unsubscribe instructions contained in those communications or emails. If you no longer want to receive promotional-related emails from us, you may opt out according to instructions in such communications. Please note that if you opt out of receiving marketing-related messages, we may still send you important administrative messages and alerts.


Access, change, or deletion of Personal Information

(i) Residents of California, Connecticut, Colorado, Utah, and Virginia.

If you are a resident of California, Connecticut, Colorado, Utah, or Virginia, you may have certain privacy rights under applicable state law. In the preceding twelve (12) months, we have collected and shared Personal Information as described in this Policy. In the preceding twelve (12) months, we have not sold and will not sell Personal Information to non-affiliated third parties without your consent. We also have not and will not sell the Personal Information of minors under 16 years of age to non-affiliated third parties without affirmative authorization.

If you are a California, Connecticut, Colorado, Utah, or Virginia resident, the following applies to you:

• Access and Data Portability. You have the right to request that we disclose certain information to you about our collection, use and disclosure of your Personal Information over the past 12 months. Once we receive your request and verify your identity, we will disclose to you: (1) the categories of Personal Information we collected about you; (2) the categories of sources for the Personal Information; (3) our business or commercial purpose for collecting or disclosing that Personal Information; (4) the categories of third parties with whom we shared that Personal Information; and (5) the specific pieces of Personal Information we collected about you in the preceding 12 months. You may also request to receive a copy of your Personal Information in a reasonably portable format.
• Correction and Deletion. You have the right to request that we correct or delete any of your Personal Information that we collected from you and retained, subject to certain exceptions. Once we receive and confirm your request and verify your identity, we will correct or permanently delete your Personal Information from our records, unless a legal exception applies.
• Non-Discrimination. We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your rights by: (1) denying you goods or services; (2) charging you different prices or rates for goods or services; (3) providing you a different level or quality of goods or services; or (4) suggest that you may receive a different price, rate, or level of quality for goods or services.
• Right to Limit the Use of Sensitive Personal Information. You have the right to request that we limit the use of your Sensitive Personal Information to only the processing that is necessary to provide our Services to you. We currently do not collect or process Sensitive Personal Information except as is necessary to provide our Services to you or Services that you request from us. By providing us your Sensitive Personal Information, you are expressly consenting to our processing and use of that Sensitive Personal Information for the Services for which you request.
• Right to Opt-Out by Using Preference Signals. You have the right to request that your Personal Information not be sold or shared through the use of an opt-out preference signal. We will review and process requests made through opt-out preference signals that is made to us in a format that is commonly used and recognized by businesses and sent to us through a platform, technology, or mechanism that makes it clear the purpose of the request is to opt-out of sale or sharing or Personal Information. We do not sell Personal Information or make it available to third parties for their marketing purposes.
• Authorizing an Agent. You may designate an authorized agent to submit your consumer request on your behalf, so long the authorized agent has your written permission to do so and you have taken steps to verify your identity directly with us. Depending on your request, we may require additional information to verify your identity.

To exercise the rights outlined above, please submit a verifiable request to us by visiting the following page eatbanza.com/pages/ccpa-compliance. You may designate an authorized agent to submit the request on your behalf, so long as the authorized agent has your written permission and you have taken steps to verify your identity directly with us. If we cannot verify your identity or authority to make a request, then we will not able to respond to your request. We may ask for additional information, including Personal Information, for purposes of verifying your identity or authority to make a request. You may only make two (2) verifiable requests with us within a twelve (12) month period.

California Shine the Light Law. Under California law, California residents have the right to request in writing from businesses with whom they have an established business relationship certain information pertaining to third parties to which the business discloses personal information for marketing purposes. We do not sell Personal Information collected on our Site to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. We do not disclose Personal Information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To learn more, please contact us using the information below.

(ii) Residents of Canada

If you are a resident of Canada, you might have certain privacy rights, including (i) accessing your Personal Information; (ii) correcting, deleting or supplementing your personal Information; or (iii) withdrawing your prior consent concerning your Personal Information. To learn more or exercise your rights, please contact us using our contact information below.

(iii) Residents of other jurisdictions

To the extent applicable law provides you with the right to review, correct, update, or delete Personal Information that you previously have provided to us, please contact us using our contact information below should you wish to do so. We will respond to your request consistent with applicable law.

Data Integrity
The security of your Personal Information is important to us. We employ a number of organizational, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect the Personal Information we collect. However, security risk is inherent in all internet and information technologies and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your Personal Information. Your submission of any Personal Information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Site.

Data Retention
We will only retain your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. To determine the appropriate retention period for your information, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the information, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of your information, the purposes for which we process your information and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal requirements.

Data Relating to Children Under the Age of 13
Children under the age of 13 are prohibited from using or accessing the Site. Our Site is not intended for or directed at anyone under the age of 13 (or such other age as may be restricted under local law). If we are made aware that we have received information in violation of this provision, we will use reasonable efforts to locate and remove it from our records.

If you believe that we maintain your child’s information in violation of this provision and wish to have it removed, please contact us using the information listed below.

Changes to Our Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to make any changes, modifications, additions, or deletions to this Policy at any time. If we make material changes to privacy practices, we will notify you by email or through a notice on this page. We encourage you to check this page regularly for updates.

Contact Information
To ask questions or comment about this Policy and our privacy practices, contact us at info@eatbanza.com.