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Privacy Policy

Last Updated: November 25, 2025

1. Introduction

Spark Bar ("we," "us," or "our") operates a wholesale marketing website intended solely for licensed distributors and retailers of age-restricted nicotine products. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website.

IMPORTANT: This website is restricted to adults 21 years of age or older. We do not knowingly collect information from minors. This site does not sell products directly to consumers.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Automatically Collected Information

IP Geolocation Data

We automatically collect and process your IP address to determine your geographic location (state-level). This information is used exclusively for:

  • Compliance with state-specific marketing and advertising regulations
  • Displaying appropriate warnings (e.g., California Proposition 65)
  • Restricting content based on local laws (flavor restrictions, coupon bans, etc.)
  • Ensuring adherence to age-restricted product marketing requirements

User-Declared State Preference

If you manually select your state location via a profile selector or site preference settings, we store this information to ensure accurate compliance with your jurisdiction's regulations.

State Location Reconciliation

When multiple state indicators are present (IP address, user-declared preference, form submissions), we apply the most restrictive compliance policy among them to ensure legal compliance. This "strictest policy" approach protects both you and our business from inadvertent regulatory violations.

For example: If your IP address indicates California but you declare Texas, we will apply California's stricter regulations (including flavor restrictions and Proposition 65 warnings).

2.2 Cookies and Similar Technologies

Age Verification Cookie

When you confirm that you are 21 years of age or older, we store a secure, HTTP-only cookie to remember your age verification status for 180 days. This cookie:

  • Is essential for site functionality and compliance
  • Does not track your browsing behavior
  • Expires after 180 days or when you clear your browser cookies
  • Cannot be used to identify you personally

2.3 Information You Provide

When you submit a distributor inquiry or contact form, we collect:

  • First and last name
  • Email address
  • Company name
  • Business address and state/jurisdiction information (extracted from business address or shipping information)
  • Message content
  • Any other information you voluntarily provide

Compliance Note: State information extracted from form submissions is used to apply the strictest applicable compliance requirements. This ensures we maintain legal compliance across all jurisdictions where we conduct business.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

  • Legal Compliance: To comply with federal, state, and local laws governing the marketing and advertising of nicotine products
  • Age Verification: To prevent access by minors and ensure compliance with age-restriction laws
  • Content Customization: To display appropriate warnings, restrictions, and information based on your geographic location
  • Business Communications: To respond to distributor inquiries and establish wholesale relationships
  • Website Functionality: To provide, operate, and maintain our website
  • Legal Protection: To protect our legal rights and comply with legal obligations

4. Information Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We may share your information only in the following circumstances:

  • Legal Compliance: When required by law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request
  • Business Transfers: In connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets
  • Service Providers: With trusted third-party service providers who assist in operating our website (e.g., hosting, email delivery, geolocation services) under strict confidentiality agreements
  • Protection of Rights: To protect the rights, property, or safety of Spark Bar, our users, or others

5. Data Retention

We retain your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. Specifically:

  • Age verification cookies: 180 days
  • Inquiry form submissions: Until you request deletion or the business relationship concludes
  • Compliance logs: 24 months for audit defense purposes

Compliance Audit Logs

We retain detailed logs of compliance-related events for 24 months, including:

  • Geographic location (effective state determination from IP, user preference, and form data)
  • Warnings displayed (federal nicotine warnings, state-specific warnings like Prop 65)
  • Feature restrictions applied (flavor visibility, coupon availability, product filters)
  • Content screening results (youth marketing prevention)
  • Age verification events

These logs are used exclusively for regulatory compliance, audit defense, and legal protection purposes. They help us demonstrate compliance with federal and state tobacco/nicotine product marketing laws.

6. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:

California Residents (CCPA/CPRA)

You have the right to:

  • Know what personal information we collect, use, and disclose
  • Request deletion of your personal information
  • Opt-out of the sale of your personal information (we do not sell personal information)
  • Non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights

To exercise your privacy rights, please contact us at privacy@getsparkbar.com

7. Data Security

We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical security measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

8. Third-Party Websites

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these external sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.

9. Children's Privacy

This website is NOT intended for individuals under 21 years of age.We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from someone under 21, please contact us immediately at privacy@getsparkbar.com, and we will promptly delete such information.

10. International Users

This website is intended for use within the United States and is governed by U.S. law. If you are accessing our website from outside the United States, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States where our servers are located and our central database is operated.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last Updated" date at the top of this page indicates when this policy was last revised. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us:

Spark Bar

Email: privacy@getsparkbar.com

General Inquiries: info@getsparkbar.com

Location: Tampa Bay, FL