Liquor License Hub (“we”, “us”, “our”) operates https://liquorlicensehub.com. This policy explains what information we collect, why we collect it, who we share it with, and the choices you have.
If you have questions about anything here, contact us at [EMAIL].
Who we are
Liquor License Hub is a marketplace and information site for liquor licenses in the United States. We list licenses for sale, work with buyers and sellers, and publish guides on state licensing rules.
Information we collect
Information you give us
- Contact and enquiry details. When you use a form on this site, we collect your name, email address, and anything else you choose to provide, such as phone number, business name, state, county, license type, budget range, timeline and the details of your enquiry.
- Listing information. If you ask us to list a license for sale, we collect information about the license and the business, including license type, number, state, county, status and asking price, plus the contact details we need to work with you.
- Newsletter sign-ups. If you subscribe, we collect your email address.
- Correspondence. Emails, messages and call notes from your dealings with us.
Information collected automatically
When you visit the site, we and our service providers may collect:
- IP address and general location derived from it
- Browser type, device type and operating system
- Pages visited, time on page and referring website
- Date and time of your visit
This is standard web analytics data, collected through cookies and similar technologies.
Information we do not collect
We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13. We do not ask for or store payment card numbers on this site.
How we use your information
We use the information above to:
- Reply to your enquiry and provide the information you asked for
- Match buyers with licenses, and sellers with buyers
- Work with you through a purchase or sale, including coordinating with attorneys, escrow holders and state agencies where you ask us to
- Send you the newsletter, if you subscribed
- Improve the site and our guides, using aggregated analytics
- Keep records required for tax, accounting and legal purposes
- Prevent fraud, abuse and spam
We do not sell your personal information.
Legal bases, for visitors in the UK and EU
Where UK or EU data protection law applies, we rely on these bases:
- Your consent, for newsletters and non-essential cookies
- Performance of a contract or steps before it, when you ask us to help with a purchase or sale
- Our legitimate interests, in responding to enquiries, operating and improving the site, and preventing misuse
- Legal obligations, for records we have to keep
Who we share information with
We share information only where it is needed, and only with:
- Parties to a transaction you are part of, such as the other side of a deal, brokers, attorneys and escrow holders, and only with your knowledge.
- Professional advisers, such as our own lawyers and accountants, where necessary.
- Authorities, where we are legally required to disclose information.
- A buyer of our business, if we are ever acquired, in which case your information would transfer under the same protections.
We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties for their own marketing.
Cookies and tracking
We use cookies and similar technologies to make the site work, remember your preferences, and understand how the site is used.
Types of cookies used on this site:
- Essential cookies, which keep the site functioning and secure
- Analytics cookies, which tell us which pages are read and where visitors come from [name the tool, such as Google Analytics 4]
- Marketing cookies, if we run advertising
You can control cookies through your browser settings, and delete them at any time. Blocking essential cookies may stop parts of the site from working.
Analytics and advertising
Google Analytics and Search Console helps us understand site traffic.
If we advertise, our advertising partners may set cookies to measure the effectiveness of campaigns.
Embedded content
Articles on this site may include embedded content such as videos, maps or documents from other websites. Embedded content behaves as though you visited that website directly, and those sites may collect data about you, set cookies and track your interaction with the embedded content, under their own policies.
How long we keep information
- Listing information: for as long as the listing is active, and then [period]
- Newsletter subscriptions: until you unsubscribe
- Analytics data: for the retention period set in our analytics tool, currently [period]
- Records required by law, such as financial records: for the period the law requires
When we no longer need information, we delete it or anonymize it.
How we protect information
We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect information, including encryption in transit via HTTPS, access controls, and limiting access to people who need it. No website or internet transmission is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Your choices
- Unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time using the link in any email.
- Ask us to update or delete information we hold about you by emailing us.
- Opt out of analytics through browser settings, a cookie banner where we provide one, or tools such as the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to:
- Know what personal information we hold about you and how we use it
- Request a copy of that information
- Ask us to correct information that is wrong
- Ask us to delete information
- Object to or restrict certain processing
- Withdraw consent you previously gave
- Not be discriminated against for exercising these rights
To exercise any of these, email us with enough detail for us to identify you and your request. We will respond within the time the applicable law requires. We may need to verify your identity first.
California residents
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act, California residents have the rights listed above, including the right to know, delete, correct, and to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information.
We do not sell or share personal information as those terms are defined under California law, and we have not done so in the preceding 12 months.
We also do not knowingly sell or share the personal information of consumers under 16 years of age.
To make a request, email us with “California privacy request” in the subject line. An authorized agent may submit a request on your behalf with written permission.
Nevada residents
Nevada law allows residents to direct a website operator not to sell certain covered information. We do not sell covered information. If you wish to submit a request anyway, email us with “Nevada opt-out” in the subject line.
UK and EU visitors
If you are in the UK or the EU, you have rights under the UK GDPR or the EU GDPR, including those listed above and the right to complain to your data protection authority. Our site is aimed at businesses in the United States, but these rights apply where the law does.
Children’s privacy
This site is intended for adults operating or planning to operate a licensed business. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with information, email [EMAIL] and we will delete it.
Links to other sites
Our guides link to state agencies, statutes and other resources. We link to these because they are authoritative, not because we control them. This policy does not cover those sites, and we recommend reading their own privacy policies.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy as our services or the law changes. The date at the top shows when it was last updated. Material changes will be highlighted on this page. Continuing to use the site after an update means you accept the revised policy.
Contact us
Questions, requests or complaints about privacy:
Email: info@liquorlicensehub.com