Privacy Policy

About this policy

This policy explains what Joseph Schwartz, doing business as The Bacon Republic (“we,” “us”), collects when you visit or buy from baconcollective.com or bacon-republic.com (together, the “Store”), how we use it, who we share it with, and the choices you have. If anything is unclear, email support@bacon-republic.com.

1. Information we collect

When you buy something, we collect:

• your name, email address, shipping address, and billing address;
• the items ordered, selected sizes, quantities, amounts paid, and any displayed offer applied; and
• payment status and transaction identifiers. Payment details are collected directly by Stripe; we do not receive or store your full card number.

Browsing and communications

When you browse or contact us, we may collect:

• cart contents and a checkout request identifier stored in your browser so the cart and checkout process work;
• basic technical and usage information made available through our hosting and site analytics, such as pages viewed, device or browser information, referring page, approximate location derived from an IP address, and campaign identifiers in a link; and
• your email address, the contents of your message, and any photos you send with a claim.

Children

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. The Store is intended for adults.

2. How we use information

• To process, fulfill, and administer orders, payments, cancellations, refunds, reprints, and claims.
• To provide customer support and, where available, order or tracking communications.
• To operate the cart and checkout, understand Store performance, and diagnose technical problems.
• To detect and prevent fraud, abuse, and security incidents.
• To comply with tax, accounting, and legal obligations.

3. Who we share information with

We share information only as needed with service providers that help us operate the Store:

• Stripe processes payments, calculates applicable sales tax, helps prevent fraud, and processes refunds.
• Scalable Press receives the shipping details and item selections needed to print and fulfill an order.
• Shipping carriers such as USPS and UPS receive the name, address, package, and tracking information needed for delivery.
• Replit hosts the Store and its database and processes information on our behalf.
• Email infrastructure may process the address and contents of messages when we send or receive support or operational communications.

Other disclosures

We may disclose information when required by law, to protect rights or safety, or as part of a sale or transfer of the business, in which case this policy will continue to apply.

We do not sell personal information for money. The Store does not currently send browsing or purchase events through the Meta Pixel or Meta Conversions API. If our advertising or tracking practices materially change, we will update this policy and provide choices required by applicable law before those practices apply.

4. Cookies and browser storage

We use browser storage and similar first-party technologies to keep the cart, preserve a checkout request, and support site operation. Our hosting and site analytics may also process technical request and usage information. You can clear or block browser storage in your browser settings, but the cart or checkout may not work correctly.

You may send an opt-out or privacy request to support@bacon-republic.com, and we will honor rights that apply under your state’s law.

5. How long we keep information

• Order, invoice, payment-status, and refund records: 7 years for tax and accounting purposes.
• Support messages and claim photos: 2 years after the matter is closed.
• Browsing and event data under our control: up to 25 months, after which it is deleted or aggregated.
• A suppression record, if needed to honor an unsubscribe or opt-out: for as long as necessary to respect that choice.

These are our business retention periods. Deletion may be performed through manual business processes rather than an automatic timer, and a service provider may retain limited records under its own legal obligations.

6. Your choices and rights

Depending on where you live, you may ask us to:

• provide a copy of personal information we hold about you;
• correct or delete personal information, subject to records we must retain by law; or
• honor an applicable opt-out of targeted-advertising sharing.

Making a privacy request

Email support@bacon-republic.com from the address connected with your Store activity. We will verify the request and respond within 45 days. We will not treat you differently for exercising applicable privacy rights. If your state law provides an appeal right, you may appeal by replying to our response.

7. Security

Payment card data is handled by Stripe. The Store uses HTTPS, and access to order data is limited to those who need it for fulfillment, administration, or support. No system is perfectly secure; if a breach affects your information, we will provide notice when required by law.

8. Changes

We may update this policy as the Store or applicable law changes. We will post the revised policy here and update its effective date. Material changes will be announced on the Store before they take effect when appropriate.

9. Contact

The Bacon Republic
Joseph Schwartz, sole proprietor
500 Westover Dr #15567, Sanford, NC 27330
support@bacon-republic.com