1. Introduction

Welcome to NYC BUD. We operate a licensed cannabis dispensary in New York City. We are committed to protecting your privacy and complying with applicable laws and regulations, including requirements of the New York State Office of Cannabis Management ("OCM").

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, store, and protect your information when you visit nycbud.com, place orders, use our services, or otherwise interact with NYC BUD.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information that identifies you, relates to you, or could reasonably be linked with you.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your information for legitimate business and regulatory purposes, including:

4. Information Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share information only in the following circumstances:

5. Data Security

We maintain reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

We utilize industry-standard security measures, including SSL/HTTPS encryption where appropriate. However, no internet transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

6. Your Privacy Rights

If you are a New York resident, you may request access to, correction of, or deletion of certain personal information we maintain about you, subject to applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

Residents of other states may have additional privacy rights under their applicable state laws.

You may have the right to:

To exercise any privacy rights, please contact us using the information provided below.

7. Marketing Communications and SMS Messages

If you choose to receive promotional emails or text messages from NYC BUD, we may send information regarding products, promotions, events, loyalty programs, and special offers.

Consent to receive marketing text messages is not a condition of purchase.

You may unsubscribe from marketing emails by clicking the unsubscribe link contained within the email.

You may opt out of SMS marketing messages at any time by replying STOP to a text message or by contacting us directly.

Standard message and data rates may apply.

8. Third-Party Services and Platforms

NYC BUD utilizes certain third-party platforms and service providers to support online ordering, customer communications, loyalty programs, marketing, analytics, and business operations. These providers may collect, process, or store information in accordance with their own privacy policies and terms of service.

Our service providers may include:

• Blaze (point-of-sale, ordering, and dispensary operations)
• Alpine IQ (customer loyalty, marketing, and communications)
• Leafly (online listings and ordering services)
• Weedmaps (online listings, customer discovery, and ordering services)

When you interact with these platforms, your information may also be subject to their respective privacy policies and practices. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these providers before using their services.

NYC BUD is not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of third-party websites, applications, or services that are not owned or controlled by NYC BUD.

9. Children's Privacy

NYC BUD's website, products, and services are intended solely for adults who are 21 years of age or older.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under the age of 21. If we learn that information has been collected from a person under 21, we will take reasonable steps to delete such information.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your privacy rights, please contact us: