{"id":3,"date":"2026-03-17T14:55:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T14:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/velvetblazecigars.com\/?page_id=3"},"modified":"2026-10-02T19:13:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T19:13:57","slug":"privacy-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/velvetblazecigars.com\/?page_id=3","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Last Updated: October 2, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Velvet Blaze Cigars, Inc. (&#8220;Velvet Blaze,&#8221; &#8220;we,&#8221; &#8220;us,&#8221; or &#8220;our&#8221;) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy describes how we may collect, use, disclose, and protect information when you visit our website, purchase our products, communicate with us, or otherwise use our services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Information We Collect<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect information such as your:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Name; billing and shipping address; telephone number; email address; order and transaction information; payment-related information; age-verification information; communications with customer service; IP address; browser and device information; and information collected through cookies or similar technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Age and Identity Verification<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our products are intended only for persons who are at least 21 years of age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We use a third-party age-verification provider,&nbsp;<strong>AgeChecker<\/strong>, to assist with verifying customer age and identity. You may be asked to provide information or government-issued identification necessary to verify that you are legally eligible to purchase tobacco products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Information submitted as part of age verification may be processed by our verification provider in accordance with its own privacy practices and applicable law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Payment Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Payment transactions may be processed by third-party payment processors and financial institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We may receive information concerning your transaction, such as payment status, transaction identifiers, payment method, and limited card information. We do not necessarily receive or store your complete payment-card number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How We Use Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We may use personal information to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Process, fulfill, ship, and manage orders; verify age and identity; process payments and refunds; provide customer service; communicate regarding orders; prevent fraud and unauthorized transactions; comply with tobacco, tax, payment-processing, and other legal obligations; maintain and improve our website and services; protect our business and customers; maintain appropriate business records; and send marketing communications where permitted by law and consistent with your communication preferences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How We May Share Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We may disclose information to service providers that help us operate our business, including payment processors, age-verification providers, website and e-commerce providers, shipping and delivery providers, technology providers, fraud-prevention services, professional advisers, and other vendors performing services on our behalf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to comply with applicable law, regulation, court order, legal process, licensing requirements, tax obligations, or lawful government requests; to enforce our agreements; or to protect the rights, safety, and property of Velvet Blaze Cigars, our customers, or others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We may disclose information in connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, sale of assets, or similar business transaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cookies and Similar Technologies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our website and service providers may use cookies and similar technologies to operate the website, remember preferences, understand website usage, maintain security, support checkout functionality, and improve customer experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Certain third-party services integrated into the website may also use cookies or similar technologies according to their own policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Data Security<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, no Internet transmission or electronic storage method can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Customers should use appropriate precautions when transmitting information online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Data Retention<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We may retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, maintain business and transaction records, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, prevent fraud, and comply with applicable legal, tax, regulatory, and recordkeeping requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Your Choices<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You may contact us to request that we update or correct certain personal information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You may opt out of promotional email communications by using the unsubscribe method included in the communication, when available. Transactional, legal, age-verification, and order-related communications may still be sent when necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additional privacy rights may apply depending upon your place of residence and applicable law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Children&#8217;s Privacy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Velvet Blaze Cigars does not sell tobacco products to anyone under 21 years of age. Our tobacco products and related purchasing services are intended solely for adults who are legally permitted to purchase them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We do not knowingly solicit tobacco-product purchases from persons under 21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Third-Party Services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our website may use or link to third-party services. Those services operate under their own terms and privacy practices. Velvet Blaze Cigars is not responsible for the privacy practices of unaffiliated third parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Changes to This Privacy Policy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices, technology, services, or legal obligations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When appropriate, the revised policy will be posted on our website with an updated &#8220;Last Updated&#8221; date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact Us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Questions regarding this Privacy Policy may be directed to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Velvet Blaze Cigars, Inc.<\/strong><br>109 Ambersweet Way, #280<br>Davenport, FL 33897<br>Telephone\/Customer Service: 347-839-7487<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Updated: October 2, 2026 Velvet Blaze Cigars, Inc. (&#8220;Velvet Blaze,&#8221; &#8220;we,&#8221; &#8220;us,&#8221; or &#8220;our&#8221;) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy describes how we may collect, use, disclose, and protect information when you visit our website, purchase our products, communicate with us, or otherwise use our services. Information We Collect Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect information such as your: Name; billing and shipping address; telephone number; email address; order and transaction information; payment-related information; age-verification information; communications with customer service; IP address; browser and device information; and information collected through cookies or similar technologies. Age and Identity Verification Our products are intended only for persons who are at least 21 years of age. We use a third-party age-verification provider,&nbsp;AgeChecker, to assist with verifying customer age and identity. You may be asked to provide information or government-issued identification necessary to verify that you are legally eligible to purchase tobacco products. Information submitted as part of age verification may be processed by our verification provider in accordance with its own privacy practices and applicable law. Payment Information Payment transactions may be processed by third-party payment processors and financial institutions. We may receive information concerning your transaction, such as payment status, transaction identifiers, payment method, and limited card information. We do not necessarily receive or store your complete payment-card number. How We Use Information We may use personal information to: Process, fulfill, ship, and manage orders; verify age and identity; process payments and refunds; provide customer service; communicate regarding orders; prevent fraud and unauthorized transactions; comply with tobacco, tax, payment-processing, and other legal obligations; maintain and improve our website and services; protect our business and customers; maintain appropriate business records; and send marketing communications where permitted by law and consistent with your communication preferences. How We May Share Information We may disclose information to service providers that help us operate our business, including payment processors, age-verification providers, website and e-commerce providers, shipping and delivery providers, technology providers, fraud-prevention services, professional advisers, and other vendors performing services on our behalf. We may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to comply with applicable law, regulation, court order, legal process, licensing requirements, tax obligations, or lawful government requests; to enforce our agreements; or to protect the rights, safety, and property of Velvet Blaze Cigars, our customers, or others. We may disclose information in connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, sale of assets, or similar business transaction. Cookies and Similar Technologies Our website and service providers may use cookies and similar technologies to operate the website, remember preferences, understand website usage, maintain security, support checkout functionality, and improve customer experience. Certain third-party services integrated into the website may also use cookies or similar technologies according to their own policies. Data Security We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information. However, no Internet transmission or electronic storage method can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Customers should use appropriate precautions when transmitting information online. Data Retention We may retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, maintain business and transaction records, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, prevent fraud, and comply with applicable legal, tax, regulatory, and recordkeeping requirements. Your Choices You may contact us to request that we update or correct certain personal information. You may opt out of promotional email communications by using the unsubscribe method included in the communication, when available. Transactional, legal, age-verification, and order-related communications may still be sent when necessary. Additional privacy rights may apply depending upon your place of residence and applicable law. Children&#8217;s Privacy Velvet Blaze Cigars does not sell tobacco products to anyone under 21 years of age. Our tobacco products and related purchasing services are intended solely for adults who are legally permitted to purchase them. We do not knowingly solicit tobacco-product purchases from persons under 21. Third-Party Services Our website may use or link to third-party services. Those services operate under their own terms and privacy practices. Velvet Blaze Cigars is not responsible for the privacy practices of unaffiliated third parties. Changes to This Privacy Policy We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices, technology, services, or legal obligations. When appropriate, the revised policy will be posted on our website with an updated &#8220;Last Updated&#8221; date. Contact Us Questions regarding this Privacy Policy may be directed to: Velvet Blaze Cigars, Inc.109 Ambersweet Way, #280Davenport, FL 33897Telephone\/Customer Service: 347-839-7487<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_templately_pack_id":"","_templately_imported_at":"","_templately_source":"","_templately_import_session_id":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/velvetblazecigars.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/velvetblazecigars.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/velvetblazecigars.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/velvetblazecigars.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/velvetblazecigars.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/velvetblazecigars.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":692,"href":"https:\/\/velvetblazecigars.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3\/revisions\/692"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/velvetblazecigars.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}