Privacy Policy

Effective date: August 6, 2026 · Own Rooted Hospitality

This Privacy Policy describes how Own Rooted Hospitality ("Own Rooted," "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and shares information when you visit ownrootedhospitality.com (the "Site"). It applies to visitors, prospective clients, newsletter subscribers, and trade contacts. By using the Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

Information We Collect

We collect information in a few different ways depending on how you interact with the Site.

Website Visitors

This website is hosted by Squarespace. Squarespace collects personal information when you visit this website, including information about your browser, network, and device, web pages you visited prior to coming to this website, web pages you view while on this website, and your IP address. Squarespace needs this data to run the Site and to protect and improve its platform and services. You can read more about how Squarespace uses this data in Squarespace's Privacy Policy.

Analytics

This website collects personal information to power our site analytics, including information about your browser, network, and device, web pages you visited prior to coming to this website, and your IP address. This may also include details about your use of the Site, including clicks, internal links, pages visited, scrolling, searches, and timestamps. We provide this information to Squarespace, our website analytics provider, to learn about site traffic and activity.

We also use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, to help us understand how visitors use the Site. Google Analytics collects information such as how often visitors use the Site, what pages they visit, and what other sites they used prior to coming to the Site. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor use of the Site on our behalf. This data is shared with Google and other third parties as set forth in the Google Privacy Policy. You may opt out of Google Analytics tracking using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Cookies

This website uses cookies and similar technologies, which are small files or pieces of text that download to a device when a visitor accesses a website or app. Necessary and required cookies are always used, which allow Squarespace, our hosting platform, to securely serve this website to you. Analytics and performance cookies are used on this website, as described above, to help us view site traffic, activity, and other data. Google Analytics also places cookies on your device for the purposes described above. You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings.

Contact and Inquiry Forms

When you submit information to this website through an inquiry, trade request, or intake form, we collect the data requested in that form (such as your name, email address, brand or organization, and the details of your inquiry) in order to respond to you and evaluate potential partnership fit. We provide this information to Squarespace, our website hosting provider, so they can help us manage the Site and our relationship with you.

Newsletter and Email Subscribers

If you subscribe to our newsletter, "Poured Over," we collect your email address and, where provided, your name and role (such as sommelier, beverage director, or buyer) for the purpose of sending you our newsletter and occasional updates about Own Rooted Hospitality. We use Flodesk, a third-party email marketing platform, to manage our mailing list and send these communications. Your information is stored on Flodesk's servers and processed in accordance with Flodesk's Privacy Policy. You can unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link included at the bottom of every email we send, or by contacting us directly.

Fonts

This website serves font files from and renders fonts using Google Fonts and Adobe Fonts. To properly display the Site to you, these third parties may receive information about your browser, network, or device, information about the Site and the page you are viewing, and your IP address.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to operate and improve the Site, respond to inquiries and trade requests, evaluate prospective client and partner fit, send newsletters and marketing communications to subscribers who have opted in, understand how visitors use the Site, and comply with legal obligations.

Sharing Your Information

We do not sell your personal information. We share information only with the service providers described above (Squarespace, Google Analytics, Flodesk, Google Fonts, and Adobe Fonts) as needed for them to provide their services to us, or as required by law.

Your Choices

You can unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time using the link provided in those emails. You can control cookies through your browser settings, and you can opt out of Google Analytics tracking using the browser add-on linked above. Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights regarding your personal information, including the right to access, correct, or delete the information we hold about you. To exercise any of these rights, contact us using the information below.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.