Age Verification and Tobacco Disclaimer

Last updated: [July 22, 2026]

Adults Only

Bistro Cigars sells age-restricted tobacco products.

You must be at least 21 years old to access purchasing features, create an account, or place an order for tobacco products.

By entering the website and placing an order, you confirm that:

• You are at least 21 years old.

• You are legally permitted to purchase and possess tobacco products.

• You are providing accurate age and identity information.

• You are not purchasing products for a minor.

• You will comply with applicable tobacco laws.

Age Verification

We may verify your age using information submitted during checkout and data obtained through a third-party verification provider.

Verification may include:

• Name

• Address

• Date of birth

• Telephone number

• Government-issued identification

• Public-record or identity-database matching

Additional identification may be requested when automated verification is unsuccessful.

An order may be delayed, refused, or canceled if:

• Age cannot be verified

• Identification is incomplete or invalid

• Information does not match

• Fraud or identity misuse is suspected

• The transaction or delivery is prohibited by law

Adult Signature

An adult signature may be required at delivery.

The recipient may be required to:

• Be at least 21 years old

• Present valid government-issued photo identification

• Sign for the package in person

Packages may not be left unattended when an adult signature is required.

Failed delivery because an eligible adult is unavailable does not automatically qualify the order for a refund.

No Purchases for Minors

Purchasing tobacco products for a person under 21 is prohibited.

You may not:

• Allow a minor to use your account

• Submit false age or identity information

• Accept delivery on behalf of an underage purchaser

• Resell or transfer products to a minor

• Use another person’s identification without authorization

Accounts and orders associated with age misrepresentation may be canceled or suspended.

Tobacco Health Warning

Cigars and tobacco products involve serious health risks.

Tobacco use may cause addiction, cancer, heart disease, respiratory disease, pregnancy complications, and other health conditions.

No tobacco product should be considered safe.

Bistro Cigars does not manufacture medical products and does not provide medical advice. Product descriptions, strength ratings, flavor notes, blog posts, and customer reviews are provided for informational purposes only.

Consult a qualified healthcare professional regarding tobacco use or health concerns.

Individual Experience

Cigar flavor, aroma, strength, burn, construction, and overall experience may vary based on:

• Individual taste

• Product storage

• Humidity

• Cutting and lighting method

• Smoking pace

• Manufacturing variation

• Age and condition of the cigar

Descriptions and customer reviews do not guarantee that every customer will have the same experience.

Pregnancy and Medical Conditions

People who are pregnant, nursing, attempting to become pregnant, or living with a medical condition should not rely on information from Bistro Cigars as medical guidance.

Consult a healthcare professional before using tobacco products.

Local Laws

Tobacco laws vary by state and locality.

You are responsible for knowing and following the laws applicable to your purchase, possession, receipt, storage, and use of tobacco products.

Completion of checkout does not guarantee that an order can legally be fulfilled.

Responsible Use

Tobacco products should be used only by legally eligible adults.

Keep cigars, tobacco products, cutters, lighters, matches, and accessories away from children and pets.

Use fire-producing accessories carefully and never leave burning tobacco unattended.

Contact Us

Questions regarding age verification may be sent to:

Bistro Cigars
Email: [support email]
Phone: [phone number]
Mailing address: [business mailing address]

Privacy Policy

Last updated: [July 22, 2206]

This Privacy Policy explains how Bistro Cigars collects, uses, discloses, stores, and protects personal information when you visit [website URL], communicate with us, create an account, or purchase products.

Bistro Cigars is based in Illinois, United States, and operates its online store through Shopify.

By using our website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Personal Information We Collect

Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect the following categories of information.

Contact Information

• Name

• Email address

• Telephone number

• Billing address

• Shipping address

Order and Transaction Information

• Products viewed or purchased

• Order history

• Order number

• Payment status

• Shipping and tracking details

• Returns, refunds, and customer-service records

• Discounts or promotional codes used

Payment Information

Payments are processed through Shopify and approved payment providers.

We may receive limited payment-related information, such as:

• Payment method type

• Billing name and address

• Transaction status

• Partial payment-card details

• Fraud-prevention results

We generally do not directly store complete payment-card numbers.

Age and Identity Verification Information

Because we sell age-restricted products, we may collect or process:

• Date of birth

• Age-verification result

• Verification status

• Government-issued identification information

• Images or copies of identification when necessary

• Verification provider reference numbers

• Delivery-signature or identification results

We collect age-verification information only as reasonably necessary to confirm legal eligibility, prevent fraud, fulfill orders, and comply with applicable law.

Account Information

If you create an account, we may collect:

• Login credentials

• Saved addresses

• Order history

• Communication preferences

• Account activity

Device and Browsing Information

When you visit the website, our service providers and we may automatically collect:

• IP address

• Browser type

• Device type

• Operating system

• Device identifiers

• Referring website

• Pages viewed

• Links clicked

• Approximate location

• Session activity

• Shopping-cart activity

• Cookie and pixel identifiers

Communications

We may collect information you provide through:

• Email

• Contact forms

• Telephone calls

• Live chat

• Reviews

• Surveys

• Social media

• Customer-support requests

2. How We Collect Information

We may collect personal information:

• Directly from you

• Through website cookies and similar technologies

• From Shopify

• From payment processors

• From age-verification providers

• From shipping carriers

• From fraud-prevention providers

• From analytics and advertising providers

• From social-media platforms

• From publicly available or legally permitted sources

3. How We Use Personal Information

We may use personal information to:

• Operate and improve the website

• Process and fulfill orders

• Verify age and identity

• Process payments

• Calculate taxes

• Arrange shipment and delivery

• Provide order tracking

• Communicate about orders

• Respond to customer-service requests

• Detect and prevent fraud

• Protect account and website security

• Enforce our policies and Terms of Service

• Maintain business and tax records

• Comply with legal and regulatory obligations

• Analyze website use and customer preferences

• Personalize website content

• Measure advertising effectiveness

• Send marketing communications when permitted

• Conduct internal reporting and business planning

• Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims

4. Shopify

Our online store is hosted by Shopify.

Shopify processes certain personal information when you browse our store, place an order, use Shopify-powered services, or interact with merchants operating through Shopify.

Shopify’s processing of personal information is also governed by its applicable consumer privacy notices.

Shopify Consumer Privacy Policy:
https://privacy.shopify.com/en

5. How We Disclose Personal Information

We may disclose personal information to service providers and other parties when reasonably necessary to operate our business.

These parties may include:

• Shopify

• Payment processors

• Age-verification providers

• Fraud-prevention and security providers

• Shipping carriers and fulfillment providers

• Tax-calculation services

• Email and text-message providers

• Customer-support platforms

• Analytics providers

• Advertising and marketing platforms

• Website developers and technology providers

• Accountants, insurers, auditors, and professional advisers

• Government agencies, courts, regulators, and law-enforcement authorities

We may also disclose information:

• To complete a transaction requested by you

• With your consent or direction

• To enforce our agreements and policies

• To protect our rights, customers, employees, or the public

• In connection with a merger, financing, acquisition, restructuring, or sale of business assets

• When required or permitted by law

6. Advertising and Data Sharing

We may use advertising and analytics services to measure website activity, understand customer interests, and display relevant advertisements.

These services may collect information through cookies, pixels, device identifiers, and similar technologies.

Depending on applicable law, some advertising activities may be considered “selling,” “sharing,” or processing personal information for targeted advertising, even when no money is exchanged.

Where required, you may opt out through our Your Privacy Choices or Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information page:

[Insert Shopify data-sharing opt-out page link]

We may also recognize legally required browser-based opt-out signals, such as Global Privacy Control, where applicable.

7. Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies, pixels, tags, local storage, and similar technologies for purposes including:

Necessary Functions

These technologies help:

• Operate checkout

• Maintain your shopping cart

• Remember account sessions

• Process payments

• Prevent fraud

• Maintain website security

Preferences

These technologies remember settings such as:

• Language

• Region

• Display preferences

• Login status

Analytics

These technologies help us understand:

• Website traffic

• Product-page activity

• Customer navigation

• Conversion performance

• Website errors

Advertising

Advertising technologies may be used to:

• Measure campaigns

• Limit repeated advertisements

• Personalize advertising

• Understand interactions across websites or services

You may manage cookie preferences through our cookie banner, your browser settings, or available privacy controls.

Blocking certain cookies may affect checkout, account access, shopping-cart functions, or other website features.

8. Marketing Communications

We may send promotional emails or text messages when you provide consent or when otherwise permitted by law.

You can unsubscribe from marketing emails through the link included in each promotional email.

You can opt out of marketing text messages by following the instructions in the message.

Opting out of marketing does not prevent us from sending necessary transactional communications regarding orders, account security, age verification, shipping, or customer service.

9. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to:

• Fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy

• Maintain business and transaction records

• Meet tax, accounting, tobacco, and regulatory obligations

• Resolve disputes

• Prevent fraud

• Enforce agreements

• Establish or defend legal claims

Retention periods vary depending on the type of information and applicable legal requirements.

When information is no longer required, we may delete, anonymize, or securely dispose of it.

10. Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards intended to protect personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, misuse, loss, or destruction.

However, no website, internet transmission, database, or storage system is completely secure.

You are responsible for protecting your account password and notifying us if you suspect unauthorized activity.

11. Data Breach Notification

If a security incident affects personal information, we will investigate and provide notifications to affected individuals, regulators, or other parties when required by applicable law.

12. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live and the laws applicable to you, you may have the right to request that we:

• Confirm whether we process your personal information

• Provide access to personal information

• Correct inaccurate information

• Delete certain personal information

• Provide a portable copy of certain information

• Restrict or object to certain processing

• Opt you out of targeted advertising

• Opt you out of the sale or sharing of personal information

• Withdraw consent

• Appeal a denied privacy request

• Provide information about categories of information disclosed to third parties

These rights are subject to legal exceptions and verification requirements.

We will not unlawfully discriminate against you for exercising an applicable privacy right.

13. Submitting a Privacy Request

To submit a privacy request, contact:

Email: [privacy email or support email]
Mail: [business mailing address]

Please include:

• Your full name

• Your email address

• Your state or country

• The nature of your request

• Information reasonably necessary to locate your records

We may need to verify your identity before processing the request.

Where permitted, an authorized agent may submit a request on your behalf. We may require proof of the agent’s authority and confirmation of your identity.

14. Illinois Residents

Bistro Cigars maintains reasonable security measures intended to protect personal information concerning Illinois residents.

If a qualifying security breach occurs, we will provide notices required by the Illinois Personal Information Protection Act and other applicable laws.

15. Residents of Other U.S. States

Residents of states with comprehensive privacy laws may have additional rights regarding access, correction, deletion, portability, targeted advertising, or data sales and sharing.

We will process verified requests in accordance with applicable law.

Use our privacy-request contact information or Shopify privacy controls to exercise available rights.

16. International Visitors

Bistro Cigars is operated from the United States.

If you access the website from outside the United States, your information may be transferred to, stored in, or processed in the United States and other locations where our service providers operate.

Privacy laws in those locations may differ from those in your country.

We do not guarantee that tobacco products can be sold or shipped internationally.

17. Children and Minors

The website and our products are not intended for children or anyone under 21 years of age.

We do not knowingly sell tobacco products to anyone under 21.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, contact us so that we can review and delete it where appropriate.

18. Third-Party Websites

Our website may contain links to websites or services operated by third parties.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of those third parties.

Review their privacy notices before submitting personal information.

19. Business Transfers

If Bistro Cigars is involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, bankruptcy, or sale of assets, personal information may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to applicable law.

20. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our business, technology, service providers, privacy practices, or legal obligations.

The updated policy will be posted with a revised “Last updated” date.

When required, we will provide additional notice or obtain consent.

21. Contact Us

Questions or requests concerning this Privacy Policy may be sent to:

Bistro Cigars
Website: www.bistrocigars.com
Contact email: support@bistrocigars.com