Privacy Policy

Effective Date: July 30, 2026
Website: foodeventures.com
Company: Food-E Ventures
Email: management@brickstarcapital.com
Phone: 310-400-6455

Food-E Ventures (“Food-E Ventures,” “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information when you visit our website, submit information through our website, communicate with us, or otherwise interact with us online.

By using our website, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, you should not use our website.

1. Information we collect

We may collect information directly from you, automatically through your use of the website, and from third-party sources.

A. Information you provide to us

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide, including:

1. Name
2. Email address
3. Phone number
4. Mailing address
5. Company or organization name
6. Job title or professional role
7. Investment, concept, franchise, development, or partnership inquiries
8. Concept- or project-related information you submit
9. Messages, requests, or other content submitted through website forms
10. Any other information you choose to provide

B. Information collected automatically

When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information, including:

1. IP address
2. Browser type
3. Device type
4. Operating system
5. Pages viewed
6. Referring website
7. Date and time of visit
8. Approximate location based on IP address
9. Website usage and interaction data
10. Cookie and analytics data

C. Information from third parties

We may receive information from third-party sources, including:

1. Business partners
2. Real estate brokers
3. Property owners or landlords
4. Investors
5. Contractors, consultants, and advisors
6. Public records and publicly available sources
7. Analytics providers
8. Marketing or CRM platforms

2. How we use information

Food-E Ventures may use the information we collect for the following purposes:

1. To operate, maintain, and improve our website
2. To respond to inquiries and requests
3. To evaluate investment, concept, development, or partnership opportunities
4. To communicate with you about projects, services, or business opportunities
5. To manage investor, vendor, landlord, supplier, or partner relationships
6. To analyze website traffic and usage
7. To improve user experience and website performance
8. To maintain records and internal business operations
9. To detect, prevent, and address fraud, security issues, or unlawful activity
10. To comply with legal, regulatory, contractual, and business obligations
11. To protect the rights, property, and safety of Food-E Ventures and others

3. Cookies and tracking technologies

Our website may use cookies, pixels, tags, analytics tools, and similar technologies to collect information about website usage and performance.

These technologies may help us:

1. Understand how visitors use the website
2. Measure website traffic
3. Improve website functionality
4. Remember user preferences
5. Analyze marketing or advertising performance
6. Protect website security

You may be able to control cookies through your browser settings. If you disable cookies, some parts of the website may not function properly.

4. Analytics and advertising tools

We may use third-party analytics or advertising tools, such as Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, or similar services.

These third parties may collect information about your use of our website and other websites over time. They may use cookies, pixels, or similar tracking technologies to provide analytics, measurement, advertising, or marketing services.

If Food-E Ventures uses advertising cookies or tracking technologies that qualify as “selling” or “sharing” personal information under California law, we will provide applicable notices and opt-out rights where required.

5. How we disclose information

Food-E Ventures may disclose personal information to the following categories of recipients:

1. Service providers, including website hosts, CRM providers, analytics providers, email providers, IT vendors, and marketing platforms
2. Professional advisors, including attorneys, accountants, consultants, architects, engineers, brokers, lenders, and financial advisors
3. Business partners, investors, lenders, landlords, vendors, contractors, and project participants, when reasonably related to your inquiry or our business operations
4. Affiliates, subsidiaries, and related entities
5. Government authorities, regulators, courts, or law enforcement when required or permitted by law
6. Parties involved in a business transaction, such as a merger, financing, acquisition, sale, restructuring, or transfer of assets
7. Other parties with your consent or at your direction

We do not knowingly sell personal information in the traditional sense of exchanging personal information for money. However, some analytics, advertising, or tracking tools may be considered a “sale” or “sharing” under certain privacy laws.

6. Categories of personal information collected

Depending on how you interact with our website, we may collect the following categories of personal information:

1. Identifiers: Name, email address, phone number, mailing address, IP address, and similar identifiers.
2. Commercial or business information: Information about inquiries, transactions, concept or investment interests, or business communications.
3. Internet or network activity: Website usage, browser information, device information, pages viewed, and interaction data.
4. Geolocation information: Approximate location based on IP address.
5. Professional or employment-related information: Company name, job title, professional role, and business contact information.
6. Inferences: General preferences or interests based on website interactions or inquiries.
7. Sensitive personal information: We generally do not intend to collect sensitive personal information through the website unless you voluntarily provide it.

California regulations may require a notice at or before the point of collection that describes categories of personal information collected, purposes, retention, and links to the privacy policy when applicable.

7. Sources of personal information

We may collect personal information from:

1. You directly
2. Your device or browser
3. Website forms
4. Email, phone, or text communications
5. Business partners and referral sources
6. Public records and publicly available sources
7. Service providers and analytics platforms
8. Hospitality or real estate professionals, investors, lenders, brokers, consultants, or advisors

8. Business or commercial purposes for collection

We may collect and use personal information for:

1. Providing and improving the website
2. Responding to inquiries
3. Evaluating business opportunities
4. Managing restaurant development, investment, concept, and partnership activities
5. Communicating with contacts and business prospects
6. Performing analytics and marketing
7. Maintaining security and preventing fraud
8. Complying with legal obligations
9. Managing internal operations and recordkeeping

9. Data retention

Food-E Ventures retains personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

Retention periods may depend on:

1. The type of information
2. The purpose for which it was collected
3. Legal, tax, accounting, or regulatory obligations
4. Contractual requirements
5. Dispute resolution needs
6. Security and fraud prevention considerations

When information is no longer needed, we may delete, de-identify, or aggregate it.

10. Your privacy rights

Depending on where you live and whether applicable privacy laws apply to Food-E Ventures, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information.

These may include the right to:

1. Know what personal information we collect, use, disclose, sell, or share
2. Access personal information we maintain about you
3. Request deletion of personal information
4. Request correction of inaccurate personal information
5. Opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information
6. Limit the use or disclosure of sensitive personal information, where applicable
7. Not be discriminated against for exercising privacy rights

The California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the CPRA, provides California consumers with rights including access, deletion, correction, opt-out rights, and rights related to sensitive personal information for covered businesses.

11. How to submit a privacy request

To submit a privacy request, contact Food-E Ventures at:

Email: management@brickstarcapital.com
Phone: 310-400-6455

Please include your name, contact information, and a description of your request. We may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests. Verification may require us to match the information you provide with information we already maintain.

12. Authorized agents

Where required by law, you may authorize another person or entity to submit a privacy request on your behalf.

We may require proof that the agent is authorized to act for you, and we may also require you to verify your identity directly with us.

13. Do not sell or share my personal information

Food-E Ventures does not knowingly sell personal information for money.

However, certain analytics, advertising, or tracking technologies may be considered a “sale” or “sharing” of personal information under California privacy laws. If we use such tools in a way that triggers opt-out rights, we will provide a clear method for you to opt out, such as a “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” link or cookie preference tool.

14. Do not track signals

Some browsers offer “Do Not Track” signals. Because there is no uniform industry standard for responding to these signals, our website may not respond to them automatically.

However, you may control cookies through your browser settings or other tools made available on the website. California guidance notes that privacy policies should explain how a website responds to Do Not Track signals.

15. Security

Food-E Ventures uses reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information.

However, no website, system, database, or transmission of information over the internet is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security of information submitted through the website.

16. Third-party websites

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, platforms, maps, reservation or listing services, social media pages, or other external resources.

This Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites or services. Food-E Ventures is not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of third-party websites. You should review the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit.

17. Children’s privacy

Our website is intended for general business audiences and is not directed to children under 13 years old.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.

18. International visitors

Our website is operated in the United States. If you access the website from outside the United States, you understand that your information may be collected, processed, and stored in the United States, where privacy laws may differ from those in your location.

19. Changes to this Privacy Policy

Food-E Ventures may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

When we update this Privacy Policy, we will revise the effective date above. Your continued use of the website after updates are posted means you acknowledge the updated Privacy Policy.

20. Contact us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or would like to submit a privacy request, contact us at:

Food-E Ventures
Email: management@brickstarcapital.com
Phone: 310-400-6455