Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 11, 2026

Gourmet Cultures is committed to privacy and security for all of our customers. Because we respect your right to privacy, we have developed the Data Privacy Policy set out below. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to Gourmet Cultures include the website gourmetcultures.com, an eCommerce site operated by SGR LLC d/b/a Gourmet Cultures. By using the Gourmet Cultures website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Personal Information

In order to better provide you with the products and services we offer, Gourmet Cultures may collect personally identifiable information, such as your:

  • First and last name
  • Mailing address
  • Email address
  • Phone number

If you purchase a product from Gourmet Cultures, we collect billing and payment information in order to complete the purchase transaction. Payments are processed through our secure checkout provider; we do not store full payment card numbers on our servers.

We do not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it. However, you may be required to provide certain personal information when you elect to use certain features or services. These may include: (a) registering for an account; (b) entering a promotion or contest sponsored by us or one of our partners; (c) signing up for special offers or our newsletter; (d) sending us an email or contact-form message; or (e) submitting payment information when ordering and purchasing products. We use your information for purposes including communicating with you about products and services you have requested from us. We may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.

Use of Cookies

The Gourmet Cultures website may use “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file placed on your device by a web page server. Cookies cannot run programs or deliver viruses to your device. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie.

One primary purpose of cookies is to save you time by telling the web server that you have returned to a specific page. You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline them. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the website.

Right to Deletion

Subject to certain exceptions, upon receipt of a verifiable request from you, we will: (a) delete your personal information from our records; and (b) direct any service providers to delete your personal information from their records.

Please note that we may be unable to comply with a request to delete your personal information where it is necessary to: complete a transaction for which the information was collected, fulfill the terms of a written warranty, or provide a good or service requested by you; detect security incidents or protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity; debug to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality; exercise a right provided for by law; comply with a legal obligation; or otherwise use your personal information internally, in a lawful manner that is compatible with the context in which you provided it.

Email Communications

Periodically, Gourmet Cultures may contact you via email to provide announcements, promotional offers, alerts, order confirmations, surveys, or other general communication. If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional emails from Gourmet Cultures, you may opt out by clicking the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of our emails. We will still send transactional messages related to your orders.

Changes to This Statement

Gourmet Cultures reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you about significant changes by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our website, and/or by updating this page. Your continued use of the website and services after such modifications will constitute your acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy and your agreement to abide by it.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to make a request regarding your personal information, contact us at: SGR LLC d/b/a Gourmet Cultures, 4380 67th Drive #1047, Union Grove, Wisconsin 53182; Email: support@gourmetcultures.com.