Privacy Policy

L&C Food Distribution (“L&C,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy. This policy explains what information we collect through lncfood.com, how we use it, who we share it with, and the choices you have. It applies to visitors, applicants, customers, vendors, and job candidates who interact with our website.

If you are a California resident, the Your California Privacy Rights section below describes the additional rights you have under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA).

1. Information We Collect

We only collect information that you choose to provide, or that we need to operate the site and respond to your requests. Specifically:

Partner Application

• First and last name
• Business name and business type (customer or vendor)
• Cell phone and business phone number
• Business street address, city, state, and ZIP code
• How you found us

Credit Application

• Business legal name, DBA, Employer Identification Number (EIN), and business type
• Years in business and estimated monthly purchase volume
• Bank name and the last four digits of your business bank account
• Two trade references (company name and phone)
• Authorized signer’s name and title

Careers & general inquiries

• Any information you include when you email us, call us, or apply for a role

Automatically collected

• Standard web logs (IP address, browser type, pages visited, date and time)
• Cookies and similar technologies used by our hosting and analytics providers to keep the site working and to understand aggregate usage

[Business to verify: list any analytics or marketing tools in use — e.g., Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, HubSpot — and confirm cookie categories.]

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Review partner and credit applications and set up your account
• Verify business identity, bank references, and trade references
• Route your application to the correct regional branch
• Communicate with you about orders, deliveries, account status, and support
• Comply with tax, accounting, and other legal obligations
• Detect and prevent fraud or misuse of our systems
• Improve the website and our services

We do not use your information to make automated decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects about you.

3. How We Share Information

We do not sell your personal information, and we do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising. We disclose information only in these situations:

• Service providers acting on our behalf — for example, our hosting provider, email platform, payment processor, credit verification services, and IT support. They are bound by contract to use your information only for the services they provide to us.
• Trade and bank references you list on a credit application, so we can verify the information you provided.
• Legal requirements — when we’re required to respond to subpoenas, court orders, or lawful requests, or to protect our rights, property, or safety.
• Business transfers — if L&C is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may transfer as part of that transaction.

[Business to verify: list the specific categories of service providers used (e.g., Next.js hosting on Vercel, HubSpot CRM, QuickBooks, Experian Business Credit) before publishing.]

4. Data Retention

We keep application and account records for as long as you remain a customer or vendor, and afterwards for the period required to comply with tax, accounting, and contract-enforcement obligations — generally [Business to verify: typically 7 years for financial records]. Applications that do not result in an account are retained for [Business to verify: e.g., 24 months] and then deleted or anonymized.

5. How We Protect Your Information

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect the information you submit, including encrypted connections (HTTPS/TLS) on our website, access controls on our internal systems, and restricted handling of sensitive credit-application data. No method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Only the last four digits of a bank account number are collected through the credit application. We do not request full account numbers, Social Security numbers, or passwords through our website.

6. Your California Privacy Rights (CCPA/CPRA)

If you are a California resident, you have the following rights with respect to your personal information:

• Right to know what personal information we collect, use, disclose, and (if applicable) sell or share
• Right to access a copy of the personal information we hold about you
• Right to correct inaccurate personal information
• Right to delete personal information, subject to legal exceptions
• Right to limit use and disclosure of sensitive personal information to what is necessary to provide our services
• Right to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information — L&C does not sell or share personal information, so there is nothing to opt out of
• Right to non-discrimination for exercising any of these rights

To exercise any of these rights, email privacy@lncfood.com or call (626) 465-7855. We will verify your request by matching the information you provide against the records we hold. You may use an authorized agent; written permission will be required.

7. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information

L&C Food Distribution does not sell personal information and does not share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising, as those terms are defined under California law.

8. Cookies & Tracking

The website uses cookies that are necessary for the site to function and, where enabled, analytics cookies that help us understand how visitors use the site. You can control cookies through your browser settings; blocking some cookies may affect how parts of the site work.

We honor the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal as an opt-out of sale/sharing of personal information for California residents.

9. Children’s Privacy

Our services are directed to businesses. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we will change the “Last updated” date at the top of the page. Material changes will be highlighted on the site.

11. Contact Us

Questions or requests about this policy? Reach us at: