Privacy Policy

Effective date: November 8, 2026

Brooklyn Bar and Beer Notebook explains here how information associated with reading therookerybar.com and contacting its editorial inbox is handled. This publication is separate from the former venue and has no access to its reservation, customer or employment records. Privacy enquiries about this website can be sent to [email protected].

Technical details of a visit

A page request may generate records showing the requested address, internet address, time, browser information, referring page and response code. Such records help the infrastructure deliver pages, diagnose errors and protect the website from misuse. Visiting a guide does not create a venue booking or a customer account with a bar. We do not ask visitors to disclose their drinking habits to read editorial material.

Information in correspondence

If you email an editorial query, the message, sender address, supplied name and attachments may be retained to assess and answer it. A useful correction generally needs a page reference and a description of the disputed fact, not sensitive personal details. Please omit receipts containing payment data, identity documents and private information about other people unless an appropriately agreed process makes it necessary.

Purpose and lawful grounds

We handle operational records for the delivery, maintenance and protection of the publication. Where the law requires a processing basis, those activities may rest on legitimate interests after considering their effect on readers. Voluntary correspondence is handled to address the matter raised, and some records may be necessary to meet a legal obligation. Any optional activity that legally requires consent should be explained and offered with a suitable choice before it operates.

Storage in your browser

Essential cookies or similar storage may support technical security and requested functions. Optional advertising, analytics, affiliate tracking and newsletter tools are not enabled in the current setup. Browser settings let you inspect or remove stored items, although blocking necessary storage can affect a function. Where consent is the basis for processing, you can withdraw consent at any time without changing the lawfulness of earlier consent-based handling.

Who may receive information

Providers delivering the publication’s hosting, email and security infrastructure can handle records relevant to their services. Access should correspond to the work being performed, with appropriate protections. A lawful demand or a necessary investigation of misuse may also require disclosure. We do not sell editorial correspondence or use a factual correction as permission to add its sender to a promotional list.

Retention and international handling

Correspondence may be kept while an enquiry is being resolved and for a proportionate period needed to document the editorial response. Technical records follow operational and security needs rather than an unlimited retention promise. Relevant legal obligations can affect these periods. Service infrastructure may process information in another country; where transfer rules apply, an appropriate lawful safeguard must support that processing.

Requests concerning your information

Applicable privacy law may provide rights to access, correct, erase, restrict or receive certain personal information, or to object to particular processing. The availability and scope of each right depend on the circumstances. Use the editorial contact to describe a privacy request, avoiding unnecessary sensitive attachments. We may request proportionate verification and will explain any lawful restriction on fulfilling a request.

Complaints and security

You can raise a complaint with the relevant data protection regulator or supervisory authority in your jurisdiction. Our contact route is available to help resolve a concern, but it does not replace that right. Reasonable administrative and technical precautions support confidentiality and access control. No transmission or storage system is entirely risk-free, so email should not be used to send information that the enquiry does not require.

Audience, external sites and changes

Alcohol coverage is intended for adults who may lawfully read and act on it in their location; the site does not knowingly solicit children’s personal information. External venues and other linked services have their own privacy arrangements. Check those before making a booking or sharing details elsewhere. We will revise this notice and its effective date when a material change in the publication’s information practices calls for it.