Last updated: October 14, 2026
T.A. Smith Distributing, Inc. (“T.A. Smith”) is a beverage distributor based in Anderson, Indiana, serving retailers in Madison, Hamilton, Delaware, Wayne, Henry, and Blackford Counties. This policy explains what personal information we collect through tasmithdist.com, how we use it, and the choices you have. It applies to visitors to our website, retailers who work with us, and people who apply for a job with us.
Information We Collect
From Visitors
If you use the contact form on our website, we collect:
- Your name and email address
- Your message
When you arrive at our site, a pop-up asks whether you are over 21. If you answer yes, you can view the site, and if you answer anything else, you are sent away from it. We do not tie your answer to your name or any other information about you.
From Retailers
When a retailer registers with us, completes a form, or uses our customer portal, we may collect:
- The business name and the names, phone numbers, email addresses, and addresses of its contacts
- The information on our registration form
- The banking details a retailer provides on our electronic transfer authorization form
- Responses to our sales and service survey
From Job Applicants
When you apply online, we collect:
- Your name, email address, mailing address, and phone numbers
- The positions you are interested in, your employment type, and your desired salary range
- Whether you are legally eligible to work in the United States and whether you are over 21
- Whether you have pled guilty or no contest to, or been convicted of, a crime, and the details if so
- Your education, training, skills, licenses, and certificates
- Your last two employers, including dates, job titles, supervisors, pay, reason for leaving, and whether we may contact them
If you give us information about another person, such as a past supervisor, please make sure you are able to share it.
Automatically
Like most websites, we receive technical information through server logs, cookies, and analytics tools, including:
- Your IP address
- Your browser and device type
- The pages you view and the page that referred you
- Your approximate location
How We Use Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Ask visitors to confirm they are of legal drinking age before viewing the site
- Respond to messages and requests
- Set up and manage retailer accounts, payments, and deliveries
- Review job applications and verify the information applicants give us
- Improve and secure our website
- Prevent fraud and abuse
- Meet our legal and regulatory obligations
Who We Share Information With
We share information only with:
- Service providers. These are companies that help us run our business and website, such as our website host, email provider, banking and payment providers, and analytics tools like Google Analytics.
- References and schools. When you apply for a job, you authorize us to contact the employers, references, schools, licensing authorities, and public agencies you list in order to verify your information.
- Authorities and advisors. We may disclose information when the law requires it, including to alcohol regulators, or when we need to protect our rights, our employees, or our customers.
- A buyer. If T.A. Smith is ever sold or merged, information may transfer as part of that deal.
We do not sell your personal information.
Job Applications and Employment
We treat each job application as current for 60 days. After that, you will need to reapply if you are still interested. If you are hired, the information you provided becomes part of your employment records, which we handle under our employment practices rather than under this policy.
Cookies and Analytics
We use cookies and similar technologies to keep the site working and to understand how it is used, with tools such as Google Analytics. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. If your browser sends a Global Privacy Control signal, we treat it as a request to opt out of the sale or sharing of your information.
Your Privacy Rights
Depending on where you live, including California, Indiana, and other states with privacy laws, you may have the right to:
- Know what personal information we hold about you
- Ask us to delete your personal information
- Ask us to correct information that is wrong
- Opt out of the sale or sharing of your information
We will not treat you differently for using these rights.
If you have only browsed our website and have not contacted us or applied for a job, the information we hold about you is limited to anonymous traffic data that we cannot link back to you, and we will tell you so.
To make a request, call us at 765-644-3396 or write to us at the address below. We may need to verify your identity first, and we respond to verified requests within 45 days. You can also use an authorized agent to make a request for you. We honor these requests from all visitors the same way, regardless of state.
Data Retention
We keep information for as long as we need it to respond to you, serve our retailers, and meet tax, accounting, regulatory, and legal requirements. Job applications follow the 60-day timeline described above.
Security
We use reasonable safeguards, including encrypted connections and limited access to our systems. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Children’s Privacy
Our website is intended for visitors who are at least 21 years old, which is why we ask about your age when you arrive. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 21, and we do not sell or share it. If you believe a minor has sent us information, contact us and we will delete it.
Visitors Outside the United States
T.A. Smith is operated from the United States and is intended for visitors here. If you visit from another country, your information is processed and stored in the United States, where privacy laws may differ from those where you live.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top shows when it last changed, and we will post a notice on the site if we make a material change.
Contact Us
T.A. Smith Distributing, Inc.
2215 N. Madison Avenue, Anderson, Indiana 46011
Phone: 765-644-3396