Privacy Policy

Welcome to Wine Liquor Journal. The Wine Liquor Journal. (“we”, “us” or the “Company”) is committed to protecting your privacy! This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, share and protect your personal information, including information gathered through your use of Wine Liquor Journal, and any other websites that link to this Privacy Policy and any website we may provide (collectively, “Website”). This Privacy Policy covers data, including personal information, collected through our contact page and all other means whether online or offline.

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

We encourage you to use this Privacy Policy to learn more about:

• What information of yours is collected by us;
• How we use the information we collect;
• Your rights with respect to the information we collect;
• How we protect children;
• How you can opt-out of receiving communications from us;
• The security of your information;
• How to contact us with any comments or questions about this Privacy Policy;
• Text Messaging Terms;
• Cookie Policy;
• Third Party Pixels & Cookies.

This policy may be updated from time to time without prior notice, so please check back periodically. If you continue to use our Website after such changes have been made, you hereby provide your consent to the changes.

1. Information We Collect About You And How We Collect It

2. You may provide your personal information to us when you contact us by phone, email, via our websites or any other way in order to use our Website to search within or place orders through our website, contact us with inquiries, respond to surveys, participate in one of our promotional sweepstakes or otherwise access our website. This information may include:
   • Identifying Information. For example, we may collect your first and last name, unique personal identifier, online identifier, mailing address, email address and telephone number, including your mobile phone number.
   • Event Information. For example, we may collect specific information such as name, date and mailing address associated with your event registry.
   • Information You Post. For example, we may collect information you post in a public space on our sites including our customer review and question and answer sections.
   • Social Media Information. We may collect information you post on our social media pages. We may also collect your social media profile information. Also, keep in mind that if you voluntarily disclose personal information online, for example, in a forum made available via social media, that information can be viewed and used by others.
   • Information You Submit. For example, we may collect information when you contact us through the “Live Chat” feature on our certain of our sites. You may also provide marketing and communications data, including your preferences for receiving mailings from us.
   • Device Information. We may collect the type of device you use to access our Websites. This may include your device identification number, IP address or mobile operating system.
   • Commercial Information. For example, we may collect information about the products or website you purchased, obtained or considered, as well as other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies.
   • Internet or other Network Activity Information. We may collect information related to your browsing history and other information regarding your interactions with our Websites or advertisements.
   • Information We Collect Automatically and Use of Cookies. Certain non-personally identifiable information about our visitors is collected by the standard operation of our internet website and through the use of “cookies”. Click herefor more information on our cookies policy, the types of cookies we use and to manage your cookies preferences.

2. Use of Information We Obtain

We may use the information we obtain about you to:

• Provide our Website, including but not limited to the fulfillment of orders;
• Improve the content of our Website and enhance your experience;
• Communicate with you about our Website, and respond to your inquiries;
• Send correspondence (including, for example, email on behalf of ourselves and/or reputable organizations whose products or website are complementary to our Website);
• Personalize your use and interaction with our Website;
• Analyze trends and statistics;
• Operate, evaluate, develop, manage and improve our business;
• Maintain and enhance the safety and security of our Website and prevent misuse;
• Comply with and enforce applicable legal requirements, relevant industry standards or policies; and
• Otherwise manage and enhance our Website or as otherwise permitted by law or as we may notify you.

3. How We Share Your Information

We will not disclose your personal information except as described. We may share your information in the following ways:

• Internally. We may share your information within The Wine Liquor Journal
• On Our Websites. For example, we may display information you post in our customer review or question and answer sections of our websites.
• With Our Service Providers. We may share your information with third parties who perform website on our behalf. For example, this may include third party merchandise vendors, providers of order fulfillment and package delivery website for our products or payment processors. It may also include companies that send emails on our behalf, process subscriptions to our magazine, provide marketing assistance, data analysis or search results. We do not authorize these service providers to use or disclose your personal information except as necessary to perform website on our behalf or comply with legal requirements.
• For Marketing Purposes. This may include third parties whose products and website are complementary to ours and in which we believe you may be interested.
• To Comply With The Law Or to Protect Ourselves. We also may disclose personal information about you (1) if we are required to do so by law or legal process (such as a court order or subpoena); (2) in response to requests by government agencies, such as law enforcement authorities; (3) to establish, exercise or defend our legal rights; (4) when we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to prevent physical harm or financial loss; (5) in connection with an investigation of suspected or actual illegal activity; or (6) otherwise with your consent.
• With any Successors To All Or Part Of Our Business. We reserve the right to share or transfer any personal information we have about you in connection with a prospective or actual sale, merger, transfer or other reorganization of all or parts of our business (including in the event of a divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution or liquidation).

4. Your Rights With Respect to the Personal Information We Have Collected.

You have the right to:

• Know what personal information we have about you and request a copy of the same;
• Update or change any incorrect personal information;
• Ask us to stop collecting, processing and using your personal information in certain ways;
• Request the portability of your personal information; and
• Raise concerns about automated decision making processes.

If you wish to do any of the above, please send an email request to jbdamien@msn.com. We may request you provide us with information to verify your identity before responding to your request. We may refuse to comply with a request if the request is manifestly unfounded or excessive or repetitive in nature. We may also retain your personal information to comply with laws, prevent fraud, resolve disputes, trouble-shoot problems, assist with investigations or enforce our contracts.

5. Use of our Website by Children.
   

6. Opting Out of Future Communications.

You may opt-out of receiving email marketing communications from us by using the “unsubscribe” link in our emails, or by emailing us at jbdamien@msn.com. To opt-out of physical mailings and telephone communications, or to add your name to our do-not-share list, you may email us at the above address. We will be sure your name is removed from our list (and the list we may share with third parties) as soon as possible after we receive your request. Please be aware, however, that even after your request is processed, we may, for a time, retain residual information about you in backup and/or archival copies of our database.

If you elect to receive marketing text messages from us, either via our website or by sending a text message indicating your consent, you are providing your prior express written consent to receive recurring marketing or promotional SMS text messages from us (each, a “Text Message”) sent through an automatic telephone dialing system. These may include cart abandon messages. Message frequency varies. This service is optional and is not a condition for purchase. You can opt out of receiving any further Text Messages from us at any time by replying “STOP” to any Text Message you receive from us. For help, reply “HELP” to any Text Message you receive from us or email jbdamien@msn.com. In addition to any fee of which you are notified, your mobile provider’s message and data rates may apply to our confirmation Text Message and all subsequent Text Message correspondence according to your individual rate plan provided by your wireless carrier.

Please consult your mobile service carrier’s pricing plan to determine the charges for browsing data and sending and receiving Text Messages. Under no circumstances will we or our affiliates be responsible for any SMS messaging or wireless charges incurred by you or by a person that has access to your wireless device or telephone number. If your carrier does not permit SMS messages, you may not receive the Text Messages. Neither we nor the wireless carriers (such as T-Mobile) will be liable for any delays in the receipt of, or failure to deliver, any Text Messages, as delivery is subject to effective transmission from your network operator. Text Message website are provided on an “AS IS” basis. Data obtained from you in connection with any Text Message website may include your cell phone number, your provider’s name and the date, time and content of your text messages.

We may use this information in accordance with our Privacy Policy to contact you and to provide the website you request from us. If you change or deactivate the phone number you provided, you have an affirmative obligation to update your account information and the phone number(s) attached to your account to prevent us from inadvertently communicating with anyone who acquires any phone number(s) previously attributed to you, and any new phone number(s) you attach to your account may receive our standard marketing Text Messages unless you also unsubscribe via the above procedures.

7. Do Not Track (“DNT”).

Our websites are not designed to respond to DNT signals received from browsers.

8. Privacy Policy about Protection of Personal Information.

We are committed to using our best efforts to maintain the security of your personal information. To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy and ensure the appropriate use of information, we adhere to industry standard practices and procedures to help safeguard and secure the information we collect. Although we use our best efforts to protect the security of your personal information and our systems, due to the inherent open nature of the internet, no transmission via the internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result of this and other factors beyond our control, we cannot guarantee the security of the information you transmit to or through our website. Therefore, you assume that risk by using our website.

9. Information from Users Outside of the USA and Consent to Transfer Jurisdiction.

Our Website are operated in the USA. If you are located in another jurisdiction, please be aware that information you provide will be transferred to, and stored and processed in the USA. By using our Website, you consent to the transfer, processing and storage of your information in the USA, where privacy laws may not be as comprehensive as those in your country of citizenship or residence. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

If you are a resident of the EEA or Switzerland, you are entitled to certain rights under the “General Data Protection Regulation” or “GDPR” enacted in April, 2016. These include, without limitation, the right to (1) Access your personal data, (as that term is defined under the GDPR), (2) Request deletion of your personal data, (3) Restrict processing of your personal data, and (4) to receive your data in a portable manner. We will only process your personal data as described in this Privacy Policy and only for the duration necessary. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us as described in the “How to Contact Us” section below. If applicable, you may make a complaint to the data protection supervisory authority in the country where you are based.

10. Security of Personal Information on Third-Party Websites.

Our Website may contain links to other websites that are not under our control or supervision. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites. Third-part websites may have their own privacy policies and consumer service policies, or no policies at all. We encourage you to be aware when you access any such third-party links and to read the privacy policies of the third-party websites to see how your personal information will be handled before providing them with your personal information.

11. Retention Of Your Information.

We store and maintain your information for the purposes for which it is processed by us. The length of time for which we maintain information depends on the purposes for which we collected and use it and/or required to comply with applicable laws.

12. How To Contact Us.

If you wish to contact us to update your information, or if you have any questions, comments or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy and/or the practices described herein, please feel free to email us at jbdamien@msn.com 

13. Effective Date and Modifications.

This Privacy Policy is effective from November 20, 2023. Please note that we may modify this Privacy Policy at any time, at our sole discretion, by posting the modified Privacy Policy on our Website. The modifications will be effective upon posting, unless some other date is specified. You should review this Privacy Policy periodically so that you are aware of any modifications. If we make a material change to the Privacy Policy, you will be provided with appropriate notice in accordance with legal requirements. Your use of any of our Website constitutes your full acceptance of the Privacy Policy in its then-current form.

Text Messaging Terms

By signing up for text messages, you certify that you are over 21 years of age and agree to receive automated recurring marketing messages (including cart reminders) from Wine Liquor Journal and its affiliated companies and marketing partners. You also accept the Terms. Consent is not a condition of purchase. Msg frequency varies. Msg & data rates may apply. Text STOP to unsubscribe.

Cookie Policy

Cookies are small amounts of data that are sent to your browser from a web server and stored on your computer’s hard drive or other devices for the purpose of facilitating and enhancing your communication and interaction with our Website and to assist with marketing efforts. To support our Website, we or our service providers may use one or more of the following browser cookies for the purposes set below. You have the option of disabling cookies by accessing the tools provided to you in your Internet options. However, please note that you may not have full access to our Website if you change your cookies settings to disable them.

• Analytics and Performance Cookies: These cookies are used to collect information about traffic to our Website and how users use our Website. The information gathered includes the number of visitors to our Website, the websites that referred them to our website, the pages that they visited on our Website, the time of day they visited our Website, whether they have visited our Website before, and other similar information. This information is aggregated, and does not identify individual users. We use this information to help us improve how our website work and to gather demographic information. We use Google Analytics for this purpose. Google Analytics uses its own cookies. You can find out more about Google Analytics cookies here. You can find out more about how Google protects your data here. You can prevent the use of Google Analytics relating to our Website by downloading and installing the browser plugin available through this link.
• Essential Cookies: These cookies are essential to provide you with website available through our Website and to enable you to use some of the features. For example, they allow you to log in to secure areas of our Website and help the content you request to load quickly. Without these cookies, the functionality that you requested cannot be provided, and we only use these cookies to provide you with this functionality.
• Functionality Cookies:These cookies allow our Website to remember the choices you make when using our Website, such as remembering your login details. These cookies are used to provide you with a more personal experience and to avoid you having to re-enter your preferences upon each visit to our Website.
• Social Media Cookies:These cookies are used when you share information using a social media sharing button on our Website, and when you engage with our content through a social media networking website such as Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.
• Targeting Cookies:These cookies are used to deliver relevant ads, track email marketing or ad campaign performance and efficiency. For example, we and our ad partners may rely on information gleaned through these cookies to serve you ads that may be interesting to you on other websites or to otherwise assist with our marketing or behavioral advertising efforts. Our ad partners may also place cookies or other tracking technologies on your electronic device to collect information about you. We may also allow other third parties such as ad networks and ad servers to serve tailored ads to you on our website. We sometimes provide our user information, such as email addresses to service providers who may “match” this information in de-identified form to cookies (or mobile ad identifiers) in order to provide you with more relevant ads when you visit other websites and mobile applications.

We neither have access to, nor does this privacy policy govern, the use of cookies or other tracking devices you use to access our website by these non-affiliated third parties. If you are interested in more information about targeted browser advertising and how you can generally control cookies from being put on your electronic device, you may visit the Network Advertising Initiatives Consumer Opt-Out link or the “Digital Advertising Alliance’s Consumer Opt-Out” link.

The Digital Advertising Alliance also offers a tool for opting out of the collection of cross-app data on a mobile device for interest-based advertising. To exercise choices for the companies participating in this tool, download the AppChoices App here. We do not control these opt-out links or whether any particular company chooses to participate in these opt-out programs. We are not responsible for any choices you make regarding these mechanisms or the continued availability or accuracy of these mechanisms.

Third Party Pixels & Cookies

When you visit our website, log in, register or open an email, cookies, ad beacons, and similar technologies may be used by our online data partners or vendors to associate these activities with information they or others have about you, including your email address. We (or service providers on our behalf) may then send communications and marketing to these email addresses.P