PRIVACY POLICY

Last Updated: November 16, 2020

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it through our compliance with this policy. This policy describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit this website (the “Website”), and also describes our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information.

AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE

This Privacy Policy, and any disputes arising out of it, will be governed by the laws of the State of California, regardless of its conflict of law principles. WHEN YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY, YOU ARE AGREEING TO A DISPUTE RESOLUTION POLICY THAT INCLUDES, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, (1) A REQUIREMENT TO ARBITRATE ANY CLAIM, DISPUTE OR CONTROVERSY, INCLUDING ALL STATUTORY CLAIMS AND ANY STATE OR FEDERAL CLAIMS, THAT MAY ARISE OUT OF OR RELATE TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY OR YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE. BY AGREEING TO ARBITRATION, YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT YOU ARE WAIVING YOUR RIGHT TO MAINTAIN OTHER AVAILABLE RESOLUTION PROCESSES, SUCH AS A COURT ACTION OR ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING, TO SETTLE YOUR DISPUTE; AND (2) A WAIVER OF ANY RIGHT TO BRING A CLASS ACTION OR PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL CLAIM.

Applicability of this Privacy Policy

This policy applies to information that we collect on this Website (including when you interact with our advertising on third-party websites and services, if those applications or advertising include links to this Website), that you submit to us through a “Contact” form, and that is in any email messages between you and us.  

This policy does not apply to information collected by us offline or through any other means, including on any other website operated by us, or by any third party, including through any social media or other online content (including advertising) that may link to or be accessible from or on the Website.

Please read this policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is not to use our Website. By accessing or using this Website, you agree to this privacy policy. This policy may change from time to time, with or without notice. Your continued use of this Website after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the policy periodically for updates.

Information We Collect About You and How We Collect It

The information we collect on or through our Website may include:

  • Information that you provide by filling in forms on our Website

  • Records and copies of your correspondence (including email addresses), if you contact us

  • Your responses to surveys that we might ask you to complete for research or analytical purposes.

We collect several types of information from and about users of our Website, including:

  • Information by which you may be personally identified, such as name, e-mail address, telephone number, website address, or any other identifier by which you may be contacted online or offline (”Personal Information”)

  • Information that is about you but individually does not identify you

  • Information about your Internet connection, the equipment you use to access our Website, and usage details

  • Information you provide to us when you complete a “Contact” form.

We collect this information:

  • Directly from you when you provide it to us

  • Automatically as you navigate through the site. Information collected automatically may include usage details, IP addresses, and information collected through cookies, and other tracking technologies

  • From third parties, such as our technology service providers or business partners.

Information We Collect Through Automatic Data Collection Technologies

As you navigate through and interact with our Website, we may use automatic data collection technologies to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns, including: details of your visits to our Website, including traffic data, location data, logs, and other communication data and the resources that you access and use on the Website; information about your computer and Internet connection, including your IP address, operating system, browser type, referring URL, your domain name, and information that may be aggregated to measure the number of visits, average time spent on the site, pages viewed and similar site usage information in order to help us understand how to improve the Website’s content and functionality.

Cookies and Web Beacons

Our Website or emails, and the technologies we use for automatic data collection, may contain “cookies” (or “browser cookies”) and/or "web beacons."  A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of our Website. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you direct your browser to our Website.  A web beacon is a small visible or invisible digital image that allow us to count visitors to our Website. Web beacons collect limited information including cookie number, time and date of a page view and a description of the page on which the web beacon resides. The information we collect automatically helps us to improve our Website.

Persons Under the Age of 21

Our Site is directed to adults 21 years of age and older. We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from people under the age of 21, including children under the age of 16. No one under age 21 may provide any personal information on the Website. If you are under 21, do not use or provide any information on this Website. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 16 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 16, please contact us at the email address below.

How We Use Your Information

We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any Personal Information:

  • To present our Website and its contents to you

  • To provide you with information that you request from us

  • To improve our services and the way we market them

  • To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it.

Disclosure of Your Information

We may disclose Personal Information that we collect or that you provide to us as described in this privacy policy:

  • To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it. For example, if you contact us with a question and give us an email address, we will use that email address to provide information in response to your question 

  • To process the information you provide us. For example, your Personal Information may be collected by, transmitted from, or shared with the technology service providers who support our Website or certain features on the Website. 

  • To comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request

  • We may also disclose your information in the good faith belief that disclosure is otherwise necessary or advisable. Situations may include: to protect our rights or properties, or the rights or properties of others, or when we have reason to believe that disclosing the information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be causing interference with or damage to our rights or properties, whether intentionally or otherwise, or when anyone else could be harmed by such activities.

Information Collected by Third Parties

We do not control third parties’ collection or use of your information to serve interest-based advertising. However, these third parties may provide you with ways to choose not to have your information collected or used in this way. You can opt out of receiving targeted ads from members of the Network Advertising Initiative (”NAI”) on the NAI’s website.

Your California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, California law may provide you with additional rights regarding our use of your personal information. Pursuant to Section 1798.83 of the California Civil Code, California residents have the right to request, once a year, whether we have shared their personal information with other companies for those companies’ direct marketing purposes during the preceding calendar year. To request a copy of our information disclosure, please email us at info@drinks.com and please include “Shine the Light Request” in the subject line of your email. Please allow 30 days for a response.

Notice to Users Outside of the United States

This Website is located within the United States. This Website and the services advertised on this Website are targeted for users in the United States of America.  Please be aware that if you are located in the European Union, the United Kingdom, Canada or elsewhere outside of the United States, any information you enter on this Website will be transferred outside of the country where you are to the United States of America which may not offer an equivalent level of protection to that required in the country where you reside. European Union residents in particular are advised that the United States of America uses a sectoral model of privacy protection that relies on a mix of legislation, governmental regulation, and self-regulation. Article 26 of the European Union’s Data Protection Directive (Directive 95/46/EC, 1995 O.J. (L 281) 31) allows for transfer of personal data from the European Union to a third country if the individual has unambiguously given his consent to the transfer of personal information, regardless of the third country’s level of protection. By using this Website or by contacting us through a contact form, you consent to the transfer of all such information to the United States of America which may not offer an equivalent level of protection to that required in the European Union and to the processing of that information by us on our servers located in the United States of America in accordance with this privacy policy.

Changes to Our Privacy Policy

It is our policy to post any changes we make to our privacy policy on this page. The date the privacy policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page. You are responsible for periodically visiting our Website and this privacy policy to check for any changes.

Contact Information

To ask questions or comment about this privacy policy and our privacy practices, contact us at info@drinks.com