Wine Lister Privacy & Cookie Policy

Introduction

Wine Lister Limited (“we” or “us”) are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.

This policy (together with our Terms & Conditions) sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us. Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it. By visiting www.wine-lister.com (the Website) you are accepting and consenting to the practices described in this policy.

For the purpose of the Data Protection Act 1998 (the Act), the data controller is Wine Lister Limited, of 21 Little Portland Street, London W1W 8BT.

Information we may collect from you

We may collect and process the following data about you:

Information you give us. You may give us information about you by filling in forms on the Website or by corresponding with us by phone, email or otherwise. This includes information you provide when you register to use the Website, subscribe to our service, carry out a search, participate in discussion boards or other social media functions on our site, enter a competition, or promotion, complete a survey, provide or update information on a wine, and when you report a problem with the Website. The information you give us may include, among other information, your name, address, email address, and phone number.
Information we collect about you. With regard to each of your visits to the Website we may automatically collect the following information:
- technical information, including the Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet, your login information, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform;
- information about your visit, including the full Uniform Resource Locators (URL) clickstream to, through and from the Website (including date and time); items you viewed or searched for; page response times, download errors, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information (such as scrolling, clicks, and mouse-overs), and methods used to browse away from the page.
Information we receive from other sources. We are also working closely with third parties (including, for example, sub-contractors in payment services and analytics providers) and may receive information about you from them.

Please note that we do not collect your credit or debit card details. Payment is processed by Stripe Europe Ltd (“Stripe”), our payment services provider. The collection and processing by Stripe of your credit or debit card details and other personal data is governed by its own terms and Privacy Policy.

Cookies

The Website uses cookies to obtain information about your use of the Website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse the Website and also allows us to improve the Website.

Our Website uses the following cookies:

Strictly necessary cookies: these cookies are required for the functioning of our site, for example session cookies, which allow us to remember your details during the course of your visit to the Website
Functionality cookies: these are used to recognise you when you return to the Website, enabling us to personalise content, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of currency).
Analytical cookies: these cookies, for example Google Analytics, allow us to understand how users use the site on an aggregated (and not individual) basis. Google provide a browser add-on for users who wish to prevent their data from being used by Google Analytics. Further information is available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/.

Uses made of the information

We use information held about you in the following ways:

Information you give to us. We will use this information:

to carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us and to provide you with the information, products and services that you request from us;
to provide you with information about other services we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about;
to provide you with updates on newly available features and publications;
to provide you with information about goods or services we feel may interest you;
to notify you about changes to our service.

If you decide you no longer wish to receive the abovementioned information by email you can tell us any time by emailing team@wine-lister.com. We will respect your choice as to which communications you would like to receive.

Information we collect about you. We will use this information:

to administer the Website and for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical and survey purposes;
to improve the Website to ensure that content is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer;
to allow you to participate in interactive features of our service, when you choose to do so;
as part of our efforts to keep the Website safe and secure;
to measure or understand the effectiveness of advertising we serve to you and others, and to deliver relevant advertising to you; and
to make suggestions and recommendations to you and other users of our site.

Information we receive from other sources. We may combine this information with information you give to us and information we collect about you. We may us this information and the combined information for the purposes set out above (depending on the types of information we receive).

Disclosure of your information

We will only share your data with third parties where we have your express consent on a case by case basis, except as provided below:

We may share your personal information with any member of our group, which means our subsidiaries, our ultimate holding company and its subsidiaries, as defined in section 1159 of the UK Companies Act 2006.

We may share your information with selected third parties including:

Business partners, suppliers and sub-contractors for the performance of any contract we enter into with them or you.
Analytics and search engine providers that assist us in the improvement and optimisation of the Website.
In the event that we sell or buy any business or assets, in which case we may disclose your personal data to the prospective seller or buyer of such business or assets.
If Wine Lister Limited or substantially all of its assets are acquired by a third party, in which case personal data held by it will be one of the transferred assets.
If we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation, or in order to enforce or apply our Terms & Conditions and other agreements; or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Wine Lister Limited, our customers, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organisations for the purposes of fraud protection.

Where we store your personal data

The data that we collect from you may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside the European Economic Area ("EEA"). By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer and storing.

If you opt in to include additional data from one of our data associates as part of your subscription, we may transfer your data to this associate, at which point it may also be processed outside the EEA, depending on the location of that associate. By opting in to such an arrangement you are giving us your express consent to this transfer. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy.

Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access certain parts of the Website, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share a password with anyone.

All information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers. Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to the Website; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.

Your rights

You have the right to ask us not to process your personal data for marketing purposes. We will usually inform you (before collecting your data) if we intend to use your data for such purposes. You can exercise your right to prevent such processing by contacting us at team@wine-lister.com.

The Website may, from time to time, contain links to and from third-party websites. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.

The Act gives you the right to access information held about you. Your right of access can be exercised in accordance with the Act. There is no fee for this request.

Changes to our Privacy & Cookie Policy

Any changes we may make to this policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by email. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to our privacy policy.

Contact

Questions, comments and requests regarding this privacy policy are welcomed and should be addressed to team@wine-lister.com.