Privacy Policy

Wineandbrain.com is operated by Linode LLC (“we,” “us,” “Wine And Brain” or “Wineandbrain.com”). All necessary precautions are taken to ensure the privacy of our visitors/customers. Listed below is an outline of the data collected and its use as defined in Wine And Brain’s Terms of Service.

By visiting Wineandbrain.com, you acknowledge and agree to the procedures detailed herein. Please direct all questions regarding this policy and/or terms to support@wineandbrain.com.

Collected information by Wineandbrain.com

Two (2) types of data are collected from every visitor to Wineandbrain.com: (i) information supplied by the visitor (including information offered when creating an account with us, such as name and contact details), and (ii) data collected by Wineandbrain.com as you access the website.

The data collected by Wineandbrain.com as you access the website relates to identifying your browser type and Internet Protocol (IP) address, as well as certain data from your browser cookies (information regarding your browsing session recorded by your browser on your local machine).

It is necessary to access Session ID cookies in order to determine an account holder is logged into the website; cookies are removed once the browser has been closed.

An optional (though enabled by default) ‘persistent’ cookie is used to record your login username (not your password); thereby, allowing quicker login. This convenience feature can be disabled via your browser settings at any time.

Additional information may be collected such as: pages viewed, resources accessed, general traffic data, location data and other communication data to improve the performance features of the Wineandbrain.com.

It is a violation of Wineandbrain.com’s Terms of Service to misuse any information provided or collected from Wineandbrain.com. Violations must be reported to support@wineandbrain.com. Terms of Service can be found at our website. By using Wineandbrain.com, you agree the above mentioned information can be collected/transferred/processed within the United States.

Children Under Age 18

Wineandbrain.com does not knowingly collect or ask for any personal information from persons under eighteen (18) years of age, nor are they knowingly allowed to become registered users on the site. Please do not attempt to create an account or send any information (such as your name, address, telephone number and email address) to Wineandbrain.com you are under eighteen (18) years old.

If Wineandbrain.com becomes aware of any information held is of a person under eighteen (18) years of age, it will be immediately deleted. Please contact us at support@wineandbrain.com if you believe Wineandbrain.com may hold any information of a person under eighteen (18) years of age.

Use of Information

Information collected is used to provide services in the following ways:

1. Your name and email address may be used on occasion to send you information about any new services that you may have interest.
2. Notifications on the general running of Wineandbrain.com.
3. Your information may be shared with qualified third parties for the purpose of: general traffic trends, personalizing advertisements, and for promotions. These relationships offer extended benefits while protecting privacy.

Sharing Information with Third Parties

User information, share with qualified third parties without obtaining future user permission, is only shared when:

1. When reasonably necessary provide services via Wineandbrain.com (such as is stated in the Privacy Policy).
2. When legally required or to prevent illegal activity.
3. To protect Wineandbrain.com’s name, trademarks, and intersts/property
4. To prevent bodily harm.
5. When users have given specific permission. For example:
   1. Facilities for servers that support Wineandbrain.com.
   2. Information on new/expanded services.
   3. Removal of unnecessary information from user lists.
   4. Payment processing.

Personal information may be accessed, for a limited time and use, by qualified third parties in order to provide services and is protected under your user agreement. Qualified third parties are; but not limited to, trade partners, lawyers, agents, or government agencies. If the whole, or a substantial portion of Wineandbrain.com transfers ownership, collected information will fully transfer to the new owner to ensure service is not interrupted/ Wineandbrain.com will continue normal operations. If this occurs, all information will remain subject to this Privacy Policy.

Links

Wineandbrain.com may include sponsored lines to partner sites. Wineandbrain.com maintains no control over the privacy practices of these sites. Users are encouraged to read the privacy policies prior to providing information via the linked sites. This Privacy Policy only applies to the information Wineandbrain.com collects.

Third-Party Advertising

Advertisements shown on Wineandbrain.com may be delivered directly by third parties. To enable this, third parties may (i) receive your IP address, (ii) download cookies onto your computer, (iii) use other software in order to measure how effective their advertisements/to personalize advertisements sent. No third party will have access to any of your contact information unless you give your permission.

Our use of cookies is covered under this Privacy Policy; however, the use of cookies or tracking technologies used by advertisers is not covered. We do not have access to; nor control over, data collected by third parties.

Security

Precautions are taken to protect account information. All account information is located behind a firewall on a secure server. Whenever you enter sensitive information, such as credit card number or your account password, the information is encrypted using secure socket layer technology (SSL).

Never send private information via email and/or instant messaging services. These, and other forms of social communication, are not recognized as secure forms of communication. If you have any security questions relating to Wineandbrain.com, please contact us at support@wineandbrain.com.

Contact Us

Address: 610 W Main St, Charlottesville, VA 22903
Phone: +1 434-980-6766
Email: support@wineandbrain.com