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Privacy Policy

LAST UPDATED: March 31, 2023

Overview

This Privacy Policy explains how Vinescope collects, uses, and discloses personal data that we obtain through our website vinescope.com (the "Site") and related services (collectively, the "Services"). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws and regulations. By using our Services, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal data as described in this Privacy Policy.

Information We Collect and Use

  • Your Submissions to Us – When you submit information to us through our Site, such as by filling out a contact form or subscribing to our newsletter, we may collect your name, email address, and other contact information.
  • Your Content Submissions – If you submit content to us, such as user-generated videos or photos, we may collect and use that content for the purposes for which it was submitted.
  • Your Location – We may collect your device's IP address to determine your general location.
  • Your Social Media Interactions – If you interact with our Site through social media platforms, we may collect information about your social media profile and activities.
  • Marketing and Other Informational Updates – If you sign up for our newsletter or other marketing communications, we may collect your name and email address to send you updates and information about our products and services.

How We Share Information

  • We may share your personal data with third-party vendors who provide services on our behalf, such as hosting, email delivery, and analytics. We require these vendors to comply with our Privacy Policy and to use your personal data only for the purposes for which we provide it to them.
  • We may share your personal data with our affiliates and business partners for their own marketing purposes, if you have given us consent to do so.
  • We may disclose your personal data if required by law or if we believe that such disclosure is necessary to protect our rights or to comply with a legal process.

Online Advertising

We use common website tracking and delivery technology to show you relevant advertising on and off our Services. This allows us to display ads that are personalized to your interests based on the information we receive from our visitors and third-party sources. As a result, you may see ads on our Services that are tailored to you. Our participation in advertising networks also enables us to target our ads to users using information such as click-stream, demographic, behavioral, and contextual data. Please keep in mind that third-party tracking technologies used to gather this information may have their own privacy policies.

  • Ad Serving – We may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads on our Site. These companies may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect information about your visits to our Site and other websites in order to provide you with targeted advertisements based on your interests.
  • Advertising and Cookies – We may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect information about your browsing behavior and interests in order to provide you with targeted advertisements on our Site and other websites.
  • Affiliate Advertising – We may participate in affiliate advertising programs and may earn commissions on qualifying purchases made through our affiliate links.

Cookies

We use small data files known as cookies to ensure that our Sites operate correctly, monitor your usage of our Sites, enhance your user experience, and customize our Sites to your interests. Cookies are text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you access our Sites, and allow our Sites to record and remember your actions and preferences. Here are the types of cookies we use on our Sites:

  • Strictly Necessary Cookies – These cookies are essential for the operation of our Site and cannot be turned off in our systems. They enable basic functions such as page navigation and access to secure areas of the Site.
  • Performance Cookies – These cookies allow us to analyze how visitors use our Site so we can improve its performance. They collect information about how visitors use the Site, including which pages they visit most often and whether they receive error messages.
  • Functionality Cookies – These cookies allow our Site to remember choices you make and provide enhanced functionality and personalization. For example, they may remember your login details or preferences for language or region.
  • Targeting/Advertising Cookies – These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant to you and your interests. They collect information about your browsing habits and may be used to show you advertisements on other websites.

You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this Site may become inaccessible or not function properly.

Global Privacy Control (GPC)

We respect the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal and will honor your request to opt-out of the sale of your personal data or the use of your personal data for targeted advertising purposes, if we receive such a signal from your browser.

Merger, Sale or Other Asset Transfers

In the event of a merger, sale, or other transfer of all or part of our business or assets, we may transfer your personal data to the acquiring entity or to a third party as part of the transaction.

Children’s Privacy

Our Site is not intended for use by children under the age of 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children under the age of 16. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us using the contact information provided below to have your child's information removed.

How We Protect Personal Data

We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no program is one hundred percent secure and we cannot guarantee that our safeguards will prevent every unauthorized attempt to access, use, or disclose personal information.

How Long We Keep Personal Data

We retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

Notice to Residents of the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, you have certain rights and protections under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP), respectively. These include the right to access, correct, and delete your personal data. To exercise your rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below.

Where Personal Data is Used and Stored

Your personal data may be transferred to, stored, and processed in a country other than the one in which it was collected, including the United States. When we transfer your personal data to other countries, we will protect that data as described in this Privacy Policy.

Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC)

If we transfer your personal data from the EEA or Switzerland to a country that does not provide an adequate level of data protection, we will use appropriate safeguards to protect your personal data, such as the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses.

California Privacy Rights – Notice to California Users

If you are a California resident, you have certain rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), including the right to request access to, deletion of, and disclosure of your personal data. To exercise your rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below.

Virginia Privacy Rights – Notice to Virginia Users

If you are a Virginia resident, you have certain rights under the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA), including the right to access, correct, and delete your personal data. To exercise your rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. The revised Privacy Policy will be effective as of the date it is posted on our Site.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at privacy@vinescope.com