Commitment to Privacy
Thumbs Up Wine is committed to respecting and protecting your privacy as a visitor to our Web site. We do collect information so that we can improve our services, better match you with wines you like, send you special offers, etc. However, we take the issue of privacy very seriously and value the trust you place in us each time you visit. This Privacy Policy describes the practices and policies we have put into place to safeguard your personal information that may be gathered and used as you visit our Web site.
The policy may change from time to time so please check back periodically. If you have any questions about our privacy policies, we encourage you to contact us directly.
If you are not comfortable with, or do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, you always have the option to not use the site.
What Information Do We Collect?
Like many sites, our Thumbs Up Wine Web server automatically collects and records the following basic information about how you’ve contacted us:
- The visitor's domain name and e-mail address, when possible
- The visitor's domain name, but not the e-mail address
- The visitor's IP address
- Aggregate information on what pages are accessed
- The name and release number of Web browser software used
- The operating system used
- Date and time you access our site
- The address of the Web site that linked to us (referrer URL)
With your permission, Thumbs Up Wine also collects some specific information (such as your name, shipping and billing address, credit card number, email address, etc.).
What Do We Do With The Information?
The information we gather automatically and with your permission during your visit to our Web site is used to:
- Process your order
- Provide you with member support
- Allow you to participate in contests, community forums, and other features
- Send you newsletters and other communications such as wine finds, contest information, and special offers.
- Monitor, review, measure, and analyze Web site utilization
- Modify and enhance the Web site
- Determine the need for new programs and services
- Customize the content and/or layout of our page for each individual visitor
- Monitor and improve our customer service efforts
- Notify visitors about updates to our Web site
- Determine the effectiveness of special promotion and marketing program
- Contact consumers for marketing purposes
Will We Share The Information We Collect?
Thumbs Up Wine may share information collected by us with third parties to help process your order (e.g. shipping companies, credit card processors, etc.) or to provide statistical and demographic analysis to help us and our business partners provide you with better services and offerings.
Thumbs Up Wine will not share, rent, lease, or sell your personal information (e.g. your email address, your credit card information, your name, your address, etc.) to any third party for their independent use or benefit without your expressed, written consent.
The Fine Print
Future changes to this Privacy Policy may be made at any time by sending you an email or posting notice of the changes on the site, with the changes effective 30 days after the notice. Notwithstanding anything in this agreement to the contrary, you understand and agree that Thumbs Up Wine may access, preserve and disclose any submitted information or otherwise use information we have received about you: (1) in response to subpoenas, court orders, legal process or when otherwise required by law, or to establish, protect, or exercise our legal rights or defend any legal claims; (2) to protect the rights and property of Thumbs Up Wine or other entity; (3) if we believe it is necessary in order to investigate, prevent or take action regarding unauthorized distribution of a third party's intellectual property, illegal activities, fraud or situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person; (4) to any of our related companies or companies under common control with Thumbs Up Wine; and (5) if Thumbs Up Wine is acquired by or merged with another entity. We may also use information we have received about you to resolve disputes or to investigate problems. We may disclose or access information whenever we believe in good faith that the law so requires or if we consider it necessary to do so to maintain service and improve our Web site, products and services. Specifically, we may use information such as your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server, to manage the Thumbs Up Wine Web site or to enhance the Thumbs Up Wine Web site based on the usage pattern data we receive.
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