Privacy Policy
York Region Wine Club has created
this privacy statement to demonstrate our commitment to the privacy
of our customers and users of this website. This privacy policy governs
the manner in which York Region Wine Club uses, maintains
and discloses information collected from its customers and users of
its website.
Privacy
York Region Wine Club is committed to developing long
lasting relationships based on trust. In furtherance of this goal, York Region Wine Club
will do everything in its power to ensure that your right to privacy
is maintained and protected. This website is not directed at individuals
under 19 years of age.
Information We Collect
York Region Wine Club may request or collect personal
information from online users in a variety of ways, including through
online forms for ordering products and services, and other instances
where users are invited to volunteer such information.
The information we collect that identifies you personally includes:
- Your name
- E-mail address
- Postal address
- Telephone and facsimile numbers
- IP Address
- Credit card information
- Other billing information
WineOnline.ca may also collect information about how users access the
website using a tracking ID unique to each user through the use of cookies.
What are Cookies?
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's computer tied to information
about the user. We may use both session ID cookies and persistent cookies.
For session ID cookies, once you close your browser or log out, the
cookie terminates and is erased. A persistent cookie is a small text
file stored on your computer’s hard drive for an extended period
of time. Your browser’s help file contains information and instructions
for removing persistent cookies.
Session ID cookies may be used by WineOnline.ca to track user preferences
while the user is visiting the website. They also help to minimize load
times and save on server processing. Persistent cookies may be used
by York Region Wine Club to store whether, for example,
you want your password remembered or not, and other information. Cookies
used on the York Region Wine Club website do not contain
personally identifiable information.
Log Files
Like most standard websites, we use log files. This information may
include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service
provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp,
and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user's
movement in the aggregate, and gather broad demographic information
for aggregate use. However, none of the information stored in our log
files, including but not limited to IP addresses, is linked to personally
identifiable information.
How we use this information
York Region Wine Club may use the personally identifiable
information collected on the website to contact customers regarding
products and services offered by York Region Wine Club
to the extent the User has agreed to it. We may also use this information
for research purposes regarding the effectiveness of our website services,
marketing, advertising and sales efforts. York Region Wine Club
will not in any way share this information with a third party either
for free or by selling it, unless you specifically authorize such disclosures.
Disclosure of Information
York Region Wine Club may also disclose aggregate, anonymous
data based on information collected from Users to investors and potential
partners. In such cases, statistical information only will be disclosed
and personally identifiable data will be kept strictly confidential.
York Region Wine Club may from time to time engage third
parties to preserve, analyse or otherwise store or manipulate data received
by York Region Wine Club from its customers. In all
such cases, such third party service providers will be required to treat
all such data with the same degree of care as York Region Wine Club
and they will be prohibited from disclosing such data to any other person
or party, except as otherwise provided for in this Privacy Policy.
Special Offers and Updates
Our customers and users will occasionally receive information on products,
services, special events, and possibly a newsletter. Out of respect
for the privacy of our users we present the option to not receive these
types of communications.
Service Announcements
On rare occasions it is necessary to send out a strictly service related
announcement, if, for instance, our service is temporarily suspended
for maintenance. Generally, users may not opt-out of these communications,
though they can deactivate their account. These communications are not
promotional in nature.
Legal Disclaimer
Though we make every effort to preserve your privacy, we may need to
disclose personal information when required by law, if we have a good-faith
belief that such action is necessary and required to comply with a current
judicial proceeding, a court order or legal process served on York Region Wine Club.
Maintenance of Information
The information provided to York Region Wine Club is
saved indefinitely and may be stored on one or more databases directly
or indirectly maintained by York Region Wine Club. York Region Wine Club
employs industry standard security measures to protect the confidentiality
of this information. While we cannot guarantee that loss, misuse or
alteration to data will not occur; we make every effort to prevent such
occurrences. Any other particularly sensitive information, such as credit
card numbers collected for commercial transactions, is encrypted prior
to transmission by you to WineOnline.ca.
Your Responsibility
You are responsible for the security of your Customer ID and passwords.
Make sure you keep them in a safe place and do not disclose them to
others. Always remember to log out after your session ends to ensure
that others cannot access your private personal information. You should
take this precaution even if you are not using a public computer, such
as at a library or internet café, but even when using your private
computer in your home.
Questions
Any questions concerning this Privacy Policy may be directed by e-mail
to
service@yorkregionwineclub.com.
