Introduction
This is the privacy and cookies policy for WhiskyUpdates.com (Site). We are committed to protecting your privacy online. For the purposes of European data protection law, the data controller is Whiskyupdates.
We reserve the right to change this privacy policy from time to time by changing it on the Site. This privacy policy was last updated on 01 Jan 2024.
Information We May Collect from You
We may collect and process the following information about you:
- Information You Give to Us: This is information about you that you give to us by filling forms on our Site or by corresponding with us by phone, email, or otherwise. It includes information you provide when you register for our newsletter, enter a competition, promotion, or survey, participate in social media functions, report a problem with our Site, and/or otherwise send a communication to us. The information you give us may include your name, address, email address, phone number, financial and credit card information, personal description, and photograph.
- Cookies: The Site uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of the Site. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse the Site and also allows us to improve our Site.
- Strictly necessary cookies: These are cookies required for the operation of our Site.
- Analytical/performance cookies: They allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and see how visitors move around our Site, helping us improve the way the Site works.
- Functionality cookies: Used to recognize you when you return to our Site, enabling us to personalize our content for you.
- Targeting cookies: Record your visit to our Site and may be used to make our site more relevant to your interests.
How We Use Your Information
We use information held about you in the following ways:
- 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 goods or services we feel may interest you, if you have given consent.
- To notify you about changes to our service.
- To ensure, in our legitimate interests, that content from our Site is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer.
Information Sharing
We may disclose aggregate statistics about visitors to the Site for lawful purposes, but these statistics will include no personally identifiable information.
We may disclose your personal information to our affiliates, agents, or contractors who assist us in providing services through the Site. Our agents and contractors will only use your information to the extent necessary to perform their functions.
In the event of reorganization or a sale to a third party, you agree that any personal information we hold about you may be transferred to that reorganized entity or third party.
We may disclose your personal information if required by law or if necessary to prevent fraud, cybercrime, or to protect the Site or the rights, property, or personal safety of any person.
Child Safety
Protecting the safety of children using the Internet is important to us. The Site is intended for use only by persons who are at least 18 years of age.
External Links
The Site may, from time to time, contain links to external sites. We are not responsible for the privacy policies or the content of such sites.