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Privacy Policy

PRIVACY POLICY AGREEMENT

August 10, 2020

This Policy applies to Strongwebs Management, LLC, DBA “Whiskey Trends,” and its agents, assigns, admins, moderators, authors, employees, and contributors (also referred to as “our,” “we,” “us,”), and is applied to all online media and websites operated by us, including www.WhiskeyTrends.com (“site'”, “website,” “blog,” “forum,” and their plurals). This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) governs how we collect and use your personal information (also referred to as “info,” “data,” “information”) including what we will and will not do with that information.

We reserve the right to make changes to this Policy at any given time without notice, such change evidenced by the Policy itself. To ensure sure that you’re up to date with the Policy, we advise you to visit this page frequently. If we make use of any collected information in a manner other than as stated in the Policy at the time the information was initially collected, the user or users shall be promptly notified by email, or as noted in the Notice of Breach section below. After notification, users shall have the option to deny the continued use of information as stated in the Unsubscribe or Opt-Out section below.

By accessing, viewing, reading, uploading to, downloading from, contributing to, subscribing to, or any other use of our site, or any part of our site, you certify that you consent to our unrestricted collection and use of your information, subject to this Policy. You further agree that the Policy does not govern the collection and use of information by our partners, affiliates, advertisers, or any other entity with whom we may share information, and that we are in no way responsible for any use of information by our partners, affiliates, advertisers, or any other entity with whom we may share information. If you visit a website that we mention by name or link, be sure to review its privacy policy before providing such a site with any personal information. We recommended that you review the privacy policies and statements of any website you access to better understand the way in which such website collects, uses, and shares information collected.

Specifically, this policy will inform you of the following:

  1. What information we collect;
  2. Why we collect information;
  3. How we use the collected information;
  4. With whom we share the information;
  5. What choices are available to you regarding the use of your data;
  6. The security procedures in place to protect your information.

Information We Collect:

You have the right to withhold any or all information based upon your actions. By entering and/or submitting information, you expressly agree to our use of such information. If you elect not to provide information, we reserve the right not to register you as a user or provide you with any content, products or services. We only collect personal information that you knowingly and willingly provide us by way of forms, surveys, emails, orders, or other data collection methods. It’s our intent to use personal information only for the purpose for which it was requested, and any additional use specified in this Policy. We collect information, such as:

  1. Information including your name, address, phone number, email address, billing information, banking and/or credit card information and/or other information we deem necessary;
  2. Information automatically collected when visiting our website which may include cookies, third party tracking technologies, and server logs;
  3. Non-personal anonymous demographic information, such as age, gender, household income, political affiliation, race, religion, the type of browser you are using, your IP address, and/or your operating system;
  4. Other information that we may deem as necessary.

Why We Collect Information

We collect your data:

  1. To better understand your needs and provide you with the services you have requested;
  2. To improve our content, services and products;
  3. To send you promotional emails containing information we think you may like;
  4. To contact you to fill out surveys or participate in other types of research;
  5. To customize our website to better meet your needs;
  6. To provide our partners, advertisers, and affiliates with marketing data;
  7. To offer you products and services from our partners, advertisers, and affiliates;
  8. To provide marketing information to our partners and business associates;
  9. To deliver products and services that we may sell to you.

Data Retention Time and Safety

The data we collect will be stored on secure servers, or on local storage media, for no longer than necessary based upon the following criteria:

  1. The length of time your personal information remains relevant;
  2. The length of time we deem reasonable to keep records to demonstrate that we have fulfilled our duties and obligations;
  3. Any limitation periods within which claims might be made;
  4. Any retention periods proscribed by law or recommended by regulators, professional bodies or associations;
  5. The type of contract we have with you, the existence of your consent, and our legitimate interest in keeping such information as stated in this Policy.
  6. Until such time that you request removal of your personal information either in writing, by email, or through automatic means that we may provide.

Use of Information Collected

We may use any of your information (except information defined as “Sensitive Information” below) as specified herein:

  1. to assist in the operation of our websites and to ensure delivery of the content, products and/or services we provide or that you request;
  2. to keep you informed of any products and/or services that may be available to you from us or from our partners, affiliates, and/or advertisers.
  3. to request completion of surveys, research, and/or questionnaires related to current or future content, products, or services that are or may be offered;
  4. to contact you on behalf of our internal or external business partners, affiliates, and advertisers with regards to products and/or services which we may deem to be of potential interest to you;
  5. to present third party offers, products or services;
  6. to share with any third party partners, affiliates, or advertisers for legal purposes. If shared, your information shall be subject to such third party’s privacy policy;
  7. to provide you with email and/or postal mail;
  8. to deliver site support;
  9. to arrange for deliveries to be made either electronically or through physical delivery services such as the US Postal Service, Fedex, UPS, or similar delivery service;
  10. to sell to a third party either individually or in aggregate for legal purposes;
  11. for any other legal purpose except where expressly prohibited by law or by regulation.
  12. to post your name on third party websites or media, including but not limited to: Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, or other interactive programs.
  13. as required by law, or in response to a subpoena or search warrant;
  14. to provide information to outside auditors who have agreed to keep the information confidential;
  15. as necessary to enforce the Terms of Service;
  16. as necessary to maintain, safeguard, and preserve our rights and property;
  17. for non-marketing purposes such as bug alerts, security breaches, account issues, and/or changes in our products and services. In certain circumstances, we may use our website, newspapers, or other public means to post a notice.

Notice of Breach of Privacy Policy

If we determine that your information has been used in any way other than those specified in the Policy, we shall notify you of the details of the breach by email, postal service, or by posting a notice to this site or to other media, the selection of which to be solely determined at our discretion.

Minors and Children Below The Age of Thirteen (13)

Website visitors below the age of 18, or below the legal minimum age for the purchase or consumption of alcohol in a visitor’s country, state, county, city, or other locale (herein referred to as “minor”), are prohibited. Our website is not intended for, nor directed at minors, nor does it knowingly collect information from minors. If we determine, or are notified in writing that a minor’s information has been collected, we shall immediately take the necessary steps to ensure that such information is deleted from our system’s database and records, or in the alternative, that verifiable parental consent is obtained for the use and storage of such information. All minors, and particularly anyone under the age of thirteen (13), must seek and obtain parental or guardian permission to access, view, or use this website.

Unsubscribe or Opt-Out

All users and visitors to our website have the option to discontinue receiving communications from us by way of email or newsletters, and/or to have their information deleted from our system’s database and our records. To discontinue or unsubscribe from our website, or to have your information removed please send an email detailing what information you would like us to remove, incluing any email address(es) to: unsubscribe@WhiskeyTrends.com. The opt-out shall be effective within seven business days of the request. Once an opt-out request has been completed, we will continue to adhere to this Policy with respect to any personal information collected prior to the opt-out request. If you wish to unsubscribe or opt-out from any third-party websites, you must go to that specific website to unsubscribe or opt-out.

Links to Other Websites

Our website contains links to affiliates, products, services and content provided by other websites. We do not claim to honor, nor to accept responsibility for any other website’s privacy policies, practices and/or procedures of any website we do not own or manage. We encourage all users and visitors to be aware of and to read the privacy policy of every website that collects information.

Notice to European Union Users

Our operations are located in, and primarily directed at users in the United States. If you provide information to us, such information will be transferred out of the European Union (EU) and sent to the United States. (The adequacy decision on the EU-US Privacy became operational on August 1, 2016. This framework protects the fundamental rights of anyone in the EU whose personal data is transferred to the United States for commercial purposes. It allows the free transfer of data to companies that are certified in the US under the Privacy Shield.) By providing personal information to us, you are consenting to its storage and use as described in this Policy.

Sensitive Information and Security

We take precautions to protect your “sensitive information,” defined as: driver’s license number, social security number, banking information, credit card number, street address (excluding city, state and zip code), and phone number. When you submit information via the website, your information is protected both online and offline. When collected, sensitive information is encrypted and transmitted securely using industry standard encryption. You can verify that the website is secure by looking for a lock icon in the address bar or by looking for “https” at the beginning of the web page address. While we use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online, we also protect your information offline. To reduce the risk of loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure or modification of the user’s sensitive information under our control, only employees, interns, and assigns who perform a specific job (for example, billing or customer service) are granted access to sensitive information.

Acceptance of Terms

By using this website, you certify that you accept the terms and conditions stipulated by the Policy. If you are disagree with our terms and conditions, you should immediately cease accessing and refrain from further use of our site. Your continued use of our website following the posting of updates or changes to the Policy shall constitute your acceptance of such updates or changes. This Policy is subject to change at any time without notice and solely evidenced by the Policy itself. Use of or access to the website or any portion thereof shall constitute acknowledgment and acceptance of the Policy in effect at that time.

How to Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the Privacy Policy Agreement related to our website, please feel free to contact us at the following email, telephone number or mailing address.

Email: info@WhiskeyTrends.com
Telephone Number: 480-788-4640
Mailing Address:
Strongwebs Management, LLC
1846 E Innovation Park Dr Ste 100
Oro Valley, Arizona 85755