Effective as of
November 30 2008
Inside The Grape and its parent is concerned with safeguarding
your privacy on-line. Accordingly, Inside The Grape has developed this policy
statement to assist you in understanding why Inside The Grape collects particular
personal identifying information and how Inside The Grape will help protect your
personal privacy within its Web site (the "Privacy Policy"). The following
information summarizes the personal identifying information gathering and dissemination
practices for Inside The Grape United States Web site located at the URL,
www.insidethegrape.com (collectively, the “Site”). For purposes of
this Privacy Policy, personal identifying information ("PII") includes information
that can be linked to a specific individual that uses the Site, such as a name,
address, phone number, or e-mail address.
Inside The Grape
reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time. If Inside The
Grape makes changes to this Privacy Policy, Inside The Grape will post those changes
at this location and provide notice of any material changes so that you are aware
of what information Inside The Grape collects, how Inside The Grape uses it, and
under what circumstances, if any, Inside The Grape discloses it. Please review
this Privacy Policy on a periodic basis.
What Information Does Inside The Grape Collect?
To improve the quality of the products and services Inside
The Grape offers to you and to operate the Site and provide certain of its features,
tools, and on-line activities, Inside The Grape collects various PII (as further
described below) from different parts of its Site. Inside The Grape gathers
most information during the registration process to use Inside The Grape services
and/or acquire goods and services from the Site. But, Inside The Grape may
request PII at other times, including, but not limited to, when you enter into a
transaction through the Site, when you report a problem with our Site, when you
complete survey forms, and when you request to receive communications from Inside
The Grape.
Below, we provide specific examples of the types of PII
Inside The Grape collects through the Site. Again, please be aware that the
type of data collected by Inside The Grape will vary with your use of the Site.
Contact Information: Inside
The Grape may request or require contact information, such as your name, address,
phone number, facsimile number, and e-mail address as well as birth dates and anniversary
dates.
Demographic Information: Inside
The Grape may collect demographic and profile data (for example, professional and
geographic information) at our Site for management and monitoring purposes and to
improve the quality of Inside The Grape services. In addition, Inside The Grape
may collect demographic and profile data in connection with surveys it conducts
for its own internal administration purposes or for release to third parties.
Financial Information: Inside
The Grape may request financial information (your account or credit card number)
in connection with processing payments or the purchase of goods and/or services.
Transactional Information: Inside
The Grape may maintain a database of aggregated information about the transactions
on the Site (e.g., offer/request data, product/service categories, and article
selection data).
Technical Information: We
also collect Internet Protocol (IP) addresses from all users of our Site, the date
and time of access, and may catalog the type of computer, browser, or operating
system used by the user.
How Does Inside The Grape Use that Information?
Most of the Site is informational in nature and publicly
available to all users. Consequently, until you register to acquire a good
or service, participate in surveys, or receive information from Inside The Grape,
you are able to browse the Site without providing any PII, although your browser
may tell us what type of computer and operating system you are using as well as
other kinds of technical information. In general, when you provide PII to Inside
The Grape, you share that information only with Inside The Grape, unless (i) you
are completing a transaction involving the purchase of products and/or services
in which case information sharing, with such entities as credit card processors,
product suppliers, or shipping vendors, will be necessary to enable the transaction
to take place and be completed or (ii) it is specifically stated otherwise.
Below, is more detail on how Inside The Grape uses your
PII.
Contact Information: Inside
The Grape may use your contact information to provide its services and enable you
to participate in the Site's activities and offerings, including, the purchase of
products, to advertise its services and the goods and services of third parties,
to create a personalized experience for you, to provide you with news and information,
to contact you regarding a survey, and to get in touch with you when necessary with
respect to transactions conducted through the Site, material changes in our Site’s
policies and agreements, new services Inside The Grape may offer, or otherwise. We
may also supplement the PII collected from you with information from other sources,
such as from our business partners, in order to enhance our ability to provide or
advertise our products and services and/or the products and services of others and
otherwise to tailor this Site. We do share your contact information with our
business partners, as is necessary to provide our services, for advertising purposes,
to facilitate the purchase and delivery of products and services, and for internal
business purposes. Except for these sharing arrangements (as further describe
below), however, we do not share your contact information with third parties for
purposes unrelated to the Site, except to a court or governmental agency if required
by law.
Demographic Information: Inside
The Grape may share, license, and/or sell demographic data on an aggregated basis,
which will not identify any particular user, with our business partners, suppliers,
and for advertising purposes.
Survey Results: Inside
The Grape may share, license, and/or sell survey results and aggregated demographic
data collected through the Site with its business partners and/or the general public,
the news media, and with the U.S. Government and state governments, not only as
may be required by law, but also to participate in government programs and initiatives.
Financial Information: Inside
The Grape may share financial information with its third party business partners
who provide goods or services purchased by you or to facilitate the purchase and/or
delivery of such goods or services. Moreover, in connection with certain recurring
programs or in order to facilitate the purchase of goods or services from the Site,
Inside The Grape may store financial information that has been specifically requested
from you.
Transactional Information: Inside
The Grape will use and share transactional information with its third party business
partners in order to process a transaction or purchase through the Site.
Technical Information: We
use technical information, such as your IP address or browser type, to help diagnose
problems with our servers, analyze Site usage trends, track user movements on the
Site, and to otherwise manage and monitor our Site.
Business Transactions: In
the event that Inside The Grape goes through a business transaction, such as a merger
or acquisition by another company involving the sale of all or a portion of its
assets, please note that the PII collected and retained by Inside The Grape may
be among the assets transferred. In the event a transaction of this kind occurs
that results in the transfer of PII, Inside The Grape will notify you via e-mail
and/or place a prominent notice on the Site for 30 days of any such change in ownership
or control and the possible changes to this Privacy Policy.
Legal Action. We
may disclose PII when legally required to do so in accordance with government requests
or regulations or legal proceedings. We may also disclose PII to protect against
misuse or unauthorized use of the Site or as is otherwise required to limit legal
liability, protect or defend our rights, property, or interests, or protect the
safety, rights, or property of our users.
What About the Use of Cookies?
Inside The Grape may use cookies to enhance your experience
while using our Site. Cookies are pieces of information, which Inside The Grape
uses for record-keeping purposes, which the Site transfers to your computer’s Web-browser
for storage on your computer’s hard drive. Cookies enable Inside The Grape
to customize your experience on the Site. Cookies also make Web-surfing easier
by automatically performing certain functions such as saving your personal preferences
and by ensuring that you don’t see the same advertisement repeatedly. Inside
The Grape, however, will not use cookies to record passwords or credit card or other
financial information. Moreover, you can delete any cookies residing on your
hard drive by following the instructions for your Web browser.
Many consider the use of cookies to be an industry standard. Consequently,
your Web browser is likely set to accept cookies. If you would prefer not to
receive cookies, however, you can alter the configuration of your browser to refuse
cookies. If you choose to have your browser refuse cookies, you should understand
that it is possible that some areas of our Site will not function properly when
you view them.
What About External or Third Party Web Sites?
To the extent hyperlinks or gateways (whether through
banner advertisements or otherwise) are utilized to access external or third party
sites, you should be aware that these external or third party sites may collect
PII and are not controlled by Inside The Grape and therefore, are not subject to
this Privacy Policy. Inside The Grape suggests that you check the privacy policies
of these sites to determine how the proprietors of these third party sites will
utilize your PII.
What About Security?
As is appropriate for the nature of PII collected and
stored by Inside The Grape, this Site has industry standard security measures or
safeguards in place to protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information
under Inside The Grape control. Although Inside The Grape has endeavored
to create a secure and reliable Site, the confidentiality of any communication or
material transmitted via the Internet cannot be guaranteed. Accordingly, you
should consider carefully if you want to submit sensitive information via the Internet.
Inside The Grape urges you to take every precaution to protect your PII when
on-line.
What About “Opting-Out” of Data Collection
and Use?
The collection, use, and distribution of your PII is necessary
for Inside The Grape to enable the purchase and delivery of products and services
from the Site and to provide and otherwise operate several areas of the Site. For
example, all users who register with the Site, purchase goods or services from the
Site, and/or seek to receive information or newsletters from Inside The Grape will
need to agree to Inside The Grape use and collection of PII. Once collected,
Inside The Grape maintains your information in accordance with its normal business
practices or until you request its removal by contacting Inside The Grape as noted
below.
But, a number of Inside The Grape other programs are completely
voluntary and as you are otherwise permitted to browse through and access the non-restricted
areas of the Site, you can decide on your own if you wish to provide your PII or
opt-out of doing so. For example, if Inside The Grape conducts a survey, you
do not have to participate unless you agree to do so. Inside The Grape also
provides you with the opportunity to opt-out of certain Inside The Grape business
practices where your PII may be used. Specifically, users my opt-out of including
the PII they provide to Inside The Grape in connection with the following activities:
(i) e-mail communications sent by Inside The Grape and (ii) the receipt of newsletters
from Inside The Grape. Thus, to a large extent, you can control the information
you provide or share with Inside The Grape and/or its business partners. Nevertheless,
to the extent you do not wish to have your PII used by Inside The Grape, please
contact Inside The Grape at customerservice@insidethegrape.com.
What About Correcting, Deleting, or Updating
Information?
In addition to the ability to make direct changes to the
information accessible through your on-line user profile, you may also e-mail customerservice@insidethegrape.com
with any requests or changes to the other PII that Inside The Grape retains about
you. Moreover, when you cease to use Inside The Grape services and no longer
wish to have any of your PII included in Inside The Grape database, you may contact
Inside The Grape at 1-877-472-6948 to request to have your information removed
from our database. In the event that Inside The Grapereceives
such a request or change, Inside The Grape may require you to confirm or verify
any change to your record. Please note, however, that the collection and uses
of certain PII is necessary to provide certain products and services through the
Site and the deletion of necessary information, e.g., an e-mail or delivery
address, may render a particular service or Inside The Grape ability to provide
it inoperable.
What About Children?
Inside The Grape cares about the safety of children on
its Site and encourages parents and guardians to monitor their children’s use of
the Internet. Although the Site is suitable for a general audience, this Site
is intended for use only by users who are over 21 years of age. Accordingly,
Inside The Grape does not knowingly solicit PII from children or send them requests
for personal information.
What About Any Other Questions?
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the
information collection and dissemination practices of this Site, or Inside The Grape
use of your PII, you can contact Inside The Grape at 1-877-472-6948.