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PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY. The VinoandVeritasSociety.com Web site (the “Web Site” or “VinoandVeritasSociety.com”) is provided by Vino & Veritas Society, Inc. (“Vino & Veritas Society”) and/or its affiliates and subsidiaries for your and others’ personal, non-commercial enjoyment, subject to the terms of these Terms and Conditions of use, any and all modifications thereto, and the rules that may be published from time to time by Vino & Veritas Society (“Terms and Conditions”).
By using this Web Site, you are deemed to have agreed to these Terms and Conditions. Vino & Veritas Society may change the Terms and Conditions from time to time and at any time, and without actual notice to you. All such changes to these Terms and Conditions will appear on VinoandVeritasSociety.com. By using this Web Site after we post any changes, you agree to accept those changes, whether or not you have actually reviewed them. If at any time you choose not to accept these Terms and Conditions of use, please discontinue use of this site.
This Web Site, email distribution and any communications service, including the capability to contribute content material ideas or any other ideas by email, by use of a contribution form, or by use of a comment form (each such submission, a “Contribution”), chat room, message board, newsgroup, or other interactive service that may be available to you on or through this site (collectively, the “Services”) are provided to you solely for entertainment purposes. By using the Web Site and Services you agree: (a) to provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself as prompted by the subscription form, contribution form and any registration form. If any information provided by you is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, Vino & Veritas Society reserves the right to terminate your membership and subscription and refuse any and all current or future use of the Services.
Without limitation of the foregoing, you agree to not use the Web Site or Services to:
Upload, post, publish, email, reproduce, distribute or otherwise transmit any information, data, text, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages or other materials, including any Contribution, (collectively, “Content”), that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, embarrassing, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, deceptive, fraudulent, contains explicit or graphic descriptions or accounts of sexual acts, invasive of another’s privacy, or hateful;
“Stalk” another; Upload, post, publish, email, reproduce, distribute or otherwise transmit any Content that victimizes, harasses, degrades, or intimidates an individual or group of individuals on the basis of religion, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, age, or disability; Harm minors in any way;
Forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any Content transmitted to or through the Web Site;
Upload, post, publish, email, reproduce, distribute or otherwise transmit any Content that you do not have a right to transmit under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);
Upload, post, publish, email, reproduce, distribute or otherwise transmit any Content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights of any party;
Upload, post, publish, email, reproduce, distribute or otherwise transmit any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, “junk mail,””Spam,””chain letters,””pyramid schemes,” or any other form of solicitation;
Upload, post, publish, email, reproduce, distribute or otherwise transmit any material that contains software viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment or any other similarly destructive activity, or surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data or personal information;
Act in a manner that negatively affects other users’ ability to engage in the Web Site or the Services;
Engage in any activity that is contrary to or which would adversely affect the purpose or intention of the Web Site or the Services, including but not limited to, actually or attempting to manipulate, corrupt or otherwise affect the outcome of the Services, in whole or part, by, among other methods, subscribing another party without their authorization or registering multiple subscriptions under the same or different names;
Interfere with or disrupt the Service or servers or networks connected to the Service, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the Service; or
Intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national or international law.
You also agree that you will not harvest, collect or store information about the users of this Web Site or the Content posted by others on this Web Site or use such information for any purpose inconsistent with the purpose of this Web Site or for the purpose of transmitting or facilitating transmission of unsolicited bulk electronic mail or communications.
You acknowledge that Vino & Veritas Society is not responsible for material submitted to Vino & Veritas Society or posted to the Web Site by users. Vino & Veritas Society does not pre-screen, monitor, review or edit the Content posted by users. However, Vino & Veritas Society and its designees have the right (but not the obligation) at their sole discretion to refuse or remove any Content, in whole or part, that, in Vino & Veritas Society’s judgment, does not comply with these Terms and Conditions or is otherwise undesirable, inappropriate or inaccurate. Vino & Veritas Society is not responsible for any failure, non-failure or delay in removing such Content. You will remain responsible for the accuracy, copyright compliance, legality, decency, or any other aspect of such submitted material, including any Contribution or part thereof, or other communication to Vino & Veritas Society. You agree to immediately notify Vino & Veritas Society of any unauthorized use of the Service or any other breach of security known or suspected by you.
You acknowledge and agree that Vino & Veritas Society may preserve Content and may also disclose Content if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with legal process; (b) enforce these Terms and Conditions; (c) respond to claims that any Content violates the rights of third-parties; or (d) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Vino & Veritas Society, its users or the public.
You understand that the technical processing and transmission of the Web Site, including your Content, may involve (a) transmissions over various networks; and (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices. Vino & Veritas Society assumes no responsibility for the deletion or failure to store postings, Contributions or other information submitted by you or other users to VinoandVeritasSociety.com.
Any or all Content on the Web Site may be purged periodically in Vino & Veritas Society’s sole discretion. You acknowledge and agree that Content you view, submit or post is at your own discretion and risk, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such Content. You acknowledge that you may not rely on any information, data, text, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages or other materials created by Vino & Veritas Society or submitted to Vino & Veritas Society, including Content. You further acknowledge and agree that the views expressed on the Web Site do not necessarily reflect the views of Vino & Veritas Society, and Vino & Veritas Society does not support or endorse Content (including any Contribution, whether or not edited by Vino & Veritas Society or its designee or presented on the Web Site edited or unedited, in whole or in part, or alone or with other content) posted or submitted by you or any User.
You may not use the Services unless all of the following apply to you, and you affirm that all of the following apply to you:
The Vino & Veritas Society also encourages its members to meet in-person to further build community and understanding of the topics covered through its Services. You may not participate in in-person gatherings of the Vino & Veritas Society unless all of the following apply to you, and you affirm that all of the following apply to you:
The Vino & Veritas Society attempts to encourage and facilitate social interaction and the promotion of liberty. While it endeavors to respect and promote the free exchange of ideas, the Vino & Veritas Society reserves the right to remove any content you post and or terminate your access to the Services at any time and for any reason to the extent that it determines that (a) you have violated this Agreement, (b) you create risk or possible legal exposure for the Vino & Veritas Society, (c) you are otherwise engaging in unlawful conduct, or (d) you are engaging in conduct the Vino & Veritas Society finds detrimental to its image, principles, or purpose. The Vino & Veritas Society will have no liability to you for removing any content, for terminating your access to the Services, or for modifying or terminating the Services. In addition, unpaid accounts are subject to removal.
The content on this Web Site is intended for educational and entertainment purposes only. Except as expressly permitted, you agree not to use the Web Site for sale, trade or other commercial purposes, and, you may not modify, copy, publish, display, transmit, adapt or in any way exploit the content of the Web Site. Only if you obtain prior written consent from Vino & Veritas Society (and from all other entities with an interest in the relevant intellectual property) are you permitted to publish, display or commercially exploit any material from the Web Site. To seek permission, you may email to Vino & Veritas Society using the contact form on the Web Site. If permission is granted by Vino & Veritas Society and by all other entities with an interest in the relevant intellectual property, you may not change or delete any author attribution, trademark, legend or copyright notice.
You must abide by all additional copyright notices or other restrictions contained on the Web Site.
In operating this site, Vino & Veritas Society does not solicit nor does it wish to receive any confidential, secret or proprietary information or other material from you through the Web Site or Vino & Veritas Society mail and email addresses, or in any other way. Any information or material submitted or sent to Vino & Veritas Society, will be deemed not to be confidential or secret. By submitting or sending information or other material to Vino & Veritas Society you represent and warrant that the information is original to you and that no other party has any rights to the material.
By communicating with Vino & Veritas Society, including submitting or sending Content, a Contribution or other information or material to Vino & Veritas Society, you grant Vino & Veritas Society the royalty-free, unrestricted, world-wide, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive and fully sub-licensable right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform and display such Content (in whole or part), including any information, suggestions, ideas, drawings or concepts contained in such Content, worldwide and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed. Such license includes incorporating a Contribution, in whole or in part, into an Vino & Veritas Society or Web Site feature. You will remain responsible for the accuracy, copyright compliance, legality, decency, or any other aspect of such submitted material, including any Contribution or any portion thereof, or other communication to Vino & Veritas Society.
You also warrant that any “moral rights” in posted materials have been waived.
The Web Site and Services may contain certain links to third parties’ Web Sites (“Linked Sites”) from the Vino & Veritas Society Web Site. Linked Sites are not, however, reviewed, controlled, or examined by Vino & Veritas Society in any way and Vino & Veritas Society is not responsible for the content, availability, advertising, products or other materials of any such Linked Sites, or any additional links contained therein. These links do not imply Vino & Veritas Society’s endorsement of or association with the Linked Sites. It is your sole responsibility to comply with the appropriate terms of service of the Linked Sites as well as with any other obligation under copyright, secrecy, defamation, decency, privacy, security and export laws related to the use of such Linked Sites and any content contained thereon. In no event shall Vino & Veritas Society be liable, directly or indirectly, to anyone for any loss or damage arising from or occasioned by the creation or use of the Linked Sites or the information or material accessed-through these Linked Sites. You should direct any concerns to that site’s administrator or webmaster. Vino & Veritas Society reserves the exclusive right, at its sole discretion, to add, change, decline or remove, without notice, any feature or link to any of the Linked Sites from the Web Site and/or introduce different features or links to different users.
SPECIAL NOTICE: THE LINKED SITES MAY CONTAIN CONTENT AND GRAPHICS THAT CONTAIN SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIAL UNSUITABLE FOR MINORS, OR THAT MAY OTHERWISE BE OFFENSIVE. IF YOU ENTER THESE LINKED SITES, YOU ASSERT THAT YOU ARE OF LEGAL ADULT AGE IN YOUR JURISDICTION TO VIEW SUCH MATERIALS AND THAT THE VIEWING, READING, AND/OR DOWNLOADING OF CONTENT FROM THESE LINKED SITES DOES NOT VIOLATE THE COMMUNITY STANDARDS OF YOUR LOCALITY, CITY, TOWN, COUNTY, STATE, PROVINCE, COUNTRY OR OTHER COMMUNITY TO WHICH YOU BELONG, AND/OR FROM WHICH YOU ACCESS THESE LINKED SITES.
From time to time, Vino & Veritas Society may offer as part of the Services, either on or through the Web Site, badges, contests, promotions, simulations or games (collectively, “Promotions”). To participate in Promotions, users may be required to complete an additional registration form. Upon submission, all registrations become the exclusive property of Vino & Veritas Society. Registered users (each, a “Registered User”) are permitted only one account. Registered Users with more than one account are subject to immediate disqualification from any Promotion, unless the description of the Promotion expressly invites a user to register multiple times. Vino & Veritas Society, at its sole discretion, may suspend or revoke the registration of any Registered User.
Registered Users agree to release Vino & Veritas Society and its agents, advertisers, sponsors or promotional partners, from all liability arising from participation in any of Promotion located on, or accessed through, the Web Site. Vino & Veritas Society is not responsible for technical, hardware or software failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmissions which may limit any Registered User’s ability to participate in any Promotion.
Each Registered User agrees to be bound by the rules of any Promotion and by the rules of fair play and consideration of fellow Registered Users. A Registered User who violates any of the rules or guidelines for behavior published on the Web Site, or the site where the Promotion is conducted, is subject to immediate disqualification and revocation of their registration. Vino & Veritas Society is under no obligation to award any prize to any Registered User who violates a published rule or guideline.
Some Promotions may offer prizes to Registered Users. All prizes are subject to the official game or contest rules published with respect to that Promotion.Vino & Veritas Society reserves the right to cancel, terminate or alter any Promotion or the rules thereof at any time without prior notification.
All materials contained in this Web Site and the Services are the copyrighted property of Vino & Veritas Society and its affiliates or licensors. As between Vino & Veritas Society and you, Vino & Veritas Society is the sole owner of all content on the Web Site and the Services, including without limitation, all applicable U.S. and non-U.S. copyrights, patents, trademarks, and trade secrets, and other intellectual property rights thereto. Except as otherwise specifically provided in these Terms and Conditions, you may not download or save a copy of the Web Site, the Services or any portion thereof, for any purpose. You may, however, print a copy of individual screens appearing as part of the Web Site solely for your personal, non-commercial use or records, provided that any marks, logos or other legends that appear on the copied screens remain on, and are not removed from the printed or stored images of such screens. All title and intellectual property rights in and to the content of the Linked Sites is the property of the respective content owner and may be protected by applicable copyright or other intellectual property laws and treaties.
This Web Site is not intended to be a children’s site, therefore, some of the available information may concern certain topics that may not be appropriate for children. Vino & Veritas Society may, at its discretion, require users under 18 to obtain the consent of a parent or guardian to view certain content, and Vino & Veritas Society may limit access to certain content to users above a specified age. You agree to abide by any such restrictions, and not to help anyone avoid these restrictions.
We are committed to protecting your privacy and security and have explained in detail the steps we take to do so. We urge you to read our Privacy Policy.
THE WEB SITE AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS,””WHERE IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. WITHOUT LIMITATION OF THE FOREGOING, VINO & VERITAS SOCIETY SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (i) ANY WARRANTIES CONCERNING THE AVAILABILITY, ACCURACY, APPROPRIATENESS, RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS, USEFULNESS, OR OTHERWISE OF THE CONTENT OF THE WEB SITE OR SERVICES; AND (ii) ANY WARRANTIES OF TITLE, WARRANTY OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THIS DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY APPLIES TO ANY DAMAGES OR INJURY CAUSED BY THE WEB SITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION AS A RESULT OF (1) ANY ERROR, OMMISSION, DELETION OR DEFECT IN THE CONTENT, OR (2) ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DELETION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUS, COMMUNICATION LINE FAILURE, THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, ALTERATION OF, OR USE OF RECORD, WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, DEFAMATION OR UNDER ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION. VINO & VERITAS SOCIETY DOES NOT WARRANT OR GUARANTEE (1) THAT ANY PORTION OF THE WEB SITE OR SERVICES WILL BE FREE OF INFECTION BY VIRUSES, WORMS, TROJAN HORSES OR ANYTHING ELSE MANIFESTING CONTAMINATING OR DESTRUCTIVE PROPERTIES; OR (2) THAT ACCESS TO THE WEB SITE OR SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE.
VINO & VERITAS SOCIETY DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE MATERIALS IN THIS WEB SITE OR SERVICES. YOU (AND NOT VINO & VERITAS SOCIETY OR ANY OF ITS AGENTS) ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION.
APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
The Vino & Veritas Society has no responsibility or liability to you arising from your use of the Services. Vino & Veritas Society has no responsibility or liability to you arising from content or interaction provided by you or any other person, even if such content or interaction is untrue, harmful, damaging, offensive, inappropriate, fraudulent, tortious, unlawful, uncivil, etc. Although Vino & Veritas Society may, at its sole option, make efforts to review or monitor content, you agree that you will not rely on this fact for any purpose.
In using the Website and Services, you expressly acknowledge that the Vino & Veritas Society facilitates social interaction, but is not responsible for the nature or content of such interactions. You acknowledge and agree to use the Website and Services at your own risk and waive any claim whatsoever against the Vino & Veritas Society regarding the use of the Website and Services.
IN NO EVENT WILL VINO & VERITAS SOCIETY, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, MEMBERS EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SPONSORS, ADVERTISERS, PARENTS, AFFILIATES, SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS, BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY (i) FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE AVAILABILITY, USE, RELIANCE ON, OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEB SITE OR SERVICES, EVEN IF VINO & VERITAS SOCIETY OR ITS AGENTS SHALL HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE; OR (ii) FOR ANY CLAIM ATTRIBUTABLE TO ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR OTHER INACCURACIES IN, OR DESTRUCTIVE PROPERTIES OF THE WEB SITE OR SERVICES. BECAUSE SOME STATES OR JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, IN SUCH STATES OR JURISDICTIONS, VINO & VERITAS SOCIETY’S LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
Nothing herein shall be deemed or interpreted to imply any employment, agency, partnership, joint venture, or any other form of legal association between The Vino & Veritas Society, Inc., its officers, directors, managers, employees, sponsors, advertisers, parents, affiliates, successors, and/or assigns and you. You have no right, power, ownership, or authority to commit and/or bind The Vino & Veritas Society, Inc. to any legal, contractual, and/or financial obligations.
Upon a request by Vino & Veritas Society, you agree to defend, indemnify and hold Vino & Veritas Society, its affiliates, officers, directors, members and employees harmless from any and all claims, liabilities, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising in any way from your use or misuse of the Web Site or Services, or the uploading, posting, publishing, emailing, reproduction, distribution or transmission of any Content or other materials by you or users authorized by you or any violation of these Terms and Conditions by you. Vino & Veritas Society reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will cooperate with Vino & Veritas Society in asserting any available defense.
Copyright infringement is not allowed on the Services, and Vino & Veritas Society will, in appropriate circumstances, terminate the account of any repeat infringer. If your copyright has been infringed by any content on the Services and you did not grant a license for this use by uploading your copyrighted work to the Services, you may submit a notice that meets all of the requirements of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), 17 U.S.C 512(c)(3), to our Copyright Manager at abuse@VinoansVeritasSociety.com. Your notice must include: (1) electronic or physical signature of the copyrighted work owner (or person authorized by the copyright owner), (2) a description of the copyrighted work, including the URL where the infringing content is available, or a copy of it, (3) contact details of the person submitting the notice, including email address, telephone, and mailing address, (4) statement in “good faith belief” that the work is not authorized by the copyright owner, and (5) a statement by the sender that all of the above information is accurate, and that the person sending the notice is either the copyright owner or is authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner. Upon receiving a notice satisfying these requirements, Vino & Veritas Society will take whatever action, in its sole discretion, it deems appropriate, including removal of the challenged content from the services.
You agree that the laws of the State of Colorado, excluding its conflicts-of-law rules, shall govern these Terms and Conditions. Please note that your use of the Web Site may be subject to other local, state, national, and international laws. You expressly agree that exclusive jurisdiction for any claim or dispute with Vino & Veritas Society or relating in any way to your use of the Web Site resides in the courts of the State of Colorado, and you further agree and expressly consent to the exercise of exclusive personal jurisdiction and exclusive venue for any claim in the courts of Douglas County in the State of Colorado, in connection with any such dispute and including any claim involving Vino & Veritas Society or its affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, contractors, officers, directors, telecommunication providers and content providers.
We control and operate this site from our offices in Denver, Colorado. We do not represent that materials on the site are appropriate or available for use outside of Denver, Colorado. Persons who choose to access this site from other locations do so on their own initiative, and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.
Any inquiries concerning these terms and conditions of use should be directed to info@VinoandVeritasSociety.com
If any part of this agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, that portion shall be construed in a manner consistent with applicable law to reflect, as nearly as possible, the original intentions of the parties, and the remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.
You shall not transfer, assign, sublicense nor pledge in any manner whatsoever, any of your rights or obligations under these Terms and Conditions. Vino & Veritas Society may transfer, assign sublicense or pledge in any manner whatsoever, any of its rights and obligations under these Terms and Conditions to a subsidiary, affiliate, or successor thereof or to any third party whatsoever, without notifying you or receiving your consent. If you have any questions about this policy or our site in general, please contact us at info@VinoandVeritasSociety.com
Vino & Veritas Society may modify the Terms of this Agreement in any way and at any time without notice to you, and you agree to be responsible for making yourself aware of any modification of the Terms and to be bound by any modification of the Terms when you continue to access or use the Services after any such modification. As a matter of courtesy, Vino & Veritas Society endeavors to inform its community members of any such changes. These Terms supersede all prior agreements between you and Vino & Veritas Society pertaining to the Services. Except for the statements in this document and the documents expressly incorporated herein by reference, no statement by Vino & Veritas Society or anyone associated with Vino & Veritas Society, whether verbal or written, can modify or supplement the Terms of this Agreement unless the modification or supplement is stated expressly in writing by referring to this Agreement.
Thank you for taking the time and interest to review our policies at Vino & Veritas Society. Please continue to enjoy the information we bring you.
Last Updated: January 10, 2022
Vino & Veritas Society, Inc. and its affiliates (“Company,” “we,” “our,” and/or “us”) value the privacy of individuals who use our social news applications, the websites where this Privacy Policy is posted ( “Websites”) , and related services (collectively, our “Services”). This privacy policy (the “Privacy Policy”) explains how we collect, use, and share information from our users (“Users,” “you,” and/or “your”) to facilitate your commenting, social news, and influencer networking experience. By using our Services, you agree to the collection, use, disclosure, and procedures this Privacy Policy describes. Beyond the Privacy Policy, your use of our Services is also subject to our Terms of Service.We neither sell your information to third parties nor share your information with foreign governments except in the limited circumstances described in this Privacy Policy (see Section 2 “How We Share the Information We Collect” below for more detail).We recognize that information privacy is an ongoing responsibility, and so we will from time to time update this Privacy Policy as we undertake new privacy practices or adopt new privacy policies.
“Personal Information” is information that identifies, relates to, describes, or can be reasonably linked to, directly or indirectly, a particular individual or household. We may collect Personal Information (as we have done for the past twelve months) from you on or through the Services in a variety of ways, including when you register on the Services, sign up for communications, ormake any purchases. We also may, from time to time, use Personal Information about you to improve the Services, and for the various purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy.
Registration and Profile Information. When you sign up for an account, we collect Personal Information you provide to us such as your name, phone number, address, email address, display name, profile photo, preferred language, and any Personal Information you voluntarily provide in your profile biography. Content you Share. We collect any information you choose to provide on our Services, such as posts, follows, photos, videos, gifs, comments, and more. Payment Information. If you sign up for a membership or make a purchase through our Services, your payment-related Personal Information, such as your credit and debit card or automated clearing house (ACH) information, is collected and stored by our third-party payment processor on our behalf. Communications. If you contact us directly, we receive additional Personal Information about you. For example, if you contact us for customer support, we may receive your name, email address, phone number, the contents of any message or attachments you may send to us, and any other information you choose to provide.
We may collect information that may not reasonably identify you or your household personally, but is linked to your computer or device (“Device Identifiable Information”). We collect Device Identifiable Information from you in the normal course of providing the Services. When you visit our Services to browse, read, or download information, we automatically collect information about your computer that your browser sends, such as your IP address, browser type and language, access times, pages visited, and referring website addresses. We may use Device Identifiable Information to analyze trends, help administer and improve the Services, to learn about and determine which pages of the Websites visitors view and for how long, how visitors navigate throughout the Services, and to gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. We may also collect Device Identifiable Information through “cookies” or “web beacons” as explained below. Device and Location Information. We receive Device Identifiable Information about the device and software you use to access our Services, including IP address (from which approximate or “coarse” location may be inferred), device type, web browser type, operating system version, phone carrier and manufacturer, member agents, application installations, device identifiers, mobile advertising identifiers, and push notification tokens. Usage Information. We automatically receive Device Identifiable Information about your interactions with our Services, such as the posts or other content you view, the searches you conduct, the people you follow, and the dates and times of your visits.
Information from Cookies and Similar Technologies. We may collect information using cookies, pixel tags, and similar technologies. Cookies are small text files containing a string of alphanumeric characters. We may use both session cookies and persistent cookies. A session cookie disappears after you close your browser. A persistent cookie remains after you close your browser and may be used by your browser on subsequent visits to our Services.
Cookies operate in the background and you can turn them off by adjusting your Web browser settings, but doing so may make it difficult to use some of the features on the Websites or the features may not be available to you. We may use cookies to make your Service experience easier by, for example, remembering your preferences, or keeping track of your login name and password. For more information on your choices regarding cookies, you can review the FTC’s guide to opting out of online tracking for computers and mobile devices. Your browser may offer you a “Do Not Track” option, which allows you to signal to operators of websites and web applications and services that you do not want them to track your online activities. The Services do not currently support Do Not Track requests.
We may use the Personal Information we collect:
We will not collect additional categories of Personal Information or use the Personal Information we collected for materially different, unrelated, or incompatible purposes without updating this Privacy Policy to provide you with notice as set out in Section 10 “Changes to the Privacy Policy” below.
Vendors and Service Providers. We may share any Personal Information we receive with vendors and service providers retained in connection with the provision of our Services. Content you Share. Our Services are social services which allow you to find, enjoy, and share content. Your name, display name, profile photo, about me section, and contacts (i.e., members you are following) will always be viewable and/or searchable by other Members. The content you post to our Services will be displayed and viewable by other Members by default. Although this content is public by default, in the “Your Settings” section below, we describe the account settings and controls you can use to limit the sharing of certain information. We are not responsible for other Members’ use of available information, so you should carefully consider whether and what to post and how you identify yourself on our Services. Marketing. We do not share Personal Information about you with nonaffiliated third parties for their direct marketing purposes unless we have your affirmative express consent. As Required By Law and Similar Disclosures. We may access, preserve, and disclose your Personal Information if we believe doing so is required or appropriate to: (a) comply with law enforcement requests and legal process, such as a court order or subpoena; (b) respond to your requests; or (c) protect your, our, or others’ rights, property, or safety. For the avoidance of doubt, the disclosure of your Personal Information may occur if you post any objectionable content on or through our Services. Merger, Sale, or Other Asset Transfers. We may transfer your Personal Information to service providers, advisors, potential transactional partners, or other third parties in connection with the consideration, negotiation, or completion of a corporate transaction in which we are acquired by or merged with another company or we sell, liquidate, or transfer all or a portion of our assets. The use of your Personal Information following any of these events will be governed by the provisions of this Privacy Policy in effect at the time of the acquisition or merger. Consent. We may also disclose your Personal Information with your permission.
Sharing Preferences. We provide you with settings to allow you to set your sharing preferences for content you post to our Services. Certain Personal Information may be available to other members by default. To change whether certain information is publicly viewable, you can adjust the settings in your account. Marketing Communications. We send you marketing communications consistent with your choices. You can unsubscribe from our promotional emails by adjusting your account settings or via the link provided in the emails. Notifications. You can opt-out of receiving notifications for posts, seminars, podcasts, comments, followers, and other content by adjusting your profile and/or operating system (i.e., iOS or Android) settings. Correction. You may correct your Personal Information at any time by logging in to your account and updating any inaccurate information. Additional Privacy Rights. In addition, if you are a resident of California or of the European Economic Area, you have additional rights with respect to your Personal Information. Please see Sections 11 and 12 below for additional information.
Our Services may contain links to other websites, products, or services that we do not own or operate. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third parties. Please be aware that this Privacy Policy does not apply to your activities on these third-party services or any information you disclose to these third parties. We encourage you to read their privacy policies before providing any information to them.
We make reasonable efforts to protect your Personal Information by using physical and electronic safeguards designed to improve the security of the Personal Information we maintain. However, no method of transmission or storage of data is 100% secure and we will not be responsible for any damage that results from a security breach of data or the unauthorized access to or use of information, whether Personal Information or Device Identifiable Information. To the extent we provide your Personal Information to any third parties, we will request that they use reasonable security measures to protect your information.
We do not knowingly collect, maintain, or use Personal Information from children under 13 years of age, and no part of our Services is directed to children. If you learn that a child has provided us with Personal Information in violation of this Privacy Policy, then you may alert us at privacy@Vinoandveritassociety.com and we will delete such information.
Our Services are hosted in the United States and intended for visitors located within the United States. If you choose to use our Services from the European Union or other regions of the world with laws governing data collection and use that may differ from U.S. law, then please note that you are transferring your Personal Information outside of those regions to the United States for storage and processing. By providing any information, including Personal Information, on or to our Services, you consent to such transfer, storage, and processing.
You can update your account and profile information through your account settings. You can delete your account by clicking “cancel” on the membership tab when logged into your profile.
We will post any adjustments to the Privacy Policy on this page, and the revised version will be effective when it is posted. If we materially change the ways in which we use or share Personal Information previously collected from you through our Services, we will notify you through our Services, by email, or other communication. Your continued use of our Services following our posting or notifying you of changes constitutes your acceptance of such changes.
If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”) provides you with additional rights regarding our use of your Personal Information. Note that Personal Information does not include publicly available information from government records, deidentified or aggregated consumer information, or information excluded from the CCPA’s scope. The CCPA protects the following categories of Personal Information, and for your convenience, we have provided the following chart summarizing what categories we collect as another way of covering the information set forth in Section 1 “Information WeCollect”:
Examples: A real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, account name, Social Security number, driver’s license number, passport number, or other similar identifiers. Collected: Some items. See Section 1 “Information We Collect” for more details. Category 2: Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e)). Examples: A name, signature, Social Security number, physical characteristics or description, address, telephone number, passport number, driver’s license or state identification card number, insurance policy number, education, employment, employment history, bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, or any other financial information, medical information, or health insurance information. Some personal information included in this category may overlap with other categories. Collected: Some items. See Section 1 “Information We Collect” for more details. Category 3: Protected classification characteristics under California or federal law. Examples: Age (40 years or older), race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, religion or creed, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, sex (including gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy or childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, veteran or military status, genetic information (including familial genetic information). Collected: Only if you choose to provide it in user-generated content (such as uploading an image or video sharing this information, or including in a bio), but this information is not analyzed. Category 4: Commercial information. Examples: Records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies. Collected:Only records of (1) device type used in connection with your account, and (2) purchases of ads on Vino & Veritas Society (if applicable). Category 5: Biometric information. Examples: Genetic, physiological, behavioral, and biological characteristics, or activity patterns used to extract a template or other identifier or identifying information, such as, fingerprints, faceprints, and voiceprints, iris or retina scans, keystroke, gait, or other physical patterns, and sleep, health, or exercise data. Collected: Only if you choose to provide it in user-generated content (such as uploading an image or video sharing this information, or including in a bio), but the information is analyzed only for compliance with applicable law and as described in our Guidelines Enforcement Process. Category 6: Internet or other similar network activity. Examples: Browsing history, search history, information on a consumer’s interaction with a website, application, or advertisement. Collected: See Section 1(B) to learn more about how some of these items may be collected and used. Category 7: Geolocation data. Examples: Physical location or movements including e.g., IP address information.Collected: Only coarse location data inferred from IP address. Category 8: Sensory data. Examples: Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information. Collected: Only if using device to capture, audio, photo or video with the Services as part of user- generated content. Category 9: Professional or employment- related information. Examples: Current or past job history or performance evaluations. Collected: Only if you choose to provide it in user-generated content, for example in your profile bio, or display name. But this information is not further analyzed. Category 10: Non-public education information (per the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g, 34 C.F.R. Part 99)). Examples: Education records directly related to a student maintained by an educational institution or party acting on its behalf, such as grades, transcripts, class lists, student schedules, student identification codes, student financial information, or student disciplinary records. Collected: Only if you choose to provide it in user-generated content, for example in your profile bio, or display name. But this information is not analyzed. Category 11: Inferences drawn from other Personal Information.Examples: Profile reflecting a person’s preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes. Collected: No All of the categories collected above may be provided to third parties as described in Section 3 “How We Share the Information We Collect”.
The CCPA provides consumers (California residents) with specific rights regarding their Personal Information. This section describes your CCPA rights and explains how to exercise those rights.
You have the right to request that we disclose certain information to you about our collection and use of your Personal Information over the past 12 months (the “right to know”). Once we receive your request and confirm your identity (see the “Exercising Your Rights to Know or Delete” subsection below), we will disclose to you:
You have the right to request that we delete any of your Personal Information that we have collected and retained, subject to certain exceptions (the “right to delete”). Once we receive your request and confirm your identity (see “Exercising Your Rights to Know or Delete”), we will review your request to see if an applicable exception allows us to retain the information. We may deny your deletion request if retaining the information is necessary for us or our service provider(s) to:
We will delete or deidentify Personal Information not subject to one of these exceptions from our records and will direct our service providers to take similar action.
To exercise your rights to know or delete described above, please submit a request via our online Contact Us page Only you, or someone legally authorized to act on your behalf, may make a request to know or delete related to your Personal Information by submitting proof of identity and, in the case of someone legally authorized to act on your behalf, proof of their authority to act. You may also make a request to know or delete on behalf of your child by providing proof of identity. You may submit a request to know only twice within a 12-month period. Your request to know or delete must provide information sufficient for us to reasonably verify you are the person about whom we collected Personal Information (or you are an authorized representative of same), as well as describe your request with enough detail for us to properly understand, evaluate, and respond to it. We cannot respond to your request or provide you with Personal Information if we cannot verify your identity or authority to make the request and confirm the Personal Information relates to you. You do not need to create an account with us to submit a request to know or delete. We will use Personal Information provided in the request only to verify the requestor’s identity or authority to make it. For instructions on exercising your sale opt-out or opt-in rights, see “Personal Information Sales Opt-Out and Opt-In Rights” below.
We will confirm receipt of your request within ten (10) business days. If you do not receive confirmation within the 10-day timeframe, please contact us at info@Vinoandveritassociety.com. We endeavor to substantively respond to a verifiable consumer request within forty-five (45) days of its receipt. If we require more time (up to another 45 days), we will inform you of the reason and extension period in writing. If you have an account with us, we will deliver our written response to that account, or to the email address associated with the account. If you do not have an account with us, we will deliver our written response by mail or electronically, at your option. Any disclosures we provide will cover the 12-month period preceding our receipt of your request. The response we provide will also explain the reasons we cannot comply with a request, if applicable. For data portability requests, we will select a format to provide your Personal Information that is readily useable and should allow you to transmit the information from one entity to another entity without hindrance. We do not charge a fee to process or respond to your verifiable consumer request unless it is excessive, repetitive, or manifestly unfounded. If we determine that the request warrants a fee, we will tell you why we made that decision and provide you with a cost estimate before completing your request.
The CCPA prohibits a business from selling Personal Information unless you have received explicit notice and an opportunity to opt out of further sales. We do not sell your Personal Information to third parties. If this position changes and you are older than 16, you will be given explicit notice and an opportunity to opt out of further sales, with details of how to exercise that “right to opt out” listed in this policy. We do not sell the Personal Information of any consumer, including consumers we actually know are less than 16 years old, unless we receive affirmative authorization (the “right to opt in”) from either the consumer who is between 13 and 15 years old, or the parent or guardian of a consumer less than 13 years old. Consumers who opt in to Personal Information sales may opt out of future sales at any time. We will only use Personal Information provided in an opt-out request to review and comply with the request.
We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights. Unless permitted by the CCPA, we will not:
However, we may offer you certain financial incentives permitted by the CCPA that can result in different prices, rates, or quality levels. Any CCPA-permitted financial incentive we offer will reasonably relate to your Personal Information’s value and contain written terms that describe the program’s material aspects. Participation in a financial incentive program requires your prior opt-in consent, which you may revoke at any time.
California’s “Shine the Light” law (Civil Code Section § 1798.83) permits users of our Website who are California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of Personal Information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. Not all information sharing is covered by the “Shine The Light” requirements and only information on covered sharing may be included in our response. To make such a request, please contact us via the Contact Us page of our website
If your personal data has been collected in connection with our activities in the European Economic Area (“EEA”), you have the following rights:
In order to exercise any of these rights, or for more information, please use the contact details specified in below in the “Contact Information” section. Please note that these rights are subject to certain preconditions and qualifications under applicable law. You also have the right (where applicable) to withdraw any consent given in relation to the processing of your Personal Information. Please note that the right to erasure is not absolute and it may not always be possible to erase personal data on request, including for example where the Personal Information must be retained to comply with a legal obligation. If you are in the EEA, you may lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority that has authority in your country or region. Please see the following website for contact information of the data protection authorities for member countries in the EEA: https://ec.europa.eu/justice/article- 29/structure/data-protection-authorities/index_en.htm. Vino & Veritas Society, Inc. is the data controller with respect to processing of your Personal Information in connection with the Services.
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about our processing activities, please email us at info@Vinoandveritassociety.com or use the Contact Us form on vinoandveritassociety.com. Please note that emails to info@Vinoandveritassociety.com should include only questions, comments, or concerns regarding our processing activities. To make a request for access or deletion of your Personal Information as permitted by law, please provide proper contact information so that we may get in touch with you directly. Last Updated: December5, 2021