Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 8/5/2024

Introduction

WeRise Wines ("we", "our", "us") is committed to protecting the privacy of those that visit (“you” and “your”) our website, werisewines.com (the "Site"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our Site and when you use our services, including but not limited to the use of HubSpot for customer relationship management (CRM) and Square and Stripe for payment processing. Please read this policy carefully. By visiting our websites, you accept the practices described in this Privacy Policy. 

Information We Collect

We may collect and process the following data about you:

  1. Personal Data: Personally identifiable information which you provide, such as your name, email address, phone number, physical address, and other contact information.

  2. Automated, Non-Personal Information: Data from your computer or device, such as the IP address, browser type and version, the operating system you are using, and your activity while on our Site (e.g.,  the date and time you visited, the time on our site, and the web pages visited, etc.)

  3. Financial and Payment Information: Information you provide us when you make a purchase or payment, such as your credit or debit card number and billing information. Information may also be collected through our payment processors, Square and Stripe.

How We Collect Information

When you visit our Site, we automatically receive certain information through cookies. Cookies are small digital text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, smartphone). They are widely used to make websites work or to enhance their functionality, as well as to provide information to the website owners.

There are two types of cookies. One is session cookies, which is a small data file that our Site uses only temporarily. Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end your browsing session, and facilitate your visit to our Site. We may also use persistent cookies, which are a small date file stored on a user's computer that remembers information, language settings, your personal preferences, or log in information. Persistent cookies do not corrupt or damage your device or files.

We use analytics and cookies, including third-party cookies, for authentication, to remember your settings, to track activity on our Site, to improve our Site and performance, and to help identify and prevent fraud.

You can control the use of cookies by modifying your browser settings. If you reject or remove cookies, you may still use our Site, but your ability to use some features or areas of our Site may be limited. For more information about the use of cookies and how to block them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org, or www.aboutads.info/choices

You may opt out of receiving personalized advertisements from advertising companies that are members of the Network Advertising Initiative or who subscribe to the Digital Advertising Alliance's Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising by visiting http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices and www.aboutads.info/choices.

How We Use The Information We Collect

We use the information we collect in the following ways:

  1. To provide and maintain our Site and Services.

  2. To process your orders and manage your account.

  3. To Process Payments. We use Square and Stripe to securely process payments. Your payment information is encrypted and processed by these third-party services.

  4. To improve our Site and services,. 

  5. To communicate with You.

  6. To Use HubSpot for CRM: We use HubSpot to manage our customer relationships and communications. HubSpot may store your personal information as per their privacy policies.

  7. To detect activity that may violate our policies, to monitor against theft, and to prevent fraudulent transactions.

We do not sell or rent to any third party your personal data or financial information that you provide to us, unless you give us consent, except as described below:

  1. Third-Party Service Providers: We share information with third-party service providers who assist us in operating our Site, conducting our business, or servicing you. For example:

    • HubSpot: For CRM and marketing communications.

    • Square and Stripe: For payment processing.

We do not authorize such third parties to use your Personal Information for any other purposes.

  1. Legal Obligations: We may disclose your information if we believe we are required to do so by law, in response to valid requests by public authorities, or to enforce this Privacy Policy.

We may also work with third party partners and tools, like Google Analytics, to make improvements to our Site to ensure that it is working effectively and efficiently. As these partners and tools analyze our online performance, they may have access to some of the automatic non-personal information, but will never have access to your personal data or financial information.

Security of Your Information

The security, integrity, and confidentiality of your information are important to us. We have implemented measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, misuse, disclosure, and alteration by unauthorized third parties. Despite our best efforts, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, and no security measures are perfect or impenetrable. Any transmission of your data on or using our Site is at your own risk.

In the unlikely event of a data breach, we will immediately assess to what extent the personal data or financial information was accessed, will report this breach to the proper authorities, and when necessary will alert users who were personally affected by this breach and advise them to what extent their information was improperly accessed.

Your Data Protection Rights

You may have the right to obtain information about and access your personal data we collect, subject to applicable legal provisions. You may also have the right to have your personal data rectified, erased, or have the processing of it restricted. If you wish to exercise any rights you may have, or if you have any questions, please contact us by sending an email to hello@werisewines.com or by writing to 1913 2nd Ave, Seattle, WA 98101.

You may be asked to produce legally valid proof of your identity before any information request you make is processed, and we will be unable to honor any information access, change, or deletion request until we are assured you are the individual whose data will be affected. We will verify your identity either to a “reasonable degree of certainty” or a “reasonably high degree of certainty” depending on the sensitivity of the personal data and the risk of harm to you by unauthorized disclosure or deletion as applicable. In addition, you may be required to submit a signed declaration under penalty of perjury stating that you are the individual whose personal data is being requested. We will respond to your request within 30 days, unless additional time is needed, in which case we will let you know.

If you enable Do Not Track settings in the browser you are using, we will not collect, store, or use personal data about websites you visit using that browser other than our Site. Other parties, however, may not honor Do Not Track signals. We have no access to or control over other parties' personal data collection practices, even those with which we may have an affiliation. You should carefully review the privacy policy and terms of any website you visit. 

Third Party Websites

At times, our Site may contain links to other websites. We do not control, and make no representations whatsoever regarding, such other websites or the products and services offered by or through websites accessed through links on our Site, even those with which we may have an affiliation. You should always look at the location bar within your browser to determine whether you have been linked to a different website. 

We are not responsible for either the content on any third-party site, or the information collection practices or privacy policies of other websites maintained by third parties. We urge you to read the privacy and security policies of any external websites before providing any personal information while accessing those websites. If you decide to access third party websites linked through our Site you do so at your own risk.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by updating the "Last Updated" date at the beginning of this policy. We encourage you to review this policy periodically for any updates.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

hello@werisewines.com