1. Overview
    We are committed to protecting personal information provided by everyone with whom we do business. This Privacy Policy provides details about how Vine Arts Wine and Spirits Inc. (“Vine Arts,” “we,” “us” or “our“) collects, uses, discloses and otherwise processes personal information in connection with the operation of Vine Arts’ websites, www.vinearts.ca and www.vinearts.cornervine.com (the “Vine Arts Websites“). As used in this Privacy Policy, “personal information” means information about an identifiable individual.Please note that the Vine Arts Websites may contain links to other entities’ websites that are not controlled or operated by us. This Privacy Policy does not apply to such third-party websites, and we are not responsible for the content of such third-party websites or the privacy practices of such third parties. We encourage you to request and review the privacy policies of any third parties upon visiting such third-party websites or upon disclosing your information to such parties.

    YOU AGREE THAT BY CREATING AN ACCOUNT, USING THE VINE ARTS WEBSITES, OR PROVIDING US WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION THAT YOU CONSENT TO THE COLLECTION, USE, DISCLOSURE AND PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION AS DESCRIBED IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY AND ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY.

  1. About the Vine Arts Websites
    The Vine Arts Websites allow customers and website visitors to learn about Vine Arts, access educational information, shop for products sold by Vine Arts, and sign up for promotional offers, tastings, subscriptions, newsletters (the “Services“). With respect to shopping, the Vine Arts Websites allows customers to purchase wine, spirits and other products Vine Arts sells, facilitate the pick up or delivery of such purchased products and facilitate payment for products through a third party payment service provider.
  1. Information you Provide to Us
    We collect personal information that is necessary to establish and maintain relationships with our customers, to manage and develop our business operations, to provide customer service, and to develop, enhance, market, promote or provide products and services.When you shop or purchase products through the Vine Arts Websites, we may collect your name, address, phone number, contact information, email address, billing information and confirmation that you are of legal drinking age.

    We also collect payment card or banking information in order to process your purchase payments. We use third-party service providers to assist in processing payments, as discussed in more detail below, and such providers may track billing information for existing customers such as payment history.

    If you sign up for an account through the Vine Arts Websites, your name, contact information and order history will be stored so that you can easily see what you have purchased in the past. It will be accessible to you so long as you have an active customer account. You will also have the option of storing your billing information to make future purchasing easier. Your billing and order history will be stored on a cloud provided by a third-party service provider, which you will be able to access at any time.

    We also collect your name, contact information and other information you choose to provide when you communicate with us or request communications from us, for example, if you send us an email or chat with us online, submit a search query, complete a form, contact us for service, report an emergency or service issue, register for subscriptions, participate in surveys or promotions, or participate in a blog or forum. When you contact us via telephone, we may record the conversation for quality assurance, training and record keeping purposes.

    Finally, we may collect personal information for other purposes with your consent or where permitted or required by law.

  1. Why we Collect your Personal Information
    We collect, use, disclose and process your information for the following purposes
    • to provide products and services to you;
    • to bill and collect payment for products and services;
    • to process any request for a product or service that you may make;
      • to provide and administer the Vine Arts Websites;
      • to communicate with you regarding the Vine Arts Websites and different promotions or products that may be of interest to you;
      • to respond to requests and inquiries;
      • to develop, improve, and refine the Vine Arts Websites;
      • to troubleshoot issues and measure the performance of the Vine Arts Websites;
      • to manage and administer our business, including to detect and prevent against error and fraud and enforce our agreements with you; and
      • otherwise with your consent or as permitted or required by law.
  1. Disclosure of Information
    We may transfer personal information to service providers (including affiliates acting in this capacity) that provide services on our behalf such as data hosting and processing, marketing, analytics and payment processing.  Our service providers are only permitted to use personal information as necessary to perform the services we have hired them to provide.We may also use and disclose personal information to parties connected with the proposed or actual financing, insuring, sale or other disposal of all or part of our business or assets, for purposes connected to evaluating and performing the transaction. Our successors and assigns may use and disclose personal information for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

    We may disclose personal information in other circumstances with consent, to enforce our rights or agreements, to collect amounts owing to us, or where otherwise permitted or required by law.

  1. Legal Basis for Processing
    We process personal information with consent except where otherwise permitted or required by law.  For example, we may be permitted to collect, use or disclose personal information without consent in order to collect a debt owed, to comply with a subpoena or court order, or to comply with the rules of court regarding the production of records.  Consent may be express or implied, depending on the circumstances and the sensitivity of the personal information in question.Where personal information is processed with consent, individuals may (subject to contractual and legal restrictions) refuse to provide consent, or choose to withdraw consent, to our processing of personal information by contacting us at [email protected] Note that if an individual refuses consent, or withdraws consent, to certain processing of personal information, we may not be able to provide certain of our services.
  1. Security and Retention
    We have implemented reasonable physical, organizational and technological security measures to safeguard the personal information in our custody or control. These measures include safeguards to protect personal information against loss or theft, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use, or modification. It should be noted, however, that absolute security is not possible, and we therefore make no warranties as to the security of personal information.Personal information is retained for only as long as needed to reasonably fulfill the purposes for which it was intended and for legal or business purposes. Personal information that is no longer required is destroyed using secure means, including shredding paper records and permanently deleting electronic records.
  1. Storage and Processing
    The Vine Arts Websites are based in Canada. Our service providers are based in Canada, the United States, Europe and elsewhere. We take reasonable steps to ensure that all our service providers maintain privacy protections that are equivalent or substantially similar to those outlined in this Privacy Policy. By using the Vine Arts Websites, you acknowledge and agree that your personal information may be processed and stored outside of Canada.Please note that personal information will be subject to applicable foreign laws while it is being stored or processed in such country, which may permit government and national security authorities to access information in certain circumstances. Please contact us at [email protected] for more information about our policies with respect to these practices and to answer any questions about how these practices may impact you.
  1. Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies
    We may use cookies and other tracking devices on the Vine Arts Websites. Cookies are small data files that are sent to a browser and placed on the computer’s hard drive when a website is visited. The information a cookie contains is set by a website’s server and can be used when the user visits or returns to the website. Cookies are designed to remember things that a user has done while on a website in the past, which can include putting products in a basket, logging in, or clicking on links.The use of cookies allows us to measure website activity and we may use third parties to serve our advertisements on other websites.  In serving our advertisements, these companies may use cookies and other tracking devices to collect certain information about your visits to other websites.  This information may be used to evaluate our online advertising campaigns or to tailor promotions and other marketing messages to you.

    You may be able to adjust your browser settings to block cookies or to notify you before a cookie is set.  Please refer to your browser “Help” instructions to learn more about cookies and how to manage their use. If you block cookies, certain of our website’s functionalities may not be available to you.

  1. Access, Correction and Other Rights
    Individuals have the right to request access to their personal information in our custody or control. We will make every reasonable effort to provide access to your personal information if you request such access in writing to [email protected] In some circumstances, we may not provide access to personal information. In the event that access is refused, we will provide reasons for the refusal, the name of the person who can answer questions about the request and advise of the right to have the decision reviewed by the applicable authority.We use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that personal information in our possession is accurate and complete. If you are aware of an error in personal information about you that is under our control, please let us know and we will correct it on request whenever possible. In some cases, we may ask for a written request for correction.  We may also take reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting access or making corrections.
  1. Contact Us
    We welcome questions and comments about this Privacy Policy or our personal information practices. Questions or comments should be directed to [email protected]
  1. Changes to This Policy
    This Privacy Policy is effective as of the effective date set out below.  We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time.  We will take reasonable steps to advise you of any such changes to this Privacy Policy, including by posting the revised version on the Vine Arts Websites. We recommend that you review this Privacy Policy from time to time to obtain the current version.  You may contact us at the contact information noted above to obtain a current copy of this Privacy Policy.