JF Wine Ltd – Privacy Notice
Updated 10 March 2021
Company registration and contact information is at the bottom of this notice.
Hello!
If you’re here, it’s most likely that you are interested in making, or have already made, a purchase on this site. Or that you’d like to keep up to date with wine news, essays and tastings that JF Wine Limited (“company”; “we”; “us“; “our”) is putting on. Welcome! To communicate all these exciting things to you, we need to collect some information from you.
We take your privacy very seriously and is committed to protecting personal information that you’ve shared when visiting this site, communicating electronically with us or attending one of our events. Unfortunately, no data transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure, please contact us immediately.
Types of data collected and how the data are used
Personal data are collected when you sign up to the mailing list or purchase a product. No information about you is received from third parties. Information collected includes name, email address and postal address. These data are used to send electronic newsletters and any products purchased.
Mailing List
We send out occasional newsletters, which contain information about essays written on this site, news in the wine tasting world, updates to and notifications of product lines, and events we are putting on. To do this, we collect your name and email address. Mailchimp is used to store email contact lists and to send e-newsletters. Their privacy policy is here. JF Wine Ltd does not sell or pass on personal data to anyone else, unless required to by law. You can always unsubscribe from our mailing list by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of every email, or by contacting us on wine [at] jamesflewellen [dot] com.
Cookies
As is common practice with almost all professional websites this site uses cookies and other similar technologies. These are tiny files that are downloaded to your computer to improve your online experience. These technologies record information about your use of our site, including:
Browser and device data, such as IP address, device type, operating system and Internet browser type, screen resolution, operating system name and version, device manufacturer and model, language, plug-ins and add-ons;
Usage data, such as time spent on the site, pages visited, links clicked and the pages that led or referred you to our site.
It is recommended that you leave cookies on; however, you can disable cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser (see your browser help for how to do this). Be aware that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of this and other websites that you visit.
This site is hosted by Squarespace, which collects cookies for website analytics and functionality. This information is only processed in a way which does not identify anyone. The list of cookies used by Squarespace can be found here.
There are also social media buttons and/or plugins on this site that allow you to connect with your social network in various ways. For these to work, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram will set cookies through our site which may be used to enhance your profile on their site or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes outlined in their respective privacy policies.
We also collect information about your online activities on websites and connected devices over time and across third-party websites, devices, apps and other online features and services. We use Google Analytics on our site to help us analyse your use of our site and diagnose technical issues.
Purchases
Squarespace provides the online e-commerce platform that allows us to sell products and services to you. Your data are stored through Squarespace's data storage, databases and the general Squarespace application. They store your data on a secure server behind a firewall.
If you choose a direct payment gateway to complete your purchase, then Stripe stores your credit card data. Data are encrypted through the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS). Your purchase transaction data are stored only as long as is necessary to complete your purchase transaction. After that is complete, your purchase transaction information is deleted. All direct payment gateways adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of credit card information by our store and its service providers.
For more information: you can find Squarespace's Terms of Service here and their Privacy Statement here; Stripe’s Terms of Service are here and their Privacy Statement is here.
Access to your personal information
You are entitled to view, amend, or delete the personal information that we hold. Please email your request to wine@jamesflewellen.com.
JF Wine Limited is a limited company registered in England & Wales (registration number 13195007) whose registered office is at Langley House, Park Road, London, N2 8EY. A list of directors is available for inspection at the registered office.