This privacy policy applies between you, the User of this Website and Wight Whisky, the owner and provider of this Website. Wight Whisky takes the privacy of your information very seriously. This privacy policy applies to our use of any and all Data collected by us or provided by you in relation to your use of the Website.

PLEASE READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY.

DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

In this privacy policy, the following definitions are used:

Data –
collectively all information that you submit to Wight Whisky via the Website.
This definition incorporates, where applicable, the definitions provided in the Data Protection Laws;

Cookies – a small text file placed on your computer by this Website
when you visit certain parts of the Website and/or when you use certain
features of the Website. Details of the cookies used by this Website are set
out in the clause below (Cookies);

Data Protection Laws – any applicable law relating to the
processing of personal Data, including but not limited to the Directive
96/46/EC (Data Protection Directive) or the GDPR, and any national implementing laws, regulations and secondary legislation, for as long as the GDPR is effective in the UK;

GDPR – the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679;

WIGHT WHISKY, we or us – Isle of Wight Whisky Ltd T/A Wight Whisky, a
company incorporated in England and Wales with registered number 15247360 whose registered office is at Britannia Court, 5 Moor Street, Worcester, WR1 3DB

UK and EU Cookie Law – the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 as amended by the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) (Amendment) Regulations 2011;

User or you – any third party that accesses the Website and is
not either (i) employed by Wight Whisky and acting in the course of their
employment or (ii) engaged as a consultant or otherwise providing services to Wight Whisky and accessing the Website in connection with the provision of such services; and

Website – the website that you are currently using, https://www.wightwhisky.com, and any sub-domains of this site unless expressly excluded by their own terms and conditions.

In this privacy policy, unless the context requires a different interpretation:

• the singular includes the plural and vice versa;
• references to sub-clauses, clauses, schedules or appendices are to
  sub-clauses, clauses, schedules or appendices of this privacy policy;
• a reference to a person includes firms, companies, government
  entities, trusts and partnerships;
• “including” is understood to mean “including without limitation”;
• reference to any statutory provision includes any modification or
  amendment of it;
• the headings and sub-headings do not form part of this privacy
  policy.

 SCOPE OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY

This privacy policy applies only to the actions of Wight Whisky and Users with respect to this Website. It does not extend to any websites that can be accessed from this Website including, but not limited to, any links we may provide to social media websites.

For purposes of the applicable Data Protection Laws, Wight Whisky is the “data controller”. This means that Wight Whisky determines the purposes for which, and the manner in which, your Data is processed.

 DATA COLLECTED

We may collect the following Data, which includes personal Data, from you:

• date of birth;
• gender;
• contact Information such as email addresses and telephone numbers;
• demographic information such as postcode, preferences and
  interests;
• IP address (automatically collected);
• web browser type and version (automatically collected);
• operating system (automatically collected);

HOW WE COLLECT DATA

We collect Data in the following ways:

• data is given to us by you;
• data is received from other sources; and
• data is collected automatically.

DATA THAT IS GIVEN TO US BY YOU

Wight Whisky will collect your Data in a number of ways, for example:

• when you contact us through the Website, by telephone, post, e-mail
  or through any other means;
• when you register with us and set up an account to receive our
  products/services;
• when you complete surveys that we use for research purposes
  (although you are not obliged to respond to them);
• when you enter a competition or promotion through a social media
  channel;
• when you make payments to us, through this Website or otherwise;
• when you use our services;

In each case, in accordance with this privacy policy.

DATA THAT IS COLLECTED AUTOMATICALLY

To the extent that you access the Website, we will collect your Data automatically, for example:

• we automatically collect some information about your visit to the
  Website. This information helps us to make improvements to Website content
  and navigation, and includes your IP address, the date, times and
  frequency with which you access the Website and the way you use and
  interact with its content.
• we will collect your Data automatically via cookies, in line with
  the cookie settings on your browser.

For more information about cookies,
and how we use them on the Website, see the section below, headed
“Cookies”.

OUR USE OF DATA

Any or all of the above Data may be required by us from time to time in order to provide you with the best possible service and experience when using our Website. Specifically, Data may be used
by us for the following reasons:

• internal record keeping;
• improvement of our products / services;
• transmission by email of marketing materials that may be of
  interest to you;
• contact for market research purposes which may be done using email,
  telephone, fax or mail.

Such information may be used to customise or update the Website;

We may use your Data for the above purposes if we deem it necessary to do so for our legitimate interests. If you are not satisfied with this, you have the right to object in certain
circumstances (see the section headed “Your rights” below). For the delivery of
direct marketing to you via e-mail, we’ll need your consent, whether via an
opt-in or soft-opt-in:

• soft opt-in consent is a specific type of consent which applies
  when you have previously engaged with us (for example, you contact us to
  ask us for more details about a particular product/service, and we are
  marketing similar products/services). Under “soft opt-in” consent, we will
  take your consent as given unless you opt-out.
• For other types of e-marketing, we are required to obtain your
  explicit consent; that is, you need to take positive and affirmative
  action when consenting by, for example, checking a tick box that we’ll
  provide.

if you are not satisfied about our approach to marketing, you have
the right to withdraw consent at any time. To find out how to withdraw
your consent, see the section headed “Your rights” below.

When you register with us and set up an account to receive our services, the legal basis for this processing is the performance of a contract between you and us and/or taking steps, at your
request, to enter into such a contract.

 WHO WE SHARE DATA WITH

We may share your Data with the following groups of people for the following reasons:

• any of our group companies or affiliates – to ensure the proper
  administration of your website and business;
• our employees, agents and/or professional advisors – to obtain
  advice from professional advisers;
• third party service providers who provide services to us which
  require the processing of personal data – to help third party service
  providers in receipt of any shared data to perform functions on our behalf
  to help ensure the website runs smoothly;
• third party payment providers who process payments made over the
  Website – to enable third party payment providers to process user payments
  and refunds;
• relevant authorities – to facilitate the detection of crime or the
  collection of taxes or duties;

In each case, in accordance with this privacy policy.

KEEPING DATA SECURE

We will use technical and organisational measures to safeguard your Data, for example:

• access to your account is controlled by a password and a user name
  that is unique to you.
• we store your Data on secure servers.

 DATA RETENTION

Unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law, we will only hold your Data on our systems for the period necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this privacy policy or
until you request that the Data be deleted. Even if we delete your Data, it may
persist on backup or archival media for legal, tax or regulatory purposes.

 YOUR RIGHTS

You have the following rights in relation to your Data:

• Right to access – the right to request (i) copies of the information we hold about you at any time, or (ii) that we modify, update or delete such information. If we provide you with
  access to the information we hold about you, we will not charge you for this,
  unless your request is “manifestly unfounded or excessive.” Where we are
  legally permitted to do so, we may refuse your request. If we refuse your
  request, we will tell you the reasons why.
• Right to correct – the right to have your Data rectified if it is
  inaccurate or incomplete.
• Right to erase – the right to request that we delete or remove your
  Data from our systems.
• Right to restrict our use of your Data – the right to “block” us
  from using your Data or limit the way in which we can use it.
• Right to data portability – the right to request that we move, copy
  or transfer your Data.
• Right to object – the right to object to our use of your Data
  including where we use it for our legitimate interests.

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

This Website may, from time to time, provide links to other websites. We have no control over such websites and are not responsible for the content of these websites. This privacy policy does not extend to your use of such websites. You are advised to read the privacy policy
or statement of other websites prior to using them.

CHANGES OF BUSINESS OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL

Wight Whisky may, from time to time, expand or reduce our business and this may involve the sale and/or the transfer of control of all or part of Wight Whisky. Data provided by Users will, where it is relevant to any part of our business so transferred, be transferred along
with that part and the new owner or newly controlling party will, under the
terms of this privacy policy, be permitted to use the Data for the purposes for
which it was originally supplied to us. We may also disclose Data to a
prospective purchaser of our business or any part of it. In the above
instances, we will take steps with the aim of ensuring your privacy is
protected.

COOKIES

This Website may place and access certain Cookies on your computer. Wight Whisky uses Cookies to improve your experience of using the Website and to improve our range of products. Wight Whisky has carefully chosen these Cookies and has taken steps to ensure that your
privacy is protected and respected at all times.

All Cookies used by this Website are used in accordance with current UK and EU
Cookie Law.

Before the Website places Cookies on your computer, you will be presented with
a message bar requesting your consent to set those Cookies. By giving your
consent to the placing of Cookies, you are enabling Wight Whisky to provide a
better experience and service to you. You may, if you wish, deny consent to the
placing of Cookies; however certain features of the Website may not function
fully or as intended.

This Website may place the following Cookies:

Type of Cookie – Strictly necessary cookies

Purpose – These are cookies that are required for the
operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to
log into secure areas of our website, use a shopping cart or make use of
e-billing services.

Type of Cookie – Analytical/performance cookies

Purpose – They allow us to recognise and count the number of
visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using
it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by
ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.

Type of Cookie – Functionality cookies

Purpose – These are used to recognise you when you return to
our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by
name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or
region).

You can choose to enable or disable Cookies in your internet browser. By
default, most internet browsers accept Cookies but this can be changed. For
further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser.

You can choose to delete Cookies at any time; however you may lose any
information that enables you to access the Website more quickly and efficiently
including, but not limited to, personalisation settings.

It is recommended that you ensure that your internet browser is up-to-date and
that you consult the help and guidance provided by the developer of your
internet browser if you are unsure about adjusting your privacy settings. For
more information generally on cookies, including how to disable them, please
refer to aboutcookies.org. You will also find details on how to delete cookies
from your computer.

 

GENERAL

You may not transfer any of your rights under this privacy policy to any other person. We may transfer our rights under this privacy policy where we reasonably believe your rights will
not be affected.

If any court or competent authority finds that any provision of this privacy
policy (or part of any provision) is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that
provision or part-provision will, to the extent required, be deemed to be
deleted, and the validity and enforceability of the other provisions of this
privacy policy will not be affected.

Unless otherwise agreed, no delay, act or omission by a party in exercising any
right or remedy will be deemed a waiver of that, or any other, right or remedy.

This Agreement will be governed by and interpreted according to the law of
England and Wales. All disputes arising under the Agreement will be subject to
the exclusive jurisdiction of the English and Welsh courts.

 

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

Wight Whisky reserves the right to change this privacy policy as we may deem necessary from time to time or as may be required by law. Any changes will be immediately posted on the Website and you are deemed to have accepted the terms of the privacy policy on your first
use of the Website following the alterations.