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Privacy Policy

At WineBid.com we understand that privacy and security are very important. This spells out our privacy policy and is intended to demonstrate our firm commitment to your privacy. This policy does not, however, govern the terms of our relationship or constitute any representation or warranty. The terms of our relationship are governed by our Terms and Conditions.

Gathering Information

Our site's registration requires you to give us contact information, including your mailing address and your email address, and a valid credit card number. We use this data to send you information about our auctions, special offers and other WineBid.com news. We also use this information to bill you if you participate in our auctions and acquire wines. We may also occasionally use your contact information to send you information about business partners we may have.

Our site uses cookies. We use cookies to deliver content specific to your interests, to save your password, and for other purposes.

This site sometimes contains links to other sites. WineBid.com is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such sites and expressly disclaims all responsibility and liability for them.

Third Party Requests for Information

We will generally not supply any information concerning our users to unaffiliated third parties. We will, however, provide access to personal information in order to comply with valid legal processes, such as search warrants, subpoenas, or court orders; or to process and protect our rights and property. We may also make user information available or trace IP addresses in special circumstances, such as where physical safety may be at risk.

Security

This site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. These measures include firewall protection, password encryption, and restricted server access. The physical server hosting the site is kept under lock and key in a guarded facility twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. However, none of these measures is absolutely safe or unconditionally guaranteed and these measures may not prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of information. Therefore, we urge all users to exercise caution while using our site.

All confidential information entered on this site is secured from access by unauthorized parties through multiple levels of password protection, encryption and other internal processes designed to prevent unauthorized parties from coming into contact with our users' personal information. We support the industry standard SSL mechanism for securing sensitive data traffic. Data is backed up on a regular basis through a secured data vault service at our server facility.

While we strive to protect our users' information and privacy, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you disclose online, and you do so at your own risk. You acknowledge that you are aware of security and privacy limitations, including but not limited to: (1) the limitation of security, privacy and authentication measures and features in this system; and (2) that data or information on the site or server may be subject to hacking, password theft, electronic fraud and contamination by viruses.

Our Policy Regarding Minors

None of our products or services is intended for use by anyone under the age of 21 years. Users of our site are required to verify that they are 21 or older when they register. Therefore we do not knowingly collect or distribute any information, on anyone under 21.

Email Preferences/Opt-in

WineBid.com is an Opt-in website. Please visit Update Registration to view your email preferences options. If at any point, you decide to opt-out of receiving emails or other correspondence from us, you may either update your email preferences or contact us to do so. WineBid.com is committed to the privacy of your email account. We will not share your email address with any other party, unless legally required by a court order.

WineBid.com will never intentionally send Unsolicited Commercial Email (UCE) or SPAM. If you suspect a problem or have any questions about this policy, please contact us.