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The Global Vodka Alliance Website Privacy Policy

Last updated: 01/08/2017

Garnish Communications Ltd (“us", "we", or "our") operates http://www.globalvodkaalliance.com (the "Website"). This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information we receive from users of the Website.

We use your Personal Information only for providing and improving the Website. By using the Website, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

Information Collection

While using our Website, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you.

This includes information provided at the time of registering to use the Website, subscribing to our services, personalising the Websites with your preferences, participating in discussion boards or other social media functions, posting material or requesting further services. We may also ask you for information when you enter a competition or promotion sponsored by any member of the Global Vodka Alliance, when you respond to a survey and/or when you report a problem with the Websites.
If you contact us, we may keep a record of that correspondence. If you send us personal information which identifies you via email, we may keep your email and email address. We may also collect information that is available from your browser.
We may ask you to complete optional surveys for research purposes.
Details of transactions you carry out through the Websites and of the fulfilment of your orders.
Details of your visits to the Websites including, but not limited to, traffic data, location data, weblogs and other communication data, and the resources that you access. In addition, we may use third party services such as Google Analytics that collect, monitor and analyse this.
Details of your access to our online resources or other materials.
Information you submit to the site as part of the ‘education’ section.

Use of data

Your data will only be used for the purposes indicated when you submit the data or as detailed under this privacy policy.

We use personal information held about you in the following ways:

to update and enhance our records
to compile information relating to your use of our products and services and make recommendations about goods and services and other areas that may interest you
to ensure the content from the Websites is presented in the most effective manner for you and your computer
to carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us to provide you with the information, products and services that you request from us
to provide you, or permit selected third parties to provide you, with information about Global Vodka Alliance goods and services which may interest you. If you are an existing member, we will only contact you by electronic means (e-mail) with information about goods and services. If you are a new member, we or permitted third parties will contact you by electronic means only if you have consented to this. You can opt-in/out of such notifications by following the instructions on the relevant forms set out on this Website (or elsewhere as applicable) or at any time after providing your information
inviting you to participate in research studies and/or market research activities
we may analyse your data to create a profile of your interests and preferences so that we can contact you in the most appropriate way and with the most relevant information
to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information.

Disclosure of data

We may share your data with any member of the Global Vodka Alliance. We will not transfer any of your data to any third parties without your permission or unless indicated in this privacy policy or agreed by you by email or completion of a form.

We may disclose your personal information to third parties without obtaining further consent from you including:

to our business partners, suppliers and subcontractors for the performance of any contract we enter into with you
where we outsource any of our business functions under which we collect or store your data, in which case we will ensure that any such service provider adheres to at least the same obligations of security with regard to your data as undertaken by us
where we sell or buy any business or assets, in which case we may disclose your personal data to the prospective seller or buyer of such business or assets
if we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation, or in order to enforce or apply our Website Terms & Conditions and other agreements; or to protect our rights, property, or safety of our employees, our customers, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organisations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.

We will never sell your data to third parties for the purposes of marketing.

Data storage

The data that we collect from you may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside the European Economic Area (‘EEA'). By submitting your personal data to us, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy.

Any payment transactions made through the Website will be processed through Stripe.

Your rights

You have the right to ask us not to process your personal data for marketing purposes. We will usually inform you (before collecting your data) if we wish to use your data for such purposes or if we intend to disclose your information to any third party for such purposes and request your consent to these activities. If you wish to opt-out of specific marketing communications sent from the Global Vodka Alliance, please email reservations@garnishcommunications.com or contact us on +44 (0)20 3859 0609.

The Website may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of our members networks, advertisers and affiliates. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.

Access to your information

The Data Protection Act gives you the right to access information held about you. Your right of access can be exercised in accordance with the Data Protection Act. Any access request may be subject to a fee (as amended from time to time) to meet our costs in providing you with details of the information we hold about you.

If you would like to request a copy of your personal data under the Act or have any other related queries, please email henry@garnishcommunications.com.

Cookies

Cookies are files with small amount of data, which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a web site and stored on your computer's hard drive.

Like many sites, we use "cookies" to collect information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Site.

Security

The security of your Personal Information is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Changes To This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy is effective as of 1st September 2017 and will remain in effect except with respect to any changes in its provisions in the future, which will be in effect immediately after being posted on this page. By continuing to use our Website you will be deemed to have accepted such changes.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at reservations@garnishcommunications.com.