Privacy Notice
Effective date: May 21, 2026
By using this site, you agree to this Privacy Notice and to our collection, use, storage, processing, and transfer of information as described here. If you do not agree, do not use the site.
- Data we process: account details (name, email, password hash), authentication events, and wine/journal content you submit, plus technical data such as IP address, device/browser metadata, and security logs.
- Purpose of processing: to operate the service, authenticate users, prevent abuse, troubleshoot issues, improve reliability, comply with legal obligations, and enforce our terms and security policies.
- Legal and protective disclosures: we may disclose information when we reasonably believe it is required to comply with law, legal process, investigations, fraud prevention, security incidents, or to protect rights, property, and safety.
- Third-party services: this site may rely on hosting, analytics, captcha, email, CDN, storage, or other vendors that process data on our behalf under their own policies and terms.
- International transfers: data may be processed or stored in jurisdictions different from your own, which may have different privacy laws.
- No guarantee of absolute security: while reasonable safeguards may be used, no system is perfectly secure and transmission/storage is at your own risk to the maximum extent permitted by law.
- Retention and deletion: we may retain data as needed for legitimate business purposes, legal compliance, dispute resolution, auditing, and enforcement, including archived/back-up copies for a limited period.
- Your responsibilities: you are responsible for the content you submit and for avoiding sensitive information you do not wish to be processed.
- Policy updates: we may update this notice at any time by posting a revised version with a new effective date. Continued use after updates means acceptance.
- Liability limitation: to the fullest extent allowed by applicable law, the site owner disclaims liability for indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive damages related to data handling, processing, security events, third-party services, or unauthorized access.
This notice is provided for transparency and risk allocation and is not legal advice to you. You may have additional rights under local law that cannot be waived.