Wine Country is committed to respecting the privacy of our users. We strive to provide a safe, secure user experience. This Privacy Statement sets forth the online data collection and usage policies and practices that apply to our Web site. By using the web site, you consent to the policies and practices described in this Statement.

Our site may contain links to other Web sites over which we have no control. We are not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of other Web sites to which you choose to link from Wine Country. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of those other Web sites so you can understand how they collect, use and share your information. This Privacy Statement applies solely to the information we collect on this Web site.

Collection and Retention of Data
In some areas of our Web site, we may request that you provide personal information, including your name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, contact information, and other information from which your identity is discernible.

We may also gather or may gather certain information about your use of our site, such as what areas you visit and what services you access. Moreover, there is information about your computer hardware and software that may be collected by Wine Country. This information can include without limitation your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses.

Use of Information by Wine Country
We use the information we gather on WineCountryWCH.com, whether personal, demographic, or technical, for the purpose of operating and improving the site, fostering a positive user experience, and delivering the products and services that we offer.

We may use your contact information in order to send you e-mail or other communications regarding updates at the site, such as new products and events which may be of interest to you.

Disclosure of Information to Others
We do not disclose to third parties your personal information, demographic information or information about your use of WineCountryWCH.com (such as the areas you visit), except as set forth in the following four subparagraphs.

We may disclose such information to companies and individuals we employ to perform functions on our behalf. Examples may include hosting our Web servers, analyzing data, providing marketing assistance, and providing customer service. These companies and individuals will have access to your personal information as necessary to perform their functions, but they may not share that information with any other third party.

We may disclose such information if legally required to do so, if requested to do so by a governmental entity or if we believe in good faith that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to legal requirements or comply with legal process; (b) protect the rights or property of Wine Country (c) prevent a crime or protect national security; or (d) protect the personal safety of users or the public.

We may disclose and transfer such information to a third party who acquires all or a substantial portion of our business, whether such acquisition is by way of merger, consolidation or purchase of all or a substantial portion of our assets. In addition, in the event Wine Country becomes the subject of a bankruptcy proceeding, whether voluntary or involuntary, Wine Country or its trustee in bankruptcy may sell, license or otherwise dispose of such information in a transaction approved by the bankruptcy court.

Use of Cookies
We use "cookies" to help personalize and maximize your online experience and save time. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard drive by a Web page server. Cookies are not used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to your computer, and can only be read by a Web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize pages, or register for services, a cookie helps us to recall your specific information (such as user name, password and preferences). Because of our use of cookies, we can deliver faster and more accurate results and a more personalized site experience. When you return to the site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the features that you customized. We also use cookies to track click streams and for load balancing.

You may have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline all cookies if you prefer. Alternatively, you may be able to modify your browser setting to notify you each time a cookie is tendered and permit you to accept or decline cookies on an individual basis. If you choose to decline cookies, however, that may hinder performance and negatively impact your experience on the site.

Use of Web Beacons
Wine Country pages may contain electronic images known as Web beacons (sometimes called single-pixel gifs) that allow us to count users who have visited those pages. Web beacons are not used to access your personally identifiable information; they are a technique we use to compile aggregated statistics about our Web site usage

Web beacons collect only a limited set of information including a cookie number, time and date of a page view, and a description of the page on which the Web beacon resides.

Security
We have implemented reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration or disclosure. However, we cannot guarantee that unauthorized third parties will never be able to defeat those measures or use your personal information for improper purposes.

Children
Wine Country is not intended for children under 21 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 21.

Changes to Privacy Statement
If we decide to change our Privacy Statement, we will post those changes so that you will always know what information we gather, how we might use that information, and to whom we will disclose it. If you have questions or concerns about our Privacy Statement, please email us at customerservice (at) winecountrywch.com. or call us at 781.721.1045.

Contact Information
Wine Country Inc. is a Massachusetts corporation with its principal place of business at 741 Main Street, Winchester, MA 01890.

We welcome your comments concerning this Privacy Statement. If you believe that we have not adhered to this Statement, please contact us by e-mailing us at customerservice (at) winecountrywch.com or by calling us at 781.721.1045.