PRIVACY POLICY

Who We Are

Our website address is: https://www.seattleurbanwineries.com.

Seattle Urban Wineries is a 501(c)(6) non-profit organization dedicated to promoting Seattle's vibrant community of independent wineries. We are committed to protecting your privacy and being transparent about how we collect, use, and protect your personal information.

This Privacy Policy explains our practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of information we receive from users of our website and participants in our events and programs.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor's IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Information We Collect

Information You Provide Directly

  • Contact Information: Name, email address, phone number, and mailing address when you sign up for our newsletter, register for POUR events, or contact us
  • Event Registration: Information provided when registering for our annual tasting events and winery programs
  • Communications: Messages sent through our contact forms or email correspondence
  • Membership Information: Details provided by member wineries including business information and contact details

Information Collected Automatically

  • Website Usage: IP address, browser type, pages visited, time spent on pages, and referral sources
  • Device Information: Device type, operating system, and browser version

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select "Remember Me", your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Communicate about our events, including POUR annual tasting events
  • Send newsletters and updates about Seattle's urban winery community
  • Process event registrations and manage attendee lists
  • Respond to inquiries and provide customer support
  • Promote our member wineries and their activities
  • Improve our website and services
  • Comply with legal obligations

Who We Share Your Data With

We may share your information with:

  • Member Wineries: When you register for events that involve our member wineries
  • Event Venues: When necessary for event planning and execution
  • Service Providers: Third-party vendors who help us operate our website and conduct our business
  • Legal Requirements: When required by law or to protect our rights

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

We retain:

  • Newsletter subscriptions: Until you unsubscribe
  • Event registration data: For 3 years after the event for record-keeping purposes
  • General inquiries: For 2 years unless ongoing communication is necessary

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

You have the right to:

  • Access your personal information
  • Correct inaccurate information
  • Request deletion of your information
  • Opt-out of communications
  • Lodge a complaint with regulatory authorities

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Security

We implement appropriate security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.

Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, including our member wineries' websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these external sites.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:

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