Vineyard Visitor, in the management of its website, vineyardvisitor.com, adheres to the following privacy policy for the benefit and protection of its online users. This policy defines how Vineyard Visitor manages information received from users of vineyardvisitor.com.
How We Use Information We Receive From You
Vineyardvisitor.com does not collect any personally identifiable information without consent from its users, who control what information they share on vineyardvisitor.com. Personally identifiable information obtained from users who request online services (including but not limited to Sign-up Services discussed below) is used exclusively by vineyardvisitor.com to fulfill these requests and is not disclosed by vineyardvisitor.com or sold to third parties. When credit card transactions are necessary to process certain requests, they are encrypted to ensure safe transmission to Vineyard Visitor.
Sign-up Services
From time to time, vineyardvisitor.com may offer services for which users may choose to sign up, including a print magazine subscription, a newsletter, archive subscriptions, back issue requests, and online advertising. The information collected for these services can include an email address, name, credit card number, and a billing/shipping address (for print magazine subscriptions and back issue requests).
Your Browser Information
Vineyardvisitor.com does register browser information on our server logs, including users’ Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, vineyardvisitor.com cookie information, and pages requested. This computer tracking function outlines broad demographic information and usage patterns on vineyardvisitor.com and helps us administer our site. It does not relay personally identifiable information.
Use of Cookies
Cookies are pieces of information that a website transfers to a hard drive to store and track information. Browser settings can be changed to automatically accept or refuse cookies. Cookies are specific to the server that created them and cannot be accessed by other servers. They also cannot be used to track users’ movements on the Internet. Although cookies identify a user’s computer, they do not personally identify the user or passwords. Credit card information is not stored in cookies. Vineyardvisitor.com uses cookies to track preferences and to improve and update our website.
Links
Vineyardvisitor.com contains links to other websites and is not responsible for the privacy practices of these sites. Be aware when you leave vineyardvisitor.com and read the privacy statements of other websites that may collect personally identifiable information.
Third-Party Suppliers of Contextual Advertising
We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our website. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address, or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. Some third-party suppliers of advertising, including, but not limited to, Google, monitor website traffic and place advertising according to the content found on vineyardvisitor.com or the apparent interest of visitors to vineyardvisitor.com as they move from page to page on the site.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
Our commitment to protecting your privacy in addition to adding or changing website functions, features, or products may result in periodic changes to our privacy policy. Please review this policy when you visit vineyardvisitor.com to be sure you are aware of our current policy.
