Updated 15th June 2022
This Privacy Policy sets out how we, at The Inverurie Whisky Shop, use and protect any information that you give when you use our main websites (www.inveruriewhiskyshop.com or www.whiskytoursofscotland.co.uk or www.highlandwhiskyacademy.com) or come in store. The Inverurie Whisky Shop is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using our website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement. The Inverurie Whisky Shop may change this policy from time to time by updating this page in line with GDPR guidelines. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes.
This policy is effective from 15th June 2022
What We Collect
We May collect the following information:
- Name
- Email Address
- Mailing Address
- Contact Information
What we do with the information we gather
We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:
- We may periodically send you our Newsletter emails about out new products, special offers or other information’s which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you provided.
- We use your contact information to inform you when requested products are in stock or ready for collection.
- We use your contact information to send out tracking details.
- Your email address will be used on our system to collect points in our loyalty scheme.
Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secrete information we collect.
Shopify
Our store is hosted on Shopify Inc. They provide us with the online e-commerce platform that allows us to sell our products and services to you.
Your data is stored through Shopify’s data storage, databases and the general Shopify application. They store your data on a secure server behind a firewall.
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website (unless it is a website we also host). Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
Controlling your personal information
You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your information in the following ways:
- If you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for the direct marketing purpose, you may change your mind at any time emailing us on info@inveruriewhiskyshop.com or logging into your loyalty account. We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting if you tell us that you wish this to happen. You may request details of personal information which we hold on you under the Data Protection Act of 1998. If you would like a copy of the information held please write to info@inveruriewhiskyshop.com. If you believe any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please email us as soon as possible. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.
Age of consent by using this site, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your state or province of residence, or that you are the age of majority in your state or province of residence and you have given us your consent to allow any of your minor dependents to use this site.
Cookies
Here is a list of cookies that we use. We’ve listed them here so you that you can choose if you want to opt-out of cookies or not._session_id, unique token, sessional, Allows Shopify to store information about your session (referrer, landing page, etc)._shopify_visit, no data held, Persistent for 30 minutes from the last visit, Used by our website provider’s internal stats tracker to record the number of visits_shopify_uniq, no data held, expires midnight (relative to the visitor) of the next day, Counts the number of visits to a store by a single customer.cart, unique token, persistent for 2 weeks, Stores information about the contents of your cart._secure_session_id, unique token, sessionalstorefront_digest, unique token, indefinite If the shop has a password, this is used to determine if the current visitor has access.