Privacy Policy

Last Updated: May 5, 2025

At SipRate, we take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our services. Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.

Information We Collect

Personal Data

We may collect personal identification information from you in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, when you:

  • Register on our platform
  • Create or modify your profile
  • Submit reviews
  • Subscribe to our newsletter
  • Respond to a survey
  • Fill out a form
  • Participate in other activities, services, features, or resources we make available

The personal information we collect may include:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Profile picture
  • Location data (if you choose to share it)
  • Wine preferences and tasting notes
  • Other information you choose to provide

Usage Data

We may also collect information about how the Service is accessed and used. This usage data may include:

  • Your computer's Internet Protocol address (e.g., IP address)
  • Browser type
  • Browser version
  • Pages of our Service that you visit
  • Time and date of your visit
  • Time spent on those pages
  • Unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect in various ways, including to:

  • Provide, operate, and maintain our website
  • Improve, personalize, and expand our website
  • Understand and analyze how you use our website
  • Develop new products, services, features, and functionality
  • Communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, for customer service, updates, and other website-related information
  • Send you emails
  • Find and prevent fraud
  • Personalize your experience and deliver content and product offerings relevant to your interests

Sharing Your Information

We may share your information with:

  • Service Providers: We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service, provide the Service on our behalf, perform Service-related services, or assist us in analyzing how our Service is used.
  • Business Partners: We may share your information with our business partners to offer you certain products, services, or promotions.
  • Other Users: When you share personal information or otherwise interact in public areas with other users, such information may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed.
  • Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information where required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect the security of your personal information. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your data.

Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following data protection rights:

  • The right to access, update, or delete the information we have on you
  • The right of rectification (to correct information)
  • The right to object (to processing of your personal data)
  • The right of restriction (to restrict processing of your data)
  • The right to data portability (to receive a copy of your data)
  • The right to withdraw consent

Cookies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.

Children's Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

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

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us: