PRIVACY & DATA POLICY

Effective Date: January 2025

This Privacy Policy explains how Anderson’s Winery ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and discloses information about you when you visit our website (the "Site"), make a reservation, or otherwise interact with us.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following information about you:

  • Personal Information:

    • Name

    • Contact information (email address, phone number)

    • Billing information (credit card details, billing address)

    • Date of birth (for age verification)

    • Reservation details (dates, number of guests, etc.)

    • Communication preferences

  • Technical Information:

    • IP address

    • Browser type and version

    • Operating system

    • Referrer URL

    • Device information (e.g., mobile, tablet, desktop)

  • Information You Provide:

    • Inquiries and requests submitted through our website or by email

    • Feedback and reviews

    • Social media interactions

2. How We Use Your Information

We may use your information for the following purposes:

  • To process and fulfill reservations: To confirm bookings, process payments, and provide guest services.

  • To communicate with you: To respond to your inquiries, provide updates on your reservations, and send you relevant information about our services.

  • To improve our services: To analyze website traffic, understand customer preferences, and improve the user experience.

  • To personalize your experience: To tailor our communications and offerings to your interests.

  • To comply with legal and regulatory requirements: To comply with applicable laws and regulations.

3. Sharing Your Information

We may share your information with the following third parties:

  • Service providers: We may share your information with third-party service providers who assist us in providing our services, such as payment processors, reservation systems, and marketing platforms.  

  • Business partners: We may share your information with business partners who offer complementary services, such as event planners, caterers, and transportation companies.

  • Legal and regulatory authorities: We may disclose your information to law enforcement or other authorities as required by law.

4. Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, or alteration. However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information.  

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect information about your browsing behavior on our website. You can typically control cookies through your browser settings.  

6. Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18.  

7. 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 updated policy on our website.  

8. Contact Us

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

430 E US Hwy 6
Valparaiso, IN 46383
andersonswinery.com

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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.

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

13. 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.