Vinum Fine Wine Fund PCC Limited (VFWF) is committed to protecting the privacy of its users and the overall integrity of the internet. To that end, we are disclosing here any issues related to privacy in the collection by VFWF of personally identifiable information from users of the site.
We have adopted a set of information management guidelines that serve as the basis for our customer relationships. These have been developed to comply with the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003. We take note of advice published from time to time by the Information Commissioner. Accordingly, guidelines are subject to change and any such changes to our privacy policy will be posted on this page without notification.
Vinum Fine Wine Fund PCC Limited agrees to comply with the Direct Marketing Authority's Code of Practice and in case of a complaint be bound by the decision of the Direct Marketing Authority. A full copy of the DMA's Code of Practice is available on the DMA's website, http://www.dma.org.uk/.
For information on the Data Protection Act 1998, the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 and the Information Commissioner please follow this link http://www.dataprotection.gov.uk/
A summary of the measures taken by Vinum Fine Wine Fund PCC Limited to protect our users' privacy is as follows:
- We do not provide or sell your details to third parties unless you have specifically requested that we do so, in order that these advertisers and/or third parties can offer you information, goods and services that may be of interest to you. In the case of email these offers will only come to you from Vinum Fine Wine Fund PCC Limited
- Vinum Fine Wine Fund PCC Limited many contact you by post or telephone with details of their products, services and promotions. In the case of email and SMS this correspondence will only be sent to those users who have opted in to receive communications via these methods.
- All our email and SMS correspondence includes an unsubscribe option.
- You decide whether to post publicly a personal email address when participating in online discussions. If you would like to opt out of this arrangement at any time please elect to unsubscribe when posting discussions.
What personally identifiable information do we collect about you?
We collect information on our users through registration.
We require users to provide us with a name, email address, postal address, postcode, in order to access information on the Vinum Fine Wine Fund PCC Limited services. This information is stored by us.
We may also collect personal information from you through your use of enquiry and feedback forms and every time you email us your details.
We also log IP addresses, or the location of your computer on the internet, for systems administration and troubleshooting purposes. We occasionally use IP addresses to track a user's session, but do not link IP addresses to personally identifiable information.
What do we do with the information collected?
We may perform statistical analyses of user behaviour in order to measure relative consumer interest in the various areas of our site (for product development purposes)
We may periodically send you email updates on Vinum Fine Wine Fund PCC Limited services. Only those users who have opted in to receive these communications via email or SMS will receive this information via these methods.
With whom do we share the information we collect?
We will not sell, trade or rent your personal information to others unless you have given us your permission.
We may employ external companies to act on our behalf as data processors for internal business purposes. Data processors will abide by the Privacy Policy detailed here and will not disclose personal details to any other organisations or use data other than for purposes required by us.
