Privacy Policy

ABOUT THIS POLICY

China’s Wine List of the Year Awards is committed to protecting the privacy of any personal information it holds about individuals in accordance with the applicable laws. Wine List of the Year Awards has implemented measures to comply with its obligations under the relevant privacy laws.

WHY DOES WINE LIST OF THE YEAR AWARDS COLLECT MY PERSONAL INFORMATION?

Wine List of the Year Awards collects your personal information to allow it to perform its business functions. For example, Wine List of the Year Awards may collect your personal information to enable you to participate in a Wine List of the Year Awards promotion or to allow Wine List of the Year Awards to market its current and future products and services to you.

WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION DOES WINE LIST OF THE YEAR AWARDS COLLECT?

The types of personal information Wine List of the Year Awards collects will depend on the nature of your dealings with Wine List of the Year Awards and may (but does not always) include:

• your name;
• gender;
• date of birth;
• address;
• personal and/or work contact details (e.g. phone numbers and email addresses); and/or
• payment details (e.g. credit card number).

If necessary, Wine List of the Year Awards may also ask you to provide it with additional personal information from time to time.

Importantly, Wine List of the Year Awards does not collect any personal information it does not need to perform a business function, and generally it will not collect any information about you without your prior consent.

WHAT IF YOU DON’T PROVIDE WINE LIST OF THE YEAR AWARDS THE PERSONAL INFORMATION IT REQUIRES?

If you can’t, or won’t, provide Wine List of the Year Awards with the personal information it reasonably requires, Wine List of the Year Awards may be unable to provide you with the information, goods or services you have requested.

HOW DOES WINE LIST OF THE YEAR AWARDS COLLECT MY PERSONAL INFORMATION?

Wine List of the Year Awards tries to collect personal information directly from you. That collection generally occurs when you:

• request information from, or have dealings directly with Wine List of the Year Awards or one of its related companies;
• participate in a competition or trade promotion conducted by Wine List of the Year Awards or one of its related companies;
• participate in a survey conducted by Wine List of the Year Awards or one of its related companies;
• purchase tickets or merchandise from a website operated by Wine List of the Year Awards or one of its related companies;
• access or request information from Wine List of the Year Awards website or the website of one of its related companies; or
• provide information to Wine List of the Year Awards customer service call centre

In some circumstances however, Wine List of the Year Awards may also collect your personal information from third parties, but where it does so, it will ensure that it acts in accordance with relevant privacy laws. Wine List of the Year Awards will take reasonable steps to ensure that you are aware of the purposes for which it collects your personal information.

HOW DOES WINE LIST OF THE YEAR AWARDS USE MY PERSONAL INFORMATION?

Wine List of the Year Awards uses your personal information for purposes including (but not limited to):

• providing you with the Wine List of the Year Awards goods or services you request;
• promoting and marketing Wine List of the Year Awards’ current and future products and services to you;
• informing you of upcoming events, special promotions and offers, discounts and other matters which Wine List of the Year Awards considers may be of interest to you;
• conducting research (including but not limited to client surveys) concerning Wine List of the Year Awards’ current and future products or services; and
• to improve the operation or navigation of Wine List of the Year Awards’ website.

Wine List of the Year Awards may also use your personal information for other purposes not listed above which will be made obvious to you at the time Wine List of the Year Awards collects that information, or for such purposes as may be required or permitted by law.

If Wine List of the Year Awards uses your personal information for direct marketing purposes, all correspondence sent to you by Wine List of the Year Awards will give you the opportunity to “opt out” of receiving any further direct marketing correspondence.

WILL WINE LIST OF THE YEAR AWARDS GIVE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION TO ANYONE ELSE?

In providing you the information, goods or services you request, Wine List of the Year Awards may be required to disclose your personal information to:

• Wine List of the Year Awards’ related companies, and
• Wine List of the Year Awards’ consultants, contractors and service providers performing services including (but not limited to) legal and accounting services, credit reporting, mail-house, transport and printing services.

Other than those third parties referred to above, Wine List of the Year Awards will not disclose your personal information to any other third party unless it has reasonable grounds to believe:

• you have authorised Wine List of the Year Awards to do so;
• your safety, or the safety of others in the community, is at risk; or
• Wine List of the Year Awards is required or permitted by law to do so.

If Wine List of the Year Awards provides your personal information to a third party, Wine List of the Year Awards generally requires the third party to protect your personal information in the same way Wine List of the Year Awards does.

IS MY PERSONAL INFORMATION SECURE?

Wine List of the Year Awards takes reasonable steps to ensure personal information it holds about you is protected from risks such as loss, unauthorised access, use, destruction, modification or disclosure. Wine List of the Year Awards only permits its authorised personnel or consultants to access your personal information for legitimate business purposes.

No data transmission over the internet is totally secure. As a result, any personal information you send to Wine List of the Year Awards over the Internet (including via email) is sent at your own risk.

If Wine List of the Year Awards determines it no longer requires your personal information, Wine List of the Year Awards will take reasonable steps to de-identify or securely destroy that information as soon as practicable.

YOUR RIGHTS OF ACCESS AND CORRECTION

The accuracy of your personal information is important. Wine List of the Year Awards takes reasonable steps to ensure personal information it holds about you is accurate, complete, up-to-date, relevant and not misleading. If you believe that any personal information Wine List of the Year Awards holds about you is incorrect, please contact Wine List of the Year Awards’ Privacy Officer by email with details of the relevant updated information.

You have a general right to access the personal information Wine List of the Year Awards holds about you. You may contact Wine List of the Year Awards Privacy Officer to request details of your personal information by email. Wine List of the Year Awards can deny your request in some circumstances and if it does so, will provide you with written reasons for that denial.

While there is no fee for requesting access to the personal information Wine List of the Year Awards holds about you, Wine List of the Year Awards reserves the right to charge a reasonable fee for the preparation and provision of that information to you.

You also have the right to request the correction of personal information which Wine List of the Year Awards holds about you. You may do so at any time by contacting Wine List of the Year Awards’ Privacy Officer by email. Wine List of the Year Awards does however reserve the right to refuse to correct your information in some circumstances. If Wine List of the Year Awards refuses to correct any personal information about you, and subsequent agreement cannot be reached between the parties on this issue, you may request that a note or statement regarding the correction requested be attached to your personal information.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

Wine List of the Year Awards reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. If Wine List of the Year Awards changes this Privacy Policy, it will post a copy of the updated policy on this website and your continued use of this website following that posting will constitute your acceptance of the terms of the updated policy.

HOW DO I OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION OR LODGE A PRIVACY COMPLAINT?

If you:

• require further information regarding this Privacy Policy or any other steps Wine List of the Year Awards has taken to protect your personal information or privacy; or
• have any concerns or a complaint regarding Wine List of the Year Awards’ privacy practices or its management of your personal information,

Please contact Wine List of the Year Awards Privacy Officer by email at awards@winelistoftheyear.com