Privacy Policy

WineryDB [TO CONFIRM: legal entity name] operates the WineryDB directory at winerydb.com. For any privacy question, request, or complaint, contact us at hello@winerydb.com.

• Account information. When you sign up, our authentication provider Clerk collects your email address and name, and manages your sign-in credentials on our behalf.
• Winery and listing information.Business details, descriptions, photos, tasting information, and contact details you provide when you add, claim, or edit a winery listing.
• Mailing list. Your email address if you join our mailing list, for example on the offers page.
• Payment information. Purchases are processed by Stripe. We never see or store your full card number.
• Support messages. The contents of support tickets and messages you send us.
• Saved items. The wineries you save or like while signed in.
• Technical data. Standard hosting logs such as IP address, browser type, and pages visited, collected by our hosting provider Cloudflare.
• Preferences. Small values stored in your browser's local storage, such as dismissing an announcement.

• Operate the directory, your account, and winery listings.
• Review winery accounts, claims, and submissions.
• Process purchases and deliver paid features.
• Send service emails, and send marketing emails only where you have asked for them. You can unsubscribe at any time.
• Keep the service secure, prevent abuse, and fix problems.
• Meet legal obligations.

Winery listings are public by design. Much of the directory is compiled from public sources such as government and appellation registers, OpenStreetMap, and Wikidata, alongside information submitted by wineries and the public. If you claim or edit a listing, the business information you publish on it is visible to everyone.

We use a small number of processors to run the service: Clerk (authentication), Stripe (payments), Cloudflare (hosting, content delivery, and file storage), Neon (database), and Google (fonts and the map embeds shown on some winery pages). These providers process data only as needed to provide their service to us.

We do not sell your personal data, and we do not share it for third-party advertising.

We use cookies and browser storage only where needed. When you first visit, we show a cookie notice so you can choose which categories you accept. You can change your choice at any time through the Cookie settings link in the footer.

• Essential. Sign-in session cookies from Clerk, payment security cookies from Stripe, and similar cookies that keep the site secure and working. These are always on.
• Functional. Browser local storage for preferences, such as dismissing an announcement, and cookies that power interactive Google Maps embeds on winery pages. These are only used if you consent.
• Analytics. Anonymous usage statistics. We do not currently use analytics cookies, but this category lets us add them later in a compliant way.
• Marketing. Promotional emails and offers. We only send marketing if you explicitly join a mailing list; we do not use marketing cookies to track you across sites.

We keep account data while your account is active. If you delete your account or ask us to delete your data, we remove it within a reasonable period, except where we must keep records to meet legal, tax, or dispute obligations. Public listing data that came from public sources may remain in the directory.

You can request a copy of your personal data, ask us to correct or delete it, or object to how we use it. Winery owners can edit most listing details directly from their dashboard. Depending on where you live (for example the EEA, UK, or California), you may have additional statutory rights. To exercise any of these, email hello@winerydb.com.

Data is encrypted in transit and access is limited to what is needed to operate the service. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, but we work to protect your information and to limit what we collect in the first place.

Our providers process data in multiple countries, including the United States. By using WineryDB you understand that your information may be processed outside your country of residence.

WineryDB is intended for adults and is not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

If we change this policy we will post the new version here with a revised date. Material changes will be signposted on the site before they take effect.

Questions about this policy or your data: hello@winerydb.com.