What information do we collect, and how do we use it?
When you open your account, we need to know your name, contact information, and email address. If you decide to pay by credit card, our credit card processor needs your credit card information to process payment. (eCorks does not store or retain your credit card information directly.) This allows us to process and fulfill your order and to keep you informed about your account and the applications and databases you are using. We also monitor customer traffic patterns and site usage, in aggregate, to help us develop the design and layout of the site.

You have the option to enter additional information about you and your preferences. This information is typically related to wine and food preferences, but we may ask for other information about you, such as demographic data. This information is voluntary, and you are not required to provide it.

Will we disclose the information we collect to outside parties?
No. eCorks does not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to anyone, ever. eCorks may provide aggregate statistics about our customers, sales, traffic patterns, and related site information to reputable third-party vendors, but these statistics will include no personally identifying information.

eCorks may release account information when we believe, in good faith, that such release is reasonably necessary to comply with law, to enforce or apply the terms of any of our customer agreements, or to protect the rights, property or safety of eCorks Inc, our customers and clients, our end users, or others.

This applies to your personal information as well as any of your data that is collected and controlled by us. eCorks will not use, sell, rent, trade or otherwise disseminate or disclose your data to either itself or any third party, except as required by law, or by your authorized written request or consent.

Many customers sign up, purchase or use our services through a third party, such as a local wine shop. If you sign up, purchase or use our products through a third party, we will provide that authorized third party with access to your personal and product data with the exception of your credit card or financial information. Credit card or financial information is never shared with any unauthorized party. You may elect to share your data with other third parties by choice. For example, if you want other wine shops to see your data in eCorks, you can choose to give them access to your data.

If you purchase or use our products through a third party, you may be affected by their privacy policies in addition to ours. Please check with your third party if you have questions about how they manage your personal information.

How do we protect customer information?
When you place orders or access your account information that requires a financial transaction using a credit card, we offer the use of a secure server. The secure server software (SSL) encrypts all information you input before it is transmitted to our database. Furthermore, all of the non-financial customer data we collect is protected against unauthorized access.

What about "cookies"?
Cookies are small pieces of information that are stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive. Our cookies do not contain any personally identifying information, and they are used only in conjunction with eCorks applications. We do not read any information other than what we write in the course of your using the software application.

Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually change your browser to prevent that. Even without a cookie, you can still use many of the features on our sites, including taking questionnaires and viewing profiles, but you may need to accept cookies in order to run certain portions of the eCorks Web site functions.

If we decide to add new features that require we obtain and store personal information in a cookie or other type of function, we will update our site and notify users that this is required to use specific areas of our site.

How do we allow customers to update or change the information we collect?
You may update or change information related to your eCorks account(s) by accessing your Profile page with your login ID and password. For other questions related to updating or changing your account information, please send email to info@ecorks.com. Please put "Question about eCorks Privacy" in the subject line. Or call us at +1 303.776.8464 and we will be happy to assist you.

Your consent.
We are committed to protecting your privacy. By using our Web site, applications and databases, you consent to the collection and use of this information by ECorks as described here. If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.

Tell us what you think.
eCorks welcomes your questions and comments about privacy - or feedback on our products and services in general. Please send email to info@ecorks.com. Please put "Feedback on eCorks" in the subject line.

Thank you.
We appreciate your patronage! The entire eCorks team thanks you for using one of the best wine sites on the Web.