Website Privacy Policy
At Noble Ridge Vineyard & Winery ("Noble Ridge") we are committed
to maintaining the accuracy, confidentiality and security of your
personal information.
We
have developed this Website Privacy Policy to describe our privacy
policies and practices and how we collect, use and disclose the
personal information of those individuals who visit our website. We
have developed other documents that describe our privacy policies and
practices with respect to our employees and with respect to our
customers, suppliers and other parties with whom we interact. Our
External Privacy Policy is available at www.nobleridge.com/externalprivacy.html.
If you are unsure of which Privacy Policy applies to you, please contact our Privacy Officer for more information.
Privacy Policy Effective for Canada
It is Noble Ridge's policy to comply with the privacy legislation
within each jurisdiction in which we operate. Sometimes the privacy
legislation and / or an individual's right to privacy are different
from one jurisdiction to another. This Privacy Policy covers only those
activities that are subject to the provisions of Canada's federal and
provincial privacy laws, as applicable.
This Privacy Policy has a limited scope and application. Consequently,
the rights and obligations contained in this Privacy Policy may not be
available to all individuals or in all jurisdictions. If you are unsure
if or how this Privacy Policy applies to you, please contact our
Privacy Officer for more information.
What is Personal Information?
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, personal information is any
information about an identifiable individual, other than the person's
business title or business contact information when used or disclosed
for the purpose of business communications.
What Personal Information Do We Collect?
You can visit our website without telling us who you are or revealing
any information about yourself, including your e-mail address. Our web
server may collect information related to your visit to our website,
including the IP address and domain used to access our website, the
type and version of your browser, the website you came from to access
our website, the page you entered and exited at, any website page that
is viewed by that IP address and what country you are from. We use this
information to monitor our website's performance (such as number of
visits, average time spent, page views) and for our business purposes
such as working to continually upgrade our website.
In addition, we collect the personal information that you submit to our
website, such as your name, address and any other contact or other
information that you choose to provide by:
• using the "contact us" portion of this website;
• applying for a position with Noble Ridge through this website;
• by corresponding with a representative of Noble Ridge via
e-mail using the hyperlinks created for that purpose;
or
• registering for the Cellar Club or for purchasing wine.
Where you request information from us, we may use the e-mail address
that you provide to send you information about offers on products and
services that we believe may be of interest to you. If you have asked
us to put you on an e-mail mailing list to provide you with certain
information on a regular basis, or if we send you information about our
offers on products and services by e-mail, you may ask us to remove you
from the list at any time (using the unsubscribe instructions provided
with each e-mail and on the site where you signed up).
How Do We Use Cookies?
When you visit the website, we may place a "cookie" on the hard drive
of your computer to track your visit. A cookie is a small data file
that is transferred to your hard drive through your web browser that
can only be read by the website that placed the cookie on your hard
drive. The cookie acts as an identification card and allows our website
to identify you and to record your passwords and preferences. The
cookie allows us to track your visit to the website so that we can
better understand your use of our website so that we can customize and
tailor the website to better meet your needs.
Most web browsers are set to accept cookies. However, on most web
browsers you may change this setting to have your web browser either:
(1) notify you prior to a website placing a cookie on your hard drive
so that you can decide whether or not to accept the cookie; or (2)
automatically prevent the placing of a cookie on your hard drive.
What about Links to other Websites?
Our website may contain links to other websites that may be subject to
less stringent privacy standards. We cannot assume any responsibility
for the privacy practices, policies or actions of the third parties
that operate these websites. Noble Ridge is not responsible for how
such third parties collect, use or disclose your personal information.
You should review the privacy policies of these websites before
providing them with personal information.
Why Do We Collect, Use, and Disclose Personal Information?
The personal information collected is used and disclosed for our
business purposes, including for those purposes explained in this
policy and in our External Privacy Policy (available at www.nobleridge.com/externalprivacy.html).
Your personal information is shared with our employees, contractors,
consultants, affiliates and other parties who require such information
to assist us with establishing, maintaining and managing our
relationship with you. In addition, personal information may be
disclosed or transferred to another party in the event of a change in
ownership of, or a grant of a security interest in, all or a part of
Noble Ridge.
We may collect, use or disclose your personal information without your
knowledge or consent where we are permitted or required by applicable
law or regulatory requirements to do so.
Your Consent is Important to Us
By using our website, we assume that you have consented to the
collection, use and disclosure of your personal information as
explained in this Privacy Policy.
You may change or withdraw your consent at any time, subject to legal
or contractual restrictions and reasonable notice, by contacting our
Privacy Officer using the contact information set out below. In some
circumstances, a change in or withdrawal of consent may severely limit
our ability to provide products or services to, or acquire products or
services from, you. All communications with respect to such withdrawal
or variation of consent should be in writing and addressed to our
Privacy Officer.
How is Your Personal Information Protected?
Noble Ridge endeavors to maintain physical, technical and procedural
safeguards that are appropriate to the sensitivity of the personal
information in question. These safeguards are designed to prevent your
personal information from loss and unauthorized access, copying, use,
modification or disclosure.
Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed
to be 100% secure. As a result, while this website strives to protect
your personal information, we cannot warrant the security of any
information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk. Once
this website receives your transmission, we make commercially
reasonable efforts to ensure its security on our systems.
Updating Your Personal Information
It is important that the information contained in our records is both
accurate and current. If your personal information happens to change
during the course of our relationship, please keep us informed of such
changes.
In some circumstances we may not agree with your request to change your
personal information and will instead append an alternative text to the
record in question.
Access to Your Personal Information
You can ask to see the personal information that we hold about you. If
you want to review, verify or correct your personal information, please
contact our Privacy Officer using the contact information set out
below. Please note that any such communication must be in writing. For
information on accessing your information, see our External Privacy
Policy at www.nobleridge.com/externalprivacy.html.
In the event that we cannot provide you with access to your personal
information, we will endeavour to inform you of the reasons why,
subject to any legal or regulatory restrictions.
Inquiries or Concerns?
For more information about our
Privacy Policies please visit our website at www.nobleridge.com. If you
have any questions or concerns about our Privacy Policies please
contact:
Jim D'Andrea
3807 - 11th Street S.W.
Calgary, Alberta T2T 3M5
H. (403) 243-6314
W. (403) 298-3271
wine@nobleridge.com
Revisions to this Privacy Policy
Noble Ridge from time to time, may make changes to this Privacy Policy
to reflect changes in its legal or regulatory obligations or in the
manner in which we deal with your personal information. We will post
any revised version of this Privacy Policy on our website [insert URL]
and we encourage you to refer back to it on a regular basis. This
Privacy Policy was last updated on September 30, 2005.
Interpretation of this Privacy Policy
Any interpretation associated with this Privacy Policy will be made by
our Privacy Officer. This Privacy Policy includes examples but is not
intended to be restricted in its application to such examples,
therefore where the word 'including' is used, it shall mean 'including
without limitation'.
This Privacy Policy does not create or confer upon any individual any
rights, or impose upon Noble Ridge any rights or obligations outside
of, or in addition to, any rights or obligations imposed by Canada's
federal and provincial privacy laws, as applicable. Should there be, in
a specific case, any inconsistency between this Privacy Policy and
Canada's federal and provincial privacy laws, as applicable, this
Privacy Policy shall be interpreted, in respect of that case, to give
effect to, and comply with, such privacy laws.
