The Tequila Guy - Privacy and Security Statement

Privacy and Security Statement

Your privacy is a top priority at The Tequila Guy. To earn and keep your trust, The Tequila Guy adheres to this Privacy and Security Statement (the “Statement”) to protect your information. This Statement governs all information obtained through the site (www.thetequilaguy.com) (the “Site”) and is intended to inform you of the ways in which this Site collects information, the uses for that information, and the ways in which we will protect any personal information you choose to provide us.

APPLICATION AND AMENDMENT

We may update this Statement from time to time. Changes in this Statement will be effective immediately. If you are a regular visitor to this Site, we recommend that you check this Statement on a regular basis. By using the Site, you consent to the collection, use and transfer of your information in accordance with this Statement. If you do not agree to this Statement, please do not use this Site.

If you have further questions regarding this Statement, please contact us:

by email at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , and include your name and telephone number or email or postal address so that we can contact you; or
by letter to us at The Tequila Guy, PO Box 40457, Arlington, VA 22204, making sure to include your name and mailing address or telephone number so that we can contact you.

PERSONS UNDER LEGAL DRINKING AGE ARE NOT ALLOWED

The Tequila Guy maintains this Site for the use of individuals who are of legal age to consume alcoholic beverages under applicable law, and you must be of legal drinking age where you reside to [access the Site or] provide information to us. We do not solicit or knowingly collect personal information from persons under such legal drinking age, and we do not knowingly market our products or services to persons under such legal drinking age.

REGISTRATION AND THE PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT

In order to become a registered user of The Tequila Guy, you must first create an account profile on the site. To create an account profile you are required to provide the following contact information:

Name
Address
E-mail address
Age

You do not need to create a profile to access the Site. However, certain functions will be unavailable to you since you are not a registered user. At times, The Tequila Guy may request additional information to better serve you and understand the needs you, or the community, may have. Such information is optional and registered users will not be required to provide such information.

We also collect information that our visitors volunteer to us, including but not limited to:

Responses to marketing, event registrations, advertisements, employment opportunities and other content on our Site.
Information that is submitted by a user in an e-mail communication to our general e-mail account or to specific employees via e-mail.
Information associated with setting up, revising or accessing a registration account.

We receive and store any information you enter on our Site or give us in any other way. You can choose not to provide certain information, but then you might not be able to take advantage of many of our features.

USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

The Tequila Guy exists to educate and inform people about the varieties and characteristics of tequila. The personally identifiable information you choose to provide is used to identify you and customize your experience with the Site. At The Tequila Guy:

All information gathered is for use by The Tequila Guy and its affiliated companies only.
Your personally identifiable information will never be rented or sold to third parties for marketing purposes.
Any sensitive information that you provide will be secured with all industry standard protocols and technology.
Our site may use cookies to maintain your preferences and provide you with a customized user experience.
Our User Registration is voluntary and is not required to use the Site. A registered user may un-register at any time.
Except as otherwise provided in this Statement, we will only release personally identifiable information to assist the visitor with technical assistance or fulfilling their request, or to protect the rights and property of The Tequila Guy and its associated companies.
The Tequila Guy does release aggregated data (like age, geographic demographics, and other aggregated data) from our user base to third parties such as sponsors, or advertisers. Such aggregated data is exclusively owned by The Tequila Guy and can be utilized by The Tequila Guy in such manner as The Tequila Guy, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate. Such aggregated data is not personally identifiable in any way.
Promotions and/or services that run on the Site may be sponsored by companies other than The Tequila Guy or may be co-sponsored by The Tequila Guy and another company. Some or all personally identifiable information provided by you during a promotion may be shared with the sponsor.
If The Tequila Guy is acquired by or merged with another company or there is a partial or full sale of The Tequila Guy’s assets to another company, we may transfer your personally identifiable information to the acquiring company.
It is possible that The Tequila Guy may be required by law to disclose personal information. The Tequila Guy will disclose such information to government authorized parties when we deem it necessary to comply with a court order, ongoing judicial proceeding, or other legal process served on our company, to exercise our legal rights, defend against legal claims or when we otherwise believe in good faith that the law requires disclosure.

COLLECTION AND USE OF NON-PERSONAL INFORMATION

The Site may log certain data, which is not linked to personally identifiable information, when you visit, such as:

Domain Name
IP Address
Means by which you entered and exited the Site.
How much time is spent at the Site.
Your computer and connection information such as browser type and version, operating system, and platform.
The website you came from and the website you visit next.
The order of pages visited.
Site features used.
Page response times.
Download errors.
Page interaction information (such as scrolling, clicks, and mouse-overs).

We reserve the right to use such non-personal information to, among other things, analyze trends, administer the Site, track user movement, and gather information for aggregate use. Additionally, we may share non-personal, aggregated information with third parties such as our customers, partners, and advertisers.

COOKIES & LOG FILES

Like most web sites, The Tequila Guy may use cookies and web log files to track site usage. A cookie can allow The Tequila Guy to recognize you as a user when you return to the Site. You may experience problems if your browser settings do not allow cookies. This could limit you ability to use certain functions on the Site. Like the information you enter at registration or in your profile, cookie and log file data is used to customize your experience with the Site.

WEB BEACONS

The Tequila Guy may utilize other companies, called ad networks, to serve advertisements to The Tequila Guy users. Ad networks use ad servers, ad agencies, and ad technology vendors to serve ads to targeted users. Registered users of The Tequila Guy may be presented some targeted ads from time to time that meet a certain profile. The Tequila Guy does NOT use personally identifiable information to target ads.

To target ads appropriately, The Tequila Guy may use a web beacon in the Site and on the Site pages to assist the ad networks with aggregating, auditing, and reporting to the advertisers as well as to target ads to you.

INTERNATIONAL USAGE

U.S. Law Applies: Information that is submitted to this Site will be collected, processed, stored, disclosed and disposed of in accordance with applicable U.S. law and this Statement.

Foreign Storage: Please be aware that if you are a non-U.S. user, your personally identifiable information may be stored on servers located outside your resident jurisdiction, and U.S. law may not provide the degree of protection for personally identifiable information that is available in other countries.

Consent: By providing us with your personally identifiable information, you acknowledge that you have read this Statement, understand it, agree to its terms and consent to the transfer of such information outside your resident jurisdiction.

COMMUNICATIONS

The Tequila Guy will communicate with you through email and notices posted on the Site. These may include welcome emails, promotions, and updates on the Site about various features and functionalities of the Site. If you wish to opt-out of receiving promotional emails, please send a request to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

SECURITY

We have in place physical, electronic and managerial procedures to protect the information we collect online. In order to secure your personal information, access to your profile is password-protected. However, no security system is impenetrable. We cannot guarantee the security of our database, nor can we guarantee that the information you supply will not be intercepted while being transmitted to us over the internet.

OTHER

If The Tequila Guy runs competitions, promotions, or contests on the Site, you may be required to provide additional information in order to participate. The exact rules may vary in each case but the specific rules for any contest will state how that information may be used. If you told us in your account preferences that you would be interested in receiving e-mail from us, we may send you e-mails about The Tequila Guy promotions, or services as well as on behalf of other companies. You can change your account preferences at any time.

Registered users should also be aware that, when you voluntarily disclose personal information in chat areas or bulletin boards, that information may be collected by others and may result in unsolicited messages from others.