Privacy Policy
This privacy policy sets out how Foraging Vintners uses and protects any information that you give Foraging Vintners when you use this website.
Foraging Vintners is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement
We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled in a safe and responsible way. This policy outlines how we aim to achieve this and includes the information collected when:
You use our website.
You make enquiries on our website.
You shop using our website
Someone is interested in working with us.
Foraging Vintners may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from June 2022
Definition of Personal Data
Personal Data means any data that relates to an identifiable person who can be directly/indirectly identified from that data. In this case, it means personal data that you give to us via our site.
By providing your personal data, you agree that we can use your personal data in accordance with this policy.
Ensure you understand this policy in its entirety and take your time to read it.
Who are we?
Foraging Vintners is a winery and bar based in Port Erin, Isle of Man.
We have an affiliate company called FV Licence Limited.
Our registered address is Foraging Vintners Huntersfold Lime Street, Port St Mary, Isle of Man
How do we collect information from you?
When you make contact with us.
When you visit our premises (preferences, allergies etc.).
Make an enquiry.
When you shop online
When you sign up to marketing emails.
What type of information is collected from you?
You may be asked to submit personal information about yourself when you make a booking. We will collect this information so we can fulfill your booking request and you may dine at our venue.
When you make a booking:
We collect information such as:
Title
Name
E-mail address (used for booking confirmation and post-dining feedback emails)
Home or work address
Billing information taken for deposits, ticketing, or holding credit card information for
use in the case of no-shows (where applicable)
Telephone number
Company name
Dietary requests
Marketing preferences (whether you opt-in or opt-out)
When you dine with us:
Marketing responses (where applicable)
Survey responses
Current and past restaurant reservation details
When you access our sites:
There is "Device Information" about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by us. This information can include:
Device type (e.g. mobile, computer, laptop, tablet)
Cookies
Operating system
IP address
Browser type
Browser information (e.g., type, language, and history)
Domain names
Access times
Settings
Referring website addresses
Other data about your device to provide the services as otherwise described in this policy.
Location information:
If you use our website, we may receive your generic location (such as city or neighbourhood).
Careers:
You may submit your CV if you're interested in working for us our company email addresses. This information may include:
Personal details
Employment details
Education
Salary history
Other relevant details
We will use this information to assess your application. We may also keep it in our records for future reference. Please get in contact if you would no longer like us to hold your records.
How is your information used?
Our use of your personal data will always have a lawful basis, either because it is necessary to complete a booking, because you have consented to our use of your personal data (e.g. by subscribing to emails), or because it is in our legitimate interests.
We require the information outlined in the previous section to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:
Internal record keeping.
Send you service emails (booking confirmation and post-dining feedback).
Improve our products and services.
Send marketing communications if you have opted in to receive them.
We may use the information to customise the website according to your interests.
Who has access to your information?
We will not sell, distribute, or lease your personal information to third parties. Any personal information we request from you will be safeguarded under current legislation.
We will only share your information with companies if necessary to deliver services on our behalf. For example service providers (e.g. DHL for the delivery of order goods), third-party payment processors, and other third parties to provide our Sites and fulfil your requests, and as otherwise consented to by you or as permitted by applicable law.
Third parties whose content appears on our Site may use third-party Cookies, as detailed below. Please refer to 'Use of Cookies' for more information on controlling Cookies. Please note that we do not control the activities of such third parties, nor the data they collect and use and advise you to check the privacy policies of any such third parties.
You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information at any point. Please refer to the Your Choices section of this Privacy Policy for details.
How and where do we store data?
We only keep your personal data for as long as we need to in order to use it as described in this privacy policy, and/or for as long as we have your permission to keep it.
Profiling
We may analyse your personal information to create a profile of your interests and preferences so that we can contact you with information relevant to you. We may make use of additional information about you when it is available from external sources to help us do this effectively.
Your choices
We will not contact you for marketing purposes by email, phone or text message unless you have given your prior consent. We will not pass your details to any third parties for marketing purposes unless you have expressly permitted us to. Furthermore, you can change your marketing preferences at any time by contacting us by email.
You have a right to request a copy of the personal information that we hold about you and have any inaccuracies corrected. Any such requests should be made by email.
You have the right to withdraw your consent to us using your personal data at any time, and to request that we delete it. We do not keep your personal data for any longer than is necessary in light of the reason(s) for which it was first collected.
Security
Data security is very important to us, and to protect your data we have taken suitable measures to safeguard and secure data collected through our Site. We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
How we use cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
What happens if our business changes hands?
We may, from time to time, expand or reduce our business and this may involve the sale and/or the transfer of control of all or part of our business. Any personal data that you have provided will, where it is relevant to any part of our business that is being transferred, be transferred along with that part. The new owner or newly controlling party will, under the terms of this Privacy Policy, be permitted to use that data only for the same purposes for which it was originally collected by us.
In the event that any of your data is to be transferred in such a manner, you will not be contacted in advance and informed of the changes.
Within our group
We may share your information (such as meal or seating preferences and special occasions) with other restaurants in the same restaurant group. This is to enhance the hospitality experience that we, Foraging Vintners provide you when you visit with us (such as, trying to seat you in a particular area, if you previously expressed a preference for specific seating) and to improve our table and shift planning.
In addition to providing you with more customised service, we may, as permitted by applicable law, share your information with our restaurant affiliates to support operations, such as to perform analytics, tailor marketing to you, support a loyalty program that you have chosen to participate in, and improve services.
For more information, please feel free to contact us via email.
Changes to this statement
We will occasionally update this Privacy Policy to reflect company and customer feedback. We encourage you to periodically review this statement to be informed of how we are protecting your information. This policy was last updated in June 2022.
Contact Information
We welcome your comments regarding this Privacy Policy. If you believe that we have not adhered to this Privacy Policy, please contact us via email. We will aim to use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.