Terms of Service (you won't find any mirth or merryment on this page - this too is serious - we mean it - really)
Welcome to the Internet sites of DGW Wine Group, LLC. This includes WineBlowOut.com, AmazingGrapes.com and AmazingGrapeWineStore.com and various URL extensions. Each site is operated by DGW Wine Group, LLC, (collectively referred to herein as "we," "us," or "our").
PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR USE OF OUR WEBSITES ARE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS ("TERMS OF SERVICE"). IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS OF SERVICE, DO NOT ACCESS OR OTHERWISE USE THIS SITE OR ANY INFORMATION OR MATERIALS CONTAINED ON THE SITE. YOUR USE OF THE SITE SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE YOUR AGREEMENT TO ABIDE BY EACH OF THE TERMS SET FORTH BELOW. THE TERMS OF SERVICE MAY BE UPDATED BY DGW WINE GROUP, LLC FROM TIME TO TIME WITH OR WITHOUT NOTICE TO YOU. YOUR CONTINUED USE OF OUR SITES INDICATES ACCEPTANCE OF ANY MODIFICATIONS TO THE TERMS OF SERVICE.
User Obligations
You agree not to do any of the following while using the our web site:
Intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable law or regulation.
Access, tamper with, or use nonpublic areas of the WineBlowOut.com, AmazingGrapes.com and AmazingGrapesWineStore.com sites or our computer systems. Unauthorized individuals attempting to access or tamper with these areas may be subject to prosecution.
Frame or link to the WineBlowOut.com, AmazingGrapes.com and AmazingGrapesWineStore.com sites except as permitted in writing by DGW Wine Group, LLC.
The Sale of Alcoholic Beverages
WineBlowOut.com, AmazingGrapes.com and AmazingGrapesWineStore.com does not sell alcohol to persons under the age of 21. By using these sites you swear and affirm that you are over the age of 21. WineBlowOut.com, AmazingGrapes.com and AmazingGrapesWineStore.com makes every effort to ensure that alcoholic beverages are not delivered to anyone who is under the age of 21. By using these site you are acknowledging that the person receiving a shipment of alcoholic beverages from WineBlowOut.com, AmazingGrapes.com and AmazingGrapesWineStore.com is over the age of 21. You also agree that any alcohol purchased from WineBlowOut.com, AmazingGrapes.com and AmazingGrapesWineStore.com is intended for personal consumption and not for resale. If you do not agree with these conditions of use please do not use these sites. If you intentionally or unintentionally misrepresent your age in order to provide alcohol to a person under the age of 21, DGW Wine Group, LLC will prosecute you fully to the extent allowable by law.
Third Party Content and Monitoring
Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers, events or other information or content expressed or made available on our Sites by third parties (including information providers and users) are those of the respective author(s) or distributor(s) and not of DGW Wine Group, LLC. DGW Wine Group, LLC neither endorses nor is responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any opinion, advice, information, or statement made on the WineBlowOut.com, AmazingGrapes.com and AmazingGrapesWineStore.com sites by anyone other than authorized employees acting in their official capacities.
Parental Control Protections
As required by the Communications Decency Act of 1996, DGW Wine Group, LLC hereby notifies you that parental control protections (such as computer hardware, software, or filtering services) are commercially available that may assist you in limiting access to content that may be harmful to minors. Among the many companies that provide Internet blocking and screening software are CyberPatrol, NetNanny, SurfWatch, and GuardOne. DGW Wine Group, LLC does not sell, sponsor or endorse any of these companies or their services. Our site does not feature information and services of interest to children or anyone under the age of 21.
Links
The WineBlowOut.com, AmazingGrapes.com and AmazingGrapesWineStore.com Web sites may contain links to other Web sites or resources. You acknowledge and agree that DGW Wine Group, LLC is not responsible or liable for (1) the availability or accuracy of such web sites or resources; or (2) the content, advertising, or products on or available from such web sites or resources. The inclusion of any link on the WineBlowOut.com, AmazingGrapes.com and AmazingGrapesWineStore.com sites does not imply that DGW Wine Group, LLC endorses the linked site.
Requesting No E-mail Communication
You may receive e-mail messages from us about special promotions, upcoming events and other relevant information that may be of interest to you. If you do not wish to receive such email messages, please let us know by the following means:
WineBlowOut.com
29911 Aventura, Suites D, E & F
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
Requesting No Postal Mailings
You may receive periodic mailings from us with information on new products and services or upcoming events. If you do not wish to receive such mailings, please let us know by the following means:
Send us an e-mail to that effect at remove@WineBlowOut.com and write Stop Mailing Me in the subject line
WineBlowOut.com
29911 Aventura, Suites D, E & F
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
Our Use of Cookies
Many Web sites use "cookies" to provide useful features to their visitors by providing customizable and personalized services. A cookie is a small amount of data that is sent to your browser from a web server and stored on your computer's hard drive. For example, a Web site may use cookies to store and sometimes track information about you, your preferences, or the pages you last visited.
Your browser software can be set to reject all cookies, or to ask you if you would like to accept or decline a cookie from a particular site before it is set. Most browsers offer instructions on how to set the browser to reject cookies in the Help section of the toolbar. You should know, however, that if you reject a cookie, certain functions and conveniences of a site may not work properly.
We use cookies on our WineBlowOut.com, AmazingGrapes.com and AmazingGrapesWineStore.com Web sites for the following purposes:
Store and sometimes track visitor preferences
Store personal identifying information
Record session information, such as items that consumers add to their shopping cart
Record user-specific information on what pages users access or visit
Alert visitors to new areas that we think might be of interest to them when they return to our site
To record past activity at a site in order to provide better service when visitors return to our site
Customize web page content on visitors browser type or other information that the visitor sends
Registration for Access
Some Web sites require you to provide some personal information through a registration process in order to take advantage of certain Web site features and to access content areas. For example, a registration form might request your name, telephone number and e-mail address.
Access to some of the features on our WineBlowOut.com, AmazingGrapes.com and AmazingGrapesWineStore.com Web sites requires registration and the disclosure of some personal information, which may include:
Billing and shipping information
Interactive Services and Tools
Interactive services tools and other technology-based features provide Web site users with a richer and more valuable experience. The tools can provide you with information that is customized according to your personal needs. Our WineBlowOut.com, AmazingGrapes.com and AmazingGrapesWineStore.com sites do not use interactive tools that ask you for identifying personal information.
Security of Communications
We recognize that many people are concerned about the privacy and protection of information as it is transmitted over the Internet. You should keep in mind that the possibility exists for unauthorized individuals to intercept any email message you send over the Internet. In some cases, information can be encrypted (scrambled or encoded) to make it very difficult to read if it is intercepted during communication. Certain technology and practices allow Web sites to provide an increased level of security for your personal information when appropriate.
We use the following practices on our WineBlowOut.com, AmazingGrapes.com and AmazingGrapesWineStore.com web sites to enhance the level of security for communication and the transmission of personal information:
We always use industry-standard encryption technologies when transferring and receiving consumer data exchanged with our site
We have taken reasonable steps to ensure the integrity and confidentiality of personally identifiable information that you may provide
We have appropriate security measures in place in our physical facilities to protect against the loss, misuse, or alteration of information that we have collected from you at our site
E-Commerce and Online Shopping
Purchasing items over the Internet usually requires you to provide your personal identifying information and credit card information on a Web site. Many people have become accustomed to on-line commerce as a time-saving and useful convenience. There are a number of practices that can make providing your sensitive credit card information more secure and therefore make you feel more comfortable about doing so.
We do process credit card payments for merchandise, or services on our Web site. We have the following e-commerce practices:
When processing your credit card payment, we will ask for the card type, number, expiration date, and your card's billing address
We will transmit credit card numbers in an encrypted format using industry-standard, SSL (secure socket layer) encryption
We will keep this information in the strictest confidence and will make every effort to maintain the privacy and security of the information at all times
Advertising Servers
On-line advertising, such as banner ads, has become commonplace on many Web sites. Certain Web sites have developed relationships with third-party advertising servers to display these advertisements on their sites. By clicking on one of these banner ads, you will be taken to another site with different privacy policies. These third party ad servers may also use cookies to collect non-personal information on your preferences and interests via the advertisement you decide to view. At this time, we do not partner with or have special relationships with any advertising server companies.
Links to Other Sites
Web sites often provide a number of links that offer direct access to other useful or interesting web sites holding potential value to site visitors. Inclusion of the other sites by links does not imply any endorsement of the material or information on the other sites. Users are encouraged to review the privacy policy of each linked site before sharing personal information. This site includes links to affiliate and non-affiliate external Web sites. We have the following practices:
Changes in Our Privacy Policy
From time to time, we may use customer information for new, unanticipated uses not previously disclosed in our privacy notice. If our information practices change at some time in the future, we have the following practices:
We will post the policy changes to our WineBlowOut.com, AmazingGrapes.com and AmazingGrapesWineStore.com Web sites to notify you of these changes and provide you with the ability to opt out of these new uses. If you are concerned about how your information is used, you should check back at our Web site periodically.
Preference for Future Use of Information
You may prevent your information from being used for purposes other than those for which it was originally collected by Sending us e-mail to that effect at: privacy@WineBlowOut.com
or writing to us at the contact address mentioned above.
Web Site Contact Information
If you have questions about our privacy policy, or feel that this site is not following its stated information policy, please contact us at: info@WineBlowOut.com.
The information on this page was last modified on May 5, 2009. See, we told you there was nothing funny on this page.
