Privacy Policy
1. Introduction
Beer Favorites ("we," "us," "our," or "Company") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our website and services.
2. Information We Collect
Account Information: When you create an account, we collect your email address, name, and any optional profile information (bio, preferred beer styles).
User Content: We collect and store all beer reviews, ratings, tasting notes, tags, and other content you submit.
Activity Data: We track your interactions on the site, including beers you rate, follow, favorite, and comments you make.
Device Information: We may collect information about your device, browser type, IP address, and pages visited (via standard web analytics).
3. How We Use Your Information
We use collected information to:
- Provide and maintain our services
- Authenticate your account and verify your identity
- Display your profile and reviews to other users
- Enable social features (following, liking, messaging)
- Improve and optimize our platform
- Send service-related announcements and updates
- Respond to your inquiries and support requests
- Enforce our Terms of Service and protect against misuse
4. Information Sharing
Public Content: Your beer reviews, ratings, and profile information are publicly visible to other users on the site.
Third-Party Services: We may share anonymized data with analytics providers and service partners to improve our platform.
Legal Compliance: We may disclose information if required by law or to protect the rights, safety, and property of Beer Favorites and our users.
5. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the internet is entirely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
6. Data Retention
We retain your account information and content as long as your account is active. If you delete your account, we will remove your personal information, though publicly posted content may remain visible in archived or cached forms.
7. Your Rights and Choices
You may access, update, or delete your account information at any time through your profile settings. You can control email preferences and adjust your privacy settings. If you wish to request data deletion, please contact us at cheers@beerfavorites.com.
8. Cookies and Tracking
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your user experience, remember your preferences, and analyze site usage. You may disable cookies in your browser settings, though this may limit functionality.
9. Third-Party Links
Beer Favorites may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices, and we encourage you to review their privacy policies.
10. Children's Privacy
Beer Favorites is not intended for users under 21 years of age. We do not knowingly collect information from minors. If we discover that we have collected information from a child, we will delete it promptly.
11. International Data Transfers
Your information may be stored and processed in countries outside your country of residence, which may have different data protection laws. By using Beer Favorites, you consent to such transfers.
12. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Your continued use of the site following any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
13. Contact Us
If you have questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at cheers@beerfavorites.com.
