Privacy Policy
How Whiskey Education Foundation collects, uses and protects the information you share with us.
Who We Are
Whiskey Education Foundation, also known as Whisky EDU (“Whisky EDU,” “we,” “our,” or “us”), respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide when visiting our website, purchasing products or event tickets, registering for tastings, subscribing to our communications, or otherwise interacting with our organization.
Information We Collect
We may collect information you voluntarily provide, including your:
- Name
- Email address
- Telephone number
- Billing and shipping address
- Event registration information
- Tasting or event inquiries
- Newsletter preferences
- Purchase and transaction information
Payment card information may be processed by third-party payment processors. Whisky EDU does not necessarily receive or retain your complete credit card information.
We may also automatically collect technical information such as IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, referring websites, and website interaction information through cookies, analytics services, and similar technologies.
How We Use Your Information
We may use information collected through our website to:
- Process purchases and registrations
- Fulfill and ship orders
- Communicate about events, tastings, orders, and inquiries
- Provide customer service
- Send newsletters and promotional communications when permitted
- Improve our website, programs, events, and educational services
- Measure website traffic and marketing effectiveness
- Prevent fraud and protect the security of our website
- Comply with legal and regulatory requirements
Cookies and Analytics
Whisky EDU may use cookies and similar technologies to operate the website, remember preferences, analyze website traffic, and understand how visitors use our site.
We may use third-party services such as Google Analytics and other advertising or analytics platforms. These providers may collect information according to their own privacy policies.
Where required, visitors may be provided with choices concerning non-essential cookies.
Email Communications
If you subscribe to Whisky EDU communications, we may send you information about educational programs, tastings, events, products, and other Whisky EDU activities.
Marketing emails will include an unsubscribe option. Transactional communications concerning an order, registration, or event may still be sent when necessary.
Sharing of Information
Whisky EDU does not sell personal information for monetary consideration.
We may share information with service providers when reasonably necessary to operate our organization and website, including payment processors, website hosting providers, email service providers, shipping providers, analytics providers, event-registration platforms, and other vendors assisting us in providing our services.
We may also disclose information when required by law or when reasonably necessary to protect Whisky EDU, our customers, participants, or others.
Alcohol-Related Content
Whisky EDU provides education concerning whisky and other distilled spirits and promotes responsible alcohol consumption. Certain events, products, or areas of the website may be intended only for individuals of legal drinking age.
Where alcohol is served, purchased, shipped, or otherwise regulated, applicable age restrictions and laws apply.
Data Security
We use reasonable administrative and technical measures intended to protect personal information. No method of electronic transmission or storage, however, can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Your Privacy Choices
You may contact us to request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information we maintain about you, subject to applicable law and legitimate record-retention requirements.
California residents may have additional privacy rights under applicable California law.
Third-Party Websites
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. Whisky EDU is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party websites.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. The current version will be posted on this website with its effective date.
Contact
Questions regarding this Privacy Policy may be directed to Whisky EDU at doug@whiskyedu.org or 408-799-6242.
Effective date: September 8, 2026