Privacy Policy

WHO WE ARE

WE ARE WEATHERALL’S DISTILLERY LTD, TRADING AS PISTON GIN.

THIS POLICY OUTLINES WHAT PERSONAL DATA WE MAY GET FROM YOU, AND HOW WE WILL USE IT. WE DON’T WANT IT TO GET IN THE WAY OF YOU ENJOYING OUR WEBSITE AND THE GINS WE HAVE LOVINGLY CREATED BUT WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU’RE AWARE OF WHAT WE’RE DOING WITH YOUR INFORMATION.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS POLICY, HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION, OR ANYTHING ELSE, PLEASE CONTACT US ON HELLO@PISTONGIN.COM, CALL US ON 01905 611293 OR EVEN DROP IN TO SEE US AT OUR DISTILLERY AT UNIT 2 BAMFURLONG INDUSTRIAL PARK, STAVERTON, CHELTENHAM, GL51 6SX.

PLEASE NOTE, AS WE ARE PURVEYORS OF ALCOHOL THIS WEBSITE IS NOT INTENDED FOR CHILDREN AND WE DO NOT KNOWLINGLY COLLECT ANY DATA RELATING TO MINORS.

WHAT PERSONAL DATA WE COLLECT AND WHY WE COLLECT IT

GENERAL
PERSONAL DATA, OR PERSONAL INFORMATION, MEANS ANY INFORMATION ABOUT AN INDIVIDUAL FROM WHICH THAT PERSON CAN BE IDENTIFIED. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE DATA WHERE THE IDENTITY HAS BEEN REMOVED (ANONYMOUS DATA).

WE MAY COLLECT, USE, STORE AND TRANSFER DIFFERENT KINDS OF PERSONAL DATA ABOUT YOU WHICH WE HAVE GROUPED TOGETHER AS FOLLOWS:

IDENTITY DATA INCLUDES FIRST NAME, MAIDEN NAME, LAST NAME, USERNAME OR SIMILAR IDENTIFIER, MARITAL STATUS, TITLE, DATE OF BIRTH AND GENDER.

CONTACT DATA INCLUDES BILLING ADDRESS, DELIVERY ADDRESS, EMAIL ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS.

TRANSACTION DATA INCLUDES DETAILS ABOUT PAYMENTS TO AND FROM YOU AND OTHER DETAILS OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES YOU HAVE PURCHASED FROM US.

TECHNICAL DATA INCLUDES INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP) ADDRESS, YOUR LOGIN DATA, BROWSER TYPE AND VERSION, TIME ZONE SETTING AND LOCATION, BROWSER PLUG-IN TYPES AND VERSIONS, OPERATING SYSTEM AND PLATFORM, AND OTHER TECHNOLOGY ON THE DEVICES YOU USE TO ACCESS THIS WEBSITE.

PROFILE DATA INCLUDES YOUR USERNAME AND PASSWORD, PURCHASES OR ORDERS MADE BY YOU, YOUR INTERESTS, PREFERENCES, FEEDBACK AND SURVEY RESPONSES.

USAGE DATA INCLUDES INFORMATION ABOUT HOW YOU USE OUR WEBSITE, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.

MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS DATA INCLUDES YOUR PREFERENCES IN RECEIVING MARKETING FROM US AND OUR THIRD PARTIES AND YOUR COMMUNICATION PREFERENCES.

WE ALSO COLLECT, USE AND SHARE AGGREGATED DATA SUCH AS STATISTICAL OR DEMOGRAPHIC DATA FOR ANY PURPOSE. AGGREGATED DATA COULD BE DERIVED FROM YOUR PERSONAL DATA BUT IS NOT CONSIDERED PERSONAL DATA IN LAW AS THIS DATA WILL NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY REVEAL YOUR IDENTITY. FOR EXAMPLE, WE MAY AGGREGATE YOUR USAGE DATA TO CALCULATE THE PERCENTAGE OF USERS ACCESSING A SPECIFIC WEBSITE FEATURE. HOWEVER, IF WE COMBINE OR CONNECT AGGREGATED DATA WITH YOUR PERSONAL DATA SO THAT IT CAN DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IDENTIFY YOU, WE TREAT THE COMBINED DATA AS PERSONAL DATA WHICH WILL BE USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PRIVACY POLICY.

WE DO NOT COLLECT ANY SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF PERSONAL DATA ABOUT YOU (THIS INCLUDES DETAILS ABOUT YOUR RACE OR ETHNICITY, RELIGIOUS OR PHILOSOPHICAL BELIEFS, SEX LIFE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, POLITICAL OPINIONS, TRADE UNION MEMBERSHIP, INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR HEALTH, AND GENETIC AND BIOMETRIC DATA). NOR DO WE COLLECT ANY INFORMATION ABOUT CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS AND OFFENCES.

COMMENTS

WHEN VISITORS LEAVE COMMENTS ON THE SITE WE COLLECT THE DATA SHOWN IN THE COMMENTS FORM, AND ALSO THE VISITOR’S IP ADDRESS AND BROWSER USER AGENT STRING TO HELP SPAM DETECTION.

AN ANONYMISED STRING CREATED FROM YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS (ALSO CALLED A HASH) MAY BE PROVIDED TO THE GRAVATAR SERVICE TO SEE IF YOU ARE USING IT. THE GRAVATAR SERVICE PRIVACY POLICY IS AVAILABLE HERE: HTTPS://AUTOMATTIC.COM/PRIVACY/. AFTER APPROVAL OF YOUR COMMENT, YOUR PROFILE PICTURE IS VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC IN THE CONTEXT OF YOUR COMMENT.

MEDIA
IF YOU UPLOAD IMAGES TO THE WEBSITE, YOU SHOULD AVOID UPLOADING IMAGES WITH EMBEDDED LOCATION DATA (EXIF GPS) INCLUDED. VISITORS TO THE WEBSITE CAN DOWNLOAD AND EXTRACT ANY LOCATION DATA FROM IMAGES ON THE WEBSITE.

COOKIES
IF YOU LEAVE A COMMENT ON OUR SITE YOU MAY OPT-IN TO SAVING YOUR NAME, EMAIL ADDRESS AND WEBSITE IN COOKIES. THESE ARE FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE SO THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE TO FILL IN YOUR DETAILS AGAIN WHEN YOU LEAVE ANOTHER COMMENT. THESE COOKIES WILL LAST FOR ONE YEAR.

IF YOU HAVE AN ACCOUNT AND YOU LOG IN TO THIS SITE, WE WILL SET A TEMPORARY COOKIE TO DETERMINE IF YOUR BROWSER ACCEPTS COOKIES. THIS COOKIE CONTAINS NO PERSONAL DATA AND IS DISCARDED WHEN YOU CLOSE YOUR BROWSER.

WHEN YOU LOG IN, WE WILL ALSO SET UP SEVERAL COOKIES TO SAVE YOUR LOGIN INFORMATION AND YOUR SCREEN DISPLAY CHOICES. LOGIN COOKIES LAST FOR TWO DAYS, AND SCREEN OPTIONS COOKIES LAST FOR A YEAR. IF YOU SELECT “REMEMBER ME”, YOUR LOGIN WILL PERSIST FOR TWO WEEKS. IF YOU LOG OUT OF YOUR ACCOUNT, THE LOGIN COOKIES WILL BE REMOVED.

IF YOU EDIT OR PUBLISH AN ARTICLE, AN ADDITIONAL COOKIE WILL BE SAVED IN YOUR BROWSER. THIS COOKIE INCLUDES NO PERSONAL DATA AND SIMPLY INDICATES THE POST ID OF THE ARTICLE YOU JUST EDITED. IT EXPIRES AFTER 1 DAY.

EMBEDDED CONTENT FROM OTHER WEBSITES
ARTICLES ON THIS SITE MAY INCLUDE EMBEDDED CONTENT (E.G. VIDEOS, IMAGES, ARTICLES, ETC.). EMBEDDED CONTENT FROM OTHER WEBSITES BEHAVES IN THE EXACT SAME WAY AS IF THE VISITOR HAS VISITED THE OTHER WEBSITE.

THESE WEBSITES MAY COLLECT DATA ABOUT YOU, USE COOKIES, EMBED ADDITIONAL THIRD-PARTY TRACKING, AND MONITOR YOUR INTERACTION WITH THAT EMBEDDED CONTENT, INCLUDING TRACKING YOUR INTERACTION WITH THE EMBEDDED CONTENT IF YOU HAVE AN ACCOUNT AND ARE LOGGED IN TO THAT WEBSITE.

HOW WE USE YOUR DATA

WE WILL ONLY USE YOUR PERSONAL DATA WHEN THE LAW ALLOWS US TO. MOST COMMONLY, WE WILL USE YOUR PERSONAL DATA IN THE FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCES:

Where we need to perform the contract we are about to enter into or have entered into with you (i.e. you’ve bought some lovely gin from us, or you’ve booked one of our amazing gin masterclasses)..
Where it is necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.
Where we need to comply with a legal obligation.
GENERALLY, WE DO NOT RELY ON CONSENT AS A LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING YOUR PERSONAL DATA ALTHOUGH WE WILL GET YOUR CONSENT BEFORE SENDING THIRD PARTY DIRECT MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS TO YOU VIA EMAIL OR TEXT MESSAGE. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO WITHDRAW CONSENT TO MARKETING AT ANY TIME BY CONTACTING US.

PURPOSES FOR WHICH WE WILL USE YOUR PERSONAL DATA

WE HAVE SET OUT BELOW, IN A TABLE FORMAT, A DESCRIPTION OF ALL THE WAYS WE PLAN TO USE YOUR PERSONAL DATA, AND WHICH OF THE LEGAL BASES WE RELY ON TO DO SO. WE HAVE ALSO IDENTIFIED WHAT OUR LEGITIMATE INTERESTS ARE WHERE APPROPRIATE.

NOTE THAT WE MAY PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR MORE THAN ONE LAWFUL GROUND DEPENDING ON THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE FOR WHICH WE ARE USING YOUR DATA. PLEASE CONTACT US IF YOU NEED DETAILS ABOUT THE SPECIFIC LEGAL GROUND WE ARE RELYING ON TO PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA WHERE MORE THAN ONE GROUND HAS BEEN SET OUT IN THE TABLE BELOW.