Privacy Policy
Last Updated: October 27, 2026
At Côte of Paint, we believe in good wine, good times, and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit our website, purchase our wines, join our wine club, or interact with us online.
By using our website, you acknowledge the practices described in this policy.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect personal information when you browse our website, make a purchase, sign up for our mailing list, join our wine club, or contact us.
This information may include:
Contact Information: Your name, email address, phone number, billing address, and shipping address.
Purchase Information: Order history, products purchased, payment transaction details, and wine club membership information.
Account Information: Login credentials, account preferences, and membership details.
Marketing Preferences: Newsletter subscriptions, communication preferences, and interactions with our emails.
Website Usage Information: IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, and interactions with our website.
Age Verification Information: Information necessary to confirm eligibility to purchase alcoholic beverages.
Payment information is processed through our ecommerce and payment service providers. We do not need to receive your complete credit card information to fulfill your order.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
Process and fulfill wine purchases.
Manage wine club memberships, shipments, and billing.
Communicate about orders, accounts, and memberships.
Respond to questions and customer service requests.
Send newsletters, product announcements, and special offers when permitted.
Improve our website, products, and customer experience.
Verify eligibility to purchase alcoholic beverages.
Prevent fraud and maintain website security.
Comply with applicable laws and regulations.
3. Email Marketing
When you subscribe to our mailing list, we may send you emails about wine releases, club offerings, events, promotions, and other Côte of Paint updates.
You may unsubscribe from promotional emails at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link included in our emails.
Even if you unsubscribe from marketing communications, we may still send necessary transactional messages regarding purchases, shipments, or wine club memberships.
4. Online Purchases and Wine Club Memberships
Our online store and wine club services are powered by Commerce7, a third-party ecommerce platform designed for wineries.
When you make a purchase or join our wine club, information necessary to process your order or manage your membership may be collected and processed through Commerce7 and its service providers.
This may include contact information, billing and shipping details, purchase history, membership preferences, and payment information.
For additional information, please review the Commerce7 Privacy Policy.
5. Cookies and Website Analytics
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to improve functionality, understand visitor activity, and enhance your browsing experience.
Cookies may help us:
Remember website preferences.
Maintain shopping cart and account functionality.
Understand website traffic and visitor behavior.
Evaluate website performance.
Support marketing and advertising activities, where applicable.
You can manage or disable certain cookies through your browser settings or through any cookie preference tools available on our website.
Disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.
6. Sharing Your Information
We may share personal information with trusted third-party service providers when reasonably necessary to operate our business.
These may include:
Ecommerce and payment processing providers.
Website hosting and technology providers.
Shipping and fulfillment partners.
Email marketing platforms.
Analytics and website performance services.
Professional advisers and service providers.
We may also disclose information when required by law, to protect our rights, prevent fraud, or respond to lawful requests.
We do not provide customer information to unrelated third parties for their independent direct marketing purposes without appropriate authorization.
7. Data Security
We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to help protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or misuse.
Our ecommerce and website service providers maintain their own security practices for the information they process.
However, no internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
8. Data Retention
We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy, including maintaining customer accounts, processing transactions, managing memberships, complying with legal obligations, resolving disputes, and maintaining business records.
Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and applicable legal requirements.
9. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your state or country of residence and applicable privacy laws, you may have the right to:
Request access to personal information we maintain about you.
Request correction of inaccurate information.
Request deletion of certain personal information.
Request information about how your personal information is used or disclosed.
Opt out of certain uses or disclosures of personal information, where applicable.
Withdraw consent for marketing communications.
Certain requests may be subject to legal exceptions, including requirements to retain transaction and tax records.
To submit a privacy-related request, please contact us using the information below. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request.
We will not unlawfully discriminate against you for exercising applicable privacy rights.
10. Age Restrictions
Côte of Paint sells alcoholic beverages and is intended for adults who are at least 21 years of age.
Our website and services are not intended for individuals under the age of 21, and we do not knowingly solicit personal information from minors.
We may collect or verify age-related information as necessary to comply with alcohol sales and shipping regulations.
11. Third-Party Websites and Services
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, social media platforms, and external services.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these third parties. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing personal information.
12. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our business practices, website functionality, technology, or applicable laws.
When changes are made, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page.
13. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how your personal information is handled, please contact us.
Côte of Paint
Santa Barbara County, California
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