TrophyCocktail

Privacy Policy


Effective Date: June 20, 2014



TrophyCocktail (“we”, “us”, “our”) understands the importance of privacy. With this policy, we want to explain how information is collected and shared when using our services.



What Information Is Collected?


Account Information: In order to use the TrophyCocktail service, all users must create a profile. This can be done by using your Facebook Login (https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/). We also provide the option to create an account manually by requesting the following: name, city, password, and email address. As part of the sign-up process, we ask additional questions to better understand your preferences and involvement in the creation and appreciation of cocktails. Aside from indicating that you are a cocktail enthusiast, this information is completely voluntary.


Contacts Information: We want to help you connect with friends and colleagues that also share your interest in cocktails. By sharing your personal contacts, we are able to allow you to invite others to participate in cocktail discovery as well follow those who have already registered for the app.


Location Information: As TrophyCocktail is a discovery tool, sharing your location provides a better experience. For example, this allows us to suggest bar locations and tailor your feed. In addition, other users will be able to see the bars that you have tagged in your posts.


In-App Information: Using the app, you can create posts highlighting a great cocktail. In addition to the drink image, we provide options to capture information related to the drink including bar, bar location, bartender, drink name, drink attributes and recipe. Other interactions with the app are also captured. For example, 'liking' a post, participating in quizzes or contests, and following another registered user will be collected. And, as a registered user, a profile is created that may be viewed by other registered users. This displays information provided during the registration process except for contact information such as your email address and password.


Usage and Technical Information: Like most internet based services, we log information related to how the app is being accessed. This includes IP addresses, browser information, web beacons, unique device identifiers, crash and error reports, page requests and database calls. In order to track and improve our services, we employ the use of third party tools to help us gather and analyze this information. This includes:



How Is Information Shared?


As a platform that encourages discovery and social sharing, In-App Information should be considered public. If you do not wish for your posts, profile and other In-App information to be publicly available, we advise against using the TrophyCocktail service. When creating posts, it is possible to share your discovery with additional social networks like Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest, and Instagram. Each of these services has their own privacy policy that you can review below. Also, when information is made public, there should not be the expectation that it can be easily removed, concealed or made private. Content may be displayed to a wider audience by TrophyCocktail, reposted by other users, made available by search engines, and shared by users or networks that are not associated with TrophyCocktail.



In order to provide targeted content within the app that my be of interest to you, we may share certain information with third party partners. This may include polls, contests, and advertising. We will not share your email address without consent. However, TrophyCocktail may provide administrative updates about our services and share content that we feel would be of interest by email. Information that does not identify an individual user can be disclosed without restriction.


TrophyCocktail allows bar and restaurant staff members to associate themselves with their workplace. This allows TrophyCocktail users to easily give credit to the person who made the drink. In addition to listing the name of the bartender, the bartender's image will be overlayed on the cocktail image in the posting.


Information about your login, preferences, social networks, searches and app usage will be collected and stored in order to improve your interaction with our services.


Employees, consultants, service providers, and other representatives of TrophyCocktail may be given access to user information in the course of managing and improving our services. This information may also be shared if there is a change in ownership.


At our discretion, we will cooperate with requests for information from law enforcement and government agencies when deemed necessary. However, we are committed to protecting our users from unnecessary legal intrusions or other potential infringements of legal rights.



Data Security:


TrophyCocktail services are designed to secure your information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access. However, we can not be responsible for security breaches and attempts to circumnavigate these protections. We encourage users to follow industry best practices for password creation and storage as well as maintaing control over their phones, computers, and information devices. Certain third parties that are not associated with TrophyCocktail, such as Internet Service Providers, Mobile Service Providers, and Mobile Device Manufactures, may be able to collect information related to your usage of TrophyCocktail.



Information Retention:


Should you decide to discontinue using TrophyCocktail, any information that has been submitted or collected by our services will be retained for a commercially reasonable time. We will try to accommodate all requests for deleting account information upon verification of the user's identity. To initiate a request, please send email to the address listed in the Contact Us section. It may take time to fully process this request. Once completed, please be aware that the content may not be fully removed from our system due to caching, back-ups, and other references to the content that will not allow for systematic deletion.



Conduct:


Underage Consumption: TrophyCocktail does not solicit or knowingly allow any persons to use our services who are not of legal drinking age. Any user who is discovered to be younger than the legal drinking age will be removed from our system.


Responsible Consumption: TrophyCocktail encourages responsible consumption of alcohol. We do not condone drinking and driving. Our goal is to identify excellence. There are many great resources online that provide alcohol education and guidance including:

http://www.drinksmart.com/,

http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/

http://www.responsibledrinking.eu/



Inappropriate Content: TrophyCocktail is designed to highlight the best in cocktail culture. Content that is deemed to be offensive, provocative, or counter to the goals of our services my be deleted at our discretion.



Policy Changes:


From time to time, this Privacy Policy may be updated. We will attempt to notify all users of TrophyCocktail when this happens by email or through our service. If for some reason, you do not receive the notification, the new terms will still apply to your use of TrophyCocktail. We encourage all users to pro-actively check this Privacy Policy for any changes. By using the app after the updated Privacy Policy has been posted, you are agreeing to the modified terms.



Your Consent:


By using TrophyCocktail, you are consenting to the terms contained in this Privacy Policy. By uninstalling the app, you can easily stop all collection of information.



Contact Us:


For any questions related to this Privacy Policy, we encourage you to contact us at privacy@trophycocktail.com. We are happy to address any concerns or clarify any questions about our policies and practices.