Privacy policy

What we collect

Visitors. You can use this guide without an account. Our server keeps standard access logs (IP address, browser, pages requested) for security and troubleshooting. We count page views and outbound clicks per listing as daily totals, with no personal identifier attached, so we can report them to the businesses listed.

Forms. When you send a correction or claim a listing, we store your name, email, optional phone and role, your message, and the IP address the form came from, to review the request and prevent abuse.

Business accounts. Owners who manage a listing have an account with an email address and a hashed password. Payments for featured listings are processed by Stripe; we never see or store card numbers.

Analytics and cookies

We may use Google Analytics to understand which pages are useful. It sets cookies and is never loaded on the owner portal or admin pages. Signed-in pages use a session cookie that is required for the form or account to work.

Links to other sites

Links to wineries, tour companies and booking platforms take you to sites with their own privacy policies. Some booking links are affiliate links, which tell the booking platform that you came from us.

Sharing

We do not sell personal information. We share it only with the service providers that run this site (hosting, email delivery and payments), or when the law requires it.

Your choices

You can ask us to see, correct or delete the personal information we hold about you by emailing hello@wineries-in-temecula.com. California residents have these rights under the CCPA; we honour them for everyone.

Children

This guide is about wine tasting and is meant for adults 21 and over. We do not knowingly collect information from children.

Changes

If this policy changes, the date at the top changes with it.