Effective Date: May 13, 2026

Welcome to Winc. Magazine (“Winc.,” “we,” “our,” or “us”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information when you visit or interact with our website, digital platforms, newsletters, social media channels, and related services (collectively, the “Services”).

By using our Services, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following categories of information:

Information You Provide Directly

This may include:

  • Your name
  • Email address
  • Billing information
  • Mailing address
  • Account information
  • Information submitted through forms, surveys, contests, subscriptions, or communications with us
  • User-generated content, including comments, messages, and submissions

Information Collected Automatically

When you use our Services, we and our third-party partners may automatically collect certain information, including:

  • IP address
  • Device identifiers
  • Browser type
  • Operating system
  • Referral URLs
  • Pages viewed
  • Time spent on pages
  • Click behavior
  • Approximate location data
  • Advertising identifiers
  • Cookie and tracking technology data

Information From Third Parties

We may receive information from:

  • Advertising and analytics partners
  • Social media platforms
  • Marketing providers
  • Affiliate partners
  • Data enrichment providers

2. How We Use Information

We may use collected information to:

  • Operate and improve our Services
  • Personalize content and user experiences
  • Deliver newsletters and communications
  • Analyze audience behavior and engagement
  • Conduct research and analytics
  • Serve advertisements and sponsored content
  • Develop advertising audiences and marketing insights
  • Prevent fraud and protect platform security
  • Comply with legal obligations
  • Enforce our Terms and Conditions

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We and our partners may use cookies, pixels, SDKs, web beacons, and similar technologies to:

  • Recognize users across devices and sessions
  • Measure traffic and engagement
  • Personalize content and advertisements
  • Deliver targeted advertising
  • Track affiliate and advertising performance
  • Build audience segments and analytics profiles

You may be able to manage cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may impact certain features of the Services.

4. Advertising, Analytics, and Data Sharing

Winc. Magazine may share, disclose, license, sell, or otherwise make available certain user information and audience insights to advertisers, analytics providers, marketing partners, affiliate partners, social media platforms, and other third parties.

This may include:

  • Device and browser information
  • IP address and identifiers
  • Behavioral and engagement data
  • Approximate location information
  • Audience segmentation information
  • Advertising identifiers
  • Demographic insights
  • Analytics and performance metrics
  • Content interaction and browsing behavior

We and our partners may use this information to:

  • Deliver targeted advertisements
  • Personalize content and recommendations
  • Measure advertising effectiveness
  • Develop audience insights
  • Improve marketing performance
  • Conduct analytics and research
  • Build audience and consumer profiles

Certain disclosures may constitute a “sale,” “sharing,” or “targeted advertising” under applicable privacy laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

We may also work with third-party advertising technology providers that collect information across websites, apps, devices, and services.

5. Your Privacy Rights and Choices

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including the right to:

  • Access personal information we hold about you
  • Correct inaccurate information
  • Request deletion of personal information
  • Opt out of targeted advertising
  • Opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information
  • Limit the use of certain sensitive information
  • Appeal certain privacy-related decisions
  • Unsubscribe from marketing communications

You may also:

  • Disable cookies through browser settings
  • Adjust mobile advertising permissions on your device
  • Use browser-based opt-out tools where available
  • Opt out of newsletters by clicking “unsubscribe” in emails

To exercise privacy rights or opt-out requests, contact:

legal@wincmag.com

We may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests.

6. California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, you may have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), including the right to:

  • Know what categories of personal information we collect
  • Know how personal information is used and disclosed
  • Request access to personal information
  • Request deletion of personal information
  • Correct inaccurate information
  • Opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information
  • Limit use of certain sensitive personal information
  • Avoid discrimination for exercising privacy rights

Certain disclosures involving cookies, advertising technologies, analytics tools, or audience development activities may constitute “sharing” or “selling” under California law.

California residents may exercise applicable rights by contacting:

legal@wincmag.com

If required by law or applicable to your business operations, Winc. Magazine may provide a “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” link on its website.

7. Data Retention

We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to:

  • Operate our business
  • Comply with legal obligations
  • Resolve disputes
  • Enforce agreements
  • Maintain analytics and business records

Retention periods may vary depending on the nature of the information and applicable legal requirements.

8. Data Security

We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards intended to protect information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

However, no method of internet transmission or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Third-Party Links, Platforms, and Services

Our Services may contain links to third-party websites, advertisers, affiliate programs, analytics providers, social media platforms, or services not controlled by Winc. Magazine.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, policies, security, or content of third parties.

Interactions with third-party platforms — including Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Meta, Google, affiliate marketplaces, advertising providers, and analytics tools — may result in additional information collection by those parties.

We encourage users to review third-party privacy policies independently.

10. Children’s Privacy

The Services are not intended for children under the age of 18.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors under 18 without appropriate consent.

If we become aware that personal information has been collected from a minor without appropriate authorization, we may delete such information.

If you believe a child has provided personal information through the Services, please contact us.

11. International Users

If you access the Services from outside the United States, your information may be transferred to, stored in, and processed in the United States and other jurisdictions.

By using the Services, you consent to such transfers.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically.

Changes will become effective upon posting the updated version with a revised effective date.

Your continued use of the Services after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.

13. Contact Information

For questions regarding this Privacy Policy, contact:

Winc. Magazine
contact@wincmag.com
www.wincmag.com