Privacy

Website Visitors

DrinkXO is a wholly owned subsidiary of XO at Home, LLC.  Like most website operators, DrinkXO.com collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request.  DrinkXO.com’s purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how DrinkXO.com’s visitors use its website. From time to time, DrinkXO.com may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.

DrinkXO.com also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. DrinkXO.com does not use such information to identify its visitors, however, and does not disclose such information, other than under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information, as described below.

Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information

Certain visitors to DrinkXO.com’s websites may choose to interact with DrinkXO.com in ways that require DrinkXO.com to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that DrinkXO.com gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. DrinkXO.com collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor’s interaction with DrinkXO.com. DrinkXO.com does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.

Aggregated Statistics

DrinkXO.com may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its websites. However, DrinkXO.com does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below.

Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information

DrinkXO.com discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to those of its employees, contractors, and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on DrinkXO.com’s behalf or to provide services available at DrinkXO.com’s websites, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. Some of those employees, contractors and affiliated organizations may be located outside of your home country; by using DrinkXO.com’s websites, you consent to the transfer of such information to them. DrinkXO.com will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone. Other than to its employees, contractors, and affiliated organizations, as described above, DrinkXO.com discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only when required to do so by law, or when DrinkXO.com believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of DrinkXO.com, third parties, or the public at large.  If you send us a request (for example via a support email or via one of our feedback mechanisms), we reserve the right to publish it in order to help us clarify or respond to your request or to help us support other users. DrinkXO.com takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration, or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.

Cookies

A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. DrinkXO.com uses cookies to help DrinkXO.com identify and track visitors, their usage of DrinkXO.com website, and their website access preferences. DrinkXO.com visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using DrinkXO.com’s websites, with the drawback that certain features of DrinkXO.com’s websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.

Privacy Policy Changes

Although most changes are likely to be minor, DrinkXO.com may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in DrinkXO.com’s sole discretion. DrinkXO.com encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.

Websites Covered

This privacy policy covers all of our website properties.  Including, but not limited to:  DrinkXO.com, DrinkXO.org, DrinkXO.net, XOatHome.com, and XOatHome.org