At Zeka Vineyards, we’re a small, family-rooted winery — and we treat your personal information the same way we’d want ours treated: with care, honesty, and no unnecessary fuss. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect when you visit zekavineyards.com (the “Site”), why we collect it, how we use it, and the choices you have.
By using our Site, placing an order, or joining our Wine Club, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Who We Are
Zeka Vineyards is a boutique, single-vineyard winery in the Bennett Valley AVA, Sonoma County, California.
- Business/Mailing Office: 1110 Burlingame Ave, Ste 211, Burlingame, CA 94010
- Vineyard & Tasting Location: 5377 Bennett Valley Road, Santa Rosa, CA 95405
- Phone: 707-582-1228
- Contact Form: zekavineyards.com/contact-us
We are the “data controller” of the personal information described in this policy — meaning we decide how and why it’s used.
2. Information We Collect
We only collect what we actually need to run our business well and serve you better.
a) Information You Give Us Directly
- Contact details — name, email address, phone number, and shipping/billing address, when you place an order, join our Wine Club, fill out a contact form, or subscribe to our newsletter.
- Order & payment information — when you purchase wine or join our Wine Club, your payment details are collected and processed by our secure third-party ecommerce and wine club platform, not stored directly on our own servers.
- Age verification — a confirmation that you are 21 years of age or older, required by law before you can browse or purchase wine on our Site.
- Messages you send us — anything you share through our contact forms, wine club inquiry forms, or email.
b) Information Collected Automatically
- Usage data — pages visited, time spent on the Site, browser type, device type, and general location (like city or region, inferred from IP address).
- Cookies and similar technologies — used for things like remembering your age-verification, keeping your cart intact, and understanding how visitors use our Site. For full details, please see our separate Cookie Policy.
c) Information From Third Parties
- If you interact with us through Facebook or other social platforms, we may receive limited information from those platforms (like your public profile name) depending on your own privacy settings on those platforms.
- Our secure checkout and wine club platform may share order and membership status information back with us so we can fulfill your purchase and manage your membership.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use your information for real, practical reasons — never to be creepy about it:
- To process and ship your wine orders
- To manage your Wine Club membership, including recurring billing and shipment scheduling
- To verify you meet the legal age requirement for purchasing alcohol
- To respond to questions, requests, or bookings (like private tastings or events)
- To send you our newsletter, promotions, and vineyard updates — only if you’ve opted in
- To improve our Site, our wines, and your overall experience with us
- To comply with legal, tax, and alcohol-shipping regulations
- To protect against fraud, abuse, or unauthorized transactions
4. How We Share Your Information
We don’t sell your personal information. Full stop. We only share it in these limited situations:
- Service providers — like our secure wine ecommerce/checkout platform, shipping carriers, and email marketing tools — who need certain information strictly to help us serve you (e.g., your address to ship your wine).
- Legal & compliance reasons — such as complying with alcohol shipping laws, tax authorities, or a valid legal request.
- Business transfers — in the unlikely event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of the winery, customer information may be transferred as part of that transaction, with reasonable notice to you.
- With your consent — for any other purpose, we’ll only share your information if you’ve clearly said it’s okay.
5. Alcohol Shipping & Age-Related Information
Because we sell wine, we’re required by law to:
- Verify that visitors and purchasers are 21 years of age or older.
- Confirm an adult signature (21+) upon delivery.
- Restrict shipping to states/jurisdictions where it is legal for us to ship alcohol.
This means some of the personal information we collect (like date-of-birth confirmation and shipping address) is used specifically to meet these legal obligations, in addition to fulfilling your order.
6. Cookies
Our Site uses cookies and similar technologies to keep things running smoothly, remember your preferences, and understand how visitors use our Site. Because this deserves its own space, we’ve laid it all out in detail in our Cookie Policy, including how to control or disable cookies through your browser.
7. Data Retention
We keep your personal information only as long as we reasonably need it — for example, to fulfill orders, manage an active Wine Club membership, meet tax/legal recordkeeping requirements, or respond to your inquiries. When information is no longer needed for these purposes, we take reasonable steps to delete or anonymize it.
8. Data Security
We take reasonable, industry-standard precautions to protect your personal information — including relying on a secure, PCI-compliant third-party platform for handling payment information, rather than storing full card details ourselves. That said, no method of transmission or storage over the internet is 100% secure, and we can’t guarantee absolute security.
9. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) since we’re a California-based business. These rights may include the right to:
- Know what personal information we’ve collected about you and how it’s used
- Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you
- Request that we delete your personal information (subject to legal/tax retention requirements)
- Opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information — though as noted, we don’t sell your data
- Not be discriminated against for exercising your privacy rights
To exercise any of these rights, simply reach out to us using the contact details below. We’ll respond within a reasonable time and in accordance with applicable law.
You can also unsubscribe from our newsletter or marketing emails at any time using the “unsubscribe” link in any email we send you.
10. Children’s Privacy
Our Site and our products are strictly intended for adults 21 years of age and older. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 21. If we become aware that we’ve inadvertently collected such information, we’ll take steps to delete it promptly.
11. Third-Party Links
Our Site may link to third-party sites — such as our Facebook page or our secure wine ecommerce/checkout platform. This Privacy Policy doesn’t cover those third-party sites, and we’d encourage you to review their own privacy policies before sharing information with them.
12. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy occasionally — for example, as our Wine Club program evolves, as we adopt new tools, or as privacy laws change. Whenever we do, we’ll update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to check back from time to time.
13. Contact Us
We’re a small operation, and if you ever have questions or concerns about your personal information, we’d genuinely like to hear from you directly:
- Phone: 707-582-1228
- Mailing Address: 1110 Burlingame Ave, Ste 211, Burlingame, CA 94010
- Vineyard: 5377 Bennett Valley Road, Santa Rosa, CA 95405
- Contact Form: zekavineyards.com/contact-us
Thank you for trusting us with your information — just like our wine, we believe good relationships are built on care and transparency.
