Privacy & Cookies

What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small data files stored by a website on your web browser. They allow a site to remember information, such as items in your shopping cart and your browsing preferences, so that it can provide a more personalized experience. Cookies also help us understand how you use our website, enabling us to make improvements over time.

How We Use Cookies
The Whisky Barrel uses cookies to support essential website functions, including:

• Remembering the products in your shopping cart
• Determining whether you are logged in to your account
• Tracking website traffic and usage patterns

Information Collected
In order to monitor traffic flow and improve our service, The Whisky Barrel collects non-personal data such as:

• Your Internet Protocol (IP) address
• How you arrived at our site (including any search terms used)
• The domain name you are browsing from (e.g., .co.uk, .com)
• The type of web browser you use
• Which pages on our site you visit most frequently

Deleting Cookies
You can manage or delete cookies through your browser settings, typically found under “Tools” or “Settings.” Most modern browsers let you disable cookies entirely. However, if you refuse cookies on your browser, you will be unable to complete a purchase on The Whisky Barrel.

Privacy Policy and Personal Information We Collect

We adhere to data protection laws regarding any personal information we collect from you. From May 2018 onward, you have the right to object to how we use your personal information, including the right to ask us to stop contacting you.

1. Consent
   We collect and process your personal information only if you have consented, for example, when placing an order on our website.

2. Legitimate Interests
   We may use your personal information for legitimate business purposes, such as:

   • Sending you emails about new products (if you have agreed to receive them)
   • Performing demographic profiling to help us better understand the products that interest you

Your personal information, including contact details, will never be sold to third parties or used for unsolicited communications.

Microsoft Clarity

We partner with Microsoft Clarity and Microsoft Advertising to see how visitors interact with our site using metrics, heatmaps, and session replay. This information helps us enhance and market our products and services. Cookies and other tracking technologies capture how you use our website, which helps us optimize the site, protect against fraud, ensure security, and tailor our advertising. For more details on how Microsoft collects and uses your data, please refer to the Microsoft Privacy Statement.

If you have any questions or concerns about our Privacy & Cookies Policy, please feel free to contact us at any time.