Last Updated: March 17, 2025

Welcome to maxiwines.com (“we,” “us,” or “our”), a lifestyle magazine dedicated to home, garden, shopping, living, and lifestyle content for readers in the United States. We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, maxiwines.com (the “Site”), subscribe to our newsletter, or interact with us. By using the Site, you agree to the terms outlined below.

1. Information We Collect

We collect minimal personal information and rely primarily on automated tools and voluntary submissions. Here’s what we may collect:

  • Personal Information You Provide:
    • If you subscribe to our newsletter, we may collect your name and email address.
    • If you contact us via email or enter a competition, we may collect your name, email address, phone number, or mailing address, depending on what you provide.
  • Automatically Collected Information:
    • We use cookies and similar technologies to collect data like your IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, and time spent on the Site.
    • We embed third-party tools such as Google Fonts, Google Maps, and YouTube videos, which may collect usage data (see Section 7 for details).
  • Social Media Content: If you interact with us on social media or we feature your publicly available social media content on the Site, we may display your username or posts, but we do not store additional personal data from these interactions.
  • Competition Entries: When you enter a competition, we collect the information you submit (e.g., name, email, address), as outlined in the competition’s terms of entry.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

  • Deliver and improve the Site’s content and user experience.
  • Send you our newsletter if you’ve subscribed, including lifestyle tips, updates, and promotional offers from us or our partners.
  • Respond to your emails or inquiries.
  • Administer competitions and notify winners (see Section 8 for details).
  • Analyze Site usage through cookies to understand trends and optimize performance.
  • Feature social media content to enhance our articles (e.g., displaying a public Instagram post about gardening).
  • Protect the Site from fraud or misuse and comply with legal obligations.

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies to:

  • Ensure the Site functions properly (e.g., remembering your preferences).
  • Analyze how visitors use the Site.
  • Support affiliate links to third-party platforms like Amazon, eBay, Etsy, and others via networks such as Awin, CJ, and TradeDoubler, which may set their own cookies to track clicks or purchases.

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings, but this may affect your experience on the Site. Third-party cookies (e.g., from affiliate networks or Google services) are subject to those providers’ privacy policies (see Section 7).

4. Affiliate Links

We feature affiliate product links from partners like Amazon, eBay, Etsy, and others through third-party networks (e.g., Awin, CJ, TradeDoubler). If you click these links and make a purchase, we may earn a commission. These partners may collect data about your activity (e.g., clicks, purchases) under their own privacy policies, which we do not control.

5. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell or share your personal information, except as follows:

  • Service Providers: We use third parties to help operate the Site, such as email newsletter platforms (e.g., to send newsletters) or analytics providers. These providers are bound by confidentiality agreements.
  • Competition Sponsors: If you enter a competition, the terms of entry will amend this Privacy Policy to allow us to share your submitted details (e.g., name, email) with the sponsor for prize fulfillment or marketing purposes, as specified in the competition rules.
  • Legal Requirements: We may disclose information if required by law, court order, or to protect our rights.
  • Business Transfers: If maxiwines.com is sold or merged, your information may be transferred as part of the transaction.

6. Third-Party Tools and Services

The Site includes:

  • Google Fonts and Maps: These may collect usage data (e.g., IP address) per Google’s Privacy Policy.
  • YouTube Videos: Embedded videos may track viewing activity under YouTube’s policies.
  • Social Media Features: If we display your public social media content, we rely on the platform’s terms. If you interact with us via social media, those platforms may collect data about you.
  • Affiliate Networks: Partners like Awin, CJ, and TradeDoubler may use cookies or tracking pixels to monitor link performance.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these third parties for more details.

7. Your Choices

  • Newsletter: Unsubscribe anytime by clicking the “unsubscribe” link in our emails or emailing us via the contact page.
  • Cookies: Adjust your browser settings to block or manage cookies.
  • Contact Information: Request updates or deletion of your data (e.g., newsletter subscription) by contacting us. Note that we don’t maintain a centralized database of personal info beyond cookies and newsletter/email records.

8. Competitions

When you enter a competition, the terms of entry will specify how your data is used and shared (e.g., with sponsors). These terms temporarily amend this Privacy Policy for that competition only. Outside of competitions, we don’t share your info.

9. Data Security

We use reasonable measures to protect your information, such as secure email systems and encrypted third-party services. However, no online platform is fully secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute protection.

10. California Privacy Rights (CCPA)

If you’re a California resident, you may have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), including:

  • Requesting details about the personal information we collect, use, or disclose.
  • Requesting deletion of your data (e.g., newsletter subscription).
  • Opting out of the “sale” of your data (note: we don’t sell data, but affiliate link tracking might apply).

Contact us via this link to exercise these rights.

11. Children’s Privacy

The Site is not intended for children under 17. We do not knowingly collect their personal information. If we discover such data has been collected, we will delete it.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this policy periodically. Changes will be posted here with an updated “Last Updated” date. Please check back occasionally.

13. Contact Us

Questions or concerns? Reach out via the contact page here.