Last updated: 23 January 2025
Who We Are
whiskyonthe.rocks (“we”, “us”, “our”) is committed to protecting your personal data in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
Information We Collect
Affiliate Links
We participate in the Amazon Associates Program. When you click our affiliate links, Amazon places cookies to track your purchases for commission purposes. These cookies are governed by Amazon’s privacy policy.
When you visit our website, we collect:
Analytics data through Google Analytics 4:
- Pages visited and time spent
- Device information
- Approximate location (country/city level)
- IP address (anonymized)
- Referral source
Website interaction data through Microsoft Clarity and Microsoft Advertising:
We partner with Microsoft Clarity and Microsoft Advertising to capture how you use and interact with our website through behavioral metrics, heatmaps, and session replay to improve and market our products/services. Website usage data is captured using first and third-party cookies and other tracking technologies to determine the popularity of products/services and online activity. Additionally, we use this information for site optimization, fraud/security purposes, and advertising.
Lawful Basis for Processing
We process your data under:
- Legitimate interests: To analyze and improve our website performance
- Consent: For non-essential cookies and analytics
Data Sharing
We share data with:
- Google LLC (for Google Analytics 4)
- Microsoft Corporation (for Microsoft Clarity and Microsoft Advertising)
Your data may be transferred outside the UK to countries covered by:
- UK adequacy regulations
- Appropriate safeguards
- Standard contractual clauses
Data Retention
Analytics data is retained for 14 months, after which it’s automatically deleted.
Your Rights
Under UK data protection law, you have the right to:
- Access your personal data
- Rectify inaccurate data
- Erase your data
- Restrict processing
- Data portability
- Object to processing
- Withdraw consent
To exercise these rights, contact [Your Email].
Complaints
You can complain to us directly or to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO):
- www.ico.org.uk
- 0303 123 1113
- Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF
Changes to This Notice
We’ll post changes here and update the “Last updated” date.
Contact Us
For privacy queries: Contact Us
For more information about how Microsoft collects and uses your data, visit the Microsoft Privacy Statement.