Privacy Policy
1. Visit to our Website
2. Download and Use of VinoMobile Apps
3. Disclosure of Data to Third Parties
4. Data Security
5. Contact
Avinis GmbH, with its registered office at Friedmattstrasse 31, 8906 Bonstetten, Switzerland, entered in the Commercial Register of the Canton of Zurich under the number CHE-105.622.273, is the operator of the website www.avinis.com and publisher of the VinoMobile apps about wine for the operating systems iOS and Android.
We are therefore responsible for the collection, processing and use of your personal data as well as for the handling of this data in accordance with the law.
We take the topic of data protection seriously and pay attention to the protection of your personal data. In the following, we inform you about how we process your personal data in connection with our website and the VinoMobile apps.
Please note that the following information will be reviewed and changed from time to time. We therefore recommend that you review this privacy policy regularly.
1. Visit to our Website
1.1 Scope and purpose of the collection, processing and use of personal data
We use our website to present the company and our products. There you can contact us by e-mail or subscribe to lists to be informed about news. Beyond that, we do not collect any other personal data.
We operate the website with the modular system of WIX.com Ltd (www.wix.com), whose privacy policy you can view here.
This order processor stores every access to our website in a log file. This is usually non-identifiable personal data such as device, operating system, internet browser, screen resolution, language and keyboard settings, internet service provider, referring and exit pages, date/time stamp, etc.
§ This data is collected and processed to enable the use of our website ("connection setup") and to ensure system security and stability on a permanent basis, as well as for internal statistical purposes. Our legitimate interest in data processing within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO lies in the purposes described above.
1.2 Cookies
When you access our website, our service provider WIX.com collects information with the help of cookies. Since cookies are not relevant to our website, we would prefer to generally disable them, but unfortunately this is technically not possible.
Cookies are information files that your web browser automatically stores on your device's hard drive when you visit websites. They do not damage your device, nor do they transmit personal user data to us.
Cookies help, among other aspects, to make your visit to websites easier. They are indispensable, for example, on websites with a store or where you have to sign in.
Most Internet browsers accept cookies automatically. However, you can configure your browser so that no cookies are stored on your device or a message always appears when you receive a new cookie. Appropriate guidance on how to block cookie processing in your browser can be found on the Internet.
§ For legal reasons, you must agree to these cookies or reject them when you visit our website. The legal basis of any processing of data for the aforementioned purposes lies in your consent, which you give us by means of the cookie banner, within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) lit. a DSGVO.
1.3 If you contact us by e-mail or via the contact form.
You can contact us by e-mail or via the contact form on our website.
Please note that you are responsible for the message and/or the content transmitted. We recommend that you do not transmit confidential data. Personal data is only collected if you provide it voluntarily and if this is necessary to process your request.
§ If we process your request by e-mail or via the contact form, we have a legitimate interest in data processing within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO. You can revoke this data processing at any time (see section 5 "Contact").
1.4 If you register for our News on the Website
If you register for our news via a contact form and thereby agree to receive communications from us, the following personal data will be stored on the WIX platform:
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Email address
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First name (optional)
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Last name (optional)
The email addresses will only be used for the purpose stated in the respective contact form and will not be used for general marketing communications. We use Microsoft Outlook to send messages. This means that we do not perform any analysis on the delivery of the emails, clicks, etc.
§ By registering for our news on www.avinis.com, you give us your consent to process the personal data provided within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) lit. a DSGVO.
You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us (see section 5 "Contact").
2. Download and Use of VinoMobile Apps
We have developed various apps for smart phones and tablets on wine and sell/distribute them via the Apple Store and Google Play. By downloading these apps from one of the stores, you agree to the terms and conditions and privacy policy applicable there.
For the further development of these apps, we rely on usage data and crash reports, among other things. Therefore, we link our apps with Firebase, Google's development platform, and evaluate this data with Google Analytics for Mobile Apps.
2.1 Scope and purpose of the collection, processing and use of personal data
In the following, we show for each VinoMobile app whether and which data is currently collected when using the app.
2.1.1 Wine Vintages
We do not collect any personal data.
We analyze the usage and performance of the app with Google Analytics for mobile apps. We also use the Google Firebase/inApp messaging service to sporadically send notifications to users.
2.1.2 Wine Profiles
We do not collect any personal data. The app is so far not connected to Firebase or Google Analytics for Mobile Apps.
2.1.3 Wine Trainer
We do not collect any personal data. The app is so far not connected to Firebase or Google Analytics for Mobile Apps.
2.1.4 WineTemperatures
We do not collect any personal data. The app is so far not connected to Firebase or Google Analytics for Mobile Apps.
2.1.5 Wine Tasting / FriendsTasting
a) Personal data
Several core features of the app, such as FriendsTasting, the backup feature for tasting notes, or access from different devices, require a minimal online user profile. This is managed through the Firebase authentication service and consists of:
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Email address
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Password (encrypted by Firebase, not visible to us).
We also store user profile settings (pseudonym, scoring system, and access level) as well as tasting notes in the Firebase database. No device IDs are recorded.
By creating a user profile in the app, you confirm that you have taken note of our privacy policy.
You can delete your account at any time from the app or have us delete it for you. (see section 5 "Contact").
Please note that wine data (i.e., wine name, vintage, producer, region, and label) that you have entered as the host of a tasting cannot be deleted if this data is linked to tasting notes of other participants.
If you delete your account, most of the features of the PRO version can no longer be used (see Basic/Pro level comparison in the app). Any refund is subject to the terms and conditions of the vendor from which the app was purchased (Apple or Google, respectively).
§ The collection and processing of this data serves the purpose of enabling the use of this app. This is our legitimate interest in data processing within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO.
b) Anonymous data tracking and notifications
We analyze the usage and performance of the app and evaluate errors and crashes. We also use the so-called in-app notifications to send news and messages to users.
For usage and performance analysis, we use Google Analytics for Mobile Apps, which allows us to analyze anonymized information, such as
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Number of users, their characteristics and where they come from
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Actions performed in the app
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In-app payments
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Navigation paths of users.
For error and crash analysis we use Firebase-Crashlytics and for notifications Firebase-inApp Messaging. Both services provided by Google.
Google is legally bound by various regulatory requirements, in particular, to ensure a sufficient level of data protection.
§ This data is collected and processed to ensure stability, to enable optimization of the app, to send messages via the app, and for internal statistical purposes. Our legitimate interest in data processing within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO lies in the purposes described above.
3. Disclosure of Data to Third Parties
We consider the personal data mentioned in this privacy policy to be confidential and will treat it accordingly.
We will not share this information with third parties unless required to comply with laws, court orders or legal process, to enforce or apply our agreements, or to protect us or our rights, or if you have given your express consent to do so.
4. Data Security
Your data is managed by two global service providers (WIX and GOOGLE) who have implemented extensive technical and organizational security measures to protect personal data from loss, misuse or alteration.
Nevertheless, it is not possible to guarantee the absolute security of personal data. In this context, please also note that data transmitted over an open network such as the Internet or an e-mail service is openly accessible. We cannot guarantee the confidentiality of messages or content exchanged over these networks. If you share personal data over an open network, you should be aware that third parties may access this data and collect and use it for their own purposes.
5. Contact
If you would like more information or to request the deletion of your personal data, please send an email to info@avinis.com. Alternatively, you may write to:
Avinis GmbH, Friedmattstrasse 31, 8906 Bonstetten, Switzerland
Date: July 20, 2023