Privacy Policy
Last updated: 11 August 2026
Global Vine & Foods is committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information responsibly. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use and protect personal information when you visit our website, contact us, or engage with us in connection with our wines, foods, products and services.
1. Who we are
The website is operated by Global Vine & Foods, a UK-based importer and wholesaler of wines and fine foods sourced from producers and suppliers in the UK and international markets.
For privacy enquiries, please contact:
Email: info@globalvineandfoods.co.uk
Once the company has been incorporated, our full registered company details will be added to this Privacy Policy.
2. Information we collect
We may collect personal information that you provide to us when you:
- contact us by email or through our website;
- make a trade or business enquiry;
- request information about our products or services;
- communicate with us as a customer, supplier or prospective business partner; or
- otherwise communicate with us in the course of our business.
This information may include your name, business name, job title, email address, telephone number, business address and any other information you choose to provide.
We may also collect limited technical information when you use our website, such as IP address, browser type, device information and information about how you interact with the website. This may be collected through cookies or similar technologies.
3. How we use your information
We may use personal information to:
- respond to enquiries and requests;
- communicate with customers, suppliers and prospective customers;
- provide information about our products and services;
- manage and develop business relationships;
- administer orders, accounts and commercial arrangements;
- operate, maintain and improve our website;
- comply with legal and regulatory obligations; and
- protect our business, website and users from fraud, misuse or security threats.
We will only use personal information where we have a lawful basis to do so under applicable data protection law.
Depending on the circumstances, this may include consent, performance of a contract, compliance with a legal obligation, or our legitimate interests in operating and developing our business.
4. Sharing your information
We do not sell or rent personal information.
We may share information where reasonably necessary with trusted service providers who help us operate our business, such as website hosting providers, email providers, IT providers, accountants, professional advisers and other suppliers.
We may also disclose information where required to do so by law, regulation, court order or a competent authority.
Where third parties process personal information on our behalf, we will take appropriate steps to ensure that it is handled securely and in accordance with applicable data protection requirements.
5. International transfers
Some of our service providers or business partners may operate outside the UK. Where personal information is transferred outside the UK, we will take appropriate steps to ensure that the transfer is lawful and that appropriate safeguards are in place.
6. How long we keep information
We only retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including where necessary to meet legal, accounting or reporting requirements.
The length of time we retain information will depend on its nature and the reason we hold it.
When information is no longer required, we will securely delete or anonymise it where appropriate.
7. Cookies
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to provide essential website functionality, understand how visitors use the website and improve the user experience.
Where applicable, non-essential cookies will only be used in accordance with applicable consent requirements.
Further information about the cookies used on this website will be provided through our Cookie Policy or cookie settings.
8. Your rights
Under applicable data protection law, you may have rights in relation to your personal information, including the right to:
- request access to the personal information we hold about you;
- ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information;
- request deletion of your information in certain circumstances;
- request restriction of processing in certain circumstances;
- object to certain types of processing, including direct marketing;
- request the transfer of certain information to another organisation; and
- withdraw consent where we are relying on consent to process your information.
These rights are subject to certain legal exceptions and may not apply in every circumstance.
To exercise your rights or ask a privacy-related question, please contact us at:
9. Marketing
If you have agreed to receive marketing communications from us, we may use your contact details to send information about our products, wines, producers, services and relevant business developments.
You can unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time by contacting us or using the unsubscribe mechanism provided in the communication.
We will not use your personal information for direct marketing where you have objected to such use.
10. Keeping your information secure
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against accidental loss, unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure or destruction.
However, no method of transmitting or storing information online can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
11. Third-party websites
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content or security of those websites.
We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit.
12. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our business, website, services or applicable legal requirements.
The latest version will always be published on this website with the date of the most recent update.
13. Complaints
If you have concerns about how we have handled your personal information, please contact us first at:
You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s data protection regulator, if you believe your personal information has been handled unlawfully.
Further information about making a complaint is available from the ICO’s website.
Global Vine & Foods
info@globalvineandfoods.co.uk