We take your privacy very seriously and we respect your right to privacy when you use our websites, our mobile applications, our pages on social networks, online forms and whenever else you communication electronically with us (our “Digital Services”). That’s why we’ve developed this Privacy Policy to explain how we collect, store, use and process the Personal Information you share with us through our Digital Services. 

Please read this privacy policy carefully as it contains important information on who we are and how and why we collect, store, use and share your Personal Information. It also explains your rights in relation to your Personal Information and how to contact us or supervisory authorities in the event you have a complaint.

“We”, “us”, and “our” refer to Pernod Ricard South Africa (Pty) Ltd (“Pernod Ricard”), Laurenskirk Proprietary Limited T/A Inverroche Distillery, Pernod Ricard SA and Pernod Ricard SA’s affiliates (these affiliates are collectively referred to as the “Pernod Ricard Group”).

We collect, use and are responsible for certain Personal Information about you. When we do so we are subject to the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) when applicable, as well as the South African Protection of Personal Information Act (“POPIA” or “POPI”), and we are responsible as “controller” of that Personal Information for the purposes of those laws.

Before using our Digital Services, please read carefully this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy or our Cookies Policy, please do not use our Digital Services.

We are the data controller when processing your Personal Information in the conditions described in this Privacy Policy, which includes any Personal Information you submit to this website or another website that links to this Privacy Policy, such as a microsite that we use to run a promotion or competition (“the Website”).

The types and amount of Personal Information collected for the features listed above will vary depending on the activity. 

The requested Personal Information may include:

– first and last name,
– email address,
– home address and telephone number (work, home or mobile).

For some activities, you may be asked to create a username and/or password and/or to provide additional information, including:
(i) your age or date of birth,
(ii) gender,
(iii) frequency of use,
(iv) facts about your household, lifestyle, center of interests and/or
(v) other information relevant to you.

Subject to applicable law requirements, we may use a variety of technologies that collect, store and provide information about how our Digital Media is accessed and used by you as well as demographic information about the users of our Digital Media which we may obtain from third parties such as Google or social media that you use (“Usage Information”).

Usage Information may consist of the pages you viewed, the time you viewed them, which beverage information or other content you accessed or provided, in what language, demographic information about you (such as your age, gender and interest areas, where available) and what pages you looked at before viewing the current page so that we get a better idea of how our users interact with our brands and then tailor and improve accordingly our services. Most Usage Information that we collect generally can’t be linked to you individually, but if we can link it to you then we treat it as your Personal Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

3. For what purpose do we use your Personal Information?

Generally, all Personal Information collected is used for the purpose provided for which you submitted the Personal Information to us or as otherwise identified at the point of collection or in this Privacy Policy. These purposes are mainly the following:

1. When registering or signing-up in our Digital Media: the Personal Information you provide is used to offer you the benefits and privileges that typically come along with registration, e.g. the ability to receive the communications you selected at the time of registration or that automatically come with your registration (e.g. subscription to a newsletter, creation of an account, participation in a sweepstake or contest, invitation to or attendance to an event organized by Inverroche Distillery);
2.When using the send to a friend feature: the Personal Information requested for one-time use features, typically, names and email addresses is used on a one-time basis (e.g. to send the communication) and is not further retained by us;

3.When using a QR Code displayed on Inverroche products: we use your Personal Information to send you more information on the products where the QR code was displayed or other products;

4.When providing Personal Information requested on the iPads or other electronic devices available during promotional driven activities we use your Personal Information to send you more information on the products;

5.Feedback, questions or comments through our “Contact Us” form and our “Consumer Insights Opt In” compliance reporting system: if you contact us via an online contact form, your information is used to respond to your inquiry or comment.

Subject to applicable law requirement, this may include occasionally combining, updating or otherwise enhancing the Personal Information collected through our Digital Media with data we receive from outside records or third parties. For instance, we may combine purely demographic or survey information (e.g. age, gender, household information, and other interests, etc.) not linked to any Personal Information about you with Personal Information collected in other cases (such as during account registration).

4. What happens if you do not wish to provide your Personal Information?

If you choose not to submit any Personal Information when requested, you may not have access to participate in certain activities and personalized features on our Digital Media and limit the services and special offers we can provide you. For example, if you refuse to share your email address, you will not be able to receive any of our newsletters or otherwise register on our Digital Media. However, to simply browse our Digital Media and learn more about us and our products, you do not need to give us any Personal Information.

5. Who do we disclose your Personal Information to and why?

We will never share your Personal Information with any third party that intends to use it for direct marketing purposes unless we have specifically informed you and you have given us specific permission to do this. We may share for the purposes mentioned in Article 3 your Personal Information with other entities of the Pernod Ricard Group. We may also share your Personal Information with third parties, but only in the following circumstances:

5.In the event of a merger or acquisition of all or part of our company (together, Pernod Ricard South Africa (Pty) Ltd and Inverroche Distillery) by another company, or in the event that we were to sell or dispose of all or a part of our business, the acquirer would have access to the information maintained by that us, which could include Personal Information, subject to applicable law. Similarly, Personal Information may be transferred as part of a corporate reorganization, insolvency proceeding, or other similar event, if permitted by and done in accordance with applicable law;

6. How long do we keep your Personal Information?

We may store the Personal Information that you send to us via our Digital Media in our databases. We retain your Personal Information for as long as your account is active, as we have a contract with you or as needed to provide you the services requested or to answer queries or resolve problems, provide improved and new services. We may also need that your Personal Information be retained for a reasonable period of time and as necessary to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations, resolve disputes, enforce our agreements, and similar records management purposes.

We may thus retain your Personal Information for a reasonable period after you stop using our services or our Digital Media. After this period, your Personal Information will be deleted from all our systems.

If you request that we no longer use your Personal Information to provide you services e.g. opt-out of receiving email, please contact us as indicated in Article 9. We remind you that you have also a right to have your Personal Information deleted at any time in accordance with the same Article 9.

4.Along with every e-mail communication sent to you, we provide you the opportunity to discontinue receiving future communications (i.e., unsubscribe). Simply follow the unsubscribe process or directions provided in the email.
In addition, if you participated in a program that involved a third party and, as part of that, you agreed to receive future communications directly from that third party, you will need to contact the third party directly to opt-out from such communications. This process may be outlined in the third party’s privacy policy.

8. How do we treat information regarding minors?

Our Digital Media are not intended for children under the age of majority (“Minor”), so we do not knowingly collect Personal Information from Minors. You must be at least eighteen years (18) old to create an account and engage in activities and transactions on our Digital Media. By creating an account or engaging in activities or transactions on our Digital Media, you affirm that you are at least eighteen years (18) old and are fully able to enter into and comply with this Privacy Policy and be legally bound thereby. If we are notified or learn that a Minor has submitted Personal Information to us through our Digital Media, we will delete such Personal Information.