Terms, Conditions and Privacy Policy

INFORMATION ABOUT US

The website is operated by AvelVino Oy, a company registered in Finland under business number 24510304 with the head office at Mannerheimintie 43 B 32, 00250 Helsinki. Our telephone number is +358 (0)40 7197197 and email essi@essiavellan.com.

TERMS OF WEBSITE USE

These terms regulate the use of the site by all visitors, both registered users and guests. Our services include subscriptions to a personal or trade account, which allows the subscriber the access to the members-only content of the site.

REGISTRATION

By applying for membership of essiavellan.com, or renewal of membership, you warrant that you are over the age of 18 and that all information you give us is accurate. All applications are subject to acceptance by us, and we confirm acceptance to you by email. Membership is valid for one year at a time and renewed automatically at the end of the subscription period for another year. If you do not wish to renew your membership, please notify us in writing at least seven (7) days before the end of the current subscription at essi@essiavellan.com.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF MEMBERSHIP

These terms & conditions relate to online subscriptions to Membership at essiavellan.com. A subscription is restricted to single-user access and does not permit sharing of login information. We have the right to disable any user access at any time if we consider that they have failed to comply with our terms and conditions. Your subscription must be fully paid before you are provided with access to the site. Our membership fees are visible on the site. Your membership will commence on your acceptance of these terms of use. The Agreement will remain in full force and effect for the duration of the subscription period or until you or we terminate the membership for any reason.

Personal Membership

Payment of the membership fee gives one person the permission to access the Members Only section of the site but not to reproduce any materials, such as tasting notes or winery features.

Trade Membership

Payment of annual trade membership fee allows one company (but not its customers or any other company associated with it) a limited permission to reproduce materials, such as tasting notes, for marketing purposes within these terms and conditions. All tasting notes must be credited to Essi Avellan MW.

We are not liable if, for any reason, the site is unavailable at any time or for any period. We are not liable for any failure to perform if the cause is outside our reasonable control, including natural disasters, network failures, government actions, or data loss.

Access to the site is provided on “as is” basis. For your membership, our liability to you in relation to it will in no circumstances exceed the sum you have paid us for your membership.

CANCELLATION

You have the right to cancel your membership within 14 days of purchase by emailing us at essi@essiavellan.com. After that no refunds apply.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

All material on this site falls under copyright restrictions and may not be reproduced without our consent. Wine press may quote selected sections provided that all quotes are attributed to Essi Avellan MW and EssenceOfChampagne.com. Trade membership is required for the reproduction of tasting notes by a company for their marketing purposes.

PROHIBITED USES AND OTHER OFFENCES

You may use the site only for lawful purposes. If you suspect that anyone third party knows your user identification code or password, you must immediately notify us at info@essiavellan.com.

PRIVACY POLICY

We process information about you in accordance with our privacy policy. By using the site, you consent to such processing and you warrant that all data provided by you is accurate. This policy sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, is processed by us.

We may collect any information that you provide by filling in the forms on the site, such as your contact details and date of birth. We may also record the details of your transactions on the site as well as visits to the site, including traffic and location data.

PAYMENT CARD DETAILS

We do not collect or process your credit or debit card details.

IP ADDRESSES AND COOKIES

We may collect information about your computer for system administration and statistical analysis. This is statistical data and does not identify any individual. For the same reason, we may obtain information about your general internet usage by using cookies.

All information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers within the EU. Any payment transactions will be encrypted using SSL technology. However, you are responsible for keeping your password confidential. We will use our best endeavours to protect your personal data, but due to the nature of internet environment, we cannot guarantee the security of your data.

Your information will be used only for the purposes of essiavellan.com and AvelVino Oy, the consulting, communications and education company of Essi Avellan MW. We do not sell or trade your information or share your personal information with any other third parties.

Essiavellan.com may contain links to the websites of our partners. If you follow any such link please note that these websites have their own privacy policies. Please check their policies before submitting information.