Spirits & Crafts (“Spirits & Crafts“, “we“, “us“, or “our“) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide when using our website, progressive web application (PWA), and related services (collectively, the “Service“).
This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, how we protect it, and the choices available to you.
By accessing or using Spirits & Crafts, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.
1. About Spirits & Crafts
Spirits & Crafts is an online journal and discovery platform for spirits, cocktails, recipes, tasting notes, bottle collections, bars and related experiences.
The Service is primarily intended for users in India and may be accessible to users in other countries.
Spirits & Crafts is operated under the name Spirits & Crafts, India.
For privacy-related questions, you can contact us at:
Email: spiritandcrafts@gmail.com
2. Age Requirement
Spirits & Crafts is intended for individuals who are 18 years of age or older.
Because the Service relates to alcoholic beverages, you must not use the Service if you are under 18.
We currently do not perform formal age verification during registration. By creating an account or using the Service, you represent that you meet the applicable minimum age requirement.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under 18.
If you believe that a person under 18 has provided personal information to us, please contact us at spiritandcrafts@gmail.com so that we can take appropriate action.
3. Information We Collect
We collect information that you provide directly to us and information that is generated when you use the Service.
3.1 Account Information
To use Spirits & Crafts, you must create an account using Google/Gmail authentication.
Depending on the information provided through your Google account, we may receive information such as:
- Your name
- Email address
- Google account identifier
- Profile information or profile photograph, where made available through your Google account
- Other information necessary to authenticate and maintain your account
We do not receive or store your Google account password.
Authentication through Google is subject to Google’s own terms and privacy practices.
3.2 Journal and User Content
You may provide information through your Spirits & Crafts journal, including:
- Cocktail recipes
- Tasting notes
- Ratings
- Favourite spirits
- Bottle inventory
- Bottle fill levels
- Bars or venues visited
- Wishlist information
- Personal comments
- Photographs of cocktails, bottles, drinks or related experiences
- Other information you voluntarily enter into your journal
Some of this information may be considered personal information when it is associated with your account.
3.3 Location Information
The Service may collect or use location information, including:
- City
- Country
- Approximate location
- Location information obtained through your device or browser, where you provide the relevant permission
Location information may be used to help provide location-based functionality, including helping you discover nearby bars, venues or other relevant places.
You may be able to control location permissions through your device or browser settings.
3.4 Automatically Collected Information
When you access the Service, certain technical information may be collected automatically, such as:
- IP address
- Browser type
- Device type
- Operating system
- Approximate location
- Pages or screens viewed
- Date and time of access
- Referring pages
- General usage and interaction information
- Technical information necessary to maintain and secure the Service
We use this information primarily for operating, maintaining, securing and improving the Service.
4. User-Generated Content and Privacy
Spirits & Crafts allows you to create and maintain personal journal information.
Your journal information may include information about your drinking preferences, tastes, purchases, collections, venue visits and experiences.
Some information may be displayed publicly or made available to other users depending on the features and privacy settings available within the Service.
You should therefore avoid submitting information that you do not want to be associated publicly with your account.
We do not provide a mechanism for users to share a public journal entry with a person who does not have a Spirits & Crafts account.
You are responsible for ensuring that the content you submit does not violate applicable law or the rights of another person.
5. How We Use Your Information
We may use collected information for purposes including:
- Creating and maintaining your account
- Authenticating your identity through Google
- Providing access to your journal
- Storing your cocktail, spirit and venue information
- Displaying your journal and user content according to applicable privacy settings
- Providing location-based features
- Helping you discover nearby bars and venues
- Improving the Service
- Understanding how users interact with the Service
- Troubleshooting technical problems
- Maintaining security
- Preventing misuse or unauthorized access
- Measuring website performance and usage
- Complying with applicable legal obligations
- Responding to requests submitted to us
We do not currently use your personal information to send marketing emails.
6. Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager
We currently use Google Analytics to understand how users interact with the Service and to measure website usage and performance.
We also use Google Tag Manager to manage website tags and related technologies.
These services may collect information such as device information, browser information, IP-related information, pages viewed, interactions and other usage information.
Google may process information according to its own privacy policies and terms.
Where applicable, you may control certain cookies and tracking technologies through your browser or device settings.
7. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Spirits & Crafts may use cookies and similar technologies that are necessary for:
- Authentication
- Maintaining sessions
- Security
- Remembering preferences
- Website functionality
- Analytics
- Understanding Service usage
Some cookies may be placed or managed by third-party services used by Spirits & Crafts, including Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager.
You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the Service.
8. How We Share Information
We do not currently sell, rent or otherwise commercially provide your personal information to third parties.
We may use third-party service providers where necessary to operate the Service. These providers may process information on our behalf and may include authentication, hosting, analytics, infrastructure and technical service providers.
Currently, Google services are used in connection with authentication and analytics.
Third-party providers are expected to process information only for the purposes relevant to the services they provide and in accordance with applicable requirements.
We may also disclose information if required to do so by applicable law, regulation, legal process or valid governmental request.
9. Google Authentication
Spirits & Crafts uses Google/Gmail authentication for account login.
When you choose to sign in with Google, Google may provide us with information necessary to create and authenticate your Spirits & Crafts account.
We do not receive your Google password.
Your use of Google authentication is also subject to Google’s applicable terms and privacy practices.
10. Data Security
We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, loss or destruction.
Our security measures include, as applicable:
- SSL/HTTPS encryption for data transmitted between your browser and the Service
- Encryption
- Password hashing where passwords are applicable
- Data backups
- Access controls and other reasonable technical safeguards
However, no internet-based service can guarantee absolute security. You acknowledge that transmission and storage of information online involves some level of risk.
11. Data Retention
We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide the Service, maintain your account, comply with applicable legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce agreements and protect our legitimate interests.
You may delete your account through the available account deletion functionality.
When you delete your account, we intend to delete the personal information associated with your account.
Some information may remain temporarily in backups or technical systems before being permanently deleted or overwritten.
Where applicable, information may also be retained if required by law or reasonably necessary for security, fraud prevention or legal purposes.
12. Account and Data Deletion
You may request deletion of your Spirits & Crafts account and associated personal information.
If an account deletion feature is available within the Service, you may use that feature to initiate deletion.
You may also contact us at:
When an account is deleted, your associated journal and account information will generally be deleted.
Deletion may not be immediate from every backup or technical system, and certain information may need to be retained where required by law.
13. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights relating to your personal information.
These may include the right to:
- Request access to personal information we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request deletion of your personal information
- Request information about how your personal information is processed
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
- Object to certain processing
- Request restriction of processing in applicable circumstances
- Request portability of your information where legally applicable
- Lodge a complaint with an applicable data protection authority
To exercise a privacy right, contact:
We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests.
The rights available to you depend on the laws applicable to your location.
14. Rights Under Indian Privacy Law
Spirits & Crafts is primarily operated from India and may process personal information of individuals in India.
Where applicable, we will process personal data in accordance with India’s applicable data protection and privacy laws, including the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, and applicable rules and regulations.
Where the law provides applicable rights to users, we will provide mechanisms for exercising those rights.
15. European Economic Area and United Kingdom Users
If you access Spirits & Crafts from the European Economic Area, European Union or United Kingdom, additional privacy rights may apply under the GDPR or UK GDPR.
Depending on the circumstances, these may include rights to access, correction, deletion, restriction, objection, data portability and withdrawal of consent.
Where legally required, we will identify the applicable lawful basis for processing personal data.
If you are located in one of these jurisdictions and wish to exercise your rights, contact:
16. United States Privacy Rights
Certain US states provide residents with specific privacy rights.
If applicable to you, you may have rights relating to access, correction, deletion, portability, opting out of certain forms of processing and other rights provided under applicable state privacy laws.
Spirits & Crafts does not currently sell personal information.
If you believe a US state privacy law applies to your information and wish to submit a request, contact:
17. International Data Transfers
Although Spirits & Crafts is primarily operated from India, third-party service providers used by the Service may process information in countries other than India.
Where personal information is transferred internationally, we will take reasonable steps to ensure that such transfers are handled in accordance with applicable privacy laws.
18. Third-Party Websites and Services
The Service may contain links to or information about third-party websites, applications, services, bars, venues or other resources.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security or content of third-party services.
We encourage you to review the privacy policies of third-party services before providing them with personal information.
19. Public Information
Certain information that you choose to publish through Spirits & Crafts may be visible to other users.
Before publishing information, consider whether you are comfortable making it associated with your Spirits & Crafts profile.
We recommend that you do not publish sensitive personal information, financial information, passwords, home addresses, telephone numbers or other information that you do not want others to see.
20. User Content Deletion
You may delete your journal entries and other content where the Service provides a deletion function.
Deleting individual content does not necessarily delete your entire account.
If you want to delete your account and associated personal information, use the account deletion functionality or contact us at spiritandcrafts@gmail.com.
21. Children’s Privacy
Spirits & Crafts is intended for individuals aged 18 and above.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under 18.
If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a person under 18, we will take reasonable steps to delete that information.
22. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to:
- The Service
- Our data practices
- Applicable laws
- Third-party services
- Security practices
- Regulatory requirements
When we make material changes, we may provide notice through the Service or other appropriate means.
The “Last Updated” date at the beginning of this Privacy Policy indicates when this policy was most recently updated.
23. Contact Us
If you have questions, concerns, requests or complaints regarding this Privacy Policy or the way Spirits & Crafts handles personal information, contact us at:
Spirits & Crafts
Email: spiritandcrafts@gmail.com
Country: India
We will make reasonable efforts to respond to privacy-related requests within the timeframe required by applicable law.
24. Consent
By using Spirits & Crafts, creating an account or providing personal information to us, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy and understand how your information may be collected and used as described above.
Where applicable law requires a specific form of consent, we will obtain consent through an appropriate mechanism.