Privacy Policy

Last Updated: October 20, 2025

        Simple Summary: Wine Fly respects your privacy. We use Google AdSense for advertising, but ONLY load it after you give explicit consent via our cookie banner. We don't collect personal data ourselves, and your location only leaves your device when you explicitly use it to search. No cookies are set before you consent.
      

Information We Collect

Location Data

When you click "Use my location," Wine Fly requests access to your device's location through your browser. This data:

Is only collected when you explicitly click the "Use my location" button
Is used solely to find wine farms near you
Is processed entirely on your device (client-side)
Is never stored, transmitted to our servers, or shared with third parties
Is cleared when you close the app

Service Worker Cache

Wine Fly is a Progressive Web App (PWA) that uses browser caching to work offline. This includes:

App files (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) cached on your device
Map tiles and icons for offline functionality
This is essential for the app to function and is not used for tracking

Advertising

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google AdSense is an advertising service provided by Google LLC.

IMPORTANT - GDPR Compliance: We do NOT load Google AdSense scripts until you explicitly accept our cookie banner. No advertising cookies are set before you give consent.

How Our Cookie Consent Works:

Before Consent: No AdSense scripts or cookies are loaded
After You Accept: AdSense scripts are dynamically loaded
After You Decline: No advertising scripts are ever loaded
Your choice is remembered in your browser's local storage

How AdSense Works (Only After You Accept):

AdSense uses cookies and web beacons to serve relevant ads
Ads may be based on your prior visits to our website or other websites
Google and its partners may collect information about your browsing habits
This helps serve ads that are more relevant to your interests

What Google May Collect:

Cookie IDs and device information
IP address (anonymized)
Pages visited and interactions with ads
General location (country/city level)
Browser type and operating system

Your Advertising Choices:

Opt Out of Personalized Ads: Visit Google Ads Settings
NAI Opt-Out: Visit the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page
Your Consent: By using Wine Fly, you consent to the processing of data by Google as described in their Privacy Policy

For more details about how Google uses data, see Google's Advertising Privacy Policy.

What We Don't Collect

No Personal Information: We don't ask for or store names, emails, phone numbers, or addresses
No User Accounts: There are no login systems or user profiles
No Invasive Tracking: We don't track your browsing behavior across websites or create detailed user profiles

Third-Party Services

OpenStreetMap

Wine Fly uses OpenStreetMap data and map tiles to display wine farm locations. When you use the map:

Map tiles are loaded from OpenStreetMap servers
OpenStreetMap has its own privacy policy
We don't control or have access to data collected by OpenStreetMap

Overpass API

We use the Overpass API to search for wine farms in South Africa:

Queries include your location coordinates and search radius
No personal identifying information is sent
Queries are anonymous and not linked to you

Google Fonts

We use Google Fonts to display the Playfair Display font. GDPR Compliance: Google Fonts is only loaded AFTER you accept our cookie banner. If you decline, we use system fonts instead (Georgia, Times New Roman). Google Fonts may collect usage data as per their privacy policy.

External Links

Wine Fly provides links to wine farm websites and Google Maps directions. When you click these links:

You leave our app and go to external websites
Those websites have their own privacy policies
We are not responsible for their privacy practices

Data Security

Since we don't collect or store personal data, there's minimal security risk. However:

The app can be served over HTTPS for secure connections
All location processing happens on your device
No data is transmitted to or stored on our servers

Children's Privacy

Wine Fly is a public information service about wine farms. We don't knowingly collect data from children. The app doesn't have age restrictions, but wine farm visits should be enjoyed responsibly by adults.

Your Rights

Since we don't collect personal data, there's nothing to access, correct, or delete. However, you can:

Clear the app's cache through your browser settings
Revoke location permissions in your browser settings
Uninstall the PWA from your device at any time

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy occasionally. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date. Continued use of Wine Fly after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Compliance

Wine Fly complies with:

GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation - EU)
POPIA (Protection of Personal Information Act - South Africa)
ePrivacy Directive (Cookie Law - EU)

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or Wine Fly's data practices, please contact us:

Email: wineflyza@gmail.com

        Bottom Line: Wine Fly is GDPR compliant. We don't collect or store your personal information. No advertising scripts or cookies load until you explicitly accept our cookie banner. If you decline, no tracking happens. Your location data stays on your device, and you're always in control.
      