Privacy Policy

 

Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to www.choicegemsco.com and Choice Gems Co and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to Choice Gems Co include www.choicegemsco.com and Choice Gems. The Choice Gems website is an e-commerce website where sapphires and other gemstones are sold to retail clients. Choice Gems also operates a wholesale business for members of the gem and jewelry industry site. By using the Choice Gems website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

Choice Gems may collect anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your:

 –          Age

 –          Gender

 –          Geographic location

We do not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. However, you may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you elect to use certain products or services available on the Site. These may include: (a) registering for an account on our Site; (b) entering a sweepstakes or contest sponsored by us or one of our partners; (c) signing up for special offers from selected third parties; (d) sending us an email message; (e) submitting your credit card or other payment information when ordering and purchasing products and services on our Site. To wit, we will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to services and/or products you have requested from us. We also may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.

Sharing Information with Third Parties

Choice Gems does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties.

Choice Gems may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Choice Gems, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

Choice Gems may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Choice Gems or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Choice Gems; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Choice Gems, or the public.

Tracking User Behavior

Choice Gems may keep track of the websites and pages our users visit within Choice Gems, in order to determine what Choice Gems services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Choice Gems to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

Automatically Collected Information

Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by Choice Gems. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Choice Gems website.

Links

This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.

Security of your Personal Information

Choice Gems secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. Choice Gems uses the following methods for this purpose:

 –          SSL Protocol

 –          SiteLock

When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.

We strive to take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or alteration of your personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that: (a) there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet which are beyond our control; and (b) security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through this Site cannot be guaranteed.

Children Under Thirteen

Choice Gems does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.

E-mail Communications

From time to time, Choice Gems may contact you via email for the purpose of providing announcements, promotional offers, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication.

If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications via email from Choice Gems, you may opt out of such communications by clicking the unsubscribe button or emailing Choice Gems directly of your intention to unsubscribe.

Changes to this Statement

Choice Gems reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our site, and/or by updating any privacy information on this page. Your continued use of the Site and/or Services available through this Site after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.

Contact Information

Choice Gems welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Choice Gems has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Choice Gems at:

Choice Gems Co

P.O Box 10544

Seattle, Washington 98133

Email Address:

info@choicegemsco.com

Telephone number:

2065959398

Effective as of November 25, 2021