Gemgold Gemstones Online is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Gemgold Gemstones Online Web site and governs data collection and usage. By using the Gemgold Gemstones Online website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

Gemgold Gemstones Online collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Gemgold Gemstones Online also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Gemgold Gemstones Online. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by Gemgold Gemstones Online for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Gemgold Gemstones Online Web site.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Gemgold Gemstones Online public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: Gemgold Gemstones Online does not read any of your private online communications.

Gemgold Gemstones Online encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from Gemgold Gemstones Online so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. Gemgold Gemstones Online is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the Gemgold Gemstones Online and Gemgold Gemstones Online family of Web sites.

Use of your Personal Information

Gemgold Gemstones Online collects and uses your personal information to operate the Gemgold Gemstones Online Web site and deliver the services you have requested. Gemgold Gemstones Online also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Gemgold Gemstones Online and its affiliates. Gemgold Gemstones Online may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

Gemgold Gemstones Online does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Gemgold Gemstones Online may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Gemgold Gemstones Online may share data with trusted partners to help us 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 Gemgold Gemstones Online, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

Gemgold Gemstones Online does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

Gemgold Gemstones Online keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within Gemgold Gemstones Online, in order to determine what Gemgold Gemstones Online services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Gemgold Gemstones Online to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

Gemgold Gemstones Online Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only 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 Gemgold Gemstones Online or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Gemgold Gemstones Online; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Gemgold Gemstones Online, or the public.

Use of Cookies

The Gemgold Gemstones Online Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Gemgold Gemstones Online pages, or register with Gemgold Gemstones Online site or services, a cookie helps Gemgold Gemstones Online to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Gemgold Gemstones Online Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Gemgold Gemstones Online features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Gemgold Gemstones Online services or Web sites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

Gemgold Gemstones Online secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Gemgold Gemstones Online secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Changes to this Statement

Gemgold Gemstones Online will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Gemgold Gemstones Online encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Gemgold Gemstones Online is protecting your information.

Contact Information

Gemgold Gemstones Online welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Gemgold Gemstones Online has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Gemgold Gemstones Online at [email protected]. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.