Privacy Policy
Barsky Diamonds has a rich history in the diamond and jewelry business, founded by professionals whose family has over 100 years of experience in the field. Our in-house GIA graduates ensure that your diamond purchase is authentic and meets the highest standards in quality.
Making an online jewelery purchase can be a very tedious task, that is why we made sure our site was created with the online user in mind. Our simple approach ensures that every visitor can easily find what they are looking for at the highest quality and the best price; no gimmicks, no pop-ups, no annoying adds. It is our goal to make you feel as comfortable as possible when shopping on our site, which is why we went to great lenghts to ensure you privacy when placing an order. Please take a moment to read our privacy policy to learn more about how we strive to keep your information secure and private.
Updated 01/13/06
Your Privacy and Protection
At Barsky Diamonds your privacy is important to us. This privacy policy is designed to inform you of how we collect and use information when a customer visits our site. We are committed to providing you with outstanding customer service and the education you need to make a smart jewelry purchase online. Rest assured that when you visit Barsky Diamonds your information is kept safe and secured, whether you purchase an item or just visit occasionally. Our website utilizes the highest security in credit card processing and customer database storage.
What information does Barsky Diamonds collect?
When an individual visits our site we collect and store an IP address. This is a number that your pc uses to identify itself on the internet. No personal information is collected, nor is the IP address traced to an individual. We collect this information to be able to analyze the browsing behaviors of our visitors on our site, and also to obtain general demographic and geographic information. Again, no personal information is obtained in the process and your identity remains anonymous.
Barsky Diamonds does contain cookies, which are data such as images that are kept on the visitors computer via the web browser. They contain no personal information and do not affect the visitors coomputer in any type of way. You are free to decline the use of cookies if your web broweser allows this functuion, howerver, declining the use of cookies may affect the viewing capacities and features contained within our site.
When a purchase is made on Barsky Diamonds you are automatically enrolled into our membership program. You will be required to choose a username and password that will help us identify you as a returning customer, and to make future purchases easier and faster. In addition to this information we will also collect and store your name, address, email address, telephone number, shipping address, payment method, purchase date, and any other details associated with your purchase. This information is needed to properly process your order or to contact you in the event there is an issue with your order.
Who has access to the personal information that Barsky Diamonds collects?
Barsky Diamonds and its third party affiliates will use your information to fulfill your online order and provide any other services related to Barsky Diamonds. Examples include payment processing and authorization, fraud protection, product customization, order processing and shipping, web site and data analysis and data integrity checking and cleansing. Third parties are allowed to use this information only to provide their specific service in conjunction with Barsky Diamonds in order to fulfill your order and any other related needs.
In addition to the information above, we will also retain this information in our customer database. We use our customer database to track your order, respond to inquiries and to make your next visit to Barsky Diamonds easier and faster. Upon your consent we may also use this information to notify you about special events, promotions and products. We will only send emails to those Barsky Diamonds customers who wish to receive information about our products and services. If at any time you receive an email from us without your consent please contact us to be unsubscribed by using the Contact page located on the top and bottom navigation menus on our site.
Is the information that Barsky Diamonds collects stored in a safe place?
The Barsky Diamonds customer information is maintained and stored in our online customer database and our corporate customer database. Access to these databases are limited to a need to know basis. No data will be revealed unless there is a direct need to reference you customer information for reasons related to the business operations of Barsky Diamonds. Only certain employees are allowed to access this information and those employees are bound to an internal privacy policy that prevents unauthorized disclosure or use of the information you share with us. All other employees are also required to abide to the policy even though they have no direct access to this information.
Barsky Diamonds requires that the third parties who provide services to us (such as third parties who provide web services, fraud protection services, credit protection services, and mail services) adhere to our privacy policies. Barsky Diamonds under no circumstances sells, rents, distributes or makes publicly available any stored customer information, nor do we allow any outside company or organization to use customer information for its own uses or gains.
Barsky Diamonds may disclose customer information, in our sole discretion, to comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process or government request. We may also disclose customer information in order to investigate, prevent illegal activities or suspected fraud.
Does Barsky Diamonds protect the safety and privacy of children?
Barsky Diamonds will not knowingly collect information from children under the age of 18. If we learn that we have collected information from a child under 18 will remove the information from our systems and cancel all orders. If payment was received we will refund all payments upon receipt of any shipped merchandise.
Will I be notified if Barsky Diamonds changes its privacy policy?
Barsky Diamonds may change its privacy policy in order to better serve our customers. It is the visitors or customers responsibility to read and understand the privacy policy when visiting or purchasing from Barsky Diamonds. If you have any questions or comments regarding our privacy policy please feel free to contact us by using our Contact page located on the top and bottom navigation menus on our site.
You say that Barsky Diamond’s site is safe, but what other ways are there to ensure this?
Barsky Diamonds has a VeriSign Secure Server ID. VeriSign has verified the organizations name and that Barsky Diamonds has the right to use it. All the information sent to this site, if in an SSL session, is encrypted, protecting against disclosure to third parties.
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