Privacy Policy

Thank you for visiting this website (the "Website"). Your patronage means a lot to us. At Certified Jewelry Appraisals, dba Gem Island Jewelers, ("GIJ"), we understand that privacy is an important issue for visitors to our websites and are committed to safeguarding your privacy. This Privacy Policy ("Policy") describes the information we collect, what we do with it and the safeguards we have in place to protect it.

HOW WE COLLECT INFORMATION

When you register for an account or visit certain portions of the Website, you may be prompted to provide, on a voluntary basis, certain information about yourself such as: (i) name; (ii) email address; (iii) age; (iv) mailing address; (v) hobbies; (vi) sports and entertainment interests; (vii) telephone number; (viii) fax number; and (ix) viewpoints on current events. You are not required to provide any information to use our Website, although certain areas do require you to have an account and will not be accessible without registration.

Locations on our Website at which information may be collected include, without limitation, "Email Us," "Request for information," as well as voluntary online surveys, promotional offerings and sweepstakes.

We may also track your interactions with us, such as your site activity, through use of cookies and other technology. We do this to provide you with better service, to improve your customer experience, and for internal research and reporting purposes.

In addition to information that identifies you, the GIJ Family routinely gathers anonymous data on Website activity, such as how many people visit the site, what pages they visit, where they come from, how long they stay, what items they purchase, etc. Such data is collected on an aggregate, anonymous basis, through the use of Internet server logs and cookies. We may use anonymous or aggregated data for any purpose, including for research and marketing purposes, and may also share such data with third parties such as advertisers.

HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

By providing information on the Website, you agree that personal information that you provide may be used by the GIJ Family and Partners (as defined herein) for purposes of offering discounts, promoting new services and products, conducting games and sweepstakes, and other similar purposes.

Individuals who may have authorized access to your information include our employees, agents, and affiliates within the GIJ Family, though we seek to limit access to individuals who need it to do their job. Sometimes, we may provide access to information to select third parties to assist us in providing services or for other legitimate business purposes. For example, we may provide access to certain information to companies providing services to us, including billing, sales and marketing, market research, fulfillment, data storage, analysis and processing, and legal services. We may also provide access to third parties who assist us in providing targeted advertising. The frequency of such access depends on our business needs, and third parties who have such access may not use the information for any other purpose, including their own marketing.

WHEN WE DISCLOSE USER INFORMATION

We will not disclose personally identifiable information to non-affiliated third parties unless (a) it is necessary for us to render our services or conduct a legitimate business activity related to our services; (b) you provide an appropriate consent in advance.

You acknowledge, consent and agree that we may access, preserve and disclose your account information and content if required to do so by law or in a good faith belief that such access, preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with legal process; (b) enforce our Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, or other contracts with you; (c) respond to claims that any content violates the rights of third parties; (d) respond to your requests for customer service; or (e) protect the rights, property or personal safety of GIJ, its agents and affiliates, its users and the public. We may also disclose information to law enforcement agencies in emergency circumstances, where the disclosure of such information is consistent with the types of emergency disclosures permitted or required by law.

Finally, we also reserve the right to disclose and transfer all of your information, including your personally identifiable information, to a successor company in connection with a merger, acquisition or sale of all, or components, of our business.

CONSENT TO TRANSFER

This site is operated in the United States. If you are a resident of the European Union or other location outside the United States, please be advised that any information you provide will be transferred to the United States. By using this website, you consent to this transfer and to the use of the personal identifiable data as described herein.

VENUE AND JURISDICTION

If any disputes arise between us regarding your use of the Website, such disputes shall be resolved according to the laws of the State of New York, and the federal and state courts of New York shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all claims.