PRIVACY STATEMENT
Updated: December 18, 2005
Diamonds.com LLC is a licensee of the TRUSTe Privacy Program. TRUSTe is an independent,
non-profit organization whose mission is to enable individuals and organizations
to establish trusting relationships based on respect for personal identity and information
by promoting the use of fair information practices. This privacy statement covers
the site WWW.DIAMONDS.COM. Because this Web site wants to demonstrate its commitment
to our users' privacy, it has agreed to disclose its information practices and have
its privacy practices reviewed for compliance by TRUSTe.
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What personally identifiable information Diamonds.com collects.
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What personally identifiable information third parties collect through the Web site.
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What organization collects the information.
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How Diamonds.com uses the information.
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With whom Diamonds.com may share user information.
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What choices are available to users regarding collection, use and distribution of
the information.
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What types of security procedures are in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration
of information under Diamonds.com control.
- How users can correct any inaccuracies in the information.
If users have questions or concerns regarding this statement, they should first
contact Diamonds.com via email, policies@diamonds.com or If they do not receive
acknowledgment of their inquiry or their inquiry is not satisfactorily addressed,
they should then contact TRUSTe through the TRUSTe Watchdog Dispute Resolution Process. TRUSTe will
serve as a liaison with the Web site to resolve users concerns.
Information Collection and Use
Information Collection
Diamonds.com LLC is the sole owner of the information collected on Diamonds.com.
Diamonds.com LLC collects information from our users from various points on our
Web site.
Registration
When making a special request for information from our site a user must first submit
a registration form. During registration a user gives contact information such as
name, address phone numbers and email address. We use this information to contact
the user regarding the requested information. All informational is optional. If
either a valid email address or phone number is not included Diamonds.com will not
respond.
Order
We request information from the user on our order form. A user must provide contact
information (such as name, email, and shipping address) and financial information
(such as credit card number, expiration date). This information is used for billing
purposes and to fill customer's orders. If we have trouble processing an order,
the information is used to contact the client.
Information Use
Personal customer information is confidential and will not be disclosed to any non-related
third parties. Diamonds.com does not sell mailing lists and will not disclose your
name, email address, or any other information about you to any non-related third
parties. The information we collect is used solely for the purposes of preparing,
processing and completion of orders.
Sharing
Legal Disclaimer
Though we make every effort to preserve user privacy, we may need to disclose personal
information when required by law wherein we have a good-faith belief that such action
is necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court order or legal
process served on our Web site.
Third Party Intermediaries
We use outside shipping companies to ship orders, and a credit card processing company
to bill users for goods and services. These companies do not retain, share, store
or use personally identifiable information for any secondary purposes.
Business Transitions
In the event Diamonds.com LLC goes through a business transition, such as a merger,
being acquired by another company, personal information would probably be part of
the assets transferred. Users will be notified via email when possible or through
a posting on our Web site al least 30 days prior to a change of ownership or control
of their personal information. If as a result of the business transition, the users'
personally identifiable information will be used in a manner different from that
stated at the time of collection they will be given choice consistent with our notification
of changes section.
Profile
We store information that we collect through cookies and log files to create a profile
of our users. A profile is stored information that we keep on individual users that
details their viewing preferences. Consequently, collected information is tied to
the users personally identifiable information to improve the viewing experience
of the site for the user. We do not share your profile with other third parties.
Cookies
Diamonds.com uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience. Cookies are small
pieces of information saved by your browser onto your computer. Cookies are used
to remember various aspects of your visit. This information is used by Diamonds.com
to guarantee a consistent and uninterrupted experience. Cookies will allow you to
revisit without losing many of your settings. We do not use cookies to save personal
information for outside uses. We use both session ID cookies and persistent cookies.
For the session ID cookie, once users close the browser, the cookie simply terminates.
A persistent cookie is a small text file that remains stored on the user's hard
drive. Persistent cookies can be removed by following your specific Internet browser
instructions. By setting a cookie on our site, users would not have to log in a
password in order to view contents from a previously stored shopping cart or wish
list. This will save our viewers valuable time during the shopping experience. If
users reject the cookie, they may still retain this information by choosing to provide
a viewer defined username and password.
Log Files
Like most standard Web site servers we use log files. This includes internet protocol
(IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages,
platform type, date/time stamp, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer
the site, track user's movement in the aggregate, and gather broad demographic information
for aggregate use. IP addresses, etc. are not linked to personally identifiable
information.
Communications from the Site
Service Announcements
On rare occasions it is necessary to send out a strictly service related announcement.
In the event that it is necessary to contact previous clients and shoppers regarding
required service, recalls or service related announcements we will do so through
email or phone. Shoppers and clients will not be able to opt-out from this type
of communications.
Customer Service
We communicate with users to provide requested services and information via email
or phone, in accordance with the user's wishes.
Links
This Web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we, Diamonds.com
LLC, are not responsible for the 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 each and every Web site that collects personally identifiable information. This
privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this Web site.
Tell-A-Friend
If a user elects to use our referral service for informing a friend about the contents
of a shopping cart or wish list, we ask them for the friend's name and email address.
Diamonds.com will automatically send the friend a one-time email providing a link
to the specific contents and inviting them to visit the site. Diamonds.com stores
this information for the sole purpose of sending this one-time email and tracking
the success of our referral program. The friend may contact Diamonds.com via email
to request the removal of this information from our database. For any inquiries,
your friend may contact us at service@diamonds.com.
Security
When you make a purchase at Diamonds.com, our server uses a Secure Socket Layer
(SSL) to connect with you. This protocol is the finest security available. SSL will
encrypt your sensitive information, guarding it from interception and misuse. Your
security and a safe shopping environment are our primary concerns While we use SSL
encryption to protect sensitive information online, we also do everything in our
power to protect user-information off-line. All of our users' information, not just
the sensitive information mentioned above, is restricted in our offices. Only employees
who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, our billing clerk
or a customer service representative) are granted access to personally identifiable
information. Our employees are kept up-to-date on our security and privacy practices.
On a frequent basis and as policies are added or modified, our employees are notified
and/or reminded about the importance we place on privacy, and what they can do to
ensure our users' information is protected. Finally, the servers that store personally
identifiable information are in a secure environment in a locked facility. If users
have any questions about the security at our Web site, users can send an email to
security@diamonds.com.
Supplementation of Information
In order for this Web site to properly fulfill its obligation to users it is necessary
for us to supplement the information we receive with information from 3rd party
sources.
Identity Verification
We use third party software as well as various proprietary methods to verify a user's
personal information. Diamonds.com does this in order to avoid fraudulent or unauthorized
attempts to purchase our products.
Correcting/Updating Personal Information
If a user's personally identifiable information changes (such as zip code, phone,
email or postal address) we provide a way to correct, update this information. This
can usually be done at the or by emailing our Customer Support at
updateuser@diamonds.com or by telephone at 702-792-4000.
Notification of Changes
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes to this privacy
statement so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use
it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. We will use information
in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected.
If, however, we are going to use users' personally identifiable information in a
manner different from that stated at the time of collection we will notify users
via email. Users will have a choice as to whether or not we use their information
in this different manner. We reserve the right to modify this privacy statement
at any time, so please review it frequently. If we make material changes to this
policy, we will notify you here, by email, or by means of a notice on our home page.
Contact Information
If users have any questions or suggestions regarding our privacy policy, please
contact us at: policies@diamonds.com
Diamonds.com
133 E. Warm Springs Road
Las Vegas
Nevada 89119
Tel.: 702-792-4000
Fax: 702-893-9440