This privacy statement explains how gold bead com collects, uses and discloses your personal information in the course of operating the gold bead com e-commerce platform.
What information do we collect?
Personal information is information that can be used to directly or indirectly identify you. Personal information also includes anonymous information that is associated with information that can be used to directly or indirectly identify you. Personal information does not include information that has been irreversibly anonymized or aggregated so that we cannot identify you, whether in combination with other information or otherwise. We only collect and use personal information that is necessary to comply with our legal obligations and to help us administer our business and provide you with the services you request. We collect information from you when you register on our website, place an order, subscribe to our newsletter or respond to a survey. When ordering or registering on our website, you may be asked to enter the following information: your name, email address, mailing address and telephone number. However, you can also visit our website anonymously.
What will we do with your information?
We will use the information you provide to us for the specific purpose stated when you provide it and for other purposes permitted by law. We may use the information we collect from you in the following ways:
1. Personalize your experience: Your information can help us better meet your individual needs
2. Improve our website and your shopping experience: We continually strive to improve our website offerings based on the information and feedback we receive from you
3. Improve customer service: Your information helps us respond to your customer service requests and support needs more effectively
4. Process transactions: This includes executing your payments and delivering the products you purchased or services you requested. Administering contests, special promotions, surveys, events or other website features
5. Send periodic emails: The email address you provide to process your order may be used to send you important information and updates related to your order, as well as to receive occasional company news, updates, related product or service information, etc.
How do we protect your information?
You are responsible for keeping your own username and password on GOLD-BEAD secure. We recommend that you choose a strong password and change it frequently. Please do not use the same login details (email and password) on multiple websites. Nonetheless, we do implement various security measures, including providing secure servers. All supplied sensitive/credit information is transmitted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology and then encrypted into our payment gateway providers database to be accessed only by authorized personnel who are granted special access rights to such systems, and who are required to keep the information confidential. None of your private information (credit card, social security number, financial information, etc.) is stored on our servers after a transaction. Our servers and website are security scanned and fully externally verified daily by McAfee Secure by Symantec to protect your online security.
Do we use cookies?
Yes. A cookie is a small file that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your web browser (if you have allowed it through your settings). This enables the sites or service providers systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. We use cookies to help us remember and process the items in your shopping cart, understand and save your preferences for future visits, and compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer you better site experiences and tools in the future. We may contract with third-party service providers to help us better understand our site visitors. However, these service providers are not permitted to use the information collected on our behalf except to help us directly conduct and improve our business. For example, we use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”), to help us better understand how users interact with our website. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information about how our website is used.
This information is used to compile reports and create services that help us improve our website and its related services. Reports reveal website trends but do not identify individual visitors. The information generated by the Google cookie about your use of our website (including your IP address) may be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. On some pages of our website, third parties that provide applications through our website may set their own cookies in order to provide the service, track the success of their applications, or customize the application for you. For example, when you share content using a social media sharing button such as Facebook or Twitter, the social network that created the button will record that you have done this. Because of the way cookies work, we cannot access these cookies, and third parties cannot access the data in the cookies we use. If you prefer, you can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies through your browser settings. Like most websites, some of our services may not function properly if you turn cookies off. However, you can still place an order by contacting customer service at info@gold-bead.com.
Do we disclose any information to outside parties?
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personal information. This does not include trusted third parties who help us operate our website, conduct our business, fulfill payments, deliver purchased products or services, send you information or updates, or otherwise serve you, so long as those parties agree to keep the information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others’ rights, property, or safety. However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.
How long do we retain your information?
We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by tax, accounting, or other applicable law.
Third-Party Links
From time to time, we may include or offer third-party products or services on our website at our discretion. These third-party websites have separate privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.
Terms and Conditions
Please visit our Terms and Conditions section for the terms and conditions of use, disclaimers and limitations of liability governing the use of our website.
Changes to Privacy Policy
If we decide to change our Privacy Policy, we will post those changes on this page or update the Privacy Policy modification date below so we encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.
Contact Us
If you would like to exercise one of the rights listed above, or have any questions about this policy or how your personal information is processed, please contact us by email at info@gold-bead.com.