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EMPIRE FINE JEWELRY LAREDO TEEXAS
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PRIVACY POLICY

Effective Date: JUNE 2025

Empire Fine Jewelry (“we,” “our,” or “us”) values your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website EmpireFineJewelry.com (the “Site”), including any online store or services provided through the Site.

By using our Site, you consent to the data practices described in this policy. If you do not agree with this policy, please do not use our Site.

1. Information We Collect

Personal Information

When you make a purchase or attempt to make a purchase through the Site, we collect certain personal information, including:

     

      • Name

      • Billing address

      • Shipping address

      • Payment information (including credit card numbers, PayPal or other payment providers)

      • Email address

      • Phone number

    We may also collect personal information when you:

       

        • Create an account

        • Subscribe to newsletters or promotions

        • Contact customer service

        • Leave product reviews or comments

      Automatically Collected Information

      When you visit our Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including:

         

          • IP address

          • Browser type

          • Operating system

          • Referring URLs

          • Device identifiers

          • Website usage data

        We use cookies, web beacons, tags, and similar technologies to collect this information.

        2. Use of Your Information

        We use your personal information to:

           

            • Process and fulfill orders

            • Communicate with you about orders, products, or services

            • Provide customer support

            • Improve and optimize the Site

            • Send promotional offers and updates (if you opt-in)

            • Detect, investigate, and prevent fraudulent transactions and other illegal activities

          3. Sharing Your Information

          We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties.

          We may share your information with:

             

              • Payment processors (to process payments)

              • Shipping providers (to fulfill orders)

              • Marketing service providers (only if you have opted in)

              • Legal authorities (if required by law)

            We may also share anonymized or aggregated data that does not personally identify you.

            4. Comments & User Content

            When visitors leave comments or reviews on the Site, we collect the data provided in the form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent to assist with spam detection.

            An anonymized string created from your email address (hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check for an associated profile picture. See the Gravatar privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.

            5. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

            We use cookies to:

               

                • Store user preferences

                • Improve your shopping experience

                • Keep you logged into your account

                • Track website usage for analytics

              You may choose to disable cookies via your browser settings, but some features of the Site may not function properly without cookies.

              Types of Cookies We Use:

                 

                  • Strictly Necessary Cookies: Required for site functionality.

                  • Performance Cookies: Help us improve website performance.

                  • Marketing Cookies: Used to deliver relevant ads.

                6. Embedded Content from Other Websites

                Articles, videos, or other content on this site may include embedded content from third-party websites. These third-party sites may collect data, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with embedded content as if you visited their site directly.

                7. Data Retention

                We retain personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy unless a longer retention period is required by law.

                   

                    • Order information: retained for tax and legal compliance.

                    • Comments and reviews: retained indefinitely.

                    • Account information: retained until deleted by the user or administrator.

                  8. Your Rights

                  Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:

                     

                      • Access to the personal data we hold about you.

                      • Correction of inaccurate data.

                      • Deletion of your personal data.

                      • Withdrawal of consent for marketing communications.

                      • Request a copy of your personal data.

                    You may contact us at [Insert Email Address] to exercise these rights.

                    9. Data Security

                    We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your personal data. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.

                    10. Third-Party Services

                    We use third-party services (such as payment gateways, shipping carriers, and marketing tools) that may collect, store, or process your data in accordance with their own privacy policies. Please review their policies for more information.

                    11. Children’s Privacy

                    Our website is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13.

                    12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

                    We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

                    13. Contact Us

                    If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

                    Empire Fine Jewelry
                    empirefinejewelry@hotmail.com