Privacy Policy

Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to the www.howardsjewelrycenter.com and Howard's Jewelry Center and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to Howard's Jewelry Center include www.howardsjewelrycenter.com and HJC.The HJC website is a Jewelry ecommerce site. By using the HJC website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

HJC may collect personally identifiable information, such as your name. If you purchase HJC's products and services, we collect billing and credit card information. This information is used to complete the purchase transaction. We may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.

Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by HJC. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the HJC website.

HJC encourages you to review the privacy statements of websites you choose to link to from HJC so that you can understand how those websites collect, use and share your information. HJC is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on websites outside of the HJC website.

Use of your Personal Information

HJC collects and uses your personal information to operate its website(s) and deliver the services you have requested.

HJC may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from HJC and its affiliates. HJC may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered. HJC does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties.

HJC may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to HJC, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

HJC may keep track of the websites and pages our users visit within HJC, in order to determine what HJC services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within HJC to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

HJC will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on HJC or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of HJC; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of HJC, or the public.

Use of Cookies

The HJC website may use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize HJC pages, or register with HJC site or services, a cookie helps HJC to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same HJC website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the HJC features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the HJC services or websites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

Verisign

When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.

Verisign is an independent, third-party company engaged in the development of digital trust. Verisign provides authentication of Internet services, digital identity and intellectual property. By clicking on the Verisign logo, the Verisign website will serve up a web page that confirms that HJC is "Verisign Authenticated."

Children Under Thirteen

HJC does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.

Opt-Out & Unsubscribe

We respect your privacy and give you an opportunity to opt-out of receiving announcements of certain information. Users may opt-out of receiving any or all communications from HJC by contacting us here:

- Web page: https://www.howardsjewelrycenter.com/

- Email: customercare@howardsjewelrycenter.com

Changes to this Statement

HJC will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. HJC encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how HJC is protecting your information.

Contact Information

HJC welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that HJC has not adhered to this Statement, please contact HJC at:

Email Address:
customercare@howardsjewelrycenter.com

We will promptly answer your email within 24 hours of receipt.

Effective as of October 22, 2014