Privacy Policy

Thank you for visiting the Carrabassett Valley Jewelry online store. We take your privacy very seriously and are committed to safeguarding your privacy online. Because we do gather certain types of information from visitors to our website, we have developed a privacy policy to help our visitors understand the terms and conditions surrounding the collection and use of information. This policy only applies to visitors accessing our website (cvjewelry.com) from the United States and Canada, and does not apply to data that may be collected offline. By visiting our website you are accepting the practices described in this policy. If you do not agree with these terms, do not use or visit the website.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT

Generally, you may visit the Carrabassett Valley Jewelry website without revealing personal information about yourself. When you visit our website, we (or a third-party service we authorize) assign an anonymous persistent identifier to facilitate your visit. We or our authorized third-party service providers may also collect anonymous information when you visit the website, including the type of device used to browse our website, the operating system, browser type or IP address, and behavioral usage data. This information enables us to improve our website, tailor our advertising for better relevance, and helps us discover any issues people may have in using our website.

During the process of making an online purchase, we ask for your name, email address, phone number, and mailing address to complete your order. Payment information is collected by PayPal, an off-site payment gateway. No payment information is collected or stored on the Carrabassett Valley Jewelry website.

USE AND DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

Carrabassett Valley Jewelry may use personally identifiable information to provide information and services to you and to allow Carrabassett Valley Jewelry to (i) respond to questions and comments; (ii) analyze and monitor your use of the website and the service; (iii) promote, operate and support Carrabassett Valley Jewelry products and services, including to send you newsletters and periodic promotional materials; (iv) develop a knowledge base regarding its users; (v) process orders; (vi) improve the services and website; (vii) use for internal business purposes; and (viii) for purposes disclosed at the time you provide your personal information.

Carrabassett Valley Jewelry may share relevant personal information that we have collected with third-party vendors in order for them to carry out work on our behalf, such as deploying marketing emails, payment processing or serving targeted advertisements. Third-party vendors are required to hold your personal information in confidentiality, although aggregated or anonymized data may be utilized by third-party vendors for their own usage with our consent. If you do not want us to share your personal information with any third parties, please contact us at the address at the bottom of this page.

Carrabassett Valley Jewelry may disclose specific personal information based on a good-faith belief that such disclosure is necessary to comply with or conform to the law (subpoenas, warrants) or that such disclosure is necessary to protect the users of the website or the public or to otherwise enforce our rights.

Further, in the event Carrabassett Valley Jewelry sells or transfers a particular portion of its business assets, consumer information may be one of the business assets transferred as part of the transaction. If substantially all of the assets of Carrabassett Valley Jewelry are acquired, consumer information may be transferred as part of the acquisition.

USE OF COOKIES & SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES

Carrabassett Valley Jewelry and third-party vendors may use a browser feature known as a “cookie.” Cookies are small text files placed on your computer that allow Papyrus to enhance the functionality of an online store by, among other things, saving the contents of your shopping cart or recognizing your log-in status between browsing sessions. Cookies and similar technologies may also be used by Carrabassett Valley Jewelry and authorized third-party vendors, including Google, to collect non-personally identifiable information so that we may tailor our advertising or enhance your shopping experience according to your interests. Our site may also use the following services to facilitate interest-based advertising: Remarketing with Google Analytics, Google Display Network Impression Reporting, Google Analytics Demographics and Interest Reporting, and other integrated Google services, each of which uses tracking technologies to understand and improve online advertising. We do not control those tracking technologies and we are not responsible for them. However, you understand that when you use our website you may potentially encounter third-party tracking technologies and accept that our statements under this Privacy Policy do not apply to the tracking technologies or practices of such third parties. Cookies are not used to store sensitive personal information.

The “Help” feature on most browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to disable cookies altogether. Additionally, you can disable or delete similar data used by browser add-ons, such as Flash cookies, by changing the add-on’s settings or visiting the website of its manufacturer.

If you would prefer not to have our partners use this data to deliver relevant advertising on other websites, the Network Advertising Initiative provides an opt-out tool for the purpose of opting out of Internet-based advertising by its participating member companies. It is located at the following link: http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/. If you delete your cookies, use a different web browser, or use a different computer, you will need to renew your opt-out choice.

DO NOT TRACK

Some web browsers allow you to request that websites and advertisers not track you by turning on the “Do Not Track” preference in the web browser settings. In the interest of serving our visitors, we have not set up our website to accommodate the Do Not Track signal as certain functions on most modern websites require some level of tracking ability to be useful to visitors.

HOW WE COMMUNICATE WITH YOU

Carrabassett Valley Jewelry may occasionally send communications to you on the basis of the information you provide to us through email or postal mail. You may always specifically request not to be contacted by sending a written request to the address at the bottom of this page. Your request not to receive marketing communications from us will not preclude us from contacting you regarding a question we have about your purchase or sending you transactional messages.

PROTECTION OF CHILDREN ACCESSING THIS WEBSITE

cvjewelry.com is a general audience website and is not intended for children under the age of 13, and we will not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. Children under the age of 13 should obtain parental consent before accessing this website.

LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY SITES

The Carrabassett Valley Jewelry website may contain links to other websites, however please be aware that our Privacy Policy does not apply to websites other than cvjewelry.com. Carrabassett Valley Jewelry is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of other websites. To help ensure your privacy, Carrabassett Valley Jewelry recommends that you review the privacy policy of any website you visit.

SECURITY

While we strive to do our part to protect your personal information, due to the nature of the Internet, the privacy and security of every transmission over the Internet cannot be guaranteed. Please note as well that email is not encrypted and is not considered to be a secure means of transmitting sensitive personal information.

CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS

Under California Civil Code sections 1798.83-1798.84, California residents are entitled to ask us for a notice describing what categories of personal information we share with third parties or corporate affiliates for those third parties or corporate affiliates’ direct marketing purposes. That notice will identify the categories of information shared and will include a list of the third parties and affiliates with which it was shared, along with their names and addresses. If you are a California resident and would like a copy of this notice, please submit a written request to liz@cvjewelry.com. In your request, please specify that you want “Your California Privacy Rights Notice”. Please allow at least 30 days for a response.

POLICY CHANGES

We reserve the right to change, modify, or amend this policy at any time. If amended, the effective date of the policy amendment will always be posted at the beginning of this policy. The new policy will replace any prior policies to the extent that there are any inconsistencies. Use of this website after modification, implies that you consent to the policy as amended. To the extent any provision of this Privacy Policy is found by a competent tribunal to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be severed to the extent necessary for the remainder to be valid and enforceable.

YOUR FEEDBACK

If you have questions concerning this privacy policy or the practices of these sites, you may contact us at:

Carrabassett Valley Jewelry
Spring Farm #5
Carrabassett Valley, ME 04947
(207) 235-2383