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DATA PROTECTION

We take the protection of the data of users of our website and/or mobile app (the “Website” and the “Mobile App,” respectively) very seriously and are committed to protecting the information that users provide to us in connection with their use of our Website and/or Mobile App (collectively, the “Digital Assets”). We are also committed to protecting and using your data in accordance with applicable law.

This Privacy Policy explains our practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of your data through the use of our Digital Assets and related services (the “Services”) when you access the Services through your devices.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully and make sure that you fully understand our practices regarding your data before using our Services. If you have read and fully understood this Policy and do not agree with our practices, you must stop using our Digital Assets and Services. By using our Services, you acknowledge the terms of this Privacy Policy. Your continued use of the Services constitutes your acceptance of this Privacy Policy and any amendments to it.

This Privacy Policy explains:

  • How we collect data

  • What data we collect

  • Why we collect this data

  • With whom we share the data

  • Where the data is stored

  • How long the data is retained

  • How we protect the data

  • How we handle data relating to minors

  • Updates or changes to this Privacy Policy

What Data Do We Collect?

Below is an overview of the data we may collect:

  • Unidentified and non-identifiable information that you provide during the registration process or that is collected through your use of our Services (“Non-Personal Data”). Non-Personal Data does not enable us to identify the person from whom it was collected. The Non-Personal Data we collect primarily consists of technical and aggregated usage information.

  • Individually identifiable information, meaning information through which you can be identified or could reasonably be identified (“Personal Data”). The Personal Data we collect through our Services may include information requested from time to time, such as names, email addresses, physical addresses, telephone numbers, IP addresses, and other information. If we combine Personal Data with Non-Personal Data, we will treat the combined information as Personal Data for as long as it remains combined.

How Do We Collect Data?

The primary methods we use to collect data are listed below:

  • We collect data when you use our Services. When you visit our Digital Assets and use our Services, we may collect, record, and store information relating to your use, sessions, and associated activities.

  • We collect data that you provide directly to us, for example, when you contact us directly through a communication channel, such as by sending an email containing a comment or feedback.

  • We may collect data from third-party sources, as described below.

  • We collect data that you provide when you sign in to our Services through a third-party provider such as Facebook or Google.

Why Do We Collect This Data?

We may use your data for the following purposes:

  • to provide and operate our Services;

  • to develop, customize, and improve our Services;

  • to respond to your feedback, inquiries, and requests and to provide assistance;

  • to analyze demand and usage patterns;

  • for other internal, statistical, and research purposes;

  • to improve our data security and fraud-prevention capabilities;

  • to investigate violations, enforce our terms and policies, and comply with applicable laws, regulations, and governmental orders;

  • to send you updates, notices, promotional materials, and other information relating to our Services. For promotional emails, you may choose whether you wish to continue receiving them. To unsubscribe, simply click the unsubscribe link contained in those emails.

With Whom Do We Share This Data?

We may share your data with our service providers in order to operate our Services, for example, to store data through third-party hosting services or to provide technical support.

We may also disclose your data under the following circumstances:

  1. to investigate, detect, prevent, or take action against unlawful activities or other misconduct;

  2. to establish or exercise our legal rights or defenses;

  3. to protect our rights, property, or personal safety, as well as the safety of our users or the public;

  4. in the event of a change of control involving us or one of our affiliated companies, including through a merger, acquisition, or purchase of all or substantially all assets;

  5. to collect, retain, and/or manage your data through authorized third-party providers, such as cloud service providers, to the extent reasonably necessary for business purposes;

  6. to work with third parties to improve your user experience.

To avoid misunderstandings, we note that we may transfer, share, or otherwise use Non-Personal Data with third parties at our discretion.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

When you visit or access our Services, we authorize third parties to use web beacons, cookies, pixel tags, scripts, analytics services, and other technologies (“Tracking Technologies”).

These Tracking Technologies may allow third parties to collect your data automatically in order to improve your browsing experience on our Digital Assets, optimize their performance, provide a customized user experience, and support security and fraud-prevention purposes.

For more information, please review our Cookie Policy.

We may display advertisements through our Services and Digital Assets, including websites and applications that use our Services. These advertisements may be customized to you, such as advertisements based on your recent browsing activity across websites, devices, or browsers.

To provide these advertisements, we may use cookies, JavaScript, web beacons, including clear GIFs, HTML5 local storage, and other technologies.

We may also use third parties, such as advertising networks, meaning third parties that display advertisements based on your visits to websites, to deliver targeted advertising.

Third-party advertising networks, advertisers, sponsors, and/or website traffic measurement services may also use cookies, JavaScript, web beacons, including clear GIFs, Flash cookies, and/or other technologies to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements and customize advertising content for you.

These third-party cookies and other technologies are governed by the privacy policies of the respective third parties and not by this Privacy Policy.

Where Do We Store the Data?

Non-Personal Data

Please note that our companies, trusted partners, and service providers are located throughout the world. For the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, we store and process the Non-Personal Data we collect in various jurisdictions.

Personal Data

Personal Data may be maintained, processed, and stored in the United States, Ireland, South Korea, Taiwan, Israel, and other jurisdictions where necessary for the proper provision of our Services and/or as required by law, as further explained below.

How Long Do We Retain the Data?

We retain collected data for as long as necessary to provide our Services, comply with our legal and contractual obligations to you, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

We may correct, supplement, or delete inaccurate or incomplete data at any time and at our discretion.

How Do We Protect the Data?

The hosting service used for our Digital Assets provides us with the online platform through which we offer our Services to you.

Your data may be stored through our hosting provider’s data storage systems, databases, and general applications. The hosting provider stores your data on secure servers protected by a firewall and provides secure HTTPS access to most areas of its services.

All payment methods offered by us and by the hosting provider for our Digital Assets comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, or PCI DSS, established by the PCI Security Standards Council.

The PCI Security Standards Council is supported by payment brands such as Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover. PCI DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of credit card data by our online store and service providers, including through physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards.

Despite the measures and efforts taken by us and our hosting provider, we cannot and do not guarantee the absolute protection or security of data that you upload, publish, or otherwise share with us or others.

For this reason, we ask you to use secure passwords and, whenever possible, not to send us or others confidential information whose disclosure could cause you significant or lasting harm.

Because email and instant messaging are not considered secure forms of communication, we also ask that you not share confidential information through either of these communication channels.

How Do We Handle Data Relating to Minors?

The Services are not intended for users who have not reached the legal age of majority. We do not knowingly collect data from children.

If you have not reached the age of majority, you should not download or use the Services or provide us with any information.

We reserve the right to request proof of age at any time in order to verify whether minors are using our Services.

If we become aware that a minor is using our Services, we may prohibit and block that user’s access to the Services and may delete all data we have stored about that user.

If you have reason to believe that a minor has provided data to us, please contact us as described below.

We use your Personal Data only for the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy and only when we believe that:

  • the use of your Personal Data is necessary to perform or enter into a contract, for example, to provide the Services themselves, customer service, or technical support;

  • the use of your Personal Data is necessary to comply with applicable legal or regulatory obligations; or

  • the use of your Personal Data is necessary to support our legitimate business interests, provided that such use is always proportionate and respects your privacy rights.

Rights of Residents of the European Union

If you are a resident of the European Union, you may:

  • request confirmation as to whether Personal Data relating to you is being processed and request access to your stored Personal Data and certain additional information;

  • request that Personal Data you have provided to us be supplied to you in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format;

  • request correction of your Personal Data stored by us;

  • request deletion of your Personal Data;

  • object to our processing of your Personal Data;

  • request restriction of the processing of your Personal Data; or

  • file a complaint with a supervisory authority.

Please note, however, that these rights are not absolute and may be subject to our legitimate interests and applicable regulatory requirements.

If you have general questions about the Personal Data we collect and how we use it, please contact us using the information provided below.

As part of providing the Services, we may transfer data across national borders to affiliated companies or other third parties and from your country or jurisdiction to other countries or jurisdictions worldwide.

By using the Services, you consent to the transfer of your data outside the European Economic Area, or EEA.

If you reside in the EEA, your Personal Data will be transferred to locations outside the EEA only if we believe that an adequate or comparable level of protection for Personal Data is available.

We will take appropriate steps to ensure that suitable contractual arrangements are in place with our third parties to ensure that appropriate safeguards are implemented, that the risk of unlawful use, alteration, deletion, loss, or theft of your Personal Data is minimized, and that such third parties act in accordance with applicable law at all times.

Rights Under the California Consumer Privacy Act

If you use the Services as a resident of California, you may be entitled under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) to request access to and deletion of your data.

To exercise your right to access or delete your data, please refer to the contact information below.

We do not sell users’ Personal Data for purposes of the CCPA.

Updates or Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time at our discretion. The version published on the Website is always the current version. Please refer to the applicable “Last Updated” date.

We ask that you review this Privacy Policy periodically for changes.

If we make material changes, we will publish a notice on our Website.

If you continue to use the Services after notice of the changes has been posted on our Website, this will constitute your acknowledgment and acceptance of the changes to the Privacy Policy and your agreement to be bound by the terms of those changes.

Contact

If you have general questions about the Services or the data we collect about you and how we use it, please contact us at:

Name:
Nicole Schattner

Address:
Notkerstrasse 18
9000 St. Gallen
Switzerland

Email Address:
info@schattner-diamonds.ch

DISCLAIMER

The information contained herein does not constitute legal advice, and you should not rely solely on it.

Specific requirements regarding legal terms and policies may vary from state to state and/or from one legal system to another.

As described in our Terms of Use, you are responsible for ensuring that your Services are permitted under the laws applicable to you and that you comply with those laws.

To ensure that you fully comply with your legal obligations, we strongly recommend seeking professional legal advice in order to better understand the specific requirements that apply to you.

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