Privacy policy

ANNY STERN JEWELRY TAKES PRECAUTIONS WITH CUSTOMER INFORMATION AND PERSONAL DATA. ANNY STERN JEWELRY values its users and respects your privacy. ANNY STERN JEWELRY collects information about you through the Website in an effort to fulfill orders for ANNY STERN JEWELRY products, improve your online experience and to communicate with you about ANNY STERN's products, services and promotions. Neither your name nor anything personal about you is sold or shared with any non-affiliated company or agency other than as set forth in this Privacy Policy. However, as described in greater detail below, ANNY STERN JEWELRY may share your information under certain circumstances with businesses ANNY STERN JEWELRY works with to help the Website function. This Privacy Policy describes the personal information ANNY STERN JEWELRY collects about you, why ANNY STERN JEWELRY collects it, how ANNY STERN JEWELRY uses it, and when ANNY STERN JEWELRY shares it with third parties. This Privacy Policy also describes the choices you can make about how ANNY STERN JEWELRY collects and uses certain of that information.

By accessing this Website, you acknowledge the Website Privacy Policy and agree to be bound by the terms thereof and the Terms of Use set forth on the Website. If there is anything you do not understand please email any inquiry to info@annystern.com. If at any time you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not use this Website.

This Website is operated by ANNY STERN JEWELRY LLC. d/b/a ANNY STERN ("ANNY STERN"), the owner of the trademark ANNY STERN and other trademarks (the “Marks”). “Website” means the website located at www.annystern.com, any subsequent URL which may replace this website, and all associated websites, URLs and micro sites. "You/your" means you as a user of the Website. “User” means all users of this Website. ANNY STERN JEWELRY offers this Website, including all information, tools and services available from this Website, to you conditioned upon your acceptance of all the terms, conditions, policies and notices stated here. Your continued use of this Website constitutes your agreement to this Privacy Policy.

ANNY STERN JEWELRY reserves the right to change or update this Privacy Policy by posting such changes or updates to the Website. Amendments to this Privacy Policy will be posted at this URL and will be effective when posted. It is your responsibility to review any such changes or updates and check the Website from time to time to be sure you understand all terms and conditions, agreements and policies of the Website and are in compliance with them. You can tell if the policy has changed by checking the last modified date that appears at the end of this Privacy Policy. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of any amendment, modification or change shall constitute your acceptance thereof.

1. Types of Information Collected

We will ask you for certain kinds of personal information to provide the services you request. This information includes:

Your Account - You have the opportunity to create a personal shopping account with ANNY STERN. This account allows you to shop faster and easier, and to check on order status and history. Using your user name and a password of your choice, you may access your account online at any time to add, delete, or change information. In creating this account, you authorize ANNY STERN to store your name, address, email address, telephone number and other personal information that you may provide such as your birth date, gender, and credit card number. Each of these options is for your convenience only, and the information provided by you is not used for any purpose other than to as outlined in this Privacy Policy. If you ever use a public computer to visit the "My Account" section of the Website, ANNY STERN JEWELRY strongly encourages you to log out at the conclusion of your session. By doing so, although your information may still be stored with ANNY STERN JEWELRY, it will not be accessible to anyone else from that computer.

Email List - When you create an account with ANNY STERN JEWELRY, you will be given the option to be added to the ANNY STERN JEWELRY email list. Whether or not you select this option, your personal information will never be shared with or sold to anyone other than as set forth in this Privacy Policy.

Subscriptions to the email list can be cancelled at any time. To be removed from our email list, please click the unsubscribe button found at the bottom of the emails we send you.

Purchases - When you place an order, you will be asked to provide your credit card information. ANNY STERN JEWELRY does not store your credit card information unless you choose to include it in your "My Account" information (see above).

Calls to Customer Service/Participation in Promotions/Sweepstakes or Surveys- If you call ANNY STERN's Customer Service center or participate in one of ANNY STERN's promotions or sweepstakes or user surveys, ANNY STERN JEWELRY may ask for additional information, such as your age, interests or product preferences.

1. Use of Your Personal Information

ANNY STERN JEWELRY uses the information we collect for various purposes, including:

• to complete your purchase transactions
• to provide the services you request
• to keep you informed about the status of your orders
• to identify your product and service preferences, so we can notify you of new or additional products, services, and promotions that might be of interest to you
• to notify you of product recalls or provide other information concerning products you have purchased
• to improve ANNY STERN JEWELRY's merchandise selections, customer service, and overall shopping experience
• to communicate with you by email, postal mail, telephone, text message, or other means

1. Sharing Information With Third Parties

3.1 ANNY STERN JEWELRY does not share, sell or trade your personal information gathered online with any third parties, except with your consent or as described herein. ANNY STERN JEWELRY does not contribute to or participate in cooperative databases, which give other companies access to such Personal Information.

3.2 ANNY STERN JEWELRY may provide access to your personal information when legally required to do so, to cooperate with police investigations or other legal proceedings, to protect against misuse or unauthorized use of the Website, to limit ANNY STERN JEWELRY’s legal liability and protect ANNY STERN JEWELRY’s rights or to protect the rights, property or safety of visitors of this Website or the public. As an example, ANNY STERN JEWELRY may share your purchase transaction information with a vendor who will use it to assist ANNY STERN JEWELRY and other merchants to detect and prevent credit card fraud.

3.3 ANNY STERN JEWELRY may also disclose your personal information to outside companies that help ANNY STERN JEWELRY bring you the products and services ANNY STERN JEWELRY offers. For example, ANNY STERN JEWELRY may work with third parties to: (a) manage a database of customer information; (b) assist ANNY STERN JEWELRY in distributing e-mails; (c) assist ANNY STERN JEWELRY with direct marketing and data collection; (d) provide ANNY STERN JEWELRY data storage and analysis; (e) provide fraud prevention; (f) provide customer service and (g) other services designed to assist ANNY STERN JEWELRY in maximizing our business potential. ANNY STERN JEWELRY requires that these outside companies agree to keep all information shared with them confidential and to use the information only to perform their obligations to ANNY STERN JEWELRY.

3.4 In addition, if ANNY STERN JEWELRY goes through a business transition, such as a merger, acquisition by another company, or sale of all or a portion of its assets, your personal information will likely be among the assets transferred.

1. Non-Personally Identifiable Information

4.1 Several of the functions on the Website use cookies. A cookie is a small piece of information sent by a website that is saved on your hard drive by your computer's browser. Cookies help ANNY STERN JEWELRY remember you when you return to the Website. Cookies also hold information to personalize and enhance your experience and to gather website statistical data, such as which pages are visited, what is included in your shopping cart, the Internet provider's domain name and the addresses of the sites visited immediately before coming to and immediately after leaving the Website. However, none of this information is associated with you as an individual. It is measured anonymously and only in the aggregate. The information in the cookies lets ANNY STERN JEWELRY trace your "clickstream" activity (i.e., the paths taken by users of the Website as they move from page to page) to enable ANNY STERN JEWELRY to better serve its customers by revealing which portions of the Website are the most popular. Cookies contain absolutely no personal information. You may disable cookies on your browser. Please review your browser's instructions for doing so.

4.2 ANNY STERN JEWELRY may also use "pixel tags" (sometimes called "web beacons" or "clear gifs"), which are tiny graphic images, on the Website. Pixel tags help ANNY STERN JEWELRY analyze users’ online behavior and measure the effectiveness of the Website and ANNY STERN JEWELRY’s advertising and marketing. ANNY STERN JEWELRY works with service providers that help ANNY STERN JEWELRY track, collect, and analyze this information. ANNY STERN JEWELRY may also use other analytical tools to evaluate site performance through the use of aggregated data, which contain no personally identifiable information.

4.3 Pixel tags or other analytical tools that ANNY STERN JEWELRY may use on the Website may collect information about your visit, including the pages you view, the features you use, the links you click, and other actions you take in connection with the Website. This information may include your computer's Internet protocol (IP) address, your browser type, your operating system, date and time information, and other technical information about your computer. ANNY STERN JEWELRY may also track certain information about the identity of the web site you visited immediately before coming to the Website. ANNY STERN JEWELRY does not otherwise track any information about your use of other websites.

4.4 Pixel tags, cookies and/or other analytical tools in ANNY STERN JEWELRY’s emails may be used to track your interactions with those messages, such as when you receive, open, or click a link in an email message from ANNY STERN JEWELRY.

4.5 ANNY STERN JEWELRY may also work with businesses that use tracking technologies to deliver advertisements on ANNY STERN JEWELRY’s behalf across the Internet. These companies may collect information about your visits to the Website and your interaction with our advertising and other communications, but no personally identifiable information is shared with them.

4.6 ANNY STERN JEWELRY may combine the information collected through cookies, pixel tags and other analytical tools with other information ANNY STERN JEWELRY may have collected from you. This information may be used to improve our Website, to personalize your online experience, to help ANNY STERN JEWELRY deliver information to you, to determine the effectiveness of advertising, and for other internal business purposes.

1. Your Security

5.1 ANNY STERN JEWELRY goes to great lengths to keep your financial information private and safe. ANNY STERN JEWELRY takes appropriate physical, electronic and administrative steps to maintain the security and accuracy of personally identifiable information collected, including limiting the number of people who have physical access to database servers, as well as employing electronic security systems and password protections that guard against unauthorized access. In addition, it is ANNY STERN JEWELRY’s policy to never send your credit card number via e-mail. Please note that e-mail is not encrypted and is not considered to be a secure means of transmitting credit card information.

5.2 ANNY STERN JEWELRY uses Secure Socket Layers (SSL), the industry standard in transferring information to process your orders. The SSL encrypts, or translates, your order information into a highly indecipherable code, which is processed immediately. All credit card transactions occur in a secure area of the Website to protect you from any loss, misuse or alteration of information collected. When you have finished shopping and begin the checkout process, you will move into the secure area of the Website. Once you have entered, the page address (URL) will change from “http” to “https” to let you know you are in a secure area. Also, a key or a closed lock will appear in the lower right hand corner of your screen to notify you of this change. You will remain in this secure zone for the entire checkout process.

5.3 Unfortunately, despite ANNY STERN JEWELRY's best efforts, the transmission of data over the Internet cannot be guaranteed to be 100% secure. While ANNY STERN JEWELRY will use every reasonable means to ensure the security of information you transmit through the Website, ANNY STERN JEWELRY cannot guarantee that such information will not be intercepted by third parties. ANNY STERN JEWELRY will, however, prosecute any unauthorized or fraudulent transactions to the fullest extent permitted by law.

1. Links to Other Websites

6.1 While visiting the Website, you may link to websites operated by third parties or you may have come to the Website using a link found in another website. This does not mean that ANNY STERN JEWELRY endorses these websites or the goods or services they provide. ANNY STERN JEWELRY does not make any representations or warranties about any website that may be linked to the Website. Such other websites are independent from ANNY STERN JEWELRY, and ANNY STERN JEWELRY has no control over, or responsibility for, their information, products or activities.

6.2 In addition, ANNY STERN JEWELRY’s privacy practices may differ from those of these other websites. If you provide personal information at one of those sites, you are subject to the privacy policy of the operator of that website, not the ANNY STERN JEWELRY Privacy Policy. Please make sure you understand the other website's privacy policy before providing personal information.

1. Opt-Out

You will receive promotional emails from us only if you have asked to receive them. If you do not want to receive e-mail from ANNY STERN JEWELRY you may click on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any email communication sent by us. Please allow us 10 business days from when the request was received to complete the removal, as some of our promotions may already have been in process before you submitted your request.

1. "Spoofing" and "Phishing"

A common Internet scam is known as "spoofing" or "phishing." This occurs when you receive an email from what appears to be a legitimate source requesting personal information from you. Please be aware that ANNY STERN JEWELRY will NEVER send you an email requesting you to verify credit card, bank information, or any other personal information. If you ever receive an email that appears to be from ANNY STERN JEWELRY requesting such information from you, DO NOT respond to it, and DO NOT click on any links appearing in the email. Instead, please forward the email to ANNY STERN JEWELRY at info@annystern.com, as ANNY STERN JEWELRY will investigate instances of possible Internet fraud.

1. Children and Privacy

The Website is not meant for children, and ANNY STERN JEWELRY will not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13 without verified parental consent. ANNY STERN JEWELRY will remove from its files any personally identifiable information of anyone ANNY STERN JEWELRY discovers to be under 13 years old. ANNY STERN JEWELRY’s online contests or sweepstakes are restricted to entrants who are at least 18 years old. ANNY STERN JEWELRY is concerned about the safety of children when they use the internet, and understands that children may not understand all the provisions of ANNY STERN JEWELRY’s Privacy Policy or make informed decisions about the choices that are made available to adult users of the Website. ANNY STERN JEWELRY encourages parents and guardians to spend time with their children online and to be familiar with the sites their children visit.

1. Your California Privacy Rights

Under California Civil Code sections 1798.83-1798.84, California residents are entitled to ask ANNY STERN JEWELRY for a notice describing what categories of personal customer 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 the following address: ANNY STERN JEWELRY LLC, d/b/a ANNY STERN JEWELRY, 6907 W Sunrise Boulevard #211, Plantation, Florida 33313, Attn: Customer Service or by email to info@annystern.com. Please allow 30 days for a response.

1. Disclosure for Legal Purposes

You hereby authorize ANNY STERN JEWELRY to disclose any of your personal information pursuant to judicial and administrative proceedings, and in connection with law enforcement activities and as otherwise may be permitted by law, to law enforcement or government agencies if ANNY STERN JEWELRY believes the disclosure is necessary or appropriate. You also authorize ANNY STERN JEWELRY to disclose information if ANNY STERN JEWELRY believes the disclosure is necessary or appropriate in the event of an investigation of improper or illegal conduct in connection with the Website, such as fraud, misrepresentation, intellectual property infringement, or other activity that may put ANNY STERN JEWELRY at risk for liability.

1. Non-Confidential Information

Except for information necessary to place an order, ANNY STERN JEWELRY does not want you to send to us any confidential or proprietary information through email or otherwise. Any information, materials, suggestions, ideas or comments sent to ANNY STERN JEWELRY will be considered non-confidential, and by submitting the same, you are giving ANNY STERN JEWELRY the absolute right to use, modify, reproduce, transmit, display and distribute the information for any purpose whatsoever, with no payment or other compensation to you. However, ANNY STERN JEWELRY will not use your name unless ANNY STERN JEWELRY is required by law to identify the source of the materials, information, suggestions, ideas or comments, or unless ANNY STERN JEWELRY first obtains your permission.

1. Assignment

ANNY STERN JEWELRY may freely assign this Privacy Policy or any of its rights and/or obligations hereunder.

1. Contact

If you have any questions about your privacy or security at the Website, please send an email to info@annystern.com and include your name and the address in the message. If you do not receive a response from ANNY STERN JEWELRY to any emails you send to ANNY STERN JEWELRY within 7 business days, please send ANNY STERN JEWELRY another email as your original email may not have been received.