Thom Corp. DBA Von Bargen’s Jewelry appreciates your interest in its products and visit to this website. Von Bargen’s regards its customers as its most valuable asset. We recognize that building a long-term business relationship with you depends in large part on trust. Earning your trust begins with our commitment to protect your privacy.
This privacy statement applies only to personal data collected during visits to this web site. It does not apply to personal data collected offline or manually processed data.
Notice
Von Bargen’s provides this online privacy statement to make you aware of our privacy practices and the choices you may make about the way your personal information is collected and used. This statement is accessible on the bottom of every web page on this site.
What Information We Collect: Von Bargen’s has designed its website so that you can visit without identifying yourself or revealing any personal information unless you choose to do so. Visitors to our web site are asked to provide personal information such as name, mailing address, and e-mail address if they want to communicate with Von Bargen’s (e.g., to ask a question or request information), send a hint to a friend or submit a resume. If you choose not to provide us with personal information, you can still access certain portions of our website.
Von Bargen’s also collects non-personally identifiable information online such as a user’s domain name, browser type, date and time of access, and pages viewed.
How We Use the Information: Von Bargen’s uses personal information to understand your needs better, to provide better service, and to communicate with you (e.g., answer your questions, respond to your requests, send email promotions or process your resume). We will always provide you a way to opt-out of email promotions.
The non-personally identifiable information that Von Bargen’s collects online is used to measure the number of visitors to our site and to determine the parts of the site that users find useful based on the level of traffic to those parts. Von Bargen’s uses this information to enhance the user’s experience at the site and to prepare future content based on the interests of users.
Sharing the Information: Von Bargen’s will not sell, rent, or lease to third parties the personal information we collect online from you. We may share personal information with other retailers. Von Bargen’s will not otherwise share your personal information with third parties without your consent, unless required by law or as disclosed to you when the information is collected. If we share your personal information with a third party, such party will either be subject to the Von Bargen’s policies or contractually required to provide the same privacy protection as Von Bargen’s in handling your personal information.
Please note that Von Bargen’s will, under certain circumstances permitted or required by law or court order, collect, use, and/or disclose personal information collected online pursuant to procedures that do not require giving notice or providing other privacy protections (for example, in connection with law enforcement investigations).
Choice and Onward Transfer of Data
As described above, Von Bargen’s will offer the opportunity to opt out of disclosure to third parties of personal information we collect online from you. We will not use the personal information provided to us online for purposes incompatible with those described above or subsequently authorized by you without first notifying and offering you an opportunity to opt out of such use.
Access
Von Bargen’s strives to keep your personal information accurate. We provide access to the personal information we collect online from you so that you may review, update, amend, correct, or delete it. If you choose to delete it, we will use reasonable efforts to remove your personal information from our files. To protect your privacy and security, we also will take reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting you access. To access your personal information, please telephone 800.841.8820 for assistance.
Security and Integrity
Von Bargen’s is committed to ensuring the security and integrity of your information. We have adopted reasonable physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard the personal information you provide to us online. These procedures protect the information against unauthorized access or disclosure, loss or misuse, and alteration or destruction. They also help ensure the information is accurate and used properly.
Children
Although the Von Bargen’s web site is not directed at children, we are committed to complying with all applicable laws and requirements, such as the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. We do not knowingly collect information from children under the age of 13. If we learn that we have personal information relating to a child under the age of 13, we will delete that information from our systems.
Links to Unrelated Party Web Sites
Links to unrelated party web sites found on the Von Bargen’s web site are provided solely as a convenience. If you use these links, you leave the Von Bargen’s site. Von Bargen’s has not reviewed these unrelated party sites, and does not control and is not responsible for any of these sites, their content, or their privacy policies and practices.
How Von Bargen’s Uses Cookies
Von Bargen’s may use cookie technology to obtain non-personal information from you as an online visitor. A cookie is a small text file placed on your computer’s hard drive that allows web sites to recognize repeat users, facilitate users’ access to sites, and compile aggregate data that will allow content improvements at the site. If users do not want cookies to be accessible to Von Bargen’s, most browser programs allow users to deny or disable the use of cookies. If you choose not to disable the use of cookies, then your browser adds the text in a small file. Cookies allow a web application to respond to you as an individual. By gathering and remembering information about your preferences, the web application can tailor its operation to your needs, likes, and dislikes. Cookies also help us analyze web traffic and let us know when you visit a particular site.
The Von Bargen’s web site may use temporary cookies as part of the customer web navigation experience, tracking unique IDs for that particular web site session only. This cookie, by itself, only tells us that a previous Von Bargen’s web site visitor has returned. If you deny or disable the use of a cookie, you can still use the site anonymously.
Overall, Von Bargen’s limited use of cookies helps us operate a more effective web site, letting us monitor what’s working and what isn’t through site traffic analysis. Von Bargen’s wants to be sure you understand that accepting a cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any personal information other than the data you choose to share with us.
Periodic Changes
Please note that Von Bargen’s reviews its online privacy practices from time to time and those practices are subject to change. Therefore, users should periodically review this page to ensure familiarity with the most current version of our online privacy statement.
Your Acceptance of Our Privacy Practices
By using this web site, you signify your acceptance of this privacy statement, and you adhere to the terms and conditions posted on the web site. If you do not agree with or understand any of these terms, please do not use this site or submit any information (personal information, your email or other people’s emails, etc) and/or use the tools of this site (i.e. send a hint, wish list, assistance or questions, setup an appointment, product reviews or wish list). Your information, email or any email submitted on this website could be used for marketing purposes (like an email blast). You will always have the option of opting out of such marketing efforts.
