Privacy Policy
Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to https://www.etsy.com/shop/DesignByGemme, and Design by Gemme and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to Design by Gemme include https://www.etsy.com/shop/DesignByGemme and DBG. The DBG website is an E-commerce site. By using the DBG website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
In order to better provide you with products and services offered, DBG may collect personally identifiable information, such as your:
First and Last Name
Mailing Address
E-mail Address
If you purchase DBG’s products and services, we collect billing and credit card information. This information is used to complete the purchase transaction.
DBG may also collect anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your:
Gender - Used for customization purposes only.
We do not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. However, you may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you elect to use certain products or services. These may include: (a) sending us an email message; (b) submitting your credit card or other payment information when ordering and purchasing products and services. To wit, we will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to services and/or products you have requested from us. We also may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.
Use of your Personal Information
DBG collects and uses your personal information to operate and deliver the services you have requested.
DBG may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from DBG and its affiliates.
Sharing Information with Third Parties
DBG does not sell, rent or lease its customer list to third parties.
DBG 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 DBG, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
DBG may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on DBG or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of DBG; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of DBG, or the public.
Automatically Collected Information
Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by DBG. 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 DBG website.
Advertisements
Ads appearing on the Etsy website may be delivered to users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by DBG and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.
Cookies
To enrich and perfect your online experience, Etsy uses “Cookies”, similar technologies and services provided by others to display personalized content, appropriate advertising and store your preferences on your computer.
A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. Etsy uses cookies to help DBG identify and track visitors, their usage of https://www.etsy.com/shop/DesignByGemme, and their website access preferences. DBG visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using Etsy’s websites, with the drawback that certain features of Etsy’s websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.
By continuing to navigate our website without changing your cookie settings, you hereby acknowledge and agree to Etsy and DBG ’s use of cookies.
Security of your Personal Information
DBG secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. DBG uses the following methods for this purpose:
TLS (transport layer security)
We strive to take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or alteration of your personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that: (a) there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet which are beyond our control; and (b) security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through the Etsy cannot be guaranteed.
Right to Deletion
Subject to certain exceptions set out below, on receipt of a verifiable request from you, we will:
Delete your personal information from our records; and
Direct any service providers to delete your personal information from their records.
Please note that we may not be able to comply with requests to delete your personal information if it is necessary to:
Complete the transaction for which the personal information was collected, fulfill the terms of a warranty or product recall conducted in accordance with federal law, provide a good or service requested by you, or reasonably anticipated within the context of our ongoing business relationship with you, or otherwise perform a contract between you and us;
Detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity; or prosecute those responsible for that activity;
Debug to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality;
Exercise free speech, ensure the right of another consumer to exercise his, her or their right of free speech, or exercise another right provided for by law;
Comply with the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act;
Engage in public or peer-reviewed scientific, historical, or statistical research in the public interest that adheres to all other applicable ethics and privacy laws, when our deletion of the information is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of such research, provided we have obtained your informed consent;
Enable solely internal uses that are reasonably aligned with your expectations based on your relationship with us;
Comply with an existing legal obligation; or
Otherwise use youtube personal information, internally, in a lawful manner that is compatible with the context in which you provided the information.
Children Under Thirteen
DBG 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.
E-mail Communications
From time to time, DBG may contact you via email for the purpose of providing announcements, promotional offers, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication.
If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications via email from DBG, you may opt out of such communications by visiting your Etsy account information Email Settings.
Changes to this Statement
DBG reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our website, and/or by updating any privacy information. Your continued use of the website and/or Services available after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.
Contact Information
DBG welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that DBG has not adhered to this Statement, please contact DBG at:
Email Address: DesignByGemme@icloud.com
Or via the Design By Gemme Etsy storefront.
Effective as of June 28, 2022
