starchains.com
Privacy & Security Policy
1. Secure Shopping at Starchains.com
We want you to feel secure about ordering from Starchains.com.
"Yahoo!" provides your payment, billing and shipping information to participating merchants from whom you buy goods or services. Merchants are solely responsible for how they use that information and any other information they independently acquire from you, or about you. Yahoo Store also takes seriously the issue of security.
Every time you send us your credit card number and your billing and shipping information, we use the industry-standard Secure Sockets Layer (Yahoo SSL) technology to prevent the information from being intercepted. We also encrypt your credit card number when we store your order and whenever we transfer that information to participating merchants. Yahoo! expressly disclaims any responsibility or liability for any damage, loss, or injury arising out of: The activities of any merchant The goods or services offered or the content displayed by any of the merchants Your purchase of or inability to purchase any merchant's goods or services Please note that various goods or services offered from Yahoo! Shopping may be prohibited in your area. If you have any questions or complaints about the goods or services you buy through Yahoo! Shopping, please contact the participating merchant directly and not Yahoo!
2. Secure Shopping at Starchains.com
This site is also hosted by Yahoo! Store. Yahoo! hosts the store pages, ordering system, and order data. Yahoo! automatically collects order information but may only use this information in the aggregate. If you accessed this store through Yahoo! Shopping, Yahoo! also automatically collects information about your shopping experience. Please see the Yahoo! Privacy Policy for more information about how Yahoo! uses this information. When you visit elimjewelry.com
Your IP address, browser and reference site domain name are logged every time you visit our site. This data is used strictly for the analysis of load information and maximizing the efficiency of our servers. Except as provided in this privacy policy, we will not share this data with anyone in any way. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy, any communication or material you transmit or post to this Web Site by email or otherwise, including any data, questions, comments, or suggestions (other than personally identifiable information which will be treated in accordance with this privacy policy), is and will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary and anything you transmit or post may be used by us and our affiliates for any purpose, including without limitation, reproduction, disclosure, transmission, publication, broadcast, and posting. We are free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques contained in any communication or material that you send to this Web Site for any purpose whatsoever including, but not limited to, developing, manufacturing and marketing products using such information.
Using Cookies
"Cookies" are files stored on your computer's hard drive by your browser. These cookies help us identify our account holders and optimize their shopping experience. They do not include any data that will identify you personally. They will, however, allow you to use some specialized www.dickssportinggoods.com features. Cookies also allow us to hold selections in your shopping cart when you leave our site without checking out. Most browsers accept cookies automatically, but allow you to disable them if you wish.
When you Order from www.starchains.com
When you order from www.starchains.com, we need your name, email address, shipping address and credit card number/expiration date. We use this data to process your order, ship it and send you order and shipping confirmations via email. Except as provided in this privacy policy, we will not sell, rent, or disclose this data to any third party without your consent. (However, we will cooperate fully should a situation arise where we are required by law or requested by a law enforcement agency to provide information about a customer.) From time to time, we use the purchases you make to customize our product recommendations. We also track customer traffic patterns and site usage. Traffic and usage data is used only to improve our site's design and provide our customers with a fulfilling shopping experience.
Receiving Promotions/Opt-Out
From time to time, we will contact you about sales, special offers and new site features if you agreed to be included in our email lists when you completed a purchase transaction with us. To customize the information you want to receive from us, simply sign on and select the specific information you wish to receive. To cancel our free emails, you can unclick the "I would like to receive emails about special promotions" box each time you make a purchase. You can also respond to any promotional email we send you, placing "REMOVE" in your subject line to discontinue email service. You can also send an email to tech@Starchains.com and inform us that you want to unsubscribe to our email list.
Customer Service
In addition to being able to call our customer service department, you may also email us (at info@starchains.com). When you email us, your emails are stored within our system so that we may refer to previous emails from you as needed so that we may properly address your questions and concerns. Except as provided in this privacy policy, the information you provide to our customer service department is not shared with anyone without your consent.
Our Third Party Relationships
We have established several relationships with third parties vendors to best serve our customers.
. Affiliates: From time to time we may establish an affiliate program. An affiliate program allows other Web sites to earn money by linking customers to our site from their sites. These affiliates can only access data about the number of transactions and their resulting earnings. They cannot access our customers' personal data.
. Order Fulfillment: Certain vendors of ours provide customer order fulfillment and shipping services on our behalf. These vendors have access only to information needed to accurately fulfill and ship orders, which are processed through such vendors. These vendors have agreed to not use any personally identifiable information of customers for any other purpose.
. Credit Card Processing: We use Chase Merchant Services L.L.C. to process credit card orders. We supply them with data for credit card authorization and fraud detection only and they are restricted from using the data for any other purposes.
. Web Site Evaluation: From time to time, we engage certain third parties to observe, track and report on the behavior of the users of this Web Site in order to evaluate the performance and features of this Web Site. These third parties will only have access to information to the extent necessary and will be required to not use any personal information for any other purpose.
. Marketing and Promotions: From time to time, we engage certain third parties to assist in the dissemination of marketing and promotional offers (i.e. e-mails) to those customers who have agreed to receive such offers. These third parties will only have access to information to the extent necessary and will be required to not use any personal information for any other purpose.
. Additional Third Party Relationships: From time to time, we engage other third parties to assist in providing marketing, order processing and fulfillment services. These third parties will only have access to information to the extent necessary and will be required to not use any personal information for any purpose other than providing such services.
Additionally, from time to time, we share non-personal, non-individual statistical information with our marketing partners, advertisers or other third parties for research purposes. That is, we will not tell our marketing partners that you purchased a specific product, but we may tell them how many customers purchased that product.
Changes to Privacy Policy
If we make any material changes in our privacy practices that do not affect user information already stored in our database, we will post a prominent notice on our web site notifying users of the change. In some cases where we post the notice we will also email users, who have opted to receive communications from us, notifying them of the changes in our privacy practices.
Questions about our Policies
If you have any questions regarding your privacy or any of our policies, please contact our Customer Service Department by email at webmaster@starchains.com
We want you to feel secure about ordering from Starchains.com.
"Yahoo!" provides your payment, billing and shipping information to participating merchants from whom you buy goods or services. Merchants are solely responsible for how they use that information and any other information they independently acquire from you, or about you. Yahoo Store also takes seriously the issue of security.
Every time you send us your credit card number and your billing and shipping information, we use the industry-standard Secure Sockets Layer (Yahoo SSL) technology to prevent the information from being intercepted. We also encrypt your credit card number when we store your order and whenever we transfer that information to participating merchants. Yahoo! expressly disclaims any responsibility or liability for any damage, loss, or injury arising out of: The activities of any merchant The goods or services offered or the content displayed by any of the merchants Your purchase of or inability to purchase any merchant's goods or services Please note that various goods or services offered from Yahoo! Shopping may be prohibited in your area. If you have any questions or complaints about the goods or services you buy through Yahoo! Shopping, please contact the participating merchant directly and not Yahoo!
2. Secure Shopping at Starchains.com
This site is also hosted by Yahoo! Store. Yahoo! hosts the store pages, ordering system, and order data. Yahoo! automatically collects order information but may only use this information in the aggregate. If you accessed this store through Yahoo! Shopping, Yahoo! also automatically collects information about your shopping experience. Please see the Yahoo! Privacy Policy for more information about how Yahoo! uses this information. When you visit elimjewelry.com
Your IP address, browser and reference site domain name are logged every time you visit our site. This data is used strictly for the analysis of load information and maximizing the efficiency of our servers. Except as provided in this privacy policy, we will not share this data with anyone in any way. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy, any communication or material you transmit or post to this Web Site by email or otherwise, including any data, questions, comments, or suggestions (other than personally identifiable information which will be treated in accordance with this privacy policy), is and will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary and anything you transmit or post may be used by us and our affiliates for any purpose, including without limitation, reproduction, disclosure, transmission, publication, broadcast, and posting. We are free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques contained in any communication or material that you send to this Web Site for any purpose whatsoever including, but not limited to, developing, manufacturing and marketing products using such information.
Using Cookies
"Cookies" are files stored on your computer's hard drive by your browser. These cookies help us identify our account holders and optimize their shopping experience. They do not include any data that will identify you personally. They will, however, allow you to use some specialized www.dickssportinggoods.com features. Cookies also allow us to hold selections in your shopping cart when you leave our site without checking out. Most browsers accept cookies automatically, but allow you to disable them if you wish.
When you Order from www.starchains.com
When you order from www.starchains.com, we need your name, email address, shipping address and credit card number/expiration date. We use this data to process your order, ship it and send you order and shipping confirmations via email. Except as provided in this privacy policy, we will not sell, rent, or disclose this data to any third party without your consent. (However, we will cooperate fully should a situation arise where we are required by law or requested by a law enforcement agency to provide information about a customer.) From time to time, we use the purchases you make to customize our product recommendations. We also track customer traffic patterns and site usage. Traffic and usage data is used only to improve our site's design and provide our customers with a fulfilling shopping experience.
Receiving Promotions/Opt-Out
From time to time, we will contact you about sales, special offers and new site features if you agreed to be included in our email lists when you completed a purchase transaction with us. To customize the information you want to receive from us, simply sign on and select the specific information you wish to receive. To cancel our free emails, you can unclick the "I would like to receive emails about special promotions" box each time you make a purchase. You can also respond to any promotional email we send you, placing "REMOVE" in your subject line to discontinue email service. You can also send an email to tech@Starchains.com and inform us that you want to unsubscribe to our email list.
Customer Service
In addition to being able to call our customer service department, you may also email us (at info@starchains.com). When you email us, your emails are stored within our system so that we may refer to previous emails from you as needed so that we may properly address your questions and concerns. Except as provided in this privacy policy, the information you provide to our customer service department is not shared with anyone without your consent.
Our Third Party Relationships
We have established several relationships with third parties vendors to best serve our customers.
. Affiliates: From time to time we may establish an affiliate program. An affiliate program allows other Web sites to earn money by linking customers to our site from their sites. These affiliates can only access data about the number of transactions and their resulting earnings. They cannot access our customers' personal data.
. Order Fulfillment: Certain vendors of ours provide customer order fulfillment and shipping services on our behalf. These vendors have access only to information needed to accurately fulfill and ship orders, which are processed through such vendors. These vendors have agreed to not use any personally identifiable information of customers for any other purpose.
. Credit Card Processing: We use Chase Merchant Services L.L.C. to process credit card orders. We supply them with data for credit card authorization and fraud detection only and they are restricted from using the data for any other purposes.
. Web Site Evaluation: From time to time, we engage certain third parties to observe, track and report on the behavior of the users of this Web Site in order to evaluate the performance and features of this Web Site. These third parties will only have access to information to the extent necessary and will be required to not use any personal information for any other purpose.
. Marketing and Promotions: From time to time, we engage certain third parties to assist in the dissemination of marketing and promotional offers (i.e. e-mails) to those customers who have agreed to receive such offers. These third parties will only have access to information to the extent necessary and will be required to not use any personal information for any other purpose.
. Additional Third Party Relationships: From time to time, we engage other third parties to assist in providing marketing, order processing and fulfillment services. These third parties will only have access to information to the extent necessary and will be required to not use any personal information for any purpose other than providing such services.
Additionally, from time to time, we share non-personal, non-individual statistical information with our marketing partners, advertisers or other third parties for research purposes. That is, we will not tell our marketing partners that you purchased a specific product, but we may tell them how many customers purchased that product.
Changes to Privacy Policy
If we make any material changes in our privacy practices that do not affect user information already stored in our database, we will post a prominent notice on our web site notifying users of the change. In some cases where we post the notice we will also email users, who have opted to receive communications from us, notifying them of the changes in our privacy practices.
Questions about our Policies
If you have any questions regarding your privacy or any of our policies, please contact our Customer Service Department by email at webmaster@starchains.com