Your privacy is important to me. This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared.

When you visit this site, certain information is collected about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the Site, information is collected about the individual web pages or products that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to this site, and information about how you interact with this site.  This automatically-collected information is known as  “Device Information.”

Such "Device Information" using the following technologies:

    - “Cookies” are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.

    - “Log files” track actions occurring on the Site, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.

    - “Web beacons,” “tags,” and “pixels” are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Site.
 
Third party advertisers are used to support this site so it continues to be free for all. The device information is generally used for geotargeting purposes - letting you see ads specific to your location and which may interest you. You can choose to disable or turn off cookies but please bear in mind that this could affect your ability to interact with this site and others as well.

You can opt out of targeted advertising here:

    FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads
    GOOGLE - https://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous

I use Google Analytics to monitor general visitor information purely for my own statistical analysis. The data guides me in writing the kind of posts YOU want to see.

You can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here:  https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/.

You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here:  https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Affiliate fees also help support this site.  I receive small fees each time something is purchased from affiliate partners. Please check the privacy policies of other partner shopping affiliate sites like Etsy and Amazon if you follow my links and purchase on those sites. I do not collect purchasing/order related information.

Email subscriptions to my daily or weekly newsletter are always initiated and confirmed by individual users. You can unsubscribe at anytime - go to the end of any newsletter to find the unsubscribe button.

 Those email addresses submitted and collected in this manner are never shared.  Please contact me if for any reason you wish to correct, update or delete your information from the mailing lists of the newsletters.

For more information,  please contact me by e-mail at pearl@beadinggem.com