Link N Lock – Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

We collect the following categories of personal information:

a. Information You Provide Directly

• Identification and contact details: full name, email address, telephone number, billing and shipping address
• Account credentials: username, password, and account preferences
• Order and transaction information: purchase history, product preferences, saved items, ring size, and customer service communications
• Payment information: processed securely via PCI-compliant third-party providers (we do not store full payment details)
• User-generated content: reviews, testimonials, feedback, photos, or other content you submit.
• Financing information: information you provide when applying for financing through one of our financing partners.
• User-generated content: reviews, testimonials, feedback, survey responses, photographs, or other content you submit
• Service-request information: details provided when scheduling appointments, requesting repairs, warranty services, product information, or customer support

b. Information Collected Automatically

• Technical data: IP address, browser type, device type, operating system
• Usage data: pages visited, time spent, clickstream data, interactions with our Services
• Cookies and tracking technologies: used for functionality, analytics, and improving user experience
• Verification information: information used to verify your identity, payment method, billing address, shipping address, or transaction before an order is processed or completed
• Fraud-prevention information: information used to detect unauthorized transactions, suspicious activity, or other security risks

c. Information from Third Parties

We may receive information from:

• Payment processors and financing providers
• Shipping and fulfillment partners
• Analytics and marketing providers
• Social media platforms (when you interact with our pages or ads)
• Fraud-prevention and identity-verification providers
• Website hosting, analytics, and advertising providers
• Business partners, affiliates, and publicly available sources where permitted by law

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If identified, such data will be deleted promptly.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your information for the following purposes:

• To process and fulfill orders, including payments, shipping, and confirmations
• To provide customer support and respond to inquiries
• To manage accounts and maintain our Services
• To improve website functionality, products, and user experience
• To communicate service-related updates and important notices
• To send marketing communications, promotions, and personalized offers (where permitted by law or with your consent)
• To detect and prevent fraud, unauthorized activities, and security incidents
• To comply with legal obligations and enforce our policies
• To communicate service-related updates, order confirmations, delivery notifications, account notices, and other important information
• To personalize your shopping experience by remembering your preferences, saved items, browsing activity, purchase history, and previous interactions with our Services
• To recommend jewelry, collections, products, services, promotions, and exclusive offers that may be of interest to you based on your preferences, purchases, and interactions with our Services
• To alert you about new products, collections, services, store openings, events, promotions, and limited time offers
• Sending newsletters, promotional emails, text messages, product announcements, event invitations, and other marketing communications were permitted by law or with your consent.
• To analyze website traffic, customer behavior, campaign performance, and interactions with our Services
• To verify customer identity and transaction information

3. Legal Basis for Processing

Where applicable, we process your personal data based on:

• Contractual necessity (e.g., processing orders)
• Legal obligations (e.g., tax and regulatory compliance)
• Legitimate business interests (e.g., improving services, fraud prevention)
• Consent (e.g., marketing communications and non-essential cookies)

You may withdraw your consent at any time.

4. How and With Whom We Share Your Information

We do not sell your personal information or share it for cross-context behavioral advertising.

We may share your information with:

• Service providers (payment processors, shipping companies, IT providers, analytics providers, customer support, Fraud-prevention and identity-verification providers, Analytics and advertising providers)
• Marketing and advertising partners (for limited purposes such as campaign performance and communications, where permitted by law)
• Business partners or affiliates (where necessary to provide services or support operations)
• Legal authorities when required by law
• Business transfers (e.g., merger, acquisition, sale of assets)

All third parties are contractually required to protect your information and use it only for authorized purposes.

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to:

• Enable essential website functionality (cart, login, checkout)
• Remember user preferences
• Analyze website performance and usage
• Support marketing and advertising efforts
• Measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns and marketing efforts.
• Delivering relevant content, product recommendations, and advertisements where permitted by applicable law.

Where required by law, we obtain your consent before using non-essential cookies. You may manage cookie preferences through your browser settings.

6. Data Retention

We retain personal information only as long as necessary:

• Transaction data: up to 7 years (legal and tax compliance)
• Marketing data: until you opt out
• Analytics data: up to 2 years or anonymized sooner
• Customer service records: retained as necessary to respond to inquiries, maintain service history, and improve customer support.
• Website analytics and usage information: retained for a limited period or anonymized when no longer needed for analytics and performance purposes.
• Financing-related information: retained in accordance with applicable legal requirements and the policies of our financing partners.

After retention periods expire, data is securely deleted or anonymized.

7. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights to:

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. These rights may include:

• Right to Access: Request information about the personal information we collect, use, disclose, or process about you.
• Right to Correct: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal information we maintain about you.
• Right to Delete: Request deletion of your personal information, subject to certain legal or business exceptions.
• Right to Data Portability: Request a copy of your personal information in a portable and, where technically feasible, readily usable format.
• Right to Restrict or Object: Request that we restrict or object to certain processing of your personal information where permitted by applicable law.
• Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw your consent at any time where we rely on your consent to process your personal information. This will not affect the lawfulness of processing conducted before your withdrawal.
• Right to Opt Out of Marketing Communications: Unsubscribe from promotional emails, newsletters, or text messages at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions included in our communications or by contacting us directly.
• Right to Manage Cookies: Adjust your browser settings or cookie preferences to manage certain cookies and tracking technologies used on our website.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided in the “Contact Us” section of this Privacy Policy. To protect your privacy and security, we may verify your identity before processing your request.

We will respond to verified requests within the timeframes required by applicable law.

We will not discriminate against you for exercising any privacy rights available under applicable law.

• Access your personal information
• Correct inaccurate data
• Request deletion of your data
• Restrict or object to certain processing
• Request data portability

You may exercise these rights by contacting us below. We may verify your identity before processing requests.

We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights.

8. Authorized Agents (California Residents)

You may designate an authorized agent to submit a request on your behalf. We may require verification of both your identity and the agent’s authorization. before processing the request, as permitted by applicable law.

9. Security

We implement administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your personal information. However, no system is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Children’s Privacy

Our Services are not intended for individuals under 18. We do not knowingly collect data from children under 13 and will delete such data if identified.

11. International Data Transfers

Our Services are operated in the United States. If you access our Services from outside the U.S., your information may be transferred and processed in the U.S. in accordance with applicable laws.

12. U.S. Privacy Rights (CCPA/CPRA)

California residents have the right to:

• Know what personal information we collect and how we use it
• Request access, correction, or deletion
• Opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information

We do not sell personal information.

Categories of Personal Information Collected

• Identifiers (name, email, address)
• Commercial information (purchase history)
• Internet activity (website usage)
• Location data (general location)
• Inferences (preferences and behavior)

Requests may be submitted using the contact details below. We respond within legally required timeframes.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Updates will be posted with a revised effective date.

14. Marketing Communications

With your consent as required by applicable law, we may send you newsletters, promotional emails, text messages, exclusive offers, product announcements, event invitations, and other marketing communications related to Link N Lock. You may opt out of receiving promotional communication at any time by following the unsubscribed instructions included in our communications or by contacting us directly. Please note that even if you opt out of marketing communications, we may still send you transactional or service-related messages regarding your purchases, account, repairs, warranties, financing, appointments, or other customer service matters. We may contact you by email, telephone, or text message regarding your orders, account, financing applications, appointments, repairs, warranty services, customer support requests, and other service-related matters.

Where permitted by applicable law and with your consent where required, we may also contact you using automated technologies to provide order updates, appointment reminders, promotional offers, or other communications related to our products and services. Consent to receive marketing communications is not a condition of making a purchase.

For quality assurance, training, security, and service improvement purposes, customer service calls may be monitored or recorded where permitted by applicable law.

15. Contact Us

If you have questions or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us: