This privacy statement discloses the privacy practices for Gold Refinery USA, a division of The Gold Refinery LLC, a Michigan based family run company. Because we want to demonstrate our unwavering commitment to your privacy, Gold Refinery USA has agreed to notify you of:
What personally identifiable information of yours or third party information is collected
The organization collecting the information.
How the information is used
With whom the information may be shared.
What choices are available to you regarding collection, use, and distribution of the information.
How you can correct any inaccuracies in the information.
If you have questions or concerns regarding this privacy statement, you should first contact us directly at: privacy@goldrefineryusa.com
Privacy Statement
Gold Refinery USA has created this privacy statement ("Statement") in order to demonstrate our commitment to customer privacy. Because we gather important information from our customers and visitors, we have established this Statement as a means to communicate our information gathering and dissemination practices. Visitors and customers can update their personal information by sending an e-mail with current information to support@goldrefineryusa.com
Information Collection and Usage
Gold Refinery USA requires customers who request information, and subsequently book one or more gold parties to provide contact information such as their name, address, phone number and email address and later financial qualification and billing information for purchase made either offline or online.
Gold Refinery USA uses the collected information to set up accounts for party hosts, co-hosts, and booking agents. We may also use the information to contact customers to further discuss their interest in our services and to send information on to The Gold Refinery, our partners, and notices of promotions and upcoming events, if the customer or visitor has so opted to receive these communications. Gold Refinery USA customers will automatically be subscribed to our email newsletter when opting-in on our home page or subsequent pages. All customers have the opportunity to choose to opt out from receiving our newsletter. Customer information will not be shared or distributed to any outside vendor.
Gold Refinery USA customers will be asked to provide an email address when requesting information, booking parties or purchasing products from the website. This is used to send party invitations, notifications, reminders and follow up information to party hosts, co-hosts and our Independent Gold Testers. Customers can choose to opt out of receiving these notifications. Again, customer information will not be shared or distributed with any outside entity.
Except as explicitly stated at the time Gold Refinery USA requests information, we do not disclose to any third party the information provided. All financial and billing information we collect is used solely to check qualifications of prospective customers. This billing information is not used by Gold Refinery USA for marketing and/or promotional purposes.
Gold Refinery USA uses a third party for credit card processing. This intermediary is solely a link in the distribution chain, and is not permitted to store, retain, or use the information provided except for the sole purpose of credit card processing.
Gold Refinery USA maintains log files tracking IP addresses to analyze trends, help diagnose problems with our servers and to monitor traffic/usage in order to provide better service to our customers and visitors. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.
Gold Refinery USA uses cookies to deliver content specific to your interests and to improve the convenience and efficiency of your experience when using our products and services. A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's hard drive tied to statistical information about the user. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information in Gold Refinery USA products and email messages. You can always choose to not accept cookies, but you may not be able to use some of the Clarify products and services.
Disclosure of Data
Gold Refinery USA will only disclose your information if required to do so by law, or as otherwise stated in this Statement, or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (1) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on The Gold Refinery; (2) protect and defend the rights or property of The Gold Refinery, including among other things to enforce our Terms of Service; (3) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of its members or the public; (4) to correct technical problems and malfunctions in how we provide our service to you and to technically process your information; (5) to take precautions against liability; (6) to respond to claims that information you have submitted to The Gold Refinery has violated the rights or interests of a third party; or (7) as permitted by law or to provide information to law enforcement agencies. Also, certain technical processing of email messages and their content that are required for: (1) sending and receiving messages; (2) conform to connecting networks' technical requirements; (3) conform to the limitations of the Service; or (4 other similar technical connecting requirements.
It is possible that as we continue to develop our business, Gold Refinery USA may be acquired. In such a transaction, customer information may be transferred to the acquiring entity. If as a result of the business transition, the users' personally identifiable information will be used in a manner materially different from that stated at the time of collection they will be given choice consistent with our notification of changes section.
Other Web Sites And Links
Other websites may contain links to the Gold Refinery USA website. Gold Refinery USA is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites.
As described above, third parties may independently collect information about you when you view ads or other communications from third parties through The Gold Refinery products or services. If you do not want those companies to collect information about you, please contact them directly.
Changes to this Statement
The Gold Refinery and Gold Refinery USA reserve the right to make changes to this Statement and to our information gathering and dissemination practices and will provide notification of the change with a minimum of thirty (30) business days prior to the changes taking effect. If as a result of this change, the users' personally identifiable information will be used in a manner different from that stated at the time of collection they will be given choice.
