Privacy Statement    

Barnacho  is dedicated to the absolute privacy of my customers and all online users. I will never disclose, sell, rent or lease any information to any third party without your express permission unless required to do so by law.

Server logs
Like most web sites, Barnacho keeps server logs of accesses to my site. These logs are used  to determine what sections of my site are being accessed so that I can not only improve my site, but so I know what type of jewelry and gemstones people are most interested in.  The server logs that I use do not contain any personally identifiable information such as your name or email address.

Cookies
Cookies are bits of information that are stored on your computer by your browser. Barnacho does not set any cookies. However, links to external pages or other web sites may or may not set cookies.   If information is collected by another web site, none of that information is ever requested by or shared with Barnacho

Personal information
Barnacho does not collect personal information on consumers without their consent. In cases when such information is required, you are prompted to provide the minimum amount of information necessary.

When you Purchase Items
Personal information, such as your name and billing address, is stored in an off-line database and is deleted after the minimum period required by credit card processors.

When paying for a purchase by credit card, I am required for credit verification and fraud protection reasons to prompt you for your name, billing address, credit card number and expiration date, phone number and e-mail address. Barnacho shares your personal information only with members of my credit card processing network so that I may validate your credit and protect myself against fraud. This information is encrypted to protect your privacy. I encourage you to speak with your credit card issuer to find out what additional policies they have in place to protect your personal information.

In cases where Barnacho has been the victim of credit card fraud, I may elect to share this information with the appropriate law enforcement authorities and to pursue legal action.

When paying by cash, check or money order, no personally identifiable information is required except a name and shipping address and that information is only retained for the accounting purposes.

Preview List
You may request to be placed on my preview list and be notified when new jewelry items become available by  providing your email address.  Submitting your email address for notification is completely voluntary and is offered as a service to you.  If you choose to provide your email address I will send periodic updates, usually three to four times a year.  This information is never shared with any third party and is only used by Barnacho to provide update, sale or preview notices. Additionally, I use special software to automatically remove duplicate addresses, so you will never receive more than one notice, unless you have signed up using more than one address.   If you wish to be removed from this preview list, you may do so at any time by sending a blank email to remove@bernardine.com.

Shipping
In the course of shipping your order, I will have to share your name and shipping address with an intermediary such as Federal Express, UPS or the postal service.

Thank you,