Terms and Conditions
All users of this site agree that access to and use of this site is subject to the following terms and conditions and other applicable law. If you have any further questions regarding our policies, please be sure to contact us. We will be glad to answer any questions that you may have.
Guarantee
We offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee. If you are not satisfied with your purchase, you can return it within 14 days of item delivery date for a full refund or exchange. For any item(s) purchased between December10 to December 31, we extend our return period to 30 days from delivery date for a full refund or exchange. Custom orders can be returned for store credit only, and as per above return dates. Store credit is valid within one year of original delivery date.
All shipping fees are not refundable. All items must be shipped fully insured against damage and/or loss in transit. All shipping, handling and insurance charges must be prepaid. We will issue refund one to two business days after we receive item(s).
Please note that above guarantee does not apply to any item that has been damaged or altered (by a jeweler or other) from its original form.
Some of our items will ship with a sealed tag(s) for your protection and ours. These items are identified and highlighted as such in that item's description. For refunds and returns on these items, the item must also be returned with its unbroken and untampered sealed tag(s).
Please note that a few select items are not covered by above policy. Any exclusion will be highlighted in the description of that particular item. It is highlighted in red with the following title "Exclusion to our standard policy". We will also contact you and notify you for final confirmation of these items before we ship them to you.
Payments
We Accept PayPal, all major credit cards, money orders and wire transfers. We also accept personal checks, but items are shipped after funds are cleared into sevenseaspearls.com bank account.
Purchases under 5,000.00, we accept PayPal, Amazon Pay, all major credit cards, money orders. We also accept personal checks, but items are shipped after funds are cleared into sevenseaspearls.com bank account.
Purchases over 5,000.00, we accept banker's checks, money orders and wire transfers. We also accept personal checks, but items are shipped after funds are cleared into sevenseaspearls.com bank account.
Please contact us for any other payment options.
Shipping
Domestic: - Free shipping and full insurance with the United States Postal service with first class
service for all items.
- Overnight shipping with UPS/Federal Express is also available for an extra charge. Please
select your shipping option at checkout. You can also request ‘hold at
station’ in the comment field of your order.
International: - shipping and full insurance with the United States Postal service with
First class Registered mail service for all items. We offer Express International
Shipping for an extra charge. Please select your shipping option at checkout.
Please note that the price of our items does not include any local customs duties
and taxes, if any, and are the responsibilities of the buyer.
Please contact us for any other shipping/delivery/ pick-up arrangements.
Shipping options at checkout: 1) Free
2) 2nd day UPS or FedEx
3) 2nd day UPS or FedEx Saturday delivery
4) Overnight UPS or FedEx
5) Overnight UPS or FedEx for Saturday delivery
6) Express International with United States Postal Office
Please contact us for any other shipping/delivery/ pick-up arrangements.
We ship all standard items within 1 to 2 business days of receiving payment. In the case of payment with personal checks, we ship all standard items within 1 to 2 business days after funds are cleared into sevenseaspearls.com bank account. Tracking # will be provided to your Email address. Please note that all shipment US$ 200.00, domestic and international, require a signature release.
GIFTS:
If this is a gift, we can mail you the invoice separately from the package. Please request this with your order.
Disclaimers
Seven Seas Pearls Inc. reserves to right to reject any order at our discretion for any reason, such as orders that may be considered by us high risk or unverifiable.
Seven Seas Pearls Inc. reserves to right to determine whether a credit card purchase may be fraudulent or suspect and refuse an order if we feel that the order in question may be suspect.
Seven Seas Pearls Inc. reserves to right to call customers at the contact phone number they provide in order to verify and/or clarify any orders, to let a customer know if we are out of stock on a particular item. Seven Seas Pearls Inc. will contact you within a reasonable time if your item is out of stock. However, we cannot be responsible for items that are delayed due to manufacturer delays.
Typographical Errors
In the event that a Seven Seas Pearls Inc. product is mistakenly listed at an incorrect price, Seven Seas Pearls Inc. reserves the right to refuse or cancel any orders placed for product listed at the incorrect price. Seven Seas Pearls Inc. reserves the right to refuse or cancel any such orders whether or not the order has been confirmed and your credit card charged. If your credit card has already been charged for the purchase and your order is cancelled, Seven Seas Pearls Inc. shall issue a credit to your credit card account in the amount of the incorrect price.
Copyright
The entire content included in this site, including but not limited to text, graphics or code is copyrighted as a collective work under the United States and other copyright laws, and is the property of Seven Seas Pearls Inc. The collective work includes works that are licensed to Seven Seas Pearls Inc. Copyright 2003, Seven Seas Pearls Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Permission is granted to electronically copy and print hard copy portions of this site for the sole purpose of placing an order with Seven Seas Pearls Inc. or purchasing Seven Seas Pearls Inc. products. You may display and, subject to any expressly stated restrictions or limitations relating to specific material, download or print portions of the material from the different areas of the site solely for your own non-commercial use, or to place an order with Seven Seas Pearls Inc. or to purchase Seven Seas Pearls Inc. products. Any other use, including but not limited to the reproduction, distribution, display or transmission of the content of this site is strictly prohibited, unless authorized by Seven Seas Pearls Inc.. You further agree not to change or delete any proprietary notices from materials downloaded from the site.
Trademarks
All trademarks, service marks and trade names of Seven Seas Pearls Inc. used in the site are trademarks or registered trademarks of Seven Seas Pearls Inc.
Warranty Disclaimer
This site and the materials and products on this site are provided "as is" and without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied. To the fullest extent permissible pursuant to applicable law, Seven Seas Pearls Inc. disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. Seven Seas Pearls Inc. does not represent or warrant that the functions contained in the site will be uninterrupted or error-free, that the defects will be corrected, or that this site or the server that makes the site available are free of viruses or other harmful components. Seven Seas Pearls Inc. does not make any warrantees or representations regarding the use of the materials in this site in terms of their correctness, accuracy, adequacy, usefulness, timeliness, reliability or otherwise. Some states do not permit limitations or exclusions on warranties, so the above limitations may not apply to you.
Limitation of Liability
Seven Seas Pearls Inc. shall not be liable for any special or consequential damages that result from the use of, or the inability to use, the materials on this site or the performance of the products, even if Seven Seas Pearls Inc. has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Applicable law may not allow the limitation of exclusion of liability or incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you.
Term; Termination
These terms and conditions are applicable to you upon your accessing the site and/or completing the registration or shopping process. These terms and conditions, or any part of them, may be terminated by Seven Seas Pearls Inc. without notice at any time, for any reason. The provisions relating to Copyrights, Trademark, Disclaimer, Limitation of Liability, Indemnification and Miscellaneous, shall survive any termination.
Notice
Seven Seas Pearls Inc. may deliver notice to you by means of e-mail, a general notice on the site, or by other reliable method to the address you have provided to Seven Seas Pearls Inc.
Miscellaneous
Your use of this site shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the state of California, U.S.A., without regard to choice of law provisions, and not by the 1980 U.N. Convention on contracts for the international sale of goods. You agree that jurisdiction over and venue in any legal proceeding directly or indirectly arising out of or relating to this site (including but not limited to the purchase of Seven Seas Pearls Inc. products) shall be in the state or federal courts located in Los Angeles County, California. Any cause of action or claim you may have with respect to the site (including but not limited to the purchase of Seven Seas Pearls Inc. products) must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises. Seven Seas Pearls Inc.'s failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of these terms and conditions shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. Neither the course of conduct between the parties nor trade practice shall act to modify any of these terms and conditions. Seven Seas Pearls Inc. may assign its rights and duties under this Agreement to any party at any time without notice to you.
Use of Site
Harassment in any manner or form on the site, including via e-mail, chat, or by use of obscene or abusive language, is strictly forbidden. Impersonation of others, including a Seven Seas Pearls Inc. or other licensed employee, host, or representative, as well as other members or visitors on the site is prohibited. You may not upload to, distribute, or otherwise publish through the site any content which is libelous, defamatory, obscene, threatening, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusive, illegal, or otherwise objectionable which may constitute or encourage a criminal offense, violate the rights of any party or which may otherwise give rise to liability or violate any law. You may not upload commercial content on the site or use the site to solicit others to join or become members of any other commercial online service or other organization.
Participation Disclaimer
Seven Seas Pearls Inc. does not and cannot review all communications and materials posted to or created by users accessing the site, and is not in any manner responsible for the content of these communications and materials. You acknowledge that by providing you with the ability to view and distribute user-generated content on the site, Seven Seas Pearls Inc. is merely acting as a passive conduit for such distribution and is not undertaking any obligation or liability relating to any contents or activities on the site. However, Seven Seas Pearls Inc. reserves the right to block or remove communications or materials that it determines to be (a) abusive, defamatory, or obscene, (b) fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading, (c) in violation of a copyright, trademark or; other intellectual property right of another or (d) offensive or otherwise unacceptable to Seven Seas Pearls Inc. in its sole discretion.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Seven Seas Pearls Inc., its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors and suppliers (collectively the "Service Providers") from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, resulting from any violation of these terms and conditions or any activity related to your account (including negligent or wrongful conduct) by you or any other person accessing the site using your Internet account.
Third-Party Links
In an attempt to provide increased value to our visitors, Seven Seas Pearls Inc. may link to sites operated by third parties. However, even if the third party is affiliated with Seven Seas Pearls Inc., Seven Seas Pearls Inc. has no control over these linked sites, all of which have separate privacy and data collection practices, independent of Seven Seas Pearls Inc. These linked sites are only for your convenience and therefore you access them at your own risk. Nonetheless, Seven Seas Pearls Inc. seeks to protect the integrity of its web site and the links placed upon it and therefore requests any feedback on not only its own site, but for sites it links to as well (including if a specific link does not work ).
What information do we collect?
We collect information from you when you register on the site, place an order, enter a contest or sweepstakes, respond to a survey or communication such as e-mail, or participate in another site feature.
When ordering or registering, we may ask you for your name, e-mail address, mailing address, phone number, credit card information or other information. You may, however, visit our site anonymously.
We also collect information about gift recipients so that we can fulfill the gift purchase. The information we collect about gift recipients is not used for marketing purposes.
Like many websites, we use "cookies" to enhance your experience and gather information about visitors and visits to our websites. Please refer to the "Do we use 'cookies'?" section below for information about cookies and how we use them.
How do we use your information?
We may use the information we collect from you when you register, purchase products, enter a contest or promotion, respond to a survey or marketing communication, surf the website, or use certain other site features in the following ways:
To personalize your site experience and to allow us to deliver the type of content and product offerings in which you are most interested.
To allow us to better service you in responding to your customer service requests.
To quickly process your transactions.
To administer a contest, promotion, survey or other site feature.
If you have opted-in to receive our e-mail newsletter, we may send you periodic e-mails. If you would no longer like to receive promotional e-mail from us, please refer to the "How can you opt-out, remove or modify information you have provided to us?" section below. If you have not opted-in to receive e-mail newsletters, you will not receive these e-mails. Visitors who register or participate in other site features such as marketing programs and 'members-only' content will be given a choice whether they would like to be on our e-mail list and receive e-mail communications from us.
How do we protect visitor information?
We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information. Your personal information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information confidential. When you place orders or access your personal information, we offer the use of a secure server. All sensitive/credit information you supply is transmitted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology and then encrypted into our databases to be only accessed as stated above.
Do we use "cookies"?
Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer's hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the site's or service provider's systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. For instance, we use cookies to help us remember and process the items in your shopping cart. They are also used to help us understand your preferences based on previous or current site activity, which enables us to provide you with improved services. We also use cookies to help us compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future.
We may contract with third-party service providers to assist us in better understanding our site visitors. These service providers are not permitted to use the information collected on our behalf except to help us conduct and improve our business.
You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser (like Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer) settings. Each browser is a little different, so look at your browser Help menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies. If you turn cookies off, you won't have access to many features that make your site experience more efficient and some of our services will not function properly. However, you can still place orders over the telephone by contacting customer service.
Do we disclose the information we collect to outside parties?
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information unless we provide you with advance notice, except as described below. The term "outside parties" does not include www.sevenseaspearls.com. It also does not include website hosting partners and other parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others' rights, property, or safety.
However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.
How can you opt-out, remove or modify information you have provided to us?
To modify your e-mail subscriptions, please let us know by modifying your preferences in the "My Account" section. Please note that due to email production schedules you may receive any emails already in production.
To delete all of your online account information from our database, sign into the "My Account" section of our site and remove your shipping addresses, billing addresses & payment information. Please note that we may maintain information about an individual sales transaction in order to service that transaction and for record keeping.
Third party links
In an attempt to provide you with increased value, we may include third party links on our site. These linked sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these linked sites (including if a specific link does not work).
Changes to our policy
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page. Policy changes will apply only to information collected after the date of the change. This policy was last modified on August 6, 2003.
Questions and feedback
We welcome your questions, comments, and concerns about privacy. Please send us any and all feedback pertaining to privacy, or any other issue.
Online Policy Only
This online privacy policy applies only to information collected through our website and not to information collected offline.
Terms and Conditions
Please also visit our Terms and Conditions section establishing the use, disclaimers, and limitations of liability governing the use of our website.
Your consent
By using our site, you consent to our privacy policy.