The types of personal information users share on our site may include

Contact information (such as name, postal address, telephone number and email address)

Login credentials for Ahilya website

Payment information (such as card details)

Purchase and transaction information

Other personal information found in content that users provide, such as through our live chat function.

Information we collect by automated means

When you use our site, we may collect certain information by automated means, using technologies such as cookies, web server logs, web beacons and JavaScript. Cookies are files that websites send to your computer or other Internet-connected device to uniquely identify your browser or to store information or settings on your device. Our site may use cookies (such as http cookies) and other types of local storage (such as browser-based or plugin-based local storage). Your browser may tell you how to be notified when you receive certain types of cookies and how to restrict or disable certain cookies. Please note, however, that without cookies you may not be able to use all of the features of our site or other websites and online services.

In conjunction with gathering information through cookies, our web servers may log information such as your device type, operating system type, browser type, domain and other system settings, as well as the language your system uses and the country and time zone where your device is located. The web server logs also may record information such as the address of the web page that referred you to our site and the IP address of the device you use to connect to the Internet. They also may log information about your interaction with the site, such as which pages you visit. To control which web servers collect information by automated means, we may place tags on our web pages called "web beacons,” which are small files that link web pages to particular web servers and their cookies. We also may send instructions to your device using JavaScript or other computer languages to gather the sorts of information described above and other details about your interactions with the site.

We may use third-party web analytics services on our site, such as those of Google Analytics, Adobe Omniture and Channel Intelligence. These service providers help us analyse how users use the site. The information collected for this purpose (including your IP address or other information collected by automated means) will be disclosed to or collected directly by these service providers.

How we use the information

We may use the information described above to:

Provide products and services

Create and manage your account

Process your payment

Send you catalogs and other promotional materials

Communicate with you about, and administer your participation in, special events, programs, offers, surveys and market research

Respond to your inquiries

Perform data analysis (including anonymization and aggregation of personal information) Operate, evaluate and improve our business (including developing new products and services, enhancing and improving our products and services, managing our communications, analysing our products and services and performing accounting, auditing and other internal functions)

Protect against, identify and prevent fraud and other unlawful activity, claims and other liabilities Comply with and enforce applicable legal requirements, relevant industry standards and our policies We also may use the information in other ways for which we provide specific notice at the time of collection

In addition, we use information collected through automated means for purposes such as (i) customizing our users visits to our site (ii) delivering content (including advertising) tailored to our users interests and the manner in which our users browse our site (iii) managing our site and other aspects of our business. We also may use this information to provide you with ads about our products when you browse this and other websites. Our site is not designed to respond to "do not track” requests from browsers.

Information we share

We do not sell or otherwise disclose personal information we collect about you, except as described in this Online Privacy Notice. We may share personal information with service providers who perform services on our behalf based on our instructions. We do not authorize our service providers to use or disclose the information except as necessary to perform services on our behalf or comply with legal requirements. We also may share certain personal information with our affiliates for the purposes described in this Online Privacy Notice. In addition, we may share personal information with third parties whose products or services may interest you. We also may share personal information with third-party database providers that other companies may use for their own purposes, including marketing.

In addition, we may disclose information about you

  • If we are required to do so by law or legal process
  • To law enforcement authorities or other government entities
  • When we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to prevent physical harm or financial loss or in connection with an investigation of suspected or actual fraudulent or illegal activity. We also reserve the right to transfer personal information we have about you in the event we sell or transfer all or a portion of our business or assets (including in the event of a reorganization, dissolution or liquidation).

How we protect personal information

We maintain administrative, technical and physical safeguards designed to protect the personal information you provide on the site against accidental, unlawful or unauthorized destruction, loss, alteration, access, disclosure or use.

Links to other websites

Our site may provide links to other websites for your convenience and information. These websites may operate independently from us. Linked sites may have their own privacy notices or policies, which we strongly suggest you review. To the extent any linked websites are not owned or controlled by us, we are not responsible for the websites content, any use of the websites, or the privacy practices of the websites.

Updates to our online privacy notice

This Online Privacy Notice may be updated periodically and without prior notice to you to reflect changes in our personal information practices. We will post a prominent notice on our site to notify you of any significant changes to our Online Privacy Notice and indicate at the top of the notice when it was most recently updated.

How to contact us

If you have any questions or comments about this online privacy notice or if you would like us to update information we have about you or your preferences, please contact us by email at info@ahilyajewels.com.