Privacy policy

Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 04, 2026

Welcome to Jewelry Scam Check (`jewelry-scam-check.site`). We take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, process, and protect information when you visit and use our Site.

By using this Site, you agree to the terms outlined in this policy. If you do not agree with any part of this policy, please discontinue use of the Site immediately.

IMPORTANT AFFILIATE DISCLOSURE

In compliance with transparency guidelines and FTC regulations, we notify you that this Site uses affiliate links.

This means that in various articles, reviews, and recommendations (specifically where we suggest safe alternatives to potential scams), we may include links to third-party retailers (e.g., Etsy, Amazon, Spirit Pieces, etc.).

If you click on an affiliate link and make a purchase on the retailer’s website, we may earn a small commission at absolutely no additional cost to you. The price you pay remains exactly the same.

These commissions help support our operations, pay for hosting and domain costs, and fund our independent investigations into viral jewelry scams. We only recommend products or services that we trust and believe will bring value to our readers.

1. Information We Collect

We collect two types of information: personal information you voluntarily provide, and technical information collected automatically.

1.1 Voluntary Information

  • Comments: When visitors leave comments on the Site, we collect the data shown in the comments form (Name/Nickname, Email), as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. Your profile picture (if applicable) and comment text are visible to the public.
  • Contact Forms: If you contact us directly through a contact form, we collect your name and email address to respond to your inquiry.

1.2 Automatically Collected Information (Technical Data)

  • Log Data: Like most websites, we automatically collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Site. This may include your computer’s IP address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our Site you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other statistics.
  • Analytics: We use third-party service providers (such as Google Analytics) to monitor and analyze the use of our Site in an anonymized format to improve user experience.

2. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies to enhance your experience and to facilitate our affiliate marketing model.

2.1 Affiliate Cookies

When you click on an affiliate link on our Site, a specialized cookie is placed in your browser. This cookie tracks the referral for a specified period (ranging typically from 24 hours to 90 days, depending on the retailer’s program). This cookie does not contain personal identification data like your name, address, or payment information. It only tells the retailer that you came from `jewelry-scam-check.site` so that we are credited for the referral if you make a purchase.

2.2 Managing Cookies

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Site or the affiliate retailer’s sites correctly.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for various purposes:

  • To operate, maintain, and improve our Site.
  • To moderate comments and prevent spam.
  • To respond to your comments, questions, and support needs.
  • To analyze Site usage and trends to improve content.
  • To facilitate affiliate link tracking (processing referrals for commissions).

4. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal identification information (such as name or email) to third parties for their marketing purposes.

We may share information with third parties only in the following limited circumstances:

  • Service Providers: We may use third-party service providers to help us operate our business and the Site (e.g., website analytics, spam filtering services). They may have access to anonymized technical data only to perform these tasks on our behalf.
  • Affiliate Networks: Anonymized click ID data is shared with affiliate networks when you click a link to verify the referral.
  • Legal Requirements: We may disclose information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with legal obligations, protect our rights, or protect the safety of users or the public.

5. Third-Party Links

Our Site contains links to third-party websites (both those we are reviewing and those we recommend as safe alternatives). We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

6. Data Security

The security of your data is important to us. We implement reasonable technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, loss, or alteration. Our Site uses HTTPS encryption.

7. User Rights (GDPR/CCPA Baseline)

If you have left comments on this Site, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you (typically name/email linked to the comment). You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

8. Children’s Privacy

Our Site is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us via the contact form on our Site or at: [email protected]