Privacy Policy - Information Collection and Use

Fairfield County Diamonds, Inc. is the sole owner of the information collected on this site. We will not knowingly sell, share, or rent this information to others in any way.


Cookies - A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's hard drive or memory card containing information about the user. We use both session and persistent cookies. Usage of a cookie from our site is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information. Cookies enable us to track and target the interests of our users in the aggregate by analyzing popular areas and products to enhance future experiences on our site.


Usage Tracking - Our database tracks traffic throughout the web site. This information is used to compile overall statistics and is not recorded at an individual level. This includes IP (internet protocol) addresses, browser type, ISP (internet service provider), referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, and #of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user's movement in the aggregate. The statistics help us decide which products and services best serve our members and guests.


Links - This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy policy applies solely to information collected by Fairfield County Diamonds, Inc.


Security - We take every precaution to protect our user's information. When users submit sensitive information via our website, your information is protected both online and off-line. When our registration form asks users to enter sensitive information, that information is encrypted and is protected with the best encryption software in the industry - Secure Socket Layers (SSLs). While browsing our entire website, a lock icon appears at the top of your Web browser. When you are not on a secure page, no lock icon will appear. While we use SSL encryption to protect sensitive information online, we also do everything in our power to protect user information off-line. All of our users' information, not just the sensitive information mentioned above, is restricted in our offices. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job are granted access to personally identifiable information. ALL employees are fully informed about our security and privacy practices and updated as new policies are added or revised. They are regularly notified and/or reminded about the importance we place on privacy, and what they can do to ensure that our customers' information is protected. Finally, the servers that we store personally identifiable information on are kept in a secure environment under restricted access.