 Hofmeister : Privacy Statement
LEGAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE
Welcome to the Hofmeister Personal Jewelers web site, www.hofmeister.com (the "Site").
By using the Site, you agree to be bound by the following terms and all applicable laws and
regulations, and agree that you are responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws.
In addition, you agree to indemnify Hofmeister Personal Jewelers against any and all claims by
third parties arising out of your use of the Site in violation of these Legal Terms and
Conditions of Use. If you do not agree to these Legal Terms and Conditions of Use, you are
not permitted to use the Site.
Limited License
You should assume that everything that you read or see on the Site is copyrighted or
otherwise protected and owned by Hofmeister Personal Jewelers or some third party who
licensed to Hofmeister Personal Jewelers the right to use such material. Unless otherwise
expressly noted, nothing that you read or see on the Site may be copied or used except as
provided in these Legal Terms and Conditions of Use or with the prior written approval of
Hofmeister Personal Jewelers.
We grant you permission to print individual pages from the Site, unless otherwise expressly
noted, for your own personal, noncommercial use in learning about or evaluating Hofmeister
Personal Jewelers’ mission. No other permission is granted to you to print, copy, reproduce,
distribute, license, transfer, sale, transmit, upload, download, store, display in public,
alter or modify these materials. This grant of permission is not a transfer of title, and
under this permission you may not:
- use the materials for any commercial purpose, or for any public display (commercial or noncommercial);
- remove any copyright, or other proprietary notations from the materials; or
- transfer the materials to another person or "mirror" the materials on any other server.
We make no warranties or representations to you that your use of any materials displayed
on the Site will not infringe the rights of third parties.
Restrictions on Use of Materials on the Site
All material on the Site, including all files, images, text, software, and data, are the
property of Hofmeister Personal Jewelers. These materials are licensed to you for your
personal, non-commercial use. You may download, print, or view these materials on your
personal computer, provided you do not delete or change any of the information, including
copyright and trademark notices. You may not modify, reverse-engineer, disassemble,
redistribute, republish, upload, or re-use any of the text, graphics, or other materials
on the Site without Hofmeister Personal Jewelers‘ prior written permission.
Third Party Web Sites
The Site may provide links and pointers to Internet sites maintained by others
("third party sites"). Hofmeister Personal Jewelers has not reviewed all of the third
party sites linked to the Site and is not responsible for the content of or any products
or services offered in such third-party sites.
Submitted Information
If you submit any information to us, including any comments, remarks, suggestions,
ideas, notes, drawings, graphics, concepts or other information, you are giving that
information, and all your rights in it, to Hofmeister Personal Jewelers free of charge,
and that information will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary and may be
used by Hofmeister Personal Jewelers for any purpose, without your consent or any compensation
to you or anyone else. This is true whether you submit such information to us by e-mail,
through a form on the Site, on a bulletin board, or in any other manner. Hofmeister
Personal Jewelers may from time to time monitor, review and, in its sole discretion, modify
or delete any postings you make on the Site however, Hofmeister Personal Jewelers is not
obligated to do so.
Please do not submit or transmit any material that is unlawful, threatening, libelous,
defamatory, obscene, pornographic, profane, or might in any other way violate any law.
You are solely responsible for any material you submit to us.
Through your usage of the Site, you may submit and/or Hofmeister Personal Jewelers may
gather certain limited information about you and your web site usage. Hofmeister Personal
Jewelers is free to use such information for any purpose it deems appropriate, including
marketing purposes.
Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability
ALL MATERIAL ON THIS SITE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
HOFMEISTER PERSONAL JEWELERS MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ABOUT THE ACCURACY,
COMPLETENESS, OR SUITABILITY OF ANY OF THE MATERIAL ON THIS SITE, OR ON ANY SITE OR SITES
"LINKED" TO THIS SITE. HOFMEISTER PERSONAL JEWELERS MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT THE SITE WILL
BE AVAILABLE, UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR FREE, OR FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
IN ANY CASE, HOFMEISTER PERSONAL JEWELERS‘ LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL LOSSES, DAMAGES,
INJURIES, AND CLAIMS OF EVERY KIND (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, TORT, OR OTHERWISE)
WILL NOT BE GREATER THAN THE AMOUNT YOU PAID TO ACCESS THE SITE. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
NEGLIGENCE, SHALL HOFMEISTER PERSONAL JEWELERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THIS SITE.
Trademarks, Trade Names, and Service Marks
Unless otherwise indicated, all logos, names, package designs, and marks on the Site are
trademarks or service marks owned or used under license by Hofmeister Personal Jewelers.
The use or misuse of any of these marks or other information is strictly prohibited.
Modification and Termination of This Agreement
Hofmeister Personal Jewelers may terminate this agreement at any time, without notice
to you, if it believes, in its sole judgment, that you have breached or may breach any term
or condition of this agreement, or it may terminate this agreement for its convenience.
You may terminate this agreement at any time by destroying all materials received from
the Site and ceasing to use the Site.
User Registration
To obtain full access to the Site, users are required to complete registration. You are
responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your user name and password and for
restricting access to your computer. You accept responsibility for all activities that
occur under your user name or password and such use shall be deemed to be use by you.
You will ensure that all use of your account fully complies with these Legal Terms and
Conditions of Use. Transfer of the account by you to any other person or entity is
prohibited.
Governing Law
These Legal Terms and Conditions of Use shall be governed by the laws of the State
of Indiana without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law or rule (whether of
the State of Indiana or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the
laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Indiana, provided, however, that
disputes concerning patent, federal trademark, or federal copyright matters shall be
governed by federal law.
Contact
Any questions may be directed to:
Hofmeister Personal Jewelers
3809 E 82nd Street
Indianapolis, IN 46240
317-577-7070
admin@hofmeister.com
www.hofmeister.com PRIVACY POLICY
www.hofmesiter.com is committed to protecting your privacy.
Effective
This Policy was last modified on 09/15/06.
Information Practices
www.hofmeister.com understands that security and privacy are important issues for
visitors to our web site (the "Site") and recognizes our obligations to keep your
information and secure and confidential. That is why we maintain the following standards
to help protect information that personally identifies you. We may modify this Privacy
Policy (the "Policy") at any time, and, accordingly, we urge you to frequently review
the Policy. We will always apply the Policy under which your information was collected,
unless we obtain your prior consent.
Collection of Information
You may be asked to voluntarily provide your name, email address, zip code, occupation,
identification of your employer or other personally identifiable information ("Personal
Information") to have access to some features of the Site. By using the Site and providing
us with your Personal Information, you consent to our use of such information as described
in this Policy. You may always refuse to provide your Personal Information, and this may
lead to our inability to provide you with certain access to the Site. We or our business
partners may also collect information that is anonymous, such as your IP number (a number
used to identify your computer on the Internet) or the type of browser you are using
("Anonymous Information"), through the use of cookies or by other means. We hope that,
by using Anonymous Information, we can update the Site to make it more useful to you and
other users. We reserve the right to maintain, update, disclose or otherwise use Anonymous
Information, without limitation.
Use of Information
www.hofmeister.com uses your Personal Information for the following purposes: to
administer and improve the Site and related services; to notify you of events or special
offers that maybe of interest to you; to provide Internet security; and to meet legal
requirements. www.hofmeister.com may work with our business partners who may perform
certain functions on our behalf, such as sending email messages, managing data, or providing
customer service. These business partners have access to your Personal Information only
to the extent necessary to perform these specific functions and may not use it for any
other purpose. Other than for the specific purposes set forth in this Policy, we will
not disclose your Personal Information unless we obtain your prior consent or are legally
required to do so. We may use third party advertising companies to place ads on the Site
and to place our ads on other web sites. These companies may use Anonymous Information
about your visits to this and other web sites to provide advertisements on the Site and
other sites about services, events or activities that may be of interest to you.
Privacy of Children
www.hofmeister.com encourages parents and guardians to be aware of and participate in
their children's online activities. We strictly adhere to the Children's Online Privacy
Protection Act and will not knowingly collect, use or disclose Personal Information from
any child under the age of 13 in any manner that violates this law.
Your Opportunity to Opt-out of Email Advertising
In the event you do not wish to receive promotional email from www.hofmeister.com,
follow the opt-out instructions contained within the body of any email message you
receive.
Cookies
When you visit the Site, www.hofmeister.com or a third party advertiser may store or
recognize some information on your computer in the form of a "cookie" or similar file
that can help us in many ways. For example, cookies allow us to tailor the Site to
better match your interests and preferences. With most Internet browsers or other
software, you can erase cookies from your computer hard drive, block all cookies or
receive a warning before a cookie is stored. Please refer to your browser instructions
to learn more about these functions. If you reject cookies, functionality of the Site may
be limited, and you may not be able to take advantage of many of the Site's features.
Links
The Site may contain links to other sites on the Internet that are owned and operated
by third parties. www.hofmeister.com is not responsible for the collection or use of
your Personal or Anonymous Information at any third party sites. Therefore, www.hofmeister.com
disclaims any liability for any third party's use of your Personal or Anonymous Information
obtained through using the third party web site.
Security
We have policies and procedures in place to protect the privacy and confidentiality of
your Personal Information that we collect and maintain. Access to your Personal Information
is limited to our employees or other authorized individuals.
Contacting www.hofmesiter.com or Modifying Your Personal Information
If you have any questions or comments about this Policy, please contact us by email at
admin@hofmeister.com. Please provide a concise communication with complete information,
including your contact information. If you wish to update your Personal Information provided
to us, please visit , www.hofmeister.com.
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