Customer Care
Shipping
[Johann Paul Fine Jewelry ships most orders within 1 – 7 days. Custom and special orders may take up to 6 weeks to complete. You will be notified ahead of time if this is the case. All online orders are shipped free of charge via FedEx overnight shipping and require an adult signature confirmation. Online Orders cannot be shipped to P.O. boxes. Saturday delivery is available for an additional charge.
Packaging
All jewelry will be presented gift ready in a Johann Paul Fine Jewelry gift box, tied with a ribbon, ready to present. Gift wrapping is available upon request, as well as a handwritten card instead of a gift receipt.
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International Shipping
We are happy to ship worldwide. International shipping orders will be shipped to the billing address associated with the credit card being used. We charge a flat shipping and handling of $100.00. If you are receiving your order outside of the United states, you will be responsible for all taxes/duties incurred through the customs department of the country to which the package is being shipped.]
Refunds and Exchanges
I hope you are thrilled with your jewelry purchase. If, however, for any reason you are not satisfied, I will happily accept exchanges or refunds within 10 days of purchase. After 10 days, all sales are final.
NOTE: custom, special orders, and promotional items are non-refundable.
Returned items will only accepted for exchanges and refunds after authentication and after inspection of the returned item. All returns must be in original condition and in the original packaging.
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Refunds will be processed within 5 days from the date the return is received.
Warranty
I do my best to ensure that my handcrafted pieces are as long lasting as possible. Because the materials, metals, and gems used in my pieces can and do vary in strength and durability, to be covered by this warranty, each unique piece of jewelry must be worn, stored, and cleaned according to best practices for its component materials.
I do warranty your jewelry to be free of fabrication defects for 6 months from purchase. Fabrication defects can include clasp breakage, missing stones, loose diamonds, or loose prongs. Fabrication defects are not covered under warranty if, upon inspection, the defect is determined to be due to excessive wear and tear or improper wearing, cleaning, or storage. Fabrication defects do not include general wear and tear, scratching, stretched chains/rings, lost jewelry, or jewelry damage due to improper wearing, cleaning, or storage.
Because I stand behind my design and fabrication, any third-party or outside jeweler altering your jewelry will void your warranty.
Please take a moment to review our Caring for Your Jewelry suggestions and consider having the necklaces and bracelets you wear regularly inspected and restrung when needed. I am happy to assist with this process.
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If you have any questions about your piece or about how to care for it, you can reach out to me at info@vickybates.com
Your Privacy
We are committed to protecting your privacy and helping to keep your personal information safe and secure. All personal information collected or submitted in connection with your use of the vickybates.com website is to help deliver our products and services to you in the best way possible. We will not share or sell any of your information with any third party except as otherwise stated in this Privacy Policy.
We collect such Non-personal and Personal Information for the following purposes:
(i) to provide and operate the Services; (ii) to provide our Users with ongoing customer assistance and technical support; (iii) to be able to contact our Visitors and Users with general or personalized service-related notices and promotional messages; (iv) to create aggregated statistical data and other aggregated and/or inferred Non-personal Information, which we or our business partners may use to provide and improve our respective services; (v) to comply with any applicable laws and regulations.
The Information We Collect
We receive, collect and store any information you enter on our website or provide us in any other way. In addition, we collect the Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet; login; email address; password; computer and connection information, and purchase history. We may use software tools to measure and collect session information, including page response times, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information, and methods used to browse away from the page. We also collect personally identifiable information (including name, email, password, communications); payment details (including credit card information), comments, feedback, product reviews, recommendations, and personal profile.
How We Collect Information
We receive, collect and store any information you enter on our website or provide us in any other way. In addition, we collect the Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet; login; email address; password; computer and connection information, and purchase history. We may use software tools to measure and collect session information, including page response times, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information, and methods used to browse away from the page. We also collect personally identifiable information (including name, email, password, communications); payment details (including credit card information), comments, feedback, product reviews, recommendations, and personal profile.
How We Store, Share, and Disclose Personal Information
Our company is hosted on the Wix.com platform. Wix.com provides us with the online platform that allows us to sell our products and services to you. Your data may be stored through Wix.com’s data storage, databases and the general Wix.com applications. They store your data on secure servers behind a firewall.
All direct payment gateways offered by Wix.com and used by our business adheres to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of credit card information by our store and its service providers.
We will not share or sell any of your information with any third party except as otherwise stated in this Privacy Policy and in the following circumstances: (i) in response to subpoenas, court orders or legal process, to the extent permitted and as restricted by law; (ii) when disclosure is required to maintain the security and integrity of the Site, or to protect any user’s security or the security of other persons, consistent with applicable laws; (iii); or when disclosure is directed or consented to by the user who has input the Information.
How We Communicate With You and Any Site Visitor
We may contact you to poll your opinions through surveys or questionnaires; to send email updates about our company; new merchandise and special offerings; to notify you regarding your account; to troubleshoot problems with your account; to resolve a dispute; to collect fees or monies owed; or as otherwise necessary to contact you to enforce our User Agreement, applicable national laws, and any agreement we may have with you. For these purposes, we may contact you via email, telephone, text messages, and postal mail.
You and Any Site Visitor May Withdraw Their Consent
If you don’t want us to process your data anymore, please contact us at vickybates.com or send us mail to: Vicky Bates Fine Jewelry, PO Box 166, Duncan Mills, CA 95430.
Privacy Policy Updates
We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on the website. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here that it has been updated, so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we use and/or disclose it.
Third-Party Links
Although this Site may contain links to third-party websites, we are not responsible for the privacy policies and/or practices on third-party websites. Where we have linked to a third-party website, you should read the privacy policy stated on that third-party website.
How to Contact Me
Should you have any other questions or concerns about these privacy policies, please send us an email info@vickybates.com.
We accept these credit and debit cards and these payment apps:​
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Website Accessibility
We are committed to diversity, inclusion, and meeting the needs of all of our customers and strive to make our website accessible. We are continually improving our website to comply with accessibility guidelines. If the format of any material on our web pages interferes with your ability to access information, please contact us to request assistance or if you have questions or comments about our websites’ accessibility, please email info@vickybates.com.