GIA Instruments knows that you care how information about you is used and shared, and we appreciate your trust that we will do so carefully and sensibly. This notice describes our privacy policy.
By visiting GIA Instruments, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Notice.
What Personal Information About Customers Does GIA Instruments Gather?
The information we learn from customers helps us personalize and continually improve your shopping experience at GIA Instruments. Here are the types of information we gather.
- Information You Give Us: We receive and store any information you enter on our Web site or give us in any other way. You can choose not to provide certain information, but then you might not be able to take advantage of many of our features. We use the information that you provide for such purposes as responding to your requests, customizing future shopping for you, improving our stores, and communicating with you.
- Automatic Information: We receive and store certain types of information whenever you interact with us. For example, like many Web sites, we use "cookies," and we obtain certain types of information when your Web browser accesses GIA Instruments. A number of
companies offer utilities designed
to help you visit Web sites anonymously. Although we will not be able to provide you with a personalized experience at GIA Instruments if we cannot recognize
you, we want you to be aware that these tools exist.
- E-mail Communications: GIA Instruments keeps track of your email address for our future e-mailings.
If you do not want to receive e-mail, then let us know.
What is a Cookie?
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A "cookie" is a small piece of information which a web server can store temporarily with your web browser.
This is useful for having your browser remember some specific information which the web server can later retrieve.
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The "help" portion of your browser will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have
the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to disable cookies altogether.
However, cookies allow you to take full advantage of our site's features, and we recommend that you leave them turned on.
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A cookie file is NOT a secret way for a web server to find out everything about you and what you have on your hard drive.
The ONLY way that any private information could be in your cookie file would be if you personally gave that information to a
web server in the first place and it decided to put that information into your cookie file for some reason.
Secure Transactions with SSL
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Digital certificates encrypt data using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology, the industry-standard method for protecting web communications.
The SSL protocol provides data encryption, server authentication, message integrity, and optional client authentication for a TCP/IP connection.
Because SSL is built into all major browsers and web servers, simply installing a digital certificate turns on their SSL capabilities.
Credit Card Verification Number Information
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As part of our commitment to your security, we now require that you enter the verification number from your credit card for all purchases made with credit card.
On Discover, Visa or MasterCard credit cards, the 3 digit number is located on the back of your card. On American Express credit cards, the 4 digits are on the front of your card.
Since the bank's introduction of these codes in 2000, this fraud prevention tool is rapidly being accepted as proof the card is in your possession at the time of purchase.
Thanks for your assistance in preventing credit card fraud. More information about this.
