Privacy & Security

Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to www.artbeads.com (aka Artbeads or Artbeads.com) and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to Artbeads.com include www.artbeads.com and Artbeads. The Artbeads website is an e-commerce site that sells beads and other jewelry supplies. By using the Artbeads website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

Artbeads may collect personally identifiable information, such as your name, address, email address, and phone number.  

If you purchase Artbeads' products and services, we collect billing and credit card information. This information is used to complete the purchase transaction.

Artbeads may also collect anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your age, gender, interests, and skill level.

We may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Artbeads' public product reviews, questions & answers, or social media pages, this information may be collected and used by others.

Artbeads encourages you to review the privacy statements of websites you choose to link to from Artbeads so that you can understand how those websites collect, use and share your information. Artbeads is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on websites outside of the Artbeads website.

Use of your Personal Information

Artbeads collects and uses your personal information to operate its website(s) and deliver the services you have requested.

Artbeads may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Artbeads and its affiliates. Artbeads may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

Artbeads does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties.

Artbeads may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. 

Artbeads may keep track of the websites and pages our users visit within Artbeads, in order to determine what Artbeads services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Artbeads to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

Artbeads will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Artbeads or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Artbeads; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Artbeads, or the public.

Automatically Collected Information

Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by Artbeads. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Artbeads website.

Use of Cookies

The Artbeads website may also use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you. Artbeads uses cookies to collect information around abandoned shopping carts. A cart is considered abandoned within one hour of inactivity/lack of purchase. Once the cart is considered abandoned, an SMS message will be sent as a reminder.  

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Artbeads pages, or register with Artbeads site or services, a cookie helps Artbeads to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Artbeads website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Artbeads features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Artbeads services or websites you visit.

Third-Party Service Providers

Artbeads may also engage third party advertising companies to advertise products or services to you online. These companies may employ cookies, single pixel gifs or web beacons to measure advertising effectiveness. They may also use this technology to serve specialized or relevant advertising content and/or recommendations to you on our site or on a third party's website. Note that any information that these third parties collect via any tracking method is completely anonymous and does not contain any personally identifiable information. If you would like to learn more about network advertisers, including how to opt-out of individual company's ads, please click here.

Artbeads may also engage third party service providers to provide additional functionality on our website. These third parties may collect and/or store data elements for use in providing their services, including, but not limited to, your social media identifier, IP address, browser type, referring/exit pages, and operating system. These data elements will be used solely for the purposes of providing their services and will not be shared with other companies or used for any other purpose.

Security of your Personal Information

Artbeads secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. Artbeads uses SSL Protocol for this purpose.

When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.

Children Under Thirteen

Artbeads does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.

Submission of Content

By uploading an image, adding a link to a video or by making a comment (hereby referred to as “content”), you represent and warrant to us that (1) doing so does not violate or infringe on anyone else's rights; and (2) you created the content you are uploading or otherwise have sufficient intellectual property rights to upload the content consistent with these terms. With regard to the content, you grant Artbeads.com a non-exclusive, royalty- free, perpetual, irrevocable worldwide license (with sublicense and assignment rights) to use, store, to display online and in any present or future media, to create derivative works of, to allow downloads of, and/or distribute any such content. You also give other Artbeads.com users the right to share your content via various social medial platforms integrated with Artbeads.com. Note that you retain all rights and ownership of your content.

Product Usage

Products sold on this website are intended for use in craft and jewelry projects only. No other use is suggested or intended.

Trademarks

Artbeads®, Artbeads.com®, all page headers, custom graphics and photographs, and button icons are service marks, trademarks, and/or trade dress of Artbeads.com. Product names and company names or logos cited herein may be the property of their respective owners and are used solely to refer to those parties and/or their products. No other use is intended.

Copyrights

All software, web site design, text, graphics, and the arrangement thereof, is Copyright © 1999-2020 by Artbeads.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Permission is granted to reproduce portions of this web site for the sole purpose of placing an order with Artbeads.com. Any other use of materials on this web site - including reproduction for purposes other than those noted above, modification, distribution, or republication - without the prior written permission of Artbeads.com is strictly prohibited.

Product images are copyrighted by Artbeads.com and may also be copyrighted by the manufacturers of those products or their designers. You may not copy or use these images in any way, except as part of using this web site. Copyrighted images are used on this web site pursuant to 17USC113(c) and no other use is intended. 

Mobile Terms & Conditions

Artbeads offers its customers marketing and promotional mobile alerts (e.g. cart reminders) by SMS message (the "Service") on 1-833-327-4614. By participating in the Service, you are agreeing to these Terms and to the Artbeads Privacy Policy.

Signing Up and Opting-In to the Service

Enrollment in the Service requires you to provide your mobile phone number and to agree to these terms and conditions. You may not enroll if you are under 18 years old. Before the Service will start, you will need to agree to these Terms. Artbeads reserves the right to stop offering the Service at any time with or without notice. Artbeads also reserves the right to change the short code or phone number from which messages are sent and we will notify you when we do so.

By opting into the Service, you:

A. Authorize Artbeads to use an automatic telephone dialing system to send recurring automated text messages to the mobile phone number associated with your opt-in (i.e., the number listed on the opt-in form or, if none, the number from which you send the opt-in, or, if none, the number on file for the account associated with your opt-in).

B. Acknowledge that you do not have to agree to receive messages as a condition of purchase.

C. Confirm that you are the subscriber to the relevant phone number or that you are the customary user of that number on a family or business plan and that you are authorized to opt in.

D. Consent to the use of an electronic record to document your opt-in. To request a free paper or email copy of the opt-in or to update our records with your contact information, please send an email to support@artbeads.com. To view and retain an electronic copy of these Terms or the rest of your opt-in, you will need (i) a device (such as a computer or mobile phone) with Internet access, and (ii) and either a printer or storage space on such device. For an email copy, you'll also need an email account you can access from the device, along with a browser or other software that can display the emails.

Content You May Receive

Once you affirm your choice to opt-in to the Service on 1-833-327-4614, your message frequency may vary. You may receive alerts about:

A. Sale promotions
B. Event information
C. Product launch announcements
D. Cart reminders
E. Back in stock alerts
F. Price drop alerts
G. Low inventory alerts

Charges and Carriers

Message and data rates may apply. Please consult your service agreement with your wireless carrier or contact your wireless carrier to determine your phone's pricing plan and the charges for sending and receiving text messages. You acknowledge that you are responsible for any message, data or other charges incurred (usage, subscription, etc.) as a result of using the Service.

Supported carriers are AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, Sprint, Boost, Virgin Mobile, U.S. Cellular, Cricket, Alltel, Cincinnati Bell, Cellcom, C-Spire, nTelos, MetroPCS, and other smaller regional carriers. The Service may not be available on all wireless carriers. Artbeads may add or remove any wireless carrier from the Service at any time without notice. Artbeads and the mobile carriers are not responsible for any undue delays, failure of delivery, or errors in messages.

To Stop the Service

To stop receiving text messages from Artbeads, text the word STOP to 1-833-327-4614 any time or reply STOP to any of the text messages you have received from Artbeads. This is the exclusive method for opting out. After texting STOP to 1-833-327-4614, you will receive one additional message confirming that your request has been processed.

Questions

You can text HELP for help at any time to 1-833-327-4614. This will provide you with a customer support email (support@artbeads.com.) You can also contact us at Artbeads.com 11901 137th Ave NW, Unit E-2, Gig Harbor, Washington 98329.

Changes to Terms

These Mobile Terms and Conditions are subject to change at any time without notice.

Arbitration and Class Action Waiver

Please read this carefully. It affects your rights. Any dispute or claim relating in any way to your use of Artbeads’ services will be resolved by binding arbitration, rather than court.

This agreement to arbitrate is intended to be broadly interpreted, and expressly includes claims brought under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 47 U.S.C. § 227 et seq., or any other statute, regulation, or legal or equitable theory. You and Artbeads hereby agree that the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. 1, et seq. (“FAA”) applies to this agreement to arbitrate, and governs all questions of whether a dispute is subject to arbitration. Unless you and we agree otherwise in writing, arbitration shall be administered by the American Arbitration Association’s Consumer Arbitration Rules in effect at the time of filing of the arbitration (the “AAA’s Rules”). However, just as a court would, the arbitrator or arbitrators must honor the terms and limitations in this Agreement, and can award damages and relief (including any attorneys’ fees) authorized by law and/or the AAA’s Rules. The arbitration decision and award is final and binding, with some exceptions under the FAA, and judgment on the award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. YOU AGREE THAT, BY ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT, YOU AND ARTBEADS ARE EACH WAIVING THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY AND THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY CLASS, REPRESENTATIVE, OR COLLECTIVE PROCEEDING.

THIS AGREEMENT DOES NOT ALLOW FOR CLASS ARBITRATIONS EVEN IF THE PROCEDURES OR RULES OF THE AAA WOULD. RATHER, YOU AND WE ARE ONLY ENTITLED TO PURSUE ARBITRATION ON AN INDIVIDUAL, BILATERAL BASIS. FURTHER, AND UNLESS YOU AND ARTBEADS AGREE OTHERWISE IN WRITING, THE ARBITRATOR(S) MAY NOT CONSOLIDATE MORE THAN ONE INDIVIDUAL PARTY’S CLAIMS WITH ANY OTHER PARTY’S CLAIMS, AND MAY NOT OTHERWISE PRESIDE OVER ANY FORM OF A REPRESENTATIVE OR COLLECTIVE PROCEEDING.

You and Artbeads are each responsible for our respective costs relating to counsel, experts, and witnesses, as well as any other costs relating to the arbitration. Artbeads, however, will pay for the arbitration administrative or filing fees, including the arbitrator and/or other AAA case management fees, for any claim seeking $75,000 or less, unless the claim is determined by the arbitrator to be frivolous. Otherwise, the AAA’s Rules regarding costs and payment apply.

This agreement to arbitrate does not preclude you from bringing issues to the attention of federal, state, or local agencies. Such agencies can, if the law allows, seek relief against us on your behalf.

If any term of this Section (Arbitration and Class Action Waiver) is to any extent illegal, otherwise invalid, or incapable of being enforced, such term shall be excluded to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability; all other terms hereof shall remain in full force and effect; and, to the extent permitted and possible, the invalid or unenforceable term shall be deemed replaced by a term that is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of such invalid or unenforceable term. If application of this Severability provision should materially and adversely affect the economic substance of the transactions contemplated hereby, the Party adversely impacted shall be entitled to compensation for such adverse impact, provided the reason for the invalidity or unenforceability of a term is not due to serious misconduct by the Party seeking such compensation.

Errors & Omissions

It is quite rare, but it does sometimes happen that there is an error, omission, or ambiguity in a published sale, description, or price. When this happens we reserve the right to correct the error or to clarify the description. If you have ordered the item before the correction we may cancel the order and issue you a refund or may make other reasonable adjustments. You may also return the item for a full refund.

Disconnecting your Artbeads Account from Third-Party Websites

You will be able to connect your Artbeads account to third party accounts. BY CONNECTING YOUR ARTBEADS ACCOUNT TO YOUR THIRD PARTY ACCOUNT, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOU ARE CONSENTING TO THE CONTINUOUS RELEASE OF INFORMATION ABOUT YOU TO OTHERS (IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR PRIVACY SETTINGS ON THOSE THIRD PARTY SITES). IF YOU DO NOT WANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOU, INCLUDING PERSONALLY IDENTIFYING INFORMATION, TO BE SHARED INTHIS MANNER, DO NOT USE THE THIS FEATURE. You may disconnect your account from a third party account at any time. Users may disconnect their social media accounts by contacting us via email, chat, or telephone.

Opt-Out & Unsubscribe

We respect your privacy and give you an opportunity to opt-out of receiving announcements of certain information. Users may opt-out of receiving any or all communications from Artbeads by contacting us here: Contact Information

Changes to this Statement

Artbeads will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Artbeads encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Artbeads is protecting your information.

Contact Information

Artbeads welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Artbeads has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Artbeads at:

Artbeads.com
11901 137th Ave NW

Unit E-2
Gig Harbor, Washington 98329

Telephone number: +1 253-857-3433

Effective as of January 9, 2024

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