Terms and Conditions
These Terms and Conditions apply to the website
of Candeo Diamonds located at www.candeodiamonds.com and its subsidiaries and
associates, including the websites of Candeo Diamond worldwide (communally the
"Site") and other websites that specifically implement these Terms
and Conditions ("Terms"). In certain cases, a specific Candeo
Diamonds product purchased through the Site may be subject to additional rules,
guidelines, terms and/or agreements ('Terms'). In the event that these Terms
are incompatible with these Terms, they shall be regulated by the Terms. BY
VISITING AND / OR PLACING THE SITE IN THE WAY, SUCH AS BROWSING PRODUCTS OR
PLACING AND ORDER, AGREE TO THES TERMS AND CONDITIONS. Please read these Terms
carefully. If you do not wish to be bound by the contract, do not access or use
the Candeo Diamonds Site.
Change in terms and conditions
Candeo Diamonds may amend or add new terms to
all these Conditions from time to time without notification to you at its
absolute discretion. Such changes and amendments shall be deemed to be
effective immediately upon notification by Candeo Diamonds, including without
limitation, by posting the revised Terms on the Candeo Diamonds Site. You are
responsible for reviewing any changes to these Conditions that may affect your
rights or responsibilities on the Candeo Diamonds Site. Any modification or
alteration shall take effect immediately after publishing the revisions on the
web site. Any access or use by you of the Candeo Diamonds Site after the
modification of these Terms shall constitute your acceptance of the revised
Terms. If you do not consent to the revised terms and conditions, you must stop
using the Site.
Content
The Site and all content and
other materials, including, but not limited to, text, icons, graphics , logos,
images, designs, images, selection, coordination, "feel and look,"
information , data, audio data, as well as other files and apps, are the
proprietary property of Candeo Diamonds or its affiliates, copyright holders or
users and are protected by United States and international trade dress,
copyright law Copyright in documents and materials on the Candeo Diamonds Site
is possessed or licensed by Candeo Diamonds. You are only permitted
to use this material for personal, non-commercial purposes. You can download,
print and store copies of this material for your own personal, non-commercial
use. Nothing on the Candeo Diamonds Site should be construed as granting, by
implication or otherwise, any license or right to use any trademark or service
mark displayed on the Candeo Diamonds Site without the written permission of
Candeo Diamonds or any third party that may own such trademarks or service
marks. Candeo Diamonds will aggressively enforce its intellectual property
rights to the fullest extent possible by law.
Trademarks
Candeo Diamonds, Candeo Diamonds
logos and any other product or service name or slogan contained on our Site are
trademarks of Candeo Diamonds and/or its licensors and may not be copied,
imitated or used, in whole or in part, without the prior written approval of
Candeo Diamonds or the applicable trademark owner. You may not use any metatags
or other "hidden text" using "Candeo Diamonds" or any other
name, trademark or product or service name of Candeo Diamonds without our prior
written permission. All other trademarks, registered trademarks, product names
and the names or logos of Candeo Diamonds listed on our Site are the property
of their respective owners.
Using the Website
You are authorized a personal,
limited, non-sublicensable license to access and use the web and to copy it
digitally (except where prohibited without a license) and to print hard copies
of Site materials for your informational, non-commercial and personal use only.
Such license shall be subject to these Terms and Conditions and shall not include:
(1) any resale or commercial use of our Site or the Site materials therein; (2)
the compilation and use of any product listings, photographs or descriptions
for commercial purposes; (3) the distribution, public presentation or public
display of any Site materials therein; (4) the alteration or otherwise allowing
any derivative use of our Site and any other use thereof; (5) use of any
automated means to access, track or communicate with any portion of our Site,
including by data mining, robots, spiders, scraping or similar data collection
or extraction methods; (6) download (other than page caching) of any portion of
our Web, the Site materials or any information found therein, except as
specifically permitted on our Site; (7) trigger any pop-up, pop-up, exit
window, extend buttons, banners, ads, or anything else that minimizes, covers,
or frames or prevents the complete view of our Web; (8) using our Site in any
way that interferes with the regular operation of our Website; or any use of
our Website or Site materials other than for its intended intent. The use of
our Website or Site materials other than those specifically permitted herein,
without the prior written permission of Candeo Diamonds, is strictly prohibited
and terminates the license granted herein. This unauthorized use may also
violate applicable laws, including, but not limited to, copyright and trademark
laws and related media regulations and statutes. None in these Terms shall be
construed as conferring any protection on intellectual property rights, whether
by estoppel, implication or otherwise, unless expressly stated herein. This
license could be revoked at any time.
Info on our
website
Candeo Diamonds is committed to
delivering up-to - date and reliable information on our website, email, chat
and telephone communications. Nevertheless, we do not warrant that this
information is always right, reliable or complete. In exceptional cases, data,
including prices, may be incorrectly displayed on our Site due to system and
typographical errors that may occur. Unintentional errors or inaccurate
advertising rates are not binding on Candeo Diamonds and can be changed at any time
by Candeo Diamonds. Candeo Diamonds reserves the right to rectify any and all
errors as they occur. If an order is placed at a price lower than the price
specified, Candeo Diamonds will, at its discretion, either inform the customer
before the product is delivered or cancel the order or notify the customer of
such cancellation. Candeo Diamonds apologizes for any inconvenience this can
cause.
The information we give is not
a binding contract and should not be regarded as such. The sole remedy of the
customer operating on incorrect information is to request the cancelation of
the order put as a result of this incorrect information. Once an order has been
delivered, the consumer decides to either return the product for full credit or
to pay the difference between the real and the rates paid. Please check our
Return Policy.
Candeo Diamonds maintains a
diverse and high-volume inventory. The availability of stock on our website is
stated "as is" and is subject to change. If the product is out of
stock in an order, we will immediately inform the customer of available
alternatives. Products may appear larger or smaller than their actual size on
the Candeo Diamonds website. Due to the difference in computer monitor
settings, color and size may differ slightly when viewing product photography.
In compliance with industry requirements and FTC regulations, the total carat
weight may differ by 0.05 carats from the specified weight. A tolerance of 0.25
mm is required for gemstone and pearl measurements. For diamond jewelry set
with multiple diamonds, we provide the minimum total weight of the piece. Color
and clarity ratings are expressed either as a minimum or as an average,
depending on the number of diamonds. If indicated as a minimum, all diamonds
within the piece shall be of or above the specified quality. Collectively, if
presented as an average, the output is equal to or exceeds the grade indicated.
Candeo Diamonds maintains full
unlimited access to all jewelry designs, whether custom or regular, and may
choose to market or sell jewelry on the basis of these designs.
The product specifics and
prices of Candeo Diamonds are also subject to change without notification. All
our rates are final and non-negotiable. In addition , in order to preserve
natural resources and retain the high quality of our pieces, Candeo Diamonds
does not allow several pieces to be purchased for comparison, which is the act
of purchasing a variety of items with a view to holding the item that you like
better and returning the remaining items that have been purchased.
Candeo Diamonds and any
associated companies provide natural diamond origin information – whether on
this website, in marketing materials, in materials given to any customer or
anywhere else – without any explicit or implied guarantee of any sort. All
claims, warranties and conditions relating to the sources of diamonds are
hereby disclaimed where appropriate. Information on the natural origin of
diamonds is given on the basis of information provided by the manufacturer, as
well as on the confirmed adherence to the Candeo Diamonds chain of custody
protocol. Although fair commercial attempts are made to ensure the accuracy of
the origin information received, there can be no assurance or confirmation of
information on the origin of diamonds. The restriction of liability referred to
above shall extend to any person who has seen Candeo Diamonds’ natural diamonds
of origin, to any person who has purchased Candeo Diamonds natural diamonds of
origin, and to any other person who may subsequently acquire Candeo Diamonds
natural diamonds of origin.
All representations, including
representations on gemstone sources, recycled content of precious metals, and
estate details, shall be made to the best of Candeo Diamonds' knowledge and
without any promise or assurance of any sort.
Your account and your order
When you browse or use the
Candeo Diamonds website or your customized Candeo Diamonds account, you are
solely responsible for preserving the confidentiality of your account and
limiting access to your computer. You are also responsible for all activities
that take place under your personal account and password. When you are under 18
years of age, you may use BrillantEarth.com only under the guidance and
supervision of a parent or guardian. Please note that Candeo Diamonds reserves
the right, in its absolute discretion, to deny operation, terminate accounts,
delete or change material or cancel orders.
In the event of a customer filing a
chargeback, Candeo Diamonds has the right to recover its direct and indirect
costs and to cancel any promotional products, free shipping or other benefits
as defined in Candeo Diamonds' sole and absolute discretion.
Certificates of Diamond
If you order a loose diamond, Candeo Diamonds
will give it to you with the corresponding Diamond Certificate, which is a
Diamond Grading Report. Such grading reports are comprehensive documents issued
by diamond grading experts in highly regarded diamond laboratories. Such
diamond grading reports are incredibly costly to substitute and, as a result,
Candeo Diamonds demands that each diamond grading report be included with each
returned diamond. When you do not submit a diamond rating report with your
refund, a repair fee of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00) will be
charged.
Passage to the title
Title for products purchased passes from
Candeo Diamonds to the purchaser's designer at the time the goods are shipped
to the seller.
Cancelation and approval of order
The receipt of a confirmation of order from
Candeo Diamonds just indicates that your order request has been received.
Customer orders are not recognized by Candeo Diamonds until they have been
reviewed and approved at our headquarters. Candeo Diamonds is not obliged to
make a customer order and reserves the right to cancel products or services to
any customer for any reason at any time. For these situations, the only remedy
for the consumer would be the full refund of all funds that we have collected
in regard of the cancelled products and/or services.
Privacy
Please check our Privacy
Policy, which also governs your access to this site, to find out how Candeo
Diamonds gathers, uses to disclose personally identifiable information about
its customers. Candeo Diamonds reserves the right to comply with lawful
government demands, subpoenas or court orders, to protect the systems and
customers of Candeo Diamonds, or to ensure the integrity and operation of the
company and systems of Candeo Diamonds, and as such, Candeo Diamonds which
access and disclose any information it deems necessary or acceptable,
including, without limitation, user data (i.e. name, e-mail address, etc.), IP
address and traffic information, user history, and user content posted (as
specified in this section). The right of Candeo Diamond to reveal all such
details shall be regulated by the terms and conditions of the Privacy Policy of
Candeo Diamond.
Repeat Infringer
Policy
In compliance with the Digital Millennium
Copyright Act ( DMCA) and other relevant legislation, Candeo Diamonds has the
absolute power to terminate and ban individual website users or account holders
of Candeo Diamonds who, under certain circumstances, are found to be repeat
infringers. Candeo Diamonds further reserves the right to limit access to this
website and/or to terminate the account of any user who Candeo Diamonds fairly
believes has infringed the intellectual property rights of others, whether or
not there is a repeat infringement.
Advertisements and Promotions
Candeo Diamonds can post advertisements and
promotions from third parties on our website. Such ads and promotions shall be
rendered under the control of a third party and Candeo Diamonds shall not be
responsible or liable for any loss, harm or liability suffered by you as a
result of any interaction with a third party supplier or as a result of the
involvement of such unaffiliated third parties on our website. Any commercial transactions,
communication with, involvement in promotions of advertisers other than Candeo
Diamonds and any terms, conditions, warranties or representations relating to
such transactions shall be between you and such third party only.
Feedback and Submissions
You accept and agree that any
feedback or submissions, including but not limited to queries, comments ,
suggestions, ideas, plans, notes, sketches, original or creative materials or
any other content, regarding this website, Candeo Diamonds or the products or
services of Candeo Diamonds that you provide to Candeo Diamonds in any form,
shall be non-confidential and shall be co-submitted upon submission. Candeo
Diamonds shall have exclusive rights, including all intellectual property
rights to these feedback and submissions, and shall be entitled to free use and
distribution of feedback and submissions for any purpose, whether commercial or
otherwise, without acknowledgment or compensation to you. You give Candeo
Diamonds and its sublicenses the right to use the name you send in connection
with these material, if they choose to do so. You
reflect and warrant that (a) you own and retain all rights to the content you
send, or that you otherwise have the right to submit such content to this site;
(b) the content is correct and not misleading; and (c) the use and uploading of
the content you provide does not and does not infringe any rights or cause harm
to any person or organization.
Social Media
User Content
At times, Candeo Diamonds can
contact social media users to request their permission to place our favorite
content on our Website, on social networks, or in promotional materials. Candeo
Diamonds that request permission from you to use your social media User Content
consisting of images, text , graphics, audio , video, comments and other
materials from social media sites related to Candeo Diamonds’ company, product
features, marketing, promotional, advertisement and other consumer-related
activities.
When you respond to a request
for permission to use your social media User Material, you grant to Candeo
Diamonds and its associated officers, licensees, sub-licensees, contractors,
heirs, legal representatives, assigns and third party service providers, their
respective retail partners, marketing or public relations firms, and other
affiliates ('Licensed Parties') worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable,
royalty-free, completely charged, non-exclusive, transferable, sub licensable
right to use your social media User Content in any manner defined by the
Licensed Parties, including but not limited to websites and social media pages
run by the Licensed Parties, in promotional e-mails and ads, and in any and all
other publicity, promotional and advertisement campaigns, and in every media
now or hereafter recognized. Licensed Parties may, in their absolute
discretion, use, view, replicate, distribute, transmit, construct derivative
works from, combine with other materials, change and/or modify your social
media User Content in any manner and without any obligation to you.
You also grant the Licensed
Parties the right to use your username, real name, image, likeness, description
of you, location or other identifying details, including but not limited to
your voice, in conjunction with the use of your social media User Material.
You further accept, reflect and
warrant that I you are solely responsible for your Social Media User Content,
(ii) you own all rights in and to your Social Media User Content and/or have
acquired acceptable rights and permits from any and all other persons and/or
organizations that hold, control or otherwise assert any rights in respect of
such Social Media User Content; (iii) you are not a minor, (iv) the use by the
Licensed Parties of your social media User Content as defined herein shall not
infringe the rights, including but not limited to copyright , trademark,
patent, trade secret, privacy, advertisement, moral, proprietary or other
rights of any third party or any statute, rule or regulation, and (v) the
social media User Content is not libelous, defamatory, pornographic, etc.
Please notice that the social
media User Content you send is considered non-confidential and the Licensed
Parties have no duty to preserve confidentiality of any information, in any
form, contained in any submission, except in compliance with the respective
privacy policy of the Licensed Parties. By accessing this Site, you agree to
the collection by the Licensed Parties of any personal information you provide
for the use and dissemination by the Licensed Parties in connection with the
use of the User Content of your social media as defined herein. Your personal
information may also be transmitted to servers located outside the country in
which you reside or to third parties in other countries so that we can process
personal information on behalf of the Licensed Parties. By providing personal
information to the Licensed Parties, you consent to the above-mentioned
collection , use , disclosure, transfer and processing of your information in
compliance with the terms of these Terms and Conditions, the Candeo Diamonds
Privacy Policy and the relevant data security laws and regulations.
The Licensed Parties reserve the right to
delete any User of Social Media Content from the Website. If you believe that
any material, including social media User Material that resides on the Web
infringes copyright rights of another person or organization, please contact
Candeo Diamonds.
Product Reviews and User Content
The website and social media
accounts of Candeo Diamond include or may include, in the future, a feature of
product analysis, discussion boards, user-generated content or other areas or
services in which you or a third party have the ability to create, upload or
store information, comments, materials or other products on our website or
social media accounts ("Interactive Areas"). You are solely
responsible for the use of these Interactive Areas. By using any Interactive
Zone, you agree not to post, upload, transfer, distribute, store, produce or
otherwise publish on our website any of the following: (a) Any message, data,
information, text, music, sound, photographs, videos, graphics, code or other
material ('User Content') that is or may reasonably be considered unlawful,
libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, indecent, lewd, suggestive,
harassing, threatening, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusive,
inflammatory, fraudulent or otherwise objectionable; (b) User Content that may
constitute, facilitate or include directions for a criminal offence, infringe
the rights of another party or otherwise establish liability or breach another
local , state , national or international law, legislation or regulation,
including, but not limited to, the laws of the United States. Securities and
Exchange Commission or other securities market rules such as the New York Stock
Exchange, the American Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ; (c) User Material that may
infringe any patent , trademark, trade secret, copyright or other intellectual
or proprietary rights of another party; (d) User Content that impersonates or
otherwise distorts your relationship with a individual or entity; (e)
Unsolicited advertisements, political campaigns, ads or solicitation; (f)
private information of any third party, including, but not limited to, names,
telephone numbers, email addresses, Social Security numbers and credit card
numbers; (g) viruses, corrupted data or other dangerous, disruptive or damaging
files; and (h) User Content which, in the sole judgment of Candeo Diamonds, is
unacceptable or which prohibits or prevents any other person from using or
enjoying Interactive Areas or our website, or which may expose Candeo Diamonds
or its users to any harm or liability of some sort.
If you post User Content to our
website , email User Content to Candeo Diamonds, and/or give Candeo Diamonds
permission to use, resubmit, or otherwise share User Content that you have
generated or posted on social media, you grant Candeo Diamonds non-exclusive material,
royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable and fully sublicensable right to use,
reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from,
distribute, perform and display these User Material in every media worldwide.
You further grant Candeo Diamonds and Sublicenses the right to use the name you
send in conjunction with these material if they want to do so. You reflect and
warrant that (a) you own and manage all rights to User Content or otherwise
have the right to such User Content; (b) the User Content is correct and not
misleading; and (c) the use and uploading of User Content you provide does not
breach these Terms and Conditions and does not infringe any rights or cause
harm to any person or individual.
Candeo Diamonds disclaims all
responsibility and acknowledges no liability for any User Content that has been
downloaded, stored or posted by you or any third party, or for any loss or
harm, and Candeo Diamonds shall not be liable for any mistake, defamation, slander,
libel, omission, fraud, obscenity, pornography or profanity that you may find
as a result of such User Content Upload. Your use of the Candeo Diamond
Interactive Areas is at your own risk. Candeo Diamonds shall not be liable for
any comments, representations or User Content made by its users on any public
forum, personal home page or other Interactive Area. In addition, Candeo
Diamonds reserves the right, and has full discretion, to delete, screen or
change any User Content posted or stored on our website at any time and for any
reason without warning, and you are solely responsible for making backup copies
of and replacing any User Content that you post or store on our website at your
own risk and cost.
Any use of the Interactive Areas or other
parts of the Candeo Diamonds website, in violation of the above clause,
violates these Terms and Conditions which may result in the termination or
revocation of your rights to use the Interactive Areas and/or our website.
Disclaimer of Warranties
This
platform, the contents contained therein and the goods offered therein
('stuff') shall be delivered on a 'as is' and 'as is' basis. Candeo Diamonds
makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, as to
the operation of this site or the details, content, materials or products
contained therein. You specifically accept that your use of this site is at
your own risk, of your own free will, and that you are solely responsible for
any consequences resulting from such use. Without restricting the foregoing,
Candeo Diamonds disclaims all warranties, whether expressed or implied,
including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and/or
fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-compliance with the details,
content and materials on the Website. Candeo Diamonds does not warrant that
this platform, its servers or its electronic communications are accurate,
secure, complete, up-to - date or free of viruses or other harmful components.
Limitation of Liability
In no
case shall Candeo Diamonds, its owners, members , staff, associates or agents
or any other party involved in the development, manufacture or distribution of
Candeo Diamonds products be liable to you or any third party for damages of any
kind arising out of the use of this site, including, but not limited to,
direct, indirect, incidental, extraordinary, punitive and consequential damages
or other damages arising out of the use of this site, including but not limited
to loss of use, loss of profits, or loss of data, whether in contract, tort, or
otherwise, Including negligence arising out of or in some way relevant to or
resulting from the use of our platform, goods , services or material found in
or accessed via the Candeo Diamonds website, or that results from the user 's
reliance on any information obtained from Candeo Diamonds, including any errors
or omissions relating to the origin of the diamond, any errors, omissions,
interruptions, deletion of files or emails, errors, defects, viruses, delays in
service or transmission or any lack of performance of the Candeo Diamonds web, Whether
or not arising from acts of nature, communications breakdown, fraud,
destruction or unauthorized access to Candeo Diamond 's programs or facilities,
even if Candeo Diamonds is specifically notified of the probability of such
harm, or even if the loss, harm or cost has been caused by Candeo Diamonds, its
owners, members , staff, associates or agents. In no case shall the liability
of Candeo Diamonds surpass the price charged for the good or service on which
the claim is based.
Many jurisdictions do not require the removal
of implied guarantees, so some of the above exclusions do not apply to you. It
is your duty to test local legislation for any limits or limitations on the
exclusion of implicit warranties.
Indemnification
You consent to protect,
indemnify and keep Candeo Diamonds, its independent contractors, service
providers and consultants, and its parents, associates and associated agencies
and their respective directors, officers, staff and agents safe from and
against all lawsuits, injuries, damages, liabilities, expenditures and costs
(including, but not limited to, fair attorneys' fees and court costs), As a
result of or in connection with your violation of these Terms and Conditions or
your access to or use of the Candeo Diamonds Website or your failure to use the
Website, including without limitation any real or threatening action, claim or
claim against Candeo Diamonds and/or its independent contractors, service
providers, staff, directors or consultants arising out of or relating to the
Content, your actions, your violation of these Terms and Conditions or your
violation of the rights of any third party.
Links to Other Sites and Services
Links to other websites and services run by
third parties, including Candeo Diamonds, do not imply support, endorsement or
approval by Candeo Diamonds of the content, policies or practices of such
linked sites or services. Candeo Diamonds is not responsible for the availability,
quality, protection, policies or practices of linked sites or services,
including, but not limited to, the accuracy of the quality of linked sites or
services and the privacy policies and practices of linked sites and services.
Termination
Notwithstanding any of these Terms and
Conditions, Candeo Diamonds retains the right, without warning and in its
absolute discretion, to revoke your permission to use this Site and to obstruct
or prohibit future access to and use of the Site.
Miscellaneous
Such Terms shall include the
full comprehension of you and Candeo Diamonds with respect to the subject
matter hereof and supersede all previous agreements and agreements between you
and Candeo Diamonds with respect to the subject matter hereof. The failure of
Candeo Diamonds at any time to enforce any of the provisions of these Terms
shall not be regarded or construed as a waiver of any such clause, or in such
way as to affect the right of Candeo Diamonds to enforce any of the provisions
of these TermsNo waiver by Candeo Diamonds of any infringement of any clause of
these Terms shall be read or read as a waiver of any subsequent infringement.
If any provision of these Terms is found void or otherwise ruled to be
inapplicable for any cause whatsoever, that provision shall be considered to be
excluded from the remaining provisions of these Terms and Conditions, which
shall otherwise remain in full force and effect. Provisions relating to your
rights and obligations which, by virtue of the nature of the clause, exist after
termination or which are required to enforce any right shall survive any
termination or expiration of these Terms.
Arbitration
Such Terms and Conditions and
your use of this Site shall be regulated by and construed in compliance with
the laws of the State of California without regard to the provisions of its
conflict of laws. You accept that any proceeding in law or in equity or any
conflict, argument or conflict arising out of or relating to these Terms or any
violation, termination, compliance, interpretation or validity thereof or the
use of the Site or transactions from the Site thereof (collectively, 'Claims')
shall be resolved by binding arbitration, as defined below, instead of before a
court, except that each party shall retaliate. You further accept that
arbitration must be on an individual basis and that you hereby waive your right
to enter or merge Claims in arbitration or to arbitrate any claims as a
delegate or a member of the alleged class. You accept and consent that you
forfeit the right to a jury martial. This arbitration clause shall survive the
termination of these Terms and Conditions, as well as any other contractual
arrangement that you have with the Company.
You accept and consent that, by agreeing to these Terms, the
Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) shall control the interpretation and compliance
of this clause and that any such arbitration shall proceed with the American
Arbitration Association (AAA) or the JAMS in San Francisco County, California,
pursuant to the mutual agreement of a single arbitrator licensed to practice
law. It shall be performed in compliance with the AAA Arbitration Rules then in
effect and the arbitrator shall be bound by these Terms and Conditions. The
arbitrator shall be empowered to refuse or deny legitimate, equitable and
declaratory relief. Such arbitration shall be definitive and binding on the
parties concerned.