Terms and Policies
1. Terms of Service
OVERVIEW
This website is operated by Mount Zion Gems & Jewellery & Ceylon Gemstones International PVT LTD. Mount Zion Gems & Jewellery acts as the initial parent company which specializes in the supply of sustainably sourced precision cut gemstones to the trade, and Ceylon Gemstones International being our newest addition as our Lapidary. Both companies represent a single entity and ownership. Throughout the site, the terms “we”, “us” and “our” refer to Mount Zion Gems & Jewellery & Ceylon Gemstones International PVT LTD. This website can be accessed through the following domains: www.ceylongemstones.lk, www.mountziongems.com, www.ceylonsapphires.lk and shall represent the same website and ownership.
By visiting our site and/ or purchasing something from us, you engage in our “Service” and agree to be bound by the following Terms of Service which includes the Terms and Conditions, Shipping & Return Policy, Payment and Refund Policy, Privacy Policy and including any additional terms and conditions and policies referenced herein and/or available by hyperlink. These Terms of Service apply to all users of the site, including without limitation users who are browsers, vendors, customers, merchants, and/ or contributors of content.
Please read these Terms of Service carefully before accessing or using our website. By accessing or using any part of the site, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions of this agreement, then you may not access the website or use any services. If these Terms of Service are considered an offer, acceptance is expressly limited to these Terms of Service. The headings used in this agreement are included for convenience only and will not limit or otherwise affect these Terms.
Any new features or tools which are added to the current store shall also be subject to the Terms of Service. You can review the most current version of the Terms of Service at any time on this page. We reserve the right to update, change or replace any part of these Terms of Service by posting updates and/or changes to our website. It is your responsibility to check this page periodically for changes. Your continued use of or access to the website following the posting of any changes constitutes acceptance of those changes.
SECTION 1 – ONLINE STORE TERMS
By agreeing to these Terms of Service, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your state or province of residence, or that you are the age of majority in your state or province of residence and you have given us your consent to allow any of your minor dependents to use this site.
As the sales platform/shop/catalog of this website is exclusively a B2B platform, which does not promote sales to the general public, thus allow only jewelers, wholesalers, dealers and members of the trade to create an Account with us. You may not use our products for any illegal or unauthorized purpose nor may you, in the use of the Service, violate any laws in your jurisdiction (including but not limited to copyright laws).You must not transmit any worms or viruses or any code of a destructive nature. A breach or violation of any of the Terms will result in an immediate termination of your Services.
SECTION 2 – GENERAL CONDITIONS
We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason at any time.
You understand that your content (not including credit card information), may be transferred unencrypted and involve (a) transmissions over various networks; and (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices. Credit card information is always encrypted during transfer over networks.
You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any portion of the Service, use of the Service, or access to the Service or any contact on the website through which the service is provided, without express written permission by us.
SECTION 3 – ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS AND TIMELINESS OF INFORMATION
We are not responsible if information made available on this site is not accurate, complete or current. The material on this site is provided for general information only and should not be relied upon or used as the sole basis for making decisions without consulting primary, more accurate, more complete or more timely sources of information. Any reliance on the material on this site is at your own risk.
This site may contain certain historical information. Historical information, necessarily, is not current and is provided for your reference only. We reserve the right to modify the contents of this site at any time, but we have no obligation to update any information on our site. You agree that it is your responsibility to monitor changes to our site.
SECTION 4 – MODIFICATIONS TO THE SERVICE AND PRICES
Prices for our products are subject to change without notice. We reserve the right at any time to modify or discontinue the Service (or any part or content thereof) without notice at any time. We shall not be liable to you or to any third-party for any modification, price change, suspension or discontinuance of the Service.
SECTION 5 – PRODUCTS OR SERVICES
As the sales platform/shop/catalog of this website is exclusively a B2B platform, which does not promote sales to the general public, thus allow only jewelers, wholesellers, dealers and members of the trade to create an Account with us. Certain products or services may be available exclusively online through the website. These products or services may have limited quantities and are subject to return or exchange only according to our Return Policy. We have made every effort to display as accurately as possible the colors and images of our products that appear at the store. We cannot guarantee that your computer monitor’s display of any color will be accurate.
We reserve the right, but are not obligated, to limit the sales of our products or Services to any person, geographic region or jurisdiction. We may exercise this right on a case-by-case basis. We reserve the right to limit the quantities of any products or services that we offer. All descriptions of products or product pricing are subject to change at anytime without notice, at the sole discretion of us. We reserve the right to discontinue any product at any time. Any offer for any product or service made on this site is void where prohibited. In addition, the same product may be listed in other sales platforms such as social media, and we shall make necessary arrangements to update the stock status continuously. In this case, if any simultaneous purchases have been done; our management shall contact the purchaser for necessary actions.
SECTION 6 – ACCURACY OF BILLING AND ACCOUNT INFORMATION
We reserve the right to refuse any order you place with us. We may, in our sole discretion, limit or cancel quantities purchased per person, per household or per order. These restrictions may include orders placed by or under the same customer account, the same credit card, and/or orders that use the same billing and/or shipping address. In the event that we make a change to or cancel an order, we may attempt to notify you by contacting the e-mail and/or billing address/phone number provided at the time the order was made. We reserve the right to limit or prohibit orders that, in our sole judgment, appear to be placed by dealers, resellers or distributors.
You agree to provide current, complete and accurate purchase and account information for all purchases made at our store. You agree to promptly update your account and other information, including your email address and credit card numbers and expiration dates, so that we can complete your transactions and contact you as needed.
For more detail, please review our Returns Policy.
SECTION 7 – OPTIONAL TOOLS/ THIRD PARTY LINKS
We may provide you with access to third-party tools or links over which we neither monitor nor have any control nor input. You acknowledge and agree that we provide access to such tools ”as is” and “as available” without any warranties, representations or conditions of any kind and without any endorsement. We shall have no liability whatsoever arising from or relating to your use of optional third-party tools. Any use by you of optional tools offered through the site is entirely at your own risk and discretion and you should ensure that you are familiar with and approve of the terms on which tools are provided by the relevant third-party provider(s). We may also, in the future, offer new services and/or features through the website (including, the release of new tools and resources). Such new features and/or services shall also be subject to these Terms of Service.
Third-party links on this site may direct you to third-party websites that are not affiliated with us. We are not responsible for examining or evaluating the content or accuracy and we do not warrant and will not have any liability or responsibility for any third-party materials or websites, or for any other materials, products, or services of third-parties. We are not liable for any harm or damages related to the purchase or use of goods, services, resources, content, or any other transactions made in connection with any third-party websites. Please review carefully the third-party’s policies and practices and make sure you understand them before you engage in any transaction. Complaints, claims, concerns, or questions regarding third-party products should be directed to the third-party.
SECTION 8 – USER COMMENTS, FEEDBACK AND OTHER SUBMISSIONS
If, at our request, you send certain specific submissions (for example contest entries) or without a request from us you send creative ideas, suggestions, proposals, plans, or other materials, whether online, by email, by postal mail, or otherwise (collectively, ‘comments’), you agree that we may, at any time, without restriction, edit, copy, publish, distribute, translate and otherwise use in any medium any comments that you forward to us. We are and shall be under no obligation (1) to maintain any comments in confidence; (2) to pay compensation for any comments; or (3) to respond to any comments.
We may, but have no obligation to, monitor, edit or remove content that we determine in our sole discretion are unlawful, offensive, threatening, libelous, defamatory, pornographic, obscene or otherwise objectionable or violates any party’s intellectual property or these Terms of Service. You agree that your comments will not violate any right of any third-party, including copyright, trademark, privacy, personality or other personal or proprietary right. You further agree that your comments will not contain libelous or otherwise unlawful, abusive or obscene material, or contain any computer virus or other malware that could in any way affect the operation of the Service or any related website. You may not use a false e-mail address, pretend to be someone other than yourself, or otherwise mislead us or third-parties as to the origin of any comments. You are solely responsible for any comments you make and their accuracy. We take no responsibility and assume no liability for any comments posted by you or any third-party.
SECTION 9 – PERSONAL INFORMATION
Your submission of personal information through the store is governed by our Privacy Policy. view our Privacy Policy.
SECTION 10 – ERRORS, INACCURACIES AND OMISSIONS
Occasionally there may be information on our site or in the Service that contains typographical errors, inaccuracies or omissions that may relate to product descriptions, pricing, promotions, offers, product shipping charges, transit times and availability. We reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions, and to change or update information or cancel orders if any information in the Service or on any related website is inaccurate at any time without prior notice (including after you have submitted your order).
We undertake no obligation to update, amend or clarify information in the Service or on any related website, including without limitation, pricing information, except as required by law. No specified update or refresh date applied in the Service or on any related website, should be taken to indicate that all information in the Service or on any related website has been modified or updated.
SECTION 11 – PROHIBITED USES
In addition to other prohibitions as set forth in the Terms of Service, you are prohibited from using the site or its content: (a) for any unlawful purpose; (b) to solicit others to perform or participate in any unlawful acts; (c) to violate any international, federal, provincial or state regulations, rules, laws, or local ordinances; (d) to infringe upon or violate our intellectual property rights or the intellectual property rights of others; (e) to harass, abuse, insult, harm, defame, slander, disparage, intimidate, or discriminate based on gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, race, age, national origin, or disability; (f) to submit false or misleading information; (g) to upload or transmit viruses or any other type of malicious code that will or may be used in any way that will affect the functionality or operation of the Service or of any related website, other websites, or the Internet; (h) to collect or track the personal information of others; (i) to spam, phish, pharm, pretext, spider, crawl, or scrape; (j) for any obscene or immoral purpose; or (k) to interfere with or circumvent the security features of the Service or any related website, other websites, or the Internet. We reserve the right to terminate your use of the Service or any related website for violating any of the prohibited uses.
SECTION 12 – DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
We do not guarantee, represent or warrant that your use of our service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free. We do not warrant that the results that may be obtained from the use of the service will be accurate or reliable. You agree that from time to time we may remove the service for indefinite periods of time or cancel the service at any time, without notice to you. You expressly agree that your use of, or inability to use, the service is at your sole risk. The service and all products and services delivered to you through the service are (except as expressly stated by us) provided ‘as is’ and ‘as available’ for your use, without any representation, warranties or conditions of any kind, either express or implied, including all implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, merchantable quality, fitness for a particular purpose, durability, title, and non-infringement.
SECTION 13 – TERMINATION
The obligations and liabilities of the parties incurred prior to the termination date shall survive the termination of this agreement for all purposes. These Terms of Service are effective unless and until terminated by either you or us. You may terminate these Terms of Service at any time by notifying us that you no longer wish to use our Services, or when you cease using our site. If in our sole judgment you fail, or we suspect that you have failed, to comply with any term or provision of these Terms of Service, we also may terminate this agreement at any time without notice and you will remain liable for all amounts due up to and including the date of termination; and/or accordingly may deny you access to our Services (or any part thereof).
SECTION 14 – CHANGES TO TERMS OF SERVICE
You can review the most current version of the Terms of Service at any time at this page. We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to update, change or replace any part of these Terms of Service by posting updates and changes to our website. It is your responsibility to check our website periodically for changes. Your continued use of or access to our website or the Service following the posting of any changes to these Terms of Service constitutes acceptance of those changes.
SECTION 15- CONTACT INFORMATION
Questions about the Terms of Service should be sent to us via email to:
2. Payment
Payment
In an event when a product or service has been confirmed to be purchased, an invoice shall be generated to the customer via an email through our official email address. Therefore, the customer should make the payment prior to the shipment of the purchased product. We accept direct Bank Wire Transfers [telegraphic transfer (TT)] to our official Bank Account as stated below. If there are any concerns or assistance regarding payment options, please do not hesitate to contact us. In an event of a multiple purchase, the customer may combine the payment together as a single wire payment. Please quote your order number(s) on remittance advice. All bank charges will be borne by the payer. Once you have made the payment, please send us a notification (bank statement / receipt / remittance advice) for a swifter process.Payment Instructions
Account No: 0092069569
Bank: BANK OF CEYLON
Swift Code: BCEYLKLX
Bank Code: 7010
Branch Code: 572 (Negombo Bazzar)
Country: Sri Lanka
Account No: 0088 1000 3139
Bank: SAMPATH BANK PLC
Swift Code: BSAMLKLX
Bank Code: 7278
Branch: Negombo 02 (Negombo 2nd Branch, Branch code – 088)
Country: Sri Lanka
3. Shipping & Return Policy
Shipping Terms & Rates
Shipping of the purchased gemstones shall be shipped through the Standard Export Procedure of the National Gem and Jewellery Authority of Sri Lanka. We do our best to ship internationally even at times of global uncertainty, however the current postal terms depend on each particular country and are subject to change unexpectedly. Therefore, we take no responsibility for any transit delays and additional fees or tax that may be applied by each country’s customs services.
The shipments shall be inspected by the National Gem and Jewellery Authority and Sri Lanka Customs prior to the shipment. Customer may select these following options available to ship from Sri Lanka: Registered Air Mail, EMS, and FEDEX. Depending on the value of your purchase and destination, the rates of the following shipping carriers may vary.
Insurance
All shipments are fully insured through the Sri Lanka Insurance Cooperation from the time your package leaves our premises to the moment you accept it. Signature is REQUIRED for all deliveries. Customers are responsible for all items after the package has been signed for.
The Return Policy
We offer money-back guarantee, for returns made within 07 business days of receipt of order and subject to shipping charges, transaction charges being borne by the customer and the following special conditions:
Special conditions:
- If you decide to return within the accepted duration; simply email the product ID, order ID and the reason for returning to [email protected]
- Once we receive the returned order, the product(s) will undergo inspections and laboratory tests to confirm the product(s) to be of original condition.
- We will not provide a refund if the product(s) have been set, scratched, chipped, fractured, treated, altered in any way inclusive of size measurements or is weighing differently.4. The refund shall be processed to the original purchase value within 07 business days only if and after the product(s) are confirmed to be in original condition. In addition, any refund transaction charges by the bank, or any import charges or taxes shall be deducted from the customers refund amount.
- The consumer is responsible for the shipping charges, any customs fees, taxes and duties owed in the consumer’s country.
- Please note: we strongly recommend that you do not set your gemstone with any jeweler until you fully intend to purchase it.
CANCELING AN ORDER
Orders cannot be cancelled upon being confirmed and shipped. If you change your mind after the order has been confirmed, please follow the above stated return procedure. If the purchase is not yet shipped, and the payment has been done; we will initiate a refund within 07 days of notice by you. The refund value shall be subjected to any deduction of bank charges or any applicable customization charges of the product.
LOST OR DAMAGED PACKAGES
In the event a parcel is received with damaged packaging, please do not accept the package. Report it to the courier and contact us immediately. It would be advisable to take some images of the damaged parcel for evidence and security purposes.
In the event a parcel is claimed to be lost by the courier, we shall lodge a formal complaint and follow up the necessary claim and insurance procedures.
4. Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit or make a purchase from our websites.
Personal Information We Collect
When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the Site, we collect information about the individual web pages or products that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the Site, and information about how you interact with the Site. We refer to this automatically-collected information as “Device Information.”
We collect Device Information using the following technologies:
– “Cookies” are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
– “Log files” track actions occurring on the Site, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.
– “Web beacons,” “tags,” and “pixels” are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Site.
Additionally when you make a purchase or attempt to make a purchase through the Site, we collect certain information from you, including your name, billing address, shipping address, email address, and phone number. We refer to this information as “Order Information.”
When we talk about “Personal Information” in this Privacy Policy, we are talking both about Device Information and Order Information.
How do we use your personal information?
We use the Order Information that we collect generally to fulfill any orders placed through the Site (including processing your payment information, arranging for shipping, and providing you with invoices and/or order confirmations). Additionally, we use this Order Information to:
Communicate with you;
Screen our orders for potential risk or fraud; and
When in line with the preferences you have shared with us, provide you with information or advertising relating to our products or services.
We use the Device Information that we collect to help us screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular, your IP address), and more generally to improve and optimize our Site (for example, by generating analytics about how our customers browse and interact with the Site, and to assess the success of our marketing and advertising campaigns).
Behavioral Advertising
As described above, we use your Personal Information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications we believe may be of interest to you. For more information about how targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s (“NAI”) educational page at http://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising/how-does-it-work.
Do not Track
Please note that we do not alter our Site’s data collection and use practices when we see a Do Not Track signal from your browser.
Your Rights
You have the right to access personal information we hold about you and to ask that your personal information be corrected, updated, or deleted. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us through the contact information below.
Data Retention
When you place an order through the Site, we will maintain your Order Information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information.
Changes
We may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons.
Contact Us
For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by e-mail at [email protected]