{"id":2248,"date":"2025-09-26T17:38:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T17:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gems2u4ever.com\/?page_id=2248"},"modified":"2026-09-21T15:27:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T15:27:10","slug":"privacy-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gems2u4ever.com\/en\/privacy-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"PRIVACY POLICY"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- PRIVACY POLICY \u2013 gems2u4ever.com (Sole Proprietor) -->\n<!-- Last updated: 26 September 2025 -->\n<!doctype html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n  <meta charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n  <title>Privacy Policy | gems2u4ever<\/title>\n  <meta name=\"description\" content=\"Privacy Policy of gems2u4ever \u2013 personal data, cookies, payments, analytics, and your rights.\"\/>\n  <link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/gems2u4ever.com\/privacy-policy\/\"\/>\n  <style>\n    body{font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,Segoe UI,Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.6;color:#222}\n    .container{max-width:900px;margin:0 auto;padding:24px}\n    h1{font-size:2rem;margin:.2em 0 .6em}\n    h2{font-size:1.35rem;margin:1.4em 0 .6em}\n    h3{font-size:1.05rem;margin:1em 0 .4em}\n    .toc{background:#f6f7f9;border:1px solid #e5e7eb;border-radius:10px;padding:14px}\n    .note{background:#fff7ed;border-left:4px solid #fb923c;padding:10px 12px;margin:14px 0}\n    a{color:#0a66c2;text-decoration:none}\n    a:hover{text-decoration:underline}\n    ul{margin:0 0 1em 1.2em}\n    small{color:#666}\n  <\/style>\n\n  <!-- JSON-LD (schema.org) -->\n  <script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n  {\n    \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n    \"@type\": \"PrivacyPolicy\",\n    \"name\": \"Privacy Policy\",\n    \"url\": \"https:\/\/gems2u4ever.com\/privacy-policy\/\",\n    \"publisher\": {\n      \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n      \"name\": \"gems2u4ever\",\n      \"url\": \"https:\/\/gems2u4ever.com\"\n    },\n    \"inLanguage\": \"en\"\n  }\n  <\/script>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"container\">\n\n<h1>Privacy Policy of gems2u4ever<\/h1>\n<p><small>Last updated: 26 September 2025<\/small><\/p>\n<div id=\"cookie-preferences\" class=\"toc\">\n<h2>Cookie preferences \/ Pr\u00e9f\u00e9rences de cookies<\/h2>\n<p>Use the button below to change your cookie choices at any time.<br \/>Utilisez le bouton ci-dessous pour modifier votre choix \u00e0 tout moment.<\/p>\n<a href=\"#\" class=\"cn-revoke-cookie cn-button-inline cn-revoke-inline\" title=\"Manage cookies\">Manage cookies<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"note\">\n  This Privacy Policy of gems2u4ever covers <a href=\"https:\/\/gems2u4ever.com\/en\/\">gems2u4ever.com<\/a> and its multilingual versions.\n  For returns, see our <a href=\"https:\/\/gems2u4ever.com\/en\/return-policy\/\">Gemstone Return Policy<\/a>. For detailed cookies, see our\n  <a href=\"\/en\/cookie-policy\/\">Cookie Policy<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 id=\"who\">1) Who we are (Data Controller)<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>Controller:<\/strong> gems2u4ever (operated by Gregory Delos, Thailand) trading as \u201cgems2u4ever\u201d (Thailand)<br \/>\n<strong>Contact:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:privacy@gems2u4ever.com\">privacy@gems2u4ever.com<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Correspondence address:<\/strong> Chanthaburi, Thailand (full address available upon request)\n<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"data\">2) Data we collect<\/h2>\n<ul>\n  <li><strong>Account &#038; Orders (WooCommerce)<\/strong>: name, billing\/shipping addresses, email, phone (optional), order history, cart.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Payments<\/strong>: processed by PayPal (and\/or Stripe if enabled). We do not store full card numbers.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Support &#038; Contact<\/strong>: messages you send us, attachments, and follow-ups.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Marketing<\/strong>: newsletter preferences, engagement (opens\/clicks) if you subscribe.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Technical<\/strong>: IP address, cookie IDs, logs, language (Polylang), device\/browser (User-Agent), usage data.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Media &#038; Reviews<\/strong>: photos\/videos you upload, product ratings and comments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 id=\"use\">3) How &#038; why we use data (legal bases)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n  <li><strong>Contract<\/strong>: create\/manage your account, process and deliver orders, after-sales service.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Legitimate interests<\/strong>: improve the site (Elementor\/analytics), prevent fraud, keep services secure, compile aggregated stats.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Legal obligations<\/strong>: invoicing, accounting, anti-fraud where required.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Consent<\/strong>: newsletters, non-essential cookies, publishing testimonials\/reviews, marketing emails.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 id=\"cookies\">4) Cookies &#038; similar technologies<\/h2>\n<p>\nWe use essential cookies (session, cart, language via Polylang) and, with your consent, analytics\/marketing cookies (e.g., Google Analytics\/Tag Manager, Meta Pixel). Manage preferences anytime using the cookie preferences button above.\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n  <li>Essential: WooCommerce, security, language choice.<\/li>\n  <li>Analytics: Google Analytics 4 (with IP anonymization if configured).<\/li>\n  <li>Marketing: Meta\/Facebook Pixel and\/or Google Ads (only if enabled).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See details in our <a href=\"\/en\/cookie-policy\/\">Cookie Policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"share\">5) Who we share data with<\/h2>\n<ul>\n  <li><strong>Payment processor<\/strong>: PayPal (and Stripe if enabled; PCI-DSS compliant; tokenized payments).<\/li>\n  <li>For more information about PayPal\u2019s privacy, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/us\/legalhub\/paypal\/privacy-full\">PayPal Privacy Statement<\/a>.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Shipping\/logistics<\/strong>: carriers receive delivery details (address, phone, email).<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Hosting &#038; infrastructure<\/strong>: Hostinger (servers, backups, security).<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Site tools<\/strong>: WordPress, WooCommerce, Elementor, Polylang, necessary plugins.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Analytics\/ads<\/strong>: Google, Meta (only with consent).<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Legal<\/strong>: advisors\/authorities where required by law or to protect our rights.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 id=\"transfers\">6) International transfers<\/h2>\n<p>\nWe operate from Thailand and may process data outside your country. Where applicable, we rely on recognized safeguards\n(e.g., EU Standard Contractual Clauses and supplementary measures). Some providers may process data in the EU, the United States,\nHong Kong, or other locations.\n<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"retention\">7) Retention<\/h2>\n<ul>\n  <li>Accounts &#038; orders: for the life of the account plus statutory periods (e.g., accounting: up to 10 years, depending on jurisdiction).<\/li>\n  <li>Support: up to 3 years after last interaction.<\/li>\n  <li>Marketing: until you withdraw consent or after 2 years of inactivity.<\/li>\n  <li>Cookies: per durations listed in the Cookie Policy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 id=\"rights\">8) Your rights<\/h2>\n<p>\nDepending on your location (e.g., EU\/EEA GDPR, UK-GDPR), you may have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict, object,\ndata portability, and to set instructions for your data after death (where applicable). For consent-based processing, you may\nwithdraw consent at any time.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nTo exercise rights, email <a href=\"mailto:privacy@gems2u4ever.com\">privacy@gems2u4ever.com<\/a> (we may ask for proof of identity).\nYou can also <em>unsubscribe<\/em> using the link in our marketing emails.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nYou may lodge a complaint with your supervisory authority (e.g., the CNIL in France or your local authority).\n<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"security\">9) Security<\/h2>\n<p>\nWe implement reasonable technical and organizational measures (HTTPS, firewalls, WordPress\/plugin updates, access controls, backups).\nNo system is fully secure; if a breach affects your data, we will meet our notification obligations.\n<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"children\">10) Children\u2019s privacy<\/h2>\n<p>\nOur services are not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.\nIf you believe a child provided data, please contact us to delete it.\n<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"contact\">11) Contact<\/h2>\n<p>\nQuestions about this policy or your personal data?<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:privacy@gems2u4ever.com\">privacy@gems2u4ever.com<\/a><br \/>\nCorrespondence address: Chanthaburi, Thailand\n<\/p>\n\n<p><small>\nVersion: 1.0 \u2014 We may update this policy periodically. 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