Privacy Policy
This page explains how Jewelry Vault collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you manage your collection, create wishlists, invite notification recipients, or request appraisals.
It's designed to give you clear, transparent insight into what data we store, why we need it, and the choices you have about your privacy.
Effective Date: November 21, 2025 · App: Jewelry Vault · Company: Sparke Data Solutions · Contact: jack@sdsau.ai
1. Introduction
Jewelry Vault ("we," "our," or "us") respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard information when you use Jewelry Vault to manage your jewelry collection, create wishlists, and obtain appraisals.
By using Jewelry Vault, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
2. Information We Collect
a. Account Information
- Email address: Used for account creation, authentication, notifications, and support.
- Profile information: Username, display name, and other profile details you choose to provide.
b. Jewelry Collection Data
- Jewelry Box items: Photos, descriptions, brands, models, purchase dates, and other details about jewelry you own.
- Wishlist items: Photos, descriptions, and details about jewelry you wish to own.
- Appraisal information: Photos and details of items submitted for pricing estimates, along with the generated appraisal data.
c. Notification Consent Data
- Notification recipients: Email addresses of individuals (partners, parents, friends) who consent to receive notifications about your wishlist.
- Special dates: Birthdays, anniversaries, or other special occasions for notification purposes.
- Consent records: Information about who consented, when they consented, and their communication preferences.
d. Sharing & Web Profile Data
- Shareable profile links: Unique URLs that display your Jewelry Box and Wishlist to others.
- Public profile views: Information about who views your shared profiles (if tracking is enabled).
e. Technical & Usage Data
- Device type, operating system, browser type, IP address, and app version.
- Usage patterns, feature interactions, and error logs for app improvement and reliability.
- Analytics data about how you use the app's features.
3. How We Use Information
- Provide core functionality: Enable you to manage your jewelry collection, create wishlists, and obtain appraisals.
- Generate shareable profiles: Create web-based views of your Jewelry Box and Wishlist that you can share with others.
- Send notifications: Email authorized recipients when you add items to your wishlist or when special occasions approach.
- Process appraisals: Analyze jewelry photos and details to provide pricing estimates using AI and market data.
- Improve our service: Analyze usage patterns and feedback to enhance features, accuracy, and user experience.
- Provide customer support: Respond to inquiries, troubleshoot issues, and assist with your account.
- Security & fraud prevention: Protect against unauthorized access, abuse, and fraudulent activity.
- Legal compliance: Fulfill legal obligations and enforce our Terms of Service.
4. Information Sharing & Disclosure
a. User-Initiated Sharing
When you create shareable profile links, the jewelry items you've chosen to share become publicly visible to anyone with the link. You control what information is included in these shared profiles.
b. Notification Recipients
When someone consents to receive notifications about your wishlist, they will receive emails containing:
- Information about newly added wishlist items
- Reminders about your special occasions
- Links to view your wishlist
c. Third-Party Service Providers
We may share data with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating the app:
- Cloud storage providers: For storing photos and data securely
- Email service providers: For sending notification emails
- AI/ML providers: For processing appraisal requests and generating price estimates
- Analytics providers: For understanding app usage and improving features
These providers are contractually obligated to protect your data and use it only for the services they provide to us.
d. Legal Requirements
We may disclose information if required by law, legal process, or to protect our rights, users, or the public.
5. Data Retention
- Account data: Retained while your account is active and for a reasonable period after account deletion for legal and security purposes.
- Jewelry collection data: Retained until you delete items or close your account.
- Appraisal data: Retained for your reference unless you request deletion.
- Notification consent: Retained until the recipient withdraws consent or you remove them from your notification list.
- Technical logs: Retained for a limited period (typically 30-90 days) for security, debugging, and analytics purposes.
6. Security
We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your data, including:
- Encryption in transit (HTTPS/TLS) and at rest for sensitive data
- Secure authentication and access controls
- Regular security audits and updates
- Restricted access to personal data by our team
However, no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your data, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
7. Your Rights & Choices
You have the following rights regarding your data:
- Access & Export: Request a copy of your data in a portable format.
- Correction: Update or correct inaccurate information in your profile or jewelry collection.
- Deletion: Delete specific jewelry items, wishlists, or your entire account. Contact us at jack@sdsau.ai for assistance.
- Opt-out of notifications: Recipients can unsubscribe from wishlist notifications at any time using the link provided in notification emails.
- Manage sharing: Control what information is visible in your shareable profile links and revoke access by deactivating links.
- Withdraw consent: If you've given consent for specific data processing, you can withdraw it at any time.
To exercise these rights, contact us at jack@sdsau.ai or use the account settings in the app.
8. Children's Privacy
Jewelry Vault is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected information from a child under 13, we will delete it promptly. If you believe a child has provided us with information, please contact us at jack@sdsau.ai.
9. International Users
Jewelry Vault is operated from Australia. If you are accessing the app from outside Australia, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in Australia or other countries where our service providers operate. By using Jewelry Vault, you consent to this transfer of information.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. We will notify you of material changes via email or in-app notification. Your continued use of Jewelry Vault after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.
11. Contact Us
If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding your privacy or this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
Email: jack@sdsau.ai
Company: Sparke Data Solutions