Terms & Conditions

These terms and conditions apply to the GemsNY website located at www.gemsny.com, and all associated websites linked to www.gemsny.com by Gems NY Corp., its subsidiaries and affiliates, including GemsNY's sites around the world (collectively "the Site"). Please read these terms and conditions (the "Terms and Conditions") carefully. BY VISITING AND/OR USING THIS SITE IN ANY WAY, SUCH AS BROWSING PRODUCTS OR PLACING AN ORDER, YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

The Terms and Conditions govern your use of, and any purchase from, the Site, and constitute an agreement between you and GemsNY. GemsNY reserves the right to change or modify any of these Terms and Conditions or any policy or guideline of the Site at any time, and in its sole discretion. Any changes or modifications made will be effective immediately upon posting of the revisions on the Site. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of its changes or modifications will constitute your acceptance of such changes or modifications. Therefore, you should frequently review these Terms and Conditions and any other applicable policies to understand the terms and conditions that apply to your use of the Site. If you do not agree to the amended terms, you must stop using the Site.

Product Availability

If there is a product listed on our site which is currently "On Hold," the item may be

  1. On hold for a customer who is arranging payment for purchase.
  2. Sent out to a customer for comparison shopping.
  3. Sent out to a jewelry store or a dealer on short term consignment. As it is not yet sold, we continue to list it on the site so please contact us to express your interest and we will ensure you are the next in line if and when the item becomes available.

On occasion, you may be able to place a product in your shopping cart and submit your order for processing, but your order is subsequently cancelled due to unavailability of product. You acknowledge that products may sell quickly and there may be a short period of time after an order has been submitted, but where the product is no longer available. You agree that we may cancel your order after you have received an Order Confirmation without penalty.

Information on the Site

GemsNY is committed to providing current and accurate information on our websites, email, chat, and telephone communications. We do not, however, warrant that this information is always correct, accurate or complete. In rare circumstances, data, including prices, may be inaccurately displayed on our Site due to system and typographical errors which may occur. Inadvertent errors or inaccurate advertised prices are not binding on GemsNY, and may be adjusted by GemsNY at any time. While we make every effort to prevent such errors from occurring they may occur. We reserve the right to correct any and all errors at any point we become aware and we do not honor inaccurate or erroneous prices. If a product's listed price is lower than its actual price, we will, at our discretion, either contact you for instructions before shipping the product or cancel the order and notify you of such cancellation. In the event that we have already shipped your order, you agree to either return the product or pay the difference between the actual and charged prices. Our prices are also subject to change without notice. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

We try to provide as much information as possible regarding your prospective purchase so that you can see the beauty and shape of a particular item. In compliance with industry standards and FTC regulations, GemsNY states that carat total weight in all purchases may vary up to 0.05 carats from stated weight. For gemstone and diamond measurements, a tolerance of 0.25mm is allowed.

On our Site, we provide the measurement of our products based on our manufacturing specifications. Slight tolerances may be accounted for based on finishing during the manufacturing. Width tolerance on machine made wedding bands of 0.20mm is allowed. Cast manufactured rings can vary slightly more.

The measurements that we provide of our products are taken by us to the best of our ability. GemsNY is in no way to be held responsible for errors that were caused in measuring the weight or dimensions or any other form of measurement.

Also, for items containing multiple diamonds and gemstones, we list the average grade and measurement for overall quality, color, clarity, and carat weight. These averages are calculated by adding all grades or measurements that comprise the inventory with regard to that particular piece of merchandise, and determining the closest average.

Information that we communicate is not a binding contract, and should not be treated as such. The sole remedy of a customer acting on incorrect information is to request a cancellation of the order placed as a result of this incorrect information.

Pricing

Prices displayed on GemsNY are quoted in U.S. currency and are valid and effective only in the United States. Prices are subject to change at any time.

Payment Information

After you have selected your jewelry, entered any coupon codes and gift cards, and provided shipping information, you will see a prompt for your payment details. By entering your payment information and submitting your order, you authorize us and our third party payment processors to charge the amount of the order to your selected payment method.

Order Approval and Cancellation

Receipt of an order confirmation message from GemsNY only confirms that your order request has been received. Customer orders are not accepted by GemsNY until the time they have been processed and approved at our headquarters. GemsNY is not obligated to complete a customer order, and reserves the right to cancel products or services to any customer for any reason at any time. The customer's sole remedy in such cases will be the full refund of any funds that we have collected in reference to the canceled products and/or services.

Shipping

All shipments are fully insured from the time your package leaves our premises to the moment you accept it. For security purposes, regardless of the size of your order, all packages require a signature, regardless of any signature waivers you have signed.

Unfortunately, we do not allow the billing address to be different from the shipping address, with one exception. We understand that jewelry is often bought as a surprise, as such we allow customers to have their packages be shipped directly to a FedEx location for pick up. A FedEx location of your choice can be selected during the checkout process. A FedEx hold is the most secure way to receive a package as it requires a direct signature from you.

We provide free shipping options on most orders, however if a shipped item is returned to us due to your error (typographical or otherwise) or failure to accept the package (whether you have refused acceptance or not been present to accept), you will be charged a $40 fee to cover the complete shipping and insurance associated with that failed shipment. If the shipping address has to be changed after shipping, but while still en route, you will be charged a $25 fee to cover the incremental cost to us.

Certificates and Appraisals

Gemstones and jewelry are shipped to you with the accompanying appraisal(s) and/or certificate(s), as the case may be. These are detailed documents created by expert gemologists from third-party or our own laboratories. These reports are generally lengthy and detailed and quite expensive to replace. As such, we require that any returned items include their original certificates and/or appraisals. If any original certificates and/or appraisals are not included with your return, you will be assessed a replacement fee on your refund per document.

Comparison Shopping

We understand that deciding between different gemstones can be difficult over the internet. That is why we allow you to order three (3) gemstones at a time to compare (lab and natural diamonds are excluded). We will charge you 50% of our total price as a deposit. Once you return any or all gemstones you don't want, we will either refund or charge the difference between what you kept and your deposit, as the case may be. Please note, the return policy for comparison shopping orders is two (2) weeks from the date of shipment. If items are not returned to us within the two (2) weeks, you will be charged a 10% restocking fee. Items not received within 30 days will not be returnable. Alternatively, customers can make an appointment to visit us at our headquarters to view our available inventory without limit (subject to availability) and with the assistance of one of our gemologists. To schedule an appointment please contact us.

Note: We do NOT allow comparison shopping of lab and natural diamonds and any of our made to order jewelry.

Return Policy

Most items are covered by our 30-Day Return Policy. If, for any reason, you are not satisfied with your purchase, simply return it back to us within 30 days from the date of the shipment for a full refund or exchange. Our 30-Day Return Policy does not cover all items and is subject to its own terms and conditions that are incorporated herein by reference. If our 30-Day Return Policy conflicts with any policy herein, our 30-Day Return Policy holds, taking precedent over these Terms and Conditions. As such, you should review our 30-Day Returns Policy for the full policy and associated terms and conditions.

Website's Use

GemsNY provides you a limited, personal, non-sublicensable license to access and use our Site and electronically copy, (except where prohibited without a license) and print to hard copy portions of our Site Materials for your informational, non-commercial and personal use only. This license is subject to these Terms and Conditions and does not include:

  1. The collection and use of any pictures, product listing or descriptions for commercial purposes.
  2. Any commercial or resale use of our Site or the Site Materials therein.
  3. The public performance, distribution or public display of any Site Materials.
  4. Use of any automated means to access, examine or interact with any portion of our Site, including through data mining, extraction methods, robots, spiders, scraping, or similar data gathering.
  5. Changing or otherwise making any derivative uses of our Site and the Site Materials, or any portion thereof.
  6. Downloading (other than the page caching) of any portion of our Site, the Site Materials or any information contained therein, except as expressly permitted on our Site.
  7. Use our web sites in any manner which interferes with the regular function of our sites.
  8. Made to appear any pop-under, pop-up, exit windows, expanding buttons, advertisement, banners, or anything else which minimizes, covers, or frames or inhibits the full display of our Site.
  9. Any use of our Site materials or the Site other than for its proposed purpose. Utilization of our Site or the Site Materials other than as expressly approved herein, without the prior written consent of GemsNY, is strictly forbidden and will terminate the license provided herein. Such unauthorized use may also infringe applicable laws, including without limitation trademarks and copyright laws and applicable communications regulations and statutes. Unless clearly stated herein, nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall be construed as conferring any license to intellectual property rights, whether by implication, estoppels, or otherwise. This license is revocable at any time.

Repeat Infringer Policy

In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") and other applicable law, GemsNY has the sole discretion to terminate and bar specific website users or GemsNY account holders who under appropriate circumstances are determined to be repeat infringers. GemsNY further reserves the right to limit access to this website and/or terminate the account of any users whom GemsNY reasonably suspects to have infringed any intellectual property rights of others, whether or not there is any repeat infringement.

Trademarks

GemsNY, the GemsNY logos, and any other product or service slogan or name contained in our Site are trademarks of GemsNY and its suppliers or licensors, and may not be copied, imitated or used, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of GemsNY or the applicable trademark holder. You are not allowed to use any meta tags or any other "hidden text" utilizing "GemsNY" or any other name, trademark or product or service name of GemsNY without our prior written permission. All other product names, trademarks, registered trademarks and GemsNY names or logos mentioned in our Site are the property of their respective owners.

Site Content

The Site and all content and other materials, including, without limitation, the GemsNY logo, and all designs, text, graphics, pictures, selection, coordination, 'look and feel', information, data, sound files, software, other files and the selection and arrangement thereof (collectively, the "Site Materials") are the proprietary property of GemsNY or its licensors or users and are protected by copyright, trade dress, patent and trademark laws, and various other intellectual property rights and unfair competition laws.

Advertisements And Promotions

GemsNY may run advertisements and promotions from third parties on our Site. Your business dealings or correspondence with, or participation in promotions of, advertisers other than GemsNY, and any terms, conditions, warranties, or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and such third party. GemsNY is not responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings or as the result of the presence of such non-GemsNY advertisers on our Site.

Third-Party Content

GemsNY may provide links to content of third parties ('Third-Party Content') as a service to those interested in this information. GemsNY does not have any control and doesn't monitor any Third-Party Content. GemsNY doesn't endorse any Third-Party Content and can make no guarantee as to its accuracy or completeness. GemsNY does not warrant or represent the accuracy of any information contained therein, and undertakes no responsibility to update or review any Third-Party Content. Users use these links and Third-Party Content contained therein at their own risk.

User Content and Product Reviews

Our Site does or may include in the future user generated content, discussion forums, or other areas or services in which you or third parties create, post, or store any content, materials, messages or other items on our Site ('Interactive Areas'). You are solely responsible for your use of such Interactive Areas and use them at your own risk. By using any Interactive Areas, you agree not to post, transmit, upload to, distribute, store, create or otherwise publish through our Site any of the following:

  • Unsolicited advertising, promotions, political campaigning, or solicitations.
  • Any data, text, message, information, music, sound, photos, video, graphics, code or other material ('User Content') that is illegal, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, offensive, vulgar, suggestive, harassing, intimidating, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusive, inflammatory, fraudulent or otherwise objectionable.
  • User Content that would constitute, promote or provide instructions for a criminal offense, violate the rights of any party, or that would otherwise create liability or violate any local, state, national or international law, including, without limitation, the regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or any rules of a securities exchange such as the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ.
  • User Content that impersonates any person or entity or otherwise misrepresents your affiliation with a person or entity.
  • User Content that may infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other intellectual or proprietary right of any party. By posting any User Content, you represent and warrant that you have the lawful right to distribute and reproduce such User Content.
  • Unsolicited promotions, political campaigning, advertising or solicitations.
  • Private information of any third-party, including, without limitation, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, Social Security numbers and credit card numbers.
  • Viruses, corrupted data or other harmful, disruptive or destructive files.
  • User Content that, in the sole judgment of GemsNY, is objectionable or which restricts or prevents any other person from using or enjoying the Interactive Areas or our Site, or which may expose GemsNY or its users to any harm or liability of any type.

GemsNY will not take any responsibility and assumes no liability for any User Content posted, stored or uploaded by you or any third-party, or for any damage or loss thereto, nor is GemsNY liable for any errors, slander, defamation, libel, omissions, falsehoods, obscenity, pornography or profanity you may come across. Your use of Interactive Areas is at your own risk. As a provider of interactive services, GemsNY is not liable for any statements, representations or User Content provided by its users in any public forum, personal home page or other Interactive Area. Even though GemsNY has no obligation to edit, screen or monitor any of the Content posted in any Interactive Area GemsNY reserves the right, and has absolute discretion, to remove, screen or edit any User Content posted or stored on our Site at any time and for any reason without notice, and you are solely responsible for creating backup copies of and replacing any User Content you post or store on our Site at your sole cost and expense.. Any use of the Interactive Areas or other portions of our Site in violation of the foregoing violates these Terms and Conditions and may result in, among other things, termination or suspension of your rights to use the Interactive Areas and/or our Site. In order to cooperate with legitimate governmental requests, subpoenas or court orders, to protect GemsNY's systems and customers, or to ensure the integrity and operation of GemsNY's business and systems, GemsNY may disclose and access any information it considers necessary or appropriate, including, without limitation, user profile information (i.e. name, e-mail address, etc.), traffic information and IP addressing , usage history, and posted User Content. GemsNY's right to disclose any such information shall govern over any terms of GemsNY's Privacy Policy.

If you post User Content to our Site, unless we indicate otherwise, you grant GemsNY and its affiliates a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable and fully sub licensable right to modify, adapt, use, reproduce, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform and display such User Content throughout the world in any media. You grant GemsNY and its affiliates and sublicensees the right to use the name that you submit in connection with such content, if they choose. You represent and warrant that

  1. You own and control all of the rights to the User Content that you post or you otherwise have the right to post such User Content to our Site.
  2. The User Content is accurate and not misleading.
  3. Use and posting of the User Content you supply does not violate these Terms and Conditions and will not violate any rights of or cause injury to any person or entity.

Submission

You acknowledge and are in agreement with that any materials, including but not limited to questions, suggestions, ideas, comments, plans, notes, drawings, original or creative materials or other information, regarding this site, GemsNY, or our services or products that are provided by you to GemsNY are non-confidential and shall become the sole property of GemsNY. GemsNY will have and own exclusive rights, including all intellectual property rights, and will be entitled to the unrestricted use and dissemination of these materials for any purpose, commercial, personal or otherwise, without acknowledgment or compensation to you. You grant GemsNY and its affiliates and sublicenses the right to use the name that you submit in connection with such content, if they choose. You represent and warrant that (a) the content is accurate and not misleading. (b) you own and control all of the rights to the content that you submit, or that you otherwise have the right to submit such content to this site. (c) use and posting of the content you supply will not violate any rights of or cause damage to any individual, person or entity.

SMS Terms And Conditions

By signing up for GemsNY text messages, You agree to receive periodic messages from GemsNY. These messages may contain promotional material and content.

This is a standard rate SMS/MMS program and message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.

You may receive help or more information by texting HELP to the phone number from which you received a message, or contacting GemsNY’s Customer Service at info@gemsny.com or 1-888-436-7692.

To opt-out, text STOP to the phone number from which you received a message. After opting out, you will receive a one-time confirmatory text message acknowledging that you have been opted out of receiving further text messages.

Policy On Ethical Sourcing
GemsNY sources its diamonds from quality suppliers, who like us strongly follow and enforce the standards established by the Kimberley Process, an international system that polices the trade of diamonds to ensure they are from sources free of conflict. Furthermore, we only work with suppliers that follow the Kimberley Process.

Privacy Policy

Please refer to our Privacy Policy for more information on how GemsNY collects, uses, and discloses personally identifiable information from its customers.

Indemnification

You agree to defend, hold harmless and indemnify GemsNY, its independent contractors, consultants and service providers, and their respective directors, employees and agents, from and against any damage costs, claims, liabilities, and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or related to any Content you post, store or otherwise transmit on or through our Site or your use of or inability to use our Site, including without limitation any actual or threatened suit, demand or claim made against GemsNY and/or its independent contractors, employees, service providers, directors or consultants, arising out of or relating to the Content, your conduct, your violation of these Terms and Conditions or your violation of the rights of any third-party.

Warranty Disclaimer

EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED TO THE CONTRARY IN A WRITING BY GEMSNY, THIS SITE, THE CONTENT CONTAINED THEREIN AND THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES PROVIDED ON OR IN CONNECTION THEREWITH (THE "PRODUCTS AND SERVICES") ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. GEMSNY DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT AS TO THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, AND MATERIALS IN OUR SITE. GEMSNY DOES NOT WARRANT OR REPRESENT THAT MATERIALS IN OUR SITE OR THE SERVICES ARE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, COMPLETE, CURRENT OR ERROR-FREE. GEMSNY DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT OUR SITE OR ITS SERVERS ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT SHALL GEMSNY, ITS MEMBERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF USE, OR LOSS OF DATA, WHETHER IN AN ACTION IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OF OUR SITE, THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, OR THE CONTENT CONTAINED IN OR ACCESSED THROUGH OUR SITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY DAMAGES CAUSED BY OR RESULTING FROM RELIANCE BY USER ON ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM GEMSNY, OR THAT RESULT FROM OMISSIONS, MISTAKES, INTERRUPTIONS, EMAIL OR DELETION OF FILES, ERRORS, DEFECTS, VIRUSES, DELAYS IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION OR ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, WHETHER OR NOT RESULTING FROM ACTS OF GOD, COMMUNICATIONS FAILURE, THEFT, DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO GEMSNY'S RECORDS, PROGRAMS OR SERVICES.

Applicable Law and Venue

These Terms and Conditions and your use of this site will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, applicable to agreements made and to be entirely performed within the State of New York, without resort to its conflict of law provisions. You agree that any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to these Terms and Conditions shall be filed only in the state and federal courts located in New York City, New York (New York, NY) and you hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consent and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of your use of this site, any purchase from this site, or these Terms and Conditions.

Modification and Notice

You understand and give consent that GemsNY may modify these Terms and Conditions and any other policies on our Site at any time and that posting the modified Terms and Conditions or policies on our Site will constitute sufficient notice of such modification.

Termination

Notwithstanding any of these Terms and Conditions, GemsNY reserves the right, without notice and in its sole discretion, to terminate your license to use this site, and to block or prevent future access to and use of the Site.

Severability

If any provision of these Terms and Conditions shall be deemed unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these Terms and Conditions and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

Contact Information and Questions

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us at 1-888-436-7692 or info@gemsny.com.

Terms and conditions updated on March 18, 2021