Privacy Policy for GLW Shows
Last Updated: October 17, 2025
1. Introduction
Welcome to GLW Shows (operated by Gem & Lapidary Wholesalers Inc.). We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information with transparency and care. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, www.glwshows.com, and use our services, including registering for and attending our trade shows.
By using our website and services, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. We are a B2B (business-to-business) organization, and our services are intended for professionals in the gem and jewelry industry.
2. Information We Collect
We collect information that you provide directly to us, information we collect automatically, and information we may receive from third parties. This information is categorized as follows:
Information Category (Examples of Data Collected)
- Identifiers - Real name, business name, postal address, email address, phone number, account username.
- Commercial Information - Records of services purchased, obtained, or considered; purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies.
- Internet or Other Electronic Network Activity - Browsing history, search history, information on your interaction with our website, IP address, browser type, operating system.
- Professional or Employment-Related Information- Business license information, tax ID numbers, professional affiliations (for buyer/exhibitor verification).
- Geolocation Data - Approximate location derived from your IP address.
- Inferences- Inferences drawn from any of the information identified above to create a profile about your preferences and characteristics.
Sensitive Personal Information
We do not intentionally collect sensitive personal information such as social security numbers, racial or ethnic origin, religious beliefs, or health information. Our verification process for trade show access may require government-issued identification, which is used solely for verification and is not stored.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for various business purposes, including:
- To Provide and Manage Our Services: To process your registration as a buyer or exhibitor, manage your account, and provide you with access to our trade shows and events.
- To Communicate with You: To send you transactional communications, event updates, marketing materials, newsletters, and other information that may be of interest to you. You may opt out of marketing communications at any time.
- To Improve Our Services: To understand how our users interact with our website and services, allowing us to enhance user experience, develop new features, and improve our offerings.
- For Security and Fraud Prevention: To protect the security and integrity of our website, prevent fraud, and enforce our terms of service.
- To Comply with Legal Obligations: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes.
4. How We Share Your Information
We do not sell your personal information. We may share your information with the following categories of third parties for business purposes:
Service Providers: We share information with third-party vendors and service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as payment processing, website hosting, data analytics, and email delivery.
Business Partners: We may share information with our exhibitors and partners in connection with our events. For example, we may provide attendee lists to exhibitors.
Legal and Regulatory Authorities: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, protect and defend our rights or property, or in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of our users or the public.
5. Data Retention
We will retain your personal information for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. We will determine the appropriate retention period for personal data by considering the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the information, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure, and our legal obligations.
6. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:
• The Right to Know: You have the right to request information about the categories of personal information we have collected about you, the sources of the information, the purposes for which we use the information, and the categories of third parties with whom we share the information.
• The Right to Access: You have the right to request a copy of the specific personal information we have collected about you.
• The Right to Deletion: You have the right to request that we delete personal information that we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions.
• The Right to Correction: You have the right to request that we correct inaccurate personal information that we maintain about you.
• The Right to Opt-Out of Sharing: While we do not sell personal information, you have the right to opt-out of the sharing of your personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.
• The Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your privacy rights.
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the "Contact Us" section below. We will verify your request using the information associated with your account, such as your email address.
7. Data Security
We implement reasonable security measures to protect the information we collect from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee the security of your information.
8. Children's Privacy
Our services are not directed to individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If we become aware that a child under 18 has provided us with personal information, we will take steps to delete such information.
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at: Gem & Lapidary Wholesalers Inc. Email: info@glwshows.com Phone: +1 (601) 879-8832
