General Terms and Conditions of Sale
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loosegrowndiamond.com (“Loose Grown Diamond“, “we“, “our” or “us“) provides services to you subject to the terms and conditions included in this General Terms and Conditions of Sale (“Terms“) and other customer service pages which we have prepared to help make your shopping experience with Loose Grown Diamond as enjoyable and problem-free as possible. Please read them carefully. By visiting or using the Site or any other Loose Grown Diamond service you acknowledge that you have read and understood, and agree to be bound by, these Terms. You also agree to comply with all applicable laws and regulations, including, without limitation, the India Copyright and Trademark laws and not to violate any third-party rights. In addition, You agree that you will not use, sell or supply any product(s) purchased from Loose Grown Diamond in an unlawful manner and, in particular, will comply with all export controls and sanctions rules. If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use the Site. Please note that we do not assume any responsibility or liability for your reliance on any tax-estimation tool available on Loose Grown Diamond’s Site. By purchasing Loose Grown Diamond products, you acknowledge that Loose Grown Diamond’s approved payment processors will take your payment, and approved carriers will deliver your order.
Privacy
We collect certain data and information about you in connection with your purchase. We will use, store and otherwise process such data and information in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Please review the Privacy Policy, which also applies to your visit to and use of the Site: https://www.loosegrowndiamond.com/privacy-policy/. You confirm that any information submitted to us is true, complete, and accurate. Any breach of these Terms and/or of the Privacy Policy may result in the suspension of the user account.
Ownership; Feedback and Copyright
This Site is owned and operated by Loose Grown Diamond (RRP DIAM LLC). Unless otherwise noted, all design and content included on this Site, including text, graphics, logos, icons, images, artwork, audio, and video clips, and software is the property of Loose Grown Diamond (or is used under license to Loose Grown Diamond) and, for the avoidance of doubt, it is protected by India and international copyright laws, and other laws and regulations.
To the extent you provide any feedback, comments, or suggestions to Loose Grown Diamond in connection with your use of the Site (“Feedback“), you acknowledge that any and all rights, including intellectual property rights in such Feedback shall belong exclusively to Loose Grown Diamond, and that such Feedback shall be considered confidential information and you hereby irrevocably and unconditionally transfer and assign to Loose Grown Diamond all intellectual property rights in such Feedback, and waive any and all moral rights that you may have with respect thereto. It is further understood that the use of Feedback, if any, may be made by Loose Grown Diamond at its sole discretion and that Loose Grown Diamond in no way shall be obliged to make use of any kind of the Feedback or part thereof.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, we appreciate hearing from our customers and welcome your Feedback regarding Loose Grown Diamond’s Site and the products offered for sale by Loose Grown Diamond, provided that such Feedback is not illegal, obscene, threatening, defamatory, invasive of privacy, infringements of intellectual property rights or otherwise objectionable or injurious to third parties and do not contain or consist of viruses, political campaigning, commercial solicitation, chain letters, mass mailings or any form of “spam”. You may not use a false email address, impersonate any person, or otherwise mislead us as to the origin of any Feedback.
If you do submit Feedback, you should be aware that Loose Grown Diamond’s policies do not permit us to accept or consider creative ideas, suggestions, inventions, or materials other than those that we have specifically requested. Loose Grown Diamond values your Feedback but requests that you be specific in your comments and not submit creative ideas, inventions, suggestions, or materials. Loose Grown Diamond shall not be liable for any use or disclosure of any such Feedback.
In addition, any violation of our intellectual property rights, including, without limitation, of our Marks as described below, may result in account suspension, your liability for damages incurred, injunctive relief, and/or any other potential legal action.
Trademarks
As between you and us: Loose Grown Diamond website including graphics, logos, headers, icons, scripts, and service names are also Marks of Loose Grown Diamond. Loose Grown Diamond’s Marks may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not Loose Grown Diamond’s, in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among customers or potential customers, or in any manner that harms or discredits Loose Grown Diamond. All other trademarks related to the products sold on this Site are the sole property of their respective owners.
Nothing on this Site or in these Terms should be construed as any license or right to use any Marks displayed on the Site without the express written permission of Loose Grown Diamond or the trademark or service mark owner. Neither the names “loosegrowndiamond.com” or “Loose Grown Diamond” nor Loose Grown Diamond’s logos may be used for any purpose without Loose Grown Diamond’s prior written consent. Loose Grown Diamond’s logos may not be used as a “hot” link to any other website without Loose Grown Diamond’s prior written consent.
Use of the Site
The Site and content are intended solely for personal and non-commercial use by visitors and online shoppers. Any use of any Site or its content other than for personal and non-commercial purposes is prohibited. You agree not to reproduce, publish, transmit, distribute, modify, create derivative works from, or commercially exploit in any way any of the content of any Site.
You shall not: (a) use, modify, create derivative works of, transfer, reproduce, distribute, display or disclose the content or use it for any commercial purpose, or any public display, performance, sale, or rental, (b) decompile, reverse engineer, or disassemble the content, (c) remove any copyright, trademark registration, or other proprietary notices from the content, (d) disrupt servers or networks connected to the Site; (e) use or launch any automated system (including without limitation, “robots” and “spiders”) to access the Site or extract content or data from it, and/or (f) circumvent, disable or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Site or features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any content or that enforce limitations on use of the Site. You further agree not to access or use any Site in any manner that may be harmful to the operation of the Site or its content.
Your Account and Placing an Order
To place an order, you must open an account with us (“Your Account”) which will require you to provide some compulsory personal information. Alternatively, you can choose to place your order by logging in with your Facebook or Google accounts.
You are not legally obligated to provide us with personal information, and you hereby confirm that providing us personal information is of your own free will. You confirm that all information and details provided by you (including upon registration) are true, accurate and up to date in all respects and at all times.
When you create an account we may provide you with and/or ask you to use passwords or other means to allow you to access certain areas of the website and/or to maintain your account security. If you access or use any Site, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and for restricting access to your computer. You agree to be responsible for all activities that occur under Your Account or password. If you are under 18 years old, you may use loosegrowndiamond.com only with the involvement of a parent or guardian. Loose Grown Diamond reserves the right to refuse service, terminate accounts, remove or edit content or cancel orders in its sole discretion. If Loose Grown Diamond is suspicious of any fraudulent activity coming from your account, it can reserve the right to refuse you access to your Account and can delete the account.
Acceptance of your Order
Please note that completion of the online checkout process does not constitute our acceptance of your offer to purchase products or services from us. We will notify you by email as soon as possible to acknowledge that we have received and are processing your order (“Confirmation Notice”). Loose diamonds are shipped 1-4 days after payment, though certain diamonds may be shipped up to 14 days after payment, and all other jewelry and engagement rings will be shipped in 1-3 weeks, depending on the production schedule of that item. Prior to dispatch of the product(s), Loose Grown Diamond has the right to decline an order at its discretion and for any reason (for example, this may happen for legal or regulatory reasons or for reasons related to availability or stock). To the maximum extent permitted by law, Loose Grown Diamond shall have no liability to you as a result of such refusal of any such order submitted.
If we cannot supply you with the product or service you ordered, we will not process your order and inform you of this in writing (via email) and, if you have already paid for the product, we will refund you in full as soon as reasonably possible, but in any event no later than 14 days after receipt of your payment.
Delivery
Loose Grown Diamond may choose the carriers at its discretion. Delivery charges and timescales vary depending on the type of products ordered, the service you select, and the delivery address.
Please note that certain products and services may be subject to alternative delivery charges, restrictions, and/or timescales. If delivery cannot be made to a customer due to the customer not being present at the address at the time allotted by the carrier or if a customer refuses to accept the products, Loose Grown Diamond reserves the right to deduct the cost for returning products to the Loose Grown Diamond returns center from the customer’s refund for the order.
All risks in the products you order (including the risk of loss and/or damage to the products) shall pass to you when they are delivered to the delivery address specified in your order.
Where the supply of your product(s) or service(s) is delayed or prevented for reasons beyond our control (for example, material shortages, import delays or higher than anticipated demand) we will make every effort to keep you informed but, to the maximum extent permitted by law, shall be under no liability to you for such delay or failure. For the avoidance of doubt, this paragraph does not exclude or effect in any way any statutory right that is afforded to you to cancel an order when a product is delayed or not provided.
Your Right to Cancel and Refunds
You may have cancellation rights governed by local legislation. Nothing in these Terms will affect these statutory rights.
Damaged or Incorrectly Supplied Products
You should check all products you receive against your order. If the products you receive are damaged or incorrectly supplied on delivery then you must note the details of any damage or error in supply on the delivery documentation or if you are unable to view the items on receipt, you must inform us (by sending an email to support@loosegrowndiamond.com) within a reasonable period of time. You must return the products to us as soon as possible after informing us that the products are damaged or have been incorrectly supplied.
Ownership of User Submissions
You represent and warrant that you own or have the necessary rights and permissions to use and authorize Loose Grown Diamond to use all intellectual property rights in and to your User Submissions and to enable inclusion and use thereof as contemplated by the Site and these Terms. You retain all of your ownership rights in and to your User Submissions.
Product Descriptions
Loose Grown Diamond makes all reasonable efforts to display the products listed for sale on its Site as accurately as possible. However, the colors we use, as well as the display and color capabilities of your computer monitor, will affect the colors that you actually see on your screen. Loose Grown Diamond cannot guarantee that your monitor’s display of any product color, texture, or detail will be accurate. In addition, Loose Grown Diamond does not warrant that product description or other content is accurate, complete, reliable current, or error-free. While Loose Grown Diamond makes every effort to ensure that our products are described and priced accurately, in the event that an item is deemed to be priced incorrectly, Loose Grown Diamond reserves the right to refuse sale that item. If the pricing error is discovered after payment has been finalized, Loose Grown Diamond reserves the right to cancel the sale and refund the transaction in full. If a product offered by Loose Grown Diamond is not as described, your sole remedy is to return it in unused condition. All items are subject to availability. We will inform you as soon as possible if the product(s) you have ordered are not available.
Other Sites
The Site contains links to websites that are not maintained by Loose Grown Diamond. We try to include links to only those websites that are in good taste and safe for our visitors, but we are not responsible for the content or accuracy of any websites other than our own and cannot guarantee that such websites will not change without our knowledge. The inclusion of a link in this Site does not imply Loose Grown Diamond’s endorsement of the website. If you decide to use any links to access other websites, you do so at your own risk.
Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability
Nothing in these Terms limits or excludes our liability for any matter that cannot be limited or excluded by applicable law. Nothing in these Terms will affect your statutory rights.
EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THESE TERMS, THE MATERIALS AND INFORMATION PROVIDED BY LOOSE GROWN DIAMOND ON THE SITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. LOOSE GROWN DIAMOND MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF ITS SITE OR THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, OR PRODUCTS INCLUDED ON ITS SITE. YOU AGREE THAT YOUR ACCESS TO, AND USE OF THE SITES IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. LOOSE GROWN DIAMOND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY FOR THE ACCURACY OF, AND YOUR RELIANCE ON, THE TAX-ESTIMATION TOOL AVAILABLE ON LOOSE GROWN DIAMOND’S SITE AND ANY ASPECTS RELATED THERETO. V, ITS AFFILIATES, AND SUPPLIERS DO NOT GUARANTEE OR REPRESENT THAT YOUR USE OF THE TAX-ESTIMATION TOOL WILL SATISFY OR ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH ANY LEGAL OBLIGATIONS OR LAWS OR REGULATIONS. LOOSE GROWN DIAMOND IS NOT IN THE BUSINESS OF PROVIDING LEGAL, FINANCIAL, ACCOUNTING, TAX, OR RELATED ADVICE OR SERVICES. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, LOOSE GROWN DIAMOND DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. LOOSE GROWN DIAMOND DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE, ITS SERVERS, OR EMAIL SENT FROM LOOSE GROWN DIAMOND ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. LOOSE GROWN DIAMOND WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS SITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THESE TERMS, WE EXCLUDE ALL REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, CONDITIONS, AND TERMS (WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED BY STATUTE, COMMON LAW, OR OTHERWISE) TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, QUIET POSSESSION, NON-INFRINGEMENT, TITLE, QUALITY OF SERVICE, OR THAT OTHERWISE ARISE FROM A COURSE OF PERFORMANCE OR DEALING, OR USAGE OF TRADE, ALL OF WHICH ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED BY LOOSE GROWN DIAMOND AND ITS LICENSORS AND SUPPLIERS.
YOU MUST FOLLOW ANY ADVICE OR INSTRUCTIONS WE GIVE YOU TO KEEP THE PRODUCTS WE SUPPLY TO YOU SAFE (INCLUDING ANY INSTRUCTIONS OR PRODUCT MANUALS PROVIDED WITH THE PRODUCTS). WE CAN NOT ACCEPT LIABILITY FOR DAMAGE TO PRODUCTS WE HAVE SUPPLIED WHICH IS CAUSED BY YOUR FAILURE TO FOLLOW THIS ADVICE.
IN ANY EVENT, WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OR LOSSES RELATED TO ANY BUSINESS OF YOURS INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) LOST DATA, LOST PROFITS, LOST REVENUES, OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION. THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF LOOSE GROWN DIAMOND UNDER, OR OTHERWISE IN CONNECTION WITH, THESE TERMS SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT ACTUALLY PAID BY THE CUSTOMER TO LOOSE GROWN DIAMOND UNDER THE PURCHASE ORDER IN WHICH THE LIABILITY AROSE.
THE FOREGOING EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS SHALL APPLY EVEN IF LOOSE GROWN DIAMOND HAS BEEN ADVISED, OR SHOULD HAVE BEEN AWARE, OF THE POSSIBILITY OF LOSSES, DAMAGES, OR COSTS, EVEN IF ANY REMEDY IN THESE TERMS FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE; AND REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OR BASIS OF LIABILITY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION FUNDAMENTAL BREACH, NEGLIGENCE, MISREPRESENTATION, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER CONTRACT OR TORT LIABILITY.
This disclaimer of liability applies to any damages or injury caused by any failure or performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, an act of God, communication line failure, theft or destruction, or unauthorized access to, alteration of, or use of record, whether for breach of contract, tortuous behavior, negligence, or under any other cause of action. You also specifically acknowledge that Loose Grown Diamond is not liable for your defamatory, offensive, infringing, or illegal materials or conduct or that of third parties.
The law of certain States may not allow limitations on warranties or damages as described above. If such law applies to you, some or all of the above disclaimers, exclusions, or warranties may not apply to you and you may have additional rights.
Assignment
You may not assign or sub-contract any of your rights or obligations under these Terms to any third party unless we agree in writing. We may assign, transfer, delegate or sub-contract any of our rights or obligations under these Terms to any third party at our discretion without any restriction of any kind and without your consent. To the maximum extent permitted by law, no third party shall be entitled to enforce any of these Terms.
Applicable Law; General
To the maximum extent permitted by law, you agree that the law of New York State, without regard to principles of conflict of laws, shall govern these Terms and any dispute that may arise between you and Loose Grown Diamond. If any court of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision, or any portion thereof, contained in these Terms is unenforceable in any respect, such provision shall be deemed limited to the extent that such court deems it enforceable, and as so limited shall remain in full force and effect. If such court shall deem any such provision, or portion thereof, wholly unenforceable, the remaining provisions of these Terms shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and Loose Grown Diamond relating to your access to and use of the Site.
The rights and remedies of Loose Grown Diamond set forth in these Terms are not exclusive of, but are cumulative to, any rights or remedies now or subsequently existing at law, in equity, by statute or otherwise.
No relaxation or delay by us in exercising any right or remedy under these Terms shall operate as waiver of that right or remedy or shall affect our ability to subsequently exercise that right or remedy. Any waiver must be agreed by us in writing.
Dispute Resolution
To the maximum extent permitted by law, any dispute arising with respect to this Agreement shall be resolved by negotiation between the parties or, if necessary, by resort to an appropriate federal court located in Surat, India.
Modification
Loose Grown Diamond reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of these Terms at any time. Please check this page periodically for changes. You agree that each time you visit any Site, your visit to and use of such Site will be subject to and bound by the then current version of these Terms.
Payment Terms
(a) Payment Processing: Loose Grown Diamond provides international payment processing and order fulfillment through one of its designated service providers Skrill or PayPal or Klarna or Splitit as the Merchants-of-Record. When placing an order through the Site, your order will be processed using Payment Gateway checkout and payment processing services, and you acknowledge and agree that: (i) your payment transaction will be processed via Payment Gateway, not Loose Grown Diamond, and (ii) upon successful verification and authentication by Payment Gateway of payment information provided by you, Payment Gateway will accept the transaction, and purchase the products from Loose Grown Diamond for the sole purpose of reselling such products to you at a price equal to the amounts presented to and agreed-upon by you. Payment Gateway will provide the merchant or Loose Grown Diamond with its own payment information to purchase the products you have ordered, and Payment Gateway will resell such products to you and bill the payment information you have provided. Payment Gateway acquires flash title to the products when the products exit the jurisdiction of Loose Grown Diamond. After Payment Gateway purchases and takes title to products from Loose Grown Diamond to fulfill an order you have placed, you take title from Payment Gateway before the products enter the jurisdiction that you have designated as your address for delivery. All items purchased from Payment Gateway are made pursuant to a shipment contract. In the event of any disparity or inconsistency between the terms of any shipment contract or order fulfilment terms and these Terms, the terms of these Terms shall prevail to the extent required to resolve the disparity or inconsistency.
(b) Billing: If you provide a credit card as your tender type, your credit card will be billed by Payment Gateway, and charges to your account will be accompanied by the descriptor “Loose Grown Diamond” or “LGD” as applicable, (or such other descriptor as the Payment Gateway may deploy), which denotes the Payment Gateway system, and that the Payment Gateway is the supplier whose products you have purchased through Payment Gateway. If you paid using your PayPal account, charges to your account will be accompanied by the descriptor “Loose Grown Diamond” (or such other descriptor as Payment Gateway may deploy). In either case, you will only be billed after your products have been received, processed and dispatched for delivery by Payment Gateway. In the event of the receipt of any parcel from Loose Grown Diamond containing only part of an order, Payment Gateway will process the products received, and will only bill for an amount commensurate with the price of the products therein, pro-rated amounts for shipping and/or handling, plus any duty, taxes, VAT (unless Payment Gateway and Loose Grown Diamond offered, and you accepted, the option of having your order shipped DAP (‘delivered at place’)). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of an order being fulfilled by Loose Grown Diamond in multiple parcels, unless expressly consented to by you, in no instance will the aggregate amount billed to you by Payment Gateway exceed the total amount presented at the time of order placement by you. If there is a technical error in the Payment Gateway system which processes or accepts a transaction at an exchange rate which is manifestly off-market, that transaction shall be void.
(c) Prices for the products are available at www.loosegrowndiamond.com, but duty charges, VAT, taxes or surcharges levied or charged by the other country in an international order may be applied at the discretion of customs (and these charges differ from country to country and are the customer’s responsibility). Applicable sales taxes will be charged depending on your region. You may pay by PayPal and all major credit cards. The availability of a certain payment method may depend on your geographical location. Loose Grown Diamond may change the prices and the payment methods at any time but this will not affect orders with respect to which we have already sent you a Confirmation Notice.
Customers paying by wire will receive wiring instructions once they have completed the check-out process. We must receive confirmation from our bank that a wire transfer has been completed before items can be shipped. At our sole discretion, we may require bank wire payment for any international order or orders in excess of $20,000.
If you place an order on our Site, then you acknowledge and agree that: (i) Loose Grown Diamond will charge you through the payment method you have selected for your order and such other amounts that may accrue in connection with the order; (ii) that you will provide valid and current information for (a) yourself and (b) if applicable, another person, but only if you have first obtained their express consent or have the relevant rights to do so; (iii) that Loose Grown Diamond may use tools, software or services of payment processors to process transactions on their behalf; and (iv) if your payment is not received by Loose Grown Diamond for any reason from your card issuer, you agree to promptly pay all amounts due upon request.
Date of Last Update of these Terms: March 20, 2023.
Loose Grown Diamond’s web site(s) are operated by Loose Grown Diamond Diamonds, Inc. from its offices in Sheridan, Wyoming. Loose Grown Diamond makes no representations that the contents of any of its web site(s) are appropriate or available for use in other locations. Visitors who choose to access any Loose Grown Diamond web site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with applicable local law.
Once again, we thank you for your interest in Loose Grown Diamond. We hope that your experience at any Loose Grown Diamond web site is enjoyable.
