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Harry Winston Diamond Corporation
Web Site Privacy Policy
Last Updated: November 19, 2007

Harry Winston Diamond Corporation and its affiliated companies (collectively, “Harry Winston Diamond Corporation”) respect the privacy of the visitors to their Web sites (collectively, the “Site”).  This privacy notice (the “Privacy Policy”) describes the types of information collected on the Site, how it is used, and the choices you have regarding how your personal information is used.

You can provide specific information that identifies you by registering with us, sending us an email or ordering information about a product or service.  When you submit such personal information, you consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your information by Harry Winston Diamond Corporation in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy in effect at that time.  Harry Winston Diamond Corporation may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time.  In the event Harry Winston Diamond Corporation makes a material change to this Privacy Policy, it will be posted to the Site.  Harry Winston Diamond Corporation encourages visitors to periodically review this page to ensure familiarity with the most current version of this Privacy Policy.  For your convenience, the date of the last update to this Privacy Policy appears at the top of this document.  Please see the Terms of Use for other terms and conditions governing your use of the Site. 

Information That We Collect and How It is Used by Harry Winston Diamond Corporation
You may visit the Site without disclosing any personally identifiable information.  When you visit the Site, web servers automatically gather information that does not personally identify you, such as information that allows the Site to communicate with your computer during your visit, your IP address, the number of your visits to the Site, and the parts of the Site you select.  This anonymous information is used for statistical purposes to help improve and administer the Site, and for market analysis.

When we do collect personally identifiable information, we will clearly label which information is required for registration (such as your name, address, e-mail address, and telephone number), and which information is optional.  Harry Winston Diamond Corporation will use the information that your provide for the purposes specified during collection, and to communicate with you about additional related matters.  We may also collect additional information that you voluntarily provide to us, such as questionnaire responses and feedback. 

We also use cookies and similar tracking utilities to identify visitors to the Site.  Your browser allows us to place certain information on your computer’s hard drive that identifies the computer you are using.  We may use cookies to personalize our Site.  In general, cookies do not contain personally identifiable information, but if you have provided us with information about you, we may associate the information you have provided to us with cookies or other tracking utilities to offer increased personalization and functionality on the site.

Disclosure of Information
While we may share information with companies that we own or control to contact or send materials to you regarding our products or for marketing purposes, we will take commercially reasonable steps to safeguard the information from unauthorized access.  We may share information with third parties working on our behalf to help us provide products and services, and we use reasonable efforts to ensure that they agree to hold the information in strict confidence and to comply with our privacy policies.  In addition, we provide to third parties aggregate information that does not contain personally identifiable information. 

We also may release your personally identifiable information when we believe, in good faith, that such release is required to:
           (i) comply with any law, regulation, or court order;
           (ii) protect the rights, property or safety of Harry Winston Diamond Corporation, the Site, our users or others; or
           (iii) enforce the Terms of Use. 

Your Privacy Choices
You will be given the opportunity to choose whether your personal information is to be used for a purpose that is different from the purpose originally intended or authorized.

Before we will disclose information to a third party for its commercial use, we will provide you with notice and choice before your personal information is transferred.

Protection of Information
Harry Winston Diamond Corporation takes reasonable measures to protect personal information from loss, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction.  However, Harry Winston Diamond Corporation cautions visitors to its Site that no network, including the Internet, is entirely secure.  Accordingly, Harry Winston Diamond Corporation is not responsible for loss, corruption or unauthorized acquisition of personal information provided to the Site, or for any damages resulting from such loss, corruption or unauthorized acquisition.

Any communication or material you transmit to the Site by electronic mail or otherwise that is not personally identifiable information, will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary by Harry Winston Diamond Corporation.  Such communications or materials include, without limitation, questions or answers, comments, feedback, suggestions, etc.

Updating your Personal Information
You can always contact us in order to change or remove the personal information that you have provided to us by contacting Harry Winston Diamond Corporation’s Privacy Officer at privacyofficer@harrywinston.com.

Business Transfers
As we continue to develop our business, Harry Winston Diamond Corporation might sell web sites, companies or assets.  In such transactions, personally identifiable information generally is one of the transferred assets.  You agree that we may transfer your personal information under these circumstances.

Questions
Questions about this Privacy Policy or practices relating to this Site should be directed to Harry Winston Diamond Corporation’s Privacy Officer at privacyofficer@harrywinston.com If you are not satisfied with our response, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada can be reached at 112 Kent Street, Ottawa, ON K1A 1H3, 1-800-282-1376.