MyPiece is a static editorial site. There are no accounts to create and nothing to log in to, so we collect very little. This explains what little there is.
Because MyPiece has no accounts, listings, or user submissions, the information involved is limited to:
We don't sell your personal information, and we don't build user profiles.
We use third-party advertising, including Google AdSense, to support the site. These vendors may use cookies, device identifiers, and similar technologies to collect information from your device in order to serve ads and measure their performance, sometimes based on your visits to this and other sites.
Google's use of advertising cookies is described on its How Google uses data page. You can opt out of personalised advertising through Google Ads Settings, the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out, or your browser's cookie controls. Opting out stops personalised ads, not all ads.
Analytics. We use Google Analytics 4 in advanced Consent Mode to understand which pages are read and how the site performs. In the EEA, United Kingdom, and Switzerland, analytics storage is denied before you choose. Google may receive limited cookieless pings in that state, but it may not use Analytics cookies. Granting analytics storage allows GA4 to set cookies and send fuller measurement. In regions where that consent message does not apply, GA4 may use analytics storage for ordinary measurement. We keep it to plain measurement — Google Signals is disabled. We also use Vercel Web Analytics and Speed Insights (see section 5). Vercel states that Web Analytics stores anonymized aggregate data and does not use cookies.
Maps. Some pages — the Atlas map and the birthstones globe — load interactive maps from Mapbox. When a map loads, your browser contacts Mapbox directly, and Mapbox processes technical data such as your IP address and your interactions with the map in order to serve the map tiles, under its own privacy terms. Pages without a map never contact Mapbox.
Affiliate links. The district, birthstone, and jewellery-care shelves carry direct Amazon affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. If you click one, your browser leaves MyPiece and contacts Amazon, which may set cookies or collect data to attribute a resulting purchase and pay us a commission. That click-out is governed by Amazon's privacy notice. MyPiece may also record an anonymous affiliate-click event containing the page family, shelf ID, selection ID, and ASIN, subject to your analytics consent where required. We do not send the full affiliate URL, product title, or personal data in that event, and we never receive your payment details or learn what you bought.
MyPiece is hosted on Vercel, which provides global delivery, caching, and security. In the course of serving the site, Vercel processes technical data such as IP addresses and request logs in line with its own privacy terms.
We don't sell your personal information. We share data only:
We take reasonable measures to protect the limited data involved. No method of transmission or storage is ever completely secure, so we can't guarantee absolute security.
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct, or delete personal information we hold, or to opt out of marketing. Since we hold little more than emails you've sent us, exercising these is usually straightforward — just write to us.
MyPiece isn't directed at children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect their personal data.
MyPiece is an editorial directory: we research carefully and cite our sources, but details about real places and businesses change, and some information may be incomplete or out of date. Always verify specifics — hours, prices, availability — directly with the business before relying on them.
The "What stone is this?" tool sends the photo you choose to Google's Gemini API to generate a result. The image is downscaled on your own device first — which strips its EXIF metadata, including any GPS/location — then sent for that single request, processed transiently, and not stored by us. Google's handling of data sent to its AI services is governed by Google's privacy policy.
Example reference images shown with a result are loaded from Wikimedia Commons; when they load, your browser contacts Wikimedia directly. The tool creates no account, profile, or saved history.
We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we'll change the "Updated" date at the top of the page.
Questions about this policy or your information? Email mypiecedirect@gmail.com.
See also: Terms of Use