Privacy Policy Statement

This is the Privacy Policy for Golden Spoon Spa. Shopping on-line has changed our lives. At Golden Spoon Spa your trust and satisfaction is of the utmost importance. Because we respect your privacy, we have instituted policies intended to ensure that your personal information is handled in a safe and responsible manner.

We suggest that you review this Privacy Statement periodically as we may update it from time to time. This policy was last revised on November, 2007.

WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?
WHO IS COLLECTING INFORMATION?
HOW DO YOU KNOW YOUR INFORMATION IS SECURE?
HOW CAN YOU UPDATE YOUR INFORMATION?
CHILDREN'S PRIVACY
CONTACT US

Gift Certificate - Terms and Conditions

Golden Spoon Spa is not responsible for lost or stolen Gift Certificates. The validation date guarantees the value of the Gift Certificate.

Purchase

Gift Certificates can only be purchased with a valid credit card; they cannot be purchased with any other form of payment or combined with other gift certificates, discounts or promotional offers. Gift certificates with specified amount reflect U.S. dollars and is not for resale.

Redemption

Gift Certificates CANNOT be redeemed for cash and are for Golden Spoon Spa services only. Gift Certificates cannot be duplicated. Gift Certificates may be transferred or forwarded.

Appointments/Scheduling

To ensure the highest possible quality, all services are by appointment only. For all services we ask that you arrive 10 minutes early to allow preparation time for your service and to ensure that your service begins at the scheduled time.

We understand that sometimes being late is unavoidable, however depending upon the circumstances we may be forced to shorten your service. We try our best to accommodate all of our guests.

We may call you 24 hours prior to your appointment to confirm the exact times and services.


Cancellation/No Show Policy

Treatments you select have been reserved especially for you. Should a change of schedule occur, please notify us 24 hours before any single service and 48 hours before any weekend, multiple and package services or you may incur a 50% charge for the service. No-Shows will be charged the full value of service(s).

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Gift Certificate

Golden Spoon Spa gift certificates and spa packages are an ideal year-around gift for any occasion.

Certificates can be purchased by phone, online or in person; they cannot be combined with other gift certificates, discounts or promotional offers. Our gift certificates are transferable and nonrefundable and may be redeemed for other services from Golden Spoon Spa.

Gift certificates as part of a promotional sale are valid for 3 months from the date of purchase and have no cash value. An additional $25 service fee applies to extend a gift certificate. There is no substitution of treatments with promotional packages.The validation date guarantees the value of the Gift Certificate.

You must bring the certificate with you to receive the treatments. If you arrive without your gift certificate you must pay for your treatments and you will be reimbursed once we receive it.

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Payment

We accept Visa, Discover, American Express, Personal Check & Cash (our favorite).

All prices are subject to change without notice.

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Gratuities

Gratuities are not included in the price of any service or spa package. A customary gratuity is considered an average of 20% of the service price, gratuity envelopes are available at the front desk when you check out.

Gratuities can also be included when purchasing a gift certificate for a service(s).

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What Information Do We Collect?

Every time you visit our Web site, our Web server automatically collects the following non-personally identifiable information: your Internet service provider’s address; and, information on the pages you access on our site.

We also collect personally identifiable information that you volunteer, such as survey information and information you provide when you make a purchase, register your e-mail address or sign-up for sweepstakes or contests.

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How Do We Use Your Information?

The information we collect is used:

  • for internal review
  • to improve the content and layout of our Web site
  • to notify you about updates to our Web site
  • to contact you for marketing purposes
  • in some instances, shared with other organizations for marketing purposes

When you supply us with personal information on-line to request a catalog or order a product, the information you provide will be added to our customer file. You may receive periodic mailings or telephone contact from us with information on new products and services, discounts, special promotions or upcoming events that we offer.

When you supply us with your e-mail address in order to make a purchase, we send you confirmation through e-mail.

We may send you e-mail with information on new products and services, discounts, special promotions or upcoming events that we offer. If you do not wish to receive such e-mail in the future, please state so in a reply e-mail you receive from us.

We may provide your name and address (but not your e-mail address) to a select group of companies whose products you may find of interest. If you do not want us to share this information with these companies, we can put you on our "do-not-share" list. Please e-mail us if you do not want us to share this information.

In some instances, we use third party vendors to help us in providing our products and services to you. Some of these vendors are given access to some or all of the information you provide to us, including your e-mail address, and may use cookies on our behalf. These vendors are contractually restricted from using your information in any manner, other than in helping us to provide you with the products and services available on our site.

We may share information with governmental agencies or other companies assisting us in fraud prevention or investigation. We may do so when: (1) permitted or required by law; or, (2) trying to protect against or prevent actual or potential fraud or unauthorized transactions; or, (3) investigating fraud which has already taken place. The information is not provided to these companies for marketing purposes.

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Who Is Collecting Information?

When you are on our site and are asked for personal information, you are sharing that information with us alone (or one of our third party vendors), unless it is specifically stated otherwise.

If you make a purchase from a Merchant Site with a link originating from the Golden Spoon Spa site the information you provide to that Merchant, and any other information you give such as your credit card number and contact information, is provided to the Merchant and not to the Golden Spoon Spa. Providing this information to the Merchant enables the transaction to take place. However, you should know that the Merchant may, if you do not advise them to the contrary, share your name and postal and email addresses with third parties, including The Golden Spoon Spa.

Merchants on the Golden Spoon Spa site have separate privacy and data collection practices. We have no control over and therefore no responsibility or liability for these independent policies. For a complete listing of the Golden Spoon Spa Merchants see the homepage.

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How Do You Know Your Information Is Secure?

When you see either a solid key icon or a locked padlock icon at the lower portion of your browser window, then your site is secured through Secure Sockets Layer. We always use industry-standard encryption technologies when transferring and receiving your information on our site. If you do not see one of these icons, please contact your Internet service provider. We have appropriate security measures in place in our facilities to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of information that we have collected from you at our site so you can feel comfortable and secure.

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How Can You Update Your Information?

We will provide you access to the following information if you send us an e-mail, call us or write to us:

  • financial information (such as credit card account information)
  • unique identifier information (customer number or password)
  • transaction information (dates on which you made purchases, amounts and types of purchases)
  • contact information (name, address, phone number)

We will evaluate each request and reply in an appropriate manner and form of communication that ensures the security of the information you have requested. Click Here for Contact Information.

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Children's Privacy

The Golden Spoon Spa does not seek to solicit information from anyone under the age of thirteen (a "Child"). If a Child submits information to us through any part of our Web site, and we know that the person submitting the information is a Child, we delete the information as soon as we discover it and do not use it for any purpose, nor do we disclose it to third parties.

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Contact Us

To contact us for any reason, including a request to be added to or taken off a list, or if you have any concerns or questions, please contact us:

BY MAIL:
Golden Spoon Spa
Double Tree Hotel Pittsburgh
One Bigelow Square, Suite 713
Pittsburgh, PA 15219

BY PHONE:
(412) 201-1784

BY E-MAIL:
concierge@goldenspoonspa.com

Special Note: When you contact us, please provide us with your exact name and address as it appears on correspondence you have received from us.

If you feel that this site is not following its stated information privacy policy, you may contact us at the above address(es) or phone number.

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