Terms of Use

Site Purpose and Nature of Content

Gemstone Rush exists to inform, not to prescribe. Every page on this site is educational reference material. Content covers mineralogy, gemology, cultural tradition, historical use, crystal care, and purchasing guidance for gemstones and related items sold in the US market.

This site is not a licensed gemological laboratory, medical clinic, financial advisor, or legal practice. Nothing you read here should be treated as a professional opinion in any of those fields. For gemstone authentication, consult a Gemological Institute of America (GIA) or American Gem Society (AGS) certified gemologist. For medical, legal, or financial decisions, consult the appropriate licensed professional.

Ownership of Content

All editorial text written for Gemstone Rush — including stone profiles, hub articles, buying guides, care instructions, and this and all other policy pages — is the intellectual property of Gemstone Rush and its editors. This content is protected by US copyright law.

Images used on this site are drawn from multiple sources. Images sourced from Wikimedia Commons carry Creative Commons or public domain licenses, which are noted in the image caption and in the image file metadata. Original photography commissioned or taken by the Gemstone Rush editorial team is our property. Reproduction of any image without confirming the applicable license is at the reproducer's risk.

Permitted Uses

We welcome readers sharing, linking, and referencing our content. Permitted uses include the following.

• Reading, bookmarking, and sharing links to pages on this site on social media, in email, or in other publications.
• Quoting short excerpts (one to three sentences) in reviews, academic work, blog posts, or social content, provided the quote is attributed to Gemstone Rush with a hyperlink to the source page.
• Linking to any page on this site from any other site without prior permission. We ask only that the link text not misrepresent the content.
• Printing individual pages for personal, non-commercial reference.

Prohibited Uses

The following uses are not permitted without written permission from the editorial team.

• Reproducing full articles or substantial portions of articles on another website, in a printed publication, or in any commercial product.
• Automated scraping of the site's content using crawlers, bots, or scripts for the purpose of creating a competing database or derivative work.
• Rehosting or mirroring the site's editorial material on another domain.
• Framing or embedding pages in a way that removes or obscures the site's branding or editorial context.
• Using the site's content in training datasets for machine learning models without explicit written permission.
• Misrepresenting the source of content from this site or removing attribution.

Accuracy and Editorial Standards

• Scientific and mineralogical claims are ranged and sourced. Where a property varies by variety, origin, or treatment, that variation is noted.
• Metaphysical and spiritual claims are framed as tradition, cultural practice, or reader-reported experience. They are never presented as established medical or scientific fact.
• We correct errors when we find them or when readers bring them to our attention. Corrections are made in place; we do not append correction notices unless the error was significant.
• Use of the site is at the reader's own discretion. Gemstone Rush is not liable for purchasing decisions, care decisions, or any other action taken in reliance on content read here.

Affiliate Links and Commercial Relationships

This site participates in affiliate programs. Some links on our pages are affiliate links that pay us a commission if the reader makes a qualifying purchase. The price to the reader is the same whether they arrive through our affiliate link or directly. We do not receive products, free stones, or other compensation in exchange for editorial coverage.

Affiliate links on this site carry the HTML attribute rel="nofollow sponsored" so that search engines can identify them as commercial links. The affiliate disclosure page describes every partner program we participate in and the editorial rules we follow to keep commerce from shaping coverage.

Clicking an affiliate link takes you to a third-party website whose own terms of service, privacy policy, and return policies govern that visit and any transaction. We are not a party to the transaction between the reader and the retailer and bear no responsibility for the outcome.

Third-Party Sites and Links

Gemstone Rush links to third-party sites for reference, further reading, and commerce. These include sources such as the Smithsonian National Gem and Mineral Collection, the Gemological Institute of America, Britannica, and affiliate retailer partners.

We do not control third-party sites, do not endorse everything published on them, and are not responsible for their content, accuracy, practices, or policies. A link from this site is an invitation to read further, not a certification that the linked site meets any particular standard. The inclusion of a link to a third-party site on a reference page does not imply a commercial relationship unless that link is identified as an affiliate link.

User Conduct

Gemstone Rush does not run user accounts, comments sections, or community forums. There is no user-generated content to moderate on the site itself. Readers who contact the editorial team via email or the contact form agree to communicate without abuse, threats, harassment, or spam.

Messages that are abusive or threatening will not receive a response and may be blocked. Where conduct rises to the level of harassment or threat, it may be reported to appropriate authorities.

DMCA and Copyright Notices

Gemstone Rush respects intellectual property rights and expects others to do the same. The site uses public domain and Creative Commons licensed images from Wikimedia Commons, with attribution preserved in captions and image metadata. Original editorial text is our property.

If you believe content on this site infringes your copyright, you may send a written notice under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) to: the contact form on the Contact page. To be valid, your notice must include all of the following.

1. Identification of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed.
2. The exact URL of the page on this site where the allegedly infringing material appears.
3. Your name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
4. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use of the material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
5. A statement made under penalty of perjury that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.
6. Your physical or electronic signature.

We will review valid DMCA notices promptly and remove or disable access to the allegedly infringing material while the matter is investigated. Repeat infringers may have their access to the site blocked.

If you believe material was removed in error, you may submit a DMCA counter-notification. Counter-notifications must include your name, address, phone number, a statement under penalty of perjury that the material was removed by mistake or misidentification, your consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for your district, and your physical or electronic signature.

Disclaimer of Warranties

The site is provided on an as-is and as-available basis. We make no warranty — express or implied — that the site will be continuously available, error-free, or free of viruses or other harmful components. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any specific information on the site, nor that any specific result will follow from reading it.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, we disclaim all implied warranties, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Gemstone Rush, its editors, contributors, and hosting providers are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages arising from your use of or inability to use this site, including but not limited to loss of data, loss of revenue, or damages resulting from reliance on content published here.

Where a jurisdiction does not permit the limitation or exclusion of liability for certain types of damages, our liability in that jurisdiction is limited to the maximum extent the law allows. In no event does our total liability exceed one hundred US dollars (USD 100).

Indemnification

By using this site, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Gemstone Rush and its editors from any claim, liability, damage, loss, or expense (including reasonable legal fees) arising from your violation of these terms, your use of the site, or your infringement of any third party's rights.

Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

These terms are governed by the laws of the United States and the state in which the site is published, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any dispute arising from these terms or your use of the site that cannot be resolved informally shall be submitted to binding arbitration administered by a recognized US arbitration service under its consumer arbitration rules, unless applicable law prohibits mandatory arbitration of your claim.

If arbitration is not permitted for your claim under applicable law, you agree that any legal proceeding will be brought in the federal or state courts of competent jurisdiction in the United States, and you consent to personal jurisdiction in those courts.

Nothing in this section prevents either party from seeking emergency injunctive or other equitable relief from a court of competent jurisdiction where such relief is necessary to prevent irreparable harm pending arbitration.

Changes to These Terms

We may update these terms from time to time. The version on this page is always the current version. Continued use of the site after an update constitutes acceptance of the updated terms. We do not send notification emails when these terms are revised, so we encourage periodic review.

Contact

Questions about these terms, permission requests for content use, or DMCA notices may be directed to the contact form on the Contact page. For general editorial or reader questions, use the contact form on the Contact page.