---
title: "Terms of Use"
description: "The terms for using Learn About Pearls: what the site is and isn't, how you may quote and reuse it, the messages you send, and links to other sites."
canonical_url: "https://learnaboutpearls.com/terms/"
last_updated: "2026-11-04"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-27"
reviewed_by: "Simon"
publisher: "Unique Pearl"
publisher_disclosure: "Learn About Pearls is published by Unique Pearl, a pearl jeweler."
---
# Terms of Use

Draft for review. These terms are waiting for a lawyer’s read, and clauses such as warranties and governing law will be added then.

Learn About Pearls is published by Unique Pearl, a pearl jeweler based in Great Neck, New York. By using the site, you agree to these terms.

## What Learn About Pearls is

Learn About Pearls is a general reference on pearls, free to read. Its pages explain what the cited sources say. They aren’t an appraisal, grading, identification or valuation of any particular pearl or piece of jewelry, and they aren’t legal or financial advice. Only a gemological laboratory that examines a pearl can say for certain what it is.

Every claim is checked against its source, and mistakes are fixed and listed on the [corrections page](https://learnaboutpearls.com/corrections/). Sources can still be wrong or change, so please check anything important against the sources each page cites.

## Quoting and reuse

You may quote Learn About Pearls with attribution and a link to the page. Apart from quotation, the text is © Unique Pearl. The [datasets](https://learnaboutpearls.com/data/) are licensed CC BY 4.0, and each photo carries its own license in its caption. [How to cite and reuse](https://learnaboutpearls.com/cite/) gives the details.

## Messages you send

When you send a question or a suggested correction, you let us use it to answer you, to improve the site and, if you agreed, to publish a reworded version with an answer. The [privacy policy](https://learnaboutpearls.com/privacy/) explains how messages are handled. Please don’t send anything you wouldn’t want the editors to read.

## Links to other sites

Pages link to their sources and to other websites. Those sites have their own terms and policies, and Learn About Pearls isn’t responsible for them.

## Changes to these terms

If these terms change, the new version appears here, with its date at the end of the page.

**Written by:** Learn About Pearls editors

**Fact-checked:** Learn About Pearls editors, October 27, 2026

**Reviewed by:** Simon, October 27, 2026

**First published:** November 4, 2026

**Publisher:** [Unique Pearl](https://learnaboutpearls.com/about/), a pearl jeweler

**Revision history**

1. November 4, 2026: First published. First published

**How to cite this page**

**APA:** Learn About Pearls editors. (2026). _Terms of Use_. Learn About Pearls. https://learnaboutpearls.com/terms/

**MLA:** “Terms of Use.” _Learn About Pearls_, Unique Pearl, November 4, 2026, learnaboutpearls.com/terms/.

**Chicago:** Learn About Pearls editors. “Terms of Use.” Learn About Pearls. Unique Pearl. Last modified November 4, 2026. https://learnaboutpearls.com/terms/.

**BibTeX:** `@misc{lap-terms, title = {Terms of Use}, author = {{Learn About Pearls editors}}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {\url{https://learnaboutpearls.com/terms/}}, note = {Learn About Pearls, published by Unique Pearl}}`

Quoting with attribution and a link is welcome. See [how to cite and reuse](https://learnaboutpearls.com/cite/).

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