The Privacy Policy

Consent and Collection

This privacy notice, updated 09/01/2024 for akroagatemarbles.com (“we,” “us,” or “our”), describes how and why we might collect, store, and process your information when you use our (“services”) Book Store, to initiate or make a purchase through this website or any website of ours that links to this notice.  We take our privacy and yours very seriously.  The most important points are outlined below.

Getting Updates

By adding your name and email address on the ‘Book Store’ page of this website (for example), or in any part of this website or affiliated websites in order to receive updates from us in any regard, your name, email and any other requested information you provide will be added to a database maintained by us and stored securely on the hosting server we employ.  This is the only personal information we collect from you and we do so in order to contact you with updates etcetera.  You are not obligated to ‘Sign Up’.

Opting Out:  If you have previously signed up and wish to be removed and not receive email from akroagatemarbles.com, please send a request to [email protected] with the subject ‘Remove Me’ and the email address you wish to have removed.

Prize Name Specials

Moss Agate Spiral Specials
Sizes pictured: #0 (5/8) and #1 (11/16)
Collector name: UV lemonade based corkscrews

The bookend examples display a unique, moss base glass similar to the 'lemonade' moss base of the center marble, but are characterized by a bright green tinted base glass.

Website Statistics

Akroagatemarbles collects statistical information about visitors to this website.  Resources including Google Analytics are employed to gather demographic information and other factors including your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our website(s), and other technical information. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our website, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.  There is no collection of personally-identifying information.  To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics, visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Cookies:  A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s device.  Each time that visitor returns using the same device (web browser), the stored cookie provides the previously gathered information to the website server, which in turn makes adjustments to provide the best user experience.  Akroagatemarbles.com uses cookies to help  identify and track visitors, their usage of this website, and their website access preferences. Visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their devices should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using the akroagatemarbles.com website, with the drawback that certain features of the website may not function properly without the aid of cookies, in particular, the ordering process for the book, ‘The History of Akro Agate Marbles’.

External links: Share links provided for Facebook, X or Linked In each have their own standards and policies which Akroagatemarbles.com adheres to but does not control.  These policies can be read by visiting the respective pages listed here:

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No. 236 Akro Agate Popeye Gift Set

No. 236 Popeye Gift Box Set
Contents: 36 #0 (5/8) Trionyx Spirals

Ordering and Payments

Akroagatemarbles.com will not be collecting or storing any financial information.  In order to make purchases from this website, the  necessary data you will need to enter will be processed along with your payment information through Gravity Forms securely linked to the Akro Agate Marbles PayPal account.  For example, credit or debit card information or other online payment methods, such as Venmo (owned by Paypal) will be handled directly by PayPal on their servers whether or not you personally have a PayPal account.  Your order details, including your mailing address, payment receipt(s) and tracking number(s) will also be stored with PayPal/ShipStation allowing you access at any time.  You can view their privacy notice link(s) here: paypal.com/us/legalhub/privacy-full

Specific questions can be sent to [email protected]

Akro Agate #300 Style Stained Glass Gift Box Set

No. 300 Style Stained Glass Gift Box Set
Contents: 5 #6 (1"), 6 #2 (3/4), 100 #0 (5/8)

Featured Akro Agates

Moss Agates
Sizes pictured: #1 (11/16) and #2 (3/4)
Collector name: Leopard

Special note: Moss Agate ‘Leopards’ are dug marbles having been discarded for what Akro considered flawed glass, the spots and divots,  which actually give the marbles character and are the basis for the collector name.