Privacy policy

Last updated: June 10, 2026

This Privacy Policy applies to the Artolia Studio online store and website, including related content, products, services, and customer communications.

Artolia Studio is an online storefront operated by Golden Peasant, a registered trade name of a Maryland sole proprietorship. In this Privacy Policy, “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to the operator of the Artolia Studio online store.

Artolia Studio is powered by Shopify, which helps us provide our online store, process orders, accept payments, and manage customer transactions.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By visiting our website, using our services, making a purchase, or contacting us, you acknowledge that you have read and understand how we collect, use, and disclose information as described in this Privacy Policy.

Personal Information We Collect

When we use the term “personal information,” we mean information that identifies you or can reasonably be linked to you. The personal information we collect depends on how you interact with our website and services.

We may collect the following types of personal information:

Contact information, including your name, billing address, shipping address, email address, and phone number.
Order and transaction information, including the products you view, add to your cart, purchase, return, exchange, or cancel.
Payment and billing information, including payment method details, payment confirmation, billing details, and transaction information. Payment information is processed by Shopify and/or third-party payment processors. We do not intentionally collect or store full credit card numbers through our website.
Account information, if you create an account, including your username, password, preferences, and account settings.
Communications with us, including information you provide when contacting us for customer support, order questions, returns, damaged items, or other inquiries.
Device and usage information, including your IP address, browser type, device information, network information, and information about how you interact with our website.
Cookie and tracking information, including information collected through cookies, pixels, analytics tools, and similar technologies.

How We Collect Personal Information

We may collect personal information from the following sources:

Directly from you, such as when you place an order, create an account, contact us, sign up for emails, or otherwise provide information to us.
Automatically through our website, including through cookies, analytics tools, and similar technologies.
From Shopify and service providers who help operate our website, process payments, fulfill orders, ship products, provide customer support, prevent fraud, or analyze website performance.
From marketing or advertising partners, if we use advertising or analytics tools connected to our store.

How We Use Personal Information

We may use your personal information for the following purposes:

Providing and Improving Our Services

We use personal information to operate our store, process payments, fulfill orders, arrange shipping, provide customer support, manage returns or exchanges, communicate about your order, and improve the shopping experience.

Order Fulfillment

We use your personal information to process and ship orders, confirm payment, provide order updates, handle damaged or incorrect orders, manage cancellations, and respond to return or refund requests.

Customer Support

We use personal information to respond to your questions, messages, requests, complaints, or other communications.

Marketing and Advertising

If you sign up for marketing emails or interact with our website, we may use your information to send promotional emails, recommend products, or show advertisements. You may unsubscribe from promotional emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link in the email.

We do not send marketing text messages unless you separately consent to receive them.

Security and Fraud Prevention

We use personal information to help protect our website, customers, and business, including to detect, investigate, or prevent fraud, unauthorized transactions, security incidents, or other harmful activity.

Legal and Business Purposes

We may use personal information to comply with applicable laws, respond to lawful requests, enforce our policies, resolve disputes, protect our rights, or maintain business records.

How We Disclose Personal Information

We may disclose personal information when necessary to operate our store and provide services to you. This may include sharing information with:

Shopify, which hosts and powers our online store.
Payment processors, to securely process payments.
Shipping carriers and fulfillment providers, to deliver orders.
Service providers who help with website hosting, customer support, fraud prevention, analytics, marketing, email communication, or other business operations.
Legal, government, or regulatory authorities when required by law or necessary to protect our rights.
Business successors if our store or business is transferred, sold, reorganized, or otherwise involved in a business transaction.

We do not sell your personal information for money.

Depending on where you live, some privacy laws may define certain advertising or analytics activity as “sharing” or “selling” personal information. Where required by law, you may have the right to opt out of these activities.

Shopify

Our store is powered by Shopify. Shopify collects and processes personal information as needed to provide the platform, checkout, payment processing, fraud prevention, analytics, and related services.

Information you provide through our website may be shared with Shopify and with third-party service providers that help Shopify provide its services. Shopify may process your information in countries other than where you live.

To learn more about how Shopify uses personal information, you can review Shopify’s Consumer Privacy Policy at:

https://privacy.shopify.com/en

Depending on where you live, you may also be able to exercise certain privacy rights directly through Shopify’s privacy portal.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We and our service providers may use cookies, pixels, analytics tools, and similar technologies to operate our website, remember preferences, understand how visitors use the site, improve our services, prevent fraud, and support marketing or advertising.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect certain website features, including checkout or account functions.

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to opt out of certain targeted advertising or tracking activities.

Third-Party Websites and Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, platforms, or services that we do not control. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, content, or policies of third-party websites.

If you click on a third-party link, you should review that website’s privacy policy and terms before providing personal information.

Children’s Privacy

Our website and services are not intended for children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of majority in their jurisdiction.

If you are a parent or guardian and believe a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us so we can review and delete the information if required.

We do not knowingly sell or share personal information of individuals under 16 years old.

Security

We use Shopify and other service providers to help operate our store securely. However, no website, payment system, or method of electronic transmission is completely secure.

We cannot guarantee perfect security. Please do not send sensitive or confidential information to us through unsecured communication channels.

Retention of Information

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide our services, fulfill orders, maintain business records, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, prevent fraud, and enforce our policies.

The length of time we keep information may vary depending on the type of information and the reason it was collected.

Your Rights and Choices

Depending on where you live, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. These rights may include:

The right to request access to personal information we maintain about you.
The right to request correction of inaccurate personal information.
The right to request deletion of personal information.
The right to request a copy of your personal information.
The right to opt out of certain marketing communications.
The right to opt out of certain targeted advertising or data sharing, where applicable.

These rights are not absolute and may apply only in certain circumstances. We may decline a request when permitted or required by law, such as when we need to keep information for legal, tax, fraud prevention, order fulfillment, dispute resolution, or business record purposes.

To exercise any available privacy rights, please contact us at:

artoliastudio@gmail.com

We may need to verify your identity before processing your request.

Marketing Emails

If you subscribe to our email list or otherwise agree to receive promotional emails, we may send you marketing communications.

You can unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe link included in our emails.

Even if you unsubscribe from marketing emails, we may still send non-promotional messages related to your orders, account, customer service requests, returns, refunds, or other transactions.

International Transfers

Because our store is powered by Shopify and other service providers, your personal information may be processed or stored in countries other than where you live.

By using our website or placing an order, you understand that your information may be transferred, stored, or processed outside of your state, province, or country.

Complaints

If you have concerns about how we handle your personal information, please contact us at:

artoliastudio@gmail.com

Depending on where you live, you may also have the right to contact your local privacy or data protection authority.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our practices, services, technology, legal requirements, or business operations.

When we update this Privacy Policy, we will revise the “Last updated” date at the top of this page.