PRIVACY POLICY

Last Updated: August 22, 2026

This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and disclose your personal information when you visit our website, purchase original art, or click through to our partner workshops.

  1. PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT
    We collect information directly from you and automatically through your interaction with our website:

  • Purchase & Transaction Information: When you buy artwork, we collect your name, billing address, shipping address, email address, phone number, and transaction details necessary to process your order and calculate applicable state sales tax. Payments are processed securely via Squarespace and its integrated payment system. We do not view or store your raw credit card numbers.

  • Device & Usage Data: Our website may automatically collect certain information via cookies and analytics tools, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, and pages you visit.

2. THIRD-PARTY WORKSHOP LINKS
Our website provides links to external hosting organizations that manage and register attendees for workshops by White Trillium Studio. When you click these links, you leave our website. We do not collect, process, or store your registration data or payment details for those external workshops. Any information you provide through those external sites is subject to the privacy policy and terms of the applicable organization, not this Privacy Policy.

3. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
We use the personal information we collect to operate our art business, including to:

  • Fulfill, package, and ship your original artwork purchases;

  • Calculate, record, and remit appropriate Michigan state sales tax on purchases;

  • Communicate with you regarding your order status, shipping updates, or customer service inquiries;

  • Help screen orders for potential fraud or other payment-related risks.

4.  SHARING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
We share your personal information with trusted third-party service providers to help us run our business:

  • Squarespace: We use Squarespace to host our website, run our integrated checkout, and power our online store storefront.

  • Payment Processors: Squarespace securely processes your transactions through integrated payment gateways.

  • Shipping Carriers: We share your delivery details with shipping carriers (such as USPS, UPS, or FedEx) to deliver your artwork safely.

  • Legal and Tax Compliance: We may share information when required to comply with applicable laws, respond to a lawful legal requests, meet tax and regulatory obligations, or protect our business rights.

5. COOKIES AND TRACKING
Our website uses necessary cookies and similar technologies to operate effectively, maintain your shopping cart, and process transactions. We many also use analytics and performance cookies to understand how visitors use our website. Where available, you can manage non-essential cookies through our cookie settings or your browser settings.

6. DATA RETENTION
We retain order and contact information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill orders, maintain business and tax records, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. When information is no longer needed for these purposes, we may securely delete or anonymize it.

7. YOUR RIGHTS AND CHOICES
If you have questions about your personal information, or would like to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your contact information, please contact us using the information below. We may retain information when required for legal, tax, accounting, or other legitimate business purposes.

8. CONTACT US
For more information about our privacy practices, please contact us at:
WhiteTrilliumMary@gmail.com