Last updated March 2026.
This privacy policy applies to www.sheilagticen.com, a website which acts as an online portfolio and sales site for Sheila G. Ticen. This policy outlines how your Personally Identifiable Information is used on this website. This information can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a person or to identify an individual in context. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully to understand how we collect, use, protect, or otherwise handle your personal information.
Personal Information Collected
Where appropriate you may be asked to enter your name, email address, mailing address, credit card information, or other details to help you with your experience. Information is collected from you when you place an order, subscribe to the newsletter, browse the website, or enter information on the site using a contact form.
Use of Your Information
Information collected or provided by you may be used in the following ways:
• To personalize your experience and to allow us to deliver the type of content and product offerings in which you are more interested.
• To improve the website in order to better serve you.
• To send information, and respond to inquiries and/or other requests or questions.
• To process orders and to send information and updates pertaining to orders.
• To communicate via the newsletter as agreed/with consent.
Email addresses
We agree to:
• not use false or misleading subjects or email addresses.
• honor opt-out/unsubscribe requests in a timely manner.
Protecting Your Information
The website is scanned on a regular basis for security holes and other vulnerabilities in order to make your visit as safe as possible. Your personal information is contained behind secured networks. All credit and sensitive information that you supply is encrypted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology. When placing an order, all transactions are processed through a gateway provider (PayPal or Stripe) and are not stored or processed on our servers.
retention of Your Information
Customer purchase records are kept for a minimum of 6 years to comply with legal requirements.
Cookies
Cookies are used on this website. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your web browser, when allowed, that enables the website or service provider to recognize your browser and remember certain information, like your preferences from previous or current visits. Cookies also help us to compile aggregate data about site traffic and interaction so that we can create a better site experience in the future.
While You Are Here
While you visit this website, we’ll track:
• products viewed so that we can show you products you’ve recently viewed.
• your location, IP address, and browser type so that we can estimate taxes and shipping.
• your shipping address, when entered, so that we can fulfill your order.
You can control cookie preferences through your own browser settings.
Disabled Cookies
Should you disable cookies in your browser settings, some features of the website will not function.
Third-party Disclosure
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your Personally Identifiable Information to outside parties.
Third-Party Links
Occasionally we may include or offer third-party products or services on the website. These third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies; we therefore do not have responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. We seek to protect the integrity of this website and welcome any feedback about these sites.
Payment Processors
Payments on this website are accepted through PayPal and Stripe. When processing payments, some of your data will be passed to PayPal or Stripe, including information required to process or support the payment (purchase total, billing information, etc). Please see the corresponding policy for more details.
Google Analytics cookies are used to help us understand how visitors use the website. You can read more on Google’s policy here. We utilize Google reCaptcha to protect our website from spam, fraud, and abuse from automated bots. You can read more on Google’s data processing and security obligations here.
Third-Party Behavioral Tracking
We do not allow third-party behavioral tracking, such as Facebook, as we do not find this ethical for purposes beyond analytics, which help tailor the website to your usage.
We do not specifically market to children under the age of 13 years. If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy, please contact me.
