Privacy policy
Last updated: April 21, 2026
Your privacy matters to the studio.
When you browse the website, contact Marie Thüler, place an order, or request information about an artwork or commission, certain personal information may be collected in order to respond to your inquiry, process your order, arrange delivery, and provide a thoughtful client experience. This Privacy Policy explains, in a clear and transparent way, what information may be collected, how it may be used, and the choices available to you.
By using this website and related services, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy.
1. Who we are
This website is operated by Marie Thüler ART.
Website: mariethuler.ch
Email: admin@mariethuler.ch
For the purposes of applicable data protection laws, Marie Thüler ART is the controller of the personal information collected through this website, unless otherwise stated.
2. Information we may collect
Depending on how you interact with the website, we may collect the following categories of information:
Information you provide directly
- Your name
- Your email address
- Your telephone number, where provided
- Billing and shipping address
- Order details
- Messages sent through the contact form or by email
- Information you choose to share regarding a commission request, delivery inquiry, or collector assistance
Information collected automatically
- IP address
- Browser and device information
- Pages viewed and interactions on the website
- Referral source
- Cookies and similar technologies used to support website functionality, analytics, and, where applicable, marketing
Information from third parties
- Payment and checkout providers
- Shipping or fulfillment partners
- Shopify and related technical service providers
- Analytics or marketing tools, where enabled
3. How we use your information
We may use your personal information to:
- process and fulfill orders
- arrange shipping and delivery
- respond to inquiries and provide collector support
- communicate regarding commissions, available works, or services
- send transactional emails, including order confirmations and delivery updates
- improve the website, user experience, and services
- maintain website security and prevent misuse or fraud
- comply with legal and regulatory obligations
- send occasional marketing communications, where you have subscribed or where permitted by applicable law
4. Legal bases for processing
Where applicable under the GDPR or similar laws, we process personal information on one or more of the following bases:
- the performance of a contract or steps taken at your request before entering into a contract
- compliance with legal obligations
- the studio’s legitimate interests, such as operating, securing, and improving the website and responding to inquiries
- your consent, where required, including for certain marketing communications or optional cookies
5. Cookies and similar technologies
The website may use cookies and similar technologies to ensure proper functionality, remember preferences, understand how visitors use the site, and improve performance.
Some cookies are essential to the operation of the website. Others may be used for analytics or, where enabled, marketing purposes.
You may manage cookie preferences through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.
6. How we may share personal information
Your personal information may be shared only where reasonably necessary, including with:
- Shopify and technical service providers supporting the website
- payment processors and checkout providers
- shipping, logistics, or fulfillment partners
- analytics or marketing providers, where such tools are in use
- professional advisers or authorities where required by law
- third parties where you have given consent or where sharing is necessary to fulfill your request
We do not sell your personal information in the ordinary sense of the term. However, certain privacy laws may define some forms of advertising or analytics activity as “sharing” or “sale.” If such laws apply, your rights under those laws remain respected.
7. International data transfers
Because certain service providers may operate internationally, your personal information may be processed outside your country of residence.
Where personal information is transferred outside jurisdictions requiring specific safeguards, appropriate measures will be used as required by applicable law, including recognized contractual safeguards where relevant.
8. Data retention
Personal information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including to fulfill orders, maintain business records, respond to inquiries, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements.
9. Data security
Reasonable technical and organizational measures are used to protect personal information. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is entirely secure, and absolute security cannot be guaranteed.
For that reason, you are encouraged not to send highly sensitive information through unsecured channels.
10. Your rights
Depending on where you are located, you may have rights including:
- the right to access the personal information held about you
- the right to request correction of inaccurate information
- the right to request deletion of personal information, where applicable
- the right to restrict or object to certain processing
- the right to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
- the right to request portability of certain information
- the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection authority
To exercise any such rights, please contact: admin@mariethuler.ch
We may request information necessary to verify your identity before responding to certain requests.
11. Marketing communications
If you subscribe to the studio newsletter or otherwise opt in to receive updates, you may receive occasional communications about new works, collections, exhibitions, or studio news.
You may unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link in the email or by contacting the studio directly.
12. Children’s privacy
This website and its services are not intended for children. The studio does not knowingly collect personal information from children.
13. Third-party links
This website may contain links to third-party websites or services. The studio is not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or policies of those third parties. You are encouraged to review their policies separately.
14. Changes to this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in the website, the services offered, or applicable legal requirements. The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised “Last updated” date.
15. Contact
For any question regarding this Privacy Policy, your personal information, or your privacy rights, please contact:
Marie Thüler ART
Email: admin@mariethuler.ch
Postal correspondence: Chemin des Perrettes 7, 1024 Ecublens VD, Switzerland