Privacy Policy.

Effective Date: July 14, 2025

Welcome to www.leftcoastartefacts.com (the “Website”), owned and operated by Nathan Tichenor doing business as Left Coast Artefacts (“we”, “us”, or “our”).

We respect your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal information when you use our Website or make purchases from us.

1. Information We Collect

We collect the following personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you request a quote, make a purchase, or sign up for our email communications:

  • Name

  • Address

  • Phone number

  • Email address

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your personal information solely for:

  1. Generating shipping quotes

  2. Preparing invoices and fulfilling your purchases

  3. Occasional email marketing (with an unsubscribe option in every email)

3. How Long We Keep Your Information

We retain your information for as long as you maintain an active relationship with us, including for accounting and compliance purposes, or until you request deletion, subject to applicable laws.

4. Email Marketing & Your Choices

If you have provided your email, we may send you occasional updates or promotional content. Every marketing email includes an unsubscribe link so you can opt out at any time.

5. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights under laws such as the GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, PIPEDA, Law 25, and other state or national privacy regulations. These may include:

  • Access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.

  • Correction: You can ask us to correct or update inaccurate information.

  • Deletion: You can request we delete your personal data (subject to legal retention requirements).

  • Restriction & Objection: You can restrict or object to certain processing.

  • Data Portability: You can request a copy of your data in a machine-readable format.

  • Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.

To make any of these requests, please contact us at info@leftcoastartefacts.com

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

6. International Users & Data Transfers

We are based in Canada and our Website is hosted in the USA. This means your data may be processed in countries that have different data protection standards than your home country. However, we take appropriate safeguards to protect your data in compliance with laws like the GDPR, FADP, and others.

7. How We Protect Your Information

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration. However, no internet transmission is 100% secure.

8. Compliance with Global Privacy Laws

We aim to comply with applicable privacy regulations, including but not limited to:

  • United States: CCPA + CPRA (California), CPA (Colorado), CTDPA (Connecticut), DPDPA (Delaware), FDBR (Florida), ICDPA (Indiana), ICDPA (Iowa), KCDPA (Kentucky), MODPA (Maryland), MCDPA (Minnesota), MCDPA (Montana), NDPA (Nebraska), NHPA (New Hampshire), NJDPA (New Jersey), OCPA (Oregon), RIDTPPA (Rhode Island), TIPA (Tennessee), TDPSA (Texas), UCPA (Utah), VCDPA (Virginia).

  • Europe: GDPR (EU, UK, Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein), FADP (Switzerland).

  • Canada: PIPEDA, Law 25 (Quebec).

  • South Africa: POPIA.

  • Australia: Privacy Act 1988.

  • New Zealand: Privacy Act 2020.

If local laws provide you additional rights, we honor those to the extent required.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, or wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact us at info@leftcoastartefacts.com or 604-716-1972.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. When we do, we will post the updated version on this page with a new effective date. Your continued use of the Website means you accept the updated Privacy Policy.