Overview

Last updated: January 3, 2024

This Privacy Policy for Vika Studios Inc. DBA ModernTurtle.com ("we," "us," or "our"), describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit or make a purchase from www.modernturtle.com (the "Site").

Personal Information We Collect

When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the Site, we collect information about the individual web pages or products that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the Site, and information about how you interact with the Site. We refer to this automatically-collected information as "Device Information."

We collect Device Information using the following technologies:

  • "Cookies" are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit All About Cookies.
  • "Log files" track actions occurring on the Site, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.
  • "Web beacons," "tags," and "pixels" are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Site.

Additionally when you make a purchase or attempt to make a purchase through the Site, we collect certain information from you, including your name, billing address, shipping address, payment information (including credit/debit card numbers and PayPal account information), and email address. We refer to this information as "Order Information."

Please note that if you choose to register or sign in to the Site using a social media account, we will have access to certain information about you. The profile information we receive often include your name, email address, friends list, and profile picture, as well as other information you choose to make public on your social media account.

When we talk about "Personal Information" in this Privacy Policy, we are talking both about Device Information and Order Information.

How Do We Use Your Personal Information?

We use the Order Information that we collect generally to fulfill any orders placed through the Site (including processing your payment information, arranging for shipping, and providing you with invoices and/or order confirmations). Additionally, we use this Order Information to:

  • Communicate with you;
  • Screen our orders for potential risk or fraud; and
  • When in line with the preferences you have shared with us, provide you with information or advertising relating to our products or services.

We use the Device Information that we collect to help us screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular, your IP address), and more generally to improve and optimize our Site (for example, by generating analytics about how our customers browse and interact with the Site, and to assess the success of our marketing and advertising campaigns).

Additionally, we use your Personal Information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications we believe may be of interest to you.

Sharing Your Personal Information

We share your Personal Information with third parties to help us use your Personal Information, as described above. For example, we use Web Hosting Canada to host our online store – you can read more about how Web Hosting Canada uses your Personal Information here. We also use Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, and Statcounter to help us understand how our customers use the Site – you can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here, how Microsoft uses your Personal Information here, and how Statcounter uses your Personal Information here. You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here and Statcounter here.

Other third parties include:

  • Social networking services
  • Advertising networks and retargeting providers
  • Email marketing services
  • Digital mapping services
  • Payment processors
  • Enterprise resource planning software vendors
  • Third-party logistics providers
  • Fraud detection services
  • Independent review platforms

Finally, we may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.

Please note that we have implemented Google's invisible reCAPTCHA on the Site for security purposes. reCAPTCHA collects and uses Personal Information for its risk analysis to keep malicious software from engaging in abusive activities on the Site. Your Personal Information is subject to the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Behavioral Advertising

As described above, we use your Personal Information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications we believe may be of interest to you. For more information about how targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative's educational page here.

You can opt out of targeted advertising by:

Additionally, you can opt out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance's opt-out portal here.

Do Not Track

Please note that we do not alter our Site's data collection and use practices when we see a Do Not Track signal from your browser.

Data Retention

When you place an order through the Site, we will maintain your Order Information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information.

Minors

The Site is not intended for individuals under the age of 18.

Changes

We may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons.

Contact Us

For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by e-mail at legal@modernturtle.com or by mail using the details provided below:

ModernTurtle.com
2709 N Hayden Island Dr
STE 870996
Portland, OR 97217