by chamara

Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 2026

NatureSights (“we”, “us” or “our”) operates naturesights.com. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use and protect your personal information when you visit this website or purchase a print from our shop.

Information We Collect

Contact Form

When you use the contact form on this site, we collect your name and email address. This information is used solely to respond to your enquiry and is never shared with third parties or used for marketing without your consent.

Shop Orders

When you place an order through the NatureSights shop, we collect your name and email address, your shipping and billing address, your payment details (processed securely by our payment provider – we never store your full card number), and your order history. This information is used to process and fulfil your order, send order confirmations and shipping updates, and handle any returns or refunds.

Cookies and Analytics

This site may use cookies and analytics tools (such as Google Analytics) to understand how visitors use the site. This data is anonymous and aggregated – it does not identify you personally. You can disable cookies in your browser settings at any time.

Comments

If you leave a comment on a post, we collect the name, email address and any information you include in your comment. Email addresses are not displayed publicly. We reserve the right to remove comments that are spam, offensive or off-topic.

Third-Party Services

Gelato (Print Fulfilment)

All prints are produced and shipped by Gelato, a global print-on-demand service. When you place an order, your name and shipping address are shared with Gelato to fulfil your order. Gelato operates as a data processor on our behalf. You can read Gelato’s privacy policy at gelato.com/privacy-policy.

Payment Processing

Payments are processed securely by our payment provider. We do not store your full credit card details on our servers. All payment data is handled in accordance with PCI-DSS standards.

Affiliate Links

Some posts on NatureSights contain affiliate links. This means we may earn a small commission if you make a purchase through one of these links, at no additional cost to you. We only recommend products and services we genuinely use or believe in. All affiliate relationships are disclosed on our Affiliate Disclosures page.

Third-Party Links

This site contains links to external websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.

Photography and Images

All photographs published on this site are the original work of Chamara Perera and are protected by copyright. Images may not be downloaded, reproduced, distributed or used in any form without prior written permission.

Data Retention

Order records are kept for 7 years in accordance with Australian tax record-keeping requirements. Contact form enquiries are deleted once resolved. You can request deletion of your personal data at any time by contacting us.

Data Security

We take reasonable steps to protect any personal information submitted through this site. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Your Rights

You have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of any personal information we hold about you. To make a request, please use the contact page.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated date. Continued use of this site after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please get in touch via the contact page.