Terms & Conditions For Nature Photo Guides, LLC dba Small Scenes Nature Photography

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

Nature Photo Guides, LLC puts significant effort into ensuring the accuracy of the information contained on our website; in our products including ebooks, videos, and free downloads; and for all of our other services and offerings. Landscape and nature photography, by its very nature, carries inherent risks. Thus, it is essential that anyone using the information offered through the Nature Photo Guides, LLC website, our products, our services, and any of our other offerings ALWAYS use sound judgment and common sense when using the information we provide and should always make decisions based on the current conditions at a location, personal physical ability, and personal experience in outdoor situations. The authors disclaim all liability arising from the use or misuse, and any errors and omissions, related to the information contained on the Nature Photo Guides, LLC website, in our products, through our services, and any of our other offerings. Additionally, anyone using information provided by Nature Photo Guides, LLC through our website, products, services, or other offerings assumes any and all risks related to the utilization of such information. 

In no event shall Nature Photo Guides, LLC or its owners be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, lost profits, business interruption, lost information, personal injury, or physical harm, injury, or death) rising out of use of or inability to use this even if Nature Photo Guides, LLC has been advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event will Nature Photo Guides, LLC be liable for losses or other damages based in contract, tort or otherwise. 

Nature Photo Guides, LLC expressly disclaims any warranty of the information provided in any of our ebooks, videos, or other products. The content is provided "As Is" without any express or implied warranty of any kind. Nature Photo Guides, LLC does not warrant or assume responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any information, text, photographs, illustrations, links or other items contained in any products or information offered by Nature Photo Guides, LLC. 

By purchasing a Nature Photo Guides product from the Nature Photo Guides, LLC website or from one of our affiliates, using a Nature Photo Guides book or video, downloading free products, utilizing information contained on this website or in any of our other offerings, you fully agree to the terms of this policy. 

COPYRIGHT NOTICE

All written information, videos, ebooks, and photographs shared on the Nature Photo Guides, LLC website or offered for purchase through the Nature Photo Guides, LLC store or our affiliates is copyrighted, with all rights reserved. You are not permitted to copy, distribute, republish, or repurpose any of this copyrighted material without written permission from Nature Photo Guides, LLC. 

PRIVACY POLICY

Simply, we treat your personal and financial information like we would like others to treat our information - with care and the utmost respect for personal privacy. We never sell, trade, or share your personal information with others and we strive to use only reputable third parties in selling our products to our customers. Our Privacy Policy below goes into more detail about our specific practices.  

This privacy policy describes how we collect, protect and use the personally identifiable information you provide on the http://www.naturephotoguides.com website and by purchasing and/or downloading any of the products or services provided by Nature Photo Guides, LLC. This Policy also describes the choices available to you regarding our use of your personal information and how you can access and update this information. This Policy does not apply to the practices of companies that we do not own or control, or to individuals that we do not employ or manage.

Collection of Personal and Financial Information: We receive and store any information you knowingly provide to us when you publish content (like comments on blog posts), make a purchase, or fill any online forms on the Nature Photo Guides, LLC website. Nature Photo Guides, LLC collects email addresses for four purposes: 1) to fulfill sales from our store, 2) to deliver our newsletter to individuals who have opted-in to our mailing list, 3) to send out RSS feeds for our blog posts, and 4) to deliver download information for free products offered by Nature Photo Guides, LLC. Nature Photo Guides, LLC will never sell, share, or give your email address or any other personal information to any third-party unless legally compelled to do so. Additionally, we only send email communications to individuals who have opted-in to our mailing list. If you are receiving unwanted emails from us, you can easily unsubscribe by using the link at the bottom of any of our email communications or you can contact us and we will immediately remove you from our lists. 

If you make a purchase through the Nature Photo Guides, LLC website, your order is processed through third-party processors, including Squarespace’s shopping cart and Stripe’s credit card processing services. Nature Photo Guides, LLC does not retain any of your personal information in our servers, although we can access information about your purchase through both Squarespace and Stripe for the purpose of order fulfillment. If you are uncomfortable making a purchase through these providers, Nature Photo Guides, LLC will also accept payment through PayPal. Squarespace and Stripe maintain their own policies, which may or may not contain privacy protections. We suggest that you review their respective privacy policies.

Collection of Non-Personal Information: When you visit the Nature Photo Guides website, our website provider, Squarespace, automatically records information that your browser sends. This data may include information such as your computer's IP address, browser type and version, operating system type and version, language preferences, pages of the Nature Photo Guides, LLC website that you visit, the time spent on those pages, information you search for on our Website, access times and dates, and other statistics. None of this data contains any personally identifiable information about you. 

Cookies: The Nature Photo Guides, LLC website uses "cookies" to help personalize your online experience. Through your web browser, you have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the features of the Nature Photo Guides, LLC website. 

Advertising and Affiliates: Nature Photo Guides, LLC endeavors to provide reliable, accurate, and honest information to our readers and customers. Nature Photo Guides, LLC does not accept free products or compensation for any products we discuss or link to in our blog posts, ebooks, or other product offerings. Nature Photo Guides, LLC also does not accept paid advertising for this website. Some posts on this site do contain affiliate links for Amazon.com. Nature Photo Guides, LLC receives a small amount of compensation, without affecting the price you pay for products, when a user purchases Amazon.com products using the link from this site. All posts with affiliate links are clearly noted. Additionally, all affiliate links represent products (or similar products) to those used by the owners of this site. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer or provider.

Links to Other Websites: The Nature Photo Guides, LLC website contains links to other websites that are not owned or controlled by us. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other websites or third parties. 

Data Breach: In the event of a data breach, we will make reasonable efforts to notify affected individuals if we believe that there is a reasonable risk of harm to the user as a result of the breach or if notice is otherwise required by law. Under such circumstances, Nature Photo Guides, LLC will send an email to affected users.

Legal Disclosure: We will disclose any information we collect, use or receive if required by law, such as to comply with a subpoena, or similar legal process, and when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, protect your safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a government request.

ACCEPTANCE OF THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, COPYRIGHT NOTICE, AND PRIVACY POLICY

By using the Nature Photo Guides, LLC website, or purchasing and/or using our products or services, you acknowledge that you have read the Nature Photo Guides, LLC Limitation of Liability, Copyright Notice, and Privacy Policy and agree to all of the terms and conditions described herein. By using the Nature Photo Guides, LLC website, its products, and its services, you agree to be bound by these Policies. If you do not agree to abide by the terms of this Policy, you are not authorized to use or access the website, its products, and its Services.

Changes and Amendments: Nature Photo Guides, LLC reserves the right to modify its terms and conditions relating to Nature Photo Guides, LLC website, products, or services at any time, effective upon posting of an updated version of this privacy policy on this website. Continued use of the Nature Photo Guides, LLC website, products, or services after any such changes shall constitute your consent to such changes.

Contacting Us

If you have any questions about the Limitation of Liability, Copyright Notice, or Privacy Policy, please contact Nature Photo Guides, LLC.