Privacy Policy

Effective date: October 31, 2025
Last updated: October 31, 2025

This Privacy Policy explains how Shades of Nature (“Shades of Nature,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, discloses, and protects your information when you visit our websites, online store, and trip/experience pages that link to this Policy (the “Site”). By using the Site, you agree to the practices described here. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.

1. Who We Are

Shades of Nature is a U.S.-based brand operating from the state of Georgia. This Policy also applies to products or content we offer under related names such as “A Sip of Tee,” where applicable.

Contact for privacy matters:
Email: hello@asipoftee.com
Mailing address: P.O Box 9, Avondale Estates, GA 30002

2. Information We Collect

We collect information in the following ways:

Information you provide to us.
When you browse, create an account, place an order, download a digital product, sign up for our newsletter or SMS, submit a trip or event form, or contact us, we may collect:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Phone number
  • Billing and shipping address
  • Order details and purchase history
  • Trip/event details (including emergency contact, and any medical/allergy information you voluntarily provide for trip safety)
  • User-generated content (photos, reviews, social handles)

Information collected automatically.
When you visit the Site, we and our service providers automatically collect:

  • IP address and general location
  • Device and browser type
  • Pages viewed and referring/exit pages
  • Dates/times of visits
  • Clicks, scrolls, and interactions
  • Cookie identifiers and pixel data

Information from third parties.
We may receive information about you from payment processors, email/SMS platforms, booking and trip platforms, social media platforms, and shipping providers as needed to provide our services.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Process and fulfill orders, bookings, and digital product delivery
  • Communicate with you about your order, trip, or account
  • Send marketing communications you opt into (newsletters, trip announcements, product launches)
  • Improve and operate the Site, including analytics, security, and fraud prevention
  • Personalize your experience and measure the performance of our content and ads
  • Comply with legal and tax obligations

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies, pixels, and similar technologies to operate the Site, remember your preferences and cart, understand how visitors use our pages, and serve or measure ads. You can control cookies through your browser settings. If we provide a cookie or privacy banner, you can use it to manage optional cookies. Disabling cookies may affect how the Site functions.

5. Email and SMS Marketing

If you sign up to receive emails, we will send you content such as new product drops, trip announcements, blog posts, and promotions. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in our emails.

If you sign up to receive SMS/text messages, you agree to receive recurring marketing messages from Shades of Nature at the number you provided. Consent is not a condition of purchase. Message and data rates may apply.

  • To stop receiving texts, reply STOP.
  • For help, reply HELP.
    We share your phone number with our SMS provider solely to send these messages.

6. How We Share Your Information

We may share your information with:

  • Website and ecommerce providers (for example, our store/checkout platform)
  • Payment processors (to process your payment securely)
  • Email and SMS providers (to send your communications)
  • Analytics and advertising partners (to measure traffic and improve marketing)
  • Shipping and fulfillment partners (to deliver your order)
  • Trip and experience partners (only what is needed to run the trip or event you booked)
  • Professional service providers (such as accountants, auditors, or legal counsel)
  • Authorities or third parties when required to do so by law or to protect our rights

We do not sell your personal information in the traditional sense. Some of the ways we share information for advertising or analytics may be considered a “sale,” “sharing,” or “targeted advertising” under certain state laws; see “Your Privacy Rights” below for how to opt out.

7. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to:

  • Request access to the personal information we hold about you
  • Request that we correct or update your information
  • Request that we delete certain information
  • Opt out of marketing emails and SMS at any time
  • Opt out of certain types of targeted advertising or sharing

To make a request, email hello@asipoftee.com with the subject line “Privacy Request – Shades of Nature.” We may need to verify your identity before completing your request. We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.

8. Data Security and Retention

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to help protect your information. However, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure.

We keep your information only for as long as needed to provide the Site and our services, to comply with our legal obligations, to resolve disputes, and to enforce our agreements. This may include keeping order and tax records for several years, and keeping trip-related information for safety and business purposes.

9. Children’s Privacy

Our Site is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.

10. International Visitors

If you access the Site from outside the United States, you understand that your information may be transferred to and processed in the United States, where privacy laws may be different from those in your country. We will take reasonable steps to honor valid access and deletion requests.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page and, if appropriate, provide additional notice. Your continued use of the Site after changes become effective means you accept the updated Policy.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or would like to make a privacy request, please contact us at:

Shades of Nature
Email: hello@asipoftee.com
Mailing address: [Insert your full Georgia business mailing address here]