in Lake Ann, Michigan
Policies, Terms and Conditions
Below are the policies, terms, and conditions that we are legally required to post on our website. If you have a question about any of the information below, please email us at adventlakeann@gmail.com or give us a call at (231) 275-8031.
Advent's Cookie Policy
This is the Cookie Policy.
What Are Cookies
As is common practice with almost all professional websites this site uses cookies, which are tiny files that are downloaded to your computer, to improve your experience. This page describes what information they gather, how we use it and why we sometimes need to store these cookies. We will also share how you can prevent these cookies from being stored however this may downgrade or ’break’ certain elements of the sites functionality.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below. Unfortunately in most cases there are no industry standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this site. It is recommended that you leave on all cookies if you are not sure whether you need them or not in case they are used to provide a service that you use.
Disabling Cookies
You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser (see your browser Help for how to do this). Be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit. Disabling cookies will usually result in also disabling certain functionality and features of the this site. Therefore it is recommended that you do not disable cookies.
The Cookies We Set
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Account related cookies
If you create an account with us then we will use cookies for the management of the signup process and general administration. These cookies will usually be deleted when you log out however in some cases they may remain afterwards to remember your site preferences when logged out.
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Login related cookies
We use cookies when you are logged in so that we can remember this fact. This prevents you from having to log in every single time you visit a new page. These cookies are typically removed or cleared when you log out to ensure that you can only access restricted features and areas when logged in.
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Forms related cookies
When you submit data to through a form such as those found on contact pages or comment forms cookies may be set to remember your user details for future correspondence.
Third Party Cookies
In some special cases we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which third party cookies you might encounter through this site.
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This site uses Google Analytics which is one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solution on the web for helping us to understand how you use the site and ways that we can improve your experience. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site and the pages that you visit so we can continue to produce engaging content
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As we sell products it’s important for us to understand statistics about how many of the visitors to our site actually make a purchase and as such this is the kind of data that these cookies will track. This is important to you as it means that we can accurately make business predictions that allow us to monitor our advertising and product costs to ensure the best possible price.
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Several partners advertise on our behalf and affiliate tracking cookies simply allow us to see if our customers have come to the site through one of our partner sites so that we can credit them appropriately and where applicable allow our affiliate partners to provide any bonus that they may provide you for making a purchase.
More Information
Hopefully that has clarified things for you and as was previously mentioned if there is something that you aren’t sure whether you need or not it’s usually safer to leave cookies enabled in case it does interact with one of the features you use on our site. However if you are still looking for more information then you can contact us through one of our preferred contact methods: email: adventlakeann@gmail.com or call us at (231) 275-8031.
Advent's Privacy Policy
This is the Privacy Policy.
What types of information does Advent Lutheran Church collect?
We receive, collect and store any information you enter on our website or provide us only for the purposes of running our website and inviting visitors to our events and community activities. In addition, when visitors are on our site, we collect the Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet; our site’s login; e-mail address; password; computer and connection information and purchase history. We may use software tools to measure and collect session information, including page response times, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information, and methods used to browse away from the page. We also collect personally identifiable information (including name, email, password, communications); payment details (including credit card information), comments, feedback, product reviews, recommendations, and personal profile. We respect your privacy and do not share or sell the information we collect with any other businesses.
When you conduct a transaction on our website, as part of the process, we collect personal information you give us such as your name, address and email address. Your personal information will be used for the specific reasons stated above only.
Non-personal and Personal Information
We collect such Non-personal and Personal Information for the following purposes:
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To provide and operate our services
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To provide our users with ongoing customer assistance and technical support;
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To be able to contact our visitors and users with general or personalized service-related notices and promotional messages
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To create aggregated statistical data and other aggregated and/or inferred Non-personal information, which we or our business partners may use to provide and improve our respective services
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To comply with any applicable laws and regulations
Our company is hosted on the Wix.com platform. Wix.com provides us with the online platform that allows us to sell our products and services to you. Your data may be stored through Wix.com’s data storage, databases and the general Wix.com applications. They store your data on secure servers behind a firewall.
All direct payment gateways offered by Wix.com and used by our company adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of credit card information by our store and its service providers.
How We Contact You
We may contact you to notify you regarding your account, to troubleshoot problems with your account, to resolve a dispute, to collect fees or monies owed, to poll your opinions through surveys or questionaires, to send updates about our company, or as otherwise necessary to contact you to enforce our User Agreement, applicable national laws, and any agreement we may have with you. For these purposes we may contact you via email, telephone, text messages, and postal mail.
If you don’t want us to process your data anymore, please contact us at adventlakeann@gmail.com or send us mail to PO Box 249, Lake Ann, MI 49650. We also have an "unsubscribe" button at the bottom of every email.
We reserve the right to modify this policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on the website. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you were that it has been updated, so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we use and/or disclose it.
Advent's Privacy Policy: Updated April 2024.
Website Terms and Conditions
These are the Terms and Conditions of www.adventlakeann.org
General
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This website it run by Advent Lutheran Church, LLC.
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The company mailing address is PO Box 249, Lake Ann, Michigan 49650
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The company physical address 8481 Lake Ann Rd, Lake Ann, Michigan 49650
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The main email contact for the entity is adventlakeann@gmail.com
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The phone number is (231) 275-8031
Website Use Policy
In order to make a purchase on our website and/or receive our services, you must be at least 18 years of age, and possess the legal authority, right and freedom to enter into these Terms as a binding agreement.
Customer Terms
The prices we charge for using our services / for our products are listed on the website. We reserve the right to change our prices for products displayed at any time, and to correct pricing errors that may inadvertently occur. Additional information about pricing and sales tax is available on the payments page.
Return and Refund Policy
If a cancellation is made at least 2 weeks prior to the start of the selected week(s) of camp, a 100% refund is offered. If a cancellation is made less than 2 weeks, but at least 1 week, prior to the start of the selected week(s) of camp a 50% refund is offered. No refunds will be given with less than 1 weeks’ notice of cancellation, or retroactively.
We may, without prior notice, change the services advertised on the website; stop providing the services or any features of the services we offer; or create limits for the services. We may permanently or temporarily terminate or suspend access to the services without notice and liability for any reason, or for no reason.
Summer Camp Registration Purchases
Fees are charged based on enrollment, not on attendance. Ill campers may not attend camp and are not offered a refund for missed days. All efforts are made to keep campers in camp, but if egregious behavior requires a camper to be removed from camp, they are also not eligible for refunds of tuition. We do not anticipate cancelling camp for any snow days in summer, but if the weather is so severe it is unsafe to come to camp or any “act of God” that requires camp to be cancelled for the safety of campers, there will be no refund of camp tuition.
Ownership of Intellectual Property, Copyrights, and Logos
The Service and all materials therein or transferred thereby, including, without limitation, software, images, text, graphics, logos, patents, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, photographs, audio, videos, music and all Intellectual Property Rights related thereto, are the exclusive property of Advent Lutheran Church, LLC. Except as explicitly provided herein, nothing in these Terms shall be deemed to create a license in or under any such Intellectual Property Rights, and you agree not to sell, license, rent, modify, distribute, copy, reproduce, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, publish, adapt, edit or create derivative works thereof.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold Advent Lutheran Church harmless from any demands, loss, liability, claims or expenses (including attorneys’ fees), made against them by any third party due to, or arising out of, or in connection with your use of the website or any of the services offered on the website.
Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall Advent Lutheran Church LLC, be liable for any indirect, punitive, incidental, special, consequential or exemplary damages, including without limitation, damages for loss of profits, goodwill, use, data or other intangible losses, arising out of or relating to the use of, or inability to use, the service.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Advent Lutheran Church LLC assumes no liability or responsibility for any (i) errors, mistakes, or inaccuracies of content; (ii) personal injury or property damage, of any nature whatsoever, resulting from your access to or use of our service; and (iii) any unauthorized access to or use of our secure servers and/or any and all personal information stored therein.
Right to Change and Modify Terms
We reserve the right to modify these terms from time to time at our sole discretion. Therefore, you should review these page periodically. When we change the Terms in a material manner, we will notify you that material changes have been made to the Terms. Your continued use of the Website or our service after any such change constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms. If you do not agree to any of these terms or any future version of the Terms, do not use or access (or continue to access) the website or the service.
Promotional emails and content
You agree to receive from time to time promotional messages and materials from us, by mail, email or any other contact form you may provide us with (including your phone number for calls or text messages). If you don't want to receive such promotional materials or notices – please just notify us at any time.
Preference of law and dispute resolution
These Terms, the rights and remedies provided hereunder, and any and all claims and disputes related hereto and/or to the services, shall be governed by, construed under and enforced in all respects solely and exclusively in accordance with the internal substantive laws of The State of Michigan, without respect to its conflict of laws principles. Any and all such claims and disputes shall be brought in, and you hereby consent to them being decided exclusively by a court of competent jurisdiction located in Almira Township, Benzie County, Michigan. The application of the United Nations Convention of Contracts for the International Sale of Goods is hereby expressly excluded.
Advent Website User Community
All users that join the Advent Lake Ann website community have a public profile that is publicly visible to site visitors, and that their public activity (such as their posts or comments) will be visible to other visitors of the website.
A user of the website can always opt-out and exit the community, and upon doing so, the user’s profile will not be publicly visible. At that point, the user will not be able to use the community features (e.g. liking, commenting or writing posts).
© Advent Lutheran Church. Originally published April 2024.