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TERMS OF SERVICE

WEBSITE TERMS OF SERVICE

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY. BY USING THIS WEB SITE, YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

Your access to and use of this website is subject to the following terms and conditions of use (‘‘Terms of Use’’) and all applicable laws. These Terms of Use apply exclusively to your access to, and use of, this website and do not alter in any way the terms or conditions of any other agreement you may have with Sinsinawa Dominicans, Inc. (‘‘Sinsinawa Dominicans”) for products, services or otherwise. For information on Sinsinawa Dominican’s policies relating to purchases made on our website, see the policies for the Sinsinawa Bakery, Sinsinawa Book & Gift Gallery, and Sinsinawa Mound Center below. These Terms of Use may be changed by Sinsinawa Dominicans at any time in its sole discretion by posting the changes made to these Terms of Use, as revised, on this website.

Your use of this website following the posting of such changes or revised Terms of Use shall constitute your acceptance of any such changes. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, our Privacy Statement or any other policy governing your access to or use of our website you should immediately terminate your access to and use of the website. If you have any question regarding these terms or your access to or use of this website, please contact the Communication Office at communication@sinsinawa.org.

PRIVACY
We respect the privacy of our customers and encourage you to read our Privacy Statement so that you may make an informed decision about using our website.

COPYRIGHT
Unless otherwise indicated, all website materials, including, without limitation, the Sinsinawa Dominicans’ logo, and all designs, text, graphics, other files, and the selection and arrangement thereof are the proprietary and copyrighted property of Sinsinawa Dominicans or its licensors. You may electronically copy and print to hard copy portions of this website for the sole purpose of using materials it contains for informational and non-commercial, personal use only. Any other use of the materials in this website—including any commercial use, reproduction for purposes other than described above, modification, distribution, republication, display or performance—without the prior written permission of Sinsinawa Dominicans is strictly prohibited.

TRADEMARKS
Sinsinawa Dominicans™, the Sinsinawa Dominicans’ logo, and any proprietary product or service names contained in this website are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Sinsinawa Dominicans or its licensors, and may not be copied, imitated or used, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of Sinsinawa Dominicans. In addition, all page headers, custom graphics, button icons and scripts are service marks, trademarks and/or trade dress of Sinsinawa Dominicans, and may not be copied, imitated or used, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of Sinsinawa Dominicans. All other trademarks, registered trademarks, product names and company names or logos mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.

UPLOADED CONTENT
You may not upload, post, reproduce or distribute in any way material protected by copyright, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary right or which would violate any right of publicity, right of privacy or other right of any third party without first obtaining permission of the owner of such right. This includes group or individual portraits of people taken by professional photographers. Photos of people may only be used with the express permission of the individual whose image is portrayed (or for minors, the permission of their parent or guardian). This includes celebrities and professional athletes, as well as ordinary citizens. We reserve the right to obtain verification of any permission required prior to our use of such images.

SUBMISSIONS
You agree that any materials, including but not limited to questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, plans, notes, drawings, original or creative materials or other information, provided by you in the form of e-mail or submissions to Sinsinawa Dominicans, or postings on this website, are non-confidential and that Sinsinawa Dominicans shall have a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive license to use such materials in connection with the maintenance of its Web Site. The submission of any materials to Sinsinawa Dominicans irrevocably waives any and all ‘‘moral rights’’ in such materials, including the rights of attribution, paternity and integrity.

GOODS/SERVICES DESCRIPTIONS
Sinsinawa’s website attempts to set forth the goods and/or services available for order as accurately as possible. However, Sinsinawa does not warrant that product descriptions or other content of any good, product and/or service available for online order is accurate, complete, reliable, current, or error-free. If a good, product and/or service offered by Sinsinawa itself is not as described, your sole remedy is to return it in unused condition in accordance with Sinsinawa’s return/refund policies.

PRICING POLICY
The goods, products and/or services offered for sale or lease by Sinsinawa are not and shall not be construed as offers, but rather they are only invitations to bid or make offers on the desired goods, products or services.  All pricing for any goods, services or products available on our site is subject to change. For all of our prices, products and services, we reserve the right to make adjustments or changes due to changing market conditions, product or service discontinuation, manufacturer price changes, errors or mistakes in advertisements and other extenuating circumstances.

With respect to items advertised or sold on this website, Sinsinawa does not and cannot guarantee or confirm the price of an item until you order. Despite Sinsinawa’s efforts to be as accurate as possible with regard to its pricing information, goods, products or services offered for sale or lease on the website may be mispriced or mistakenly described.  As a result, if the correct price of an item sold or leased by Sinsinawa is higher than our stated or advertised price on the Website, Sinsinawa will, at our discretion, either contact you with the corrected pricing information requesting further instructions before shipping or cancel your order and notify you of such cancellation.

INAPPROPRIATE IMAGES OR WORDS
Sinsinawa Dominicans reserves the right to remove any text or images uploaded by you that it deems in its sole judgment to be inappropriate or which it believes may subject it to any liability, including without limitation the following:

  • photographs, pictures, images, text or other materials submitted by users that are protected by trademark, copyright, right of publicity or other proprietary right, without the express permission of the owner of those rights;
  • partially or fully nude images of anyone, at any age, of any gender, including sexually suggestive images or words;
  • profanity or offensive comments including but not limited to expressions of racism, bigotry or hatred, or that are abusive, slanderous or offensive;
  • any illegal material such as expressions of abuse, offensive language and imagery, obscenity or pornography, including, but not limited to, child abuse, child pornography, depictions of minors engaged in sexual conduct or explicitly sexual situations, or any other material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under, or otherwise violate, any applicable law.

 

CLAIMS OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT; DESIGNATED AGENT
If you believe that any material on this website infringes upon any copyright that you own or control, or that any link on this website directs users to another website that contains material that infringes upon any copyright which you own or control, you may file a notification of such infringement with our Designated Agent. Please see NOTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR NOTIFYING DESIGNATED AGENT OF CLAIMS OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT.

ONLINE CONDUCT; REPEAT INFRINGER POLICY
You agree to use Sinsinawa Dominicans’ website only for lawful purposes. You are prohibited from posting on or transmitting through Sinsinawa Dominicans’ website any unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, sexually explicit, profane, hateful, racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable material of any kind that infringes the intellectual property rights or is otherwise injurious to third parties, including but not limited to any material that encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national or international law.

Sinsinawa Dominicans respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask visitors to our site do the same. Sinsinawa Dominicans may, in appropriate circumstances and at its discretion, terminate access to the website and/or, as appropriate the accounts of registered members who infringe the intellectual property rights of others.

CONTENT REVIEW
Sinsinawa Dominicans may elect to electronically monitor areas of this website and may disclose any content, records or electronic communication of any kind to satisfy any law, regulation or government request, if such disclosure is necessary or appropriate to operate this website, or to protect the rights or property of Sinsinawa Dominicans, its independent contractors, service providers, consultants, sponsors, licensors or the public. Sinsinawa Dominicans retains the right, but not the obligation, to monitor and edit or remove any activity or content that it deems in its sole discretion to be harmful to users, Sinsinawa Dominicans or the rights of any third party, or to violate any applicable law.

USE BY CHILDREN
Sinsinawa Dominicans does not offer products for sale to children under 18. We sell products for purchase by adults only. By using this website, you are representing to us that you are 18 years old or older. Sinsinawa Dominicans will not be liable for any damages that may result from misrepresentation of age by a user of our website.

INDEMNITY
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Sinsinawa Dominicans, its independent contractors, service providers and consultants, and their respective directors, employees and agents, from and against any third party claim, damages, costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of your use of the Sinsinawa Dominicans’ website or the use of any photographs, images or materials you provide, including without limitation any actual or threatened suit, demand, or claim made against Sinsinawa Dominicans and/or its independent contractors, service providers, or consultants, that use of the photographs, images or material provided infringes, misappropriates or otherwise violates any copyright, trademark, right of publicity or other proprietary right of any third party. You agree to pay any judgment or reasonable settlement offer resulting from any such suit, demand or claim.

DISCLAIMER
THIS WEBSITE AND THE MATERIALS IN THIS WEB SITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN ‘‘AS IS’’ BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. SINSINAWA DOMINICANS DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. SINSINAWA DOMINICANS DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT MATERIALS IN THIS WEBSITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY INFORMATION ABOUT SINSINAWA DOMINICANS PROVIDED BY THIRD PARTIES, ARE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, RELIABLE, CURRENT OR ERROR-FREE. SINSINAWA DOMINICANS DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THIS WEBSITE OR ITS SERVER(S) ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

Sinsinawa Dominicans reserves the right to change any and all content contained on this website at any time without notice. Reference to any products, services, processes or other information, by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, supplier or otherwise does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof by Sinsinawa Dominicans.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
IN NO EVENT SHALL SINSINAWA DOMINICANS OR ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS OR EMPLOYEES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHETHER IN AN ACTION IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS WEBSITE OR THE MATERIALS CONTAINED IN, OR ACCESSED THROUGH, THIS WEBSITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY DAMAGES CAUSED BY OR RESULTING FROM RELIANCE BY USER ON ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM SINSINAWA DOMINICANS, OR THAT RESULTS FROM MISTAKES, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS, DELETION OF FILES OR E-MAIL, ERROR, DEFECTS, VIRUSES, DELAYS IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION OR ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, WHETHER OR NOT RESULTING FROM ACTS OF GOD, COMMUNICATIONS FAILURE, THEFT, DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO SINSINAWA DOMINICANS’S RECORDS, PROGRAMS OR SERVICES.

IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF SINSINAWA DOMINICANS (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE WHETHER ACTIVE, PASSIVE OR IMPUTED), PRODUCT LIABILITY, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER THEORY) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE USE OF SINSINAWA DOMINICANS’S WEBSITE EXCEED ANY COMPENSATION YOU PAY, IF ANY, TO SINSINAWA DOMINICANS FOR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THIS WEB SITE.

LINKING TO OUR WEBSITE
You are granted a limited, nonexclusive right to create a hyperlink to this website provided such link does not portray Sinsinawa Dominicans or any of its products or services in a false, misleading, derogatory or otherwise defamatory manner. This limited right may be revoked at any time. You may not use, frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any Sinsinawa Dominicans trademark, logo or other proprietary information, including the images found at this website, the content of any text or the layout/design of any page or form contained on a page without Sinsinawa Dominicans’s express written consent. Further, you may not use any meta tags or any other ‘‘hidden text’’ utilizing a Sinsinawa Dominicans’ name, trademark or product name without Sinsinawa Dominicans’s express written consent. Except as noted above, you are not conveyed any right or license by implication, estoppel or otherwise in or under any patent, trademark, copyright or proprietary right of Sinsinawa Dominicans or any third party. Sinsinawa Dominicans, Inc., makes no claim or representation regarding, and accepts no responsibility for, the quality, content, nature or reliability of websites linking to this website.

THIRD-PARTY LINKS
Sinsinawa Dominicans may provide links to Web pages and content of third parties (‘‘Third Party Content’’) as a service to those interested in this information. Sinsinawa Dominicans does not monitor, nor does it have any control over, any Third-Party Content. Sinsinawa Dominicans does not endorse or adopt any Third-Party Content and can make no guarantee as to its accuracy or completeness. Sinsinawa Dominicans makes no representations or warranties of any kind regarding such Third-Party Content, or any information contained therein, and undertakes no responsibility to update or review any Third-Party Content. When leaving the Sinsinawa Dominicans’ site, you should be aware that Sinsinawa Dominicans terms and policies no longer govern, and, therefore, you should review the applicable terms and policies, including privacy and data gathering practices, of that site. Users use these links and Third-Party Content contained therein at their own risk.

SEVERABILITY AND NONWAIVER
If any provision of these Terms of Use shall be deemed unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these Terms of Use and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. The failure of Sinsinawa Dominicans to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any of the provisions of these Terms of Use or to exercise any rights or remedies under these Terms of Use will not be construed as a waiver or relinquishment to any extent of Sinsinawa Dominicans’ right to assert or rely upon any such provisions, rights, or remedies in that or any other instance; rather, the same will be and remain in full force and effect.

APPLICABLE LAW
The laws of the State of Wisconsin will govern and construe these Terms of Use without giving effect to any conflict of laws provisions to the contrary. By use of this website, you irrevocably consent for any and all disputes with Sinsinawa Dominicans to the venue of state or federal courts located in Grant County, Wisconsin. If you access the website from outside the United States, you do so at your own risk and are responsible for compliance with the laws of your jurisdiction.

TERMINATION
Notwithstanding any of these Terms of Use, Sinsinawa Dominicans reserves the right, without notice and in its sole discretion, to terminate your use of this website and to block or prevent future access to and use of this website.

QUESTIONS AND CONTACT INFORMATION
General questions or comments about Sinsinawa Dominicans’s website may be directed to the Communication Office at communication@sinsinawa.org.

ADDRESS OF RECORD
Sinsinawa Dominicans, Inc.
585 County Road Z
Sinsinawa, Wisconsin 53824-9701
communication@sinsinawa.org

 

Sinsinawa Book & Gift Gallery Shipping Policy
Customers can trust that orders will be quickly processed and safely delivered. Orders are generally shipped the same day or the following business day. Most orders ship within 48 hours! Sinsinawa Book & Gift Gallery ships products anywhere in the United States using USPS, and most orders ship from our store in Sinsinawa, WI. If orders will be delayed for any reason, Sinsinawa Book & Gift Gallery will contact customers with an estimated shipment date.

Expedited Shipping
Expedited shipping is available for an additional fee. Please call 608-748-4411, ext. 848, during business hours, Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. CST. Sinsinawa Book & Gift Gallery can ship to other countries.

International Shipping Rates
Please call 608-748-4411, ext. 848, during business hours, Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. CST for international shipping rates.

Sinsinawa Book & Gift Gallery Return/Cancellation Policy
Customer satisfaction is important to Sinsinawa Book & Gift Gallery. If anything is missing, damaged, or incorrect with an order, please contact Sinsinawa Book & Gift Gallery at gallery@sinsinawa.org or call Sinsinawa Book & Gift Gallery at 608-748-4411, ext 848, within three (3) business days of receipt of order.

Returns must be made within thirty (30) days of the purchase date for exchange, credit, or refund.

The original shipping and handling charges are not refundable. Any product returned must be in the same condition it was received and in original packaging. If the customer has an exchange for the same dollar amount as the original purchase, no additional shipping or handling charges will be incurred. Please ship the returned package by a prepaid, insured, traceable method to the address below.
Sinsinawa Book & Gift Gallery
Attn: Returns
585 County Road Z
Sinsinawa, WI  53824

All sales are final on clearance items. Please call Sinsinawa Book & Gift Gallery at 608-748-4411, ext. 848, with questions or concerns.

Sinsinawa Bakery Shipping Policy
Customer orders will be quickly processed and safely delivered with freshness in mind, based on the customer’s selected shipping option. Orders placed before 11 p.m. CST (Monday through Tuesday, excluding holidays) are generally shipped the next business day. Orders placed after 11 p.m. CST (Tuesday through Sunday, excluding holidays) are generally held to be shipped until the next full week, based on the customer’s selected shipping option. Orders requiring more than one package will only incur one shipping charge. Bakery products are shipped using FedEx. Sinsinawa Bakery is not able to ship to PO Boxes, APO, FPO and DPO. Shipping charges are determined by the total weight of the customer’s order and the destination address and zip code. Bakery products are shipped baked and frozen directly from our facility, packed with shredded paper material in a cardboard corrugated box. Sinsinawa Bakery recommends that the customer either refrigerate or freeze bakery products upon receiving them because bakery products do not contain any added preservatives. Sinsinawa Bakery does not guarantee any damage or quality degradation that may occur during the shipping process. To ensure the best quality, customers may want to select faster shipping methods. Please contact Sinsinawa Bakery for alternate shipping options at 608-748-4411, ext. 111 or bakery@sinsinawa.org.

Sinsinawa Bakery Return/Refund Policy
Perishable items cannot be returned unless done so by FedEx due to refusal of customer, invalid address, or customer unavailable for three (3) business days, in which case a refund cannot be given. Sinsinawa Bakery desires for each customer to be satisfied with the products purchased. If for some reason, a customer is unsatisfied or if a customer receives a damaged or defective item, please contact Sinsinawa Bakery immediately at bakery@sinsinawa.org with the following information:
o   Order number for the item (located on sheet inside box and shipping label on box)
o   Date of arrival
o   Condition of item at time of arrival with photographic proof
o   Detailed explanation of the issue
o   Whether customer prefers a refund or replacement

Sinsinawa Bakery store clerks and managers will work together to resolve the customer’s case in a timely manner. Under limited circumstances will a refund be given for products damaged due to unforeseen events (such as cases with wild animals, insects, weather, etc.). Items deemed refundable will be processed, and a credit will automatically be applied to the customer’s credit card or original method of payment within five (5) to seven (7) business days.

Sinsinawa Bakery Cancellation Policy
Sinsinawa Bakery requires at least one (1) business day notice to cancel an order. A full refund will be given and refunded to the credit card used. NO CASH REFUNDS WILL BE GIVEN. Failure to receive notice for cancellation will result in forfeit for a complete refund and product that is not picked up at the day and time the customer selected will not be refunded.

Sinsinawa Bakery Allergen Information
All Sinsinawa Bakery products are manufactured in a facility that processes other products which may contain soy, dairy, wheat, tree nuts, peanuts, and eggs. The bakery currently does not offer gluten free products. Sinsinawa is not responsible for allergic reactions to products.

 

Sinsinawa Mound Center Cancellation & Refund Policy
All cancellations or requests to reschedule date of reservation cannot be done online and must be made by calling and/or emailing Sinsinawa Mound Center at 608-748-4411, ext. 811 or center@sinsinawa.org at least fourteen (14) days in advance of the original reservation arrival date.
If rescheduling of a reservation is needed, that rescheduled date must be submitted and approved by the registrar at least seven (7) days prior to the original reservation date of arrival. A reservation holder has only ONE (1) opportunity to reschedule their original reservation.
If a retreat/event is cancelled by Sinsinawa Mound Center, a full refund will be issued to the person that made the original reservation.

The $50 deposit of any reservation is NON-REFUNDABLE. Refunds are considered on a case-by-case basis for events such as sudden illness, death of a family member, etc.