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Terms of Use & Privacy Policy

www..goldenstar484.com

Please read this PRIVACY POLICY AND TERMS OF USE very carefully before using this site.

These terms and conditions are binding on the User and by accessing and continuing to use the Site the User is deemed to accept these terms and conditions.

In these terms and conditions the following words shall have the following meanings:

“SITE” means this web-site, www.goldenstar484.com

“WE, US, OUR” Golden Star Lodge 484 whose principal place of business is at:

45 Vanhorne Ave,

Dryden ON, P8N 1A8

“YOU, YOUR” means any person accessing www.goldenstar484.com

References to the singular include the plural and to the masculine include the feminine and vice versa. The headings in these terms and conditions are for convenience only and shall not affect their interpretation.

The address for all correspondence relating to this site is as set out in the footer below. Alternatively please email us immediately at goldenstar484@hotmail.com

Please check this Privacy Policy and Terms Of Use periodically for changes. YOUR continued use of the website following the posting of changes to these terms will mean that you accept those changes.

YOU comprehend and agree that YOUR use of www.goldenstar484.com and the Materials contained in this website is entirely at YOUR own risk and that services are provided "As Is" and "As Available" without any representations, warranties, conditions, endorsements of any kind, express or implied, including without limitation, implied warranties or conditions whatsoever of fitness for a particular purpose or use, or non-infringement. Further, no representations or warranties are made concerning the accuracy, completeness, timeliness or reliability of the information or Materials, content, or of any information contained in any site linked to this Web site. The Materials may be changed without notice.

These terms of service relate to use in Canada and we reserve the right to restrict or prohibit access to any person not based within the jurisdiction of Canada and accept no liability if YOU access the SITE from outside this jurisdiction.

WE reserve the right to improve, amend, or suspend the service provided on the SITE at any time without notice to you.

WE reserve the right to alter these terms and conditions at any time with immediate effect by placing the amended terms and conditions on the SITE.

WE make no assertion to represent freemasonry in Canada or anywhere else in the world.

WE do not guarantee any content on websites linked off or to www.goldenstar484.com is 100% compliant with the standards/expectations of Freemasonry under the Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario and WE assume no responsibility for the accuracy or appropriateness of the information contained in sites independently developed by parties other than Golden Star 484 and the Grand Lodge of Canada, or their Terms of Use or Privacy Policies.

WE do not condone, or assume any relationship to, or liability from visits to any websites linked off www.goldenstar484.com. Any mention of another party or its products or services on this SITE should not be construed as an endorsement of that party or its products or services. This SITE includes hyperlinks to third-party content, or websites. YOU acknowledge and agree that WE are not responsible for and do not endorse any of the information/services from such resources or websites. Peruse this website and if YOU decide to access linked third party web sites, YOU do so at your own risk.

WE make no assertion as to the validity, or accuracy of any information available through links made from or to OUR SITE. Any further links off the links provided on www.goldenstar484.com is the individual responsibility of those using this SITE to police their own actions, including any links available after leaving this SITE.

YOU acknowledge and agree that www.goldenstar484.com may contain trademarked, copywritten content protected by intellectual property laws. YOU may download, store and use the material on the SITE for YOUR own personal use and research. YOU may not sell, republish, retransmit, redistribute or otherwise make this material available to any other party or make the same available on any website, on-line service or bulletin board of YOUR own or of any other party or make the same available in hard copy or on any other media without OUR express prior written consent. Any third-party trademarks, and logos are the property of their respective owners.

WE do not warrant or guarantee uninterrupted or error-free access to this SITE or to any website linked to this SITE.

The internet is not a secure medium and we provide no guarantees as to the reliability or security of the SITE, or that it will be continuously available, error or virus free.

YOU understand and agree that IN NO EVENT SHALL GOLDEN STAR 484, ITS DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AFFILIATES OR INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER(S) (COLLECTIVELY “ITS REPRESENTATIVES”) BE LIABLE TO A WEB SITE USER OR TO A USER OF ITS SERVICES OR TO ANY THIRD PARTY FOR any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or exemplary damages. This shall include, but not be limited to damages for loss of profits, business interruption, business reputation or goodwill, loss of programs or information or other intangible loss arising out of the use of or the inability to use www.goldenstar.com, services, information, any permanent or temporary stoppage of services, access to information, the deletion or corruption of any content or information, or the failure to store any content or information, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR ANY OTHER THEORY OF LIABILITY. This limitation shall apply whether or not www.goldenstar484.com has been advised of or should have been aware of the possibility of such damages.

WE make no commitment to reply/bind service, act or otherwise address or be held liable for any communications/requests sent via the www.goldenstar.com contact or comment page or direct emails/phone calls to addresses or numbers listed.

If any provision of these terms and conditions is held by any competent authority to be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part, the validity of the other provisions of these terms and conditions and the remainder of the provision in question shall not be affected.

These terms and conditions constitute the entire agreement between YOU and US in relation to access to the SITE supersede any previous agreement or understanding and may not be varied except in writing by US. All other terms and conditions express or implied by statute or otherwise, are excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.

These terms and conditions are governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of business in Ontario, Canada. Any dispute will be under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Ontario, Canada courts.

If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use this site.

PRIVACY

YOUR privacy is important to US, WE are committed to undertaking reasonable measures to protect the privacy, accuracy and reliability of your personal information and to reasonably protect such information from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction. Please read the following description of OUR policies and practices regarding your personal information.

YOUR use of this SITE, including any input of YOUR personal information, shall be deemed by US and YOU as YOUR willingness to consent to the use and storage of YOUR information in OUR files and/or on the SITE.

WE do not request sensitive personal information, such as age, postal address, racial or ethnic origin or health/medical data. Since this is a public platform, any information posted (or emailed) by YOU may be displayed on the site.

From time to time, WE may place a "cookie" on your computer. A cookie is a file written to YOUR computer's hard drive that records certain technical information about YOUR internet usage, such as YOUR IP address, browser type, or domain name. Also, if YOU submit personal information to OUR web site (such as YOUR name, interests or preferences), WE may use cookies to keep track of such information so that YOU will not need to re-enter this information upon subsequent visits. WE use cookies to customize the delivery of OUR SITE content. YOU may set your internet browser preferences to notify YOU when YOU receive a cookie or decline acceptance of cookies. If YOU decline acceptance of cookies, however, YOU may experience less than optimal performance of OUR SITE.

OUR World Wide Web serving/hosting/publishing provider (WIX), may automatically collect information about which pages YOU visit, YOUR IP address or domain name, statistics or further information to help better the interactive user experience of OUR SITE. WE make no assertions to monitor, control or be held liable for the actions/terms of service of this World Wide Web serving/hosting/publishing provider (WIX’s) use of personal information collected.

WE, www.goldenstar484.com pledge to comply fully with the legal or regulatory supervisory authorities responsible for enforcing our adherence to the privacy principles stated above. This Privacy Policy shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario. If any provision of this Privacy Policy is deemed unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from this Privacy Policy and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

If YOU identify any error on the site or any material that YOU consider to be offensive, indecent, dishonest, inaccurate or illegal please immediately e-mail US at goldenstar484@hotmail.com and WE will take such action as WE in our absolute discretion see fit.

If any provision of these terms and conditions is held by any competent authority to be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part, the validity of the other provisions of these terms and conditions and the remainder of the provision in question shall not be affected.

WE comply with all regulations set out pertaining to not-for-profits operating in Ontario, Canada.

If any provision of this Privacy Policy is deemed unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from this Privacy Policy and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

Created: November 10th 2010

Updated: January 17th 2011

Reviewed: November 8th, 2014

Updated: May 1st 2024