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ABOUT US
The Glass Darkly is dedicated to portraying life in its raw, unfiltered essence. Through art, storytelling, and honest representation, we aim to illuminate the beauty, complexity, and diversity of human experiences. Our mission is to inspire understanding, empathy, and authenticity by capturing the moments that define us, challenge us, and connect us to one another. By embracing life as it truly is, we strive to build a world where every story has a voice and every truth is celebrated.
TERMS & CONDITIONS
Please read these Terms and Conditions (“Terms”, “Terms and Conditions’) carefully before using this website owned/operated by The Glass Darkly.
Your access to and the use of the “The Glass Darkly” and our affiliate websites are conditioned on your acceptance, agreement of and compliance with these Terms and Conditions. These Terms and Conditions apply to all who access or use the “The Glass Darkly” and our affiliate websites. By accessing and using our Website you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. If you disagree with any part of the Terms and Conditions then we remove our permission to access our websites.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
You are granted a limited license only for the purposes of viewing the material contained on our websites. Other than the content you own, under these Terms, The Glass Darkly and/or its licensors own all the intellectual property rights and materials contained in this website. You agree to comply with all copyright laws, related laws, and international agreements worldwide in your use of this Website, and agree that the Website and its content may not be copied, distributed, republished, altered, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed, encoded, translated, or transmitted in any way, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of The Glass Darkly.
The Glass Darkly protects, owns, and enforces copyrights of its own creative materials and respects the intellectual property of others. To the best of our knowledge, materials on our website do not infringe the intellectual property of others. If you have any concerns that any content on our website infringes your intellectual property, please provide written notice of the infringement by contacting us at admin@theglassdarkly.com. Upon the receipt of such notice, we will investigate such claims and take measures to remove any infringement.
ACCESS
This website is intended for adults 18 years or older and possess the legal authority to form legally binding agreements. By using our website, you warrant that you have the right and authority to enter into these Terms and Conditions.
LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
The Glass Darkly, nor any of its officers, directors and employees, will be held liable for anything arising out of or in any way connected with your use of this website. The Glass Darkly including its officers, directors and employees shall not be held liable for any indirect, consequential or special liability arising out of or in any way related to your use of this website. Your sole remedy against The Glass Darkly is to discontinue using the website and its content. This limitation of relief is a part of the agreement between you and The Glass Darkly.
THIRD PARTY LINKS
The Glass Darkly has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third party websites or services. By continuing to use our website, you acknowledge and agree that The Glass Darkly shall not be responsible or liable for any damages or loss caused in connection with your continued use of any third party websites or services.
INDEMNIFICATION & SEVERABILITY
Your use of the “The Glass Darkly” website is entirely at your own risk. You assume fully responsibility and risk of loss from such use. You hereby indemnify to the fullest extent “The Glass Darkly” from and against any and/or all liabilities, costs, demands, causes of action, damages and expenses arising in any way related to your breach of any of the provisions of these Terms and Conditions.
If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is found to be invalid under any applicable law, such provisions shall be deleted without affecting the validity of enforceability of the remaining provisions herein.
CHANGES
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion and without notice, to modify or replace these Terms and Conditions at any time.
ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE
You agree to be bound by any affirmation, assent or agreement you transmit by computer or other electronic device. You agree that, when you click on an “I agree,” “I consent” or other similarly worded “button” or entry field, will be legally binding and enforceable and the legal equivalent of your handwritten signature.
ENTIRE AGREEMENT
These Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement between Joel’s House and you in relation to your use of this website.
These Terms and Conditions were last modified on [12/29/2024]
PRIVACY POLICY
We respect our visitors and understand that you are concerned about your privacy. Therefore, The Glass Darkly, from here on known (collectively, “The Glass Darkly,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) have instituted policies intended to ensure that your personal information is handled securely and responsibly. We have posted this policy to let you know what kind of information we collect, how it is handled, and with whom it may be shared.
This Privacy Policy may change from time too time, so we encourage all users to refer to this Privacy Policy on an ongoing basis, so that you may fully understand our current position. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at any time at admin@theglassdarkly.com.
NON-PERSONAL INFORMATION
Like many organization, we monitor the use of our website by collecting “personal” and “non-personal information.
The Glass Darkly may collect this information through cookies and other similar methods. Cookies are small files that a website or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through web browsers, so that the website remembers how to interact with you and provides a personalized experience. Most browsers accept and save your preferences for future visits. For the majority of web browsers, you can usually change browser settings to prevent cookies and other information from being stored. Visit you browser or device’s help section to determine whether these settings are available.
In some cases, third-party companies known as service providers are authorized to place cookies and similar technologies on our websites with permission. These may be used to help us deliver our own content and advertising, and to compile anonymous site metrics and analytics. Third-party cookies and similar technologies are covered by the third-parties’ privacy policies.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
We collect various types of “personal information,” depending on how you use our websites, such as:
- When you make a purchase or donation on one of our websites, we collect your name, mailing address, email address, and phone number when applicable. We do not collect your banking account information or credit card information, However, we do retain a record of your purchases and donations.
- When you complete a form, submit a message or inquiry on one of our websites, we collect your name and email address to respond to your request or support needs.
- When you register to receive emails from The Glass Darkly, we collect your name, email address, and in some cases your zip code.
In many circumstances, we will not collect or process your personal information without your consent. We will ask your consent where required or where we find it appropriate. By using our sites, you consent to our web site Privacy Policy. If you choose to give us personal information through our websites, we will assume legitimate interest and consent, and we will collect and retain that information on our servers. If you choose not to consent, please do not utilize our websites, products, or services, and do not provide us with any personal information. You may withdraw your consent at any time be emailing The Glass Darkly at admin@theglassdarkly.com.
NON-PERSONAL INFORMATION
We use non-personal information we collect to improve the usability, performance, and effectiveness of our websites. If you choose to give us your information through our websites, we may use your information in a number of ways, including the following:
- To Process transactions.
- To respond to your messages and inquiries.
- To enhance your online experience.
- To send you marketing and promotional emails and updates.
You can opt out of any further email notifications just by emailing us at admin@theglassdarkly.com with the subject line “OPT OUT.”
HOW WE PROTECT INFORMATION
We strive to maintain the security of information collected on our websites, and we utilize a variety of security measures to do so. Of course, there is always some risk in transmitting information electronically. As we deem appropriate, we use security measures consistent with industry standards, However, we cannot guarantee or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us, and you understand that any information you transmit to us is done at your own risk.
Any credit card or banking account information you provide through one of our websites will not be stored on our servers, and is instead passed directly to our payment processor.
We may share your personal information within The Glass Darkly and any affiliates, so that we can send you information about resources or events that may be of interest to you. We require that any affiliates agree to process such information based on our instructions and in compliance with this Privacy Policy and any other appropriate confidentiality and security measures. We will never share or sell your information to third party organizations.
OTHER DISCLOSURES
We may provide non-personal information to our affiliates and other third parties for marketing, advertising, and other uses. We may be required to disclose your personal information and other related information in response to subpoenas, court orders, or other lawful requests by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements. We may also collect and share personal information in order to investigate or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, violations or our Terms of Service, or as otherwise required by law or by government and regulatory authorities.
Third parties that have content embedded on our websites (such as buttons, widgets, and other embedded features or content) may set cookies on a user’s browser or obtain information about the fact that you visit our websites from a certain IP address. In some cases, we may share your personal information where it is necessary for third parties to perform services for Joel’s House. For example, Joel’s House uses a third party to process payments for transactions on its websites, and that third party may collect personal information for transactions via the use of an embedded button on our websites. We require that all third parties keep such information confidential, and only process it according to our instructions and in compliance with this Privacy Policy and applicable laws.
CHILDREN’S PRIVACY
Our websites, products and services are all directed at people who at least 18 years old or older. It is our current policy to not knowingly collect personal information form any person under the age of 18. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that his or her child has provided us with personal information without their consent, he or she should contact us by sending us an email at admin@theglassdarkly.com.
If you are under the age of 18 years of age, you have the right to request removal of content posted by you to our websites. Upon receipt of a fully completed removal request, we will use commercially reasonable efforts to remove content posted by you form our websites. Any such request not ensure complete or comprehensive removal of your posted content. additionally, while we will remove the content you posted from our websites, it may continue to be stored on our servers. You must complete the removal request form accurately and in its entirety in order for the request to be processed.
If you are a user under the age of 18, and you wish for your published content to be removed from the Joel’s House websites, please provide the following information in a written notice:
1. Your full name; 2. Your Email address; 3. A description of the exact content that you are seeking to have removed.
The Glass Dakly designated agent for Minor Removal Requests can be reached as Follows:
admin@theglassdarkly.com (Please add “Minor Removal Request” to the subject line)
ONLINE PRIVACY POLICY
This online Privacy Policy applies to information collected through our websites and not to information collected offline.
ACCESS & CORRECTIONS
You may contact us at any time to (1) see what personal information we have about you, if any; (2) change or correct any personal information we have about you; (3) have us delete any personal information we have about you; or (4) express any complaints or concerns you have about our use of your personal information. We will take all reasonable steps to make the requested changes. However, it is not technologically possible to change or delete each and every instance of the information we hold on you from our system. However, The Glass Darkly will take every reasonable step to do so.
CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS
Residents of the State of California, including all users of our websites, have the right to request a list of all third parties to which we have disclosed certain information during the preceding year for the third parties’ direct marketing purposes. However, it is our policy to neither disclose personal information nor sell such information to third parties for direct marketing purposes without your consent.
CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY
As we continue to develop our websites, including any websites, including any website or URL of ours that we have linked to this Privacy Policy, and take advantage of technologies to improve the services we offer, this Policy may change. We encourage you to refer to this Policy on an ongoing basis to that you will aware of our current Privacy Policy.
This Privacy was last modified on [12/29/2024]