Privacy Policy & Terms of Agreement

 

TERMS OF USE

WELCOME TO ALENAVANDYKE.COM AN OFFICIAL WEBSITE (“SITE”) FOR MINIPHANIES™️, LLC ALONG WITH MINIPHANIES.COM. THE FOLLOWING TERMS ALONG WITH THE DISCLAIMER AND PRIVACY POLICY SERVE AS THE AGREEMENT GOVERNING THE VISITOR’S USE OF THIS WEBSITE. THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT INCLUDE “MINIPHANIES LLC” WHICH WE MAY REFER TO AS “WE”, “OUR”, OR “US” AND THE VISITOR TO THE SITE, WHO WE MAY REFER TO AS “YOU.”

BY USING THIS SITE YOU WARRANT THAT YOU ARE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING. BY ACCESSING, VIEWING, OR USING THIS SITE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTAND, AND AGREE WITH THESE TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS, PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS SITE.

USE OF SITE

We hope you enjoy using this website and our products. Both are meant to provide you with information about Christian Spirituality and Entertainment. In addition to providing you with information, the other purposes of our website include: allowing you to join our mailing list, access members-only content, place orders to purchase our products and services, and provide a means for you to contact us. Any other use of this site is prohibited.

You agree not to use any features of this site that permit communications or postings to post, display, or otherwise communicate any of the following:
any defamatory, threatening, obscene, harassing, or otherwise unlawful information;
any advertisement, solicitation, or spam;
any encouragement of illegal activity;
unauthorized use or disclosure of private, personally identifiable information of others;
any materials subject to trademark, copyright, or other laws protecting any materials or data of others in the absence of a valid license or other right to do so; or
any false or misleading information.

TERM AND TERMINATION

Without limiting its other remedies, MINIPHANIES, LLC may immediately discontinue, suspend, terminate, or block your and any user’s access to this site at any time in MINIPHANIES, LLC’s sole discretion with no refunds.

SITE CONTENTS AND OWNERSHIP

MINIPHANIES, LLC owns the intellectual property rights of all information on this site including but not limited to Alena Van Dyke, Pray in the Desert, and MINIPHANIES™️, and site name, logo, graphics, videos, audios, images, designs, photographs, writings, graphs, data, class content, and other materials. MINIPHANIES, LLC’s ownership rights are protected by copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, or other proprietary rights. You shall comply with all copyright laws worldwide in your use of this website and prevent unauthorized copying.
You may not copy, display, distribute, modify, reproduce, or transmit this site or portions thereof without prior written consent from MINIPHANIES, LLC,  except as provided in this Agreement, MINIPHANIES, LLC does not grant you any express or implied right in or under any patents, trademarks, copyrights, or trade secret information.
While every effort is made to ensure downloadable content is free from viruses, we are not liable for damages resulting from virus infection.

INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE TO US

By visiting and/or posting content to AlenaVanDyke.com, Miniphanies.com, or PrayintheDesert.com you grant MINIPHANIES, LLC the permission to distribute, publish, reproduce, modify or publicly display—in whole or in part—all graphics, photographs, audio or video recordings and other content you post on, or link to or from AlenaVanDyke.com, Miniphanies.com, or PrayintheDesert.com.

You agree that any information you provide to us through email, comments, or other forms of communication, is done with a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free license to use however we see fit. Please do not provide us with information you do not want us to use.
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

LINKED WEBSITES

MINIPHANIES, LLC may provide links to third-party websites (“Linked Sites”).  If you choose to click on one of those links, you are leaving AlenaVanDyke.com, Miniphanies.com, or PrayintheDesert.com, and you do so at your own risk.  It is your responsibility to take all protective measures to guard against viruses or other destructive elements. Linked Sites, regardless of the linking form are not controlled by MINIPHANIES, LLC. MINIPHANIES, LLC cannot make any representations or warranties about the opinions expressed, nature, content, accuracy, security, completeness, or reliability of the information provided, or regarding the products or services provided on the Linked Sites. Links do not imply that MINIPHANIES, LLC sponsors or endorses the Linked Site.  Except for links to information authored by MINIPHANIES, LLC, MINIPHANIES, LLC is neither responsible for nor will it be liable under any theory based on (i) any Linked Site; (ii) any information and/or content found on any Linked Site; or (iii) any site(s) linked to or from any Linked Site. If you decide to visit any Linked Sites and/or transact any business on them, you do so at your own risk.
Please contact the webmasters of any Linked Sites concerning information, goods, and/or services appearing on them.

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES

You agree to be bound by any affirmation, assent, or agreement you transmit through this website, and during your checkout process, including but not limited to any consent you give to receive communications from MINIPHANIES LLC solely through electronic transmission. You agree that when in the future you click on an “Ok,” “I agree,” “I consent,” or other similarly worded “button” or entry field with your mouse, keystroke, or other computer device, your agreement or consent will be legally binding and enforceable and the legal equivalent of your handwritten signature.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITIES

YOU AGREE THAT MINIPHANIES LLC AND ITS PROVIDERS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE, LOSS, OR EXPENSE OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF OR RESULTING FROM YOUR POSSESSION OR USE OF THE MATERIALS, CONTENT, OR INFORMATION ON THIS SITE REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH LIABILITY IS BASED IN TORT, CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE. IN NO EVENT, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, A NEGLIGENT ACT, SHALL MINIPHANIES LLC OR ANY OF ITS PROVIDERS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OR CORRUPTION OF DATA, LOSS OF GOODWILL, WORK STOPPAGE, COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, OR INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS), ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THE MATERIALS, CONTENT, OR INFORMATION ON THIS SITE OR ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, OR INFORMATION OFFERED, SOLD, OR DISPLAYED ON THIS SITE, YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THIS SITE GENERALLY, OR OTHERWISE IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER MINIPHANIES LLC OR ANY OF ITS PROVIDERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

LIMITATIONS ON CLAIM

Any cause of action you may have with respect to your use of this site must be commenced within one year after the claim or cause of action arises.

INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless MINIPHANIES LLC, its affiliates, agents, administrators, employees, founders and owners, and licensors from and against any and all claims and expenses, including reasonable attorney fees, arising out of or related in any way to your use of the site or products, violation of this Agreement, violation of any law or regulation, or violation of any proprietary or privacy right.

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

This Agreement is governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of Missouri, USA. You agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction in Jackson County, Missouri, USA for any disputes with MINIPHANIES LLC arising out of your use of this site. You agree that if a dispute arises, parties will attempt to resolve the dispute with mediation in Jackson County, Missouri, USA or an online mediation service that is mutually agreed upon by all parties.  The parties agree that their good faith participation in mediation is a condition precedent to pursuing other legal remedies.  The successful party to any dispute resolution will be entitled to reasonable costs and fees incurred in resolving or settling the dispute, in addition to any other relief to which the party may be entitled.

ENTIRE AGREEMENT

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between MINIPHANIES LLC and you with respect to this website. This Agreement supersedes and cancels all prior or contemporaneous discussions, writings, negotiations, and agreements whether electronic, oral, or written between you and MINIPHANIES LLC with respect to this website.

A printed version of this Agreement and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based on or relating to this Agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.

SEVERABILITY

If any term in this Agreement is found to be void or voidable, the remaining terms of the Agreement are unaffected, and deemed to remain in full force and effect, including those terms that are similar.

NO WAIVER

MINIPHANIES LLC’s failure to enforce its rights under this Agreement or take action against any party for breach of this Agreement does not constitute a waiver of such rights, or of future subsequent enforcement of such rights.

MODIFICATIONS TO AGREEMENT

MINIPHANIES LLC may revise or modify the Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, and Disclaimer at any time, at its discretion and without advance notice. Your continued use of this site, and or our products and services serve as an agreement that you agree to be bound by the revised Agreement. MINIPHANIES LLC’s modifications will become effective on the date they are first posted to this site. MINIPHANIES LLC does not have any obligation to notify you of changes to this Agreement. It is your responsibility to review the terms to apprise yourself of modifications.

ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS

Your rights under this Agreement are not assignable.


PRIVACY POLICY

The privacy of your information is important to us. Through the operation of this website, AlenaVanDyke.com, Miniphanies.com, or PrayintheDesert.com, we will collect information about you. We want you to understand what information is being collected and why. Please find this privacy policy as an explanation. This privacy policy may change from time to time, so please check it often.

ANONYMOUS INFORMATION

We may collect certain technical and routing information about your computer, which is automatically submitted to us by your browser and does not personally identify you. This information may include browser type, operating system and CPU speed, your IP address, and search requests and results. We may also track your use of the site, including pages visited and the time spent on each page. The purpose of collecting this information is to provide you with the best possible service, to ensure the accuracy and efficiency of our search engine, and to measure the use of this website and to improve its content and performance. To the extent we share such information with third parties, it is not traceable to any particular user and will not be used to contact you.

COOKIES

This site uses cookies. Cookies are small data files that assign you a unique identifier. The collection of this information permits us to administer our site more efficiently and to provide a more tailored and user-friendly service to you. You may set your browser to prevent cookies from being sent; if you do so, this may limit the functionality of our site, or slow it’s loading time.

THIRD PARTY LINKS

Third parties that link on this site may use cookies or collect other information when you go to their site. We do not control the collection or use of your information by these companies. You should contact these companies directly if you have any questions about their collection or use of information about you.
Third party links include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION

The only personally identifiable information we collect is that which you voluntarily provide. Personal information includes, but is not limited to, your name and email address. We will use this information in order to send you emails regarding offers, products, and services we think may interest you. We may also use this information to administer your membership and to enable you to enjoy and easily navigate the Site. When you register or inquire with us through the Site, we will ask you for this information. We may also use it to conduct marketing research, and improve our products and services. When you submit personally identifiable information to us, you understand that you are agreeing to allow us to access, store, and use it for those purposes.

Website administrators can also see and edit your personal information. We may share this information with third parties, but only those parties we trust to help us run our website and business, and who agree to keep your information confidential. We may also provide this information if requested by law enforcement upon receipt of the appropriate documentation.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Through this website we sell products and services. In order to purchase our products and services you will be asked to provide financial information. Typically this information will be collected by a third-party provider. In the event that the information is collected by us, we will not disclose your financial information to anyone unless required to do so by court order.

OPT-OUT POLICY

If at any time you do not wish to receive offers and e-mails from us, we ask that you tell us. There will be instructions to opt-out of our mailing list on the emails you receive from us, and you may request removal at any time via email.

SECURITY

We take measures to maintain the security of the personal information you have provided to us.  Even so, we cannot guarantee that all information shared through the internet will remain secure and you agree that we are not responsible for any unauthorized, inadvertent disclosure.

CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

This site is not meant for children under the age of eighteen (18) years old. We do not knowingly collect information pertaining to or market to children under the age of 18 years old.

TRANSFER OF CUSTOMER INFORMATION

MINIPHANIES LLC customer lists and information are considered business assets and as such, in the event that we merge with another entity or if we sell our assets to another entity, our business assets, including our customer lists and information, would be transferred to or shared with that entity.

DISCLAIMER

By using this website, AlenaVanDyke.com, Miniphanies.com, or PrayintheDesert.com, or any information on it, including but not limited to blogs, videos, audios, podcasts, social media posts, products, and services, you acknowledge that you have read and agree to the terms in this disclaimer.  If you do not agree with these terms, DO NOT USE THIS WEBSITE.

ASSUMPTION OF RISK

You expressly agree that the use of this website and our products is done at your own risk. The information published on this website and on or in our products is for informational and entertainment purposes only. Any reliance you place on such, you do at your own risk. You understand that while great care is taken to provide you with the best information possible, MINIPHANIES LLC makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the reliability, accuracy, completeness, security, or currency of the information provided.
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NOT PROFESSIONAL HEALTHCARE ADVICE, DIAGNOSIS, OR TREATMENT

The purpose of this website and our products are to provide information regarding Christian Spirituality and Entertainment. The information on this site is not intended as a substitute for professional legal or financial advice, healthcare, counseling or psychotherapy. Further, this information does not serve to diagnose, treat, or provide a cure for any mental or emotional distress that you may be experiencing. The information on this site cannot take into account your specific circumstances, and therefore, is not tailored to fit your specific needs.
Statements made on our website, social media, or in or on our products or services have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product, including all it’s contents, is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

NO ENDORSEMENT

MINIPHANIES LLC does not endorse or guarantee any specific products, professionals, services, or other specific information that many be available on this website. Any reliance you place on this information is done at your own risk.

EARNINGS DISCLAIMER

The information published on this website or in or on our products regarding abundance, income, earnings, business profits or personal financial status is for informational purposes only. The information may provide real-life examples and/or hypothetical examples of possible outcomes, which are in no way guarantees of what will occur in your specific situation. You agree, financial outcomes depend on many factors including but not limited to your level of personal responsibility, commitment, and abilities, in addition to those factors that you and/or MINIPHANIES LLC may not be able to anticipate. You agree that MINIPHANIES LLC, its affiliates, agents, employees, founders and owners, and licensors is and are not responsible for your success, health, wellness, spiritual life, or lack thereof. Your reliance on any information provided is done at your own risk.

TESTIMONIALS

Any testimonials provided on this website are opinions of those providing them. The information provided in the testimonials is not to be relied upon to predict results in your specific situation. The results you experience will be dependent on many factors including but not limited to your level of personal responsibility, commitment, and abilities, in addition to those factors that you and/or MINIPHANIES LLC may not be able to anticipate.

COMMENT POLICY

All contributors and commenters to MINIPHANIES LLC, AlenaVanDyke.com, Miniphanies.com, or PrayintheDesert.com, and all of our social media interactions should be respectful and courteous to one and another in posts and comments. MINIPHANIES LLC does not always censor comments; however, we do moderate comments and may delete those that are unlawful, abusive or threatening, blatantly off-topic, negative in nature, use excessive foul language, shamelessly promote or advertise a product or service, or violate trademark or copyright law. If a commenter has repeatedly violated the Comment Policy, MINIPHANIES LLC may decide to ban or block that commenter from posting. If a comment has been posted that seems to violate this policy, please notify us immediately.
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
Comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website. You recognize and agree that MINIPHANIES, LLC has no control over and is not liable in any way for what public viewers may do with your public comments.

NO WARRANTIES

THIS WEBSITE AND THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, AND MATERIALS ON THIS WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS,” “WHERE IS,” AND “WHERE AVAILABLE” BASIS.  THERE MAY BE DELAYS, ERRORS OR INTERRUPTIONS DURING USE OF THE SITE. MINIPHANIES LLC MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THE WEBSITE, THE CONTENT, INFORMATION, OR THE MATERIALS ON THIS WEBSITE. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, MINIPHANIES LLC EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OF ANY KIND, WITH RESPECT TO ANY OF THE MATERIALS, CONTENT, OR INFORMATION ON THIS WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES, GOODS, OR OTHER PRODUCTS OFFERED, SOLD, OR DISPLAYED ON THIS WEBSITE OR YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE GENERALLY, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY OF INFORMATION, QUALITY, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS LIMIT OR DO NOT ALLOW THE DISCLAIMER OF IMPLIED OR OTHER WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE DISCLAIMER MAY NOT APPLY TO THE EXTENT SUCH JURISDICTION’S LAW APPLIES TO THIS AGREEMENT. NEITHER MINIPHANIES LLC, NOR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY PROVIDING CONTENT ON MINIPHANIES.COM SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES.

CONTACT: Should you have questions regarding the Terms of Use, Privacy Policy or Disclaimer, please contact us. Please report any violations or misuse.

Updated: June 2021

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