Last updated on January 2026
Welcome to the Lake Geneva Humanities Festival Website. These Terms and Conditions apply to the Lake Geneva Humanities Festival website located at https://lghumanities.org (the Site). Please read the below-mentioned Terms and Conditions carefully, as they set out your rights and obligations regarding the use of the Site and its Services. By visiting the Site, you agree to be bound by the following terms.
The Lake Geneva Humanities Festival reserves the right to make changes to these Terms of Use from time to time. The revised terms will be published on the Site along with the last updated date. You may wish to review this section periodically, as by visiting the Site, you will be agreeing to the updated Terms of Use and accepting any such changes. If you disagree with any part of these Terms and Conditions, we request you to stop accessing the Site and its Services.
DEFINITIONS
For the purpose of these Terms and Conditions:
“Account” means a unique account created for you to access our Service or parts of our Service.
“Organization” (referred to as either the Organization, we, us or our) refers to the Lake Geneva Humanities Festival, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
“Content” refers to any text, images or other information that can be posted, uploaded, linked to or otherwise made available by you.
“Events” refers to the lectures, performances, discussions, and other programming offered by the Lake Geneva Humanities Festival.
“Tickets” means a registration or admission to attend an Event offered through the Site.
“Donation” means a financial contribution to the Lake Geneva Humanities Festival.
“Review” means feedback, comments or suggestions sent by you regarding an Event, program or the Service.
“Service” refers to the Site and our customer/member communications.
“Third-Party Service” means any services or content (including data, information, products or services) provided by a third party that may be displayed, included or made available by the Service.
“You” means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the entity on behalf of which the individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.
USER ACCOUNT AND EVENT REGISTRATION
When you create an Account on the Site or register for an Event, you are required to provide accurate, complete and current information. Failure to do so constitutes a breach of the Terms of Use, which may result in immediate termination of your Account or cancellation of your registration. It is your responsibility to safeguard your password. Do not disclose it to any person or third party. You must notify us immediately upon becoming aware of any breach of security or unauthorized use of your Account.
By registering for an Event or making a Donation through the Site, you warrant that you are legally capable of entering into binding contracts.
EVENT AVAILABILITY AND CAPACITY
The Lake Geneva Humanities Festival offers a variety of Events throughout the year. However, the availability of Events may vary from time to time. Some Events may be available only in limited quantities or with limited seating based on venue capacity. Once an Event is sold out, we will attempt to promptly indicate its unavailability on our Site. However, the display of an Event on the Site does not ensure its continued availability.
If you are unable to locate a particular Event that caught your attention on a previous visit or if you have any questions concerning the availability of an Event, please contact our team at 630.244.1486 or info@LGHumanities.org.
DISPLAY AND DESCRIPTIONS
The Lake Geneva Humanities Festival makes every reasonable effort to display Event information and descriptions as accurately as possible. However, descriptions, images, and details may be subject to change. If you have questions about an Event or are dissatisfied with your Event experience, please contact our team at 630.244.1486 or info@LGHumanities.org. For information regarding our refund and cancellation policy, please contact us directly.
NON-COMMERCIAL USE
This Site and its Content are intended solely for the personal, non-commercial use of our guests, members and supporters. You may download or copy the Content displayed on the Site for your personal use only. No right, title or interest in any downloaded materials or software is transferred to you. Furthermore, Tickets purchased for Events are intended for your own attendance only and may not be resold or transferred without written permission from the Lake Geneva Humanities Festival.
TICKET PRICING AND ACCURACY
The Lake Geneva Humanities Festival offers Event Tickets and Donations at prices published on our Site. The prices mentioned on our Site are quoted in US currency and are valid and effective in the United States. However, they are subject to change at any time. We will make reasonable efforts to include accurate and current information on the Site, but there may be occasions when information may contain typographical errors, inaccuracies or omissions that may relate to Event descriptions, pricing, availability and other matters.
In the event a Ticket’s listed price is lower than its actual price, we reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to either contact you for further instructions or cancel your order and notify you of the cancellation. The Lake Geneva Humanities Festival reserves the right to change or cancel orders prior to confirming the purchase despite the customer receiving an order confirmation or receipt.
PAYMENT INFORMATION
We accept American Express, Visa, MasterCard and Discover credit/debit cards. You can also choose other payment methods such as PayPal and Apple Pay. All payment processing is handled securely by third-party payment processors. Your financial information is not stored on our servers.
REFUND AND CANCELLATION POLICY
Ticket refunds and cancellations are subject to the following conditions:
- Refunds must be requested at least 7 days prior to the Event. Requests made within 7 days of the Event date are subject to a 20% processing fee.
- In the event the Lake Geneva Humanities Festival cancels an Event, full refunds will be provided.
- Donations are generally non-refundable, unless the Lake Geneva Humanities Festival cancels programming or services.
- All refund requests should be directed to info@LGHumanities.org or by calling 630.244.1486.
EVENT REVIEWS AND USER CONTENT
Our Site may include features for Event reviews, user-generated content, discussion forums or other areas or Services in which you or third parties create, post or store any content, messages, materials or other items on our Site (Interactive Areas). You are solely responsible for the use of such Interactive Areas and you may do so at your own risk.
By using any of our Interactive Areas, you agree not to post, upload, transmit, distribute, store, create or otherwise publish through our Site any of the following:
Anything that can be reasonably interpreted as being illegal, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, indecent, lewd, suggestive, harassing, threatening, invading someone’s privacy, abusive, inflammatory, fraudulent or otherwise objectionable.
Content that may infringe upon someone else’s patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other intellectual property rights.
Private information of any third party, including addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, or other personal identifiers.
Viruses, corrupted data or other harmful, disruptive or destructive files.
Content that, at the sole discretion of the Lake Geneva Humanities Festival, is deemed objectionable, or that restricts or inhibits any other person from using or enjoying the Interactive Areas or our Site.
We value the trust that you have placed in us and we will not use any of your personal information in connection with your user comments without your consent. For further information regarding the Lake Geneva Humanities Festival’s protection of your personal information, please see our Privacy Policy.
The Lake Geneva Humanities Festival takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any user content posted, stored or uploaded by you or any third party. As a provider of interactive services, the Lake Geneva Humanities Festival is not liable for any statements, representations or user content provided by its users in any public forum or other interactive areas.
Any comment, suggestion, idea, material and other submission (User Comments) that you send to the Lake Geneva Humanities Festival are provided on a non-confidential basis. By submitting User Comments, you are granting the Lake Geneva Humanities Festival an irrevocable and unrestricted license for any purpose whatsoever, including use, reproduction, publication, posting, and distribution.
LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
The Lake Geneva Humanities Festival may provide links to web pages and services operated by third parties. However, we make no guarantee about any third-party content and take no responsibility for such websites. In addition, certain third-party sites may also provide links to this Site. None of these links should be deemed to imply that the Lake Geneva Humanities Festival endorses such third-party sites or any content therein.
You further acknowledge and agree that the Lake Geneva Humanities Festival shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by, or in connection with the use of or reliance on any content, goods and services available on or through any such third-party website. We strongly advise you to read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of any third-party websites or services that you visit.
PROMOTIONS AND SPECIAL OFFERS
The following terms apply to any promotions, discounts, or special offers offered by the Lake Geneva Humanities Festival:
Multiple promotional codes or discounts cannot be combined unless explicitly stated.
Promotional offers are valid only during the specified promotion period.
Early-bird discounts or promotional pricing may expire or become unavailable without notice.
The Lake Geneva Humanities Festival reserves the right to modify, cancel or change any promotion at any time.
VENUE CONDUCT AND EVENT POLICIES
By attending a Lake Geneva Humanities Festival Event, you agree to comply with all venue policies and local laws. The Lake Geneva Humanities Festival reserves the right to refuse admission to any individual who violates these policies or behaves in a manner that disrupts the Event experience for others.
Photography and recording at Events are permitted only with explicit permission. All photographs and recordings of Events remain the property of the Lake Geneva Humanities Festival, and their use for commercial purposes is prohibited without written consent.
PRIVACY POLICY
The Lake Geneva Humanities Festival is committed to protecting your privacy and using the information you share with us responsibly. Our Privacy Policy describes the information we collect about you, why and how we use it as well as your rights regarding such information. By visiting https://lghumanities.org, you are confirming your agreement to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree and consent, please discontinue using our Services. The Lake Geneva Humanities Festival encourages you to periodically review our Privacy Policy to understand our privacy practices.
INFORMATION ON OUR SITE
The Lake Geneva Humanities Festival reserves the right to correct any errors and to update Site information at any time. Event details, dates, times, venues, and speakers are subject to change. We recommend checking the Site periodically for updates and confirmations.
COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARKS
The entire Content (images, text and other materials) of https://lghumanities.org is copyrighted and may not be copied, reproduced, published, broadcasted, posted, modified, transmitted, displayed, distributed, downloaded, commercially exploited or otherwise used except as provided here, without the express written permission from the Lake Geneva Humanities Festival.
All Lake Geneva Humanities Festival trademarks, trade names, service marks, service names, product names and intellectual property, whether or not delineated with trademark symbols, are trademarks and/or intellectual property of the Lake Geneva Humanities Festival. The use or misuse of the trademarks or any other intellectual property of the Lake Geneva Humanities Festival is expressly prohibited. The Lake Geneva Humanities Festival actively and aggressively enforces its intellectual property rights to the fullest extent of the law.
SEVERABILITY
If any part of these Terms and Conditions is found to be illegal, void or unenforceable for any reason, that portion will be deemed severable and will not impact the legality and enforceability of the other elements of these Terms and Conditions.
GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
This Agreement shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Wisconsin, without giving effect to any conflict of law provisions. Any dispute arising under this Agreement shall be resolved exclusively by an appropriate federal or state court sitting in the State of Wisconsin.
INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold the Lake Geneva Humanities Festival, its service providers, volunteers, and related entities, along with their respective directors, officers, employees and agents, harmless from any claims, losses, damages, liabilities, expenses and costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs) arising from your breach of these Terms and Conditions or your use or inability to use the Lake Geneva Humanities Festival Site. This includes any actual or threatened legal actions, demands, or claims against the Lake Geneva Humanities Festival and/or its service providers, employees, directors, or volunteers, related to your behavior, your violation of these Terms and Conditions or your infringement of the rights of any third party.
TERMINATION
The Lake Geneva Humanities Festival reserves the right to deny you access to the Site at any time, immediately and without notice, if, at the Lake Geneva Humanities Festival’s sole discretion, you fail to comply with any term or condition of this agreement. Further, the Lake Geneva Humanities Festival reserves the right to change the Terms and Conditions of use to its Site. Hence, kindly ensure to keep checking these engagement terms from time to time to familiarize yourself and stay updated.
DISCLAIMER
THIS WEBSITE AND ITS CONTENT ARE PROVIDED AS IS. THE LAKE GENEVA HUMANITIES FESTIVAL DISCLAIMS, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF TITLE, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
NEITHER THE LAKE GENEVA HUMANITIES FESTIVAL NOR ANY PARTY INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING OR DELIVERING THIS SITE OR ANY ASPECT THEREOF SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, WHETHER IN AN ACTION UNDER CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR ANY OTHER THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR ACCESS, USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS SITE OR ERRORS OR OMISSION IN THE CONTENT THEREOF, EVEN IF THE Lake Geneva Humanities Festival HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
YOU AGREE THAT ACCESS TO AND USE OF https://lghumanities.org AND THE CONTENT THEREOF IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.
The Lake Geneva Humanities Festival reserves the right to change its policies without any prior notice.
CONTACT US
If you have any questions about these Terms of Use, please contact us at:
Email: info@LGHumanities.org
Phone: 630.244.1486
Mailing Address: Lake Geneva Humanities Festival, PO Box 262, Lake Geneva, WI 53147