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Agreement between user and www.shoppicturedrocks.com

Welcome to www.uncleduckyoutdoors.com. The www.shoppicturedrocks.com website (the "Site") is comprised of various web pages operated by Uncle Ducky Outdoors, LLC ("Uncle Ducky"). www.shoppicturedrocks.com is offered to you conditioned on your acceptance without modification of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein (the "Terms"). Your use of www.shoppicturedrocks.com constitutes your agreement to all such Terms. Please read these terms carefully, and keep a copy of them for your reference.

 

www.shoppicturedrocks.com is a E-commerce Site 

This website's purpose is to sell products and services that relate to outdoor activities in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. These products include apparel, fishing equipment, adventure services, kayaks and canoes, books, gifts, and rentals.

 

Electronic Communications

Visiting www.shoppicturedrocks.com or sending emails to Uncle Ducky constitutes electronic communications. You consent to receive electronic communications and you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that we provide to you electronically, via email and on the Site, satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

 

Uncle Ducky does not knowingly collect, either online or offline, personal information from persons under the age of thirteen. If you are under 18, you may use www.shoppicturedrocks.com only with permission of a parent or guardian.

 

Cancellation/Refund Policy

You may cancel your purchase for any reason within 3 working days of the date of purchase and a full refund will be granted less shipping charges.

Kayak Tour Cancellation Policy

Please understand that cancellations affect many things; namely, our guides schedules, number of kayaks we have to transport, and our overall planning to make our trips efficient and enjoyable for our customers. We do not accept voice mails, messages, and unconfirmed emails as a cancellation.

  • You must have a cancellation # issued by Uncle Ducky Outdoors.
  • You may cancel your reservation either by email or by telephone only.
  • No shows: No refund
  • Day of trip”Group Size Reduction”: Treated as No Show-No refund
  • Beach refusal or turn backs:$25 refund per person
  • Cancellation time line
  • Multi Day trips: 30 days notice
  • Day Trips: 7 days notice for a full refund. Administrative fee of $25 will be deducted from a refund. Will be credited to any further booking.
  • Less than 7 days: Refund 75% of trip value less$25 administrative fee
  • Less than 3 days : Refund 50% of trip value less $25 administrative fee.
  • Less than 24 hours (All Reservations) No Refund
  • Day of Trip: No refund
  • Cancellation due to weather: See weather cancellation policy.
  • Special Purchases- All Discounted Kayak Tours, 2 for 1 specials, or Early Bird Specials – All special purchases are Non-Refundable unless your trip is canceled due to weather. 
    Special Purchase Not Used in Specified Year– If you do not schedule or attempt to use or use your special purchase in the specified year you purchased for, you will still have a credit with us for the amount paid but not for the 2 paddlers for 1 offer, any Early Bird Special or any Discounted Purchase.  It will just be a credit for the amount you paid good towards booking a tour any tour at full price.  All credits are good for 5 years.

Beach Refusals

In the event you reach the launch access and make the decision not to go on your own accord you will receive a $25 refund per person.

Turn Backs

In the event you start your trip and decide that you can’t complete it while on the water prior to the halfway point of your trip you will receive a $25 refund per person. After the halfway point of your trip there will be no refund.

Paddle and Hike

If your trip itinerary is changed by Uncle Ducky Outdoors/Paddling Michigan due to unforeseen circumstances you will have the opportunity to join a trip of lesser value and be refunded the difference or be issued a rain check.

In the event that you decide that you are unable to complete of the trip on your own accord and turn back you will not receive a refund.

Participant Changes

All parties on day trip have until 24 hours prior to the trip date to notify Uncle Ducky Outdoors/Paddling Michigan of a change in the group number; standard cancellation policies will apply. Any changes made to the group reservation the day of the trip will not receive a refund.

Weather Cancellation

Weather Statement

Sea Kayaking in the Pictured Rocks and Lake Superior should be considered as a Soft Adventure Sport.
It is not an adventure that we wait for perfect weather or a sunny day to go. We still go in rain, fog, and temps above 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Large waves, winds over 20 kts. and lightning keep us on the beach. Thunderstorms usually move by, and with careful planning and observation by radar, we are normally able to complete our trips.

Weather

In that the Pictured Rocks are located along the northern shores of the Upper Peninsula and the southern shore of Lake Superior during the summer months we generally experience southerly winds and a protected shoreline from wind and waves. Historically, we have been able to kayak most days and generally have very few cancellations. Strong winds over 15 knots from the northwest, north, and northeast normally make the water too rough to paddle the Pictured Rocks. We do paddle in light rain and fog conditions which generally result in calmer water conditions.

Weather Cancellation Policy

In that neither our customers nor our company are responsible for the weather, our weather cancellation policy is as follows:

Please Note:
We normally do not make weather decisions until the day of the schedule trips due to the time lines involved in  forecasting. Weather sometimes changes which can result in an updated weather decision during the day. Typically, wind direction, velocity, and wave heights guide our weather decisions. 

If we cannot paddle in the Pictured Rocks we can often make the crossing from Sand Point and paddle the east shoreline of Grand Island which will constitute the same as a Pictured Rocks tour. Grand Island is geologically much like the Pictured Rocks and a great place to paddle.
If we cancel the trip due to weather or other reasons you will be issued a refund or an opportunity to reschedule.
If you choose not to go to Grand Island you will be issued a refund or an opportunity to reschedule. If you choose to make the Grand Island paddle and we determine at the beach that it is not safe, a refund will be issued or you may reschedule. In the event of thunderstorms in the immediate area we can often delay a tour until they pass. If we cannot delay and/or thunderstorms are forecast by the National Weather Service in Marquette to be over 50% coverage or numerous you will be issued a refund or an opportunity to reschedule. Refunds can take up to 14 days for processing.
If this trip is part of a package that includes lodging and other adventures and meals, adjustments can normally be made to reschedule to another day, however, if you do not choose that option you will only be refunded that portion of the package that applies to the cancelled kayaking trip.
In order to receive a refund you must show up for the trip unless we call you with the cancellation notice.
This is a new policy effective for all tours purchased after September 20, 2017 and applies to all kayak tour purchases.

Recommendation

Obviously neither of us can change the weather. And, keeping in mind that we are able to kayak at the Pictured Rocks over 90% of the days in the summer, probably the best way to make sure that you can kayak the Pictured Rocks is to plan your stay up here for at least 2-3 days. In most cases if waves keep us from going to the Pictured Rocks on a given day we can then go there the following day or so.  Weather systems move from west to east and the lake does calm down quickly especially early in the summer. As fall approaches it can take a couple of days. There are many other activities that you can do while waiting for calmer seas at the Rocks. Namely, Our Dinner Cruise around Grand Island, a shipwreck tour, canoeing on the Au Train River, and waterfall touring. Our package deals are set up for this purpose to allow rescheduling of activities if weather interferes with the original plan.

 

Glamping Package Cancellation Policy

In that Glamping Packages involve coordination of multiple activities and outfitters, and with a limited number of lodging options available for these packages the below listed refund policies will apply.  

Glamping packages cancelled:
over 60 days prior to check in- 100% refund of purchase price

over 59 days prior to check in- 50% refund of purchase price

30-6 days prior to check in- 20% refund of purchase price

6 days or less prior to check in- No refund

Any activities that we cancel during your stay will receive a full refund.

To submit a cancellation request please fill out the form here.

Early Check Out:
Early check Outs will not be issued a refund.

 

Links to third party sites/Third party services

www.uncleduckyoutdoors.com may contain links to other websites ("Linked Sites"). The Linked Sites are not under the control of Uncle Ducky and Uncle Ducky is not responsible for the contents of any Linked Site, including without limitation any link contained in a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to a Linked Site. Uncle Ducky is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Uncle Ducky of the site or any association with its operators.

 

Certain services made available via www.uncleduckyoutdoors.com are delivered by third party sites and organizations. By using any product, service or functionality originating from the www.shoppicturedrocks.com domain, you hereby acknowledge and consent that Uncle Ducky may share such information and data with any third party with whom Uncle Ducky has a contractual relationship to provide the requested product, service or functionality on behalf of www.uncleduckyoutdoors.com users and customers.

 

No unlawful or prohibited use/Intellectual Property

You are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use www.uncleduckyoutdoors.com strictly in accordance with these terms of use. As a condition of your use of the Site, you warrant to Uncle Ducky that you will not use the Site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms. You may not use the Site in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Site or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of the Site. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the Site.

 

All content included as part of the Service, such as text, graphics, logos, images, as well as the compilation thereof, and any software used on the Site, is the property of Uncle Ducky or its suppliers and protected by copyright and other laws that protect intellectual property and proprietary rights. You agree to observe and abide by all copyright and other proprietary notices, legends or other restrictions contained in any such content and will not make any changes thereto.

 

You will not modify, publish, transmit, reverse engineer, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works, or in any way exploit any of the content, in whole or in part, found on the Site. Uncle Ducky content is not for resale. Your use of the Site does not entitle you to make any unauthorized use of any protected content, and in particular you will not delete or alter any proprietary rights or attribution notices in any content. You will use protected content solely for your personal use, and will make no other use of the content without the express written permission of Uncle Ducky and the copyright owner. You agree that you do not acquire any ownership rights in any protected content. We do not grant you any licenses, express or implied, to the intellectual property of Uncle Ducky or our licensors except as expressly authorized by these Terms.

 

 

International Users

The Service is controlled, operated and administered by Uncle Ducky from our offices within the USA. If you access the Service from a location outside the USA, you are responsible for compliance with all local laws. You agree that you will not use the Uncle Ducky Content accessed through www.shoppicturedrocks.com in any country or in any manner prohibited by any applicable laws, restrictions or regulations.

 

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Uncle Ducky, its officers, directors, employees, agents and third parties, for any losses, costs, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) relating to or arising out of your use of or inability to use the Site or services, any user postings made by you, your violation of any terms of this Agreement or your violation of any rights of a third party, or your violation of any applicable laws, rules or regulations. Uncle Ducky reserves the right, at its own cost, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will fully cooperate with Uncle Ducky in asserting any available defenses.

 

Liability disclaimer

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Termination/access restriction

Uncle Ducky reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to the Site and the related services or any portion thereof at any time, without notice. To the maximum extent permitted by law, this agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Michigan and you hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts in Michigan in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of the Site. Use of the Site is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these Terms, including, without limitation, this section. You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between. you and Uncle Ducky as a result of this agreement or use of the Site. Uncle Ducky's performance of this agreement is subject to existing laws and legal process, and nothing contained in this agreement is in derogation of Uncle Ducky's right to comply with governmental, court and law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of the Site or information provided to or gathered by Uncle Ducky with respect to such use. If any part of this agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of the agreement shall continue in effect.

 

 

Unless otherwise specified herein, this agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the user and Uncle Ducky with respect to the Site and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between the user and Uncle Ducky with respect to the Site. A printed version of this agreement and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this agreement to the same extent an d subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form. It is the express wish to the parties that this agreement and all related documents be written in English.

 

 

Changes to Terms

Uncle Ducky reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to change the Terms under whichwww.shoppicturedrocks.com is offered. The most current version of the Terms will supersede all previous versions. Uncle Ducky encourages you to periodically review the Terms to stay informed of our updates.

 

Contact Us

Uncle Ducky welcomes your questions or comments regarding the Terms:

 

Uncle Ducky Outdoors, LLC

 

1331 W. Munising Ave

Munising, MI. 49862

Email Address:

Info@paddlingmichigan.com

Telephone number:

906-387-1695