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FAQ &

Privacy

Policy 

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​Purchases

 

If you wish to purchase products or services described in this Site, you may be asked to supply certain information, including credit card or other payment information. By providing such information, you represent and warrant that it is accurate, complete, and current. By making any such purchase, you agree to pay all charges (including shipping and handling charges) incurred by users of your credit card or other payment mechanism at the prices in effect when such charges are incurred. You are responsible for paying any taxes applicable to such purchase. BestofBloomington.com reserves the right to refuse any order for any reason. Orders may be delayed or canceled if BestOfBloomington.com is not given completely accurate information and/or is unable to contact the person who has placed the order and/or is the primary cardholder for the order.

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​Payment

 

All orders are subject to a verification process and any information submitted that does not verify with a customer’s financial institution may cause delays. All orders are subject to the availability of inventory.

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Order Pickup or Shipping 

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Free pickup is available at Great Plains Media located at 108 Boeykens Place, Normal, IL 61761. Purchases must be picked up during business hours, Monday-Friday 8am-5pm. Shipping available at $0.58 per order. Purchases are mailed through USPS. You may be asked to sign a return receipt to receive your order. 

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When can I pickup my order?

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Please wait to pick up your order until you receive a confirmation email stating your order is ready for pickup. If you need your order picked up early, please call Kaitlin at 309-888-4496 to make special accommodations.  

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Can someone else pickup my order?

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Yes, the original purchaser must call Kaitlin at 309-888-4496 in advance to coordinate the change in pickup person. You may need to provide purchase information to verify that you are the original purchaser.  

 

 

When will my shipped purchase arrive?

 

Please add one business day to the duration below for orders placed after 2PM CST. Orders placed before 2PM EST will be mailed within 5 business days if order is placed by 5pm CST.

 

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Are Returns & Refunds available?
 

Due to limited availability, all sales are final. 

 

Great Plains Media Privacy Policy:

 

Great Plains Media is committed to maintaining robust privacy protections for its users. Our Privacy Policy is designed to help you understand how we collect, use and safeguard the information you provide to us and to assist you in making informed decisions when using our Service.

 

For purposes of this Agreement, “Service” refers to the Company’s service which can be accessed via our website at bestofbloomington.com in which users can purchase products. The terms “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Great Plains Media. “You” refers to you, as a user of Service. By accepting our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use you consent to our collection, storage, use and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy.

 

I. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

 

We collect “Non-Personal Information” and “Personal Information.” Non-Personal Information includes information that cannot be used to personally identify you, such as anonymous usage data, general demographic information we may collect, referring/exit pages and URLs, platform types, preferences you submit and preferences that are generated based on the data you submit and number of clicks. Personal Information includes only your email, which you submit to us through the registration process at the Site.The Company does not use cookies. Information you provide us by registering for an accountIn addition to the information provided automatically by your browser when you visit the Site, to become a subscriber to the Service you will need to create a personal profile. You can create a profile by registering with the Service and entering your email address, and creating a user name and a password. By registering, you are authorizing us to collect, store and use your email address in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

 

II. HOW WE USE AND SHARE INFORMATION

 

Personal Information: Except as otherwise stated in this Privacy Policy, we do not sell, trade, rent or otherwise share for marketing purposes your Personal Information with third parties without your consent. We do share Personal Information with vendors who are performing services for the Company, such as the servers for our email communications who are provided access to user’s email address for purposes of sending emails from us. Those vendors use your Personal Information only at our direction and in accordance with our Privacy Policy. In general, the Personal Information you provide to us is used to help us communicate with you. For example, we use Personal Information to contact users in response to questions, solicit feedback from users, provide technical support, and inform users about promotional offers. Non-Personal Information In general, we use Non-Personal Information to help us improve the Service and customize the user experience. We also aggregate Non-Personal Information in order to track trends and analyze use patterns on the Site. This Privacy Policy does not limit in any way our use or disclosure of Non-Personal Information and we reserve the right to use and disclose such Non-Personal Information to our partners, advertisers and other third parties at our discretion. In the event we undergo a business transaction such as a merger, acquisition by another company, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your Personal Information may be among the assets transferred. You acknowledge and consent that such transfers may occur and are permitted by this Privacy Policy, and that any acquirer of our assets may continue to process your Personal Information as set forth in this Privacy Policy. If our information practices change at any time in the future, we will post the policy changes to the Site so that you may opt out of the new information practices. We suggest that you check the Site periodically if you are concerned about how your information is used.

 

III. HOW WE PROTECT INFORMATION

 

We implement security measures designed to protect your information from unauthorized access. Your account is protected by your account password and we urge you to take steps to keep your personal information safe by not disclosing your password and by logging out of your account after each use. We further protect your information from potential security breaches by implementing certain technological security measures including encryption, firewalls and secure socket layer technology. However, these measures do not guarantee that your information will not be accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed by breach of such firewalls and secure server software. By using our Service, you acknowledge that you understand and agree to assume these risks.

 

IV. YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING THE USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

 

You have the right at any time to prevent us from contacting you for marketing purposes. When we send a promotional communication to a user, the user can opt out of further promotional communications by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in each promotional e-mail. You can also indicate that you do not wish to receive marketing communications from us in the “Settings” section of the Site. Please note that notwithstanding the promotional preferences you indicate by either unsubscribing or opting out in the Settings section of the Site, we may continue to send you administrative emails including, for example, periodic updates to our Privacy Policy.

 

V. LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

 

As part of the Service, we may provide links to or compatibility with other websites or applications. However, we are not responsible for the privacy practices employed by those websites or the information or content they contain. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by us through the Site and the Service. Therefore, this Privacy Policy does not apply to your use of a third party website accessed by selecting a link on our Site or via our Service. To the extent that you access or use the Service through or on another website or application, then the privacy policy of that other website or application will apply to your access or use of that site or application. We encourage our users to read the privacy statements of other websites before proceeding to use them. 

 

VI. CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY

 

The Company reserves the right to change this policy and our Terms of Service at any time. We will notify you of significant changes to our Privacy Policy by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account or by placing a prominent notice on our site. Significant changes will go into effect 30 days following such notification. Non-material changes or clarifications will take effect immediately. You should periodically check the Site and this privacy page for updates.

 

VII. CONTACT US

 

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or the practices of this Site, please contact us by sending an email to Kaitlin Christakos at kaitlin@gpmbloomington.com

 

This page was last updated on 2/20/2023.

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