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Terms & Conditions

These terms govern visits, memberships, room reservations, and use of Northwood Game Haven ("NGH," "we," "us") at 115 West Spring Street, Chippewa Falls, WI 54729. By entering our space, booking a room, or using our services, you agree to these terms.

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Contents

Ownership of This Website & App

  1. Acceptance & Eligibility
  2. Hours of Operation
  3. Conduct & Right to Refuse
  4. Drugs & Alcohol
  5. Outside Food & Drink
  6. Room Reservations & Pricing
  7. Refundable Deposit
  8. Payment, Cancellation & No-Shows
  9. Event Registration & Tournaments
  10. Add-Ons & Equipment Checkout
  11. Damage, Loss & Theft
  12. Minors & Supervision
  13. Health, Safety, Animals & Accessibility
  14. Liability & Indemnification
  15. Personal Property
  16. Photography & Media
  17. Privacy & Communications
  18. Intellectual Property
  19. Memberships & Promotions
  20. The App, Haven Rewards & Game Companion
  21. Force Majeure
  22. Changes to These Terms
  23. Governing Law
  24. Contact

§Ownership of This Website & App

In short: the gamehaven.guru website and the Game Haven app belong to Northwood Experiences LLC. Northwood Game Haven uses them under a license that Northwood Experiences LLC can change or end at any time. © 2025–2026 Northwood Experiences LLC. All rights reserved.

1Acceptance & Eligibility

By entering NGH, reserving a space, or using our services you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to these Terms & Conditions and any posted house rules. The person who submits a reservation ("Booking Host") is responsible for their entire party's compliance with these terms. Booking Hosts must be at least 18 years old. Anyone under 18 must be supervised as described in Section 12.

2Hours of Operation

"Normal business hours" means the hours NGH is open to the general public, as posted on our Google Maps / Google Business listing and/or on signage within or near Northwood Game Haven at 115 West Spring Street. Hours may change for holidays, private events, or seasonal reasons. Private room reservations may be available outside normal business hours; certain rules below (alcohol, outside food & drink) apply specifically during normal business hours.

3Conduct & Right to Refuse Service

We want NGH to be welcoming for everyone. Guests agree to:

NGH reserves the right to refuse service, end a session or reservation, or remove any person who violates these terms or whose conduct we determine, in our reasonable discretion, to be unsafe, unlawful, or disruptive — without refund of fees and with potential forfeiture of the deposit.

4Drugs & Alcohol

5Outside Food & Drink

Because NGH offers in-house concessions and partner-restaurant dining, the following rules apply:

🎂 Quick summary: Birthday cakes/treats — always OK. Other outside food & drink during business hours — only with the BYO Food & Drink add-on. Outside food & drink outside business hours (private bookings) — generally permitted, subject to staff guidance.

6Room Reservations & Pricing

6.1 — Riverside Day Suites (day-use of the overnight suites)

6.2 — Public Events in Reserved Spaces

7Refundable Deposit

A refundable deposit hold is required for every reservation:

The deposit is refunded in full provided that, at the end of the reservation:

If items are damaged, lost, or stolen, or the space is not left reasonably cleaned, or these terms are violated, NGH may withhold all or part of the deposit and, where damages exceed the deposit, charge the Booking Host for the additional reasonable cost of repair, replacement, or cleaning.

8Payment, Cancellation & No-Shows

9Event Registration & Tournaments

9.1 — Text Message (SMS) Event Reminders

10Add-Ons & Equipment Checkout

Add-ons are subject to availability and may be limited or substituted. Included-free add-ons (console/game checkout, board/card game checkout, food pre-orders, karaoke, RPG library, and promotional/supplier support) carry no separate fee but do not waive the deposit or any usage rules. Food pre-orders are available during normal business hours only; ordering ahead is free but the food itself must be paid for and gratuities are not included. Karaoke adds $25 to the deposit. Promotional/supplier support must be coordinated through a certified Game Guru. Paid add-ons (BYO Food & Drink, private Game Guru, the birthday Pro Photo Session) are billed as quoted; the Pro Photo Session requires the photo-consent statement in Section 16 and a mailing address for the print. Checked-out equipment must be returned in the condition received; see Section 11.

11Damage, Loss & Theft

The Booking Host is responsible for all members of their party and for any damage to, or loss or theft of, NGH property (games, components, consoles, controllers, furniture, fixtures, décor, AV equipment, and the premises) during their reservation or visit. Missing game components, damaged cards/boards, and broken equipment may be charged at reasonable repair or replacement cost. Such amounts may be deducted from the deposit and, if they exceed it, billed separately.

12Minors & Supervision

Children are welcome, but guests under 18 must be supervised by a parent, guardian, or responsible adult appropriate to their age, and that adult is responsible for their safety and conduct. NGH does not provide childcare or supervision. The Booking Host assumes responsibility for all minors in their party.

Kids' birthday parties. The person who requests a kids' party (the "Party Host") must be 18 or older and is the responsible adult for the party. The Party Host, or another adult they designate, must remain on the premises for the whole party; a Game Guru runs the games but is not a substitute for adult supervision. The Party Host is responsible for telling us about guests' allergies and dietary restrictions before the party (the Party Float Kit contains dairy and sugar; Fidget Forge kits contain small parts), for the conduct of their guests, and for arranging pick-up of every child at the end of the party. Guests' parents or guardians who drop a child off are relying on the Party Host, not on NGH, for that child's supervision. We ask for the Party Host's mailing address so we can mail the Replay Program follow-ups (and, with the Pro Photo Session, the keepsake print); we ask for the birthday child's first name and the age they are turning so the Guru can run the party — we do not collect a child's date of birth, and the half-birthday follow-up is simply six months after the party date.

13Health, Safety & Assumption of Risk

Guests use NGH and its equipment at their own risk. Please follow posted safety guidance, keep walkways clear, and report spills, hazards, or injuries to staff immediately. Guests who are unwell are encouraged to visit another time out of consideration for others. Guests are responsible for knowing their own allergies and dietary restrictions.

13.1 — Service Animals & Pets

13.2 — Accessibility

NGH's building does not currently have wheelchair ramps, elevators, or other step-free entrances. Stairs — the front steps or the back deck — are required to reach every interior NGH space, including The Depths, which is below street level. Guests with mobility or other access needs are encouraged to contact NGH before booking so we can discuss what we can do to help.

14Limitation of Liability & Indemnification

To the fullest extent permitted by law, NGH and its owners, members, employees, and agents are not liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, or for injury, loss, or damage arising from use of the premises, equipment, or services, except to the extent caused by our gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Booking Host agrees to indemnify and hold NGH harmless from claims, damages, or expenses arising from their party's acts or omissions or breach of these terms. Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot be limited under applicable law.

15Personal Property

NGH is not responsible for lost, stolen, or damaged personal belongings. Please keep valuables with you. Items left behind may be held as lost-and-found for a limited time and then donated or discarded.

16Photography & Media

NGH may photograph or record general activity in public areas for marketing and social media. By attending, you consent to appearing incidentally in such media. If you prefer not to be featured, let a staff member know and we'll do our best to accommodate. Guests recording within private rooms are responsible for obtaining consent from their own party.

Birthday parties and the Pro Photo Session. Photographs of a private birthday party — and in particular of children attending one — are never used by NGH as promotional or marketing material, on any website, social media, print or other channel, without separate, express written consent from the parent or guardian of each child pictured. Purchasing the Pro Photo Session, or requesting photos or a print of a party, is not such consent: the consent given when the Pro Photo Session is ordered ("I would like professional photos taken of my event, and consent to the taking and distribution of those photos — just to me as the event requester — and would like a physical print mailed to my provided address") authorizes NGH only to take the photographs and to deliver digital and/or physical copies to the event requester at the address they provided. NGH records that consent (what was agreed to, by whom, and when) with the booking. The event requester is responsible for informing their guests that photographs will be taken and for any onward sharing of the photos they receive.

Other people's children. Party photographs will usually include guests, and most of those guests are children. By ordering the Pro Photo Session the Party Host confirms that they will tell the parent or guardian of every invited child, before the party, that a photographer will be taking photos for the host family, and that they will pass any objection on to us. We provide a ready-made notice for this at gamehaven.guru/birthday-photo-notice. Any parent or guardian may opt their child out at any time — by telling the Party Host, the photographer or any staff member — and our photographer will not photograph that child; if a child who opted out appears in a shot, we will remove or crop that photo before delivery on request. Our photographer photographs only the party, in the party's rooms, and only during the booked time. Prints and digital files are delivered to the Party Host only; NGH keeps the files for up to 90 days after delivery so a re-send or reprint is possible, then deletes them, and will delete them sooner on request from the Party Host. If a parent or guardian asks us to delete a photo of their child, we will, and we will tell the Party Host.

17Privacy & Communications

Information you provide when booking (name, phone, email, party details) is used to process, confirm, and manage your reservation and to contact you about it. With your consent, we may send you NGH news and offers; you can opt out at any time. Event reminder text messages are a separate, transactional program covered by Section 9.1 and our SMS Terms; mobile numbers and SMS consent are never shared with third parties for their marketing. Information you give the Northwood Game Haven app (a Haven Rewards account, coupon claims, order-ahead orders, and what you share at a Turn-Key™ table) is covered by Section 20. We do not sell your personal information. See our Privacy Policy for details.

18Intellectual Property

The website, the app, the Game Companion tools, the Stash character, our logo and crest artwork, and all site and app content, software, screens and designs are owned by Northwood Experiences LLC and used by NGH under license (see Ownership of This Website & App). The names Northwood Game Haven, Game Haven, The Haven, Haven Rewards, The Raft and The Holt are trademarks of ECCentric LLC. None of it may be copied, reproduced, scraped, framed, modified, distributed or otherwise used without written permission. Turn-Key™ is a trademark of Northwood Experiences LLC. Patent pending. Nothing in these Terms or in your use of the app grants you any right to the Turn-Key™ name, logo, or design, or to the methods the app uses, beyond the limited license in Section 20. Third-party game titles and trademarks belong to their respective owners; references are for identification only and do not imply endorsement. Guests hosting events at NGH may identify NGH as the venue but may not represent an event as sponsored or hosted by NGH unless NGH has expressly agreed to do so — see Section 6.2, Public Events in Reserved Spaces.

19Memberships, Promotions & Sweepstakes

Memberships, VIP programs, discounts, and promotions are subject to their own additional terms, which control in case of conflict. Sweepstakes and giveaways are governed by their posted Official Rules. Promotional benefits have no cash value unless stated and may be changed or discontinued.

20The App, Haven Rewards & Game Companion

This Section covers the Northwood Game Haven app — the web app at gamehaven.guru/app and the same app installed from an app store — including Haven Rewards, specials and coupons, Order Ahead, and the Game Companion tools (Turn-Key™, First Player, the CCG Life Counter and the RPG Companion). By installing, opening or using any of it you accept these Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, our SMS Terms where you choose texts, and any additional terms of the app store you installed from. If you do not agree, do not use the app.

20.1 — License & Availability

20.2 — Haven Rewards Account

20.3 — Specials & Coupon Wallet

20.4 — Order Ahead

20.5 — Game Companion Tools (First Player, CCG Life Counter, RPG Companion)

20.6 — Turn-Key™ Tables

20.7 — App Data & Privacy

Our Privacy Policy explains what the app stores on your device, what reaches our servers (your Haven Rewards profile, coupon claims, orders, and what you share at a Turn-Key™ table), the retention periods above, and your choices. Card payments go to Stripe and never to us. The app is a general-audience app for a family venue and is not directed at children under 13; a parent or guardian creates accounts, places orders and registers on a child’s behalf. Hosting or joining a Turn-Key™ table requires no account and no personal information beyond the display name you choose.

20.8 — Disclaimers

The app and the Game Companion tools are provided “as is” and “as available.” To the fullest extent permitted by law, NGH disclaims all warranties for them, including fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy and non-infringement, and is not liable for lost or inaccurate game data, timers, turns, counts, standings or votes; for a table, coupon or order that could not be reached, claimed or placed; for disputes between players; or for the acts of other users. Section 14 applies. Nothing here limits rights you have under Wisconsin consumer law that cannot be limited by agreement.

21Force Majeure

NGH is not liable for failure or delay in performance due to events beyond our reasonable control (e.g., severe weather, utility or internet outages, equipment failure, illness, labor issues, or government action). We will make reasonable efforts to reschedule affected reservations.

22Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms & Conditions from time to time. The version in effect at the time of your visit or reservation applies. Material changes will be posted at NGH and/or on our website.

23Governing Law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Wisconsin, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any disputes shall be resolved in the state or federal courts located in or serving Chippewa County, Wisconsin, to the extent permitted by law.

24Contact

Questions about these terms or your reservation? Contact us at stash@northwoodgamehaven.com or visit us at 115 West Spring Street, Chippewa Falls, WI 54729.

© 2025–2026 Northwood Experiences LLC. All rights reserved. The gamehaven.guru website and the Game Haven app are owned by Northwood Experiences LLC and used by Northwood Game Haven under license.

Last updated: October 2026 · Northwood Game Haven
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