Hocking Hills Church Terms of Service

These Terms of Service (the “Terms”) apply to the websites owned by Hocking Hills Church and its affiliates (collectively, “HHC,” “we” or “us”) on which these Terms are posted, (collectively, the “Sites”); they also apply to our mobile applications (each an “App”), as well as the services available through the App and Site (subject to the terms applicable to Third-Party Sites, as described below). Unless otherwise stated, references herein to “Site” include the Apps and the Services.

These Terms are a legal contract between you and HHC, and govern your use of the Site. By using the Site, you are agreeing to all of the Terms; if you do not agree with any of the Terms, do not access or use the Site, App, Services or any information contained on them. These terms apply in addition to the terms of any client agreement (a “clientAgreement”) between you and HHC. In the event of a conflict between these terms and the terms of client Agreement, these terms will govern with respect to your use of the Site.

 
Changes.

HHC may make changes to the Site, including any content, features and services available through the Site, at any time. HHC can change, update, or add or remove provisions of these Terms, at any time by posting the updated Terms on this Site, or by notifying registered users at their email address of record or other means. By using this Site after HHC has updated the Terms, you are agreeing to all the updated Terms; if you do not agree with any of the updated Terms, you must stop using the Site.

 

General Use.

By using this Site, you represent, acknowledge and agree that you are at least 18 years of age. If you are not at least 18 years old, you may not use the Site at any time or in any manner or submit any information to HHC or the Site. If you are accepting these Terms on behalf of a legal entity, then you represent and warrant that you have the authority to do so and that your acceptance of the Terms on behalf of the legal entity is legally binding.

HHC provides content through the Site that is copyrighted and/or trademarked work of HHC or HHC’s third-party licensors and suppliers or other users of the Site (collectively, the “Materials”). Materials may include logos, graphics, video, images, software and other content.

Subject to the terms and conditions of these Terms, and your compliance with these Terms, HHC hereby grants you a limited, non-exclusive and non-transferable license to use and to display the Materials and to use this Site. Except for the foregoing license, you have no other rights in the Site or any Materials and you may not modify, edit, copy, reproduce, create derivative works of, reverse engineer, alter, enhance or in any way exploit any of the Site or Materials in any manner.

If you breach any of these Terms, the above license will terminate automatically and you must immediately destroy any downloaded or printed Materials.

 

Using the Site and the Services on the Site.

You can simply view the Site and not use any Services on the Site. You need not register with HHC to simply visit and view the Site. 

 

Electronic Communications.

By using the Site and/or the Services provided on or through the Site, you consent to receiving electronic communications from HHC. These electronic communications may include notices about applicable fees and charges, transactional information and other information concerning or related to the Site and/or Services provided on or through the Site. These electronic communications are part of your relationship with HHC. You agree that any notices, agreements, disclosures or other communications that we send you electronically will satisfy any legal communication requirements, including that such communications be in writing.

 

Privacy Policy.

Please review HHC’s Privacy Policy (the “Privacy Policy”) which explains how we use information that you submit to HHC.

 

Links to Third-Party Sites.

This Site may be linked to other web sites that are not HHC sites (collectively, “Third-Party Sites”). Certain areas of the Site may allow you to interact and/or conduct transactions with such Third-Party Sites and, in certain situations, you may be transferred to a Third-Party Site through a link, but it may appear that you are still on this Site. In any case, you acknowledge and agree that the Third-Party Sites may have different privacy policies and terms and conditions and/or user guides and business practices than HHC, and you further acknowledge and agree that your use of such Third-Party Sites is governed by the respective Third-Party Site privacy policy and terms and conditions and/or user guides.

You hereby agree to comply with any and all terms and conditions, user guides and privacy policies of any of Third-Party Sites. HHC is providing links to the Third-Party Sites to you as a convenience, and HHC does not verify, make any representations or take responsibility for such Third-Party Sites, including, without limitation, the truthfulness, accuracy, quality or completeness of the content, services, links displayed, and/or any other activities conducted on or through such Third-Party Sites. YOU AGREE THAT HHC WILL NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FOR ANY GOODS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, RESOURCES AND/OR CONTENT AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH ANY THIRD-PARTY SITES AND/OR THIRD-PARTY DEALINGS OR COMMUNICATIONS, OR FOR ANY HARM RELATED THERETO, OR FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSS CAUSED OR ALLEGED TO BE CAUSED BY OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OR RELIANCE ON THE CONTENT OR BUSINESS PRACTICES OF ANY THIRD-PARTY. Any reference on the Site to any product, service, publication, institution, organization of any third-party entity or individual does not constitute or imply HHC’s endorsement or recommendation.

 
Submissions.

You are responsible for the information, opinions, messages, comments, photos, videos, graphics, sounds and other content or material that you submit, upload, post or otherwise make available on or through the Site (each a “Submission”) and through the Services available in connection with this Site. You may not upload, post or otherwise make available on this Site any material protected by copyright, trademark, or any other proprietary right without the express permission of the owner of such copyright, trademark or other proprietary right owned by a third-party, and the burden of determining whether any material is protected by any such right is on you. You shall be solely liable for any damage resulting from any infringement of copyrights, trademarks, proprietary rights, violation of contract, privacy or publicity rights or any other harm resulting from any Submission that you make. You have full responsibility for each Submission you make, including its legality, reliability and appropriateness.

Unless otherwise explicitly stated herein or in HHC’s Privacy Policy, you agree that any Submission provided by you in connection with this Site is provided on a non-proprietary and non-confidential basis. You hereby grant to HHC a non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, fully paid-up, worldwide license (including the right to sublicense through multiple tiers) to use, reproduce, process, adapt, publicly perform, publicly display, modify, prepare derivative works, publish, transmit and distribute each of your Submissions, or any portion thereof, in any form, medium or distribution method now known or hereafter existing, known or developed, and authorize others to use the Submissions. We may modify or adapt your Submissions in order to transmit, display or distribute them over computer networks and in various media and/or make changes to the Submissions as necessary to conform and adapt them to any requirements or limitations of any networks, devices, services or media. HHC agrees to use any personally identifiable information contained in any of your Submissions in accordance with HHC’s Privacy Policy.

You agree to pay for all royalties, fees, damages and any other monies owing any person by reason of any Submissions posted by you to or through this Site.

When you provide Submissions, you agree that those Submissions shall not be in violation of the “Unauthorized Activities” paragraph below. Those prohibitions do not require HHC to monitor, police or remove any Submissions or other information submitted by you or any other user.

 
Unauthorized Activities.

When using this Site and/or the services, you agree not to:

  • Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten, or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others.
  • Use racially, ethnically, or otherwise offensive language.
  • Discuss or incite illegal activity.
  • Use explicit/obscene language or solicit/post sexually explicit images (actual or simulated).
  • Post anything that exploits children or minors or that depicts cruelty to animals.
  • Post any copyrighted or trademarked materials without the express permission from the owner.
  • Disseminate any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, ‘junk mail’, ‘spam’, ‘chain letters’, ‘pyramid schemes’, or any other form of such solicitation.
  • Use any robot, spider, scraper or other automated means to access the Site.
  • Take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure.
  • Alter the opinions or comments posted by others on this Site.
  • Post anything contrary to our public image, goodwill or reputation.

This list of prohibitions provides examples and is not complete or exclusive. HHC reserves the right to (a) terminate access to you, your ability to post to this Site (or use the Services) and (b) refuse, delete or remove any Submissions; with or without cause and with or without notice, for any reason or no reason, or for any action that HHC determines is inappropriate or disruptive to this Site or to any other user of this Site and/or Services. HHC may report to law enforcement authorities any actions that may be illegal, and any reports it receives of such conduct. When legally required or at HHC’s discretion, HHC will cooperate with law enforcement agencies in any investigation of alleged illegal activity on this Site or on the Internet.

Unauthorized use of any Materials or Third-Party Content contained on this Site may violate certain laws and regulations.

You agree to indemnify and hold HHC and its officers, directors, employees, affiliates, agents, licensors, and business partners harmless from and against any and all costs, damages, liabilities, and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and costs of defense) HHC or any other indemnified party suffers in relation to, arising from, or for the purpose of avoiding, any claim or demand from a third-party that your use of this Site or the use of this Site by any person using your user name and/or password (including without limitation, your participation in the posting areas or, your Submissions) violates any applicable law or regulation, or the copyrights, trademark rights or other rights of any third-party.

Termination of Repeat Infringers

HHC reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate the access of any user of our web site and/or service who is the subject or repeated DMCA or other infringement notifications.

 
Disclaimer of Warranties.

Your use of this Site and/or the Services is at your own risk. The Materials have not been verified or authenticated in whole or in part by HHC, and they may include inaccuracies or typographical or other errors. HHC does not warrant the accuracy of timeliness of the Materials contained on this Site. HHC has no liability for any errors or omissions in the Materials, whether provided by HHC, our licensors or suppliers or other users.

HHC, FOR ITSELF AND ITS LICENSORS, MAKES NO EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, OR GUARANTEES IN CONNECTION WITH THIS SITE, THE SERVICES, OR ANY MATERIALS RELATING TO THE QUALITY, SUITABILITY, TRUTH, ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY INFORMATION OR MATERIAL CONTAINED OR PRESENTED ON THIS SITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE MATERIALS. UNLESS OTHERWISE EXPLICITLY STATED, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THIS SITE, THE SERVICES, AND MATERIALS, AND ANY INFORMATION OR MATERIAL CONTAINED OR PRESENTED ON THIS SITE IS PROVIDED TO YOU ON AN “AS IS,” “AS AVAILABLE” AND “WHERE-IS” BASIS WITH NO WARRANTY OF IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD-PARTY RIGHTS. HHC DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY WARRANTIES AGAINST VIRUSES, SPYWARE OR MALWARE THAT MAY BE INSTALLED ON YOUR COMPUTER.

 
Limitation of Liability.

HHC SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES RESULTING FROM YOUR DISPLAYING, COPYING, OR DOWNLOADING ANY MATERIALS TO OR FROM THIS SITE. IN NO EVENT SHALL HHC BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY INDIRECT, EXTRAORDINARY, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOSS OF DATA, REVENUE, PROFITS, USE OR OTHER ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE) HOWEVER ARISING, EVEN IF HHC KNOWS THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

 
Local Laws; Export Control.

HHC controls and operates this Site from its headquarters in the United States of America and the Materials may not be appropriate or available for use in other locations. If you use this Site outside the United States of America, you are responsible for following applicable local laws.

 
Feedback.

If you send or transmit any communications, comments, questions, suggestions, or related materials to HHC, whether by letter, email, telephone, or otherwise (collectively, “Feedback”), suggesting or recommending changes to the Site, any Services offered through the Site or Materials, including, without limitation, new features or functionality relating thereto, all such Feedback is, and will be treated as, non-confidential and non-proprietary. You hereby assign all right, title, and interest in, and HHC is free to use, without any attribution or compensation to you, any ideas, know-how, concepts, techniques, or other intellectual property and proprietary rights contained in the Feedback, whether or not patentable, for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to, developing, manufacturing, having manufactured, licensing, marketing, and selling, directly or indirectly, products and services using such Feedback. Where the foregoing assignment is prohibited by law, you hereby grant us an exclusive, transferable, worldwide, royalty-free, fully paid up license (including the right to sublicense) to use and exploit all Feedback as we may determine in our sole discretion. You understand and agree that HHC is not obligated to use, display, reproduce, or distribute any such ideas, know-how, concepts, or techniques contained in the Feedback, and you have no right to compel such use, display, reproduction, or distribution.

 
General.

HHC prefers to advise you if we feel you are not complying with these Terms and to recommend any necessary corrective action. However, certain violations of these Terms, as determined by HHC, may result in immediate termination of your access to this Site without prior notice to you. If any of these Terms is found to be inconsistent with applicable law, then such term shall be interpreted to reflect the intentions of the parties, and no other terms will be modified. HHC’s failure to enforce any of these Terms is not a waiver of such term. These Terms are the entire agreement between you and HHC and supersede all prior or contemporaneous negotiations, discussions or agreements between you and HHC about this Site. The proprietary rights, disclaimer of warranties, representations made by you, indemnities, limitations of liability and general provisions shall survive any termination of these Terms.

 
Contact Us.

If you have any questions about these Terms or otherwise need to contact HHC for any reason, you can reach us at 1-740-385-4136.

If you suspect any violations of these Terms of Service or applicable law, please notify us at hhumc.church@gmail.com.