These
terms apply to The Church Online Internet software
as
well as the online web portal
The
Church Online Internet Service and website Customer
Agreement and Terms of Service
PLEASE READ THIS "The Church Online CUSTOMER
AGREEMENT AND TERMS OF SERVICE" CAREFULLY BEFORE
USING The Church Online INTERNET SERVICE.
The
Church Online LLC (the "Company" or "we"
"us" or "our") arranges for the
provision of the The Church Online Internet Service
and all related websites (the "Website"),
web pages, materials, data, products, and services
(collectively, the "Service"), which includes
all Software (as defined in Section 2), content, data,
information, and other materials made available through
the Service (collectively the "Materials"))
through third party service providers, who are ultimately
responsible for such Service. For purposes of this
Terms of Service, "The Church Online" shall
be the collective reference for both the Service and
the Company. The Service does not include the network
of websites owned and/or operated by the Company excluding
the Website, the "The Church Online". The
Service is provided to customers subject to compliance
with the terms and conditions set forth in this The
Church Online Customer Agreement and Terms of Service
(the "Agreement"). By using the Service,
you agree to be bound by this Agreement. If you do
not agree to the terms and conditions governing the
Service, do not access or use the Service. Please
note that when using the Service, you are subject
to all of the rules pertaining to all websites and
services that you visit, specifically including but
not limited to The Church Online, The Church Online
affiliated and subsidiary businesses and any other
third party website. The Church Online reserves the
right to take any action deemed reasonable in the
event that a third party reports that you have violated
their rules.
The Service is available only to individuals who can
form legally binding contracts under applicable law.
Without limiting the foregoing, you may not register
for the Service or assent to this Agreement if you
are under 18 years of age or if you are a temporarily
or indefinitely suspended former Customer (as defined
below) to the Service. If you fall into either of
the foregoing categories, please do not enter into
this Agreement or register for the Service.
This
Agreement is made between the Company and the Customer
to the Service ("Customer" or "you"
or "your") and takes effect on the date
on which you accept this Service and continues until
your subscription to the Service is terminated either
by you or by the Company. You acknowledge that you
are executing this Agreement on behalf of all persons
who access the Service through your account with the
Service. You shall have sole responsibility for ensuring
that all such other users understand and comply with
the terms and conditions of this Agreement. You further
acknowledge and agree that you are solely responsible
and liable for any and all breaches of the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, whether such breach
is the result of use of the Service by you or by any
other user of your Service account.
Your
electronic consent to this Agreement, whether by clicking
"I AGREE" or a similar assent button provided
in conjunction with this Agreement or by your registration
to use the Service governed by this Agreement, shall
constitute your electronic signature and, according
to applicable provisions of Federal law, shall be
of the same effect as if you had signed such Agreement
in a non-electronic form. Your access and use of the
Service also constitutes your acceptance of this Agreement.
Upon our request, you agree to sign a non-electronic
version of this Agreement. A printed version of this
Agreement and/or of any notice given in electronic
form shall be admissible in judicial, administrative,
or arbitration proceedings based upon or relating
to this Agreement to the same extent and subject to
the same conditions as other business documents and
records originally generated and maintained in printed
form.
The
Company reserves the right at any time to:
*
Change the terms and conditions of this Agreement;
* Change the Service, including eliminating or discontinuing
any Materials or any other feature of the Service;
or
* Change any fees, rates, or charges in connection
with the Service.
Any
changes we make will be effective at the time indicated
in the notice, or if no such period is specified,
such change will be effective immediately upon notice.
We may provide such notice to you by any reasonable
means including, without limitation, posting on the
Service or via electronic mail. PLEASE REGULARLY REVIEW
INFORMATION POSTED TO REVIEW POSTED CHANGES IN ORDER
TO OBTAIN TIMELY NOTICE OF SUCH CHANGES. YOUR NON-TERMINATION
OR CONTINUED USE OF THE CHURCH ONLINE INTERNET SERVICE
AFTER NOTICE OF THE CHANGES OR THE POSTING OF THE
CHANGES ONLINE CONSTITUTES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS
AGREEMENT AS MODIFIED BY THE POSTED CHANGES. Except
in the case of changes to fees, rates or charges,
your access or use of the Service after such notice
will be deemed acceptance of such changes. (Changes
to fees, rates and charges are addressed in Section
3). Please print and keep a copy of this Agreement
for future reference, and be sure to review this Agreement
periodically to ensure familiarity with the most current
version.
1.
Subscribing to the Service; Log in Name and Password;
Guarding Your Account. When you register to use the
Service, you must provide the Company or the Company's
service providers with accurate and complete information
including, without limitation, your legal name, address,
telephone number(s), applicable billing information
and any other information reasonably requested as
part of the registration process. You must also select
a user name and password. The Company may refuse to
grant you any user name or password that we determine
to be unlawful or inappropriate, in our sole and absolute
discretion. You represent and warrant to the Company
that all information you provide during your registration
to use the Service or at any other time, is true,
accurate, and complete, and that you will promptly
notify us in the event of any change in such information.
If you have reason to believe that your account is
no longer secure, you must immediately notify us of
the problem by emailing us at support@thechurchonline.com.
YOU ARE ENTIRELY RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THE CONFIDENTIALITY
OF YOUR USER NAME AND PASSWORD, FOR ALL CHARGES INCURRED
BY AUTHORIZED USERS OF YOUR CREDIT CARD, AND FOR ALL
OTHER ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED THROUGH YOUR ACCOUNT.
2.
Installation. Upon completion of the registration
process, you will be authorized to download onto your
computer a copy of the software necessary to use and
access the Service (the "Software"). We
hereby grant to you the right to download and use
the Software, in object code form only, for the sole
purpose of accessing and using the Service, and to
make one (1) back-up or archival copy of the Software.
The foregoing authorization does not permit you to
license, sublicense, sell, lease or otherwise transfer
the Software or any copies thereof to any other party.
3.
Payment Terms.
(a)
Charges. The fees for the Service, together with the
Company's cancellation policy are as set forth at
www.thechurchonline.com. As further described in the
fee schedule, you may subscribe to the Service on
a 1, 3, 4, 6 months or annual basis. You agree to
pay all fees and other charges incurred on or through
your account at the price(s) in effect when such charges
are incurred, including charges for any purchases
made through the Service and any surcharges incurred
while using any additional services or features for
which a surcharge may be applicable (the "Charges").
Please note that you may also incur charges levied
by your local or long distance telephone company to
access the Service for which you are solely responsible.
You agree that the Charges may be modified from time
to time by us or our service providers in our sole
discretion. Changes in Charges shall take effect upon
the 1,3,4,6 months or annual renewal of your subscription,
as applicable. In the event that you do not agree
to any changes to the Charges, you may cancel the
Service effective as of the expiration of your subscription,
by giving us notice prior to the last day of your
then current billing cycle (in order to avoid fees
for your next billing cycle). Cancellation of accounts
may be made only in the manner provided for at www.thechurchonline.com.
You agree to pay all applicable taxes, tariffs and
any access charges arising out of or relating to the
use of the Service through your account, whether imposed
on us or our service providers or directly on you
(other than taxes based on our income). All payments
hereunder shall be automatically billed to the credit
card on file. The Company will make reasonable efforts
to provide you with online access to your account
information; however any failure of Company to provide
you with online access to such information does not
affect your responsibility to pay any incurred charges.
(b)
Credit Card Information. As a condition to your obtaining
the Service, you must provide us with a valid credit
card number belonging to you. If you are a monthly
Customer, we will automatically charge the monthly
charge on a monthly basis, in advance, and UNLESS
YOU NOTIFY US OF YOUR INTENT TO CANCEL THE SERVICE
PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT THE 1,3,4 or 6 MONTHS OR ANNUAL
CHARGES ARE DUE, YOU HEREBY AUTHORIZE US TO CHARGE
THE APPLICABLE CHARGES TO YOUR AUTHORIZED CREDIT CARD
UNTIL THE SERVICE IS CANCELLED, OR YOU SELECT A DIFFERENT
SUBSCRIPTION PERIOD. If you are an annual Customer,
you will be charged for the entire year when you register.
YOU HEREBY AUTHORIZE US TO CHARGE THE ANNUAL CHARGES
TO YOUR CREDIT CARD. Prior to the expiration of your
annual subscription, we will notify you that your
annual subscription is ending. If we do not hear from
you within the time specified in our renewal notice(s),
your annual subscription to the Service will automatically
renew upon the expiration of your then current annual
subscription. IN ORDER TO PROCESS THE RENEWAL OF YOUR
ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION, YOU HEREBY AUTHORIZE US TO CHARGE
THE APPLICABLE CHARGES TO YOUR AUTHORIZED CREDIT CARD
FOR EACH SUBSEQUENT RENEWAL PERIOD. EXCEPT AS SET
FORTH IN SECTION 14, ALL CHARGES PAID HEREUNDER ARE
NON-REFUNDABLE. If your credit card expires or you
cancel your credit card, you must promptly provide
us with a new, valid credit card number. We will notify
you if for any reason we are unable to process the
charges or if the credit card company declines payment
of the charges due. If you do not provide us with
a new, valid credit card number by the date indicated
in our notice, we will suspend and/or terminate your
access to the Service as described in the notice.
(c)
Late Payment. Notice from you of any dispute regarding
your payment hereunder must be made in writing and
received by us within thirty (30) days after your
credit card has been charged by us, or you will be
deemed to have waived any objection to such payment.
At our option, interest charges may be added to any
undisputed, past due amounts at the lower of 1.5%
per month or the maximum rate allowed by law, prorated
for each day any such payment is past due. Acceptance
of late or partial payments shall not waive any of
our rights to collect the full amount of Service Charges
due to us. You must promptly notify The Church Online
of changes to: the account number, status or expiration
date of your credit card; and (b) any changes to your
billing address. You agree to reimburse us for our
costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, associated
with collecting delinquent or dishonored payments,
and for any additional fees assessed by us for any
check returned for insufficient funds. If Service
is suspended due to your non-payment, it will not
be restored until all Charges are paid in full (including
any interest charges) along with any then-current
Service restoration fee.
4
Privacy. The Church Online Internet Service Privacy
Policy, which is incorporated herein by reference,
can be viewed at www.thechurchonline.com. Please periodically
review this Privacy Policy, as it is modified on a
regular basis.
5.
Access By Minors. If you allow any minor to access
the Service, you may wish to take advantage of the
Family Control content filters, made available to
you as a Customer to the Service. You agree, however,
that you are ultimately responsible for monitoring
any such minor's use of the Service, and that we do
not and cannot control or monitor content made available
through the Internet. You further agree that we do
not take any responsibility or assume any liability
in connection with any minor's use of the Service
or any failure or perceived failure of the content
filters or any other parental control protections.
6.
Internet Use Policy. We do not actively monitor or
exercise control over the content of any website,
email, list, newsgroup or other material created or
accessible over the Service, or any information that
passes through our (or suppliers') host computers,
network hubs and points of presence. However, we do
reserve the right to remove any materials from any
location that we, in our sole discretion, believe
may be illegal, which violates this Agreement, or
which we believe may subject us to liability. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, you will remain fully responsible for
any information or materials you send or receive using
the Service, and we encourage you to use reasonable
efforts to screen any unwanted material. You agree
that we may enforce any storage space or bandwidth
utilization parameters associated with your account
without additional notice to you. You acknowledge
that you are responsible for maintaining your email
box capacity limit of 10 mb.
7.
Code of Conduct. While using the Service you agree
NOT TO:
(a)
Restrict or inhibit any other Customer or other user
from using the Service, including, without limitation,
by means of "hacking" or defacing any portion
of the Service;
(b) Use the Service for any unlawful purpose;
(c) Express or imply that any statements you make
are endorsed by us or our service providers or licensors,
without our or their prior written consent, as applicable;
(d) Transmit (a) any content or information that is
unlawful, fraudulent, threatening, abusive, libelous,
defamatory, obscene, or otherwise objectionable, or
that infringes on our or any third party's intellectual
property or other rights; (b) any material, non-public
information about companies without the authorization
to do so; (c) any trade secret of any third party;
or (d) any advertisements, solicitations, chain letters,
pyramid schemes, investment opportunities, or other
unsolicited commercial communication (except as otherwise
expressly permitted by us);
(e) Transmit any software or other materials that
contain any virus, worm, time bomb, Trojan horse,
Easter egg, or other hidden, harmful, or disruptive
component;
(f) Transfer all or any part of your Service account
(including, without limitation, your user ID or password)
to any third party, including without limitation a
third party whose Service account has been terminated
for any reason, without our prior express written
authorization, or otherwise take any action to cloak
your identity or contact information;
(g) License, sublicense, sell, resell, or otherwise
provide the Service to any third party; provide or
advertise any product or service to such on the Materials;
(h) Modify, adapt, sub-license, translate, sell, reverse
engineer, decompile or disassemble any portion of
the Service;
(i) Remove any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary
rights notices contained in the Service;
(j) "Frame" or "mirror" any part
of the Service without our prior express written authorization;
(k) Use any robot, spider, site search/retrieval application,
macro, or other manual or automatic device or process
to retrieve, index, "data mine," or in any
way reproduce or circumvent the navigational structure
or presentation of the Service;
(l) Take any action that imposes an unreasonable or
disproportionately large load on our servers or infrastructure;
(m) Defeat idle time by auto-generation of data to
mimic user activity;
(n) Create a database by systematically downloading
and storing any or all of the Materials; or
(o) Harvest or collect information about Service Customers
or other Service users.
While
using the Service, you agree to comply with all applicable
laws, rules and regulations.
8.
Specifically Impermissible Communication Practices.
Without limiting any other provision of this Agreement,
you shall not use or to permit others to use the Service
or any The Church Online email address, URL, header,
or other address information in connection with any
Prohibited Activities. For purposes of this Agreement,
"Prohibited Activities" shall mean: (a)
posting a single article or advertisement to more
than ten (10) Usenet or other news groups, forums,
email mailing lists, or other similar groups or lists;
(b) sending unsolicited mass emailings to more than
twenty-five (25) email users where such users are
not Customers to such mailings, or if such unsolicited
emailings provoke complaints from the recipients;
(c) engaging in any of the foregoing activities using
the services of another provider, but channeling such
activities through your or any other The Church Online
account or The Church Online re-mailer (such as by
forging email header information), or using your or
any other The Church Online account as a maildrop
for responses; (d) collecting replies to messages
from another service provider if those messages and/or
collection thereof violate(s) this Agreement or the
acceptable use policy or other policy(ies) of such
other service provider; (e) promoting, marketing,
or otherwise directly or indirectly directing traffic
to a website hosted on or through the Service, including,
without limitation, your website(s), through the use
of unsolicited commercial email or "spam";
and (f) any other activities of which The Church Online
may notify you from time to time. For each day during
which this section of the Agreement is violated, you
agree to pay The Church Online liquidated damages
in the amount of ten dollars ($20.00) per posting
or email message made or transmitted by you or a third
party through your account in violation of the foregoing,
to compensate The Church Online for the lost goodwill
and consumption of resources such violation causes,
and you acknowledge that no payment made by you to
The Church Online under this section shall prevent
The Church Online from seeking other legal or equitable
remedies, including other damages or an injunction,
or otherwise terminating this Agreement and/or suspending
your use of the Service. The Church Online reserves
the right in its sole discretion to take any action
(legal and/or technical) without notice, which it
deems necessary or useful to satisfy any applicable
law, regulation, legal process or governmental request.
9.
Ownership and Restrictions on Use. The Service is
owned and operated by us in conjunction with others,
such as third party service providers and licensors
of the Materials, pursuant to contractual arrangements.
You may access and use the Service solely for your
personal, non-transferable, non-commercial use. Except
as set forth in this Agreement, you may not reproduce,
republish, upload, post, adapt, display, transmit,
or distribute any portion of the Materials in any
way, without our prior express written authorization.
While using the Service, you may download one (1)
copy of the Materials on any single computer for your
personal, non-transferable, non-commercial use only
(provided you keep intact, without change, all such
Materials and all copyright and other proprietary
notices in or on such Materials). You shall not reverse
engineer, decompile or otherwise attempt to discover
the source code for any Software provided to you.
Modification of the Materials or use of the Materials
for any other purpose is a violation of the copyright
and other proprietary rights of the Company and/or
its affiliates, service providers or licensors, and
is strictly prohibited. You acknowledge that you do
not acquire any ownership rights in the Materials
or the Service by using the Service.
10.
Trademarks. "The Church Online", "Your
Online Christian Source, "The Pastor’s
Circle" and The Church Online logo are our trademarks
and/or service marks. All other trademarks and service
marks used on the Service or otherwise in connection
with the Materials are the trademarks, service marks,
or logos of their respective owners.
11.
Claims of Copyright Infringement. The Digital Millennium
Copyright Act of 1998 (the "DMCA") provides
recourse for copyright owners who believe that material
appearing on the Internet infringes their rights under
U.S. copyright law. If you believe in good faith that
materials we host infringe your copyright, you (or
your agent) may send us a notice requesting that we
remove the material or block access to it. If you
believe in good faith that someone has wrongly filed
a notice of copyright infringement against you, the
DMCA permits you to send us a counter-notice. Notices
and counter-notices must meet the then-current statutory
requirements imposed by the DMCA; see http://www.loc.gov/copyright/
for details.
12.
Third Party Services, Links to Other Websites. Certain
features and tools provided through the Service may
be provided by third parties. If, in the course of
using such features or tools, you use another party's
network or computing resources, you will be subject
to their respective terms of service, usage policies
and/or privacy policies. In addition, the Service
may contain links to other Internet websites or resources,
including, without limitation, the websites of third
parties who license the Materials to us. We neither
control nor endorse such other websites, nor have
we reviewed or approved any content that appears on
such other websites. You acknowledge and agree that
we shall not be held responsible for the legality,
accuracy, or inappropriate nature of any content,
advertising, products, services, or information located
on or through any other websites, nor for any loss
or damages caused or alleged to have been caused by
the use of or reliance on any such content, advertising,
products, services, or information.
13.
Jurisdictional Issues. The Service is only made available
to customers in the 48 contiguous states of the United
States and Hawaii. We make no representation that
the Service is appropriate or available for use in
any particular jurisdiction. If you are able to access
the Service from other locations, you do so at your
own risk, and are responsible for compliance with
local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.
We reserve the right to limit or restrict the provision
or availability of the Service, and/or any product
or service offered in connection therewith, to any
person, geographic area, or jurisdiction we so desire,
at any time and in our sole and absolute discretion.
14.
Termination. This Agreement shall remain effective
until terminated in accordance with its terms. We
reserve the right to immediately terminate this Agreement,
and/or your access to and use of the Service, or any
portion thereof, at any time upon your material breach
of this Agreement, or for any other reason, with or
without cause. You may terminate this Agreement and
cancel your subscription to the Service at any time
upon notice to us, which termination shall be effective
upon the expiration of your then-current subscription
term, provided such notice of termination is received
prior to the end of the then current Term, such notice
cancellation of Service to be provided in an manner
as provided at www.thechurchonline.com. Upon termination
of this Agreement by either party, your right to use
the Service shall immediately cease, and you shall
immediately remove all materials you have stored on
the Service and all copies thereof, whether made under
the terms of this Agreement or otherwise, and shall
delete the Software from your computer. If you do
not remove all materials from the Service, we will
delete all such materials within thirty (30) days
after the effective date of termination. If we cancel
the Service or otherwise terminate this Agreement
before the expiration of your then-current subscription
term for a reason other than your breach of this Agreement
or termination of the Service, we will refund a pro
rata portion of any fees paid by you for such term,
based on the number of days remaining in the term
after the effective date of such termination. Sections
3 (for payment obligations that accrued prior to termination),
4 and 9 through 22 shall survive any termination of
this Agreement.
15.
Disclaimers. THE SERVICE, AND ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE
OBTAINED THROUGH OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICE
ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT REPRESENTATIONS
OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED
OR STATUTORY. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT
TO APPLICABLE LAW, WE AND OUR AFFILIATES, LICENSORS,
SERVICE PROVIDERS, SUPPLIERS, SPONSORS, ADVERTISERS,
AND AGENTS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED,
OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY,
AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND ALL WARRANTIES
RELATING TO THE ADEQUACY, ACCURACY, CORRECT SEQUENCING,
TIMELINESS, AND COMPLETENESS OF ANY MATERIALS OR OTHER
INFORMATION ON THE SERVICE. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW
THE DISCLAIMER OF CERTAIN IMPLIED WARRANTIES. TO THE
EXTENT THAT SUCH WARRANTIES MAY NOT BE DISCLAIMED,
THE DURATION OF ANY SUCH IMPLIED WARRANTIES SHALL
EXTEND FOR 90 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF REGISTRATION.
WE AND OUR AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS,
SUPPLIERS, AND AGENTS DO NOT WARRANT THAT YOUR USE
OF THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE,
OR SECURE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT
THE MATERIALS OR THE SERVICE (OR THE SERVER(S) ON
WHICH THE SERVICE IS HOSTED) ARE FREE FROM VIRUSES,
WORMS, OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. YOU ASSUME TOTAL
RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK FOR YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE
AND THE MATERIALS, AND YOUR RELIANCE THEREON. NO OPINION,
ADVICE, OR STATEMENT OF OURS OR OUR AFFILIATES, LICENSORS,
SERVICE PROVIDERS, SUPPLIERS, AGENTS, CUSTOMERS, OR
USERS, WHETHER MADE ON OR THROUGH THE SERVICE OR OTHERWISE,
SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY. YOUR USE OF THE SOFTWARE,
MATERIALS, THE SERVICE, AND ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES
OFFERED THROUGH OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICE
ARE ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.
In
part because of the volume of Materials made available
through the Service, a possibility exists that the
Materials or the Service could include inaccuracies
or errors, or materials that violate this Agreement
(specifically, pursuant to Section 7 above). Additionally,
a possibility exists that unauthorized alterations
could be made by third parties to the Materials or
the Service. In the event that such a situation arises,
please contact us at support@thechurchonline.com with,
if possible, a description of the material to be checked
and/or the location (URL) where such material can
be found on the Service, as well as information sufficient
to enable us to contact you. We will try to address
your concerns as soon as reasonably practicable. Although
we attempt to safeguard the integrity of the Service,
we make no guarantees as to the completeness or correctness
of the Materials or the Service.
16.
Waiver of Certain Damages. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED
UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, NEITHER WE NOR OUR AFFILIATES,
LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SUPPLIERS, SPONSORS,
ADVERTISERS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS
ARE OR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE,
OR OTHER DAMAGES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES
DUE TO LOSS OF DATA FROM DELAYS, NON-DELIVERIES, MID-DELIVERIES,
OR SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS CAUSED BY OUR, OR OUR SERVICE
PROVIDERS', NEGLIGENCE OR BY YOUR ERRORS AND/OR OMISSIONS,
UNDER ANY CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR
OTHER THEORY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING IN ANY WAY
TO THE MATERIALS, THE SERVICE, ANY DATA, PRODUCTS
OR SERVICES MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICE, OR
YOUR USE OF THE MATERIALS OR THE SERVICE, AND/OR ANY
PRODUCT OR SERVICE OFFERED THROUGH THE SERVICE. YOUR
SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH
THE MATERIALS AND/OR THE SERVICE IS TO STOP USING
THE SERVICE.
17.
Limitation of Liability. THE MAXIMUM LIABILITY OF
THE CHURCH ONLINE AND OUR AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, SERVICE
PROVIDERS, SUPPLIERS, SPONSORS, ADVERTISERS, OFFICERS,
DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS TO YOU OR ANY THIRD
PARTY FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION
(WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE) SHALL BE THE TOTAL AMOUNT
PAID TO US BY YOU, IF ANY, FOR ACCESS TO AND USE OF
THE SERVICE FOR THE MONTH DURING WHICH SUCH DAMAGE,
LOSS, OR CAUSE OF ACTION AROSE OR $100.00, WHICHEVER
IS LESS.
18.
Indemnification. You agree to indemnify, defend, and
hold us, our service providers, licensors, officers,
directors, employees, agents and representatives harmless
from and against any and all claims, damages, losses,
costs (including reasonable attorneys' fees), or other
expenses that arise directly or indirectly out of
or from (a) your actual or alleged breach of or default
under this Agreement; (b) any allegation that any
materials that you submit to us or transmit to the
Service infringe or otherwise violate the copyright,
trademark, trade secret, or other intellectual property
or other rights of any third party; (c) your use or
misuse of the Materials; and/or (d) your activities
(and the activities of anyone to whom you have given
access to the Service) in connection with the Service.
19.
Customer Support, Complaints Regarding Service; Release;
Your Remedies. We will provide you with support relating
to the use of the Service as described on our Customer
Support pages located at support@thechurchonline.com.
You acknowledge that components of the Service are
provided by third party service providers, and not
by us. Although we will assist you in forwarding any
complaints regarding such components to the applicable
third party service provider, you acknowledge that
the third party service provider -- not us -- is ultimately
responsible for the component at issue and for responding
to your complaint regarding such component. WE SHALL
NOT BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR COMPONENTS OF THE
SERVICE OPERATED BY THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS,
AND YOU HEREBY RELEASE US FROM ANY SUCH RESPONSIBILITY
OR LIABILITY. No action, regardless of form, arising
out of or in connection with the Service or this Agreement
may be brought by you or any party claiming by, through
or under you, more than sixty (60) days after the
cause of action has arisen.
20.
Choice of Law; Arbitration. This Agreement is governed
by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of Pennsylvania, United States of America, without
regard to its conflicts of law principles. All disputes
arising under or relating to this Agreement or the
Service shall be submitted to a single arbitrator
under the rules of the American Arbitration Association's
Commercial Arbitration Rules and Procedures, as amended
by the terms of this Agreement. The arbitration shall
take place in the County of Allegheny, State of Pennsylvania.
The arbitration shall be conducted in strict confidence.
The arbitrator's decision shall follow the plain meaning
of the relevant documents and shall be final, non-applicable
and binding. The award may be confirmed and enforced
in any court of competent jurisdiction. The arbitrator's
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Notice for California Customers. Under California
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