Terms of Use

Last Modified: October 8, 2021

ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS
By using Emmanuel Baptist Church websites, services and mobile applications (together, “Emmanuel”), whether as a guest or a registered user, you accept and agree to be bound by these Terms.

Please read these Terms carefully before you start to use Emmanuel websites, as well as the Emmanuel Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these Terms or the Emmanuel Privacy Policy you must not access or use the Emmanuel websites.

CHANGES TO THE EMMANUEL WEBSITE AND TERMS
Emmanuel website Terms may be revised and updated from time to time at our sole discretion. Any changes are effective when we post them. Your continued use of an Emmanuel site following the posting of revised Terms means that you accept and agree to the changes.

INFORMATION ABOUT YOU AND YOUR ACCESS OF EMMANUEL WEBSITES
All information we collect is subject to our Privacy Policy. By using Emmanuel websites, you consent to all actions taken by us in compliance with the Privacy Policy.

PERMITTED AND UNPERMITTED USE
You may use Emmanuel websites in accordance with these Terms for your personal and non-commercial use. All rights not expressly granted to you are reserved by Emmanuel.
You agree you are not permitted and will not use Emmanuel websites as follows:
  • in any way that violates any federal, state, local or international law or regulation;
  • for the purpose of exploiting, harming or attempting to exploit or harm minors in any way by exposing them to inappropriate content, asking for personally identifiable information or otherwise;
  • to impersonate or attempt to impersonate any company or person, including Emmanuel or;
  • to engage in any other conduct which, as determined by us, may harm Emmanuel or others;
  • in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair Emmanuel websites or interfere with any other person’s use of the same;
  • use any robot, spider or other automatic device, process or means to access Emmanuel websites for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on Emmanuel websites;
  • to introduce any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful;
  • to attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage or disrupt any parts of Emmanuel websites or any server, computer or database connected to Emmanuel websites;
  • to attack Emmanuel websites via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack; and
  • otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of Emmanuel websites.
 
You also agree that you will not send, knowingly receive, upload, download, use or re-use any material which:
  • contains any material which is defamatory, obscene, indecent, abusive, offensive, harassing, violent, hateful, inflammatory or otherwise objectionable;
  • promotes sexually explicit or pornographic material, violence, or discrimination on any basis, including that based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age;
  • infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other intellectual property or other rights of any other person;
  • violates the legal rights (including the rights of publicity and privacy) of others or contain any material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under laws or regulations; or
  • promotes any illegal activity, or advocates, promotes or assists any unlawful act;
  • involves commercial activities or sales, such as contests, sweepstakes and other sales promotions, barter or advertising; and/or
  • gives the impression that the material emanates from or is endorsed by Emmanuel or any other person or entity, if this is not the case.

ACCOUNT SECURITY
We allow users to create an account on certainwebsites which require providing certain information to Emmanuel. If you choose, or are provided with, a user name, password or similar information as part of our security procedures, you agree to treat such information as confidential, and agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized access to or use of your user name or password or any other breach of security. We have the right to disable any user name, password or other identifier, whether chosen by you or provided by us, at any time if, in our opinion, you have violated any provision of these Terms.

MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL COMPLIANCE; TERMINATION
You agree that we have the right to:
  • take any action with respect to any user or account that we deem necessary or appropriate in our sole discretion if we believe there to be a violation of these Terms, infringement of third-party rights, a threat to the personal safety of others, or a threat or liability or harm to the goodwill associated with Emmanuel;
  • take appropriate action, including without limitation, referral to law enforcement and disclosure of your information, for any illegal or unauthorized use of Emmanuel; and/or
  • terminate or suspend your access to all or part of Emmanuel for any or no reason, including without limitation, any violation of these Terms.
 
Without limiting the foregoing, we have the right to fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing us to disclose the identity or other information of anyone posting any materials on or through Emmanuel’s website.

YOU WAIVE AND HOLD HARMLESS EMMANUEL AND ITS LICENSEES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS AND ALL OF THEIR EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS FROM ANY CLAIMS RESULTING FROM ANY ACTION TAKEN BY ANY OF THE FOREGOING PARTIES DURING OR AS A RESULT OF LEGAL INVESTIGATIONS AND FROM ANY ACTIONS TAKEN AS A CONSEQUENCE OF INVESTIGATIONS BY EITHER EMMANUEL OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES.

YOUR RELIANCE ON INFORMATION
The information presented on or through Emmanuel websites is made available solely for general information purposes.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Emmanuel websites and their contents, features and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video and audio, and the design, selection and arrangement of the same), are owned by Emmanuel, its licensors or other providers of such material and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.

LOGOS AND DESIGNS
The Emmanuel name and logo and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs and slogans are trademarks and/or copyright of Emmanuel. You must not use these marks and copyright without the prior written permission of Emmanuel. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs and slogans on Emmanuel websites are the trademarks of their respective owners.

COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
If you believe that any content provided on any Emmanuel website violates your copyright or other rights, please contact our designated agent by:
(a) mail at Legal Department, Emmanuel Baptist Church, 4207 W Laskey Road, Toledo, Ohio 43623;
(b) phone at 419.473.3280; or
(c) electronic mail at legal@emmanuelbaptist.com
Please be aware that it is the policy of Emmanuel to terminate the user accounts of repeat infringers.

THIRD PARTY LINKS AND SERVICES
Emmanuel may include content provided by third parties. We have no control over the contents of those websites or resources, and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. If you decide to access any of the third-party websites linked to Emmanuel, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such websites. All statements and/or opinions expressed in these materials, and all articles and responses to questions and other content, other than the content provided by Emmanuel, are solely the opinions and the responsibility of the person or entity providing those materials. These materials do not necessarily reflect the opinion of Emmanuel.

We are not responsible, or liable to you or any third party, for the content or accuracy of any materials provided by any third parties.

GEOGRAPHIC RESTRICTIONS
Emmanuel is based in the state of Ohio, in the United States. We make no claims that Emmanuel websites or any of its content are accessible or appropriate outside of the United States. Access to Emmanuel websites may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If you access Emmanuel websites from outside the United States, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
YOUR USE OF ANY EMMANUEL SITE, ITS CONTENT AND ANY FUNCTIONALITY, SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH EMMANUEL WEBSITES IS AT YOUR OWN RISK, ALL OF WHICH ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. NEITHER EMMANUEL NOR ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH EMMANUEL MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY OR AVAILABILITY OF EMMANUEL. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER EMMANUEL NOR ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH EMMANUEL REPRESENTS OR WARRANTS THAT EMMANUEL OR ANY FUNCTIONALITY, CONTENT, OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH EMMANUEL WEBSITES WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, ERROR-FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, THAT EMMANUEL WEBSITES OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES THEM AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS OR THAT THE EMMANUEL WEBSITES OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE EMMANUEL WEBSITES WILL OTHERWISE MEET YOUR NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS.
 
EMMANUEL HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 
THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY WARRANTIES WHICH CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

LIMITATION ON LIABILITY
IN NO EVENT WILL EMMANUEL, ITS LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, OR ANY OF THEIR EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS OR DIRECTORS BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, ANY EMMANUEL SITE, ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO IT, ANY CONTENT OFFERED ON OR THROUGH THE EMMANUEL WEBSITES OR SUCH OTHER WEBSITES OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE EMMANUEL WEBSITES, INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERSONAL INJURY, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, LOSS OF REVENUE, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF DATA, AND WHETHER CAUSED BY TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF FORESEEABLE.
 
THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY LIABILITY WHICH CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Emmanuel, its affiliates, licensors and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses or fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms or your use of Emmanuel websites, including, but not limited to, any use of Emmanuel content, services and products other than as expressly authorized in these Terms or your use of any information obtained from Emmanuel websites.

GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
All matters, disputes, or claims relating to Emmanuel and these Terms (including non-contractual disputes or claims), shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Ohio without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule. Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of, or related to, these Terms shall be instituted exclusively in the federal courts of the United States or the courts of the State of Ohio  in each case located in the City of Toledo, Lucas County. By agreeing to these Terms and using Emmanuel websites, you waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over you by such courts and to venue in such courts.

WAIVER AND SEVERABILITY
Emmanuel may only waive its rights under these Terms in writing. If any provision of these Terms is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of these Terms will continue in full force and effect.

ENTIRE AGREEMENT
These Terms and our Privacy Policy constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and Emmanuel Baptist Church, with respect to Emmanuel websites and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations and warranties, both written and oral, with respect to Emmanuel websites.

YOUR COMMENTS AND CONCERNS
Emmanuel websites are operated by Emmanuel Baptist Church, an Ohio 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. All feedback, comments, requests for technical support and other communications relating to Emmanuel websites should be directed to: Emmanuel Support, 4207 W Laskey Road, Toledo, Ohio 43623 or help@emmanuelbaptist.com.