I. Introduction
Welcome to the website of Grace Family Church, a non-profit religious organization located in
Tampa Bay, Florida. This website is provided for informational and spiritual purposes only. By
accessing and using this website and any sites or applications associated with it, you agree that you have
read, understood, and agreed to be bound by these Terms of Use.
II. Acceptable Use
You agree to use this website in a respectful and lawful manner. You may not access or use the Site for
any purpose other than that for which the Site is made available. The Site may not be used in
connection with any commercial endeavors except those that are specifically endorsed or approved by
Grace Family Church.
As a user of the Site, you agree not to:
- Systematically retrieve data or other content from the Site to create or compile, directly or
indirectly, a collection, compilation, database, or directly without written permission.
- Use a buying agent or purchasing agent to make purchases on the Site.
- Make any unauthorized use of the Site, including collecting usernames, and/or email addresses
of users by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email, or creating
user accounts by automated means or under false pretenses.
- Circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security related features of the Site, including
features that prevent or restrict the use or copying of any Content or enforce limitations on the
use of the Site and/or the Content contained therein.
- Trick, defraud, or mislead the organization or other users, especially in any attempt to learn
sensitive account information such as user passwords, or attempt to impersonate another user.
- Make improper use of support services or submit false reports of abuse or misconduct.
- Engage in any automated use of the system, such as using scripts to send comments or
messages, or using any data mining, robots or similar data gathering and extraction tools.
- Use any information obtained from the Site in order to harass, abuse, or harm another person
or harass, annoy, intimidate or threaten any of the employees or agents engaged in providing a
portion of the Site to you.
- Attempt to bypass any measures of the Site designed to prevent or restrict access to the Site, or
any portion of the Site.
- Copy or adapt the Site’s software, including but not limited to Flash, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, or
other code.
- Upload or transmit viruses, Trojan horses, or other material including excessive use of capital
letters and spamming that interferes with any party’s uninterrupted use and enjoyment of the
Site or modifies, impairs, disrupts, alters, or interferes with the use, features, functions,
operation, and maintenance of the Site.
- Post or transmit any content that is defamatory, obscene, threatening, or discriminatory.
III. User Presentations and Content
By using the Site, you represent and warrant that: (1) all registration information you submit will be
true, accurate, current, and complete; (2) you will maintain the accuracy of such information and
promptly update such registration information as necessary; (3) you have the legal capacity and you
agree to comply with these Terms of Use; (4) you are not a minor in the jurisdiction in which you reside;
(5) you will not access the Site through automated or nonhuman means; (6) you will not use the Site for
any illegal or unauthorized purpose; and (7) your use of the Site will not violate any applicable law or
regulation.
Any content you contribute to this website (e.g., comments, photos) remains your property.
However, you grant Grace Family Church a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to
use, reproduce, modify, publish, and distribute such content on this website and other church
materials. You represent and warrant that you have the necessary rights to grant this license.
Grace Family Church reserves the right to moderate or remove any user content at its
discretion.
IV. User Data and Personal Information
Any information that you provide to Grace Family Church or that is obtained through this website may
be used for church purposes only. We may disclose your information to related or affiliated entities for
church purposes, but we will not sell, rent or lease your personal information to commercial entities.
Any information that Grace Family Church may disclose to third parties (other than related or affiliated
entities) will only be released in the aggregate and will not contain any personally identifiable
information. Aggregate information is useful for church statistics and marketing purposes. Grace Family
Church will not otherwise disclose your name, address, e-mail address or phone number without your
express consent, unless disclosure is necessary to comply with laws or relevant legal proceedings.
Grace Family Church may have photographers attending events for the purpose of preserving memories.
Pictures taken at events will likely be uploaded to Instagram, Facebook, X (formerly known as Twitter),
and used in online and print publications with the intent to inspire and share the memories with family
and friends.
The security of the information that you provide to us is very important to us. We have taken several
measures to protect your information. All transactions involving sensitive information, such as your
credit/debit card number and expiration date, are conducted using a SSL (Secure Socket Layer)
connection. This connection provides increased security to the information as it is transmitted to our
website. In the event that our security system is breached, we will attempt to notify you as soon as
possible.
The organization will maintain certain data that you transmit to the Site for the purpose of managing the
performance of the Site, as well as data relating to your use of the Site. Although we perform regular
routing backups of data, you are solely responsible for all data that you transmit or that relates to any
activity you have undertaken using the Site. You agree that we shall have no liability to you for any loss
or corruption of any such data, and you hereby waive any right of action against us arising from any such
loss or corruption of such data.
V. Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise indicated, the Site is the proprietary property of Grace Family Church and all source
codes, databases, functionality, software, website designs, audio, video, text, photographs, and graphics
on the Site (collective, the “Content”) and the trademarks, service marks, and logos contained therein
(the “Marks”) are owned or controlled by or licensed to the organization, and are protected by copyright
and trademark laws and various other intellectual property rights and unfair competition laws of the
United States. Except as expressly provided in these Terms of Use, no part of the Site and no Content or
Marks may be copied, reproduced, aggregated, republished, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed,
encoded, translated, transmitted, distributed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any commercial
purpose whatsoever, without our express prior written permission.
Provided that you are eligible to use the Site, via a web browser or a mobile application, you are granted
a limited license to access and use the Site and to download or print a copy of any portion of the
Content to which you have properly gained access solely for your personal, non-commercial use. We
reserve all rights not expressly granted to you in and to the Site, the Content and the Marks.
VI. Disclaimer of Warranties and Liability
This website and its content are provided “AS IS” without the warranty of any kind, express or implied.
We disclaim all warranties, including, but not limited to, warranties of merchantability and warranties of
non-infringement. We do not warrant that the website will be functional, error-free, or virus-free. You
use this website at your own risk. We will not be liable for any damages or losses arising from your use
of this website.
We do not warrant, endorse, guarantee, or assume responsibility for any product or service advertised
or offered by a third party through the site, any hyperlinked website, or any website or mobile
application featured in any banner or other advertising, and we will not be a party to or in any way be
responsible for monitory any transaction between you and any third party providers of products or
services. As with the purchase of a product or service through any medium or in any environment, you
should use your best judgment and exercise caution where appropriate.
VII. Limitations of Liability
In no event will the organization or its directors, employees, or agents be liable to you or any third party
for any direct, indirect, consequential, exemplary, incidental, special, or punitive damages, including lost
profit, lost revenue, loss of data, or other damages arising from your use of the site, even if we have
been advised of the possibility of such damages.
VIII. User Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Grace Family Church, including our subsidiaries, affiliates, and
all of our respective officers, agents, partners, and employees, from and against any claims, losses,
damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating
to your misuse of this website. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we reserve the right, at your expense, to
assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter for which you are required to indemnify us, and
you agree to cooperate, at your expense, with our defense of such claims. We will use reasonable
efforts to notify you of any such claim, action, or proceeding which is subject to this indemnification
upon becoming aware of it.
IX. Privacy Policy
We care about data privacy and security. By using this Site, you agree to be bound by our Privacy Policy,
which is incorporated into these Terms of Use. Please be advised that the Site is hosted in the United
States. If you access the Site from the European Union, Asia or any other region of the world with laws
or other requirements governing personal data collection, use or disclosure that differ from applicable
laws in the United States, then through your continued use of the Site, then you have expressly consented
to have your data transferred to and processed in the United States. Further, we do not
knowingly accept, request, or solicit information from children or knowingly market to children.
Therefore, in accordance with the U.S. Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, if we receive actual
knowledge that anyone under the age of 13 has provided personal information to us without verifiable
parental consent, we will delete that information from the Site.
X. Modifications
We reserve the right to change, modify, or remove the contents of the Site at any time or for any reason
at our sole discretion without notice. We have no obligation to update any information on our Site, and
we also reserve the right to modify or discontinue all or part of the Site without notice at any time. We
cannot guarantee the Site will be available at all times. You agree that we have no liability whatsoever
for any loss, damage, or inconvenience caused by your inability to access or use the Site during any
downtime or discontinuance of the Site. Nothing in these Terms of Use will be construed to obligate us
to maintain and support the Site or to supply any corrections, updates, or releases in connection
therewith.
XI. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution
These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of Florida. Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms of Use shall be resolved by
[mediation/arbitration/court action] in Hillsborough County, FL.
Any and all claims or disputes arising from or related to these Terms of Use shall first be submitted to
mediation in Hillsborough County, Florida, with a panel of one (1) mediator, and if not resolved by
mediation, then by binding arbitration in Hillsborough County, Florida, with a panel of one (1) arbitrator
under, and in accordance with, the then governing rules of The Institute for Christian Conciliation. In the
event that the Institute for Christian Conciliation ceases to exist during the course of this Agreement,
arbitration under this Section 7.05 shall be conducted according to the rules of the American Arbitration
Association. Judgment upon an arbitration award may be entered in the District Court for the County of
Hillsborough, Florida. Church and Employee shall bear their own costs related to any mediation or
arbitration proceeding.
Nothing contained herein shall prevent the Church from filing any action in a court of competent
jurisdiction for the limited purposes of outlining and supervising the enforcement of the mandatory
arbitration process and of issuing any injunctive or similar preliminary relief as may be deemed
appropriate by such court in advance of the issuance of any arbitration award.
XII. Contact Information
If you have any questions about these Terms of Use, please contact us at gfc@gfcflorida.com.