Welcome to First United Methodist Church of DeKalb's website. We offer
this site as a convenience to you and hope it benefits your spiritual life. We
have established a few ground rules to help make this site fun and helpful and
safe for all our visitors. Please carefully read all of these terms and
conditions prior to using this site.
Description of Services
First United Methodist Church of DeKalb (First UMC) provides users with access
to a wide variety of materials designed to enrich their spiritual lives. All
materials are subject to First UMC's Terms of Use and Privacy Policies.
Applicability & Acceptance of Terms
By using this site, you expressly agree to the terms and conditions without
limitation or qualification. If you choose not to agree to these terms, then you
may not use this site. First reserves the right to change these terms and
conditions at any time without prior notice. You agree that each visit you make
to this site shall be subject to the then current Terms of Use. By accessing and
browsing this site, you accept without limitation or qualification the Terms of
Use and acknowledge that any other agreement between you and First UMC is
superseded and of no force or effect.
Copyright
This site and all material contained in this site is protected by copyright
unless otherwise indicated. This includes text, graphics, logos, buttons, icons
and images. Such material may not be used except as provided in these terms and
conditions without the express written permission of First United Methodist
Church. We grant you permission to download material displayed on this site for
your personal, noncommercial use only, provided that you retain all
copyright and other ownership notices contained on the materials. You may not,
however, distribute, modify, transmit, reuse, report, or use the contents of the
site for public or commercial purposes. This includes the use of any text,
images, audio and video without express written permission of First UMC. The
images of people or places displayed on this site are either owned by
First UMC or are used with permission. The use of these images by you, or anyone
else authorized by you, is prohibited unless specifically permitted by these
Terms of Use or specific permission provided elsewhere. Any unauthorized use of
these images may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and
publicity, and/or communications regulations and statutes.
Trademark
(Cross/Flame) is a registered trademark of the United Methodist Church and the
(First UMC logos) is registered trademark of First UMC, in the United States of
America and in other countries. The trademarks and other First UMC graphics,
logos, and service names are also trademarks of First UMC. These trademarks may
not be used in connection with any product or service that is not under First
UMC’s ownership or control. Furthermore, such trademarks may not be used in any
manner that is likely to cause confusion among customers or in any manner that
disparages or discredits First UMC. All other trademarks not owned by First UMC
or its affiliates that appear on this site are the property of their respective
owners, who may or may not be affiliated with, connected to, or sponsored by
First UMC or its affiliates.
Disclaimers of Warranties and Limitations on Liability
This site is provided to you on an “as is” basis. First UMC makes no
representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, as to the
operation of this site or to the information contained therein. This includes,
but is not limited to, the text, graphics, audio, icons, buttons, images, and
products contained on this site. First UMC fully disclaims, to the full extent
permissible under applicable law, all warranties, express or implied, including,
but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a
particular purpose, and non-infringement. First UMC, nor any other person or
entity involved in creating, producing or delivering this site, shall not be
liable for any damages of any kind arising from the use of this site, including,
but not limited to, direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, and consequential
damages. This limitation of liability applies without limitation to any damages
or injury caused by any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption,
deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus,
communication line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to,
alteration of, or use of record, whether for breach of contract, tortuous
behavior, negligence, or under any other cause of action. First UMC also assumes
no responsibility and shall not be liable for any damages to, or viruses that
may infect, your computer equipment or other property on account of your access
to, use of, or browsing in this site, or of your downloading of any materials,
data, text, images, video, or audio from this site. First UMC assumes no
responsibility or liability arising from the content of this site, as well as
any off site pages or additional sites linked to this site, for any error,
defamation, libel, slander, omission, falsehood, obscenity, pornography,
profanity, danger or inaccuracy contained therein. First First UMC will fully
cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or
directing the disclosure of the identity of any person positing any such
information or materials.
Accuracy of Web Sites Including Future Revisions
First UMC uses reasonable efforts to include accurate, up-to-date information on
this site. First UMC makes no warranties or representations as to its accuracy.
First UMC assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions in
the content of this site. First UMC neither warrants nor represents that your
use of materials on this site will not infringe rights of third parties not
owned by or affiliated with First UMC.
Links
As a courtesy to you, this site offers links to other websites. Some of these
sites may be affiliated with First UMC, while others are not. First UMC has not
reviewed all of the sites nor the entirety of any single site linked to and from
this site and is not responsible for the contents of any off-site pages.
Visiting any off-site pages or other sites is at your own risk.
Confidential Information
DO NOT SEND ANY CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION TO THIS SITE. Any communication or
material that you transmit to this site by electronic mail or otherwise,
including any data, questions, comments, suggestions, or the like is and will be
treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary. Furthermore, you agree that
such information is non-confidential and non-proprietary. Therefore, anything
that you transmit or post to this site may be used by First UMC or its
affiliates for any purpose, including, but not limited to reproduction,
disclosure, transmission, publication, broadcast, and posting. Furthermore,
First UMC is free to use any ideas, concepts, knowhow, or techniques contained
in any communication you send to this site for any purpose whatsoever.
Dealing with Advertisers or Other Third Parties
Your correspondence or business dealings with, or participation in promotions or
contests of, advertisers or other third parties (which are entities other than
First UMC) found on or through this site, including payment and delivery of
related goods and services together with any other terms, conditions, warranties
or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and
that advertiser or third party. You agree that First UMC shall not be liable or
responsible for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any
such dealings or as the result of the presence of such advertisers or third
parties on this site.
User Conduct
You understand that you are the sole person that is responsible for any and all
information that you post, upload, email or transmit to or from this site,
including, but not limited to, all information, data, text, software, music,
sound, photographs, graphics, video, audio, messages, or other material. You are
prohibited from posting or transmitting any unlawful, threatening, libelous,
defamatory, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, or profane
materials or any material that could constitute or encourage conduct that would
be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise
violate any law. You are prohibited from collecting or storing personal
information about other users and from stalking or harassing another.
Furthermore, you are prohibited from engaging in any conduct that is harmful to
minors in any way.
Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold First UMC, its subsidiaries and affiliates,
agents, elders, officers, directors, or other employees harmless from any claim
or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, made by anyone due to or
arising from content you submit, post, transmit, or make available through this
site, your use of this site, your connection to this site, your violation of
these Terms of Use, or your violation of any rights of another.
Applicable Law & General Information
This site is created and controlled by First UMC in the State of Illinois, USA.
As such, the laws of the State of Illinois shall apply to the foregoing
disclaimers, terms and conditions, including the First UMC Privacy Policy,
without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of laws. You agree to
submit to the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in
the State of Illinois for any claim or dispute against First UMC arising under
these disclaimers, terms and conditions, including First UMC.
Privacy Policy
If any portion of these Terms of Use is found to be void, invalid or otherwise
unenforceable, then that portion shall be deemed to be superseded by a valid,
enforceable provision that matches the intent of the original provision as
closely as possible. The remainder of these Terms of Use shall continue to be
enforceable and valid according to terms contained herein. This shall be the
entire agreement, superseding all prior agreements between you and First UMC
regarding this site. You must file any claim or suit arising from the use of
this site within one year from the date on which the claim arises. The failure
of First UMC to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms of Use
shall not constitute a waiver of said right or provision. Finally, the section
titles in the Terms of Use are for your convenience only and carry no
contractual or legal effect whatsoever.
This information was last updated
Sunday, August 22, 2010 at
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