We have taken every effort to design our Web sites to be useful and informative. Hopefully we've accomplished that -- and would ask that you let us know if you would like to see improvements or changes that would make it even easier for you to find the information you need and want.

All we ask is that you agree to abide by the following Terms and Conditions. Take a few minutes to look them over because by using our sites you automatically agree to them. Naturally, if you don't agree, please do not use the sites. We reserve the right to make any modifications that we deem necessary at any time. Please continue to check these terms to see what those changes may be! Your continued use of the Alliance of Christian Churches Web sites means that you accept those changes.

THANKS AGAIN FOR VISITING!

Restrictions on Use of Our Online Materials

All materials contained in the Alliance of Christian Churches web sites ("Online Material") are the copyrighted property of the Alliance of Christian Churches.  All trademarks, service marks, and trade names are proprietary to the Alliance of Christian Churches. No unauthorized usage of the materials on our  web site may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way, except that you may if you 1) retain all copyright, trademark and propriety notices, 2) you make no modifications to the materials, 2) you do not download quantities of materials to a database, server, or personal computer for reuse for mass reproduction for commercial purposes.  You may not, however, copy reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit or distribute our Online Material in any way or for any other purpose unless you get our written permission first.  Neither may you add, delete, distort or misrepresent any content on the Alliance of Christian Churches site.  Attempts to modify any Online Material, or to defeat or circumvent our security features are prohibited.

Everything you download, any software, plus all files, all images incorporated in or generated by the software, and all data accompanying it, is considered licensed to you by the Alliance of Christian Churches or third-party licensor's for your personal, non-commercial  use only. We do not transfer ownership of licenses to you. That means that we retain full and complete ownership title to the materials and to all of the associated intellectual-property rights. You're not allowed to redistribute or sell the material or to reverse-engineer, disassemble or otherwise convert it to any other form that people can use without permission from the Alliance of Christian Churches.

Submitting Your Online Material to Us

All remarks, suggestions, ideas, graphics, comments, or other information that you send to the Alliance of Christian Churches through our sites or mail (other than information we promise to protect under our Privacy Policy), becomes and remains our property, even if this agreement is later terminated.

That means that such submissions are not treated as confidential. If we use them, or one similar in nature, we are not obligated to pay you or anyone else for them. We will have the exclusive ownership of all present and future rights to submissions of any kind. We can use them for any purpose we deem appropriate to the Alliance of Christian Churches mission, without compensating you or anyone else for them.

You acknowledge that you are responsible for any submission you make. This means that you (and not we) have full responsibility for the message, including its legality, reliability, appropriateness, originality, and copyright.

Limitation of Liability

THE ALLIANCE OF CHRISTIAN CHURCHES WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR INJURY THAT ACCOMPANY OR RESULT FROM YOUR USE OF ANY OF ITS SITES. THESE INCLUDE (BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO) DAMAGES OR INJURY CAUSED BY ANY:

USE OF (OR INABILITY TO USE) THE SITES

USE OF (OR INABILITY TO USE) ANY SITE TO WHICH YOU HYPER LINK FROM OUR SITES

FAILURE OF OUR SITES TO PERFORM IN THE MANNER YOU EXPECTED OR DESIRED

ERROR OR OMISSION ON OUR SITES

INTERRUPTION OF AVAILABILITY OF OUR SITES

DEFECT ON OUR SITES

DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION OF OUR SITES

COMPUTER VIRUS OR LINE FAILURE

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

DAMAGES INTENDED TO COMPENSATE SOMEONE DIRECTLY FOR A LOSS OR INJURY

DAMAGES REASONABLY EXPECTED TO RESULT FROM A LOSS OR INJURY (KNOWN IN LEGAL TERMS AS "CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.")

OTHER MISCELLANEOUS DAMAGES AND EXPENSES RESULTING DIRECTLY FROM A LOSS OR INJURY (KNOWN IN LEGAL TERMS AS "INCIDENTAL DAMAGES.")

WE ARE NOT LIABLE EVEN IF WE'VE BEEN NEGLIGENT OR IF OUR AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR BOTH.

EXCEPTION: CERTAIN STATE LAWS MAY NOT ALLOW US TO LIMIT OR EXCLUDE LIABILITY FOR THESE "INCIDENTAL" OR "CONSEQUENTIAL" DAMAGES. IF YOU LIVE IN ONE OF THOSE STATES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION WOULD NOT APPLY WHICH WOULD MEAN THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE THE RIGHT TO RECOVER THESE TYPES OF DAMAGES.

HOWEVER, IN ANY EVENT, OUR LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL LOSSES, DAMAGES, INJURIES, AND CLAIMS OF ANY AND EVERY KIND (WHETHER THE DAMAGES ARE CLAIMED UNDER THE TERMS OF A CONTRACT, OR CLAIMED TO BE CAUSED BY NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER WRONGFUL CONDUCT, OR THEY'RE CLAIMED UNDER ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY) WILL NOT BE GREATER THAN THE AMOUNT YOU PAID TO ACCESS OUR SITES.

Links to Other Sites

We sometimes provide referrals to and links to other World Wide Web sites from our sites. Such a link should not be seen as an endorsement, approval or agreement with any information or resources offered at sites you can access through our sites. If in doubt, always check the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) address provided in your WWW browser to see if you are still in the Alliance of Christian Churches-operated site or have moved to another site. The Alliance of Christian Churches is not responsible for the content or practices of third party sites that may be linked to our sites. When the Alliance of Christian Churches provides links or references to other Web sites, no inference or assumption should be made and no representation should be inferred that the Alliance of Christian Churches is connected with, operates or controls these Web sites. Any approved link must not represent in any way, either explicitly or by implication, that you have received the endorsement, sponsorship or support of any Alliance of Christian Churches site or endorsement, sponsorship or support of the ministry of the Alliance of Christian Churches, including its respective employees, agents or directors.

Termination of This Agreement

This agreement is effective until terminated by either party. You may terminate this agreement at any time, by destroying all materials obtained from all Alliance of Christian Churches sites, along with all related documentation and all copies and installations. The Alliance of Christian Churches may terminate this agreement at any time and without notice to you, if, in its sole judgment, you breach any term or condition of this agreement. Upon termination, you must destroy all materials. In addition, by providing material on our Web sites, we do not in any way promise that the materials will remain available to you. And the Alliance of Christian Churches is entitled to terminate all or any part of any of its Web sites without notice to you.

Jurisdiction and Other Points to Consider

Unless otherwise specified, the Online Materials on our sites are presented to provide information about the resources of the Alliance of Christian Churches. The Alliance of Christian Churches was organized under the laws of Texas, in the United States of America. If you use our sites from locations outside of the United States, you are responsible for compliance with any applicable laws. These Terms of Use, and the agreement they create, shall be governed by and interpreted according to the laws of the State of Texas (without applying the state's conflict-of-law principles.) If any provision of this agreement is unlawful, void or unenforceable, it will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. The Alliance of Christian Churches may modify these Terms of Use, and the agreement they create, at any time, simply by updating this posting and without notice to you. This is the ENTIRE agreement regarding all the matters that
have been listed.

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