Reliance on information provided on this web site is solely at your own risk. You should exercise independent judgment and skepticism before applying any information provided on this web site to your own health or other needs, or relying on any information in any other way. No one person’s medical or other needs are the same, therefore, information provided may be incorrect or misleading.

All of the content of this web site (unless otherwise indicated), including text, art, graphics, logos, button icons, images, pictures, audio clips and software, is the property of the Church or its content providers and is protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. Except as granted in the limited license below, any other use of this content, including modification, transmission, presentation, distribution or republication, is prohibited without the express prior written consent of the Church.

All trademarks, trade names, brand names and service marks of the Church, whether registered or unregistered, are the property of the Church, our partners, sponsors or licensors and are protected by U.S. and international trademark laws. Except as granted in the limited license below, any use of these assets is prohibited without the express prior written consent of the Church.  The "Flame and Cross" is a registered trademark of The United Methodist Church, and is used with permission.

The Church authorizes you to download the material on this web site solely for your personal, non-commercial use. If you violate any provision of these Terms of Use, your permission to use the content automatically terminates and you must immediately destroy any copies you have made of any portion of the content.

While The Church does not monitor, and is not responsible for, the content placed on its web site or web sites it hosts for others by users, it will not allow access to materials that it has actual knowledge to be infringing of a third party's intellectual property rights. Such infringing materials will be removed from the Church's servers, and repeat offenders will have their account terminated.

A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the right that is allegedly infringed;

A description of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, including, if available, a URL where the copyrighted work exists or a copy of the copyrighted work;

Identification of the material claimed to be infringing, including a URL or other specific location where the material can be found;

The name, address, telephone number and e-mail address of the complaining party;

A statement by the complaining party that it has a good faith belief that there is no legal basis for the use of the materials complained of; and

A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner.

You agree that you will not upload or transmit any communications or content of any type that infringe or violate any rights of any party. By submitting communications or content to any part of this web site, you agree that such submission is non-confidential for all purposes. If you make any such submission, you automatically grant -- or warrant that the owner of such content has expressly granted -- the Church a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, world-wide exclusive license to use, reproduce, create derivative works from, modify, publish, edit, translate, distribute, perform, and display the communication or content in any media or medium, or any form, format, or forum now known or hereafter developed for any purpose. The Church may freely sublicense its rights through multiple tiers of sublicenses.

The Church may include or provide links on its web site to other web sites on the Internet, which may include information, opinions or recommendations of various individuals, organizations or companies. In providing such links, the Church does not represent to you that it has investigated the content of such information, opinions or recommendations, and thus you understand and agree that the Church does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy of such information or necessarily endorse, credential or accredit any such opinions, recommendations, web sites or persons. You acknowledge and agree that the Church has no control over such sites and the Church is not responsible for the availability of such external sites. You also acknowledge and agree that the Church does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products or other materials on or available from such sites. The links are provided for your convenience only. Therefore, the Church is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products or other materials on or available from such web sites. You further acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible or liable, either directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such web site or resource.

You understand that all information, data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages or other materials, whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, are the sole responsibility of the person from which such content originated. Content found in the web site, newsgroups, message boards, email, forums, conferences and chat rooms reflect only the views of their authors. Forum managers, forum hosts and other content providers appearing on the Church website are not authorized spokespersons for us, and their views do not necessarily reflect our views. This means that you, and not us, are entirely responsible for all content that you post, upload, email or otherwise transmit via the Church website.

These Terms of Use will be governed by South Carolina law for all purposes, including web site use and product purchases, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of laws. You hereby consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the courts of South Carolina.

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Church, its officers, directors, employees, agents, co-branders, licensors, suppliers, sponsors, and affiliates from and against any claims, actions or demands, liabilities and settlements including, without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees, resulting from, or alleged to result from, your violation of these Terms of Use or any activity related to your use of this web site by you.

You represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years of age and that you possess the legal right and ability to legally obligate yourself to these Terms of Use and to use the Church in accordance with these Terms of Use. You agree to be financially responsible for your use of the Church website (as well as for use of your account by others, including minors living with you) and to comply with your responsibilities and obligations as stated in these Terms of Use.

Except as expressly provided in the other policies on the Church web site, these Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between you and the Church with respect to the use of the Church web site and content. Your use of the Church web site is also subject to the Church Privacy Policy.

Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. No waiver of any of these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or any other term or condition.

If any provision of the Terms of Use is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of the Terms of Use remain in full force and effect. 

Neither the course of conduct between the parties nor trade practice shall act to modify any provision of these Terms of Use; however, we reserve the right to modify these Terms of Use at any time, and such modifications shall be effective immediately upon either posting of the modified Terms of Use or by notification to you. You agree to review these Terms of Use periodically to be aware of such modifications, and your continued access to or use of the Church shall de deemed your conclusive acceptance of the modified Terms of Use. You agree that these standards for notice of changes are reasonable. You agree that we shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Church.

The Church may assign its rights and duties under this Agreement to any party at any time without notice to you and/or your approval.

Questions or comments regarding this web site should be directed by e-mail to the WebSteward at [ ]. 

You acknowledge that the provisions, disclosures and disclaimers set forth in this Terms of Use are fair and reasonable and your agreement to follow and be bound by them is not the result of fraud, duress or undue influence exercised upon you by any person or entity. Notwithstanding any provisions of this Terms of Use, the Church has available all remedies at law or equity to enforce this Terms of Use. There are no representations, promises, warranties or undertakings by the Church contrary to those set forth above.