Terms and Conditions
Welcome to City Hope International’s website, www.Cityhopeinternational.org! We offer this site as a convenience to you and hope the content here benefits your spiritual life. This website is owned by City Hope International, NFP, an Illinois nonprofit corporation (hereafter referred to sometimes as “We”, “City Hope International” or “CHI”). 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
City Hope International provides users with access to a wide variety of materials and services designed to enrich their spiritual lives. All materials are subject to CHI’s Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. The Terms of Use and Privacy Policy were written in English (U.S.). To the extent any translated version conflicts with English, the English version controls.
Privacy Policy
City Hope International cares about your privacy concerns. Please read our Privacy Policy. By using this website you are agreeing to our Privacy Policy.
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. CHI 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without limitation or qualification the Terms of Use and acknowledge that any other agreement between you and CHI is superseded and of no force or effect.
Account Security and Use of Information
Some information provided through this site is designed to assist individuals and groups in connecting, resourcing, matching, and recommending by providing a forum type of environment in the comments section. CHI does not guarantee the validity or accuracy of information or ideas that appear on the comments of this site and does not promote or encourage the use of such information or ideas for any reason.
You agree not to hold CHI liable or responsible for any actions you take or decisions you make as a result of any information or ideas obtained on this site.
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 CHI. We grant you permission to download material displayed on this site for your personal, non-commercial 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 CHI. The images of people or places displayed on this site are either owned by CHI 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.
Your Content
Your “Content” includes any text, ideas, stories, or quotes emailed to us. Your Content may be used at the discretion of CHI for display to other users, display on websites and/or applications, as well as in marketing materials or promotion of the site to other users and advertisers. You agree not to upload any Content to this site of any of the following type or description:
Proprietary information of any individual, company or business that you do not have the right to distribute.
Copyrighted information of any individual, company or business where you do not hold the copyright.
Images or other media that are not of a royalty-free or public domain nature.
Unauthorized commercial communications, such as spam or advertising for the selling or promotion for selling a product, company or business.
Unlawful multi-level marketing or solicitation for the purpose of signing up or registering for any promotion, business or other opportunity.
Information that is misleading, false, untrue or inaccurate.
Promotion of one specific business entity over another business entity of the same or similar type where you stand to gain or profit from such promotion.
Verbiage that uses foul or offensive language or references.
Verbiage or images that attempt to bully, intimidate or harass another user.
Verbiage or images that are hateful, threatening, immoral or pornographic in nature.
Verbiage of self-harm, promotion or encouragement of self-mutilation, eating disorders or drug abuse.
Information that incites violence or contains nudity or graphic or gratuitous violence of any kind, or references to participation in or initiation of illegal activity.
Contests, giveaways, sweepstakes or any type of promotion.
Verbiage or media that is unlawful, misleading, malicious or discriminatory.
Verbiage that infringes upon or violates someone else's rights, or includes personal information or identifying information of another person without the express permission of that person.
Links to websites or other applications that violate any of the conditions listed above.
Information about events, gatherings or locations where illegal or immoral activity takes place.
CHI at its sole discretion reserves the right to delete or alter any material that is in violation of the guidelines above or that cannot be explicitly confirmed or validated using reasonable efforts and reserves the right to block or remove your access to this site due to a violation of the guidelines above. You agree that CHI is not liable or responsible for any Content you provide.
You own all of the content and information you send via this site, and you can control certain privacy settings on your own through the site:
For content that is covered by intellectual property rights, like photos and videos (IP content), you specifically give us the following permission, subject to your settings: you grant us a non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use any IP content that you post on or in connection with this site (IP License). This IP License ends when you delete your IP content or your account unless your content has been shared with others, and they have not deleted it.
When you delete IP content, it is deleted in a manner similar to emptying the recycle bin on a computer. However, you understand that removed content may persist in backup copies for a reasonable period of time (but will not be available to others).
When you publish content or information, it means that you are allowing everyone, including people off of this site, to access and use that information, and to associate it with you.
We always appreciate your feedback or other suggestions about this site, but you understand that we may use them without any obligation to compensate you for them (just as you have no obligation to offer them).
We do our best to keep this site safe, but we cannot guarantee it. We need your help to keep this site safe, which includes the following commitments by you:
You will not post unauthorized commercial communications (such as spam or advertising) on this site.
You will not collect users' content or information, or otherwise access this site, using automated means (such as harvesting bots, robots, spiders, or scrapers) without our prior permission.
You will not engage in unlawful multi-level marketing, such as a pyramid scheme, on this site.
You will not upload viruses or other malicious code.
You will not solicit login information or access an account belonging to someone else.
You will not bully, intimidate, or harass any user.
You will not post content that is hate speech, threatening, or pornographic; incites violence; or contains nudity or graphic or gratuitous violence.
You will not develop or operate a third-party application containing alcohol-related, dating or other mature content (including advertisements).
You will not use this site to do anything unlawful, misleading, malicious, or discriminatory.
You will not do anything that could disable, overburden, or impair the proper working or appearance of this site, such as a denial of service attack or interference with page rendering or other this site functionality.
You will not facilitate or encourage any violations of our Terms of Use or our other policies.
Your information
Your information is the information that's required when completing forms wanting services, as well as the information you choose to share. When you contact us or donate to us, you are required to provide information such as your name and email address.
Other information we receive about you
We receive data about you whenever you interact with this site, such as when you send or receive a message, click on, view or otherwise interact with things, or make donations through this site. We receive data from the computer, mobile phone or other device you use to access this site, including when multiple users log in from the same device. This may include your IP address and other information about things like your internet service, location, the type (including identifiers) of browser you use, or the pages you visit.
When we get your GPS location, we put it together with other location information we have about you (like your current city). We only provide data to our advertising partners or customers after we have removed your name or any other personally identifying information from it, or have combined it with other people's data in a way that it is no longer associated with you.
How we use the information we receive
We use the information we receive about you in connection with the services and features we provide to you and other users like your friends, our partners, and the developers, applications, and websites you use. For example, in addition to helping people see and find things that you do and share, we may use the information we receive about you:
as part of our efforts to keep our products, services and integrations safe and secure;
to protect our rights or others' rights or property;
to provide you with location features and services, like telling you and your friends when something is going on nearby;
to measure or understand the effectiveness of ads you and others see, including to deliver relevant ads to you;
to make suggestions to you and other users on this site, such as: suggesting organizations, opportunities, best practices, events, groups, etc.
for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research and service improvement.
Granting us this permission not only allows us to provide this site as it exists today, but it also allows us to provide you with innovative features and services we develop in the future that use the information we receive about you in new ways. While you are allowing us to use the information we receive about you, you always own all of your information. Your trust is important to us, which is why we don't share information we receive about you with others unless we have received your permission; given you notice, such as by telling you about it in this policy; or removed your name or any other personally identifying information from it. Of course, for information others share about you, they control how it is shared. We store data for as long as it is necessary to provide products and services to you and others, including those described above.
Cookies, Pixels, and Other System Technologies
Cookies are small pieces of data that are stored on your computer, mobile phone or other device. Pixels are small blocks of code on webpages that do things like allow another server to measure viewing of a webpage and often are used in connection with cookies. We use technologies like cookies, pixels, and local storage (like on your browser or device, which is similar to a cookie but holds more information) to provide and understand a range of products and services.
We use these technologies to do things like:
make this site easier or faster to use;
enable features and store information about you (including on your device or in your browser cache) and your use of this site;
deliver, understand and improve advertising;
monitor and understand the use of our products and services;
to protect you, others and this site.
For example, we may use them to know you are on this site, or to know when you are interacting with our advertising or Platform partners. We may ask advertisers or other partners to serve ads or services to computers, mobile phones or other.
Special Provisions Applicable to Users Outside the United States.
We strive to create a global community with consistent standards for everyone, but we also strive to respect local laws. The following provisions apply to users and non-users who interact with this site outside the United States:
You consent to having your personal data transferred to and processed in the United States.
If you are located in a country embargoed by the United States, or are on the U.S. Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals you will not engage in commercial activities on this site (such as advertising or payments) or operate a Platform application or website.
User Payment Terms.
Making Payments
Pricing. Pay attention to the details of the transaction, because your total price may include taxes, fees, and shipping costs, all of which you are responsible for funding.
Extra terms. You may be presented with additional terms related to a specific purchase before you confirm the transaction (such as shipping terms for tangible goods). Those additional terms will also govern that transaction.
Payment Methods
Funding instruments. We want to make payments on this site convenient, so we allow you to fund your transactions using a number of different sources, like credit cards and debit cards, and other payment methods.
Authority. When you provide a funding instrument to us, you confirm that you are permitted to use that funding instrument. When you fund a transaction, you authorize us (and our designated payment processor) to charge the full amount to the funding instrument you designate for the transaction. You also authorize us to collect and store that funding instrument, along with other related transaction information.
Authorization. If you pay by credit or debit card, we may obtain a pre-approval from the issuer of the card for an amount, which may be as high as the full price of your purchase. We will bill your card at the time you make a payment transaction, or shortly thereafter. If you cancel a transaction before completion, this pre-approval may result in those funds not otherwise being immediately available to you.
Failed funding. If you fund a payment by debit card and your load transaction results in an overdraft or other fee from your bank, you alone are responsible for that fee.
Actions We May Take
At-will use. We may revoke your eligibility to make payments on this site at any time at our sole discretion.
Right to cancel. We may cancel any transaction if we believe the transaction violates our Terms of Use or other policies, or if we believe doing so may prevent financial loss. We may also cancel any electronic value accumulated, transferred, assigned, or sold as a result of fraudulent or illegal behavior.
Payment limitations. In order to prevent financial loss to you or to us, we may place a delay on a payment for a period of time, or limit funding instruments for a transaction, or limit your ability to make a purchase, or deactivate your account.
Sharing of information. In order to prevent financial loss to you or to us, we may contact your funding instrument issuer, law enforcement, or affected third parties (including other users) and share details of any payments you are associated with, if we believe doing so may prevent financial loss or a violation of law.
Abandoned Property. If you leave a balance unused for the period of time set forth by your state, country, or other governing body in its unclaimed property laws, or if you delete your account and leave a balance, or if we deactivate your account and you do not meet any conditions necessary to reinstate it within six (6) months, we may process your balance in accordance with our legal obligations, including by submitting funds associated with your Balance to the appropriate governing body as required by law.
Disputes and Reversals
No liability for spend transaction. If you enter into a transaction with a third party and have a dispute over the goods or services you purchased, we have no liability for the goods or services underlying the transaction. Our only responsibility is to handle your funding transaction. All funding transactions are final unless required by law. If you order something that becomes unavailable before it can be provided to you, you may request a refund of your funded amount.
Duty to notify us. If you believe that an unauthorized or otherwise problematic transaction has taken place under your account, you agree to notify us immediately, so that we may take action to prevent financial loss. Unless you submit the claim to us within 30 days after the charge, you will have waived, to the fullest extent permitted by law, all claims against us arising out of or otherwise related to the transaction.
Intervention. We may intervene in disputes concerning payments that may arise between you and a developer, but we have no obligation to do so.
Technical difficulties. If you experience a technical failure or interruption of service that causes your funding transaction to fail, you may request that your transaction be completed at a later time.
Notices and Amendments to These Payment Terms.
By making payments through this site or to us, you agree that we may communicate with you electronically any important information regarding your purchases or your account. We may also provide notices to you by posting them on our site, or by sending them to an email address or street address that you previously provided to us. Website and email notices shall be considered received by you within 24 hours of the time posted or sent. We may update these payments terms at any time without notice as we deem necessary to the full extent permitted by law. The payments terms in place at the time you confirm a transaction will govern that transaction.
Disclaimers of Warranties and Limitations on Liability
This site is provided to you on an "as is" basis. City Hope International 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. City Hope International 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. City Hope International, 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. City Hope International 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. City Hope International 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. City Hope International 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
City Hope International uses reasonable efforts to include accurate, up-to-date information on this site. City Hope International makes no warranties or representations as to its accuracy. City Hope International assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions in the content of this site. City Hope International 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 City Hope International.
Links
As a courtesy to you, this site offers links to other websites. Some of these sites may be affiliated with City Hope International, while others are not. City Hope International 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 City Hope International or its affiliates for any purpose, including, but not limited to reproduction, disclosure, transmission, publication, broadcast, and posting. Furthermore, City Hope International is free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques contained in any communication you send to this site for any purpose whatsoever.
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 City Hope International, its subsidiaries and affiliates, agents, elders, deacons, 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.
Speakers Agreement
Speakers irrevocably grant City Hope International permission to record, in audio and/or video form, and to prepare a written transcript of, my presentation (“presentation”), at the activity.
I further understand and agree:
That CHI may in its discretion duplicate and/or edit the recorded Presentation and transcript; and
I hereby grant CHI the non-exclusive right to make, sell or otherwise distribute copies of the recording or edited content in mp3, mp4, CD, DVD, or other appropriate electronic format, and in written form, and to use my name and likeness in connection with such copies.
The Presentation may be included in the same manner as materials presented by other CHI presenters and CHI staff ministers for podcast, viewing and /or downloading worldwide, via any of the church’s websites.
Neither CHI nor any other organization or party shall have any obligation to pay royalties or other compensation to me in connection with recording, duplication, display, showing, broadcasting (internet or otherwise), sale, distribution, sublicensing, or any other use of the recording as set forth in this Speaker's Agreement.
I represent that all materials in my presentation are my original materials.
Applicable Law & General Information
This site is created and controlled by City Hope International, NFP, of Illinois, USA. As such, the laws of Illinois shall apply to the foregoing disclaimers, terms and conditions, including the City Hope International, NFP, 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 Illinois for any claim or dispute against City Hope International arising under these disclaimers, terms and conditions, including the City Hope International 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 City Hope International 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 CHI 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.
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