Terms & Conditions

Please read the following Terms carefully that govern the basis on which Author’s Church, Inc. (“Company”, “our” or “we”) supply content, products or services listed on https://authors.church (the “Website”), through our applications including the [APP NAME] (the “App”) or via other delivery methods to you (the Website and such content, products, services and the App are collectively referred to herein as the “Product” or “Products”, which may be updated from time-to-time at the sole discretion of the Company). By accessing or using the Product, you agree to the following Terms. You should review these Terms regularly as they may change at any time at the sole discretion of COMPANY. If you do not agree to any portion of these Terms, you should not download, access or otherwise use the Product. “Content” refers to any text, materials, documents, images, graphics, logos, design, audio, video and any other information provided from or on, uploaded to and/or downloaded from the Product.

We may modify the Terms at any time, in our sole discretion. If we do so, we’ll let you know either by posting the modified Terms on the Product or through other communications. We will make an effort to update this page with any changes to these Terms and/or to the services described in these Terms and you are encouraged to review these Terms frequently because if you continue to use the Product after we have posted modified Terms on the Product, you are indicating to us that you agree to be bound by the modified Terms (the date of the most recent revision to these Terms appear at the end of these Terms).

PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE TERMS CONTAIN AN ARBITRATION CLAUSE. EXCEPT FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF DISPUTES MENTIONED IN THE ARBITRATION CLAUSE, YOU AND COMPANY AGREE THAT DISPUTES RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR YOUR USE OF THE PRODUCTS WILL BE RESOLVED BY MANDATORY BINDING ARBITRATION, AND YOU AND COMPANY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT OR CLASS-WIDE ARBITRATION.

  1. CONVENIENCE AND INFORMATION ONLY; ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS. By merely providing access to the Product, COMPANY does not warrant or represent that: (a) the Content is accurate, complete, up-to-date or current; (b) COMPANY has any obligation to update any Content; (c) the Content is free from technical inaccuracies or typographical errors; (d) that the Content does not infringe on the intellectual property rights of any third party; (e) that the Content is free from changes caused by a third party; (f) your access to the Product will be free from interruptions, errors, computer viruses or other harmful components; and/or (g) any information obtained in response to questions asked through, or postings made on, the Product is accurate or complete. Your use of the Product and the services offered therein are subject to federal law and the law of the State of California, United States, without respect to any conflict of law rules (“Applicable Law”) as further described in the “Governing Law; Exclusive Venue” section.

    You affirm that you are either more than 18 years of age, or an emancipated minor, and are fully able and competent to enter into the terms, conditions, obligations, affirmations, representations, and warranties set forth in these Terms, and to abide by and comply with these Terms. Individuals under the age of 18, or the applicable age of majority, may utilize the Product only with the involvement and consent of a parent or legal guardian, under such person's account and otherwise subject to these Terms. In any case, you affirm that you are over the age of 13, as THE PRODUCT IS NOT INTENDED FOR CHILDREN UNDER 13.
  2. PRODUCT USE AND CONTENT. You may view or download Content from the Product solely for personal, non-commercial purposes. You may not otherwise use, modify, copy, print, display, reproduce, distribute or publish any information from the Product without the express, prior, written consent of COMPANY. At any time, we may, without further notice, make changes to the Product, to these Terms and/or to the services described in these Terms.
  3. GENERAL INFORMATION.
    1. DATA PROCESSING AND STORAGE. AS PART OF YOUR USE OF THE PRODUCTS, YOU AFFIRMATIVELY CONSENT TO THE PROCESSING AND STORAGE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION IN THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING THE PROCESSING AND STORING OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION IN THE UNITED STATES FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROCESSING PAYMENTS AND TRACKING INDIVIDUAL USE OF THE PRODUCTS. BY USING THE PRODUCTS, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THE UNITED STATES MAY NOT HAVE THE SAME LEVEL OF PROTECTIONS FOR YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION THAT EXIST IN YOUR COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE, AND YOU NONETHELESS CONSENT TO THE PROCESSING AND STORAGE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION IN THE UNITED STATES. WE WILL TAKE MEASURES AS REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH APPLICABLE LAW REGARDING THE TRANSFER, STORAGE AND USE OF CERTAIN PERSONAL INFORMATION.
    2. USER ACCOUNT. For certain types of features available through the Product, we require your use of a user identification name (“UserID”) and authentication code after setting up a user account (“User Account”). To set up a User Account on the App, you must submit your email address or mobile phone number. After the initial set up, in order to access your User Account, we will send you a verification code to the email or phone number attached to your User Account. In these Terms, “you” and “your” refer to each person, or, if applicable, the entity who is an owner or has unrestricted access to a User Account and each person that uses the Products with your permission. You may never use another person’s User Account and/or UserID without permission. By signing up for a User Account you opt-in to receive occasional special offer, marketing, survey and other communications about the Product by email. You can unsubscribe from these emails by following the opt-out instructions in the emails.
    3. ENCRYPTION AND SECURITY. We use reasonable precautions to protect the privacy of your UserID, authentication code and User Account information by utilizing a Secure Socket Layer (“SSL”) connection. Accordingly, your UserID, authentication code and User Account information are encrypted using an SSL connection and are not expected to be read in an intelligible form as they travel to the Product. You, however, are ultimately responsible for protecting your UserID, authentication code and User Account information from disclosure to third parties, and you are not permitted to circumvent the use of required encryption technologies. You are required to take reasonable precautions to safeguard your UserID and authentication code. You also agree to immediately notify COMPANY of any unauthorized use of your UserID, authentication code and/or User Account, or any other breach of security by email at support@authors.church. You are solely responsible for any activity that occurs with respect to your User Account and UserID. While we provide certain encryption technologies and use other reasonable precautions to protect your confidential information and provide suitable security, we do not and cannot guarantee or warrant that information transmitted through the Internet is secure, or that such transmissions are free from delay, error, interception or interruption.
    4. RELIANCE BY COMPANY. You authorize COMPANY to rely on your UserID and authentication code to identify you when you use the Products, and as signature authorization for any payment made using the Products. You acknowledge and agree that you are responsible for all payments you make using the Product. You also acknowledge and agree that if you permit another person or persons to use the Product or give them your UserID and/or authentication code, you are responsible for any payment that person makes through your User Account, even if the person exceeds your authorization.
    5. RIGHTS IN PRODUCTS GRANTED BY COMPANY.
      1. Subject to your compliance with these Terms, COMPANY grants you a limited non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicenseable, revocable license to stream, download and make personal non-commercial use of the Product. COMPANY reserves all rights in and to the Product not expressly granted to you under these Terms. Except as expressly permitted in these Terms, you may not: (i) copy, modify or create derivative works based on the Product; (ii) distribute, transfer, sublicense, lease, lend or rent the Product to any third party; (iii) reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble the Product; (iv) make the functionality of the Product available to multiple users through any means; or (v) use the Product in any way that violates these Terms.
      2. The Product contains or embodies copyrighted material, proprietary material or other intellectual property of COMPANY or its licensors. All right, title and ownership in the Product remains with COMPANY or its licensors, as applicable. The rights to download and use the Product are licensed to you and are not being sold to you, and you have no rights in them other than to use them in accordance with the Terms.
    6. FOREIGN EXPORT LAWS AND RESTRICTIONS. You agree to comply with all U.S. and foreign export laws and regulations to ensure that neither the Product nor any technical data related thereto nor any direct product thereof is exported or re-exported directly or indirectly in violation of, or used for any purposes prohibited by, such laws and regulations. By using the Product you represent and warrant that: (i) you are not located in a country that is subject to a U.S. Government embargo, or that has been designated by the U.S. Government as a “terrorist supporting” country; and (ii) you are not listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.
    7. ADDITIONAL TERMS FOR APP STORES. If you accessed or downloaded the Product from the Apple Store, then you agree to use the Product only: (i) on an Apple-branded products or devices that run iOS (Apple’s proprietary operating system software); and (ii) as permitted by the “Usage Rules” set forth in the Apple Store Terms of Service. If you accessed or downloaded the Product from another app store or distribution platform (Google Play, Amazon Appstore, Meta, etc.) where the Product is made available (together with the Apple Store referred to as an “App Provider”), then you acknowledge and agree that:
      1. These Terms are concluded between you and COMPANY, and not with App Provider, and that, as between COMPANY and the App Provider, COMPANY, is solely responsible for the Product.
      2. App Provider has no obligation to furnish any maintenance and support services with respect to the Product.
      3. App Provider has no warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the Product.
      4. App Provider is not responsible for addressing any claims you have or any claims of any third party relating to the Product or your possession and use of the Product, including, but not limited to: (i) product liability claims; (ii) any claim that the Product fails to conform to any applicable legal or regulatory requirement; and (iii) claims arising under consumer protection or similar legislation.
      5. App Provider and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms as related to your license of the Product, and that, upon your acceptance of the terms and conditions of these Terms, App Provider will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce these Terms as related to your license of the Product against you as a third party beneficiary thereof.
      6. You must also comply with all applicable third-party terms of service when using the Product.
      7. To use the Product on a smartphone, tablet, or other device, your device must satisfy certain system requirements. The requirements can generally be found on the App Provider marketplace.
    8. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION.
      1. Email. When you enroll in the Product, you must designate a primary email address that will be used for receiving electronic communication. When using the Product, you agree that the email address you provide to COMPANY may be utilized by COMPANY for providing you notices pursuant to these Terms, as required by Applicable Law (as permitted) or generally regarding your relationship with COMPANY. COMPANY will NEVER send you email requesting confidential information such as account numbers, usernames, or authentication codes and you should NEVER respond to any email requesting such information. If you receive such an email purportedly from COMPANY, do not respond to the email and notify COMPANY by forwarding the email to support@authors.church.
      2. Usage of Electronic Communication. By your enrollment in the Product, you agree to receive these Terms and any disclosures or notices required by Applicable Law and all other communications electronically to the email address you designate in your account profile. You also agree that COMPANY may respond to any communication you send to COMPANY with an electronic communication, regardless of whether your original communication with COMPANY was an electronic communication. You agree to this electronic means of communication and you acknowledge that all contracts, notices, information and other communications that COMPANY provides to you electronically comply with any legal requirements that such communications be in writing. Any electronic communication COMPANY sends to you will be considered received when posted on the Products or when an email or other electronic communication is sent. In proving the service of any notice via email, it will be sufficient to prove that such email was sent to the specified email address of the addressee. To the extent permissible under Applicable Law, any electronic communication you send to COMPANY will not be effective until COMPANY has had a reasonable opportunity to act on the electronic communication. COMPANY strongly suggests that you report all matters requiring immediate attention to COMPANY by emailing support@authors.church. COMPANY may require you to provide written confirmation of any verbal or electronic notice of alleged error by COMPANY. COMPANY reserves the right, in our sole discretion, to discontinue the provision of your electronic communications, or to terminate or change the terms and conditions on which we provide electronic communications. COMPANY will provide you with notice of any such termination or change as required by Applicable Law.
        1. In order to retain a copy of an electronic communication, you will be required to have access to a printer or to copy and paste the contents to a document in a word processor or other program on your device.
        2. You have the right to receive a paper copy of communications. To receive a paper copy, please request it by emailing support@authors.church. COMPANY may charge you a reasonable service charge to mail you a paper copy of any communication.
        3. You can contact COMPANY via email at support@authors.church to withdraw your consent to receive any future communications electronically. If you withdraw your consent, COMPANY may terminate your use of the Products.
    9. DIGITAL MILLENIUM COPYRIGHT ACT (“DMCA”) NOTICE. COMPANY is committed to complying with copyright and related laws, and we require all users of the Products to comply with these laws. Accordingly, you may not store any material or content on, or disseminate any material or content over, the Products in any manner that constitutes an infringement of third-party intellectual property rights, including rights granted by copyright law. Owners of copyrighted works in the United States who believe that their rights under copyright law have been infringed may take advantage of certain provisions of the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (the “DMCA”) to report alleged infringements. You may not post, modify, distribute, or reproduce in any way any copyrighted material, trademarks, or other proprietary information belonging to others without obtaining the prior written consent of the owner of such proprietary rights. It is our policy to terminate privileges of any user who repeatedly infringes the copyright rights of others upon receipt of proper notification to us by the copyright owner or the copyright owner’s legal agent.
      1. If you feel that content in the Product is objectionable or infringing, we encourage you to contact us immediately. Upon our receipt of a proper notice of claimed infringement under the DMCA, we will respond expeditiously to remove, or disable access to, the material claimed to be infringing and will follow the procedures specified in the DMCA to resolve the claim between the notifying party and the alleged infringer who provided the content in issue. Our designated agent (i.e., the proper party) to whom you should address such notice is listed below.
      2. If you believe that your work has been copied and posted in the Product in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide our designated agent with the following information:
        1. An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright or other intellectual property interest;
        2. A description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you claim has been infringed;
        3. A description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the Products;
        4. Your address, telephone number, and email address;
        5. A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright or intellectual property owner, its agent, or the law; and
        6. A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the information contained in your report is accurate and that you are the copyright or intellectual property owner or authorized to act on the copyright or intellectual property owner’s behalf.
        7. Our designated agent for notice of claims of copyright infringement can be reached as follows:

          By Mail: 251 S Elwood Ave, Glendora, CA 91741-3650
          By E-Mail: support@authors.church
    10. PROHIBITED CONDUCT. You agree not to do any of the following:
      1. Post, upload, publish, submit or transmit any content of any kind whatsoever that: (i) infringes, misappropriates or violates a third party’s patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, moral rights or other intellectual property rights, or rights of publicity or privacy; (ii) violates, or encourages any conduct that would violate, any applicable law or regulation or would give rise to civil liability; (iii) is fraudulent, false, misleading or deceptive; (iv) is defamatory, obscene, pornographic, vulgar or offensive; (v) promotes discrimination, bigotry, racism, hatred, harassment or harm against any individual or group; (vi) is violent or threatening or promotes violence or actions that are threatening to any person or entity; or (vii) promotes illegal or harmful activities or substances;
      2. Use, display, mirror or frame the Product, or any individual element within the Product, COMPANY’s name, any COMPANY trademark, logo or other proprietary information, or the layout and design of any page or form contained on a page, without COMPANY’s express written consent;
      3. Access, tamper with, or use non-public areas of the Product, COMPANY’s computer systems, or the technical delivery systems of COMPANY’s providers;
      4. Attempt to probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of any COMPANY system or network or breach any security or authentication measures;
      5. Avoid, bypass, remove, deactivate, impair, descramble or otherwise circumvent any technological measure implemented by COMPANY or any of COMPANY’s providers or any other third party (including another user) to protect the Product;
      6. Attempt to access or search the Product or download Content from the Product through the use of any engine, software, tool, agent, device or mechanism (including spiders, robots, crawlers, data mining tools or the like) other than the software and/or search agents provided by COMPANY or other generally available third party web browsers;
      7. Send any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, email, junk mail, spam, chain letters or other form of solicitation;
      8. Use any meta tags or other hidden text or metadata utilizing a COMPANY trademark, logo URL or product name without COMPANY’s express written consent;
      9. Use the Product for any commercial purpose or the benefit of any third party or in any manner not permitted by these Terms;
      10. Forge any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any email or newsgroup posting, or in any way use the Product to send altered, deceptive or false source-identifying information;
      11. Attempt to decipher, decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer any of the software used to provide the Product;
      12. Interfere with, or attempt to interfere with, the access of any user, host or network, including, without limitation, sending a virus, overloading, flooding, spamming, or mail-bombing the Product;
      13. Collect or store any personally identifiable information from the Product from other users of the Product without their express permission;
      14. Impersonate or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity;
      15. Violate any applicable law or regulation;
      16. Use the Product for any purpose related to scientific research, analysis or evaluation of the Product without the express written consent of COMPANY; or
      17. Encourage or enable any other individual to do any of the foregoing.
    Although COMPANY is not obligated to monitor access to or use of the Product or Content or to review or edit any Content, we have the right to do so for the purpose of operating Product, to ensure compliance with these Terms, and to comply with applicable law or other legal requirements. We reserve the right, but are not obligated, to remove or disable access to any Content, at any time and without notice, including, but not limited to, if we, at our sole discretion, consider any Content to be objectionable or in violation of these Terms. We have the right to investigate violations of these Terms or conduct that affects the Product. We may also consult and cooperate with law enforcement authorities to prosecute users who violate the law.
  4. DISCLAIMERS.
    1. NO WARRANTIES. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE PRODUCT IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE PRODUCT AND THE CONTENT IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” FOR YOUR USE, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, UNLESS SUCH WARRANTIES ARE LEGALLY INCAPABLE OF EXCLUSION. COMPANY MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES THAT THE PRODUCT, THE CONTENT OR ANY SERVICES OFFERED IN CONNECTION WITH THE PRODUCT ARE OR SHALL REMAIN UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THE CONTENT SHALL BE NON-INFRINGING ON ANY THIRD PARTY’S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, THAT DEFECTS SHALL BE CORRECTED, THAT THE WEB PAGES ON THE PRODUCT, THE PRODUCT, ANY ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION OR THE SERVERS USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE PRODUCT ARE OR SHALL REMAIN FREE FROM ANY VIRUSES, WORMS, TIME BOMBS, DROP DEAD DEVICES, TROJAN HORSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT ANY PERSON USING THE PRODUCT WILL BE THE PERSON THAT HE OR SHE REPRESENTS HIMSELF OR HERSELF TO BE. COMPANY DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS OR USE THE PRODUCT AT TIMES OR LOCATIONS OF YOUR CHOOSING, OR THAT COMPANY SHALL HAVE ADEQUATE CAPACITY FOR THE PRODUCT AS A WHOLE OR IN ANY SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC AREA.
    2. INDEMNIFICATION. You agree to defend, indemnify and hold COMPANY and its affiliates, subsidiaries, owners, directors, officers, employees and agents harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, suits, proceedings, liabilities, judgments, losses, damages, expenses and costs (including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees) assessed or incurred by COMPANY, directly or indirectly, with respect to or arising in any way out of: (i) your use of the Product or any Content contained in the Product; (ii) your placement or transmission of any message, content, information, software, or other submissions through the Product; (iii) your failure to comply with these Terms; (iv) your breach of your obligations under these Terms; (v) your use of the rights granted hereunder, including without limitation any claims made by any third parties; and/or (vi) your violation of any third party right, including without limitation any copyright, property, or privacy right.
  5. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. COMPANY’S ENTIRE LIABILITY AND YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY WITH RESPECT TO THE USE OF THE PRODUCT AND/OR ANY SERVICE OR CONTENT PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE PRODUCT SHALL BE THE CANCELLATION OF YOUR USER ACCOUNT WITH COMPANY. IN NO EVENT WILL COMPANY BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE PRODUCT AND/OR ANY SERVICE OR CONTENT PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE PRODUCT, OR FOR ANY OTHER CLAIM RELATED IN ANY WAY TO YOUR USE OF THE PRODUCT AND/OR ANY SERVICE OR CONTENT PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE PRODUCT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, (A) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT, (B) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE PRODUCT AND/OR ANY SERVICE OR CONTENT PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE PRODUCT, (C) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR COMPUTER SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION AND/OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN, (D) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM THE PRODUCT AND/OR ANY SERVICE OR CONTENT PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE PRODUCT, AND/OR (E) ANY VIRUSES, WORMS, TIME BOMBS, DROP DEAD DEVICES, TROJAN HORSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS THAT MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH THE PRODUCT AND/OR ANY SERVICE OR CONTENT PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE PRODUCT BY ANY THIRD PARTY OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL COMPANY’S TOTAL LIABLITY TO YOU EXCEED THE AMOUNTS PAID BY YOU TO COMPANY FOR ACCESS TO THE PRODUCT WITHIN THE TWELVE MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE ON WHICH THE APPLICABLE CLAIM AROSE. BECAUSE SOME STATES OR JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW EVERY EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, IN SUCH STATES OR JURISDICTIONS COMPANY’S LIABILITY WILL BE LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

    YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOUR USE OR ACCESS TO THE PRODUCT MAY INVOLVE KNOWN AND UNANTICIPATED RISKS THAT COULD RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE, BODILY INJURY OR DEATH, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, RISKS THAT MAY ARISE FROM THE ACTS OF OTHERS AND OTHER RISKS BEYOND THE CONTROL OF COMPANY. YOU ASSUME ALL SUCH RISKS AND ALL RELATED DAMAGES AND LOSSES, WHETHER CAUSED IN WHOLE OR IN PARTY BY ANY ACT OR OMISSION OF COMPANY OR ITS AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, OWNERS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS. YOU VOLUNTARILY RELEASE, WAIVE, DISCHARGE AND HOLD HARMLESS COMPANY AND ITS AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, OWNERS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, DEMANDS OR CAUSES OF ACTION FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE, BODILY INJURY, WRONGFUL DEATH, LOSS OF SERVICES OR OTHER CLAIMS ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF (OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE) THE PRODUCT.

    THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS WILL APPLY WHETHER SUCH DAMAGES ARISE OUT OF BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH DAMAGES WERE FORESEEABLE OR COMPANY WAS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW CERTAIN LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY SO SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

    BY ACCESSING THE PRODUCT, YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOU MAY BE WAIVING RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO CLAIMS THAT ARE AT THIS TIME UNKNOWN OR UNSUSPECTED, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH WAIVER, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND, AND HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVE, THE BENEFITS OF SECTION 1542 OF THE CIVIL CODE OF CALIFORNIA, AND ANY SIMILAR LAW OF ANY STATE OR TERRITORY, WHICH PROVIDES AS FOLLOWS: "A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS THAT THE CREDITOR OR RELEASING PARTY DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, AND THAT IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER, WOULD HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR OR RELEASED PARTY."

    BECAUSE SOME STATES OR JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW EVERY EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, IN SUCH STATES OR JURISDICTIONS COMPANY’S LIABILITY WILL BE LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
  6. PRIVACY. Personal data that you provide regarding yourself will be handled in accordance with COMPANY’s Privacy Policy.
  7. THIRD PARTY CONTENT.
    1. COMPANY may provide hyperlinks to other applications maintained by third parties, or COMPANY may provide third party content on the Product by framing or other methods. THE LINKS TO THIRD PARTY APPLICATIONS ARE PROVIDED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE AND INFORMATION ONLY. THE CONTENT ON ANY LINKED APPLICATION IS NOT UNDER COMPANY’S CONTROL AND COMPANY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENT OF LINKED APPLICATIONS, INCLUDING ANY FURTHER LINKS CONTAINED IN A THIRD PARTY APPLICATION. IF YOU DECIDE TO ACCESS ANY OF THE THIRD PARTY APPLICATIONS LINKED TO THE APPLICATION, YOU DO SO ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.
    2. If a third party links to the Product, it is not necessarily an indication of an endorsement, authorization, sponsorship, affiliation, joint venture or partnership by or with COMPANY. In most cases, COMPANY is not even aware that a third party has linked to the Product. Any links to the Product: (i) may link to, but not replicate, COMPANY’s Content; (ii) may not create a browser, border environment or frame COMPANY’s Content; (iii) may not imply that COMPANY is endorsing it or its products; (iv) may not misrepresent its relationship with COMPANY; (v) may not present false or misleading information about COMPANY’s products or services; and (vi) should not include content that could be construed as distasteful, offensive or controversial, and should contain only Content that is appropriate for all age groups.
  8. COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARKS. The trademarks, service marks and logos used and displayed on the Product are COMPANY’s, or its subsidiaries’ or affiliates’, registered and unregistered trademarks. COMPANY is the copyright owner or authorized licensee, where applicable, of all text, video, graphics and other creative material contained on the Product. All trademarks and service marks of COMPANY that may be referred to on the Product are the property of COMPANY. Other parties’ trademarks and service marks that may be referred to on the Product are the property of their respective owners. Nothing on the Product should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel or otherwise, any license or right to use any of COMPANY’s trademarks, service marks or copyrights without COMPANY’s prior written permission. COMPANY aggressively enforces its intellectual property rights. Neither the name of COMPANY nor any of COMPANY other trademarks, service marks or copyrighted materials may be used in any way, including in any advertising, hyperlink, publicity or promotional materials of any kind, whether relating to the Product or otherwise, without COMPANY’s prior written permission. If you believe that any Content on the Product violates any intellectual property right of yours, please contact COMPANY at the address or email set forth at the bottom of these Terms. You agree and acknowledge that the all of the above described materials are valuable property and that other than any specific and limited license for use of such materials, you shall not acquire any ownership rights in or to such materials. The materials may not be used except as provided for in these Terms, and any other relevant terms and conditions provided to you without COMPANY’s express prior written consent.
  9. LOCAL LAWS. COMPANY makes no representation that content or materials in the Product are appropriate or available for use in jurisdictions outside the United States. Access to the Product from jurisdictions where such access is illegal is prohibited. If you choose to access the Product from other jurisdictions, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws. COMPANY is not responsible for your violation of any law. You may not use or export the Content or materials in the Product in violation of U.S. export laws and regulations. The Product shall be deemed a passive website and service that does not give rise to personal jurisdiction over COMPANY, either specific or general, in jurisdictions other than the place of Applicable Law. You further agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the United States and the country in which you reside (if different from the United States).
  10. GOVERNING LAW; EXCLUSIVE VENUE. You agree that the Product and these Terms shall be interpreted and governed in accordance with federal law and, to the extent not preempted by federal law, with the laws of the State of California without regard to its conflict of law principles. To the extent you or COMPANY are permitted under these Terms to initiate litigation in a court, you agree and hereby submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts of the State of California located in Los Angeles County, California.
  11. ARBITRATION. PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPHS CAREFULLY, AS THEY REQUIRE YOU TO ARBITRATE DISPUTES WITH COMPANY, AND LIMIT THE MANNER IN WHICH YOU CAN SEEK RELIEF FROM COMPANY.
    1. You and COMPANY agree that any dispute, claim or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms or the breach, termination, enforcement, interpretation or validity thereof or the use of or access to the Products or Content (collectively, “Disputes”) will be settled by binding arbitration. Without limiting the preceding sentence, you will also have the right to litigate any Disputes if you provide COMPANY with written notice of your desire to do so by email at support@authors.church within thirty (30) days following the date you first agree to these Terms (such notice, an “Arbitration Opt-out Notice”). If you don’t provide COMPANY with an Arbitration Opt-out Notice within the thirty (30) day period, you will be deemed to have knowingly and intentionally waived your right to litigate any Disputes. The exclusive jurisdiction and venue if you timely provide COMPANY with an Arbitration Opt-out Notice, will be the state and federal courts located in Los Angeles County, California and each of the parties hereto waives any objection to jurisdiction and venue in such courts. Unless you timely provide COMPANY with an Arbitration Opt-out Notice, you acknowledge and agree that you and COMPANY are each waiving the right to a trial by jury or to participate as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class action or representative proceeding. Further, unless both you and COMPANY otherwise agree in writing, the arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person’s claims, and may not otherwise preside over any form of any class or representative proceeding. This Arbitration section will survive any termination of these Terms.
    2. The arbitration will be administered in accordance with the California Arbitration Act (9 Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 1280, et seq.) in effect at the time of the mediation (the “Act”), except as modified by this Arbitration section. The arbitration shall be held remotely, via audio-video conferencing technology, or in the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma if you and COMPANY mutually agree. The arbitrator will be named by mutual agreement of the Parties from Dispute Resolution Consultants of Tulsa, Oklahoma (DRC”) panel members or if the Parties are unable to agree the arbitrator will be selected by DRC. The arbitration shall be conducted on a confidential basis pursuant to the Act. Any decision or award as a result of any such arbitration proceeding shall be in writing and shall provide an explanation for all conclusions of law and fact and shall include the assessment of costs, expenses, and reasonable attorneys' fees. Any such arbitration shall be conducted by an arbitrator licensed to practice law and experienced in contract law and shall include a written record of the arbitration hearing. You and COMPANY reserve the right to object to any individual who shall be employed by or affiliated with a competing organization or entity. The arbitrator shall apply California law to any dispute being arbitrated and shall render an award resolving all issues, including without limitation, arbitrability, timelines, the merits of the controversy, the nature of the relief to be granted, and any other aspect of the matter which the arbitrator deems necessary to bring about a speedy and just resolution. An award of arbitration may be confirmed in a court of competent jurisdiction.
    3. Notwithstanding the above, either Party may file a request with a court of competent jurisdiction for equitable relief, including but not limited to injunctive relief, pending resolution of any claim through the arbitration procedure set forth herein; however, in such cases, the trial on the merits of the claims will occur in front of, and will be decided by, the arbitrator, who will have the same ability to order legal or equitable remedies as could a court of general jurisdiction.
    4. Changes. Notwithstanding the provisions to the contrary, if COMPANY changes this “ARBITRATION” section after the date you first accepted these Terms (or accepted any subsequent changes to these Terms), you may reject any such change by sending us written notice (including by email to support@authors.church) within 30 days of the date such change became effective, as indicated in the “Last Updated” date above or in the date of COMPANY’s email to you notifying you of such change. By rejecting any change, you are agreeing that you will arbitrate any Dispute between you and COMPANY in accordance with the provisions of this Arbitration section as of the date you first accepted these Terms (or accepted any subsequent changes to these Terms).
  12. AVAILABILITY. Information that COMPANY publishes in the Product may contain references or cross-references to products, programs or services of COMPANY that are not necessarily announced or available in your area. Such references do not mean that COMPANY will announce any of those products, programs or services in your area at any time in the future. You should contact COMPANY for information regarding the products, programs and services that may be available to you, if any.
  13. NON-TRANSFERABILITY OF USER ACCOUNT. User Accounts and UserIDs are non-transferable, and all users are obligated to take preventative measures to prohibit unauthorized users from accessing the Product with his or her UserID and authentication code. You may not assign these Terms, in whole or in part, or delegate any of your responsibilities hereunder to any third party. Any such attempted assignment or delegation will not be recognized by COMPANY unless acknowledge by COMPANY in writing. COMPANY has no obligation to provide you with written acknowledgment. COMPANY may, at any time and in its sole discretion, assign these Terms, in whole or in part, or delegate any of our rights and responsibilities under these Terms to any third party or entity.
  14. TERMINATION OF SERVICE. We may terminate your User Account or right to access Subscription portions of the Product at any time, without notice, for conduct that we believe violates these Terms and/or is harmful to other users of the Product, to COMPANY, to the business of the Product’s Internet service provider, or to other information providers.
  15. CUSTOMER COMMENTS. We welcome the submission of comments, information or feedback through the Product. By submitting information through the Product, you agree that the information submitted shall be subject to the COMPANY Privacy Policy.
  16. ASSIGNMENT BY COMPANY. COMPANY may transfer its rights and obligations under these Terms to any person or entity and any time. You may not transfer your rights or obligations or rights under these Terms to anyone else. The Terms are personal to you and no third party is entitled to benefit under these Terms except as specifically set out in these Terms.
  17. LIMITATION OF TIME TO FILE CLAIMS. ANY CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM YOU MAY HAVE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR USE OR ACCESS TO THE PRODUCT OR THESE TERMS MUST BE COMMENCED WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES OTHERWISE SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.
  18. MISCELLANEOUS. If any provision of these Terms is deemed invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms, which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any term of these Terms shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term, and COMPANY’s failure to assert any right or provision under these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. These Terms and the COMPANY Product Privacy Policy are the entire agreement between you and COMPANY with respect to your use of the Product and the Product, and supersede any and all prior communications and prior agreements, whether written or oral, between you and COMPANY regarding the Product and the Product.

Your Consent To This Agreement

By accessing and using the Product, you consent to and agree to be bound by the terms of the foregoing Terms. If we decide to change these Terms, we will make an effort to post those changes on the Product so that you will always be able to understand the terms and conditions that apply to your use of the Product. Your use of the Product following any amendment of these Terms will signify your assent to and acceptance of its revised Terms.

If you have additional questions or comments of any kind, or if you see anything on the Product that you think is inappropriate, please let us know by email support@authors.church or by sending your comments to:

Author's Church
251 S Elwood Ave
Glendora, CA 91741-3650
support@authors.church

EFFECTIVE AS OF: SEPTEMBER 5, 2024