TERMS OF USE

Please feel free to browse our websites and applications. In Touch Ministries (“ITM”) provides these digital assets for your spiritual edification, information, and education.

Your acceptance of these terms

By accessing websites and digital applications provided by In Touch Ministries (collectively, the “Site”), you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions stated below ("Terms and Conditions") and all applicable laws. Moreover, you accept, without limitation or qualification, these Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that these Terms and Conditions are the only agreement between you and In Touch Ministries (“ITM”) that applies to your use of our Site. We reserve the right to make any modifications we believe are necessary at any time, so feel free to review this site and these Terms and Conditions at any time. Each time you use the Site, you agree to these Terms and Conditions in the version then current at the time you access the Site. The current version of these Terms and Conditions will always be available for your review.

Terms and Conditions

Unless expressly stated to the contrary, everything you see, hear, read, or access in any way on the Site is and shall remain the copyrighted intellectual property of ITM. ITM authorizes the download of material displayed on the Site solely and exclusively for non-commercial, personal use. Your authorized use of ITM materials, including the text, images, audio, video, blog posts, comments, forums, and any other content created with extant or future tools (“the materials”), means (1) the materials must not be modified in any way, (2) the materials must not be used in a way that indicates or implies a representative association of any kind between the user and ITM, 3) your use of the materials must abide by these Terms and Conditions, the In Touch Ministries Reprint Permission Guide, and express statements regarding use of the materials in the text of the Site. Any other use requires express written authorization and permission from ITM. ITM neither warrants nor represents that your use of materials displayed on the Site will not infringe rights of third parties not owned by or affiliated with ITM or infringe the laws of any jurisdiction outside the United States of America.

To the best of our ability ITM includes accurate and up to date information in the Site, ITM makes no warranties or representations as to its accuracy. ITM assumes no liability to you or to any third party for any errors or omissions in any content that may be made available to you through the site.

Your use of and browsing of the Site are entirely at your own risk. Neither ITM nor any other party involved in creating, producing, or delivering the site is liable for any direct, incidental, consequential, indirect, special, or punitive damages arising out of your access to, or use of, the site, or your inability to do so. Even if an exception were to apply which might allow such damages, your recovery will not be greater than the amount you paid to ITM to access the site. Without limiting the foregoing, everything on the Site is provided to you "as is" without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. Please note that some jurisdictions may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so some of the above exclusions may not apply to you. Check your local laws for any restrictions or limitations regarding the exclusion of implied warranties.

To the best of our ability ITM ensures that any content that may be made available to you through your access to the Site will not deleteriously affect any computer system or systems that you may use to access the Site, and continuously works to maintain the highest possible standards of information security and integrity throughout all ITM computer systems, including the Site. Notwithstanding, ITM assumes no responsibility, and shall not be liable for, any software or content (commonly called “malware”) that may damage your computer equipment or other property consequent on your access to, use of, or browsing in the site or your downloading of any materials, data, text, images, video, or audio from the site.

Because ITM cannot guarantee the security of any device you may use to access the Site, nor the security of the public Internet, ITM cannot guarantee the confidentiality or integrity of any material you transmit publicly or privately to the Site by electronic mail or otherwise, including but not limited to any data, text, software, music, sound, videos, messages, tags, blogs or forum postings, questions, comments, suggestions, or the like. While ITM uses reasonable efforts to preserve your privacy, ITM reserves the right to use, at ITM’s sole discretion, anything you transmit or post for any purpose, including, but not limited to, reproduction, disclosure, transmission, publication, broadcast, and posting, provided that such use does not include your personally identifiable information. Please see the current version of the ITM Privacy Policy.

Images displayed on the Site are either the property of, or used with permission by, ITM. Your use of these images, or use by anyone else authorized by you, is prohibited unless specifically permitted by these Terms and Conditions, or specific permission provided elsewhere on the Site. Your use of these images may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, and communications regulations and statutes.

The trademarks, logos, service marks and product and service names related to ITM (collectively the "Trademarks") displayed on the Site are registered and unregistered Trademarks of ITM and others. Nothing contained on the Site should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademark displayed on the Site without the written permission of ITM or such third party that may own the Trademarks displayed on the Site. Your use of the Trademarks displayed on the Site, or any other content on the Site, except as provided in these Terms and Conditions, is strictly prohibited. You are also advised that ITM will enforce its intellectual property rights to the full extent of the law, including the seeking of criminal prosecution where appropriate.

While ITM continuously reviews sites and services that may be available to you through links on the Site, ITM may not have reviewed all of the sites linked to the Site at any given time, and is neither responsible for nor liable to you or any third party for the content of any off-site pages or any other sites linked to the Site. Your use of any link on the Site to browse to any other off-site pages or other sites is entirely at your own risk.

Notice

ITM may at its discretion provide you with notices, including those regarding changes to these Terms of Use, including but not limited to email, regular mail, SMA, MMS, text message, postings on In Touch Sites, or other reasonable means now known or hereafter developed.

Member Conduct

Although ITM may from time to time monitor or review discussions, chats, postings, transmissions, bulletin boards, and the like on the Site, ITM is under no obligation to do so and assumes no responsibility or liability arising from the content of any such resources nor for any error, defamation, libel, slander, omission, falsehood, impersonation of any person or entity obscenity, pornography, profanity, danger, or inaccuracy contained in any information within such locations on the Site. You may not use the Site to post, to transmit, or to upload any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, invasive of another’s privacy, discriminatory, harmful to minors or profane material 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.

ITM will fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing ITM to disclose the identity of anyone posting any such information or materials.

Choice of law

ITM is organized under the laws of the state of Georgia in the United States of America, and these Terms of Use and Terms and Conditions are governed by Georgia law. If any provision of this agreement is unlawful, void or unenforceable, it will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. This is the entire agreement regarding the matters discussed on this page.

Software and content from this Site is further subject to United States Export Controls. No software from this Site may be downloaded or exported intentionally or unintentionally (i) into (or to a national or resident of) Cuba, Iran, Libya, Myanmar, North Korea, Sudan, Syria or any other country to which the United States has embargoed goods; or (ii) anyone on the United States Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S. Commerce Department's Table of Deny Orders. By downloading or using the software, you represent and warrant that you are not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of any such country or organization(s) designated by the United States government as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act or on any such list.

Storage of information regarding your activities on the Site

Logging Information: intouch.org (apps) logs and stores anonymous information each time you visit the site. This information includes: Time and Date of visit, IP address, host, client (browser type) and the referrer by which you came to intouch.org. This information is used strictly for statistical analysis. This information is NOT shared or sold to any unaffiliated third parties under any circumstances, the only exception being inquiries by local, state, federal, and international authorities.

Upon completing ITM’s registration process, you will receive a password and account designation. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the password and account, and you are fully responsible for any activities that occur under your password or account. You agree to notify ITM of an unauthorized use of your password or account or any other breach of security and ensure you exit from your account at the end of each session.

ITM can for any reason or not reason without prior notice, at its sole discretion, immediately terminate your Site account and access to Your account at any time and for any reason, and shall not be liable to you or any third party for any termination of your account or access to ITM. ITM also reserves the right to log off and completely remove accounts that remain inactive for an extended period of time.

SMS communications

Summary Terms & Conditions: Our mobile text messages are intended for subscribers over the age of 13 and are delivered via USA short code 99000 and 76000.You may receive up to 30 message(s) per month for text alerts. Message and data rates may apply. This service is available to persons with text-capable phones subscribing to carriers including AT&T, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile®, Sprint, Virgin Mobile USA, Cincinnati Bell, Centennial Wireless, Unicel, U.S. Cellular®, and Boost. For help, text HELP to 99000, email partnerrelations@intouch.org, or call +1 8007891473. You may stop your mobile subscription at any time by text messaging STOP to short code 99000.

No waiver of terms

Failure to exercise or enforce these Terms of Use or any part or parts of these Terms of Use shall not constitute waiver of any terms or provision incorporated in these Terms of Use

Severability

If any provision of these Terms of Use is found by a competent court of jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties (“You” and “ITM”) nevertheless agree that the court shall endeavor to give effect to the parties’ intention as reflected in the provision, and all other provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

You acknowledge, consent and agree that ITM may access, preserve and disclose your account information and content if required to do so by the law or in a good faith belief that such access preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to comply with legal process; Enforce Terms of Use; respond to claims that any content violates the rights of third parties; Respond to your requests for service; or Protect the rights, property or personal safety of ITM, its users and public.

Legal inquiries

Please forward any questions or concerns you may have about these Terms and Conditions to ITM at PartnerRelations@intouch.org or by U.S. Postal Service to P0 Box 7900, Atlanta GA 30357.