Terms of Service

General

This document governs your relationship with www.unitarianchristianalliance.org (“Website”) and your membership status with the Unitarian Christian Alliance (UCA). Access to and use of this Website and the services and products available through this Website (collectively, the “Services”) are subject to the following terms, conditions and notices (the “Terms of Service”). By using the Services, you are agreeing to all of the Terms of Service, as may be updated by us from time to time and without notice. You should check this page regularly to take notice of any changes we may have made to the Terms of Service.

Privacy Policy

Our privacy policy, which sets out how we will use your information, can be found at https://www.unitarianchristianalliance.org/privacy-policy. By using this Website, you consent to the processes and stipulations described therein.

Linked Sites

This Website may contain links to other websites (the “Linked Sites”), which are not operated by the UCA. We have no control over the Linked Sites and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. Your use of the Linked Sites will be subject to the terms of use and service contained within each such site.

Copyrighted Material

This website contains material which is owned by or licensed to us. This material includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance and graphics. Reproduction is prohibited other than in accordance with the copyright notice, which forms part of these terms and conditions.

If use of the above material is desired, either in part or in full, written permission must be granted by the UCA, acquired by way of inquiry through the Website’s contact form: https://www.unitarianchristianalliance.org/contact or via other forms of written communication with members of the UCA Board of Directors.  Herein, the use of “Copyrighted Material” must be expressly granted.

Liabilities

Access to this Website is permitted on a temporary basis, and we reserve the right to withdraw or amend the Services without notice. The UCA will not be liable if for any reason this Website or any of its Services are unavailable at any time or for any period, regardless of any donations made to the organization by its users or membership. From time to time, the UCA reserves the right to restrict access to some parts or all of this Website.

The content of the pages of this website is for your general information and use only. It is subject to change without notice. Neither we nor any third parties provide any warranty or guarantee as to the accuracy, timeliness, performance, completeness or suitability of the information and materials found or offered on this website for any particular purpose. You acknowledge that such information and materials may contain inaccuracies or errors and we expressly exclude liability for any such inaccuracies or errors to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Your use of any information or materials on this website is entirely at your own risk, for which we shall not be liable. It shall be your own responsibility to ensure that any products, services or information available through this website meet your specific requirements.

You further agree that you are responsible for all activities that occur under your user account. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials and you agree not to share your login credentials with any unauthorized parties. You also agree to notify us promptly of any unauthorized use of your login credentials or any other breach of security that you become aware of involving or relating to a Website by emailing the UCA at https://www.unitarianchristianalliance.org/contact. The Unitarian Christian Alliance reserves the right to take any and all action, as it deems necessary or reasonable to maintain the security of the Websites and your account, including without limitation, terminating your account, or changing your password.

The UCA will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a distributed denial-of-service attack, viruses or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of this Website or to your downloading of any material posted on it, or on any website linked to it.

Any contact made with any other users of the Website or members of the UCA or its Board of Directors is made entirely at the discretion of the user. The UCA and its affiliates shall not be responsible in any way for any damages of any kind which may result from the participation of its users and members in the Website’s Services or in actions taken by any such persons outside of the Website’s use.

Behavior Policy

The following policies (collectively, the “Behavior Policy”), shall be in force for all users of the Website and members of the UCA.  

Users must not misuse this Website or its Services.  You will not: commit or encourage a criminal offense; transmit or distribute a virus, trojan, worm, logic bomb, or any other material which is malicious, technologically harmful, in breach of confidence or in any way offensive or obscene; hack into any aspect of the Website or Service; corrupt data; cause annoyance to other users; infringe upon the rights of any other person’s proprietary rights; send any unsolicited advertising or promotional material, commonly referred to as “spam”; or attempt to affect the performance or functionality of any computer facilities of or accessed through this Website. Breaching this provision may constitute a criminal offense and the UCA may report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and disclose your identity to them.

No online harassment of users or UCA affiliates is permitted.  Online harassment is defined herein as the use of the Website or its data for any of the following purposes: 

• Sending any online messages, including e-mail, live chat, or other online services, that are threatening in nature or that are meant to cause harm or damage to the recipient.
• Encouraging others to send the victim unsolicited and/or threatening messages or to overwhelm the victim with messages.
• Distributing viruses or malicious software.
• Creating and/or spreading rumors about the victim or making defamatory statements about the victim online.
• Impersonating the victim online, including sending any negative, inflammatory, controversial, or enticing messages to others in the guise of the victim.
• Leaving abusive or exploitative messages on online platforms, including social media sites outside of the UCA’s Website.
• Engaging in exploitative or predatory behavior on online platforms, including social media sites outside of the UCA’s Website.
• Sending the victim pornography or any other offensive graphic material.
• Creating any form of online content that knowingly depicts the victim in abusive or exploitative ways.

No inappropriate content, or content that is determined to be inappropriate by the UCA’s Board of Directors, shall be permitted in the content provided by its users or members through either its member profile pages, messages exchanged through the Services of the Website, or its Contact form.  Examples of inappropriate content include:

• Content that is explicitly or overtly sexual or pornographic in nature.
• Content that promotes the abuse of drugs or alcohol.
• Content that breaks national or international laws, or promotes the breaking of such laws.
• Content that is hateful, racist, fraudulent, deceptive, harmful, derogatory, defamatory, obscene, abusive, misogynistic, threatening, unethical, indecent, offensive, exploitative, predatory, or libelous.

If the UCA determines that any of its members have engaged in behavior that is in violation of any part of this Behavior Policy, any of the Terms of Service, or for any reason as determined by the UCA Board of Directors, it reserves the right to terminate their membership and/or access to the Website and its Services.  If the UCA determines that such violations have occurred on online or other platforms external to the Website, it may likewise choose to terminate any user or group’s membership and/or access to the Website and its Services.

If the Behavior Policy is breached by a user, member, or group, and the UCA takes no action, the UCA will nevertheless reserve the right to resolve any other situation wherein you or other users, members, or groups have breached this policy.

Indemnity

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Unitarian Christian Alliance, its directors, officers, employees, consultants, agents, and affiliates, from any and all third-party claims, liability, damages and/or costs (including, but not limited to, legal fees) arising from your use of this Website, your membership or participation in the UCA and its activities, or your breach of the Terms of Service.

Waiver

If you breach these conditions and we take no action, we will still be entitled to use our rights and remedies in any other situation where you breach these conditions.

Entire Agreement

The above Terms of Service constitute the entire agreement of the parties and supersede any and all preceding and contemporaneous agreements between you and the Unitarian Christian Alliance. Any waiver of any provision of the Terms of Service will be effective only if in writing and signed by a Director of the Unitarian Christian Alliance.