TERMS OF USE
ACCEPTANCE OF CONTRACT TERMS:
The following terms and
conditions (“Terms of Use”) constitute a binding legal agreement between you
and Gospel Expo L.L.C.. ("Gospel Expo") with respect to the website
on which these Terms of Use are posted.
By accessing, browsing and/or using this site ("Site"), you
acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree, to be bound by these
terms set forth below. If you do not
agree to these terms, do not use this Site. Gospel Expo may change the Terms of
Use from time to time. By continuing to access, browse and/or use the Site
following such modifications, you agree to be bound by such modifications to
the Terms of Use. Gospel Expo may
modify this Site at any time without notice.
TRADEMARKS:
The trademarks, service
marks, and logos (the "Trademarks") used and displayed on this Site
are registered and unregistered Trademarks of Gospel Expo and others. Nothing
on this 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 the Trademark owner. Gospel Expo aggressively
enforces its intellectual property rights to the fullest extent of the law.
Without limiting the forgoing and as examples thereof, the marks GOSPEL EXPO
and YOUR LOCAL ONLINE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY may not be used in any way, including
in advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of materials on this
Site, without prior, written permission. Gospel Expo prohibits use of the
Gospel Expo name or logo as a metatag or as a "hot" link to any
Gospel Expo web site unless establishment of such a link is approved in advance
by Gospel Expo in writing. If you have
any questions regarding any Trademarks on the Site, please contact Gospel Expo.
COPYRIGHTS:
The copyrights in all
material provided on this Site is held by Gospel Expo or by the original
creator of the material or that party's assigns. Simply by virtue of the posting or presence of such material or
other intellectual property on the Site should not be considered a license or
authorization with respect to such materials.
Except as stated herein, none of the material may be copied, reproduced,
distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or transmitted in any
form or by any means, including, but not limited to, electronic, mechanical,
photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of
Gospel Expo or the copyright owner.
However, you may print a copy of the information on this Site for your
personal, non-commercial internal use or records. In so doing, you may not modify the materials and you agree to
retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the
materials. This permission does not
give you any ownership rights in the information and terminates automatically
if you breach any of these terms or conditions. If you make any other use of
this Site, except as otherwise provided above, you may violate copyright and
other laws of the United States, other countries, as well as applicable state
laws and may be subject to penalties.
PROCEDURE FOR MAKING CLAIMS OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
Gospel Expo respects the
intellectual property of others. If you
believe that you have a claim for copyright infringement against Gospel Expo or
arising out of our Site, please follow our
Notice
and Procedures for Making Claims of Copyright Infringement http://www.gospelexpo.com/copyrightclaims.
USER SUBMISSIONS:
Except as otherwise stated
herein, or under any applicable Privacy Policy, any material, information or
other communication you transmit or post to this Site will be considered non-confidential
and non-proprietary ("Communications"). Gospel Expo will have no obligations with
respect to the Communications. Gospel
Expo and its designees will be free to copy, disclose, distribute, incorporate
and otherwise use the Communications and all data, images, sounds, text, and
other things embodied therein for any and all commercial or non-commercial
purposes. You are prohibited from posting or transmitting to or from this Site
any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, or
other material that would violate any law.
You acknowledge that Gospel
Expo reserves the right to, and may from time to time, monitor any and all
information transmitted or received through the Site. Gospel Expo, in its sole
discretion and without further notice to you, may (but is not obligated to) review,
censor or prohibit the transmission or receipt of any Information which Gospel
Expo deems inappropriate (such as that specified in the above paragraph) or
that violates any term or condition of this Agreement. During monitoring,
information may be examined, recorded, copied, and used for authorized
purposes. Use of this Site, authorized or unauthorized, constitutes consent to
such monitoring. Unauthorized uses and
unauthorized users of the Site will be prosecuted to the full extent of the
law.
LINKS FROM AND TO THIS SITE:
You acknowledge and agree
that Gospel Expo has no control or responsibility for the accuracy or
availability of information provided by linked sites. Links to external web
sites do not constitute an endorsement by Gospel Expo of those sites or the
sponsors of such sites or the content, products, advertising or other materials
presented on such sites. Further,
Gospel Expo reserves the right to terminate any link or linking program at any
time.
Information at third party
sites that are linked to Gospel Expo's Site comes from a variety of sources.
Some of this information comes from official Gospel Expo licensees, but much of
it comes from unofficial or unaffiliated organizations and individuals, both
internal and external to Gospel Expo.
Gospel Expo does not author, edit, or monitor these unofficial pages or
links. You acknowledge and agree that Gospel Expo shall not be responsible or
liable, 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 such external sites or resources. If you decide to access any of the third
party sites linked to this Site, you do this entirely at your own risk.
LIMITATION OF WARRANTY:
ACCESS TO THE SITE AS WELL AS
INFORMATION AND MATERIALS PROVIDED ON THE SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS"
WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF ANY KIND INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, NONINFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, OR FITNESS FOR ANY
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
LIMITATION OF DAMAGES:
IN NO EVENT SHALL GOSPEL EXPO
OR ITS AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES
(INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, BUSINESS
INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF INFORMATION) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO
USE THE SITE OR THE INFORMATION AND MATERIALS PROVIDED THEREON, EVEN IF GOSPEL
EXPO HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME
JURISDICTIONS PROHIBIT THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR
CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO
YOU. Gospel Expo and its affiliates
further do not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the information, text,
graphics, links or other items contained within these materials. Gospel Expo
may make changes to the Site or any information or material provided thereon at
any time without notice. Gospel Expo makes no commitment to update the Site or
any information or material provided thereon.
TERRITORY OF USE AND GOVERNING LAWS:
This Site is controlled and
operated by Gospel Expo from its offices within the United States. Gospel Expo
makes no representation that the Site or any information or materials provided
thereon are appropriate or available for use in other locations, and access to
them from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. Those who
choose to access this Site from other locations do so on their own initiative
and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws. You may not use or export any information or
materials available on the Site in violation of U.S. export laws and
regulations. These Terms of Use shall
be governed by the laws of the State of Texas, without reference to any choice
of laws provisions.
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND
TERMINATION:
You acknowledge and agree
that Gospel Expo may terminate your password or account or deny you access to all
or part of the Site at any time, for any reason, without prior notice.
Without limiting the forgoing
in any way, Gospel Expo will terminate your password or account or deny you
access to the Site if you engage in any conduct or activities that Gospel Expo,
in its sole discretion, believes violate any of the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, violates the rights of or harms Gospel Expo, violates the
rights of or harms any third party, or is otherwise inappropriate for continued
access.
In addition, you acknowledge
and agree that Gospel Expo may in its sole discretion deny you access through
Gospel Expo or the Site to any materials stored on the Internet, or to access
third party services, merchandise or information on the Internet through Gospel
Expo or the Site, and Gospel Expo shall have no responsibility to notify any
third-party providers of services, merchandise or information nor any
responsibility for any consequences resulting from lack of notification or
access.
ENTIRE AGREEMENT:
The Terms of Use set out
above constitutes the entire
agreement between you and Gospel Expo regarding use of the Site. You should not rely on any statements made
elsewhere on the Site or by any persons, whether associated with Gospel Expo or
not.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
If you have any questions regarding our Terms of Use,
please contact the following: customer@gospelexpo.com