Terms of Service & Privacy Policy

CovChurch.org | The Evangelical Covenant Church

Disclosure

We do not use or disclose information about your individual visits to the site or information that you may give us, such as your name, address, or email address, to any third parties.

Information we collect

The only personal data the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) collects through this website is the information you give us when you use our site. This includes, for example, the information you provide when you register to leave a comment or when you send us your comments or requests for information.

The ECC uses the information you provide for the purposes for which it was originally collected, for example, to respond to your email or provide the programs or services you requested.

Comments and replies

Any attempt to post material that is false, defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person’s privacy, adult material, or otherwise in violation of any international or United States federal law will be moderated and removed from CovChurch.org. The ECC will not post submitted comments that we consider to be copyrighted material, spam, flooding, advertisements, chain letters, pyramid schemes, or solicitations are also forbidden.

The ECC does not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any comment made by a user of the website. All posted comments express the views of the author, and not necessarily the views of the ECC, its staff, or its subsidiaries.

As the author of posted material, you understand that you remain solely responsible for the content of the posted comments or messages. Furthermore, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless the owners of any blog, webpage, any related websites, its staff, and its subsidiaries. The ECC also reserves the right to reveal your identity (or any other related information collected on this service) in the event of a formal complaint or legal action arising from any situation caused by your interaction with CovChurch.org.

Restrictions on use of materials

The content of our site is protected by copyright and trademark laws and is the property of the ECC. You may access the materials found on CovChurch.org only for your personal use or the use of your local church. This means you may download one copy of posted materials for personal, noncommercial home or church use only, so long as you neither change nor delete any author attribution, trademark, legend, or copyright notice. When you download copyrighted material, you do not obtain any ownership rights for that material.

You may not modify, copy, publish, display, transmit, adapt, or in any way exploit the content of the site. Only if you obtain prior written consent from us – and from all other entities with an interest in the relevant intellectual property – may you publish, display, or otherwise use material from the site.

You may not use spiders, robots, data mining techniques or other automated devices or programs to catalog, download, or otherwise reproduce, store, or distribute content available on the site. You may not take any action to interfere with or disrupt the site, circumvent security measures, or attempt to exceed the limited authorization and access granted to you under these terms and conditions.

Disclaimer of warranties

You understand and agree that: (a) we are not responsible for the timeliness, misdelivery, deletion, or failure to store any information uploaded (or attempted to be uploaded) by you or any other user; (b) we make no warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of the information and services provided or obtained through the website or the results of your use of the website; (c) it is your responsibility to evaluate the accuracy, completeness, and usefulness of all information obtained or provided through the website; (d) we may, in our sole discretion, modify, add or discontinue any aspect, content or feature of the website; and (e) the information on the website may contain typographical errors or inaccuracies and may not be complete or current and, therefore, we reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies, or omissions and to change or update information at any time without prior notice.

You understand and agree that use of CovChurch.org and the resources found here is at your sole risk, that any materials downloaded or otherwise obtained through the use of the website is at your own discretion and risk and that you will be solely responsible for any damage to your computer system or loss of data that results from the download of such materials. We make no warranty or representation as to the security of any information you transmit to us.

Limitation of liability

In no event shall the ECC, it’s affiliated, or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever (including, but not limited to, direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, punitive, or exemplary damages, or any damages for loss of profits, use, data, goodwill, or other intangibles) arising from or in any way connected with these terms, the use of (or the inability to use) the website or the materials, the licensed marks, or any information, goods, or services obtained on or from the website, whether based on warranty, contract, tort (including, but not limited to, negligence), or any other legal theory, and whether or not the ECC is advised of the possibility of such damages.

Third-party and external sites

Any third party websites that you visit as a result of linking, searching, or surfing from our website might collect and record data about you. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other websites. Links are provided for your convenience only. The ECC does not control the websites listed and assumes no liability or responsibility for them, including any content or services provided to you. You should not consider any link to or from another website as an endorsement of that website by the ECC.

CovChurch.org routinely links to the third-party sites below. You can read their privacy statements by clicking on the links below: