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1. Agreement to Terms

These Terms of Use (the “Terms of Use,” “Terms,” or “Agreement”) are a legally binding agreement made between you, whether personally or on behalf of an entity (“you”) and Cornerstone Chapel, located at 650 Battlefield Parkway SE, Leesburg, VA 20175, (“Cornerstone Chapel, “we”, “us”, “our”) concerning your access to and use of https://cornerstonechapel.net, its sub-domains, affiliated websites, or applications, and any services available as a result, including any mobile versions of the website or mobile applications (collectively, “Cornerstone Sites” or the “Sites”).

By accessing or using Cornerstone Sites, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. If any of these terms are unacceptable to you or in the event that any future changes are unacceptable to you, do not use the Sites. Your continued use of the Sites now or following the posting of any changes to this Agreement will indicate acceptance and agreement by you of such changes. These Terms apply to all use of the Sites, including registration for events, classes, or other programs offered through the Sites.

You represent that you have the legal authority to enter into this Agreement and to be bound by its terms. If you are acting on behalf of a company or entity, you represent that you have the authority to bind such entity regarding the use of any services provided by us through the Sites.

These Terms may be updated from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Terms on the Sites. Your continued use of any of our Sites following any such notice will signify and constitute your agreement to and acceptance of such revised Terms of Use. 

 

2. Services

Provided that you are eligible to use the Sites and you comply with these Terms and our Privacy Policy (collectively, the “Policies,” which are incorporated herein by reference), we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license to access and use the Sites solely as permitted by the Policies. You may not assign (or grant a sub-license of) your rights to use the Sites, grant a security interest in or over your rights to use the Sites, or otherwise transfer any part of your rights to use the Sites. Any such attempt shall be null and void at the time of such attempt.

We reserve all right, title, and interest in and to the Sites not expressly granted to you under this Agreement. There are no implied licenses under this Agreement.

In order to access certain portions of the Sites, you may need to first create an account (“Account”). When you create an Account, we may collect certain information from you, which may include your name, email address, and payment information. To learn how we collect, store, use and share your information, please read our Privacy Policy, the terms of which are hereby incorporated into this Agreement by reference. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your Account and password, and for restricting access to your computer. We cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from any unauthorized access or use of your User ID or password.

You must be 18 years or older to register for an Account and make purchases. You may never use another person’s Account without permission. If you are under 18, you may only register with the consent of a parent or legal guardian, and by registering you represent that such consent has been obtained.

We reserve the right to terminate your Account, cancel any request, or to refuse, restrict, or discontinue service or access to the Sites (or any portions, components, or features of the Sites) to you or any other person or entity, for any reason or for no reason whatsoever, at any time, without notice or liability. You acknowledge and agree that if we disable access to your Account, you may be prevented from accessing the Sites, your Account details, or any files or other content that is contained in your Account. We may retain certain information for legal, security, or operational purposes even after account termination. You acknowledge and agree that although we may not currently have set a fixed upper limit on the amount of storage space used for the provision of the Sites or the duration of time that we will store any information on your behalf, such fixed upper limits or temporal limits may be set by us at any time, in our sole discretion.

Use of Cornerstone Sites by Minors
Cornerstone Sites are intended primarily for adults. Minors under 18 may use the Cornerstone Sites only with the consent and supervision of a parent or legal guardian.

• Under age 13: Cornerstone does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without parental consent, in accordance with COPPA.
• Ages 13–17: May access and participate in age-appropriate online ministry content with written parental permission.
• Youth Event Registrations: Information collected for youth programs is used only for safety, communication, and participation and is subject to additional safeguards under our child-protection policies.
  Parents may request review or deletion of their child’s information by contacting church@cornerstonechapel.net.

 

Each Account is for a single user only. You are not allowed to share or disclose your login credentials with any other user or person.

You will be responsible for all usage and activity on your Account, including use of the Account by any unauthorized third party using your login credentials, and for all charges for any goods or services. You are also responsible for all statements made or materials posted under your Account, including liability for harm caused by such statements or materials. You may not transfer, sell, or otherwise assign your rights or obligations under these Terms.

 

3. Accessibility

We are committed to making the Sites accessible to individuals with disabilities. If you experience any difficulty accessing content, please contact us at church@cornerstonechapel.net for assistance.

 

4. Intellectual Property Rights

Unless otherwise indicated, the Sites are the proprietary property of Cornerstone Chapel or (where required, appropriate, or applicable) are licensed to Cornerstone Chapel. Any and all source code, databases, functionality, software, website designs, audio, video, text, photographs, and graphics on the Sites (collectively, the “Content”) and the trademarks, service marks, and logos contained therein (the “Marks”) are owned or controlled by Cornerstone Chapel or licensed to Cornerstone Chapel, and are protected by copyright and trademark laws and various other intellectual property rights and unfair competition laws of the United States, international copyright laws, and international conventions. You acknowledge that the Content and Marks constitute valuable proprietary information that is protected by applicable intellectual property and other proprietary rights, laws, and treaties of the United States and other countries, and that you acquire no ownership interest by accessing and using the Sites, the Content, and the Marks.

The Content and the Marks are provided on the Sites “AS IS” for your information and personal use only. Except as expressly provided in these Terms of Use, no part of the Sites and no Content or Marks may be copied, reproduced, aggregated, republished, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed, encoded, translated, transmitted, distributed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose whatsoever, without our express prior written permission.

We grant you a limited license to download and share Content for personal worship, educational, or ministry purposes, provided you do not modify the Content or remove proprietary notices.

We reserve all rights not expressly granted to you in and to the Sites, the Content, and the Marks.

We have implemented procedures for receiving written notification of claimed copyright infringement and for processing such claims in accordance with such law. If you believe a copyright is being infringed by a user of the Sites, please provide written notice by emailing church@cornerstonechapel.net.

 Your written notice must:

• contain your physical or electronic signature;
• identify the allegedly infringing material in a sufficiently precise manner to allow us to locate the material;
• contain adequate information by which we can contact you;
• contain evidence of copyright ownership by the alleged copyright owner;
• contain a statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the copyrighted material is not authorized by the copyright owner, the copyright owner’s agent, or the law; and
• contain a statement that the information in the written notice is accurate. 

 

5. General User Representations and Warranties

1. By using the Sites, you represent and warrant all of the following:
1. You will use the Sites solely for your own, non-commercial, personal use in accordance with this Agreement and in accordance with any specific rules or usage provisions specified by us on the Sites.
2. All information supplied by you to us will be true, accurate, current, and complete.
3. You may receive electronic communications (e.g., e-mail notices) from us from time to time.
4. You will review the latest version of this Agreement posted on the Sites from time to time to check for amendments that may apply to you.
5. You have the legal capacity to use the Sites and any related services.
6. You will comply with these Terms of Use and all Policies when using the Sites.
7. You will not access the Sites through automated or non-human means, whether through a bot, script, or otherwise. You will not upload malware, viruses, or malicious code, attempt to bypass security controls, or interfere with the proper operation of the Sites.
8. You will not use the Sites for any illegal, unlawful, or unauthorized purpose, or in any manner that violates applicable laws or regulations.
9. Your use of the Sites, including, without limitation, the storage of any data, files, information and/or other materials on a server owned or under our control or in any way connected to the Sites, shall be at your sole risk and responsibility, and we shall have no obligation to back-up such data, files, information, and/or other materials.
10. You are and will continue to be solely responsible for any breach of your obligations under this Agreement, and for the consequences (including any loss or damage which we may suffer) of any such breach.
11. If you provide a mobile or residential phone number at the time you create an Account (“Provided Numbers”), you warrant and represent to us that either you are the account holder of the Provided Numbers or you have the express permission of the account holder to provide such numbers. You expressly consent that we may call any Provided Number or text any Provided Number with account, marketing, and advertising messages made using an automatic telephone dialing system. You also understand that consent to receive calls and text messages is not a requirement for your use of the Sites. You may revoke your consent at any time.
12. You will not use the Sites to export software or data in violation of applicable U.S. laws or regulations.
13. You will not do any of the following with respect to the Sites: sell, copy, duplicate, rent, lease, loan, distribute, transfer, or sublicense the Sites; otherwise permit any third party or other unauthorized user to use or have access to the Sites for any purpose (except as expressly permitted by us in writing); or decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, modify, create a derivative work of, display in human readable form, attempt to discover any source code, or otherwise use any software that enables or comprises any part of the Sites.
14. You will not remove any copyright, trademark, patent, or other proprietary notices from the Sites.
15. You will not distribute, publish, exhibit, or otherwise use the Sites in any manner and for any purpose not expressly permitted under this Agreement.
16. You will not frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose the Sites or any portion of the Sites.
17. You will not exploit the Sites or collect any data incorporated in the Sites in any automated manner through the use of bots, metaspiders, crawlers, or any other automated means.
18. You will not register as a user of the Sites by providing false, inaccurate, or misleading information.
19. You will not impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, an employee of ours, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity.
20. You will not collect personal data about other users of the Sites for commercial or any other purposes.
21. You will not attempt to gain unauthorized access to our computer systems or engage in any activity that disrupts, diminishes the quality of, interferes with the performance of, or impairs the functionality of the Sites (or the servers and networks that are connected to the Sites).
22. You will not create or attempt to create multiple user accounts.
2. We cannot always foresee or anticipate technical or other difficulties, which may result in temporary or permanent loss of data and/or personalization settings; or other interruptions, including reporting to law enforcement authorities where appropriate. We cannot assume responsibility for the timeliness, accuracy, deletion, non-delivery, or failure to store any user data, communications, or settings.
3. We expressly reserve the right to limit storage capacity and to remove and/or delete any data, files, and/or other information stored or used in connection with the Sites for any reason. This right shall include, without limitation, any scenario in which we determine at our sole discretion that such data violates this Agreement and/or any of our rules or policies and/or any local, state, or federal law or regulation.
4. We retain the right at our sole discretion to deny or suspend access to the Sites to anyone, at any time and for any reason, without liability, including for any violation of these Terms or any other of our Policies. 

 

6. User Generated Contributions 

We may, in our sole discretion, provide you with the opportunity to create, submit, post, display, transmit, perform, publish, distribute, or broadcast content and materials to us or on the Sites, including but not limited to text, writings, video, audio, photographs, graphics, comments, suggestions, personal information, or other material (collectively, “Contributions”). Contributions may be viewable by other users of the Sites and through third-party websites. As such, any Contributions you transmit may be treated in accordance with these Terms and the Policies.

By creating or making available any Contributions, you represent and warrant the following: 

1. The creation, distribution, transmission, public display, or performance, and the accessing, downloading, or copying of your Contributions do not and will not infringe the proprietary rights, including but not limited to the copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, or moral rights of any third party.
2. You are the creator and owner of or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, releases, and permissions to use and to authorize us, the Sites, and other users of the Sites to use your Contributions in any manner contemplated by the Sites and these Terms of Use.
3. You have the written consent, release, and/or permission of each and every identifiable individual person in your Contributions to use the name or likeness of each and every such identifiable individual person to enable inclusion and use of your Contributions in any manner contemplated by the Sites and these Terms of Use.
4. Your Contributions are not false, inaccurate, or misleading.
5. Your Contributions are not unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, pyramid schemes, chain letters, spam, mass mailings, or other forms of solicitation.
6. Your Contributions are not obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, violent, harassing, libelous, slanderous, or otherwise objectionable (as determined by us in our sole discretion).
7. Your Contributions do not ridicule, mock, disparage, intimidate, or abuse anyone.
8. Your Contributions are not used to harass or threaten (in the legal sense of those terms) any other person, or to promote violence against a specific person or class of people.
9. Your Contributions do not violate any applicable law, regulation, or rule.
10. You Contributions are not irrelevant, repeatedly the same or similar, or otherwise an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure.
11. Your Contributions do not violate the privacy or publicity rights of any third party.
12. Your Contributions do not contain any material that solicits personal information from anyone under the age of 18 or exploits people under the age of 18 in a sexual or violent manner.
13. Your Contributions do not violate any applicable law concerning child pornography or any other offense against the health or well-being of minors.
14. Your Contributions do not include any offensive comments that are connected to race, national origin, gender, or physical handicap.
15. Your Contributions do not otherwise violate or link to material that violates any provision of these Terms of Use or any applicable law or regulation.
16. By using the Sites, you may be exposed to Contributions that you may find offensive, indecent, or objectionable; therefore, you use the Sites at your own risk in this respect.
17. You are and will be solely responsible for (and we have no responsibility to you or to any third party for) any Contributions that you create, transmit, or display while using the Sites, and you also are solely responsible for the consequences of your actions (including any loss or damage which we may suffer) by doing so.
18. We may (i) transmit or distribute your Contributions over various public networks and in various media; and (ii) make such changes to your Contributions as are necessary to conform and adapt those Contributions to the technical requirements of connecting networks, devices, services, or media.
19. We may remove, refuse, or disable Contributions for any reason, even if not unlawful, at our sole discretion. Contributions that conflict with Cornerstone Chapel’s Articles of Faith may be removed to maintain the faith-based mission of the ministry.
20. You agree to exonerate us from any and all responsibility and to refrain from any legal action against us regarding your Contributions.

 

We reserve the right (but shall have no obligation) to pre-screen, review, flag, filter, modify, refuse, or remove any or all Contributions. Any use of the Sites in violation of the foregoing violates these Terms of Use and may result in, among other things, termination or suspension of your rights to use the Sites.

 

7. Rights You Grant Us

1. You retain copyright and any other rights you already hold in the Contributions that you submit, post, or display on or through the Sites.
2. By submitting, posting, or displaying the Contributions, you give us a worldwide, perpetual, fully-sublicensable, irrevocable, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display, distribute, and otherwise exploit any Contributions that you submit or post on or through the Sites in any manner or media whatsoever, now known or hereafter developed, without any payment due to you.
3. By attending events or participating in online forums, you grant Cornerstone Chapel permission to use your name, image, and likeness in photographs and videos for ministry and promotional purposes, without compensation.
4. By participating in any public forums made available in connection with the Sites (including, without limitation, conference calls, webinars, online interactive offerings, etc.), you give us a right to: (i) record your voice by all means of recording technology (the results of which shall be deemed the “Recordings”); (ii) edit any such Recordings (in our sole discretion); (iii) use such Recordings along with your name, photographs, and likenesses in connection with the Sites and our general operating purposes, and all related uses, including advertising and publicity; and (iv) exploit the Recordings, any public forum features, and the Sites in any and all manner in media now known or hereafter devised, throughout the world, in perpetuity.
5. You agree that we are not responsible for protecting and enforcing any intellectual property rights granted by you to us in connection with this Agreement, and that we have no obligation to do so on your behalf.
6. You represent and warrant to us that you have all the rights, capacity, power, and authority necessary to grant us all the licenses contained within these Terms. 

 

8. Donations and Refund Policy

All donations made through the Sites are considered final and non-refundable unless otherwise required by law. If you have questions about giving or require assistance with a transaction, please contact us at accounting@cornerstonechapel.net.

Payments and donations made through the Sites may be processed by third-party payment providers. Your use of such payment services is subject to the terms and privacy policies of those providers, and we are not responsible for their acts, omissions, or security practices.

Donations made through the Sites may be tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. You are solely responsible for determining the tax treatment of your contributions and should consult with a tax advisor.

 

9. Privacy Policy

You agree that we may access, store, process, and use any information or personal data that you provide, subject to the terms of the Privacy Policy and your choices (including any applicable opt-out measures that we provide and you elect).

For information about our data protection practices, please read our Privacy Policy available at Cornerstone Chapel - Privacy Policy. This Policy explains how we treat your personal information and how we protect your privacy when you use the Sites. You agree to the use of your data in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

 

10. Sites Management

We reserve the right, but not the obligation, to: (1) monitor the Sites for violations of these Terms of Use; (2) take appropriate legal action against anyone who, in our sole discretion, violates the law or these Terms of Use, including without limitation, reporting such user to law enforcement authorities; (3) refuse, restrict access to, limit the availability of, or disable (to the extent technologically feasible) any of your Contributions or any portion thereof, in our sole discretion and without limitation; (4) remove from the Sites or otherwise disable all files and content that are excessive in size or are in any way burdensome to our systems, in our sole discretion and without limitation, notice, or liability; and (5) otherwise manage the Sites in a manner designed to protect our rights and property and to facilitate the proper functioning of the Sites. 

Finally, we reserve the right to manage the Sites and ministry-related content in accordance with our Articles of Faith and mission. Decisions regarding the Sites’ content, user contributions, and access are made at our sole discretion and are final.

 

11. Term and Termination

These Terms are effective until terminated by us or you.

We have the right to terminate any and all agreements with you, including and without limiting any other provision of these terms of use, as follows:

We reserve the right to, in our sole discretion and without notice or liability, deny access to and use of the Sites (including blocking certain IP addresses) to any person for any reason or for no reason, including without limitation for breach of any representation, warranty, or covenant contained in these Terms of Use, any of the Policies, or any applicable law or regulation. We may terminate your use or participation in the Sites or delete any content or information that you posted at any time, without warning, in our sole discretion.

If we terminate or suspend your account for any reason, you are prohibited from registering and creating a new account under your name, a fake or borrowed name, or the name of any third party, even if you may be acting on behalf of the third party. In addition to terminating or suspending your account, we reserve the right to take appropriate legal action, including without limitation pursuing civil, criminal, and injunctive redress. We may retain copies of your data or Contributions for backup, archival, or legal purposes, but are not obligated to do so.

The licenses granted herein by us shall automatically terminate without advance notice if you fail to comply with any material provision of these Terms or any material provision of the Policies. You may terminate these Terms at any time by deleting your user account on the Sites and discontinuing use of any and all parts of the Sites. Upon termination of these Terms for any reason, you shall immediately cease using the Sites.

 

12. Modifications and Interruptions

We reserve the right to change, modify, or remove the contents of the Sites at any time or for any reason at our sole discretion without notice. However, we have no obligation to update any information on our Sites. We also reserve the right to modify or discontinue all or part of the Sites without notice at any time. We will not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, price change, suspension, or discontinuance of the Sites.  

We cannot guarantee that the Sites will be available at all times. We may experience hardware, software, or other problems or need to perform maintenance related to the Sites, resulting in interruptions, delays, or errors. We reserve the right to change, revise, update, suspend, discontinue, or otherwise modify the Sites at any time or for any reason without notice to you. You agree that we have no liability whatsoever for any loss, damage, or inconvenience caused by your inability to access or use the Sites during any downtime or discontinuance of the Sites. Nothing in these Terms of Use or any of the Policies will be construed to obligate us to maintain and support the Sites or to supply any corrections, updates, or releases in connection therewith.

 

13. Corrections

There may be information on the Sites that contains typographical errors, inaccuracies, or omissions, including descriptions, pricing, availability, and various other information. We reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies, or omissions, and to change or update the information on the Sites at any time, without prior notice.

 

14. No Warranties

The Sites are provided on an “as-is” and “as-available” basis, without warranty or representation of any kind. You agree that your use of the Sites and our services will be at your sole risk. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, in connection with the Sites and your use thereof, including, without limitation, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We make no warranties or representations about the accuracy or completeness of the Sites’ contents or the contents of any websites linked to the Sites, and we will assume no liability or responsibility for any (1) errors, mistakes, or inaccuracies of content and materials; (2) personal injury or property damage, of any nature whatsoever, resulting from your access to and use of the Sites; (3) unauthorized access to or use of our secure servers, including any and all personal information and/or financial information stored therein; (4) interruption or cessation of transmission to or from the Sites; (5) bugs, viruses, trojan horses, or the like which may be transmitted to or through the Sites by any third party; or (6) errors or omissions in any content and materials, or loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any content posted, transmitted, or otherwise made available via the Sites. We do not warrant, endorse, guarantee, or assume responsibility for any product or service advertised or offered by a third party through the Sites, any hyperlinked website, or any website or mobile application featured in any banner or other advertising, and we will not be a party to or in any way be responsible for monitoring any transaction between you and any third-party providers of products or services. As with the purchase of a product or service through any medium or in any environment, you should use your best judgment and exercise caution where appropriate. Any material downloaded or otherwise obtained through your use of the Sites is done at your own discretion and risk, and you will be solely responsible for any loss or damage to your computer system or other device, or any loss of data that results from the download of any such material. No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by you from us or through or from the Sites, shall create any warranty not expressly stated in this Agreement.

The information provided on the Sites is not intended for distribution to or use by any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country where such distribution or use would be contrary to law or regulation, or which would subject us to any registration requirement within such jurisdiction or country. Accordingly, those persons who choose to access the Sites from locations other than the United States of America do so on their own initiative and are solely responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws apply.

 

15. Disclaimer of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we, our affiliates, and any of their directors, attendees, members, managers, officers, employees, agents, or third-party licensors will not be liable for any special, indirect, incidental, consequential, punitive, or exemplary damages or losses. This applies to damages arising out of or related to this Agreement, the Sites, or any other interactions with us. This limitation applies even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages. This limitation of liability applies whether the alleged liability is based on contract, negligence, recklessness, professional negligence, tort, strict liability, or any other basis or legal theory. For the avoidance of doubt, we are not responsible for the acts or omissions of third-party service providers, including donation processors, streaming vendors, or software integrations.

Such limitation of liability applies whether or not the damages arise directly or indirectly from the use or misuse of, or reliance upon, the Sites. It also applies to the inability to use the Sites for any reason, including mistakes, omissions, interruptions, deletion of files, errors, defects, delays in operation, or any failure of performance. This includes acts of God, communication failure, theft, or destruction. The limitation further applies to the interruption, suspension, or termination of the Sites, and to the deletion or corruption of any data, information, documents, files, or any other materials stored on a server owned or under our control or connected to the Sites. Such limitation on liability shall apply notwithstanding any failure of essential purpose of any limited remedy and to the fullest extent permitted by law.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, you agree that our cumulative liability arising out of or related to this agreement, the Sites, or any other interactions with us shall not exceed $500.

You and we agree that these terms shall provide the sole and exclusive remedy between you and us with respect to any dispute, claim, or allegation arising out of or related to this agreement, the Sites, or any other interactions with us. This exclusivity does not apply to claims of fraud or equitable relief. 

 

16. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us harmless from any loss, damage, liability, claim, or demand made by any third party. This includes reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses. You must also protect our subsidiaries, affiliates, and all of our respective officers, members, directors, agents, partners, and employees from such claims.

This indemnification applies to claims arising from: (1) your use of the Sites; (2) your breach of these Terms of Use or any of the Policies; (3) any breach of your representations and warranties set forth in these Terms of Use or any of the Policies; (4) your violation of the rights of a third party, including intellectual property rights; or (5) any overt harmful act toward any other user of the Sites with whom you connected via the Sites.

We reserve the right to assume exclusive defense and control of any matter for which you are required to indemnify us. This will be at your expense. You agree to cooperate with our defense of such claims at your expense. We will use reasonable efforts to notify you of any claim, action, or proceeding subject to this indemnification upon becoming aware of it.

 

17. California Waiver

If you are a California resident, you waive California Civil Code § 1542, which says: “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.”

 

18. New Jersey Waiver

If you are accessing the site from New Jersey, you (i) assume all risks of losses or damages resulting from your use of or inability to use the Sites; (ii) irrevocably waive all losses or indirect, special, consequential, punitive, or incidental damages (including, without limitation, those resulting from lost profits, lost data, or business interruption) that may occur as a result of your use of the Sites; and (iii) expressly agree to release and discharge us, and our affiliates, directors, officers, members, attendees, employees, agents, representatives, successors, or assigns, from any and all claims or causes of action resulting, directly or indirectly, from your use of the Sites and their contents; and (iv) voluntarily give up or waive any right that you may otherwise have to bring a legal action against us for losses or damages, whether based on warranty, contract, tort, or other legal theory, including any claim based on alleged negligence on our part or on the part of our agents or employees. You acknowledge that you have carefully read this “waiver and release” and fully understand that it is a release of liability.

 

19. Third-Party Content and Links to Third-Party Websites

The Sites may integrate with or link to third-party services or platforms (“Linked Sites”). We do not endorse, sponsor, recommend, or otherwise accept responsibility for any Linked Sites. In addition, Linked Sites are not under our control, and we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of the Linked Sites.

 

20. User Data

We will maintain certain data that you transmit to the Sites for the purpose of managing the performance of the Sites, as well as data relating to your use of the Sites. Although we perform regular routine backups of data, you are solely responsible for all data that you transmit or that relates to any activity you have undertaken using the Sites. You agree that we shall have no liability to you for any loss or corruption of any such data, and you hereby waive any right of action against us arising from any such loss or corruption of such data.

 

21. Electronic Communications, Transactions, and Signatures

You agree that we may communicate with you electronically. Such electronic communications may consist of notices posted on the Sites and other communications, including email, phone calls, and text messages. By providing your email address or phone number, you consent to receive communications from us, including ministry updates, event invitations, and marketing messages. You may opt out of promotional communications by following the unsubscribe link in emails or texting “STOP” in response to SMS messages.

You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications we send to you electronically will satisfy any requirement that such communication be in writing and, to the extent intended, such communication will be an enforceable and binding term or amendment to this Agreement.

You hereby agree to the use of electronic signatures, contracts, orders, and other records, and to electronic delivery of notices, policies, and records of transactions initiated or completed by us or via the Sites. You hereby waive any rights or requirements under any statutes, regulations, rules, ordinances, or other laws in any jurisdiction that require an original signature or delivery or retention of non-electronic records, or to payments or the granting of credits by any means other than electronic means. 

You hereby waive any and all defenses you may have based on the electronic form of these Terms of Use and the lack of signing by the parties hereto to execute these Terms of Use.

 

22. Changes to this Agreement

We reserve the right to change, amend, and/or modify this Agreement, in whole or in part, at any time with or without notice. You hereby acknowledge and agree that such changes, amendments and/or modifications will become effective when posted on the Sites or as otherwise provided by us. From time to time, we may post on the Sites or otherwise alert you about any changes by updating the “Last updated” date of these Terms of Use, and you waive any right to receive specific notice of each such change.

These rules and policies shall thereafter be part of this Agreement. It is your responsibility to periodically review these Terms of Use to stay informed of updates. If you use the Sites after the posting or other notice of changes in this Agreement or changed rules or policies, you agree to follow and be bound by them for such use. 

 

23. Severability

If any provision in this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable or contrary to applicable law, such provision shall be construed, limited, or altered, as necessary, to eliminate the invalidity, unenforceability, or conflict with applicable law, and all other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in effect. 

 

24. Assignment, Sublicense, Transfer

You may not assign, sublicense, or transfer this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without our prior written consent. Any such attempted assignment, sublicense, or transfer will be null and void. In such cases, we, in our sole discretion, shall have the right to immediately terminate this Agreement. However, we may assign any or all our rights and obligations to others at any time, with or without notice.

 

25. Dispute Resolution; Arbitration; Choice of Law

Please read this carefully. It affects your rights.

You agree that by using the Sites, their contents, or any related service or products, you are waiving the right to a court or jury trial, or the right to participate in a class action. You agree that you may bring claims against us only in your individual capacity and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class, representative, or collective proceeding. Any arbitration will take place on an individual basis; class arbitrations and class actions are not permitted.

You agree that any and all claims and disputes arising from or relating in any way to the subject matter of these terms, your use of the Sites, or your and our dealings with one another shall be finally settled and resolved through binding individual arbitration as described in this section. This agreement to arbitrate is intended to be interpreted broadly. The arbitration shall be governed by the Rules of Procedure of the Institute for Christian Conciliation (located at https://www.aorhope.org/icc-rules) (the “Rules”), as modified by this section.

For any claim where the total amount of the award sought is $10,000 or less, the arbitrator, you, and we must abide by the following rules: (a) the arbitration shall be conducted solely based on telephone or online appearances and/or written submissions; and (b) the arbitration shall not involve any personal appearance by the parties or witnesses unless otherwise mutually agreed by the parties. If the claim exceeds $10,000, the right to a hearing will be determined by the Rules, and the hearing (if any) must take place in a location agreed upon by both parties. The arbitrator's ruling is binding and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction, or application may be made to such court for judicial acceptance of any award and an order of enforcement, as the case may be.

There is no judge or jury in arbitration. Arbitration procedures are simpler and more limited than rules applicable in court and review by a court is limited. Neither you nor we will be able to have a court or jury trial or participate in a class action or class arbitration. You understand and agree that by agreeing to resolve any dispute through individual arbitration, you are waiving the right to a court or jury trial. Any dispute shall be arbitrated on an individual basis, and not as a class action, representative action, class arbitration, or any similar proceeding. The arbitrator may not consolidate the claims of multiple parties.

Any cause of action or claim you may have arising out of or relating in any way to these Terms of Use, your use of the service, any products, or your and our dealings with one another must be commenced in arbitration within two (2) years after the cause of action accrues. After that two (2)-year period, such cause of action or claim is permanently barred. Some jurisdictions do not allow time limitations other than those set forth in such state's statute of limitations laws. In such cases, the applicable statute of limitations provided for under the laws of such state shall apply.

You agree that all challenges to the validity and applicability of the arbitration provision—specifically, whether a particular claim or dispute is subject to arbitration—shall be determined by the arbitrator. Notwithstanding any provision in these terms to the contrary, if the class-action waiver above is deemed invalid or unenforceable, you agree that you shall not seek to, and waive any right to, arbitrate class or collective claims. If the arbitration provision in this section is found unenforceable or to not apply for a given dispute, then the proceeding must be brought exclusively in Loudoun County, Virginia, and you agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purpose of litigating such claims or disputes, and you still waive your right to a jury trial, waive your right to initiate or proceed in a class or collective action, and remain bound by any and all limitations on liability and damages included in these terms. This arbitration agreement will survive termination of your use of the service and your relationship with us. This arbitration agreement involves interstate commerce and, therefore, shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. §§ 1–16 (“FAA”), and not by state law.

If you wish to opt out of the agreement to arbitrate, within 45 days of when you first use the service or submit through the service a request for information, you must send us a letter stating “Request to Opt-Out of Agreement to Arbitrate” at the following address:

Cornerstone Chapel
650 Battlefield Parkway SE
Leesburg, VA 20175
United States
with an email copy sent to: church@cornerstonechapel.net.

In the event you opt out of the arbitration provision, you agree to litigate exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Loudoun County, Virginia, and you hereby consent and submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purpose of litigating any such action.

These Terms will be governed by the laws of Virginia, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of laws.

 

26. No Waiver

Our failure to enforce any provisions of the Terms or to respond to a breach by you or other parties shall not in any way waive our rights to subsequently enforce any terms or conditions of the Terms or to act with respect to similar breaches. Any waiver of or promise not to enforce any right under this Agreement shall not be enforceable unless evidenced by a writing signed by the party making said waiver or promise.

 

27. No Partnership

You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and Cornerstone Chapel as a result of these Terms or your access to and use of the Sites. 

 

28. Interpretation 

You agree that these Terms of Use will not be construed against us by virtue of having drafted the Terms. The section titles and headings in these Terms are for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision. 

 

29. Survival

All provisions that should by their nature survive the termination of this Agreement shall survive the expiration of this Agreement. 

 

30. Entire Agreement

This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding and agreement between the parties relating to its subject matter. No vendor, agent, contractor, employee, or other person is authorized by us to modify this Agreement or to make any warranty, representation, or promise that is different than or in addition to the warranties, representations, or promises expressly set forth in this Agreement. 

 

31. International Users

The Sites are controlled and operated from the United States and are intended for users located within the United States. Users accessing the Sites from outside the United States do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws. 

 

32. Force Majeure

We shall not be liable or responsible for any failure or delay in performance caused by circumstances beyond our reasonable control, including but not limited to acts of God, fire, flood, earthquake, war, terrorism, labor disputes, governmental action, pandemics, power or internet outages, or other causes beyond our control. 

 

33. Contact Us 

In order to resolve a complaint regarding the Sites or to receive further information regarding use of the Sites, please contact us at: church@cornerstonechapel.net.