Terms and Conditions

HipHopMinistry.com

 

 

Service Agreement

 

 

 

1. Definitions

 

 

 

HipHopMinistry.com ("HipHopMinistry.com") is the interactive on-line service operated by HipHopMinistry.com ("HHM")on the World Wide Web of the Internet, consisting of information services and content provided by HipHopMinistry.com. affiliates and other third parties. "Subscriber" means each person who establishes or accesses a connection ("Account") for access to and use of HipHopMinistry.com

 

 

 

 

 

2. General

 

 

 

By using HipHopMinistry.com (other than to read this Agreement for the first time), Subscriber agrees to comply with all of the terms and conditions hereof. The right to use HipHopMinistry.com is personal to Subscriber and is not transferable to any other person or entity. Subscriber is responsible for all use of Subscriber's Account (under any screen name or password) and for ensuring that all use of Subscriber's Account complies fully with the provisions of this Agreement. Subscriber shall be responsible for protecting the confidentially of Subscriber's password(s), if any. HipHopMinistry.com shall have the right at any time to change or discontinue any aspect or feature of HipHopMinistry.com, including, but not limited to, content, hours of availability, and equipment needed for access or use.

 

 

 

 

 

3. Changed Terms

 

 

 

HipHopMinistry.com shall have the right at any time to change or modify the terms and conditions applicable to Subscriber's use of or any part thereof, or to impose new conditions, including but not limited to, adding fees and such changes, modifications, addictions or deletions shall be effective immediately upon notice thereof, which may be given by means including, but not limited to, posting on HipHopMinistry.com or by electronic or conventional mail, or by any other means by which Subscriber obtains notice thereof. Any use of HipHopMinistry.com deemed to constitute acceptance by Subscriber after such notice shall be deemed acceptance by Subscriber of such changes, modifications or additions.

 

 

 

 

 

4. Equipment

 

 

 

Subscriber shall be responsible for obtaining and maintaining all telephone, computer hardware and other equipment needed for access to and use of HipHopMinistry.com and all charges related thereto.

 

 

 

 

 

5. Subscriber Conduct

 

 

 

 

 

A. Subscriber shall use HipHopMinistry.com for lawful purposes only. Subscriber shall not post or transmit through HipHopMinistry.com any material which violates or infringes in any way upon the rights of others, which is unlawful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, vulgar, obscene, profane or otherwise objectionable, which encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any law. This community is for the Global advancement of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Any conduct by a Subscriber that in HipHopMinistry.com's discretion restricts or inhibits any other Subscriber from using or enjoying HHM will not be permitted, and subject to international, national or state criminal or civil laws.

 

 

 

 

 

B. HipHopMinistry.com contains copyrighted material, trademarks, and other proprietary information, including but not limited to, text, software, photos, video, graphics, music and sound, and the entire contents of HipHopMinistry.com are copyrighted as a collective work under the United States copyright laws, HHM owns a copyright in the selection , coordination, arrangement and enhancement of such content, as well as in the content original to it. Subscriber may not modify, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works, or in any way exploit any of the content, in whole or in part. Subscriber may download copyrighted material for Subscribers personal use only. Except as otherwise expressly permitted under copyright law, no copying, redistribution, retransmission, publication or commercial exploitation of downloaded material will be permitted without the express permission of HHM and the copyright owner. In the event of any permitted copying, redistribution or publication of copyrighted material no changes in or deletion of author attribution, trademark legend or copyright notice shall be made. Subscriber acknowledges that it does not acquire any ownership rights by downloading copyrighted material.

 

 

 

 

 

C. Subscriber shall not upload, post or otherwise make available on HHM any material protected by copyright, trademark or other proprietary right without the express permission of the owner of the copyright trademark, or other proprietary right and the burden of determining that any material is not protected by copyright rests with Subscriber. Subscriber shall be solely liable for any damage resulting from any infringement of copyrights, proprietary rights, or any other harm resulting from such a submission. By submitting material to any public area of HHM, Subscriber automatically grants or warrants that the owner of such material has expressly granted HHM the royalty free perpetual irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, and distribute such material (in whole or in part )worldwide and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media or technology now known or hereafter developed for the full term of any copyright that may exist in such material. Subscriber also permits any other Subscriber to access, view, store or reproduce the material for that Subscriber's personal use. Subscriber hereby grants HHM the right to edit, copy, publish, and distribute any material made available on HHM by Subscriber

 

 

 

 

 

D. The foregoing provisions of Section 5 are for the benefit of HHM, its subsidiaries, affiliates and its third party content providers and licensers and each shall have the right to assert and enforce such provisions directly or on its own behalf.

 

 

 

 

 

6. Disclaimer of Warranty; Limitation of Liability

 

 

 

A. SUBSCRIBER EXPRESSLY AGREES THAT USE OF HHM IS AT SUBSCRIBER'S SOLE RISK. NEITHER HHM, ITS AFFILIATES NOR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS OR LICENSERS WARRANT THAT HHM WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE; NOR DO THEY MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF HHM OR AS TO THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OR CONTENT OF ANY INFORMATION, SERVICE, OR MERCHANDISE PROVIDED THROUGH HIPHOPMINISTRY.COM.

 

 

 

 

 

B. HIPHOPMINISTRY.COM IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OTHER THAN THOSE WARRANTIES WHICH ARE IMPLIED BY AND INCAPABLE OF EXCLUSION, RESTRICTION OR MODIFICATION UNDER THE LAWS APPLICABLE TO THIS AGREEMENT.

 

 

 

 

 

C. THIS DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY APPLIES TO ANY DAMAGES OR INJURY CAUSED BY ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DELETION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUS, COMMUNICATION LINE FAILURE, THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS OT, ALTERATION OF, OR USE OF RECORD WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORTUOUS BEHAVIOR, NEGLIGENCE OR UNDER ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION SUBSCRIBER SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HHM IS NOT LIABLE FOR THE DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF OTHER SUBSCRIBERS OR THIRD PARTIES AND THAT THE RISK OF INJURY FROM THE FOREGOING RESTS ENTIRELY WITH SUBSCRIBER.

 

 

 

 

 

D. IN NO EVENT WILL HHM OR ANY PERSON OR ENTITY INVOLVED IN CREATING PRODUCING OR DISTRIBUTING HHM BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DIRECT, INDIRECT INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUR OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE HHM. SUBSCRIBER HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO ALL CONTENT ON HHM.

 

 

 

 

 

E. IN ADDITION TO THE TERMS SET FOR ABOVE NEITHER, NOT IT'S AFFILIATES, INFORMATION PROVIDERS OR CONTENT PARTNERS SHALL BE LIABLE REGARDLESS OF THE CAUSE OR DURATION, FOR ANY ERRORS, INACCURACIES, OMISSIONS OR OTHER DEFECTS IN, OR UNTIMELINESS OR UNAUTHENTICITY OF, THE INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN HHM OR FOR ANY DELAY OR INTERRUPTION IN THE TRANSMISSION THEREOF TO THE USER, OR FOR ANY CLAIMS OR LOSSES ARISING THEREFROM OR OCCASIONED THEREBY, NON OF THE FOREGOING PARTIES SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY THIRD PARTY CLAIMS OR LOSSES OF ANY NATURE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. NEITHER HHM NOR ITS AFFILIATES INFORMATION PROVIDERS, OR CONTENT PARTNERS WARRANT OR GUARANTEE THE TIMELINESS, SEQUENCE, ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THIS INFORMATION. ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES AS TO THE RESULTS OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE INFORMATION.

 

 

 

 

 

7. Monitoring

 

 

 

HHM shall have the right, but not the obligation to monitor the content of HHM, including chat rooms and forums, to determine compliance with this Agreement and any operating rules established by HHM and to satisfy any law, regulation or authorized government request. HHM shall have the right in its sole discretion to edit, refuse to post or remove any material submitted to or posted on HHM. Without limiting the foregoing, HHM shall have the right to remove any material that HHM finds to be in violation of the provision hereof or otherwise objectionable.

 

 

 

 

 

8. Indemnification.

 

 

 

Subscriber agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and against all claims and expenses including attorney's fees arising out of the use of HHM by Subscriber or Subscriber's Account

 

 

 

 

 

9. Termination

 

 

 

Either HHM or Subscriber may terminate this agreement at any time. Without limiting the foregoing, HHM shall have the right to immediately terminate Subscriber's Account in the event of any conduct by Subscriber which HHM in its sole discretion considers to be unacceptable or in the event of any breach by Subscriber of this Agreement. The provisions of Sections 5(B), 5(c), 5(D), 6, 8, 10 and this Section 9 shall survive termination this Agreement.

 

 

 

 

 

10. Trademarks

 

 

 

HHM Logo is a trademark of HipHopMinistry.com All rights reserved. All other trademarks appearing on HHM are the property of their respective owners.

 

 

 

 

 

11. Third Party Content

 

 

 

HHM is a distributor (and not a publisher) of content supplied by third parties and Subscribers. Accordingly, HHM has no more editorial control over such content than does a public library, bookstore, or newsstand. Any opinions, advice statements, services, offers, or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including information providers. Subscriber or any other user of HHM are those of the respective author(s) or distributor(s) and not of HHM. Neither HHM nor any third party provider of information guarantees the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any content, nor its merchantabiity or fitness for any particular purpose. (Refer to Section 6 above for the complete provisions governing limitation of liabilities and disclaimers of warranty)

 

 

 

 

 

In many instances, the content available through HHM represents the opinions and judgments of the respective information provider, Subscriber, or other user not under contract with HHM is responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any opinion advice or statement made on HHM by anyone other than authorized HHM employee spokespersons while acting in their official capacities. Under no circumstances will HHM be liable for any loss or damage caused by a Subscriber's reliance on information obtained through HHM. It is the responsibility of Subscriber to evaluate the accuracy, completeness o usefulness of any information, opinion, advice or other content available through HHM. Please seek the advice of professionals as appropriate, regarding the evaluation of any specific information, opinion, advice or other content.

 

 

 

 

 

12. Miscellaneous

 

 

 

This Agreement and any operating rules for HHM established by HHM constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersede all previous written or oral agreements between the parties with respect to such subject matter. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware , without regard to its conflict of Laws rules. No waiver by either party of any breach or default hereunder shall be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default. The section headings used herein are for convenience only and shall not be given and legal import.

 

 

 

 

 

13. Copyrights and Copyright Agent

 

 

 

HHM respects the rights of all copyright holders and in this regard, HHM has adopted and implemented a policy that provides of the termination in appropriate circumstances of subscribers and account holders who infringe the rights of copyright holders. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide HHM Copyright Agent the following information required the the Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17, U.S.C. 512:

 

 

 

 

 

1. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed:

 

 

 

 

 

2. Identification of the copyright work claimed to have been infringed, or if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification a representative list of such works at that site:

 

 

 

 

 

3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonable sufficient to permit us to locate the material:

 

 

 

 

 

4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact the complaining party:

 

 

 

 

 

5. A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law and:

 

 

 

 

 

6. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

 

 

 

 

 

HHM copyright Agent for notice of claims of copyright infringement on or regarding this site can be reached as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

HipHopMinistry.com

 

Questions or Security issues, email: hiphopministry(@)holyhiphop.com.

 

 

 

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RULES AND POLICIES FOR ALL COMMUNITY (MESSAGEBOARD) FORUM MEMBERS:

 

 

 

 

 

Although the administrators and moderators of HipHopMinistry.com will attempt to keep all objectionable messages off this forum, it is impossible for us to review all messages or confirm the validity of information posted. You agree that all messages express the HipHopMinistry.com does not vouch for or warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any message and will not be held responsible for the content of any message. Any user who feels that a posted message is objectionable is encouraged to contact us immediately by email or private message.

 

 

 

 

 

By entering and joining this community, you warrant that you will not post any messages that are knowingly false and/or defamatory, inaccurate, hateful, harassing, libelous, pornographic, abusive, obscene, profane, invasive of a person's privacy, vulgar, sexually-orientated, hateful, threatening, or otherwise violative of any laws or the rules and policies of this community. We reserve the right to edit or delete any message, topic, to ban a username, IP address, domain name, or email address for *any reason* that we feel is deserved.

 

 

 

 

 

You also agree that you will not post links in our message boards that try to persuade others against Christianity and if you deny the omniscient Power of God to create all things and that all Power lies in God alone, then this is not the community for you and your login will be terminated. This website is dedicated, to HipHopMinistry.com. There are many websites that are for non-Christians and people who are trapped in hate or just are uncool, so any user that can not abide by the rules and policies for this community will be asked to find a home elsewhere.

 

 

 

 

 

You agree not to post any copyrighted material unless the copyright is owned by you or by HipHopMinistry.com. We will delete posts that contain copyrighted material not owned by you unless you have permission to post them there. You remain solely responsible for the content of your messages, and you agree to indemnify and hold harmless HipHopMinistry.com, the owners of this site and their agents with respect to any claim based upon transmission of your message(s) or any other interaction on these forums.

 

 

 

 

 

This Site operates AS-IS and AS-AVAILABLE, without liability of any kind. Neither HipHopMinistry.com nor anyone associated with HipHopMinistry.com represents or endorses the accuracy or reliability of any advice, opinion, statement or other information displayed, uploaded or distributed through the service by any user, information provider or any other person or entity.

 

 

 

 

 

You acknowledge that any reliance upon any such opinion, advice, statement, memorandum or information shall be at your sole risk. The web site operates on an "as is" basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including, without limitation, warranties of title or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, or noninfringement.

 

 

 

 

 

The material in this web site could include technical inaccuracies or other errors. Your use and browsing of the web site is at your risk. Neither HipHopMinistry.com nor any other party involved in creating, producing or delivering the web site shall be liable for any direct, incidental, consequential, indirect or punitive damages arising out of your access to, or use of, the web site. HipHopMinistry.com does not warrant that the functional aspects of the web site will be uninterrupted or error free, or that this web site or the server that makes it available is free of viruses or other harmful components.

 

 

 

 

 

We at HipHopMinistry.com reserve the right to reveal your identity (or whatever information we know about you) in the event of a complaint or legal action arising from any message posted by you. Once again, by proceeding with the registration process, you are agreeing to be bound by these terms of posting and the rules and policies of this community. This is our entire and exclusive User Agreement and it supersedes any earlier version. We may change our User Agreement at any time by posting a new version on our site.

 

 

 

 

 

May God Bless You Always,

 

 

 

 

 

HipHopMinistry.com Webmaster

 

 

 

 

 

Questions or Security issues: email:

 

hiphopministry(@)holyhiphop.com.

 

 

 

 

 

HIPHOPMINISTRY.COM

 

 

 

PRIVACY NOTIFICATION

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you for visiting HipHopMinistry.com. We provide this notice explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way information may be collected and used at this site.

 

 

 

 

 

Information:

 

 

 

 

 

Here, you may order products, enter contests, vote in polls or otherwise express an opinion, subscribe to one of our services such as our online newsletters, or participate in one of our online forums or communities from time to time. The types of personally identifiable information that may be collected at these pages include: name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, fax number, credit card information, and information about your interests in and use of various products, programs, and services.

 

 

 

 

 

You may submit information about other people. For example, you might submit a person's name and e-mail address to send an electronic greeting card and, if you order a gift online and want it sent directly to the recipient, you might submit the recipient's name and address. The types of personally identifiable information that may be collected about other people at these pages include: recipient's name, address, e-mail address, and telephone number.

 

 

 

 

 

At certain parts of some of our sites, only persons who provide us with the requested personally identifiable information will be able to order products, programs, and services or otherwise participate in the site's activities and offerings.

 

 

 

 

 

We also may collect certain non-personally identifiable information when you visit many of our web pages such as the type of browser you are using (e.g., Netscape, Internet Explorer), the type of operating system you are using, (e.g., Windows '95 or Mac OS) and the domain name of your Internet service provider (e.g., DigitalChainsaw, AOL, Earthlink, etc.).

 

 

 

 

 

Use of Information:

 

 

 

 

 

We may use the information you provide about yourself to fulfill your requests for our products, programs, and services, to respond to your inquiries about our offerings, and to offer you other products, programs or services that we believe may be of interest to you. We sometimes use this information to communicate with you, such as to notify you when you have won one of our contests or when we make changes to our subscriber agreements, to fulfill a request by you for an online newsletter, or to contact you about your account with us. We use the information that you provide about others to enable us to send them your gifts or cards. From time to time, we also may use this information to offer our products, programs, or services to them. The information we collect in connection with our online forums and communities is used to provide an interactive experience. We use this information to facilitate participation in these online forums and communities and, from time to time, to offer you products, programs, or services.

 

 

 

 

 

If you choose to submit content for publication (e.g., a "letter to our editors"), we may publish your screen name and other information you have provided to us.

 

 

 

 

 

We sometimes use the non-personally identifiable information that we collect to improve the design and content of our site and to enable us to personalize your Internet experience. We also may use this information in the aggregate to analyze site usage, as well as to offer you products, programs, or services.

 

 

 

 

 

We may disclose personally identifiable information in response to legal process, for example, in response to a court order or a subpoena. We also may disclose such information in response to a law enforcement agency's request. Agents and contractors of HipHopMinistry.com who have access to personally identifiable information are required to protect this information in a manner that is consistent with this the information provided herein by, for example, not using the information for any purpose other than to carry out the services they are performing for HipHopMinistry.com.

 

 

 

 

 

Although we believe in safeguarding against unauthorized disclosures of information, we cannot guarantee that information will never be disclosed in a manner not provided for herein. We may disclose information to companies who have their own policies and procedures not covered by this notice (e.g., other marketers, magazine publishers, retailers, participatory databases, and non-profit organizations) that want to market products or services to you. If a site shares personally identifiable information, it will provide you with an opportunity to opt out or block such uses. We may on occasion combine information we receive online with outside records to enhance our ability to market to you those products or services that may be of interest to you. If you prefer not to receive marketing information from this site, please let us know at anytime.

 

 

 

 

 

Collection of Information by Third-Party Sites and Sponsors:

 

 

 

 

 

HipHopMinistry.com may contain links to other sites whose information practices may be different than ours. Visitors should consult the other sites' privacy notices as we have no control over information that is submitted to, or collected by, these third parties. HipHopMinistry.com sometimes may offer content (e.g., contests, sweepstakes, or promotions) that is sponsored by or co-branded with identified third parties. By virtue of these relationships, the third parties may obtain personally identifiable information that visitors voluntarily submit to participate in the site activity. HipHopMinistry.com has no control over these third parties' use of this information.

 

 

 

 

 

HipHopMinistry.com may use a reputable third party to present or serve the advertisements that you may see at its Web pages. This notice does not cover any use of information that a third-party ad server may have collected from you. To enhance your experience with our site, many of our web pages use "cookies." Cookies are text files we place in your computer's browser to store your preferences. Cookies, by themselves, do not tell us your e-mail address or other personally identifiable information unless you choose to provide this information to us by, for example, registering at one of our sites.

 

 

 

 

 

However, once you choose to furnish the site with personally identifiable information, this information may be linked to the data stored in the cookie. We use cookies to understand site usage and to improve the content and offerings on our sites. For example, we may use cookies to personalize your experience at our web pages (e.g., to recognize you by name when you return to our site), save your password in password-protected areas, and enable you to use shopping carts on our sites. We also may use cookies to offer you products, programs, or services.

 

 

 

 

 

Questions or Security issues:

 

email: hiphopminstry(@)holyhiphop.com.