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Terms of Use

I. Introduction

Newman Ministry LLC (“Newman,” “us,” “our,” and “we”) provides the websites located at https://newmanministry.com, https://connection.newmanministry.com, and https://www.called.app/ (the “Websites”), the mobile applications called “Newman Connect” and “Called” (collectively, the “Apps”). Certain features of the Services may be subject to additional guidelines, terms, or rules, which will be posted on the Services in connection with such features, including without limitation, our privacy policy located at https://connection.newmanministry.com/privacy-policy/ (“Privacy Policy”). All such additional terms, guidelines, and rules are incorporated herein by reference into these Terms. In the event of a conflict between the additional terms and any provision in these Terms, the additional terms will prevail, but only with respect to the Service to which the additional terms apply.

These terms of use (“Terms of Use”) set forth the legally binding terms and conditions that govern your use of the Services. By accessing or using the Services, or by other means of legal acceptance, you are accepting these Terms (on behalf of yourself or the entity that you represent), and you represent and warrant that you have the right, authority, and capacity to enter into these Terms (on behalf of yourself or the entity that you represent). You may not access or use the Services or accept the Terms if you are not at least 16 years old. If you do not agree with all of the provisions of these Terms, do not access and/or use the Services. These Terms include a class action waiver and a waiver of jury trials, require binding arbitration on an individual basis to resolve disputes, and also limit the remedies available to you in the event of a dispute.

Capitalized terms used in these Terms of Use shall have the meanings defined in the text of these Terms of Use or if not defined therein, as defined in Section II below.

Subject to the provisions of these Terms of Use:

A. Changes to these Terms of Use. We reserve the right to amend these Terms of Use from time to time. Any amendments shall be effective when posted by us on the Website or otherwise made available to you. Your access to and use of the Service after we have modified these Terms of Use, or other legal form of consent, shall signify your acceptance of the amended terms. It remains your responsibility to review these Terms of Use regularly to ensure that you are updated as to any changes.

B. Your Consent and Agreement to these Terms of Use. Please read these Terms of Use carefully. These Terms of Use set forth legally binding terms and conditions. Once you access one of our Websites and click the digital acknowledgment that you accept and agree to these Terms of Use, you’re telling us: (i) you have the right, authority, and capacity to agree to these Terms of Use and perform their obligations; (ii) you’ve read the Terms of Use and you agree to be bound by them; and (iii) you understand these Terms of Use set out binding legal obligations for you. Contingent on your compliance with these Terms of Use, we will grant you the rights described herein. Note that any future release, update, or addition to the Service will also be subject to these (or the then-current) Terms of Use.

II.  Definitions

“You” or “your” refer to you, as in the person who is being presented these Terms of Use for your, either individually or on behalf of your organization, review and acceptance.

“We”, “us”, “our”, and “Newman” refer to Newman Ministry, LLC., the owner and operator of the Website, the Apps, and the Services provided by Newman.

“Cookies” refer to small files, containing text or a string of characters, which identify the user of a website and are sent by the website to the user’s device for recordkeeping purposes.

“Campus Ministries” refers to the individual campus ministries located at colleges, universities and other secondary educational institutions, that have been granted access to and use of the Websites and/or the App(s).

“Profile(s)” refers to the Personal Information and other information Registered Users provide to Newman when registering to become a member of the Services and creating an Account.

“Non-Registered User(s)” refers to anyone who visits, views, browses and/or otherwise uses the Websites without registering an Account and creating a Profile.

“Personal Information” refers to the information collected from you via the Website and the Apps. This information may include: your name, title, address, phone number, email address, demographic information, such as age and gender, birth date, educational information, and other information that may be personally identifiable to you. This information does not include: your Social Security Number; Individual Taxpayer Identification Number; driver’s license number or state-issued identification card number; or financial or credit account numbers, including credit card or debit card numbers.

“Account(s)” refers to accounts created and maintained by you.

“Payment Method” means bank account, credit card number, your credit card verification or other security code, the expiration date of your credit card, and similar information.

“Services” refers to the Websites, the Apps, and the software, data, content, information, tools, functionality, updates and similar materials, products and services provided by us.

“Registered User(s)” refers to someone who visits, views, browses or otherwise uses the Services after having registered an Account and Profile.

“Technology” refers to the Websites, Apps, and their contents, features, and functionality (including but not limited to, all information, software, hardware, databases, data, underlying information, text, displays, user interfaces, images, video and audio, and the design, selection and arrangement thereof).

III. Downloading Our Apps

App Store. When you download our Apps from Apple Store, Google Play, other app store, app distribution platform, and any corporate entity, including subsidiaries and affiliates (each, an “App Store”) making the App Store available to you, you acknowledge and agree that:

A. These Terms of Use are concluded between us, and not with the App Store, and that we (not the App Store), are solely responsible for our Apps.

B. The App Store has no obligation to furnish any maintenance and support services with respect to our Apps or handle any warranty claims.

C. The App Store is not responsible for addressing any claims you have relating to our Apps, including product liability claims, consumer protection claims, intellectual property infringement claims, or any claim that our Apps fail to conform to any applicable legal or regulatory requirement.

D. The App Store is a third-party beneficiary of these Terms of Use and has the right to enforce these Terms of Use against you (as it relates to your license of our App through their App Store). You must also comply with the App Store’s terms of service when using our Apps.

IV. Use of the Services

Our Services are designed to, among other things, connect individuals that are a part of, or participate in, the Christian faith and related events.

You are not required to create a Profile in order to use the Websites. Newman offers Non-Registered Users the ability to search the Websites, view the information and access certain materials without requiring registration with our Services.  To use certain aspects of the Services, you may be required to create an Account, and you may also be required to pair your Account with a Payment Method.  For the purposes of these Terms of Use, if you are an employee, agent, or other representative of a company or an organization, “you”, “your”, and similar terms shall refer to such entity and your ability to bind it legally to the terms of these Terms of Use.

A. Registration. By creating an Account and Profile with Newman you agree that all information you submit to us is accurate and truthful. You must register your Account in your own legal name. You may not have more than one Account. You agree not to create an Account or use the Services if you have been previously removed by us or banned from any of the Services. During the registration process, you will specify your name, email address, gender, and educational information, including, grade level and anticipated graduation date. Assuming that the information you provide is consistent with these Terms of Use, we then grant you a revocable, non-exclusive license to access and use our Websites and Services. Furthermore, with respect to any Apps accessed through or downloaded from an App Store, you agree to comply with all applicable terms of the App Store (e.g., Apple App Store’s Usage Rules) (collectively, the “Usage Rules”) when using any of our Apps. To the extent these Terms provide for usage rules that are less restrictive than or otherwise in conflict with the Usage Rules, the more restrictive terms will apply to you and your use of the App(s). By providing your Personal Information to Newman and by creating a Profile and Account, you agree that:

  • You have read, understand, and agree to comply with and be bound by these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy, available here, https://connection.newmanministry.com/privacy-policy/;
  • Any Personal Information submitted by you is accurate, and that any such information that you submit to us will be updated to remain truthful, complete and accurate;
  • That your access to and use of the Services does not and shall not violate any applicable laws of your local jurisdiction, and that you will comply with applicable laws, including those concerning data privacy and protection, intellectual property, and regulatory compliance;
  • You will use the Services in a respectful manner, which is compliant with these Terms of Use; and
  • That you are at least 16 years of age or older.

Further, you agree that:

  • Newman may, but is not obligated to, verify your Profile, as necessary;
  • Newman can store and make available your Personal Information to other Registered Users in accordance with the Privacy Policy;
  • Newman can contact you regarding your Profile; your experience with our Websites or Services; your interest in particular Campus Ministries; or for any reason related to your use of the Websites and Services; and
  • Campus Ministries, and other Registered Users, can contact you regarding your Profile, except to the extent blocked by you.

You represent and warrant:

    • that the information that you have provided on the Service is complete, accurate and true, and agree to update it as necessary;
    • that you, and if applicable the business or entity that you represent on the Service, have/has the express, informed consent of any person(s) whose personal or contact information that you will provide us, either directly or through the Service;
    • you, and if applicable the business or entity that you represent on the Service, are/is licensed and qualified to post, upload, communicate with us about, and make decisions based upon, the materials or information that you make available, or that is otherwise available on, the Service, as required by applicable law, regulation and best industry standards; and
    • you, and if applicable the business or entity that you represent on the Service, are/is not a competitor of ours.
    • You will not violate any applicable law or regulation in connection with your use of the User Content (as defined below) contained therein.

B. Account Credentials. You are solely responsible in all respects for all use of and for protecting the confidentiality of your unique password. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your password or other credentials for your Account and any other suspected breach of security regarding the Websites. If you discover or believe that your Account has been accessed or used without your authorization, please contact us at support@newmanministry.com. Newman is not liable for, and you hereby release Newman from any liability for any loss or damage arising from, the unauthorized use of your password and credentials. You are responsible for all activity on and use of your Account, and you may not assign or otherwise transfer your Account to any other person or entity.

C. Equipment. You are responsible for obtaining access to the Services and for having all the equipment necessary to do so, even if that means you incur fees from a third party (such as an Internet Service Provider), including telephone, equipment, airtime, or Internet Service Provider charges.

D. Subscriptions, Cancellations, and Payments

The Services may require the payment of fees by Registered Users for ongoing, self-renewing monthly access to the Services (“Subscription”). The Payment Method that you provided at the time of Account creation may be charged in the amounts and at the times identified at the time your register (“Subscription Fees”).  When you sign-up for a Subscription, you will be granted access to the Services for the length of time identified when you signed up. We reserve the right to change the Subscription Fees or charges and to institute new Subscription Fees and charges at the end of the current Subscription term, which may be sent by email or by posting the revised or new Subscription Fees to the Services.

If you purchase a Subscription, it may result in recurring charges to the Payment Method that we have on file for you, and you agree that we may charge such amounts until such a time as the Subscription expires, is terminated, or you cancel the Subscription, depending on the Subscription type. WE MAY SUBMIT PERIODIC CHARGES WITHOUT FURTHER AUTHORIZATION, UNTIL YOU PROVIDE PRIOR NOTICE (RECEIPT OF WHICH IS CONFIRMED BY US) THAT YOU HAVE TERMINATED THIS AUTHORIZATION OR WISH TO CHANGE YOUR PAYMENT METHOD. SUCH NOTICE WILL NOT AFFECT CHARGES SUBMITTED BEFORE WE REASONABLY COULD ACT.

Subscription Fees and other charges do not include federal, local, foreign, or similar transaction taxes (“Taxes”) now or hereafter levied, all of which shall be your responsibility. If we are required to pay Taxes on your behalf, you shall be invoiced for such Taxes and shall reimburse us for such amounts as described herein.

If you do not pay at the time you create your Subscription-based Account, we has the right to assess a late payment charge on any overdue amounts equal to the lesser of one and one-half percent (1.5%) per month, or the highest rate allowed by law.

UNLESS YOU CANCEL YOUR SUBSCRIPTION BEFORE RENEWAL AND EXCEPT WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW, YOUR ACCESS TO THE SERVICES SHALL AUTOMATICALLY RENEW FOR SUCCESSIVE PERIODS OF TIME OF EQUAL DURATION (OR IF NONE INDICATED, ON A MONTHLY BASIS) UPON EXPIRATION. SUBSCRIPTION FEES OR CHARGES DURING ANY SUCH RENEWAL TERM SHALL BE THE SAME AS THAT DURING THE PRIOR SUBSCRIPTION PERIOD UNLESS WE HAVE GIVEN YOU NOTICE OF AN INCREASE AS DESCRIBED HEREIN, IN WHICH CASE THE INCREASE SHALL BE EFFECTIVE UPON RENEWAL AND THEREAFTER.

YOU MAY CANCEL YOUR ACCOUNT AT ANY TIME. TO CANCEL YOUR ACCOUNT, PLEASE LOGIN TO THE SERVICE AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS THEREIN OR EMAIL support@newmanministry.com FROM THE EMAIL ADDRESS ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUBJECT “CANCEL MY ACCOUNT.”

All Subscription Fees are non-refundable, including any charges incurred prior to cancellation of a Subscription.

For any Subscriptions, the applicable user agrees that its license to the Service is not a service, repair or maintenance to real or personal property.

To collect and/or process Subscription Fees, we use a third-party to process payments (the “Payment Processor”). The processing of payments will be subject to the terms, conditions and privacy policies of the Payment Processor in addition to these Terms of Use. We are not responsible for error by the Payment Processor. You agree to provide us accurate and complete information about you and your chosen Payment Method. You authorize us to share such information as well as transaction information with the Payment Processor. As a user purchasing a Subscription, you agree to pay us, through the Payment Processor, all applicable Subscription Fees. You agree to make payment using that selected Payment Method, and you authorize us, through the Payment Processor, which shall charge your Payment Method at the times and in the amounts associated with such Subscription. We reserve the right to correct any errors or mistakes that it makes even if it has already requested or received payment. You represent and warrant that you have the legal right to use any Payment Method that you provide.

V. Intellectual Property and Proprietary Rights

A. Technology.
The Technology and all content provided in connection therewith are owned by Newman, or licensed by Newman from third parties, and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.

Newman hereby grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited license to access and use the Technology, and the software embodied in the Technology solely as provided to you by Newman and solely in connection with and solely during the term of your use of the Services; provided that certain portions of the Services are restricted to those persons who have been assigned passwords by Newman or its designees. Such license and these Terms of Use permit you to use the Services for your use only. You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store or transmit any of the material on our Services, except as follows:

  • Your computer may temporarily store copies of such materials in RAM incidental to your accessing and viewing those materials.
  • You may store files that are automatically cached by your Web browser for display enhancement purposes.
  • You may print or download pages of the Websites for your own personal, non-commercial use and/or for the purposes of promoting the Apps and the Services and related events provided through the Websites.
  • If we provide desktop, mobile or other applications for download, you may download a single copy to your computer or mobile device solely for your own personal, non-commercial use, provided you agree to be bound by our end user license agreement for such applications.
  • To the extent we link to social media networks in connection with the Websites, e.g., Facebook, Google +, Pinterest, Twitter, LinkedIn and other social media networks, you may take such actions as are enabled by such features.

You must not:

  • Modify copies of any materials from this Services.
  • Use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from the accompanying text.
  • Delete or alter any copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights notices from copies of materials from this Services.

You must not access or use the Services or any content, or features available therein, for any use or purpose other than in accordance with these Terms of Use and applicable instructions provided in the applicable Service.

If you print, copy, modify, download or otherwise use or provide any other person with access to any part of the Services in breach of these Terms of Use, your right to use the Services will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made. No right, title or interest in or to the Services, or any content therein, is transferred to you, and all rights not expressly granted are reserved by Newman. Any use of the Services not expressly permitted by these Terms of Use is a breach of these Terms of Use and may violate copyright, trademark and other laws.

B. Trademarks
The Newman name, and all related names, trademarks, service marks, logos, product and trade names, designs and slogans are trademarks of Newman or its affiliates. In addition, the names of other companies and products mentioned on the Websites and/or third-party trade names and logos displayed on the Websites may be the trademarks of their respective owners. Nothing contained on the Websites or in these Terms of Use should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any Newman trademark or third-party trademarks displayed on the Websites without the written permission of Newman or such third party that may own or holds the right, title, and interest in other trademarks displayed on the Websites.

C. Copyright Policy.

  • Newman respects the copyrights of third parties. You may not use the Services to post, modify, distribute, or reproduce any copyrighted works without authorization or to otherwise infringe the copyrights of a third party. We reserve the right to terminate the Accounts of users who repeatedly infringe the copyrights of others upon receipt of proper notification by the copyright owner or its legal agent. If you believe that your copyrighted work has been posted or used on the Services in a manner that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide Our Copyright Agent (defined below) with written notice containing the following information: (i) a physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest that is allegedly infringed; (ii) identification of the copyrighted work (or in the case of multiple works, a representative list of such works) claimed to have been infringed; (iii) identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing, and the location of that material; (iv) your address, telephone number, and email address; (v) a statement by you that you have 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 (vi) a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate, and that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest that allegedly is infringed. Our “Copyright Agent” for notice of claims of copyright infringement may be reached by mail at: support@newmanministry.com.
  • If you receive a notification from us that something you posted or shared on or through the Service has been the subject of a claimed copyright infringement, then you will have the right to provide a “counter notification.”  To be effective, a counter notification must be in writing, provided to our Copyright Agent, and include the following information: (i) your physical or electronic signature; (ii) identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access to it was disabled; (iii) a statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of a mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled; and (iv) your name, address, and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of Federal District Court for the judicial district in which the address is located, or if your address is outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which we may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided notification under this Copyright Policy above or an agent of such person.

D. Feedback. You agree that submission of any ideas, suggestions, and/or proposals to us (“Feedback”) is at your own risk and that Newman has no obligations (including without limitation obligations of confidentiality) with respect to such Feedback. You represent and warrant that you have all rights necessary to submit the Feedback. You hereby grant to Newman a fully paid, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, non-exclusive, and fully sublicensable right and license to use, reproduce, perform, display, distribute, adapt, modify, re-format, create derivative works of, and otherwise commercially or non-commercially exploit in any manner it deems appropriate, any and all Feedback, and to sublicense the foregoing rights. Newman will treat any Feedback you provide to Newman as non-confidential and non-proprietary. You agree that you will not submit to Newman any information or ideas that you consider to be confidential or proprietary.

VI. User Consent

A. User Content. “User Content” means any and all information and content that a user submits to, or uses with, the Services (e.g., content in the user’s Profile or postings). You are solely responsible for your User Content. You assume all risks associated with use of your User Content, including any reliance on its accuracy, completeness or usefulness by others, or any disclosure of your User Content that personally identifies you or any third party. You hereby represent and warrant that your User Content does not violate our Acceptable Use Policy (defined in Article VI(C)). You may not represent or imply to others that your User Content is in any way provided, sponsored or endorsed by Newman. Because you alone are responsible for your User Content, you may expose yourself to liability if, for example, your User Content violates the Acceptable Use Policy. Newman is not obligated to backup any User Content, and your User Content may be deleted at any time without prior notice. You are solely responsible for creating and maintaining your own backup copies of your User Content if you desire. Newman has no responsibility or liability for the deletion or accuracy of any User Content; the failure to store, transmit, or receive transmission of User Content; or the security, privacy, storage, or transmission of other communications originating with or involving use of the Services. You acknowledge that Newman has no obligation to pre-screen User Content, although Newman reserves the right in its sole discretion to pre-screen, refuse, or remove any User Content at any time for any reason. Please make sure that you only provide information to the services that you are allowed to provide without violating any obligations you might have towards a third party, including any confidentiality obligations. Please do not provide any information that you are not allowed to share with others, including by contract or law; please note that any information you provide will be accessible by users of the Services.

B. License. You hereby grant (and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant) to Newman an irrevocable, nonexclusive, royalty-free and fully paid, worldwide license to reproduce, distribute, publicly display and perform, prepare derivative works of, incorporate into other works, and otherwise use and exploit your User Content, and to grant sublicenses of the foregoing rights, solely for the purposes of including your User Content in the Services and operating and providing the Services. You hereby irrevocably waive (and agree to cause to be waived) any claims and assertions of moral rights or attribution with respect to your User Content.

C.  Acceptable Use Policy. The following terms constitute our “Acceptable Use Policy”:

i. You agree not to use the Services to collect, upload, transmit, display, or distribute any User Content (1) that violates any third-party right, including any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, moral right, privacy right, right of publicity, or any other intellectual property or proprietary right; (2) that is unlawful, harassing, abusive, tortious, threatening, harmful, invasive of another’s privacy, vulgar, defamatory, false, intentionally misleading, trade libelous, pornographic, obscene, patently offensive, promotes racism, bigotry, hatred, or physical harm of any kind against any group or individual or is otherwise objectionable; (3) that is harmful to minors in any way; or (4) that is in violation of any law, regulation, or obligations or restrictions imposed by any third party.

ii. In addition, you agree not to: (1) upload, transmit, or distribute to or through the Services any computer viruses, worms, or any software intended to damage or alter a computer system or data; (2) send through the Services unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, junk mail, spam, chain letters, pyramid schemes, or any other form of duplicative or unsolicited messages, whether commercial or otherwise; (3) use the Services to harvest, collect, gather or assemble information or data regarding other users, including e-mail addresses, without their consent; (4) interfere with, disrupt, or create an undue burden on servers or networks connected to the Services, or violate the regulations, policies or procedures of such networks; (5) attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Services (or to other computer systems or networks connected to or used together with the Services), whether through password mining or any other means; (6) harass or interfere with any other user’s use and enjoyment of the Services; (7) use software or automated agents or scripts to produce multiple accounts on the Services, or to generate automated searches, requests, or queries to (or to strip, scrape, or mine data from) the Services (provided, however, that we conditionally grant to the operators of public search engines revocable permission to use spiders to copy materials from the Services for the sole purpose of and solely to the extent necessary for creating publicly available searchable indices of the materials, but not caches or archives of such materials, subject to the parameters set forth in our robots.txt file); (8) use reverse looking-up, tracing or seeking to trace any information on any other user of or visitor to the Websites or any other consumer of Newman, including any Account or Profile not owned by you, to its source, or exploit the Websites or information made available or offered by or through the Websites, in any manner in which the purpose is to reveal or misuse any information, including but not limited, to Personal Information, other than your own information, as provided by the Websites; (9) license, sublicense, sell, rent, convey, pledge as security, lend, loan, lease, transfer, assign, reproduce, or distribute to a third party the Services, or your rights to either, or otherwise encumber the rights and licenses granted hereunder; (10) copy, republish, download, display, post, save, disclose, modify, store, co-brand, alter, or transmit in any form or by any means any part of the Services, and all information and materials provided in connection therewith, or create compilations or derivative works of the Services or any part thereof; (11) dissemble, decompile, reverse-compile, translate, adapt, reverse-engineer, or otherwise attempt to derive any part of the Services or its method of operation; (12) use the Services to impersonate or attempt to impersonate Newman, a Newman employee, another user, and educational institution and/or campus ministry, or any other person or entity (including, without limitation, by using e-mail addresses or screen names associated with any of the foregoing); or (13) use the Services in any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local or international law or regulation (including, without limitation, any laws regarding the export of data or software to and from the US or other countries, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Trade Practices Act, and the U.S. Export Administration Act),

D. Enforcement. We reserve the right (but have no obligation) to review any User Content, and to investigate and/or take appropriate action against you in our sole discretion if you violate the Acceptable Use Policy or any other provision of these Terms of Use or otherwise create liability for us or any other person. Such action may include removing or modifying your User Content, terminating your Account, and/or reporting you to law enforcement authorities, with or without notice to you.

E. Forum Guidelines. The Services may include various areas that enable you to post information, provide feedback, recommendations, reviews, and comments, and otherwise interact with other users, either through postings or by interacting in real-time (the “Forums”). In connection with such Forums, you agree to abide by any Forum rules that Newman publishes, including but not limited to, the prohibition on use of the Services for any unlawful purpose. Although Newman may from time to time review the Forums, you acknowledge and agree that Newman is under no obligation to monitor or control, and will have no liability for, any information available via the Forums. You acknowledge that any opinions, statement, recommendation, offers, advice or other information presented or disseminated on the Forums are those of their respective authors who are solely responsible and liable for their content. Newman reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to refuse to post or remove any material submitted or posted on the Forums.

F. Ownership. Each user owns its own User Content. By making available your User Content on or in the Services, you represent that you own or have all rights necessary to make available your User Content.

VII. Third Party Links & Ads; Other Users

A. Third-Party Links & Ads. The Services may contain links to third-party websites and services, including, but not limited to the App Stores, and/or display advertisements for third parties (collectively, “Third-Party Links & Ads”). Such Third-Party Links & Ads are not under the control of Newman, and Newman is not responsible for any Third-Party Links & Ads. Newman provides access to these Third-Party Links & Ads only as a convenience to you, and does not review, approve, monitor, endorse, warrant, or make any representations with respect to Third-Party Links & Ads. You use all Third-Party Links & Ads at your own risk, and should apply a suitable level of caution and discretion in doing so. When you click on any of the Third-Party Links & Ads, the applicable third party’s terms and policies apply, including the third party’s privacy and data gathering practices. You should make whatever investigation you feel necessary or appropriate before proceeding with any transaction in connection with such Third-Party Links & Ads.

B. Other Users. Each user of the Services is solely responsible for any and all of its own User Content. Because we do not control User Content, you acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible for any User Content, whether provided by you or by others. We make no guarantees regarding the accuracy, currency, suitability, or quality of any User Content. Your interactions with other users of the Services are solely between you and such users. You agree that Newman will not be responsible for any loss or damage incurred as the result of any such interactions. If there is a dispute between you and any user of the Services, we are under no obligation to become involved.

C. Release. You hereby release and forever discharge Newman (and our officers, employees, agents, successors, and assigns) from, and hereby waive and relinquish, each and every past, present and future dispute, claim, controversy, demand, right, obligation, liability, action and cause of action of every kind and nature (including personal injuries, death, and property damage), that has arisen or arises directly or indirectly out of, or that relates directly or indirectly to, the Services (including any interactions with, or act or omission of, other users of the Services or any Third-Party Links & Ads). If you are a California resident, you hereby waive California civil code Section 1542 in connection with the foregoing, which states: “a general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him or her must have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor.”

VIII. Use Outside the Borders of the United States

Although Newman intends for Registered and Non-Registered Users to be located within the United States of America, our Services can be accessed worldwide and may contain references to information that extend beyond the United States’ territorial boundaries. We make no representation that materials on the Websites are appropriate or available for use in locations outside the United States. While your Personal Information will be processed in conformance with our Privacy Policy and these Terms of Use, our processing and handling of your Personal Information may occur in countries with different laws regarding your privacy. By using the Websites and Services and providing any Personal Information, you consent to the transfer of electronic data and personal information from your country to a country that may have different privacy laws than the one where you reside.

Using our Services in locations other than the United States may not be appropriate given foreign laws and regulations. If you use our Services outside of the United States, you are responsible for complying with those foreign laws and regulations. We reserve the rights to limit or suspend the availability of the Websites and Services to any person, geographic area, or jurisdiction we so desire at any time in our sole discretion.

IX. Interruption of Our Services

We are constantly trying to improve the quality of the Newman experience. To that end, we reserve the right to interrupt, modify, suspend, discontinue, or add to our Services without notice. We hope, of course, that these interruptions are minimal, but by consenting to these Terms of Use, you agree that Newman won’t be liable to you or to any third party for the interruption, modification, suspension, discontinuance, or addition to our Services.

X. Reliance on Information Posted.

The information presented on or through the Services is made available solely for general information purposes. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of this information. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk. We disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by you or any other visitor to the Website, user of the Services, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.

Our Websites and/or Services may include content provided by third parties, including materials provided by other users. All statements and/or opinions expressed in these materials, and all articles and responses to questions and other content, other than the content provided by Newman, are solely the opinions and the responsibility of the person or entity providing those materials. These materials do not necessarily reflect the opinion of Newman. We are not responsible, or liable to you or any third party, for the content or accuracy of any materials provided by any third parties.

XI. Termination or Deletion of Account.

A. Termination by Us. We reserve the right to terminate or suspend your access to, or use of, the Services at any time and for any reason or no reason, with or without prior notice to you, including, but not limited to, if you violate any provision of these Terms of Use (including, in our sole discretion, the excessive contacting by, email, messages, posts or other means of Registered Users, or use the Services in a manner for which it is not intended to be used. These Terms of Use will survive and remain in effect even after such termination. Furthermore, Newman also reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to remove your Profile and/or any content posted by or about you from the Services, and/or to terminate your Account, for any reason or no reason, with or without notice. If we terminate your Profile, we have no obligation to notify you of the reason, if any, for such termination.

B. Termination by You. You may delete your Account at any time, for any reason, by following the instructions on the Services and/or uninstalling the App(s). Following deletion of your Account, we may, however, retain an archived copy of your Personal Information for our records and internal business purposes, but will not publicly display or otherwise provide your Personal Information uploaded to your Account to third parties.

XII. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES.

EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THESE TERMS OF USE, USE OF OUR SERVICES IS AT YOUR OWN RISK, AND IT IS OFFERED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM, LOSS OF DATA, PERSONAL INJURY, OR PROPERTY DAMAGE THAT RESULTS FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICES AND/OR DOWNLOADING OF MATERIAL THROUGH OUR WEBSITES. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, NEWMAN DISCLAIMS AND MAKES NO, AND YOU DISCLAIM ANY RELIANCE ON, ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS, FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY, ACCURACY, TITLE, QUIET ENJOYMENT, NON-INFRINGEMENT, THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE ERROR-FREE, UNINTERRUPTED, OR WITHOUT DEFECT.

NEWMAN AND OUR SUPPLIERS OR PROVIDERS DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, EXPECTATIONS, OR NEEDS, OR OPERATE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURELY, OR WITHOUT ERROR. WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES THAT THE QUALITY OF ANY CONTENT, PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE WEBSITES WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, COMPLETE, LEGAL, SAFE, OR FREE OF MALWARE OR OTHER HARMFUL CODE, OR THAT ANY ERRORS OR DEFECTS IN THE SERVICES WILL BE CORRECTED. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY US OR OUR EMPLOYEES, PROVIDERS, OR AGENTS WILL INCREASE THE SCOPE OF, OR CREATE ANY NEW WARRANTIES IN ADDITION TO, THE WARRANTIES EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THESE TERMS OF USE.

The Services may contain typographical errors or inaccuracies, and may not be complete or current. We reserve the right to correct any such errors, inaccuracies or omissions and to change or update information at any time without prior notice.

XIII. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL NEWMAN, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SERVICES, ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO THEM, ANY ACTS OR OMISSIONS BY THE APP STORES, ANY CONTENT ON THE SERVICES OR SUCH OTHER WEBSITES OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERSONAL INJURY, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, LOSS OF REVENUE, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF DATA, AND WHETHER CAUSED BY TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF FORESEEABLE AND EVEN IF EVEN IF NEWMAN HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. NEWMAN IS NOT LIABLE TO YOU OR TO THIRD PARTIES FOR ANY DAMAGE, HARM, INJURY OR CLAIM THAT ARISES FROM YOUR USE OF ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES ACQUIRED THROUGH OUR SERVICES. WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY FAILURE OF THE GOODS OR SERVICES OF NEWMAN OR OF ANY THIRD PARTY. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE IN ANY WAY FOR DAMAGES CAUSED BY THIRD PARTIES WHO MAY USE OUR SERVICES.

IN THE EVENT OF ANY PROBLEM WITH THE SERVICES OR ANY CONTENT THEREIN, YOU AGREE THAT YOUR SOLE REMEDY IS TO CEASE USING THE SERVICES. IN THE EVENT OF ANY PROBLEM WITH THE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES THAT YOU HAVE ACQUIRED, USED, OR ACCESSED ON OR THROUGH THE SERVICES, YOU AGREE THAT YOUR SOLE REMEDY, IF ANY, IS FROM THE MANUFACTURER OF SUCH PRODUCTS OR SUPPLIER OF SUCH SERVICES, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH MANUFACTURER’S OR SUPPLIER’S WARRANTY. THE FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW IN THE APPLICABLE JURISDICTION. TO THE EXTENT THAT APPLICABLE LAW RESTRICTS THIS RELEASE OF LIABILITY, YOU AGREE THAT WE ARE ONLY LIABLE TO YOU FOR THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF DAMAGES THAT THE LAW RESTRICTS OUR LIABILITY TO (IF SUCH A MINIMUM EXISTS).

WE ARE IN NO WAY RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY THIRD-PARTY SERVICE (AS DEFINED IN OUR PRIVACY POLICY), OTHER MINISTRIES (AS DEFINED IN OUR PRIVACY POLICY), OR ANY OTHER USER, OR ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS BETWEEN YOU AND ONE OF THEM AS A RESULT OF USING OUR SERVICES.  FURTHER, WE WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY ACTION TAKEN USING YOUR ACCOUNT (WHETHER AS A RESULT OF YOU SHARING YOUR PASSWORD, OR OTHERWISE).  IN ADDITION, WE WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY ERROR OR OMISSION BY OUR PAYMENT PROCESSOR.

XIV. Indemnity.

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold Newman and its owners, parent corporation, shareholders, officers, contractors, assigns, licensees, successors in interest, directors, employees, agents, operators, affiliates, and licensors harmless to the fullest extent allowed by law in regards to any and all claims, allegations, demands, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs, debts, disbursements, and expenses (including settlement amounts and reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or resulting from: (i) your use of the Services; (ii) the Personal Information and User Content you place or post on or to the Services and any claimed damage it may have caused to a third party; (iii) your violation of these Terms of Use or any representations, warranties, or covenants set forth herein; (iv) your violation of any rights of a third party, including privacy rights and, without limitation, any trademark, copyright, patent, trade secret, or other intellectual property or proprietary rights; and (v) your violation of any Applicable Laws or regulations. You further agree not to settle any such matter without our prior written consent, in our sole discretion.

In all instances, we retain the right to participate, at our own expense, in the defense of any such matters. We will make reasonable efforts to notify you of any such indemnified matter upon becoming aware of it. We may elect to settle any indemnified matter and you will be liable for those damages as if we had proceeded to trial. These provisions survive the cancellation, expiration, suspension, or termination of your access to and use of our Websites, job bank, or Services.

XV. Miscellaneous

A. Arbitration and Governing Law. You agree that any claim or dispute arising out of or relating in any way to the Services will be resolved solely and exclusively by binding arbitration, rather than in court, except that you may assert claims in small claims court if your claims qualify. The Federal Arbitration Act and federal arbitration law apply to these Terms of Use. The Services are hosted and operated in the United States of America. These Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, and the relationship between you and us relating to your access to and use of the Services shall be governed by and interpreted for all purposes in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, USA, without regard to any conflict of laws principles that would require the application of the laws of a different jurisdiction.

There is no judge or jury in arbitration, and court review of an arbitration award is limited. However, an arbitrator can award on an individual basis the same damages and relief as a court (including injunctive and declaratory relief or statutory damages), and must follow the terms of these Terms of Use as a court would.  Any arbitration between you and Newman shall have one (1) arbitrator.

To begin an arbitration proceeding, you must send a letter requesting arbitration and describing your claim to the following address: 1700 Pacific Ave., Suite, 2420, Dallas, TX 75201.

Arbitration under these Terms of Use will be conducted by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) under its rules then in effect, shall be conducted in English, and shall be located in Dallas, Texas. Payment of all filing, administration and arbitrator fees will be governed by the AAA’s rules. All aspects of the arbitration proceeding, and any ruling, decision or award by the arbitrators, will be strictly confidential for the benefit of all parties.

You and Newman agree that any dispute resolution proceedings will be conducted only on an individual basis and not in a class, consolidated or representative action.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, you agree that we may bring suit in court to enjoin infringement or other misuse of intellectual property or other proprietary rights, or to collect unpaid amounts.

B. Jurisdiction and Venue. To the extent that arbitration does not apply, any dispute, action or proceeding arising out of or related to these Terms of Use, your access to or use of the Services, or information made available to you through the Services shall be commenced in the State or federal courts of located in the Northern District of Texas. You hereby consent to the exclusive personal jurisdiction and venue of such courts and waive any objections thereto, including without limitation any objection based on inconvenient forum; provided, however, the foregoing shall not prevent us from seeking temporary or permanent injunctive or other equitable relief against you or compelling your indemnification obligations in any court of competent jurisdiction. in the event that a dispute is raised in court, both you and Newman hereby agree that each have waived any right to a jury trial.

C. Assignments. You may not assign these Terms of Use or assign or delegate any right or duty under these Terms of Use, in whole or in part, without our prior written consent. Any attempted assignment or delegation shall be null and void from the beginning and without effect. We may assign these Terms of Use or any right or duty under these Terms of Use, with or without notice to you, including to any affiliate or successor in interest. Subject to the foregoing, these Terms of Use shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of you and us, and each of our respective heirs, administrators, successors and permitted assigns.

D. Third-Party Beneficiaries. Nothing contained in these Terms of Use, express or implied, is intended or shall be construed to give any third party any rights or remedies under or by reason of these Terms of Use. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the disclaimers and limitations on liability under these Terms of Use shall extend to Newman, its directors, officers, employees, agents, affiliates, and suppliers. All references to Newman in connection therewith shall be deemed to include such persons and entities as third-party beneficiaries entitled to accept all benefits afforded thereby.

E. Amendment; Waiver. Any amendment by you or waiver by us of these Terms of Use must be in writing and signed by a duly authorized representative of Newman. No provision shall be waived by any act, omission or knowledge of a party. Any waiver on one occasion shall not constitute a waiver of any other or subsequent duty or breach.

F. Severability. If any provision of these Terms of Use is determined to be invalid or unenforceable under applicable law, the provision shall be amended by a court of competent jurisdiction to accomplish the objectives of such provision to the greatest extent possible under applicable law, or severed from these Terms of Use if such amendment is not possible, and the remaining provisions of these Terms of Use shall continue in full force and effect.

G. Construction. The captions in these Terms of Service are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of these Terms of Use. The term “including” as used herein means “including without limitation.” The terms “hereunder,” “herein,” “hereof” and similar variations mean these Terms of Service as a whole, and not any particular section.

H.  No Partnership. You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and us as a result of these Terms or your use of the Services.

I. Data Breach. While Newman employs security measures to maintain data security, data breaches can occasionally happen, even to the most secure of systems. In the event of such a situation, Newman will, in compliance with any applicable federal and state data breach laws, endeavor to timely notify all users whose Personal Information Newman knows or has irrefutable reason to believe was accessed by an unauthorized person.

J. Force Majeure. You agree that we are not responsible to you for anything that Newman may otherwise be responsible for if it is the result of events beyond our control, including, but not limited to, acts of God, war, insurrection, riots, terrorism, crime, labor shortages (including lawful and unlawful strikes), embargoes, postal disruption, communication disruption, failure or shortage of infrastructure, or shortage of materials.

K. Non-Waiver. We reserve all rights permitted to us under these Terms of Use as well as under any applicable law. Our non-enforcement of any particular provision or provisions of this Terms of Use or of any applicable law shall not be construed as a waiver of our right to enforce that same provision or provisions under the same or different circumstances at any time in the future.

L. Notice Regarding Amendments to the Terms of Use. To best keep you informed regarding any amendments, changes, or revisions to the Terms of Use, we may provide you with notices through email, postings on the Services, or other notification methods. Your continued use of the Services after the publication of such amendments, or any other legal form of consent, constitutes your acceptance of our amended Terms of Use.

M. Contact Us. If you have any questions or concerns about these Terms of Use, please contact us by sending an email to support@newmanministry.com.

N.  Electronic Signatures. You agree that your use of any electronic signatures will be as valid as any manual signatures, if authorized by local law, and you will ensure that your use of electronic signatures is in conformance with local laws and regulations.

O.  Entire Agreement. These Terms of Use, including the Privacy Policy, and additional terms referenced herein, set forth the entire agreement of the parties with regard to the subject matter hereof, and supersede all prior and contemporaneous negotiations and agreements, written or oral.

These Terms of Use were updated on March 20, 2025.

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