Terms and conditions
The terms under which you access Christian Research's website
Access to and use of this website www.christian-research.org and any related websites such as www.faith-journeys.com is provided by Christian Research and is subject to the following terms:
Applicable terms and conditions
This website is owned by Christian Research and any use of the website (including registrations and donations made via the website) are subject to these terms and conditions. As such, we reserve the right to modify or revise these terms and conditions at any time by updating the text on this page.
Use of the Christian Research website
You agree to use the website only for lawful purposes and in a manner which does not infringe the rights or restrict, or inhibit, the use and enjoyment of the site by any third party.
You are responsible for any hardware, systems and/or software program(s) you use and any associated fees and expenses to connect to or use the Internet, and/or to use any materials.
Third party websites
This website contains links to other websites for your convenience. Our inclusion of links to third party websites does not imply that Christian Research endorses these websites or guarantees the reliability of the information that they contain.
Limits on Use
Your access to and/or use of any Services or Materials will be limited by the rules assigned to the Services or Materials by Christian Research (“Limits on Use”) and described in this section. You may not attempt (or support others’ attempts) to circumvent, reverse engineer, decrypt, or otherwise alter or interfere with any Limits on Use, Services or Materials. Christian Research reserves the right to modify the Limits on Use at any time and your continued use of the Service after each such modification shall be deemed acceptance of any such modification.
“Materials” are Materials that you may have obtained as part of the Service and which you may be able to download onto your own personal computer. You may print any printable copies of Materials only for your own non-commercial use. You may not distribute or copy Materials to anyone else. You may not authorise, encourage or permit any Materials used or obtained by you to be reproduced, modified, displayed, performed, transferred, distributed, communicated to the public or otherwise made available or used by anyone else. You agree to advise Christian Research promptly of any such unauthorised use(s).
Copyright and trade marks
All our material, including that on our website, is protected by UK and international copyright laws. This includes, but is not limited to graphics, logos, images, icons, text and software and is the property of Christian Research or its content providers. Unauthorised use of our material is prohibited, including copying, reproduction, storage, modification, distribution, republication, display, post or transmit any part of the Site or Materials and may not be used without prior written consent of Christian Research, or where applicable, the respective copyright owner(s).
Discussion Forums
Messages may not contain personal information or be libellous or inflammatory about named individuals as this may be considered harassment. Christian Research retains the right to remove any material that it deems inappropriate as soon as it is identified. If any member considers that another user is behaving in an anti-social manner, they should use the ‘report-abuse’ feature to alert the moderators.
Users are not permitted to post or otherwise transmit unsolicited promotional material, ‘junk’ mail or ‘spam’. Christian Research reserves the right to remove such postings form these forums, which are intended for peer-to-peer use only. Persistent abuse is likely to result in a user ban.
Christian Research does not guarantee the accuracy of the content of any forum message. The views expressed in any forum are those of the author.
Electronic communications
When you visit the Site or send emails to us, you are communicating with us electronically. We communicate with you by email or by posting notices on the Site. For contractual purposes, you consent to receive communications from us electronically and you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing. This condition does not affect your statutory rights.
Alteration of any online registration procedure and / or changes to these terms and conditions
We reserve the right to make changes to the Site, our policies and these terms and conditions at any time. You will be subject to our policies and terms and conditions in force at the time that you use the Site or that you request a Service from us, unless any change to those policies or these conditions is required to be made by law or government authority (in which case it will apply to requests for Services previously placed by you). If any of these conditions is deemed invalid, void, or for any reason unenforceable, that condition will be deemed severable and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining condition.
Events beyond our reasonable control
We will not be held responsible for any delay or failure to comply with our obligations under these conditions if the delay or failure arises from any cause which is beyond our reasonable control. This condition does not affect your statutory rights.
Our liability to you
Due to the nature of the Site and circumstances beyond our control, we do not warrant that the information provided by or on the Site is accurate or error free. Some information available through the Site may be identified as subject to a disclaimer. If you rely on that information, you do so subject to the disclaimer.
We will not be liable to you for any loss you suffer due to the Site being wholly or partly unavailable. For example as a result of technical breakdown, power failure or industrial action.
We will not be responsible for any loss of or damage to your data, software, computer, telecommunications or other equipment caused by you using the Site (including as a result of viruses or other website defects) unless such loss or damage is directly and solely caused by our negligence or deliberate default.
To the extent permitted by law, Christian Research hereby disclaims all liability (howsoever arising) in connection with any loss and/or damage, arising out of or in connection with any use of, or inability to use, all or any part of the Site, the Materials and/or any website to which the Site is linked, or any action taken (or refrained from being taken) as a result of using any of these.
Privacy and data protection
Please read our Data Protection policy in full.
Disclaimer
Our website is intended to provide general information only and should not be considered as a substitute for advice or research-related consultation covering any specific situation. Christian Research accepts no responsibility for the content of external internet sites that we have links to and that are owned and operated by third parties.
Warranty and indemnity
The user warrants to Christian Research that they will only use the website according to the terms and conditions herein.
The website is provided without any representations or any form of warranty (whether made expressly or implied by law), including the implied warranties of satisfactory quality, fit for a particular purpose, non-infringement, compatibility, security and accuracy.
Christian Research does not warrant that functions contained in the website will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that the website or the server that makes it available on the internet are virus-free.
Waiver
If you breach these conditions and we take no action, we will still be entitled to use our rights and remedies in any other situation where you breach these conditions.
Jurisdiction
These terms and conditions shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. Any disputes shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of England and Wales.
Christian Research contact details
Christian Research, Trinity Business Centre, Stonehill Green, Westlea, Swindon, SN5 7DG. Charity Registration No.232759. Tel: 01793 418388 Fax: 01793 418118