Terms of Service
These terms of service are in effect for the website THETESTAMENT.ORG AND OWNER OF THIS SITE REMNANT MEDIA INTERNATIONAL, INC. present and future website updates.
Thetestament.org
and the owner of this site Remnant Media International, Inc.
("THETESTAMENT.ORG AND THE OWNER OF THIS SITE REMNANT MEDIA
INTERNATIONAL, INC. ") provides this website and its services
(including a message board and chat room to be installed and
operational in the future) in order to offer avenues of support and
community for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT)
Christians. By registering an account and/or using the services on
this website, you agree to be bound by the following Terms of
Service. If you do not agree to these Terms of Service, you should
discontinue your use of the website immediately.
While we
don't want to overwhelm you with a bunch of rules or bore you with
legalese, we do have to have certain Terms of Service to protect us
and our users and to ensure that this space is used for the purposes
for which it was intended. Please read these terms of service
carefully.
USER ACCOUNTS
Registering an account at
THETESTAMENT.ORG AND THE OWNER OF THIS SITE REMNANT MEDIA
INTERNATIONAL, INC. allows you to access additional features and
services through our website. These accounts are provided without
warranty or representation from THETESTAMENT.ORG AND THE OWNER OF
THIS SITE REMNANT MEDIA INTERNATIONAL, INC. and may be revoked at
any time at THETESTAMENT.ORG AND THE OWNER OF THIS SITE REMNANT MEDIA
INTERNATIONAL, INC.'s sole discretion. Users are limited to one
account per person and must provide their true birthdate at the time
of registration. Registering multiple accounts, sharing accounts,
falsifying birthdate information, or allowing banned users to access
the site through your account are strictly forbidden and may result
in permanent suspension of site access.
USER CONDUCT
While
using our website, users are expected to help us maintain an
environment that is safe, Christ-centered, friendly, and supportive
of LGBT Christians. Any activity which harms or disrupts that
environment or which counteracts the stated mission and purposes of
THETESTAMENT.ORG AND THE OWNER OF THIS SITE REMNANT MEDIA
INTERNATIONAL, INC. is a violation of these Terms of Service and may
result in loss of site access. This includes but is not limited to
the following:
- Posting illegal, obscene, profane,
defamatory, or threatening content via public or private message
systems;
- Violating intellectual property rights (such as by
posting copyrighted materials);
- Impersonating any individual;
-
Using THETESTAMENT.ORG AND THE OWNER OF THIS SITE REMNANT MEDIA
INTERNATIONAL, INC. to seek sexual contacts or make sexual advances
toward other users;
- Harassing other users in public or
private;
- Violating user privacy (such as by posting private
communications or airing details of private disputes);
- Attacking
THETESTAMENT.ORG AND THE OWNER OF THIS SITE REMNANT MEDIA
INTERNATIONAL, INC. 's purpose, mission, policies, direction, or
belief statements, including our support of both "Side A"
and "Side B" (as defined on this website) and our
exclusively Christian focus;
- Promoting "ex-gay"-type
organizations publicly or privately;
- Attacking, insulting, or
speaking harshly to or about other users on the site;
- Submitting
spam or other unsolicited advertisements for goods or services.
A
page of community
rules and guidelines
provides additional details about user conduct expectations. Please
contact THETESTAMENT.ORG AND THE OWNER OF THIS SITE REMNANT MEDIA
INTERNATIONAL, INC. 's Community Manager if you have any questions
about these rules.
USER-SUBMITTED CONTENT
By submitting
content (such as photos, text, or files) via our website, you grant
THETESTAMENT.ORG AND THE OWNER OF THIS SITE REMNANT MEDIA
INTERNATIONAL, INC. a worldwide, perpetual, nonexclusive,
royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, distribute, transmit,
publish, or create derivative works of any such content, for any
purpose, including commercial purposes, without payment to you, in
any type of media or in any form now known or later developed. In
addition, you automatically waive and give up any claim that any use
of such content violates any of your rights, including privacy
rights, publicity rights, moral rights, or any other right including
the right to approve the way THETESTAMENT.ORG AND THE OWNER OF THIS
SITE REMNANT MEDIA INTERNATIONAL, INC. uses such content.
THETESTAMENT.ORG AND THE OWNER OF THIS SITE REMNANT MEDIA
INTERNATIONAL, INC. may move, edit, or remove any content you post,
without your pethetestament.org and the owner of this site Remnant
Media International, Inc. ssion, at the sole discretion of the
moderating team.
CHILDREN'S USE OF THETESTAMENT.ORG AND THE
OWNER OF THIS SITE REMNANT MEDIA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
In
accordance with the United States Children's Online Privacy
Protection Act (COPPA), THETESTAMENT.ORG AND THE OWNER OF THIS SITE
REMNANT MEDIA INTERNATIONAL, INC. does not accept registrations
from children under the age of 13. However, because many of the
issues we deal with are relevant to teenagers, we do allow
registrations from minors who are at least 13 years of age. We
strongly recommend that parents supervise their children's use of our
website as with any similar website. Adult users should conduct
themselves at all times on our website in a manner that is both legal
and appropriate in the presence of minors and should report any
concerns immediately to THETESTAMENT.ORG AND THE OWNER OF THIS SITE
REMNANT MEDIA INTERNATIONAL, INC. 's Community Manager or Board of
Directors.
These Terms of Service may be modified at any
time by posting notification of the changes on our website. Usage of
the website after the posting of any changes indicates your
acceptance of the new Terms of Service. Questions about these Terms
of Service may be addressed to us by phone at (919) 786-0000 or in
writing at:
THETESTAMENT.ORG AND THE OWNER OF THIS SITE REMNANT
MEDIA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
PO Box 17504
Raleigh, NC 27619
Privacy Policy
About
Thetestament.org and the owner of this site Remnant Media
International, Inc.
Thetestament.org
and the owner of this site Remnant Media International, Inc.
(henceforth referred to as THETESTAMENT.ORG AND THE OWNER OF THIS
SITE REMNANT MEDIA INTERNATIONAL, INC. ) is a nonprofit ministry
serving Christians who happen to be lesbian, gay, bisexual, or
transgender. We also work with pastors, family members, and others
who want to understand the issues from a Christ-centered perspective.
THETESTAMENT.ORG AND THE OWNER OF THIS SITE REMNANT MEDIA
INTERNATIONAL, INC. is committed to keeping the community a safe
place and protecting the privacy of those we serve.
Personal
Information
THETESTAMENT.ORG AND
THE OWNER OF THIS SITE REMNANT MEDIA INTERNATIONAL, INC. collects
limited personal information such as name, email address, and age in
order to provide personal services to and communicate with our users.
This information is not shared with third parties except in rare
cases where it is necessary (see Sharing and Disclosure of
Information). The staff and volunteers of THETESTAMENT.ORG AND THE
OWNER OF THIS SITE REMNANT MEDIA INTERNATIONAL, INC. only have
access to this personally identifiable information as necessary to
perform specific duties. While users may choose to make some personal
information public via their "public profile," this is
optional and can be reversed by the user at any time via the user
control panel.
Other
Information
THETESTAMENT.ORG AND
THE OWNER OF THIS SITE REMNANT MEDIA INTERNATIONAL, INC. logs some
non-personally-identifiable information including IP address,
aggregate user data and browser type from users and visitors to the
site. This data is used to manage the website, track usage and
improve the website services. User IP addresses are recorded for
security and monitoring purposes only. Non-personally-identifiable
information may be shared with third parties to provide more relevant
services to members.
Sharing
and Disclosure of Information
Except
as otherwise described in this privacy statement, THETESTAMENT.ORG
AND THE OWNER OF THIS SITE REMNANT MEDIA INTERNATIONAL, INC. will
not disclose personal information and private communication to any
third party unless we believe that disclosure is necessary: (1) to
conform to legal requirements or to respond to a subpoena, search
warrant or other legal process received by THETESTAMENT.ORG AND THE
OWNER OF THIS SITE REMNANT MEDIA INTERNATIONAL, INC. , whether or
not a response is required by applicable law; (2) to enforce the
Terms of Service agreement; or (3) to protect the safety of members
of the public and users of the service. THETESTAMENT.ORG AND THE
OWNER OF THIS SITE REMNANT MEDIA INTERNATIONAL, INC. reserves the
right to transfer personal information to a successor in interest.
Third-Party
Content
THETESTAMENT.ORG AND THE
OWNER OF THIS SITE REMNANT MEDIA INTERNATIONAL, INC. is not
responsible for the privacy policies and/or practices on other sites.
When linking to or visiting a link to another site, users should read
the privacy policy stated on that site. Our privacy policy only
governs websites operated by THETESTAMENT.ORG AND THE OWNER OF THIS
SITE REMNANT MEDIA INTERNATIONAL, INC. and information collected by
THETESTAMENT.ORG AND THE OWNER OF THIS SITE REMNANT MEDIA
INTERNATIONAL, INC. .
Public
Communication
Please be aware
that whenever you voluntarily post information in/on chats, message
boards, user profiles or any other public forums, that that
information can be accessed by the public and can in turn be used by
those people to send you unsolicited communications.
Private
Communication
THETESTAMENT.ORG
AND THE OWNER OF THIS SITE REMNANT MEDIA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
provides the means for private communications between members to
facilitate communication with friends and acquaintances in our
community. These communications are not shared with third parties
except in rare circumstances (see Sharing and Disclosure of
Information). In addition, communication that does not conform to our
Terms of Service may be reported to THETESTAMENT.ORG AND THE OWNER OF
THIS SITE REMNANT MEDIA INTERNATIONAL, INC. and reviewed by
THETESTAMENT.ORG AND THE OWNER OF THIS SITE REMNANT MEDIA
INTERNATIONAL, INC. staff and volunteers.
Information
Stored on Your Machine
THETESTAMENT.ORG
AND THE OWNER OF THIS SITE REMNANT MEDIA INTERNATIONAL, INC. uses
cookies to store some information on your computer in order for us to
provide personalized services. We do not store cookies from third
parties on your machine.
Security
THETESTAMENT.ORG
AND THE OWNER OF THIS SITE REMNANT MEDIA INTERNATIONAL, INC. member
accounts are secured by member-created passwords. THETESTAMENT.ORG
AND THE OWNER OF THIS SITE REMNANT MEDIA INTERNATIONAL, INC. takes
precautions to ensure that member account information is kept
private. We use reasonable measures to protect member information
that is stored within our database, and we restrict access to member
information to those employees who need access to perform their job
functions, such as our customer service personnel and technical
staff. Please note that we cannot guarantee the security of member
account information. Unauthorized entry or use, hardware or software
failure, and other factors may compromise the security of member
information at any time. For any additional information about the
security measures we use at THETESTAMENT.ORG AND THE OWNER OF THIS
SITE REMNANT MEDIA INTERNATIONAL, INC. , please contact
us.
Changes in Our
Privacy Policy
From time to time
we may make changes to our privacy policy. If we make changes, we
will post them on our site to make users aware of what the changes
are so users will always be aware of what information we collect, how
we use it, and when we may disclose it. A user is bound by any minor
changes to the policy when she or he uses the site after those
changes have been posted. If, however, we are going to use users'
personally identifiable information in a manner materially different
from that stated at the time of collection we will notify by posting
a notice on our web site for 30 days.
Contacting
Us
If you have any questions
about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your
dealings with this web site, please contact us here.