Terms & Conditions

By accessing and using the website templetonreligiontrust.org (the “Website”) and the services provided on the Website (collectively, the “Services”), you (referring to you in your individual capacity, and as a representative of your employer, “You”) are agreeing to be bound by these Terms & Conditions. These Terms & Conditions do not apply to other third party websites and applications accessed by or through our Website.

Please read these Terms & Conditions carefully to understand the terms and conditions regarding your use of this Website. If you do not agree with our Terms & Conditions, you should not use this Website.

Content and Information made available through the Services

All content and information, including all code, data, materials, trademarks, logos,copyrights and other intellectual property displayed on the Website are owned or licensed by Templeton Religious Trust, its affiliates (Collectively, “TRT”, “we”, “our” or “us”), and/or its third-party information providers and protected by applicable law. Your use of the Website does not grant to you ownership of any content, code, data, or materials you may access on or through the Website.

Limited License

TRT grants to you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable and non-transferable license to access and use the Services, and content provided on the Website, in each case solely as expressly permitted hereunder. You may access and view the content on the Website on your computer or other device and, unless otherwise indicated in these Terms & Conditions or on the Website, make single copies or prints of the content on the Website for your personal, internal use only.

Prohibited Use

Unless otherwise specifically indicated in these Terms & Conditions or on the Website,any commercial or promotional distribution, publishing, or exploitation of the Website, or any content, code, data, or materials on the Website, is strictly prohibited unless you have received the express prior written permission from our authorized personnel or the otherwise applicable rights holder. Other than as expressly allowed herein or on the Website, you may not download, post, display, publish, copy, reproduce, distribute, transmit, modify, perform, broadcast, transfer, create derivative works from, sell or otherwise exploit any content, code, data, or materials on or available through the Website. You further agree that you may not alter, edit, delete, remove, otherwise change the meaning or appearance of, or repurpose, any of the content, code, data, or other materials on or available through the Website, including, without limitation, the alteration or removal of any trademarks, trade names, logos, service marks, or any other proprietary content or proprietary rights notices. You acknowledge that you do not acquire any ownership rights by downloading or otherwise using any copyrighted material from or through the Website. If you make other use of the Website, or the content, code, data, or materials thereon or available through the Website, except as otherwise provided above,you may violate copyright and other laws of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, other countries, as well as applicable state laws and may be subject to liability for such unauthorized use. You shall not use the Website or the Services in violation of any applicable law. You further agree that you shall not attempt (or encourage or support anyone else's attempt) to circumvent, reverse engineer, decrypt, or otherwise alter or interfere with the Website or the Services, or any content thereof, or make any unauthorized use thereof. You agree that you shall not use the Website in any manner that could interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of the Website or the Services.You shall not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made publicly available or provided for through the Website.

Linking to the Website

Unless otherwise specifically indicated in these Terms & Conditions or on the Website,you agree that: (i) if you include a link from any other website to the Website, such link shall open in a new browser window and shall link to the full version of an HTML formatted page of this Website; (ii) you are not permitted to link directly to any image or video hosted on the Website or the Services, such as using an "in-line" linking method to cause the image or video hosted by us to be displayed on another website; and (iii) you agree not to download or use images or videos hosted on this Website on another website for any purpose including, without limitation, posting such images or video on another website. You agree not to link from any other website to this Website in any manner such that the Website, or any page of the Website, is "framed," surrounded, or obfuscated by any third party content, materials or branding. We reserve all of our rights under the lawto insist that any link to the Website be discontinued, and to revoke your right to link to the Website from any other website at any time upon written notice to you.

Links to Third Party Websites

You may be able to link from the Website to third party websites, and third party websites may link to the Website (collectively "Linked Sites"). You acknowledge and agree that we have no responsibility for the information, content, products, services, advertising, code, or other materials which may or may not be provided by or through Linked Sites, even if they are owned or run by our affiliates or grant recipients. Links to Linked Sites do not constitute our endorsement or sponsorship of such websites or the information, content, products, services, advertising, code, or other materials presented on or through such websites. The inclusion of any link to such sites on our Website does not imply our endorsement, sponsorship, or recommendation of that site. TRT disclaims any liability for links (1) from another website to this Website, and (2) to another website from this Website. TRT cannot guarantee the standards of any website to which links are provided on this Website, nor shall we be held responsible for the contents of such websites, or any subsequent links. We do not represent or warrant that the contents of any third party website are accurate, compliant with state or federal law, or compliant with copyright or other intellectual property laws. We are not responsible for or any form of transmission received from any linked website. Any reliance on the contents of a third party website is done at your own risk and you assume all responsibilities and consequences resulting from such reliance.

Privacy Policy

Please review our Privacy Policy, which governs your use of the Website, to understand our practices regarding the information we collect about you through your use of the Website. By using the Website, you indicate that you understand and consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your information in accordance with the Privacy Policy.

Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless TRT and its respective directors, members, officers, employees, agents, suppliers, service providers, and vendors against any losses, damages, claims, liabilities and costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) to the extent resulting from or arising out of any unauthorized or otherwise inappropriate use of any of the content or information on the Website or the Services, in whole or in part.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL SERVICES, FEATURES, CONTENT, FUNCTIONS AND MATERIALS PROVIDED THROUGH THE WEBSITE, ARE PROVIDED "AS IS," "AS AVAILABLE," WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY FOR INFORMATION, DATA, DATA PROCESSING SERVICES, UPTIME OR UNINTERRUPTED ACCESS, ANY WARRANTIES CONCERNING THE AVAILABILITY, PLAYABILITY, DISPLAYABILITY, ACCURACY, PRECISION, CORRECTNESS, THOROUGHNESS, COMPLETENESS, USEFULNESS, OR CONTENT OF INFORMATION,AND ANY WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND WE HEREBY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL SUCH WARRANTIES, EXPRESS AND IMPLIED. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES, CONTENT, FUNCTIONS OR MATERIALS PROVIDED THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL BE TIMELY, SECURE, UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED. WE MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT THE WEBSITE OR THE PROVIDED SERVICES WILL MEET USERS' REQUIREMENTS. NO ADVICE, RESULTS OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM US OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY MADE HEREIN. WE AND OUR AFFILIATES ALSO ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY, AND SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR, ANY DAMAGES TO, OR VIRUSES THAT MAY INFECT, YOUR EQUIPMENT ON ACCOUNT OF YOUR ACCESS TO, USE OF, OR BROWSING IN THE WEBSITE OR YOUR DOWNLOADING OF ANY MATERIALS, DATA, TEXT, IMAGES, VIDEO CONTENT, OR AUDIO CONTENT FROM THE WEBSITE. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE WEBSITE, YOUR SOLE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE WEBSITE.

WE TRY TO ENSURE THAT THE INFORMATION POSTED ON THE WEBSITE IS CORRECT AND UP-TO-DATE. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CHANGE OR MAKE CORRECTIONS TO ANY OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE WEBSITE AT ANY TIME AND WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. WE NEITHER ENDORSE NOR ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF ANY OPINION, ADVICE OR STATEMENT ON THE WEBSITE. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO EVALUATE THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS OR USEFULNESS OF ANY INFORMATION, OPINION, ADVICE OR OTHER CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE WEBSITE. PLEASE SEEK THE ADVICE OF PROFESSIONALS, AS APPROPRIATE, REGARDING THE EVALUATION OF ANY SPECIFIC INFORMATION, OPINION, ADVICE OR OTHER CONTENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO HEALTH, OR LIFESTYLE INFORMATION, OPINION, ADVICE OR OTHER CONTENT.

WITHOUT LIMITATION OF THE ABOVE IN THIS SECTION, WE AND OUR AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS AND LICENSORS MAKE NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES ORDERED OR PROVIDED VIA THE WEBSITE, AND HEREBY DISCLAIM, AND YOU HEREBY WAIVE, ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS MADE IN PRODUCT OR SERVICES LITERATURE, FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS DOCUMENTS AND OTHERWISE ON THE WEBSITE OR IN CORRESPONDENCE WITH US OR OUR AGENTS. ANY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ORDERED OR PROVIDED VIA THE WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED BY US "AS IS," EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT, IF AT ALL, OTHERWISE SET FORTH IN A LICENSE OR SALE AGREEMENT SEPARATELY ENTERED INTO IN WRITING BETWEEN YOU AND US OR OUR LICENSOR OR SUPPLIER.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

IN NO EVENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEGLIGENCE, SHALL WE,OUR AFFILIATES, OR ANY OF OUR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES,AGENTS OR CONTENT OR SERVICE PROVIDERS (COLLECTIVELY, THE "PROTECTED ENTITIES") BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL,INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM, OR DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY RELATED TO, THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE WEBSITE OR THE CONTENT, FEATURES, MATERIALS AND FUNCTIONS RELATED THERETO, YOUR PROVISION OF INFORMATION VIA THE WEBSITE, LOST BUSINESS OR LOST SALES, EVEN IF SUCH PROTECTED ENTITY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO CERTAIN USERS.IN NO EVENT SHALL THE TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF THE PROTECTED ENTITIES TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING FROM THE TERMS & CONDITIONS OR YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE EXCEED, IN THE AGGREGATE, THE AMOUNT, IF ANY, PAID BY YOU TO US FOR YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE.

Applicable Laws

We control and operate the Website from our offices in the Bahamas. We do not represent that materials on the Website are appropriate or available for use in other locations. Persons who choose to access the Website from other locations do so on their own initiative, and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.

Governing Law

The Terms & Conditions, and the relationship between You and us, shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. You agree that any cause of action that may arise under the Terms & Conditions shall be commenced and be heard in the appropriate court in the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. You agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms & Conditions shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of the Terms & Conditions is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of the Terms &Conditions remain in full force and effect.

Changes to these Terms & Conditions

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to change, modify, add or remove any portion of the Terms & Conditions, in whole or in part, at any time. Changes in the Terms & Conditions will be effective when posted. The revised Terms & Conditions will be posted on the appropriate portion(s) of our Website and will indicate at the bottom when it was most recently updated. Your continued use of the Website and/or the Services made available on or through the Website after any changes to the Terms & Conditions are posted will be considered acceptance of those changes.

How to Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about these Terms & Conditions or its implementation, please contact us at [email protected]. The contents of this website are subject to and protected by: Copyright © 2020 Templeton Religious Trust. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

These Terms & Conditions were last updated on September 23, 2020.