Please read these terms of use (“terms of use”, “agreement”) carefully before using community.connectedfamilies.org website (“website”, “service”) operated by Connected Families (“us”, ‘we”, “our”).
By using this website, you certify that you have read and reviewed this Agreement and that you agree to comply with its terms. If you do not want to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, you are advised to leave the website accordingly. Connected Families only grants use and access of this website, its products, and its services to those who have accepted its terms.
Before you continue using our website, we advise you to read our privacy policy regarding our user data collection. It will help you better understand our practices.
You must be at least 18 (eighteen) years of age before you can use this website. By using this website, you warrant that you are at least 18 years of age and you may legally adhere to this Agreement. Connected Families assumes no responsibility for liabilities related to age misrepresentation.
You agree that all materials, products, and services provided on this website are the property of Connected Families, its affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, suppliers, or licensors including all copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks, patents, and other intellectual property. You also agree that you will not reproduce or redistribute Connected Families intellectual property in any way, including electronic, digital, or new trademark registrations.
You grant Connected Families a royalty-free and non-exclusive license to display, use, copy, transmit, and broadcast the content you upload and publish. For issues regarding intellectual property claims, you should contact the company in order to come to an agreement.
As a user of this website, you may be asked to register with us and provide private information. You are responsible for ensuring the accuracy of this information, and you are responsible for maintaining the safety and security of your identifying information. You are also responsible for all activities that occur under your account or password.
If you think there are any possible issues regarding the security of your account on the website, inform us immediately so we may address it accordingly.
We reserve all rights to terminate accounts, edit or remove content and cancel orders in their sole discretion.
By visiting this website, you agree that the laws of the [location], without regard to principles of conflict laws, will govern these terms and conditions, or any dispute of any sort that might come between [name] and you, or its business partners and associates.
Any dispute related in any way to your visit to this website or to products you purchase from us shall be arbitrated by state or federal court [location] and you consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue of such courts.
You agree to indemnify [name] and its affiliates and hold [name] harmless against legal claims and demands that may arise from your use or misuse of our services. We reserve the right to select our own legal counsel.
Connected Families is not liable for any damages that may occur to you as a result of your misuse of our website.
Connected Families reserves the right to edit, modify, and change this Agreement any time. We shall let our users know of these changes through electronic mail. This Agreement is an understanding between Connected Families and the user, and this supersedes and replaces all prior agreements regarding the use of this website.
We count it a privilege to be in relationship with those who have given us permission to connect. As new regulations roll-out around the world, we think it best to stay ahead of the game to let you know our commitments to our followers. Our bottom line – we strive to meet or exceed privacy rules and regulations and will do our best to offer full disclosure about how we do it. If you have any questions or concerns simply contact us to discuss.
Connected Families is a 501c-3 non-profit Christian-based ministry founded in 2002 in Chaska, MN by Jim and Lynne Jackson.
Our website address is: https://community.connectedfamilies.org. We are the community site of Connected Families. The main site of Connected Families is https://connectedfamilies.org.
Information We Collect
When you purchase our courses, we collect:
SMS/Text Messaging
By providing your mobile phone number during checkout, you consent to receive text messages from Connected Families regarding:
Message Frequency: Message frequency varies.
Message & Data Rates: Message and data rates may apply.
Opt-Out: Reply STOP to any text to unsubscribe. Reply HELP for assistance.
Supported Carriers: This service is available on major U.S. carriers.
Information Sharing
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share information with:
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.