TERMS OF USE

Decatur First United Methodist Church of Decatur, Georgia maintains this website, our Facebook page, and email correspondence as a service to its members and visitors. The Terms of Use set forth below govern your use of this website, our Facebook page, and email correspondence and by using the website, our Facebook page, and email correspondence, you agree to be bound by them. Therefore, please read the Terms of Use carefully before you use this website, our Facebook page, and email correspondence.

If you do not agree with our Terms of Use we kindly ask that you do not use this website, our Facebook page, and correspond with us via email.

Trademarks and Copyrights; All Rights Reserved
Decatur First United Methodist Church of Decatur, GA reserves all of its rights under and does not grant any express or implied rights to you or any other user of the website under any trademark, copyright, trade secret or other intellectual property law, except as provided below with regard to the use of downloaded messages. All web site design, text, graphics, layout and content contained in this web site are copyright © Decatur First United Methodist Church of Decatur, Georgia and protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. All rights reserved. Many requested uses are permitted by this policy, but if your intended use of the contents of this and affiliated web sites are NOT expressly permitted herein, you may not: reproduce, upload, post, transmit, download or distribute any content, "mirror" or include this information on your own server or in your own documents; or modify or reuse the text or graphics on any of these web sites without the written permission of Decatur First United Methodist Church of Decatur, Georgia.

You may print copies of the material for incidental church and personal use; or store the files on a computer for church or personal use. No content may be sold or used for any commercial purpose. Any printed copy must include copyright information.

You may link to content on Decatur First United Methodist Church of Decatur, Georgia Website, provided you follow our linking policy found below under "Linking Policy."

Any other use of Decatur First United Methodist Church of Decatur, Georgia materials from this web site--including reproduction for purposes other than those noted above, modification, distribution, transmission, display or republication--without the prior written permission of Decatur First United Methodist Church of Decatur, Georgia is strictly prohibited.

Prayer Concerns, Electronic Messages, Message Boards and other Posted Announcements or Concerns
Any prayer concern, email, message board, announcements or concerns or other information that you submit for posting on our website is subject to these Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy. You cannot submit defamatory, obscene or otherwise harmful or offensive information or materials or information or materials that violate or infringe upon intellectual property rights or other rights. Children under 13 years old cannot submit information without verifiable parental consent. By submitting any information, you agree and warrant to Decatur First United Methodist Church of Decatur, Georgia that your information submitted meets all of the conditions for submission. Your information may be reviewed by one or more of our staff members or other individuals before it is published, and we have the right to edit any of your information before it is published. We have the right to publish any information on our website and to use it in any other form or in any other materials, including without limitation bulletins, photographs and video, unless otherwise noted by you. We also have the right not to publish any information or to remove it from the website or other media at any time and for any reason without notice. Notwithstanding the above, Decatur First United Methodist Church of Decatur, Georgia expressly disclaims any responsibility or liability for any material communicated by third parties through this website, including without limitation any information published on the website.

Photography and Videography
Throughout our various activities and organizations within Decatur First United Methodist Church of Decatur, Georgia, we will photopgraph or video the event including but not limited to Sunday School, Worship Services, and other church sponsored events. Upon entering our facilities of Decatur First United Methodist Church of Decatur, Georgia, you authorize the right to use your image and voice on our website. Children under the age of 13 will not be identified unless a valid consent form is on file at Decatur First United Methodist Church of Decatur, Georgia. As a member of our congregation on Sunday mornings, you will not be identified in the video unless you are on the stage and speaking to the entire room through our public address system. No close-up shots will be used from those within the congregation to allow you privacy in your worship experience. If you wish to not have your image or voice used in our videotaping of services, please notify the webmaster, otherwise attendance implies consent.

Prayer Chain Email List
Decatur First United Methodist Church of Decatur, Georgia may invite members to share joys and concerns with a prayer chain posted on the website or through emails sent out to members and former members of our congregation. By submitting a joy or concern on our website, we ask that you are authorized to add this person to the prayer list. Particular concerns people may not want everyone to know about, so we ask that you get permission from them or be authorized to provide consent on their behalf. If the concern or joy does not involve a direct member of our congregation, we ask that you provide information that identifies their relationship to you. For example, co-worker, friend, brother-in-law, cousin, etc. This information must be published with the prayer concern to identify whom is being prayed for. If you opt-ed out of having your name published on our website and correspondence, this will negate your privileges to submit a prayer request for our prayer chain. If this is the case, we invite you to contact the church office to notify the church staff and have it placed on the prayer list within the church.

Trademarks
Graphics and logos may not be used in connection with any product or service that in any manner misrepresents, disparages, or discredits Decatur First United Methodist Church of Decatur, Georgia.

Use of Downloaded Messages
In the future we may make our sermons and other messages available for download free of charge. However, your right to use downloaded messages is limited. A message downloaded from our website is only for personal use, and can only be used on the computer or other device onto which it was downloaded and cannot be duplicated or distributed in any way without our express written permission. Individuals have our permission to make copies of downloaded messages for their own use or to share with a friend, provided that (1) the message (including any metadata) is duplicated in its entirety without any alteration and (2) if a CD copy is made, the following credit is written on the outside of the CD: "(c) [year of message] [name of speaker] and Decatur First United Methodist Church of Decatur, Georgia. Used by permission. All rights reserved." For example, if an individual makes a CD copy of a downloaded message by Pastor David Naglee that he spoke in 2011, then "(c) 2011 David Naglee and Decatur First United Methodist Church of Decatur, Georgia. Used by permission. All rights reserved." should be written on the outside of the CD.

Disclaimer of Warranties
All materials and other content of this website or accessible from this website are provided on an "as is" basis and Decatur First United Methodist Church of Decatur, Georgia expressly disclaims any express or implied warranties or conditions of any kind, including without limitation any warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or use, title or non-infringement. Decatur First United Methodist Church of Decatur, Georgia makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, as to the operation of "decaturfirst.org" or the information, content or materials included on "decaturfirst.org."

Limitation of Liability
By using this website you agree that Decatur First United Methodist Church of Decatur, Georgia will not be liable for any damages of any kind arising from the use of "decaturfirst.org," including, but not limited to direct, indirect, incidental, punitive and consequential damages.

Applicable Law
Use of this website and any claim or dispute arising from or related to use of this website is governed by the laws of the State of Georgia, USA, without regard to any rule or principle regarding conflicts of laws. The exclusive jurisdiction and venue of any such claim or dispute shall be in the state and federal courts for DeKalb County, Georgia.

Linking Policy
This web site may be linked to or from other web sites that are not operated by Decatur First United Methodist Church of Decatur, Georgia, or any affiliates. Decatur First United Methodist Church of Decatur, Georgia is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of these third party web sites. This web site may also be linked to web sites operated by organizations affiliated with Decatur First United Methodist Church of Decatur, Georgia. Visitors to those web sites should refer to their separate terms of use and practices.

Contact Information
If you have any questions regarding our Terms of Use, you can contact us at:

Decatur First United Methodist Church
Attn: Webmaster
300 East Ponce de Leon Avenue
Decatur, GA 30030