Northern Great Lakes
Synod – Website Terms of Use
Thank you for visiting the Northern Great Lakes Synod website!
We offer this website as a tool to help you stay in touch with the ministries
of our ELCA. The following guidelines are intended to make your visit here safe
and productive. All materials contained herein are subject to this Terms of Use
Agreement.
Terms of Use
Acceptance of Terms
By using this site, you expressly agree to the terms and
conditions without limitation or qualification. Northern Great Lakes
Synod reserves the right to change these terms and conditions at any time
without prior notice. You agree that each time you visit this site, you shall
be subject to the current Terms of Use. By accessing this site, you accept
without limitation or qualification the Terms of Use and acknowledge that any
other agreement between you and Northern Great Lakes Synod is superseded
and of no force or effect.
Copyright
Except as otherwise expressly permitted under copyright law,
you agree not to reproduce, retransmit, disseminate, sell, distribute, publish,
broadcast, or circulate the information received through this web site to
anyone, including, but not limited to, others in the same company or
organization, without the express prior written consent of Northern Great Lakes
Synod.
Links to Outside Web Sites
This site includes links to other web sites and resources.
Some of these sites may be affiliated with The Evangelical Lutheran Church in
America while others may not. Because Northern Great Lakes Synod has no control
over such sites and resources, you acknowledge and agree that Northern Great
Lakes Synod is not responsible for the availability of such external sites or
resources and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any
content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from such
sites or resources. You further acknowledge and agree that Northern Great Lakes
Synod shall not be responsible or liable, directly, or indirectly, for any
damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of
or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any
such site or resource.
Indemnity
For details on how we protect your Confidential Information,
please read our (link to privacy policy).
Confidential Information
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Northern
Great Lakes Synod, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, consultants
and agents from any and all third party claims, liability, damages and/or costs
(including, but not limited to, attorneys fees) arising from your use of our
services, your violation of the Terms of Use or your infringement, or
infringement by any other user of your account, of any intellectual property or
other right of any person or entity. The Terms of Use will inure to the benefit
of Northern Great Lakes Synod’s successors, assigns and licensees. These Terms of
Use will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State
of Michigan. Any action brought to enforce this agreement, or matters related
to the site shall be brought in either the state or federal courts of Michigan.
If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision or
portion of the Terms of Use to be unenforceable, the remainder to the Terms of
Use will continue in full force and effect. These Terms of Use constitute the
entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof
and supersedes and replaces all prior or contemporaneous understandings or
agreements, written or oral, regarding such subject matter. Any waiver of any
provision of the Terms of Use will be effective only if in writing and signed
by Northern Great Lakes Synod.