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OnceCatholic.org Terms of Use Please review these Terms of Use carefully, and if you agree, please click "Accept." If you decline these Terms of Use, you will not be able to access the Conversation Corners. 1. No Warranties. St. Anthony Messenger Press, owner and operator of OnceCatholic.org, disclaims any warranties, express or implied, in relation to this website. St. Anthony Messenger Press does not represent or warrant that the site is accurate, truthful, or error-free. You also should be aware that, while St. Anthony Messenger Press will use reasonable efforts to ensure confidentiality, it may be possible for third parties to acquire or discern information about you through computer hacking or otherwise. OnceCatholic.org is not a substitute for professional medical, legal, or psychological advice, diagnosis, or treatment. The site is not a crisis hotline. If you have an emergency, you should call 911 or appropriate local authorities. 2. Indemnification. You agree to indemnify St. Anthony Messenger Press for any loss, cost, claim or damage it may incur as a result of your breach of these Terms of Use or any use by you of the site, or due to your connection to or inability to access the site. 3. Ownership of Information. St. Anthony Messenger Press shall own all information on the site, including without limitation information submitted to the site by you. St. Anthony Messenger Press may in its sole discretion edit or elect not to post messages sent by you. St. Anthony Messenger Press may use messages sent by you for any purpose within the bounds of the Privacy Policy. You have permission to use the information on the site for private use and also to share it with others. You hereby represent that at the time you submit any message or other content to St. Anthony Messenger Press, you have the right to submit such message or other content without violation of any rights of privacy or publicity, copyrights, or other third party rights of any nature. 4. Linked Sites. St. Anthony Messenger Press disclaims liability for any sites to which it provides links on the website and is not responsible for the content of such sites. 5. Compliance with Laws. You agree to comply with all applicable laws and rules. If accessing the site, downloading the content, or other use of the site is illegal in your jurisdiction, such activity is prohibited by these Terms of Use. You are hereby forbidden to take any such illegal actions, and St. Anthony Messenger Press disclaims any liability therefor. 6. Limitation of Liability. St. Anthony Messenger Press shall have no liability for any loss, cost or damage of any sort, including without limitation consequential damages, even if notified by you of the possibility of such damages, arising out of your use of this site or the transmission of any messages to or from the site. St. Anthony Messenger Press reserves the right to cease operation of this site without notice and for any reason, and is not responsible for any damages arising therefrom or from any technical failure, non-transmission of messages or inability to access this site. 7. Forbidden Transmissions. You agree not to transmit through e-mail or otherwise any viruses or computer code, files, or programs that would harm the computer software, computer hardware, or telecommunications equipment of St. Anthony Messenger Press, that of companions, or that of other visitors to the site. 8. Confidentiality. This site involves discussions on highly personal topics. Although St. Anthony Messenger Press seeks only e-mail addresses, the site may be the recipient of additional personal information, either volunteered by you, or discernable through other information revealed by you. You represent that you have read the Privacy Policy and reviewed Section 1 above. You are responsible for limiting your disclosure of personally identifiable information. Companions may respond directly to the email address(es) provided by you. St. Anthony Messenger Press cannot be responsible for any breaches of confidentiality or privacy that may occur if you share your computer, email address or password with any third parties. 9. General. This website is governed by the laws of the State of Ohio. These Terms of Use, including the Privacy Policy, represent the entire agreement between St. Anthony Messenger Press and you. Waiver of any right by St. Anthony Messenger Press at any time does not constitute a waiver of any other rights. St. Anthony Messenger Press and you agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of the courts situated in Hamilton County, Ohio, should a dispute arise. Should any provision in these Terms of Use be found unenforceable, that provision shall be reformed so as to most nearly effectuate the intent thereof, and the remaining Terms of Use shall be enforceable to the maximum extent allowed by law. Any claim or legal action against St. Anthony Messenger Press must be brought by you within one year after the website visit, message transmission or posting from which your claim arises. 10. Copyright Disputes. If you believe that any material on
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