TERMS OF USE FOR LDS INSTITUTE SOCIAL MEDIA GROUPS
Effective September 30, 2010
Social media groups, accounts, and associated Web pages for the LDS Institutes (collectively and individually, the “page”) are used to allow LDS Institutes to more effectively communicate with their students and faculty about classes, activities, and other relevant issues. This Agreement along with social media Terms
of Use shall govern the use of this page and apply to all Internet traffic visiting this page. This Agreement is meant to protect all of our social media visitors. Your use of this page constitutes your acceptance of these terms and conditions. If you disagree with any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement, do not use this page. We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify, change, or otherwise update the terms and conditions of this Agreement at any time, without liability to you or to any third party. Accordingly, you should check for changes to this Agreement when you use this page. Your continued use of this page following the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised Agreement, which shall be effective when posted. RESTRICTIONS
This page is operated, controlled, and/or managed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and/or its affiliates or its affiliated legal entities (collectively, “Church,” “us,” “we,” or like terms). Use of this page is subject to the following conditions:
1.You may only use this page for personal, home, and Church use, which is both incidental and noncommercial. For clarity, you cannot use this page for any commercial or political purpose.
2.You may only use this page in a dignified manner that is not derogatory to the Church, its leaders, its teachings, or its institutes.
3.You may not use this page to give the impression that you are speaking or writing as an authority for the Church, or to state or imply that the Church endorses or approves of your comments.
4.You may not use this page to post or transmit any material or link to material (whether intended to be private to you or to be shared with the public) that is obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, excessively violent, harassing, defamatory, libelous, tortious, illegal, threatening, or otherwise inappropriate or objectionable.
5.If you are under the age of 18 but at least 13 years of age, you may use this page only under the supervision of a parent or legal guardian who agrees to be bound by this Agreement.
6.You may not disclose confidential information through this page.
7.You may not use this page to post pictures or other personal information of any other person without first receiving the appropriate prior written permission to do so.
8.You may not upload or attach any material that contains content that is protected by intellectual property laws (such as trademark or copyright law), unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consents.
9.You may not delete any author attributions, legal notices, or proprietary designations in content that you upload to this page.
10.Nothing in this Agreement grants you with any right or license to use any trademark, service mark, trade dress, or other identifier that belongs to the Church.
11.Notwithstanding the foregoing, we reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to deny, revoke, modify, or limit any use of this page and any material or feature provided through this page. The Church respects the copyrights and other intellectual property rights of others and asks that you do the same. It is not our responsibility to determine what "Fair Use" means for persons wishing to use material from this page. That remains wholly a responsibility of the user. Furthermore, we are not required to give additional source citations, or to guarantee that the material on this page is cleared for alternate uses. Such ultimately remains the responsibility of the user. However, the Church maintains the right to prevent infringement of its material and to interpret "Fair Use" as it understands the law. ACCOUNT SAFETY
While we endeavor to keep the materials on this page appropriate, you understand and acknowledge that when using this page, you will be exposed to content and submissions (“Submissions”) provided by a variety of sources, and that we are not responsible for the accuracy, usefulness, safety, or intellectual property rights of, or relating to, such Submissions. Similarly, you understand there is some possibility that you may be exposed to Submissions that are inaccurate, offensive, indecent, or otherwise objectionable, and you hereby waive any legal or equitable rights or remedies you have or may have against the Church with respect thereto. MONITORING
We are under no obligation to monitor Submissions that are posted on or transmitted through this page, but reserve the right to do so in our sole discretion and are authorized to block or remove Submissions we deem inappropriate or objectionable. While we take reasonable measures to review all Submissions posted to this page, we cannot guarantee that we review all content submitted through every feature on this page. Accordingly, we are unable to take protective measures in the event you provide content disclosing information about a person that is a victim of harm or abuse or is at risk of becoming a victim of harm or abuse. If we become aware of any Submission that is considered to be offensive or could compromise the privacy of personal information (including yours or others), we will do our best to block or remove such a Submission. PRIVACY
Information about you is subject to our Privacy Policy. For more information, please review our full Privacy Policy. PAGE CONTENT
While content or material on this page may be helpful, the Church does not endorse the opinions, content, people, actions, information, advice, services, or other materials included in, or related to, any user Submissions provided on this page. In this regard, the content of the Submissions posted on this page does not necessarily reflect the opinions or ideals of the Church. LINKING
For your convenience, this page may contain links to Web sites operated by others. These Web sites are not maintained or controlled by us, and we are not responsible for their content. Your linking to any Web sites from this page is at your own risk. Although we have made a good faith effort to link only to Web sites that are tasteful and appropriate, some may contain inappropriate or objectionable content. If you find such content while using this page, please notify us immediately. We believe that those who make information available on the Internet expect that it will be publicly and widely available. Therefore, we believe that linking to other sites is legally permissible and consistent with the expectations of those who use the Internet. However, if access to a particular site should be restricted, the site operator should promptly notify us. GENERAL TERMS
This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Utah, United States of America, as applied to agreements entered into and to be performed entirely within the state, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law. Any dispute that relates to this page, this Agreement, or your Submissions, and which the parties cannot resolve through discussions, shall be settled exclusively in either the state or federal courts located in Salt Lake County, Utah, and you hereby consent and submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purposes of litigating any such action. If any provision of this Agreement is unlawful, void, or unenforceable in whole or in part, that provision will be construed consistent with applicable law and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. Our failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement will not be considered a waiver of the right to enforce such provision. You agree that if you do not commence a cause of action arising out of or relating to this page or this Agreement within one year after the cause of action accrues, then such cause of action shall be permanently barred. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
We are not liable for any special or consequential damages resulting from your use of, or your inability to use, this page, the material found at this page, or any linked Web site, including, but not limited to, lost profits, business interruption, and loss of programs or other data on your information handling system. In no event shall our total liability to you for all damages, losses, and causes of action exceed the amount paid by you, if any, for accessing this page or any linked Web site. You also specifically acknowledge that the Church shall not be liable for any user Submissions or for the defamatory, offensive, or illegal conduct of any third party, and that the risk of harm or damage from the foregoing rests entirely with you. You also acknowledge that these limitations of liability apply regardless of the nature of any claim, whether based on warranty, contract, tort, or any other legal or equitable theory, and whether or not we are advised of the possibility of such damage. DISCLAIMERS
1.THE MATERIAL AT THIS PAGE AND ANY LINKED SITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF TITLE AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED AT THIS PAGE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS PAGE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. b) Furthermore, We make no warranties or representations about the accuracy or completeness of any user Submissions to this page, and WE assume no liability for any (1) errors, OMISSIONS, mistakeS, or inaccuracies IN ACCEPTING OR POSTING Submissions; (2) personal injury, property damage, OR OTHER DAMAGE of any nature whatsoever, resulting from any submissions or your access to and/or use of this page; (3) any errors, omissions, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES in any Submissions; or (4) any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use or ACCESS of Material (including any submissions) posted to or otherwise made available through this page. You further agree that your sole remedy for dissatisfaction with or harm resulting from your use of this page is to stop using this page. Privacy Policy
The privacy of your personal information is important to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its affiliated legal entities (the “Church”, “we”, “us”, or similar terms). This Privacy Policy is intended as a general statement regarding collection and use of personal information for Church affiliated Web sites. We strive to collect, use and disclose personal information consistent with the laws in the countries in which we collect personal information. This Privacy Policy applies to this Web site which is owned and operated by Corporation of the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Corporation of the Presiding Bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, or FamilySearch International (as noted specifically on the first page of the Web site). In selected jurisdictions, the Church affiliated entities may adopt unique privacy policy provisions to reflect the requirements of applicable local laws. When a separate provision is deemed necessary, notice will be provided. Although you can visit most Church Web sites without providing any personal information, the Church adheres to the following privacy principles on how we collect, use, disclose, transfer, and store your information. Privacy Practices
Information Collection, Consent and Use. When you create an LDS Account, register on a Church Web site, add profile information, or take other similar actions, we may collect or obtain from you or your membership records (if applicable), information including, but not limited to, your name, address, e-mail address, phone number, contact or profile preferences, and Church unit information. We will use such information to allow us to contact you, to fulfill your requests, to seek your voluntary feedback on Web site features or content, and to help fulfill the mission of the Church. We may also use your personal information for internal purposes, including auditing, data analysis, and research. We will use your information for no other purposes unless we specifically inform you otherwise and obtain your prior consent if legally required. We will also make you aware of options to opt-out of or opt-in (as required by law) to certain features. Moreover, we grant individuals the opportunity to object to certain uses of their information. If you are a member of the Church, it is understood that membership information, including contact details, are shared on a limited and restricted basis between Church members for internal Church purposes, including over the Internet (with your prior consent if required by law). With respect to the privacy of your personal information, as a Church member you have given your implied or actual consent (as required by law) for the Church to use your personal information for Church purposes. If personal information is to be used for any other purpose, it will only be used with your prior consent. When you submit additional content through any Church Web site, such as, but not limited to, sending messages, engaging in on-line chats, replying to surveys, uploading photos, uploading video clips, making personal on-line notes, writing in an on-line journal, or similar feature, your information will be stored on our system. While we intend that certain submissions using features on Church Web sites are to remain private (for example, personal on-line notes, journaling, and so forth), we cannot guarantee the complete privacy of such submissions and may in some instances choose, or be legally required, to disclose such information to third parties as outlined in this policy. Some information you provide to the Church Web sites will be submitted with your express agreement that the submission is to be shared publicly. In such instances, others will have access to any personal information within such submission. We recommend caution in selecting which information you choose to include in such submissions to avoid causing harm or injury, or risk of harm or injury, to yourself or others. We are under no obligation to monitor such content, but reserve the right to do so in our sole discretion and are authorized to block or remove content we deem inappropriate or objectionable. We prohibit postings or submissions in any form and using any available tool on any Church Web site, whether intended to be private to you or shared with the public, that are obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, excessively violent, harassing, defamatory, libelous, tortious, illegal, threatening, or otherwise inappropriate or objectionable. As we do not review all content submitted through every feature on each Church Web site, we are unable to take protective measures in the event you provide content disclosing information about a person that is a victim of harm or abuse or is at risk of becoming a victim of harm or abuse. When we become aware of content posted on a Web site that we consider offensive or could compromise the privacy of personal or confidential information (yours or others), we will make a good faith effort to block or remove such content. Retention. We retain collected personal information for a reasonable period of time to fulfill the collection purpose and then delete it from our records, with the exception of limited historical data and membership information retained as part of a permanent genealogical or Church historical record. Access. We endeavor to maintain personal information accurately and rely on you to ensure your personal information is complete and accurate. You may verify, correct, or remove your personal information through your Web site specific registration, your profile, or through LDS Account, where applicable. For information taken from your Church membership record, your personal information can only be updated by making changes to your Church membership record. Such changes must be done by contacting the clerk in your Church unit and requesting the change. If you experience problems with modifying your personal information or other requests to update your personal information, you can contact us by sending an email to [email protected]. Disclosure of Personal Information
We regard your personal information as confidential and do not sell it to anyone. We do not share your personal information with other parties except in the following exceptions (or in other instances where we specifically inform the individual and obtain prior consent):
Third Party Providers. We may provide personal information to third parties for their use in performing internal functions on our behalf (payment processing, maintenance, security, data analysis, hosting, and so forth). In such instances, the providers will be contractually required to protect the personal information from additional use or transfer in accordance with this privacy policy and industry standards. Church Entities. We may transfer personal information to any Church affiliated entity to meet Church purposes. For membership information transfers from the European Union, we rely on standard clause agreements between Church entities in compliance with European requirements. For online submissions of personal information, we understand an individual’s submission to be an affirmative act, indicating informed consent to the processing as well as informed consent to allow the transborder data transfer to the United States of America for the purposes for which it was provided. Legal Requirements. We may access and disclose your personal information, posts, journaling, personal notes, content, or other submissions submitted to any Church Web site if we have a good-faith belief that doing so is required by a subpoena or other judicial or administrative order or otherwise required by law. Additionally, we may disclose your personal information and other information where we, in good faith, deem it appropriate or necessary to prevent a violation of our other agreements; to take precautions against liability; to protect the rights, property, or safety of the site, of any individual, or of the general public; to maintain and protect the security and integrity of our services or infrastructure; to protect ourselves and our services from fraudulent, abusive, or unlawful uses; to investigate and defend ourselves against third-party claims or allegations; or to assist government enforcement agencies. Protecting Information
We use technical and organizational measures to protect the personal information we receive against the loss, misuse, and unauthorized alteration, and to protect its confidentiality. We regularly review our security procedures in order to consider appropriate new technology and methods. Please be aware that despite our best efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable. Third-Party Data
Where local law permits, you may submit personal information of third parties, including contact information, to allow the Church to make contact, make a delivery, or otherwise meet your request. The information collected will be used solely to facilitate your request. When providing personal information about anyone other than yourself, you must obtain the other person’s informed consent if legally required. Passive Data Collection—Tracking Technologies
A cookie is a small text file that is stored on a browser when a user visits a Web site. A clear gif is a graphic file, rather than a text file, that is similar in function to a cookie. We use these and similar tools in our effort to improve individual site experiences. We do not link the information we store in cookies, clear gifs, or other tracking technologies to any personally identifiable information. When an individual requests pages from a Church site, our servers may also log the user’s IP address in order to improve site administration. This information is used to produce usage statistics to help us better meet the needs of individual users and to determine specific interests. We do not link the IP address to any personal information. Compliance and Questions Regarding the Privacy of Personal Information
We have a Church Data Privacy Officer to assist in ensuring compliance with this Privacy Policy and data security issues. This officer helps educate employees concerning compliance. Inquiries concerning this Privacy Policy or the security of personal information processed by the Church may be sent via email or directly to the following:
Email: [email protected]. Fax: 801-240-1187
Address: Data Privacy Office
50 E North Temple St. Rm. 1880
Salt Lake City, UT 84150
Children's Privacy
We do not knowingly collect information from children under age 13 from most Church Web sites. Any Church Web site where children’s information is collected will only be done with the prior express and informed consent of the child’s parent or guardian in compliance with applicable law. We strongly recommend that minors 13 years of age or older ask their parents for permission before sending any information about themselves to anyone over the Internet and we encourage parents to teach their children about safe Internet use practices. Third-Party Links
We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of any third-party sites. For users own protection, users should review the policies of similar sites to ensure they meet the users’ personal expectations of privacy. Future Changes to Privacy Policy
We reserve the right, at our discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of the Privacy Policy at any time. When we make changes to the Privacy Policy, we will post the changes on this page and update the revision date at the bottom of the Privacy Policy. We encourage users to check the Privacy Policy to remain informed of any changes. Effective Date
This version of the Privacy Policy became effective on September 1, 2010.
