Terms of Service
Welcome to God's Faithbook (GFB) Social Network, an online social utility created to help connect and inspire people throughout the world to help spread how word and to network with like-minded individuals.
By using or accessing the Gods Faithbook Social Network (GFB), you agree that you have read, understand and are bound by these Terms of Use ("Terms"). We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to change or delete portions of these Terms at any time without further notice. Your continued use of the GFB Social Network after any such changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms.
Eligibility
If you are required to register as a sex offender in any jurisdiction, you may not use the GFB Social Network.
Prohibited Conduct
By using or accessing the GFB Social Network, you represent, warrant and agree that you will not:
do anything that could disable, overburden or impair the proper working of the GFB Social Network;
use any robot, spider, scraper or other automated means to access the GFB Social Network;
send spam or any other unauthorized advertisements or solicitations through or using the GFB Social Network;
harvest, collect or use addresses, phone numbers or email addresses or other contact information (collectively "Contact Information") of users of the GFB Social Network without consent from such users;
solicit private information (including social security numbers, credit card numbers and passwords) from users of the GFB Social Network;
provide any false personal information in your profile, create more than one profile, transfer your profile, create a profile for anyone other than yourself or create a page without authorization;
use your profile (as opposed to a Page) for any commercial purpose;
offer any contest, sweepstakes, coupon or other promotion through the GFB Social Network without our prior written consent;
use an iFrame or offer web search functionality on the GFB Social Network;
intimidate or harass any user;
do anything that is illegal, infringing, fraudulent, malicious or could expose GFB or the GFB Social Network users to harm or liability; or
attempt, encourage or facilitate any of the above.
User Content
By using or accessing the GFB Social Network, you represent, warrant and agree that you will not Post:
User Content that violates the law or anyone's rights, including intellectual property ("IP") rights or other proprietary rights (such as rights of publicity and privacy);
any Contact Information or private information of any third party;
false, misleading or fraudulent information;
any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code designed to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of any computer or telecommunications equipment;
alcohol-related or other mature content on Pages on the GFB Social Network that have not set appropriate age based restrictions (based on the country in which the page will be viewable); or
User Content that is threatening, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive, or that depicts nudity, pornography or graphic or gratuitous violence, or anything else that we may consider offensive.
GFB does not pre-screen, review, edit or approve any User Content. GFB may, in its sole discretion, remove or disable access to any User Content.
"User Content" means any photos, text, link, audio, video, designs, ads and anything else that you Post on or through the GFB Social Network. "Post" means to upload, post, transmit, share, store, link to or otherwise make available on or through the GFB Social Network.
IP Complaints
We respect the IP rights of others and we prohibit users from Posting User Content that violates another party's IP rights. When we receive a proper claim of IP infringement, we promptly remove or disable access to the allegedly infringing User Content. We also terminate the accounts of repeat infringers in appropriate circumstances. If you believe that User Content on the GFB Social Network infringes your IP rights, please contact us.
Your Privacy Practices
We respect the privacy rights of third parties, and you must do so as well on the GFB Social Network. If you collect, access or use information relating to any user of the GFB Social Network (including information contained in any user profile) you must obtain consent from the user and make it clear to the user that the collection, access and use is being carried out by you and not GFB.
Ownership; Proprietary Rights
Except for User Content and Applications/Connect Sites, all materials, content and trademarks on the GFB Social Network are the property of Morning Star House of Prayer and/or its licensors and are protected by all relevant IP laws and other proprietary rights (including copyright, trademark, trade dress and patent laws) and any other applicable laws. Except as expressly authorized by GFB and/or Morning Star House of Prayer in writing, you agree not to use, sell, license, distribute, copy, publish, stream, publicly perform or display, transmit, reformat, modify, edit, frame, translate, excerpt, adapt, create derivative works or otherwise make unauthorized use of the materials, content or trademarks.
Licenses
You are solely responsible for the User Content that you Post on or through the GFB Social Network. You hereby grant GFB an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, fully paid, worldwide license (with the right to sublicense) to (a) use, copy, publish, stream, store, retain, publicly perform or display, transmit, scan, reformat, modify, edit, frame, translate, excerpt, adapt, create derivative works and distribute (through multiple tiers), any User Content you (i) Post on or in connection with the GFB Social Network or the promotion thereof subject only to your privacy settings or (ii) enable a user to Post, including by offering a Share Link on your website and (b) to use your name, likeness and image for any purpose, including commercial or advertising, each of (a) and (b) on or in connection with the GFB Social Network or the promotion thereof. You represent and warrant that you have all rights and permissions to grant the foregoing licenses.
If you own or control a website, you may place GFB share link button, logo and/or text (a "Share Link"), including all trademarks therein, on your website for the sole purpose of enabling users to Post links or content from your website on the GFB Social Network. By offering a Share Link on your website, you agree, represent and warrant that you will not place a Share Link on any page containing content that would violate these Terms if posted on the GFB Social Network. The rights granted in this paragraph may be revoked by us at any time in our sole discretion, and upon such termination, you will immediately remove all Share Links from your website.
Submissions
You acknowledge and agree that any questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, feedback or other information that you provide to GFB are non-confidential and non-proprietary. GFB will be entitled to the unrestricted use of any such Submission for any purpose, commercial or otherwise, without acknowledgment or compensation to you.
User Disputes; Complaints
You agree not to hold GFB responsible or liable for the User Content or actions of third parties (including your interactions with users) on or relating to the GFB Social Network. This includes transactions conducted on the GFB Social Network as well as the collection, handling and sharing of personal information that you provide to third parties. If you have a dispute with a third party relating to the GFB Social Network, you release GFB and/or Morning Star House of Prayer and its directors, officers, employees and agents from any claims, causes of action and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown, arising out of or in any way connected with such dispute.
If you believe that the GFB Social Network business practices are in any way unfair, fraudulent or unlawful, you agree to bring it to the attention of GFB's legal department. If you do not report the issue or continue using the service after discovering the issue, you expressly waive the right to claim that the GFB Social Network is unfair, fraudulent or unlawful with respect to that issue.
Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold GFB and/or Morning Star House of Prayer harmless from and against any claim or cause of action brought by a third party as well as any related damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) ("Claim") arising out of or related to your (a) use of the GFB Social Network or any of the applications, features, content or materials related thereto; (b) violation of these Terms; (c) violation of the rights of any other person or entity; or (d) breach of the representations, warranties and covenants made by you herein GFB and Morning Star House of Prayer reserves the right, at your expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter for which you are required to indemnify GFB and Morning Star House of Prayer and you agree to cooperate with GFB and Morning Star House of Prayer defense of these Claims.
General Disclaimers
USE OF THE GFB SOCIAL NETWORK IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE GFB SOCIAL NETWORK, AND ALL APPLICATIONS, FEATURES, CONTENT AND MATERIALS MADE AVAILABLE ON, IN CONJUNCTION WITH OR THROUGH THE GFB SOCIAL NETWORK ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, VOV, ITS SUPPLIERS, LICENSORS AND PARTNERS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, STATUTORY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF PROPRIETARY RIGHTS. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, GFB, ITS SUPPLIERS, LICENSORS AND PARTNERS DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE GFB SOCIAL NETWORK WILL BE AVAILABLE, UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED OR THAT THE GFB SOCIAL NETWORK OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
GFB AND/OR MORNING STAR HOUSE OF PRAYER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR, AND DOES NOT APPROVE OR ENDORSE ANY THIRD PARTY CONTENT, MATERIALS, WEBSITES OR APPLICATIONS MADE AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THE GFB SOCIAL NETWORK (COLLECTIVELY, "THIRD PARTY MATERIALS"). WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENT, ACCURACY, AVAILABILITY, OFFENSIVENESS, OPINIONS, RELIABILITY, PRIVACY PRACTICES OR OTHER POLICIES APPLICABLE TO SUCH THIRD PARTY MATERIALS, AND WE CANNOT AND DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT THIRD PARTY MATERIALS WILL COMPLY WITH THE RESTRICTIONS, CONDITIONS OR OBLIGATIONS THAT WE REQUIRE. IF YOU DECIDE TO USE OR ACCESS THIRD PARTY MATERIALS, YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN RISK AND YOU MAY BE REQUIRED TO AGREE TO TERMS OF SERVICE, PRIVACY AND DATA GATHERING PRACTICES AND OTHER POLICIES APPLICABLE TO SUCH THIRD PARTY MATERIALS. PLEASE REVIEW ALL SUCH TERMS AND POLICIES CAREFULLY.
CERTAIN STATE LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MIGHT HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.
Limitation on Liability
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE, WILL VOV ENTITIES OR THEIR LICENSORS OR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, RELIANCE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR LOST DATA, THAT RESULT FROM YOUR USE OR YOUR INABILITY TO USE THE GFB SOCIAL NETWORK, THE WEBSITES OR ANY APPLICATIONS, FEATURES, CONTENT OR THIRD PARTY MATERIALS MADE AVAILABLE ON, IN CONJUNCTION WITH OR THROUGH THE GFB SOCIAL NETWORK, EVEN IF VOV.COM OR A VOV.COM AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY OR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH CASES, VOV.COM'S LIABILITY WILL BE LIMITED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
IN NO EVENT WILL THE TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU OF VOV.COM ENTITIES OR OF THEIR LICENSORS OR SUPPLIERS FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, CLAIMS AND CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR YOUR USE OF THE GFB SOCIAL NETWORK, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION YOUR INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER USERS OF THE GFB SOCIAL NETWORK (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, WARRANTY OR OTHERWISE) EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU, IF ANY, TO VOV.COM DURING THE TWELVE MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DAY THE ACT OR OMISSION OCCURRED THAT GAVE RISE TO YOUR CLAIM OR $100, WHICHEVER IS GREATER.
Termination and Changes to the GFB Social Network
We may terminate your account on the GFB Social Network, delete your profile and any User Content you have Posted on or through the GFB Social Network, and/or prohibit you from using or accessing the GFB Social Network (or any portion thereof) for any or no reason, at any time in our sole discretion, with or without notice. Further, we reserve the right to change any aspect or feature of the GFB Social Network at any time without notice. The following sections will survive any termination of your use of the GFB Social Network: Prohibited Conduct, User Content, Your Privacy Practices, Gift Credits, Ownership; Proprietary Rights, Licenses, Submissions, User Disputes; Complaints, Indemnity, General Disclaimers, Limitation on Liability, Termination and Changes to the GFB Social Network, Arbitration, Governing Law; Venue and Jurisdiction and Other.
Arbitration
Except as set forth in the paragraph below, you agree that all claims and disputes between you and GFB.COM that arise out of or relate in any way to the Terms or your use of the GFB Social Network will be resolved either by (a) binding arbitration by a single arbitrator in Boca Raton Florida or (b) binding non-appearance based arbitration conducted by telephone, online or based solely on written submission. Such arbitration will be administered by Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services ("JAMS") (see www.jamsadr.com) pursuant to its Comprehensive Arbitration Rules. The arbitrator's award will be binding and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction.
With respect to any claims or disputes you intend to bring on behalf of a class, you agree to arbitrate whether a class could be certified before bringing such action in a court of law. If the arbitrator refuses to certify the class, you will continue to resolve your individual claims or disputes through binding arbitration. If the arbitrator finds that a class should be certified, you may file the class action in a court of law provided you waive any right to a trial by jury. Claims for injunctive or other equitable relief may also be brought in a court of law.
Governing Law; Venue and Jurisdiction
You agree that all claims and disputes between you and GFB and/or Morning Star House of Prayer that arise out of or relate in any way to the Terms or your use of the GFB Social Network will be governed by the laws of the State of Florida (and United States federal laws applicable therein), without regard to principles of conflict of laws. You further agree that you will bring any claims or disputes that are not subject to arbitration (as set forth above) in, and you submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of, the state and federal courts located in Santa Monica, California.
The Gods Faithbook system keeps track of a member’s activities and awards points for various actions as described below.
When a member achieves different point milestones, they, after alerting the Gods Faithbook administrator, will be sent a special git from the Gods Faithbook gift shop.
You will quickly see your point total increase, and at certain predetermined amounts receive special gifts from Gods Facebook!
These milestones are at 100, 150, 250, 500 and 1000 points.
Simply alert the system administrator or Richard when you reach these totals!
In addition, for each point a member accrues, they will receive one entry into the God’s Faithbook sweepstakes making them eligible to win and all expenses paid trip to the holy land in Israel.
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Action |
Rule description |
Points |
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Add Application |
Give point when registered user add new application |
1 |
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Upload Photo |
Give point when registered user upload photos |
1 |
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Add New Group |
Give point when registered user created new group |
3 |
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Add New Group's Discussion |
Give points when registered user created new discussion on group |
2 |
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Leave Group |
Deduct points when registered user leave a group |
-1 |
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Approve Friend Request |
Give points when registered user approved friend request |
1 |
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Add New Photo Album |
Give points when registered user added new photo album |
1 |
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Post Group Wall |
Give points when registered user post wall on group |
1 |
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Join Group |
Give points when registered user joined a group |
1 |
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Reply Group's Discussion |
Give points when registered user replied on group's discussion |
1 |
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Post Wall |
Give points when registered user post a wall on profile |
1 |
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Profile Status Update |
Give points when registered user update their profile status |
1 |
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Profile Update |
Give points when registered user update their profile |
2 |
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Update Group |
Give points when registered user update the group |
1 |
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Create Group's News |
Give points when registered user add group's news |
1 |
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Post Wall for photos |
Give points when registered user post wall at photos |
1 |
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Upload profile avatar |
Give points when registered user upload profile avatar |
2 |
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Update privacy |
Give points when registered user updated privacy |
1 |