This Terms of Service Agreement (the “Agreement”) is between you (“you”) and For the Child/Family Life Ministries Limited (together with our affiliates, service providers, and partners, “For the Child,” “we,” and/or “us”) and governs your use of the forthechildjamaica.com website and successor website(s) (the “Site”), including the materials and information posted on it, and the functionality that permits you to make donations, apply to become a foster parent or to use any other functionality offered through the website.

1. Acceptance of Terms and Supplementary Terms. For the Child operates the Site subject to this Agreement, including the Privacy Policy and any additional guidelines, rules, terms and conditions, or limitations applicable to specific components of the Site (each, a “Supplementary Term”), each of which is incorporated by reference herein. In addition, Project /Program Leaders, and any Individual, Organization, or Company providing due diligence or application for foster care or volunteering are subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the supplemental terms and conditions that are included with said application.

By making a payment you acknowledge and agree that you are at least eighteen years of age, legally competent, and that you are entering into a legally binding contract with For the Child governing your use of the Site, which contract includes all Supplementary Terms. If you are an individual accepting this Agreement on behalf of an agency or entity, you warrant that you have the legal right to accept this Agreement on behalf of such agency or entity and that the agency or entity will also be bound by this Agreement.

You acknowledge and agree that For the Child retains control over the donated funds. In the event that (i) a project/program is retired or fully funded or (ii) For the Child receives a check payable to For the Child without reference to a specific project/program, the donated funds will be allocated to For the Child’s General Fund.

You acknowledge and agree that a printed version of this Agreement and/or any electronic communication from For the Child shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this Agreement and/or your use of the Site to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.

1. Amendment. For the Child reserves the right to modify this Agreement from time to time in its sole discretion by posting an announcement of such changes on the Site, along with the revised Agreement marked to show the date of last revision. By continuing to use the Site after such changes are posted, you acknowledge and agree to be bound by the Agreement as modified.
2. Modification, Suspension, and/or Cancellation. For the Child reserves the right to modify the Site, and change, suspend, or discontinue providing all or part of the content or functionality of the Site in its sole discretion, with or without notice. You agree that For the Child shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any such actions.
3. Personal Information. For the Child’s use of personal information collected from and about you in connection with your use of the Site is governed by our Privacy Policy, (the “Privacy Policy”), and which is incorporated by reference into this Agreement as a Supplementary Term. By providing this personal information, subject to the terms of the Privacy Policy, you grant to For the Child a perpetual, irrevocable, transferable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce and store, and subject to your privacy preferences, to display, publish, transmit and distribute such information in connection with the operation of the Site.
4. User Credentials. When you create an account or profile (for future versions of the website), submit an application to volunteer or to become a foster parent, or make a donation, you will be asked to provide certain personal information, such as your name and contact information, and given the opportunity to select one or more user names and passwords (collectively, your “User ID”).

You acknowledge and agree that:

• You agree to provide accurate and truthful information, and to promptly update this information to reflect any changes;
• You represent that you have all rights in the information necessary to provide it to For the Child;
• User ID is for your personal use only and may not be transferred to any third party;
• You are exclusively responsible for the security and confidentiality of your User ID and for all use of the Site that occurs in connection with your User ID, with or without your knowledge;
• You are required to completely log out of the Site at the end of each session and to notify For the Child promptly if you learn of any unauthorized use of your User ID;
• If you are accepting this Agreement as a representative on behalf of an agency or other entity, you represent that you have the rights to submit the registration information on behalf of that agency or other entity;
• For the Child will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with this section; and
• Any information submitted under your User ID is subject to the “Personal Information” terms as specified in Section 4.

1. Rules of Conduct. Your use of the Site is expressly conditioned on your responsible and lawful participation in the Site community. Accordingly, and without limiting the foregoing:

You acknowledge and agree that:

• Your use of the Site is conditioned on your compliance with this Agreement and all applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
• Any information you provide in connection with your use of the Site must be true, accurate, and complete at the time provided, and you will maintain, update, and correct such information regularly.

             You agree that you will not use the Site to:

• Engage in fraudulent or unlawful activities of any kind;
• Defame abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal, privacy, publicity, or other rights of others;
• Impersonate any person or entity; falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity; or assert or imply that For the Child or any Site user endorses any statement you make;
• Interfere with or disrupt the operation of the Site or any servers, hardware, or software used in connection with the Site;
• Transfer or copy any protected material, content or information made available through any restricted portion of the Site to any non-restricted portion of the Site or to any public forum;
• Restrict or inhibit any other person from using the Site.

You agree that you will not, without our express written consent:

• Reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or otherwise exploit for any commercial purposes, or for any purposes that are competitive with For the Child, any element of the Site, including any information or materials made available on or through the Site;
• Modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble any element of the Site;
• Remove any copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights notice from the Site or any materials posted on or originating from the Site;
• Frame or mirror any element of the Site;
• Systematically download Site content to create a separate database;
• Use any robot, spider, site search/retrieval application or other manual or automatic device to retrieve, index, “scrape,” “data mine,” “harvest” or in any way gather Site content, or reproduce or circumvent its navigational structure or presentation;
• Advertise, promote, market, or offer to sell or buy any goods or services on or through the Site;
• Use the Site to solicit funding, grants, or financial assistance of any.

1. License. Subject to your compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including, but not limited to, Section 6), For the Child hereby grants to you a limited, non-exclusive, revocable license to access and use the Site and download and print the content and information on or made available through the Site (provided that you keep all copyright or other proprietary notices intact on such content and information), solely for your personal, non-commercial use. You may not republish such content or information on any other Internet, Intranet or Extranet site or incorporate the content or information in any other database or compilation. Any other use of the Site or content and information is strictly prohibited. For the Child and its licensors reserve all rights not expressly granted in and to the Site and its content and information and all intellectual property rights therein (including the trademarks and service marks on the Site).
2. Proprietary Rights. The Site and other information or materials made available through or used in connection with providing the Site are and shall remain the property of For the Child and its licensors (including Site users) and suppliers, and are protected by copyright, trademark, patent, and/or other proprietary rights and laws. Except as expressly provided herein or permitted or otherwise authorized in advance by For the Child in writing, you agree not to reproduce, modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute, or create derivative works based (whether in whole or in part) on any element of the Site, including without limitation the Site itself or any Site content, or other materials made available through the Site.

Trade names, trademarks and service marks of For the Child or its licensors include without limitation, For the Child, Family Life Ministries Limited, and any associated logos. All trademarks and service marks on the Site not owned by For the Child are the property of their respective owners. The trade names, trademarks and service marks owned by For the Child, whether registered or unregistered, may not be used by you in connection with any product or service that is not ours. Nothing contained on the Site should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel or otherwise, any license or right to use any of For the Child trade names, trademarks or service marks without our express prior written consent.

1. Limitations of Liability and Disclaimer of Warranties. THE SITE AND ALL INFORMATION, SERVICES, LINKS, OR OPPORTUNITIES FOR GIVING DESCRIBED AND/OR AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THE SITE ARE PROVIDED TO YOU “AS IS” WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY. YOU AGREE THAT YOU MUST EVALUATE, AND THAT YOU BEAR, ALL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF THE SITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY RELIANCE ON THE ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, COMPLETENESS OR USEFULNESS OF ANY CONTENT OR SERVICES AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THE SITE OR ON OR THROUGH ANY LINK OR LISTING. FOR THE CHILD DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE SITE; PROJECTS/PROGRAMS, OR OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR GIVING DESCRIBED, FEATURED, AND/OR AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THE SITE; THE USE OF DONATION FUNDS PROMISED OR PLEDGED; AND ANY CONTENT OR SERVICES AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THE SITE OR ON OR THROUGH ANY LINK OR LISTING, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND TITLE.

FOR THE CHILD SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER THEORY (INCLUDING DETRIMENTAL RELIANCE), INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, USE, DATA, LOSS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, LOSS OF OTHER INTANGIBLES, LOSS OF SECURITY OF INFORMATION IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OR ANY OTHER PARTY’S USE OR MISUSE OF THE SITE, EVEN IF ADVISED IN ADVANCE OF SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSSES. YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE SITE IS TO STOP USING THE SITE. 

WE DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE SITE WILL BE OR REMAIN SECURE, COMPLETE OR CORRECT, THAT THE SITE, THE SERVER THAT MAKES THE SITE AVAILABLE, OR THE SERVICES ARE FREE OF ERRORS, VIRUSES, BUGS OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT ACCESS TO THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED. THE SITE MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES, ERRORS AND MATERIALS THAT VIOLATE OR CONFLICT WITH THIS AGREEMENT. ADDITIONALLY, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THIRD PARTIES MIGHT MAKE UNAUTHORIZED ALTERATIONS TO THE SITE.

1. Indemnity. You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless For the Child/Family Life Ministries Limited and its respective successors, sponsors, employees, officers, directors, shareholders, affiliates, agents, representatives, suppliers and members, from and against all claims, losses, costs and expenses (including attorneys fees) arising out of (a) your use of, or activities in connection with, the Site; (b) any violation of this Agreement by you or anyone using your User ID; (c) your violation of any rights of any other person or entity while using the Site; or (d) information provided under your User ID and any information that you or anyone with your password submits, or transmits through the Site.
2. Termination. This Agreement is effective until terminated. For the Child in its sole discretion, may terminate your access to or use of the Site and/or Services, at any time and for any reason or no reason, including if For the Child believes that you have violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of this Agreement. Upon any such termination, your right to use the Site will immediately cease. You agree that any termination of your access to or use of the Site may be effected without prior notice, and that For the Child may immediately deactivate or delete your User ID, and all related information and files associated with such credentials or bar any further access to such information or files. You agree that For the Child shall not be liable to you or any third party for terminating this Agreement and/or terminating your access to the Site. Nor shall For the Child have any obligation to make information or files associated with the Site available to you after any such termination.
3. Governing Law and Jurisdiction. This Agreement is governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of Jamaica, without regards to its principles of conflicts of law. You agree to exclusive jurisdiction by the courts located in Jamaica, and waive any jurisdictional, venue or inconvenient forum objections to such courts. Notwithstanding this, you agree that For the Child may apply for injunctive remedies (or an equivalent type of urgent legal relief) in any jurisdiction.

The Site is hosted and operated in, and made available from the United States. Those who choose to access the Site do so on their own initiative and at their own risk, and are responsible for complying with all local laws, rules and regulations. We may limit the Site’s availability, in whole or in part, to any person, geographic area or jurisdiction we choose, at any time and in our sole discretion.

1. Claims of Copyright Infringement. If you believe in good faith that materials available on the Site infringe your copyright, you (or your agent) may send For the Child a notice requesting that we remove the material or block access to it. If you believe, in good faith, that someone has wrongly filed a notice of copyright infringement against you, we permit you to send For the Child a counter-notice.  Notices and counter-notices should be sent to: flmfostercare@gmail.com.
2. Contact Us. If you have any questions regarding the meaning of application of this Agreement, please send an e-mail to flmfostercare@gmail.com. Please note that e-mail communications will not necessarily be secure; accordingly you should not include credit card information or other sensitive information in your e-mail correspondence with us.
3. Business Transfers. For the Child may sell, transfer or otherwise share some or all of its assets, including your personal information, in connection with a merger, acquisition, reorganization or sale of assets.
4. Miscellaneous. This Agreement does not, and shall not be construed to create any partnership, joint venture, employer-employee, agency or franchisor-franchisee relationship between you and For the Child. If any provision of this Agreement is found to be unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, that provision will be deemed severable from this Agreement and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provision. You may not assign, transfer or sublicense any or all of your rights or obligations under this Agreement without our express prior written consent. No waiver by either party of any breach or default hereunder will be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default. Any heading, caption or section title contained herein is inserted only as a matter of convenience, and in no way defines or explains any section or provision hereof. This, together with all policies referred to herein, is the entire Agreement between you and For the Child relating to the subject matter herein and supersedes any and all prior or contemporaneous written or oral agreements or understandings between you and For the Child relating to such subject matter. Notices to you may be made via posting to the Site or by e-mail in our sole discretion. For the Child will not be responsible for failures to fulfill any obligations due to causes beyond its control.

LAST MODIFIED: JULY 28, 2021