Altar Terms & Conditions

Welcome to Altar! This is an Agreement between you (also referred to as the “Customer” or “User”) and Altar Social, LLC as well as its corporate affiliates (referred to as “Altar,” “us,” “we,” and “our”). This Agreement governs your use of www.altarsocial.com and the Altar mobile app (collectively, “Altar”). This Agreement also governs your purchases of products or services on Altar, and the entirety of your relationship with Altar as a Customer or User of Altar. By using or accessing Altar, creating an Altar User or Customer profile, or purchasing or acquiring products or services via Altar, you agree that you have read, understood, and voluntarily accept all of the terms and conditions contained or incorporated by reference in this Agreement, including, but not limited to, our Privacy Policy [hyperlink].

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PLEASE READ ALL OF THESE TERMS AND POLICIES CAREFULLY BEFORE USING ALTAR, BEFORE ACCEPTING THESE TERMS WHEN REGISTERING TO USE ALTAR, AND BEFORE PURCHASING OR OTHERWISE ACQUIRING ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES THROUGH ALTAR. THESE TERMS HAVE IMPORTANT LEGAL CONSEQUENCES AND WILL AFFECT YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS. BY AGREEING TO THESE TERMS, YOU ARE WAIVING YOUR RIGHT TO SUE IN COURT, YOUR RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY, AND YOUR RIGHT TO BRING ANY CLASS, COLLECTIVE, OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION OR LEGAL PROCEEDING AGAINST ALTAR.

AS USED IN THESE TERMS, “ALTAR” MEANS THE ENTIRETY OF www.altarsocial.com AND THE ALTAR MOBILE APP, THEIR VARIOUS PAGES AND SUBPAGES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ALL DISPLAYED CONTENT, GOODS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, AND ANY PORTIONS THEREOF. BY ACCESSING ALTAR, OR PURCHASING OR OTHERWISE ACQUIRING PRODUCTS OR SERVICES THROUGH ALTAR, YOU AFFIRM THAT YOU ARE OVER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN (13) AND OTHERWISE OF LEGAL AGE TO ENTER INTO THESE TERMS, AND THAT YOU VOLUNTARILY ACCEPT AND WILL BE BOUND BY ALL TERMS AND POLICIES CONTAINED AND REFERENCED HEREIN. YOU MAY NOT ACCESS OR USE ALTAR IF YOU (1) DO NOT AGREE TO ALL SUCH TERMS AND POLICIES, (2) ARE NOT THE OLDER OF AT LEAST 13 YEARS OF AGE OR LEGAL AGE TO FORM A BINDING CONTRACT WITH ALTAR, OR (3) ARE PROHIBITED BY ANY APPLICABLE LAW FROM ACCESSING OR USING ALTAR.

General Provisions

1.1 Products. We agree to provide you with the Altar Service. The Service includes all of the Altar products, features, applications, services, technologies, and software that we provide to advance Altar’s mission: To connect people in prayer to make a difference. The Service is made up of the following aspects:

Offering personalized opportunities to create, connect, communicate, discover and share. People are different. So we offer you different types of accounts and features to help you create, share, grow your presence, and communicate with people on and off Altar. We also want to strengthen your relationships through shared experiences that you actually care about. So we build systems that try to understand who and what you and others care about, and use that information to help you create, find, join and share experiences that matter to you. Part of that is highlighting content, features, offers and accounts that you might be interested in, and offering ways for you to experience Altar, based on things that you and others do on and off Altar.
Fostering a positive, inclusive, and safe environment.
We develop and use tools and offer resources to our community members that help to make their experiences positive and inclusive, including when we think they might need help. We are also working to have teams and systems that work to combat abuse and violations of our Terms and policies, as well as harmful and deceptive behavior. We use all the information we have-including your information-to try to keep our platform secure. We also may share information about misuse or harmful content with law enforcement. Learn more in the Privacy Policy.
Connecting you with brands, products, and services in ways you care about. We use data from Altar, as well as from third-party partners, to show you ads, offers, and other sponsored content that we believe will be meaningful to you. And we try to make that content as relevant as all your other experiences on Instagram.
Research and innovation. We use the information we have to study our Service and collaborate with others on research to make our Service better and contribute to the well-being of our community.

1.2 Updates to Our Terms and Policies. We reserve the right to change, modify, add or remove sections of these Terms or our Policies referenced herein, at any time, in our discretion. You agree that you are responsible for checking these Terms and Policies for changes when you access or use Altar, and that any failure by you to read such changes will not, without more, negate your assent to those changes. When changes are made, we will make a new copy of these Terms and/or Policies (collectively, “Terms”) available on Altar, and we will also update the “Last Updated” date at the top of these Terms. By continuing to use Altar after the posting of any changes or updates, you accept and agree to any such changes and updates. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ANY CHANGES OR UPDATES, YOU MUST IMMEDIATELY STOP USING ALTAR.

1.3 Supplemental Terms. Your use of, and participation in, certain features and functionality of Altar are subject to additional Terms, such as those in our Privacy Policy [hyperlink], all terms of which are hereby incorporated by reference as if expressly set forth herein.

Use of Altar

2.1 Access and Use. Subject to the Terms of this Agreement, Altar hereby grants you a limited, revocable, non-transferable and non-exclusive license to access and use Altar for the purpose of personal, non-commercial shopping for Products displayed on Altar, and not for commercial use or use on behalf of any third party, except as explicitly permitted by us in advance. Any breach of this Agreement may result in our immediate revocation of the license granted you in this paragraph, without notice to you.

2.2 Third Party Links and Resources. Altar contains links to third-party sites that are neither owned nor controlled by us. References on Altar to third parties’ names, marks, or Products, as well as any links to third parties’ sites, are not an endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation of any third party or their Products, representations, or information.

We have no control over, assume no responsibility for, and do not endorse or verify the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or Products, including, but not limited to, any third party’s social media or mobile app platform with which Altar may operate or otherwise interact (directly or indirectly). You agree that Altar is not responsible for the acts or omissions of any operator of any such site or platform, and that your use of any such third-party site or platform is at your own risk and will be governed by such third party’s own terms, conditions and policies (if any). We make no representations or warranties about the accuracy, completeness or timeliness of any content posted on Altar by anyone other than us. We strongly advise you to read any applicable third-party terms, conditions and policies before using third-party sites.

2.3 Limitations on Use. Except as permitted in the paragraph above, you may not reproduce, distribute, display, sell, lease, transmit, create derivative works from, translate, modify, reverse-engineer, disassemble, decompile or otherwise exploit for your personal or commercial gain Altar or the Products displayed thereon, or any portion of them, unless expressly permitted by us in writing. You may not make any commercial use of any of the information provided on Altar or make any use of Altar or the Products for the benefit of another business unless explicitly permitted by us in advance. You agree that we may, in our discretion and without prior notice, terminate your access to Altar at any time with or without cause. In addition, from time to time, we may restrict access to some or all parts of Altar, including, but not limited to, the ability to submit orders, make payments, send communications, or access information.

You may not and will not upload to, distribute, or otherwise publish through or from Altar any content, information, or other material that: (a) violates or infringes the copyrights, patents, trademarks, service marks, trade secrets, or other proprietary rights of any person; (b) is libelous, threatening, defamatory, obscene, indecent, pornographic, or could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under local or international law; or (c) includes any bugs, logic bombs, viruses, worms, trap doors, Trojan horses or other code, material or properties which are malicious or technologically harmful.

Additionally, you agree not to:

(a) use Altar for any unlawful purposes, or in a way that could violate any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation, the rights of Altar, or the rights of any third party;

(b) to engage in any conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone’s use or enjoyment of Altar or the Products, or which, as determined by us, may harm us or other persons using Altar or the Products or expose us or them to liability;

(c) use Altar in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair Altar or any other party’s use of Altar or the Products;

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(d) use any robot, spider or other manual or automated device, process, software or means to index or access Altar for any purpose;

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(e) use Altar to distribute unsolicited promotional or commercial content, or solicit other persons using Altar for commercial purposes; or

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(f) otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of Altar.

2.4 Unavailability of Altar. Access to Altar may become degraded or unavailable during times of maintenance, significant volatility or volume, or due to other causes within or beyond our control. This could result in significant response time delays. Although we strive to provide you with excellent service, we do not represent that Altar will be available without interruption.

2.5 User Profiles and Accounts. In order to purchase or acquire Products or access some features or services available on Altar, you are required to create a Altar user account (“User Account”), which may include setting up a password. You may not use another person’s User Account or password.

You are solely responsible for protecting the confidentiality of your User Account and the information you submit or hold for your User Account, including your password, and you are solely responsible for any and all activity that occurs under your User Account. In no event will we be liable for any loss, theft or fraudulent use of your User Account. You agree to immediately notify us of any unauthorized use of your User Account, password, or any breach or threatened breach of Altar’s or your User Account’s security. You warrant and confirm that you will only use your own User Account or password in connection with accessing and using Altar as provided herein.

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your User Account in our discretion, including, without limitation, if we believe that your conduct violates applicable law or is harmful to our interests in any way. If your User Account is discontinued by Altar due to your violation or breach of any portion these Terms, or for conduct otherwise deemed inappropriate or harmful to our interests, then you agree that you will not attempt to re-register with or access Altar through use of a different member name, User Account, or otherwise. You may terminate your User Account at any time, for any reason, by following the applicable instructions within Altar. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you agree that Altar will not have any liability whatsoever to you for any suspension or termination of your User Account.

By creating a User Account with us, you acknowledge that we may send you promotional or marketing emails from time to time. If you do not wish to receive those emails, please use the link provided in those emails to unsubscribe from our email list.

Privacy Policy

Altar’s Privacy Policy [hyperlink], which is fully incorporated by reference into this Agreement, applies to all aspects of your access to and use of Altar, including but not limited to your submission of personal information to us. To view our Privacy Policy, Altar Privacy Policy [hyperlink].

Errors

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While we strive to provide complete and accurate information on Altar, errors, inaccuracies, or omissions may occur. We reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies, or omissions if any information on Altar is inaccurate at any time, without prior notice.

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Events Beyond Our Control

The parties hereto agree that Altar will not be liable for any non-compliance, or delay in compliance, with any of the obligations we assume under these Terms or under other contracts, when caused by events that are beyond our reasonable control (“Force Majeure”). Force Majeure shall include any act, event, failure to exercise, omission or accident that is beyond our reasonable control, including, among others, the following:

(a) Strike, lockout, or other forms of protest;

(b) Civil unrest, revolt, invasion, terrorist attack or terrorist threat, war (declared or not) or threat or preparation for war;

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(d) Inability to use trains, ships, aircraft, motorized transport, or other means of transport, public or private;

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(e) Inability to use public or private telecommunication systems;

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(f) Acts, decrees, legislation, regulations or restrictions of any government or public authority; and

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(g) Strike, failure, or accident in maritime or river transport, postal transport, or any other type of transport.

It shall be understood that our obligations deriving from these Terms or other contracts are suspended during the period in which Force Majeure remains in effect, and we will be given an extension of the period in which to fulfill such obligations by an amount of time equal to the amount of time that the Force Majeure lasted. We will make all reasonable efforts either to end the Force Majeure (to the extent we can) or to find a solution that enables us to fulfill our obligations under these Terms despite the Force Majeure.

Governing Law and Resolution of Disputes; Arbitration Agreement

6.1 General Arbitration Provisions. You and Altar agree that—if we cannot informally resolve any dispute, controversy, or disagreement as set forth below—then any dispute, controversy, claim, or disagreement between us arising out of or relating to your use of Altar, this Agreement, or prior or future versions of this Agreement, or any other aspect of your economic relationship with Altar, including but not limited to any disputes, controversies, claims, or disagreements that arose before the effective date of this Agreement (hereinafter, any “Dispute”), will be resolved by binding arbitration, rather than in court. YOU AND Altar HEREBY WAIVE ANY CONSTITUTIONAL OR STATUTORY RIGHTS TO SUE IN COURT OR TO HAVE A TRIAL IN FRONT OF A JUDGE OR A JURY. You and Altar are instead electing that all Disputes shall be resolved by arbitration pursuant to these Arbitration Provisions. There is no judge or jury in arbitration, and judicial review of an arbitration award is subject to very limited review. Discovery may be limited in arbitration, and procedures are more streamlined than in court. All arbitration provisions herein shall be interpreted, applied, and enforced in accordance with the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”), and with any applicable state arbitration laws that are not expressly or impliedly preempted by the FAA.

6.2 Authority of Arbitrator. The arbitrator, and not any court, shall have exclusive authority to resolve any Dispute, including, without limitation, any dispute arising out of or related to the interpretation, application, revocability, or enforceability of these Arbitration Provisions or any portion thereof. The arbitrator shall have the authority to grant motions dispositive of all or part of any Dispute. The arbitrator shall issue a written award and statement of decision describing the essential findings and conclusions on which the award is based, including the calculation of any damages awarded. The award of the arbitrator is final and binding upon you and us. Judgment on the arbitration award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction to enter such judgment.

6.3 Class Action Waiver. YOU AND ALTAR AGREE THAT EACH OF US MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND NOT ON A CLASS, REPRESENTATIVE, OR COLLECTIVE BASIS, AND THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE ALL RIGHTS TO HAVE ANY DISPUTE BROUGHT, HEARD, ADMINISTERED, RESOLVED, OR ARBITRATED ON A CLASS, COLLECTIVE, REPRESENTATIVE, OR MASS ACTION BASIS. ONLY INDIVIDUAL RELIEF IS AVAILABLE, AND DISPUTES OF MORE THAN ONE CUSTOMER OR USER CANNOT BE ARBITRATED OR CONSOLIDATED WITH THOSE OF ANY OTHER CUSTOMER OR USER. Subject to this Arbitration Agreement, the arbitrator may award declaratory or injunctive relief (if applicable) only in favor of the individual party seeking relief, and only to the extent necessary to provide relief warranted by the party’s individual claim and injury. To the extent permissible by law, there shall be no right or authority for any dispute to be arbitrated as a representative action or as a private attorney general action. This means that you may not seek relief on behalf or for the benefit of any other person, entity, or party in arbitration.

6.4 Informal Dispute Resolution Is A Pre-Condition To Arbitration. You and Altar agree to try to resolve any Dispute informally before resorting to arbitration. You and Altar therefore agree that before either party commences arbitration against the other, the parties will personally meet and confer telephonically or via videoconference, in a good faith effort to resolve informally any Dispute covered by this Arbitration Agreement (“Informal Dispute Resolution Conference”). The party initiating a Dispute must give notice to the other party in writing of his, her, or its intent to initiate an Informal Dispute Resolution Conference (“Notice”), which shall occur within thirty (30) days after the other party receives such Notice, unless an extension is mutually agreed upon by the parties. Notice to us that you intend to initiate an Informal Dispute Resolution Conference must be sent to us via www.altarsocial.com and/or the Altar mobile app. The Notice must include: (a) your name, telephone number, mailing address, e‐mail address associated with your account (if you have one); and (b) a reasonably specific description of your Dispute. Notice to you will be sent to the address or email address associated with your account, or to your publicly available address or email address if you do not have an account with us. The Informal Dispute Resolution Conference shall be individualized such that a separate conference must be held each time either party initiates a Dispute, unless all parties agree otherwise; multiple individuals initiating a Dispute cannot participate in the same Informal Dispute Resolution Conference, unless all parties agree otherwise. Engaging in the Informal Dispute Resolution Conference is a condition precedent and contractual requirement that must be fulfilled before commencing arbitration. The statute of limitations and any filing fee deadlines shall be tolled while the parties engage in the Informal Dispute Resolution Conference process required by this paragraph.

Additional Terms

7.1 Assignment. You may not assign or transfer this Agreement (or any of your rights or obligations under this Agreement) without our prior written consent. Any attempted assignment or transfer without complying with the foregoing will be void. In contrast, we may freely assign or transfer this Agreement without notice to you. This Agreement inures to the benefit of, and is binding upon, the parties and their respective legal representatives and successors, and to Altar’s assigns.

7.2 Entire Agreement; No Waiver. The Terms set forth herein, together with our Privacy Policy [hyperlink], and any other legal notices or policies published on Altar, shall constitute the entire Agreement between you and us concerning your accessing and use of Altar, and the whole of your relationship with Altar as our Customer and as an Altar User. This integrated Agreement supersedes all prior terms, agreements, discussions, and writings concerning the same. If any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable, then that provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of the Terms, which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any provision of these Terms shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such provision or any other provision of these Terms. Our failure to assert any right or provision under these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

7.3 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. These Terms do not, and are not intended to, confer any rights or obligations on any person other than you and Altar.

7.4 Electronic Communications. Communications between you and Altar may take place via electronic means, whether you visit Altar or send Altar e-mails, or whether Altar posts notices on Altar or communicates with you via e-mail, SMS messaging, or other electronic text messaging. For contractual purposes, you (a) consent to receive communications from Altar in an electronic form; and (b) agree that all terms and conditions, agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that Altar electronically provides to you satisfy any legal requirement that such communications would satisfy if it were to be in writing. The foregoing does not affect your statutory rights, including but not limited to the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act at 15 U.S.C. §7001 et seq. (“E-Sign”).

7.5 Indemnification. You agree to release, indemnify, and defend Altar and all of its subsidiaries, affiliates, related companies, suppliers, licensors and partners, and the officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives of each from all third-party claims and costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or related to: (1) your use of Altar; (2) your conduct or interactions with Sellers or with other users of Altar; (3) your breach of these Terms; and (4) your ordering, purchases, acquisitions, offering or sale of Products (whether or not prohibited by this Agreement or applicable law). We will notify you promptly of any such claim and will provide you (at your expense) with reasonable assistance in defending the claim. You will allow us to participate in the defense and will not settle any such claim without our prior written consent. We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you. In that event, you will have no further obligation to defend us in that matter.

7.6 Interpretation. In construing or interpreting these Terms, headings are for convenience only, and are not to be relied upon to resolve ambiguity.

7.7 Applicable Law. These Terms—along with your accessing and use of Altar, and the whole of your relationship with Altar as our Customer or as an Altar User—shall be governed by the laws of the State of Alabama, consistent with the Federal Arbitration Act, without giving effect to any principles that provide for the application of the law of another jurisdiction.

7.8 Venue. To the extent that the parties are permitted under these Terms to initiate litigation in a court (e.g., to enforce an arbitration award), you and Altar agree that any and all disputes arising out of or relating in any way to this Agreement, your accessing or use of Altar, or your relationship with Altar, will be litigated exclusively in state or federal courts in Alabama. Nothing in this paragraph limits or otherwise affects the meaning of the mandatory arbitration provisions or informal dispute-resolution provisions contained herein.

7.9 Notice. Whenever you provide an e-mail address, mailing address or phone number to Altar, you alone are responsible for providing us contact information that is valid and current. In the event that contact information you provide to us is invalid, outdated, or inaccurate, or for any other reason is not capable of delivering to you any notice or communication allowed or required by these Terms, our dispatch of such notice(s) or communication(s) to whatever contact information you provide us will nonetheless constitute effective notice to you.

7.10 Severability. If any provision of these Terms is determined, by an arbitrator or otherwise, to be invalid or unenforceable under any rule, law, or regulation of any local, state, or federal government entity or agency, such provision will be changed and interpreted to accomplish the objectives of that provision to the greatest extent possible under any applicable law, and no other provision’s validity or enforceability shall be affected.

7.11 Survival. All provisions of this Agreement that by their nature extend beyond the expiration or termination of this Agreement, including, without limitation, certain provisions pertaining to access to or use of Altar, Dispute resolution, and/or general or additional provisions, shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement.