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TERMS & CONDITIONS

Terms of Use

Effective Date: September 24, 2025

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Christian Discipleship and Empowerment Center Terms of Use Agreement

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These terms of use, as amended from time to time (“Terms”), are a binding contract between CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP AND EMPOWERMENT CENTER (“CDEC”, “Company”, “Organization”, “Church”, “we”, or “us”) and (“you”). You must read and agree to these terms, including the Privacy Policy, before using CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP AND EMPOWERMENT CENTER’s website (“website”). By using the website, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree to these terms, do not use the website.​

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1. DESCRIPTION OF WEBSITE; ELIGIBILITY

  1. Description of Website. Our website grants you the ability to communicate with CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP AND EMPOWERMENT CENTER and make donations to our endeavors that teach the word of God, support the Christian family, and improve the community.

  2. Eligibility. By using the website, you are telling us that you are 13 years of age or older and your use of the website does not violate applicable laws or regulations.

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2. MODIFICATIONS TO TERMS

  1. Procedure. At any time CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP AND EMPOWERMENT CENTER may change these Terms, which includes the Privacy Policy and any other agreement that is incorporated by reference into these Terms. We will provide notice to you of any material change in the Terms by posting a notice to the Site and requiring that you first click on a button indicating that you agree to the Terms, before using the Website. Anytime that you click on the button to access CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP AND EMPOWERMENT CENTER’s Website, it will constitute that you have agreed to be bound by our Terms and you agree to be bound by our amended Agreement.​

  2. Your Obligation to Stay Current. It is critical that you keep your email contact information correct and updated with us at all times. In addition, we encourage you to check back regularly to review these Terms at least once every thirty days.

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3. MODIFICATIONS TO SERVICE

  • We reserve the right to modify or discontinue, and restrict or block access to the Website without notice to you. We may modify or remove any Content from the Website at any time without notice to you.

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4. POSTING CONTENT ON THE WEBSITE; REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

  • Content protected by Intellectual Property Rights. Any content available through the website, including text, video, audio, pictures, graphics, images, likenesses, personal information and other works of authorship (collectively, “Content”) is protected by the intellectual property rights of CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP AND EMPOWERMENT CENTER or its licensors.​

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5. OWNERSHIP OF RIGHTS; LICENSE RIGHTS; USER SUBMISSIONS

  1. Ownership of Your Content. You retain ownership of your rights in any Content you post to the Website, subject to the non-exclusive rights that you grant to us as described in these Terms. This paragraph applies only to the content that you enter while using the Website.​

  2. Your License to CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP AND EMPOWERMENT CENTER. You hereby grant CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP AND EMPOWERMENT CENTER a worldwide, royalty-free, freely transferable, freely licensable sublicensable (through unlimited levels of sublicense), non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, modify, transmit, distribute, publicly perform and display (including in each case by means of a digital audio transmission), advertise in, on, and around, and create derivative works of the Content, in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed. You also hereby waive any moral rights you may have in such Content under the laws of any jurisdiction. We may (but are not obligated to) display your Content, including your username and your actual name (according to the preferences you select).​

  3. Your Right to Terminate the License. You may remove or modify Content that you post on the Site. If, prior to such removal or modification, CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP AND EMPOWERMENT CENTER has distributed, or developed specific plans to distribute, any electronic, printed, or other materials containing such Content (e.g., in advertising, promotion or otherwise), then CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP AND EMPOWERMENT CENTER has a limited right to continue to distribute those materials. If you want CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP AND EMPOWERMENT CENTER to stop distributing the materials, simply send us written notice to stop distributing such materials, in which event we will stop distributing the materials within thirty (30) days. Your notice must be signed by you, include your telephone number and email address, and be sent by first class mail, postage prepaid, to CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP AND EMPOWERMENT CENTER P.O. Box 159, St. Peters, MO 63376, Attn: Copyright Agent. In addition, the notice must clearly identify the Content at issue, describe the specific use of the Content you wish to end, and contain statements that you own or have an exclusive right to the Content and that all the information in the notice is true and correct. The thirty-day period for CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP AND EMPOWERMENT CENTER to stop distributing your Content begins only once CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP AND EMPOWERMENT CENTER has received a notice complying with the requirements of this Section 5.3.

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6. DEALING WITH MERCHANTS; LINKS

  • Advertisements and Links. The Website may contain advertisements, offers, or other links to Web sites of third parties that we do not control. Advertisements and other information provided by third parties may not be wholly accurate. CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP AND EMPOWERMENT CENTER is not responsible or liable for (i) the availability or accuracy of such sites or advertisements; or (ii) the content, products or services available from such sites. The inclusion of any link on the Website does not imply that we endorse the linked site. You use the links at your own risk. CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP AND EMPOWERMENT CENTER’s Privacy Policy is applicable only when you are on our Site. Once you link to another Web site, its privacy statement applies to any personal information you supply.

  • Transactions with Third Parties. Your transactions and other dealings with third party merchants or advertisers that are found on or through the Website, including “click to purchase,” “co-registration,” and other similar programs, including payment and delivery of related goods or services, are solely between you and such merchant or advertiser.

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7. INDEMNIFICATION

  • You agree to hold CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP AND EMPOWERMENT CENTER, and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys, and suppliers, and each of their respective successors and assigns (collectively, the “Indemnified Persons”), harmless from, and indemnify them for, all damages, costs, expenses and other liabilities, including reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses, relating to any claim arising out of or related to: (i) your access to and use of the games, software, and other aspects of the Website and the Content; (ii) your violation of these Terms, and any applicable law or the rights of another person or party; (iii) any dispute you have with any user of the Website and any dispute you have related to any merchant or advertising found on or through the Website; (iv) CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP AND EMPOWERMENT CENTER’s resolution (if any) of any dispute you have with any user of the Website; (v) your improper authorization for CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP AND EMPOWERMENT CENTER to collect, use or disclose any Content provided by you; and (vi) any disclosures made with your permission.

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8. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES.

  • CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP AND EMPOWERMENT CENTER PROVIDES THE WEBSITE “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP AND EMPOWERMENT CENTER MAKES NO REPRESENATIONS, WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THE WEBSITE OR THE INFORMATION, OR CONTENT INCLUDED IN THE WEBSITE. CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP AND EMPOWERMENT CENTER MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES THAT THE WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, VIRUS-FREE, SECURE, OR TIMELY. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP AND EMPOWERMENT CENTER EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT AND THOSE ARISING FROM A COURSE OF DEALING, TRADE, USAGE OR PERFORMANCE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND THEREFORE SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. WE URGE YOU TO KEEP BACKUP COPIES OF YOUR PERSONAL CONTENT, IF ANY, THAT YOU PROVIDE TO OR USE ON THE WEBSITE. IF YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE RESULTS IN THE NEED FOR SERVICING OR REPLACING PROPERTY, MATERIAL, EQUIPMENT OR DATA, WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY RESULTING COSTS OR DAMAGES.

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9. EXCLUSION OF DAMAGES; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY 

  • LIMITATION OF LIABILITY TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, NONE OF THE INDEMNIFIED PERSONS ARE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, SPECIAL, STATUTORY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS, LOST REVENUE, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF PRIVACY, LOSS OF GOODWILL OR ANY OTHER LOSSES, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBLITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND EVEN IN THE EVENT OF FAULT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR STRICT OR PRODUCT LIABILITY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT WILL THE AGGREGATE LIABILTIY TO YOU OF THE INDEMNIFIED PERSONS EXCEED, IN TOTAL, THE AMOUNTS PAID BY YOU TO US.

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10. COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT/DMCA

  • CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP AND EMPOWERMENT CENTER respects the intellectual property rights of others and requests that users of the Website do the same. If you believe that your work is being used on the Website in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, you may notify us by providing our copyright agent with the following information in writing:

  • the electronic or physical signature of the owner of the copyright or the person authorized to act on the owner’s behalf;

  • identification of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;

  • identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing and information reasonably sufficient to permit CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP AND EMPOWERMENT CENTER to locate the material (for example, by providing a URL to the material);

  • your name, address, telephone number, and email address;

  • a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and

  • a statement that the information in your notification is accurate and a statement, made under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf. Our designated agent to receive notification of claimed infringement can be reached at: CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP AND EMPOWERMENT CENTER  P.O. Box 159, St. Peters, MO 63376, Attn: Copyright Agent (363) 378-5654 cdecchurch@icloud.com.

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11. CUSTOMER SUPPORT

  • We have no obligation to provide you with customer support of any kind. However, we may provide you with customer support from time to time, at our sole discretion.

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12. NOTICES AND CONTACT INFORMATION

  • Except as otherwise provided in these Terms, CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP AND EMPOWERMENT CENTER will give you any notices by posting them on the Site. Since notice of any material change to the Terms will be posted to the Site for at least thirty (30) days, we encourage you to visit the Site at least that often. You also authorize CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP AND EMPOWERMENT CENTER to send notices (including notice of subpoenas or other legal process, if any) via electronic mail to the email address that we have on record for you. You must check the Site for notices, and you will be considered to have received a notice when it is made available to you by posting on the Site or when sent by CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP AND EMPOWERMENT CENTER via electronic mail, whether or not received by you. CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP AND EMPOWERMENT CENTER may provide notice to any email or other address that you provide to us. You must keep your address current and any notice sent by CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP AND EMPOWERMENT CENTER to the address that you have most recently provided is effective notice. With the exception of notices related to removal of licensed material and to copyright infringement as described in Sections 5 and 10 above, respectively, you must send us any notice by mailing it to our address for Legal Notices which is: CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP AND EMPOWERMENT CENTER 7901 P.O. Box 159, St. Peters, MO 63376, Attn: Copyright Agent.

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13. ADDITIONAL TERMS

  1. Agreement to Conduct Transactions Electronically. All of your transactions with or through the Service may, at our option, be conducted electronically from start to finish. If we decide to proceed non-electronically, those services will still be governed by the remainder of these Terms unless you enter into different terms on a form provided by us. If the law allows you to withdraw this consent or if we are ever required to deal with you non-electronically, we reserve the right to charge or increase fees and you agree to print or make an electronic copy of the Terms and any other contract or disclosure that we are required to provide to you.

  2. Compliance with Laws. You are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws. Access to the Website’s Content by certain persons or in certain countries may not be legal.

  3. No Agency; No Third Party Beneficiary. These terms do not create an agency, partnership, joint venture, employee-employer or franchisor-franchisee relationship. Except for the Indemnified Persons, there are no third party beneficiaries of these Terms.

  4. Severance. If any part of the Terms is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, the invalid or unenforceable part will be given effect to the greatest extent possible and the remainder will remain in full effect, provided that the allocation of risks described in these Terms is given effect to the fullest extent possible.

  5. Assignment. These Terms are personal to you and you may not transfer, assign or delegate them to anyone without the express written permission of CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP AND EMPOWERMENT CENTER. Any attempt by you to assign, transfer or delegate these Terms without the express written permission of CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP AND EMPOWERMENT CENTER will be null and void. CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP AND EMPOWERMENT CENTER has the right to transfer, assign and delegate these Terms to one or more third parties without your permission.

  6. Jurisdiction; Choice of Law; Export Limitations. This Website is controlled by us from our offices in the United States of America and is directed to U.S. users. If you access the Website from locations outside the U.S., you do so at your own risk and you are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws. You may not use or export anything from the Website in violation of U.S. export laws and regulations or the Terms. These Terms and all performances and claims of every nature between us are governed by the laws of the State of Missouri, U.S.A., without regard to any conflicts of laws principles that would result in the application of the law of a different jurisdiction. You and CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP AND EMPOWERMENT CENTER submit to exclusive personal jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located within St. Charles Country, Missouri.

  7. Limitations on Actions. Any action concerning any dispute with respect to the Website must be commenced within one year after the cause of the dispute arises, or the cause of action is barred.

  8. Interpretation. The paragraph headings in these Terms are included to help make these Terms easier to read and have no binding effect. As used in these Terms, the words “include” and “including” are meant to be illustrative and not exhaustive.

  9. Entire Agreement. These Terms (including terms incorporated into them, e.g., the Privacy Policy) and any policies and guidelines posted to the Website by CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP AND EMPOWERMENT CENTER comprise the entire agreement (the “Entire Agreement”) between you and CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP AND EMPOWERMENT CENTER with respect to the use of the Website and supersede all contemporaneous and prior agreements between the parties regarding the subject matter contained herein, and neither party has relied on any representations made by the other that are not expressly set forth in the Entire Agreement.

  10. No Waiver. The failure of any party to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms, including any failure to act with respect to a breach, will not constitute a waiver of such right or provision or that party’s right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches. We suggest that you print out a copy of these Terms for your records.

©2025 by CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP AND EMPOWERMENT CENTER (CDEC)

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CDEC is a not-for-profit organization recognized under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of the Treasury Department of the United States.

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