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Last updated: November 6, 2019

© 2019 The First Church of Christ, Scientist. All rights reserved.

Trademarks, trade names, and logos used in this Application are property of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, or its licensees or service providers, and may not be reproduced or used without obtaining permission from their respective owners.

By using this Mobile Application (the “Application“), you agree to be bound by this Mobile Application Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. This is an agreement between you and The First Church of Christ, Scientist ("TFCCS"). Using this Application may require registration and provision by you of certain information regarding yourself to us. If applicable, when you register, you represent that you are at least 13 years old and are not a person barred from receiving services under the laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdiction.

Privacy policy

Use of this Application may require you to provide personal information as part of a registration process. This policy tells you how we use and protect the information we collect.

Data Collection and Use. When you use this Application, we may collect and store some or all of the following:

  • Device sign-on data (such as device ID, IP address, and geolocation data) which enables users to sync content with our server.

  • Anonymized data that helps the Application analyze how you use or interact with it.

  • Your email address, if you provide it. In such cases, you consent to TFCCS’s using your email to send you messages about its events, activities, and publications. Such emails include a link to unsubscribe. You can revoke your consent at any time by email to info@christianscience.com.

We and our service providers use this information to operate and improve the Application and its related site and services.

You agree that TFCCS may combine the above data with other information, including personal information, obtained from your other interactions with TFCCS and its service providers, including your subscriptions, product purchases, website visits, or other communications. We may use this information to personalize the content and advertising that you see on our websites, and to share your information with any of our affiliates or service providers in order for them to provide advertising or to communicate with you on our behalf.

Sharing Information. This Application collects device IDs and browsing analytics and shares them with our contractors to enable you to interact with the Application and to provide a better user experience. This Application may use Google Analytics to collect such data. For more information on how data is used by Google Analytics, visit www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/.

User Control and Uninstall. You can remove any user preferences and Application contents (quotes, and images) by uninstalling the Application. Uninstallation methods vary depending on your device. To uninstall this Application, please use the application manager provided with your device or consult your device manual for reference.

Security. The information this Application collects may be stored locally on your device and may be transmitted to servers in the United States. We take reasonable administrative, technical, and physical security measures to protect against the unauthorized access, destruction or alteration of the data provided to us or collected by us, and do not retain it any longer than permitted in order to perform our services or as required under relevant law. You should be aware that Internet communications are not always secure. Despite our best efforts, no security measures are completely effective. Therefore, we cannot promise you that third parties cannot access your data, and you agree we are not liable for any such disclosure(s).

To the extent applicable, you are responsible for maintaining the security and confidentiality of your account passwords, and you agree we are not liable for your disclosure of such information.

Policy Changes. TFCCS reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time. Please check this page periodically for changes. We will post notice of modification to the Privacy Policy on this page. Changes will become effective 14 days after they are posted. If you do not agree to any changes, please uninstall and discontinue using this Application. Any use of this Application after the fourteen (14) day notice period constitutes your acceptance of any change.

Privacy Contact. For questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at info@christianscience.com.

Terms of use

Application Use. TFCCS grants you the right to use this Application only for your personal use on a device or product that you own or control and according to the terms applied by the store delivering this Application. Your right to use this Application will terminate immediately if you violate any provision of this Terms of Use.

You may not modify, reproduce, lease, transfer, or sell this Application and/or its associated “Content,” defined as text, photos, and other similar copyrighted content. And, you may not use this Application in any manner that could impair any TFCCS property, application or site in any way or interfere with any party’s use or enjoyment thereof.

You agree to use the Application in compliance with all applicable laws. You agree to comply with applicable third-party terms of agreement when using this Application (e.g. your wireless data service agreement).

The store from which you obtained this Application has no obligation whatsoever to furnish any maintenance and support services with respect to this Application.

The Application does not permit you to upload your own content.

(d) Representations and Warranties. You represent and warrant that (i) you will comply fully with all terms of this Agreement; (ii) you will not upload, post, e-mail or otherwise transmit material to the Application that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files, or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment, and (iii) all factual statements submitted by you are accurate and not misleading.

(e) Communications. TFCCS may communicate with you in connection with the Application, electronically and in other media, and you consent to such communications unless you notify TFCCS that you no longer wish to receive communications about the Application. Notice can be sent to:info@christianscience.com.

(f) Intellectual Property. The Application consists of Content and Software. See below for specific information:

Software credits

The Application software is protected by applicable intellectual property and other laws and is based on the following open source software under the licenses indicated:  

AFNetworking 1.3.2 © 2016 Mattt Thompson AFNetworking (MIT)

Alamofire © 2017 Alamofire Software Foundation (MIT)

AsyncSwift © 2017 Tobias Due Munk (MIT)

DAProgressOverlayView © 2014 Daria Kopaliani (MIT)

Google Analytics © 2016 Google, Inc.

iRate © 2017 Nick Lockwood (zlib)

JSBadgeView © 2015 Javier Soto (MIT)

NotificationBannerSwift © 2017 Daltron (MIT)

OHAlertView © 2015 Olivier Halligan (MIT)

PKHUD © 2017 Philip Kluz (MIT)

Sentry © 2017 Sentry (MIT)

SnapKit  © 2017 Robert Payne (MIT)

SwiftyBeaver © 2017 Sebastian Kreutzberger (MIT)

SwiftyJSON © 2017  lingoer and tangplin (MIT)

SwiftyUserDefaults © 2016 Radek Pietruszewski (MIT)

UIImage-Categories © 2015 Victor Maia Aldecoa (MIT)

FPPopover © 2014 Alvise Susmel. All rights reserved. (BSD)
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:

  1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.

  2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.

  3. Neither the name of the owner nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.

This software is provided by Alvise Susmel (and contributors if applicable) "as is" and any express or implied warranties, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose are disclaimed. In no event shall the copyright holder be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages (including, but not limited to, procurement of substitute goods or services; loss of use, data, or profits; or business interruption) however caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way out of the use of this software, even if advised of the possibility of such damage.

MCAWSS3Client 2014 Mirego (BSD 3.0)
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:

  1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.

  2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.

  3. Neither the name of the owner nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.

This software is provided by Mirego (and contributors if applicable) "as is" and any express or implied warranties, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose are disclaimed. In no event shall the copyright holder be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages (including, but not limited to, procurement of substitute goods or services; loss of use, data, or profits; or business interruption) however caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way out of the use of this software, even if advised of the possibility of such damage.

You agree not to remove, obscure or alter any copyright notice, trademarks or other proprietary rights notices affixed to, contained within or accessed in conjunction with or by this Application.

Disclaimer of Warranties.

a. YOUR USE OF THE APPLICATION IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE APPLICATION IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

b. WE MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT (i) THE APPLICATION WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (ii) THE APPLICATION WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (iii) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE APPLICATION WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, (iv) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE APPLICATION WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS, AND (v) ANY ERRORS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED.

c. ANY CONTENT DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE APPLICATION IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR HARDWARE DEVICE(S) OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL.

d. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM US OR THROUGH OR FROM THE APPLICATION SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED HEREIN.

Limitation of Liability. NEITHER TFCCS NOR ITS LICENSORS OR SERVICE PROVIDERS WILL BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY USER FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY AND PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES WHETHER SUCH CLAIM IS BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE (EVEN IF TFCCS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM (i) THE USE OR MISUSE OF, RELIANCE ON, OR INABILITY TO USE THIS APPLICATION; (ii) THE INTERRUPTION, SUSPENSION, OR TERMINATION OF THIS APPLICATION (INCLUDING ANY DAMAGES INCURRED BY THIRD PARTIES); (iii) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (iv) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE APPLICATION; OR (v) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE APPLICATION. BECAUSE SOME STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW CERTAIN DISCLAIMERS OR LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY, THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

Indemnification.
You agree to indemnify, defend (at our election), and hold harmless TFCCS, its affiliated entities, directors, officers, trustees, employees, contractors, agents, and third-party suppliers from any claims, losses, damages, liabilities, and expenses, including without limitation reasonable attorney's fees and costs, arising out of your use or misuse of the Application, any breach or alleged breach by you of these Terms, any breach or alleged breach of the copyright, trademark, proprietary or other rights of third-parties by you, or any breach of the representations, warranties, and covenants made by you under these Terms. TFCCS reserves the right, at your expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter for which you are required to indemnify TFCCS, and you agree to cooperate with TFCCS’s defense of these claims.

Application or Terms of Use Changes. TFCCS reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time. Please check this page periodically for changes. We will post notice of modification to the Privacy Policy on this page. Changes will become effective 14 days after they are posted. If you do not agree to any change, please uninstall and discontinue using this Application. Any use of this Application after the fourteen (14) day notice period constitutes your acceptance of any change.

International Use. You acknowledge that in using the Application, you may be sending electronic communications through our and our service providers’ computer networks, portions of which may be located in various jurisdictions in or outside the United States. Accordingly, by agreeing to these Terms, you acknowledge that use of the Application may result in interstate or international data transmissions.

Recognizing the global nature of the Internet, you agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding online conduct, acceptable content, and transmission of data in your use of the Application.

Miscellaneous Provisions.
No director, officer, trustee, employee or agent of TFCCS or its affiliates shall be personally liable for the performance of or failure to perform any provision of this Agreement. These Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, and the relationship between you and TFCCS shall be exclusively governed by the laws of the United States and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without regard to their conflict of law provisions.

Bible credits

Content presented to you through GoVerse may be protected by copyrights, trademarks, unfair competition, database protection laws, or other proprietary rights and laws. The content listed below is owned by other parties:

© Amplified Bible (AMP)
Bible passages marked AMP are from the Amplified® Bible, copyright © 2015 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. www.Lockman.org.

© Amplified Bible Classic (AMPC)
Bible passages marked AMPC are from the Amplified® Bible Classic, copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. www.Lockman.org.

© Contemporary English Version (CEV)
Bible passages marked CEV are from the Contemporary English Version, copyright © 1991, 1992, 1995 by American Bible Society. Used by permission.

© English Standard Version (ESV)
Bible passages marked ESV are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®, copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

© Good News Translation (GNT)
Bible passages marked GNT are from the Good News Translation in Today's English Version—Second Edition, copyright © 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by permission.

© Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
Bible passages marked HCSB are from the Holman Christian Standard Bible®, copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission.

© New Century Version (NCV)
Bibles passages marked NCV are from the New Century Version®, copyright © 2005 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

© New English Bible (NEB)
Bible passages marked NEB are from the New English Bible, copyright © Cambridge University Press and Oxford University Press 1961, 1970. All rights reserved.

© New International Version (NIV)
Bible passages marked NIV are from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

© New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
Bible passages marked NIRV are from the Holy Bible, New International Reader's Version®, copyright © 1995, 1996, 1998, 2014 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

© New King James Version (NKJV)
Bible passages marked NKJV are from the New King James Version®, copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

© New Living Translation (NLT)
Bible passages marked NLT are from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

© New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
Bible passages marked NRSV are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. 

© Revised English Bible (REB)
Bible passages marked REB are from the Revised English Bible, copyright © Cambridge University Press and Oxford University Press 1989. All rights reserved. 

© Revised Standard Version (RSV)
Bible passages marked RSV are from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1946, 1952, and 1971 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

© The Living Bible (TLB)
Bible passages marked TLB are from The Living Bible, copyright © 1971. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

© The Message
Bible passages marked The Message are from THE MESSAGE, copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson. Used by permission of NavPress. All rights reserved. Represented by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.