Terms of Service

The Plain English Summary

The terms of service for using Hschooler.net are provided below. It is very important that you understand and agree to these terms before registering to use Hschooler.net. Failure to abide by them likely will result in you being removed from the site and all of your work/content being discarded.

Here is a brief summary of what the terms below are all about. The numbers at the end of each line below refer to the paragraph numbers below in the actual terms of service and can be clicked to go to the legal language:

• Hschooler.net is provided by Christian Homeschool Network, LLC as a service to help Christian families involved in homeschooling. (1)
• As such, it is important that all members of Hschooler.net have a common Christian faith and a common heart in the raising and nurturing of our children. Agreement with the Statement of Faith is critical to your participation in Hschooler.net. If you read nothing else in the Terms of Service, read this. (2)
• Hschooler.net cannot be used for illegal or immoral purposes. (3)
• You are personally responsible for anything done using your Hschooler.net account. Don't share your username and password with your friends. (4)
• You are personally responsible for any content you add to Hschooler.net. Don't post stolen content, introduce viruses, threaten others, violate people's privacy, mislead folks, or send spam. If you do, you'll be kicked off the service and your content will be deleted. (5)
• If you agree to pay for premium services within Hschooler.net (for example a family account), then you really will pay what you've committed. (6)
• Despite our best efforts to keep unacceptable content out of Hschooler.net, we cannot perfectly police all the content in Hschooler.net and can't control content on external sites linked by us or others within Hschooler.net. We are not responsible for any harm that may come from this content. (7, 8)
• We respect the intellectual property rights of others and will defend those rights. (9)
• Don't steal our intellectual property: our logos, our name, our software. (10)
• If you don't follow our policies, especially if your actions threaten the mission of Hschooler.net, we will terminate your account and we won't refund any fees you've paid. We reserve the right to terminate your account at any time for any reason. Don't give us a reason. (12)
• We can change these terms anytime we see a need to. (11) We don't provide any warranty that this service will do what you want. (13) Our liability is limited for any damages associated with Hschooler.net. (14) By agreeing to these terms, you agree that you're going to obey all the applicable rules. (15) You won't blame us for anything arising from your use of Hschooler.net. (16) Lord willing, no one will legally challenge us, but just in case, we've established how any legal issues will be resolved. (17)

The Full Legal Terms of Service

The following terms and conditions govern all use of the Hschooler.net website and all content, services and products available at or through the website. The Website is owned and operated by Christian Homeschool Network, LLC ("CHN"). The Website is offered subject to your acceptance without modification of all of the terms and conditions contained herein and all other operating rules, policies (including, without limitation, CHN's Privacy Policy) and procedures that may be published from time to time on this Site by CHN (collectively, the "Agreement").

Please read this Agreement carefully before accessing or using the Website. By accessing or using any part of the Website, you agree to become bound by the terms and conditions of this agreement. If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions of this agreement, then you may not access the Website or use any services. If these terms and conditions are considered an offer by CHN, acceptance is expressly limited to these terms.

1. Mission. The mission of Hschooler.net is to connect families with the people, resources, and tools to train up young men and women to the Glory of God.
2. Statement of Faith. Hschooler.net is only for use by Christians and their families. To use Hschooler.net, you must agree with this statement of faith. This is not intended to be judgmental, but rather to ensure that all members of the Hschooler.net community have a common heart in the raising and nurturing of our children:
   • We believe in one God. We believe that there was no God before Him, nor shall there be any other God after Him. We believe He has eternally existed in three persons: The Father, The Son/Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. All three are co-equal, co-eternal, and fully God.
   • We believe that the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the inerrant, inspired, infallible Word of God. We believe that the Scriptures hold supreme and final authority in all matters pertaining to not only faith and salvation, but also upon other areas as may the Scriptures touch upon.
   • We believe that all human beings are created in the image of God, but that with the entrance of sin into the world, we are born, and even conceived as sinners. "All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" [Romans 3:23]. We believe that anyone who claims to be without sin at any point in life is deceiving him/herself [I John 1:8].
   • We believe that Jesus Christ fulfilled the prophecies of the Old Testament concerning the Messiah. We believe that He died on the cross at Calvary to take the punishment from God the Father as a substitutionary sacrifice for our sins. We believe that He died, was buried, and rose on the third day. We believe that Jesus Christ is 100% man and 100% God. He was born to the virgin Mary and after he died, He was resurrected in a bodily state, albeit a glorified body. He now sits at the right hand of God the Father interceding on behalf of the saints.
   • We trust God the Holy Spirit: who unites us to Christ, brings us to repentance, and assures us of forgiveness. The Spirit guides us in our understanding of the Bible, renews us in the sacraments, calls us to serve God in the world, and gives life to the church. [2 Corinthians 3:2-6; Ezekiel 36:27; Ephesians 1:13; 1 Corinthians 12:13]
   • We believe that the Church is the Body of Christ, and is composed of individuals who, through faith in Jesus Christ, have been regenerated by the Holy Spirit. We believe that Christ Jesus is the Head and Lord of the Church. The mission of the Church is worship, evangelism, discipleship and the nurturing and care of one another. [Matthew 28:18-20; Colossians 1:18; Ephesians 2:19-22]
   • We believe that God has called His people to unity in the midst of diversity. We believe that there are certain essentials of the faith that one must believe to be saved. We also believe that there are other issues which are considered to be peripheral, rather than central, to faith in Jesus. In these matters, we shall not pass judgment on one another [Romans 14:13], and we will strive also to not unduly offend our brother or sister [Romans 14:15]. These peripheral matters include, but are not limited to: Music styles, clothing, hair styles, games, entertainment, food, wine and other alcoholic beverages, end-times prophecy beliefs, Calvinism and Non-Calvinism doctrines, money, debt, and Bible translation preferences.
3. Acceptable Use.
   • Legal. Hschooler.net may not be used for any illegal purposes. Christian Homeschool Network, LLC will fully cooperate with authorities to identify and document illegal activities using technology or services developed and/or provided by CHN.
   • Moral. Hschooler.net may not be used for any immoral purposes. Specifically, Hschooler.net may not be used in a way contrary to the Glory of God. Examples of such forbidden activities include publishing any materials or promoting actions defined as sin in the Bible, or using Hschooler.net in a way that lies to others, steals from others, or otherwise fails to "love your neighbor as yourself".
4. Your Hschooler.net Account and Content. If you create an account on the Website, you are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and content, and you are fully responsible for all activities that occur under the account and any other actions taken in connection with the account. You must not describe or assign keywords to your content in a misleading or unlawful manner, including in a manner intended to trade on the name or reputation of others, and CHN may change or remove any description or keyword that it considers inappropriate or unlawful, or otherwise likely to cause CHN liability. You must immediately notify CHN of any unauthorized uses of your account or any other breaches of security. CHN will not be liable for any acts or omissions by You, including any damages of any kind incurred as a result of such acts or omissions.
5. Responsibility of Contributors. If you operate an Hschooler.net account, comment on Hschooler.net content, post material to the Website, post links on the Website, or otherwise make (or allow any third party to make) material available by means of the Website (any such material, "Content"), You are entirely responsible for the content of, and any harm resulting from, that Content. That is the case regardless of whether the Content in question constitutes text, graphics, an audio file, or computer software. By making Content available, you represent and warrant that:
   • the downloading, copying and use of the Content will not infringe the proprietary rights, including but not limited to the copyright, patent, trademark or trade secret rights, of any third party;
   • if your employer has rights to intellectual property you create, you have either (i) received permission from your employer to post or make available the Content, including but not limited to any software, or (ii) secured from your employer a waiver as to all rights in or to the Content;
   • you have fully complied with any third-party licenses relating to the Content, and have done all things necessary to successfully pass through to end users any required terms;
   • the Content does not contain or install any viruses, worms, malware, Trojan horses or other harmful or destructive content;
   • the Content is not spam, is not machine- or randomly-generated, and does not contain unethical or unwanted commercial content designed to drive traffic to third party sites or boost the search engine rankings of third party sites, or to further unlawful acts (such as phishing) or mislead recipients as to the source of the material (such as spoofing);
   • the Content is not libelous or defamatory , does not contain threats or incite violence towards individuals or entities, and does not violate the privacy or publicity rights of any third party;
   • your content is not getting advertised via unwanted electronic messages such as spam links on newsgroups, email lists, other blogs and web sites, and similar unsolicited promotional methods;
   • your Account or its components is not named in a manner that misleads your readers into thinking that you are another person or company. For example, your Account name is not the name of a person other than yourself or company other than your own; and
   • you have, in the case of Content that includes computer code, accurately categorized and/or described the type, nature, uses and effects of the materials, whether requested to do so by CHN or otherwise.

   By submitting Content to CHN for inclusion in Hschooler.net, you grant CHN a world-wide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, modify, adapt and publish the Content solely for the purpose of displaying, distributing and promoting your Account and Content. If you delete Content, CHN will use reasonable efforts to remove it from the Website, but you acknowledge that caching or references to the Content may not be made immediately unavailable.

   Without limiting any of those representations or warranties, CHN has the right (though not the obligation) to, in CHN's sole discretion (i) refuse or remove any content that, in CHN's reasonable opinion, violates any CHN policy or is in any way harmful or objectionable, or (ii) terminate or deny access to and use of the Website to any individual or entity for any reason, in CHN's sole discretion. CHN will have no obligation to provide a refund of any amounts previously paid.

6. Fees and Payment. Optional premium paid services such as family management and access to specific tools and capabilities are available on Hschooler.net. By selecting a premium service you agree to pay CHN the monthly or annual subscription fees indicated for that service. Payments will be charged on the day you sign up for a premium service and will cover the use of that service for a monthly or annual period as indicated. Premium service fees are not refundable.
7. Responsibility of Hschooler.net Visitors. CHN has not reviewed, and cannot review, all of the material, including computer software, posted to the Website, and cannot therefore be responsible for that material's content, use or effects. By operating the Website, CHN does not represent or imply that it endorses the material there posted, or that it believes such material to be accurate, useful or non-harmful. You are responsible for taking precautions as necessary to protect yourself and your computer systems from viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and other harmful or destructive content. The Website may contain content that is offensive, indecent, or otherwise objectionable, as well as content containing technical inaccuracies, typographical mistakes, and other errors. The Website may also contain material that violates the privacy or publicity rights, or infringes the intellectual property and other proprietary rights, of third parties, or the downloading, copying or use of which is subject to additional terms and conditions, stated or unstated. CHN disclaims any responsibility for any harm resulting from the use by visitors of the Website, or from any downloading by those visitors of content there posted.
8. Content Posted on Other Websites. We have not reviewed, and cannot review, all of the material, including computer software, made available through the websites and webpages to which Hschooler.net links, and that link to Hschooler.net. CHN does not have any control over those non-CHN websites and webpages, and is not responsible for their contents or their use. By linking to a non-CHN website or webpage, CHN does not represent or imply that it endorses such website or webpage. You are responsible for taking precautions as necessary to protect yourself and your computer systems from viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and other harmful or destructive content. CHN disclaims any responsibility for any harm resulting from your use of non-CHN websites and webpages.
9. Copyright Infringement and DMCA Policy. CHN respects the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that material located on or linked to by Hschooler.net violates your copyright, you are encouraged to notify CHN in accordance with CHN's Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") Policy. CHN will respond to all such notices, including as required or appropriate by removing the infringing material or disabling all links to the infringing material. In the case of a visitor who may infringe or repeatedly infringes the copyrights or other intellectual property rights of CHN or others, CHN may, in its discretion, terminate or deny access to and use of the Website. In the case of such termination, CHN will have no obligation to provide a refund of any amounts previously paid to CHN.
10. Intellectual Property. This Agreement does not transfer from CHN to you any CHN or third party intellectual property, and all right, title and interest in and to such property will remain (as between the parties) solely with CHN. CHN, Christian Homeschool Network, Hschooler, Hschooler.net, the Hschooler.net logo, and all other trademarks, service marks, graphics and logos used in connection with Hschooler.net, or the Website are trademarks or registered trademarks of CHN or CHN's licensors. Other trademarks, service marks, graphics and logos used in connection with the Website may be the trademarks of other third parties. Your use of the Website grants you no right or license to reproduce or otherwise use any CHN or third-party trademarks.
11. Changes. CHN reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify or replace any part of this Agreement. It is your responsibility to check this Agreement periodically for changes. Your continued use of or access to the Website following the posting of any changes to this Agreement constitutes acceptance of those changes. CHN may also, in the future, offer new services and/or features through the Website (including, the release of new tools and resources). Such new features and/or services shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
12. Termination. CHN may terminate your access to all or any part of the Website at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice, effective immediately. If you wish to terminate this Agreement or your Hschooler.net account (if you have one), you may simply discontinue using the Website. All provisions of this Agreement which by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity and limitations of liability.
13. Disclaimer of Warranties. The Website is provided "as is". CHN and its suppliers and licensors hereby disclaim all warranties of any kind, express or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. Neither CHN nor its suppliers and licensors, makes any warranty that the Website will be error free or that access thereto will be continuous or uninterrupted. You understand that you download from, or otherwise obtain content or services through, the Website at your own discretion and risk.
14. Limitation of Liability. In no event will CHN, or its suppliers or licensors, be liable with respect to any subject matter of this agreement under any contract, negligence, strict liability or other legal or equitable theory for: (i) any special, incidental or consequential damages; (ii) the cost of procurement or substitute products or services; (iii) for interuption of use or loss or corruption of data; or (iv) for any amounts that exceed the fees paid by you to CHN under this agreement during the twelve (12) month period prior to the cause of action. CHN shall have no liability for any failure or delay due to matters beyond their reasonable control. The foregoing shall not apply to the extent prohibited by applicable law.
15. General Representation and Warranty. You represent and warrant that (i) your use of the Website will be in strict accordance with the CHN Privacy Policy, with this Agreement and with all applicable laws and regulations (including without limitation any local laws or regulations in your country, state, city, or other governmental area, regarding online conduct and acceptable content, and including all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the United States or the country in which you reside) and (ii) your use of the Website will not infringe or misappropriate the intellectual property rights of any third party.
16. Indemnification. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless CHN, its contractors, and its licensors, and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all claims and expenses, including attorneys' fees, arising out of your use of the Website, including but not limited to out of your violation this Agreement.
17. Miscellaneous. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between CHN and you concerning the subject matter hereof, and they may only be modified by a written amendment signed by an authorized executive of CHN, or by the posting by CHN of a revised version. Except to the extent applicable law, if any, provides otherwise, this Agreement, any access to or use of the Website will be governed by the laws of the state of Kansas, U.S.A., excluding its conflict of law provisions, and the proper venue for any disputes arising out of or relating to any of the same will be the state and federal courts located in Johnson County, Kansas. Except for claims for injunctive or equitable relief or claims regarding intellectual property rights (which may be brought in any competent court without the posting of a bond), any dispute arising under this Agreement shall be finally settled in accordance with the Comprehensive Arbitration Rules of the Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Service, Inc. ("JAMS") by three arbitrators appointed in accordance with such Rules. The arbitration shall take place in Johnson County, Kansas, in the English language and the arbitral decision may be enforced in any court. The prevailing party in any action or proceeding to enforce this Agreement shall be entitled to costs and attorneys' fees. If any part of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, that part will be construed to reflect the parties' original intent, and the remaining portions will remain in full force and effect. A waiver by either party of any term or condition of this Agreement or any breach thereof, in any one instance, will not waive such term or condition or any subsequent breach thereof. You may assign your rights under this Agreement to any party that consents to, and agrees to be bound by, its terms and conditions; CHN may assign its rights under this Agreement without condition. This Agreement will be binding upon and will inure to the benefit of the parties, their successors and permitted assigns.


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