Terms of Service

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your use of the services operated by Every Parish (“we,” “us,” or “our”), including the public website at everyparish.com and the Parish Platform at app.everyparish.com. By accessing or using either service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use our services.

1. Who These Terms Apply To

These Terms apply to all users of our services. Because our services are used in different ways, your specific rights and responsibilities depend on how you interact with us:

2. Use of Our Services

You may use our services only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You agree not to:

• Use either service in any way that violates applicable federal, state, local, or international law.
• Transmit any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional material, spam, or any other form of solicitation.
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of our services, other user accounts, or the systems on which our services operate.
• Use automated tools (bots, scrapers, crawlers) to access, collect, or index content from our services without our prior written consent.
• Interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of our services or the data they contain.
• Impersonate any person or entity or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity.

3. Accounts

Platform accounts are created by invitation only. If you create an account, you agree to:

• Provide accurate, current, and complete information during account setup.
• Keep your password confidential and not share it with others.
• Notify us immediately if you suspect unauthorized access to your account.
• Accept responsibility for all activity that occurs under your account.

We reserve the right to disable any account at any time if, in our opinion, you have violated any provision of these Terms.

4. Acceptable Use

When using either service, you must not post, upload, or transmit content that:

• Is false, misleading, defamatory, or harmful to any individual or organization.
• Infringes any patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, or other intellectual property right.
• Violates the privacy or publicity rights of any third party.
• Contains malware, viruses, or other malicious code.
• Is obscene, hateful, or otherwise objectionable.

We reserve the right to remove any content and to suspend or terminate access for violations of this policy at our sole discretion.

5. Parish Administrator Responsibilities

Parish administrators manage a parish’s presence on the platform and take on specific responsibilities when using administrative features:

• Accuracy of parish information: administrators are responsible for keeping Mass times, event listings, announcements, and other parish data accurate and up to date.
• Member management: administrators may invite members, assign roles, and revoke access. They must exercise this authority in good faith and in accordance with their parish's own policies.
• Communications: administrators may send messages, announcements, and notifications to members. All communications must be parish-related, accurate, and compliant with applicable communications law (including CAN-SPAM and TCPA where applicable).
• Data stewardship: administrators can view member names, emails, and phone numbers. This information may only be used to manage the parish community and must not be shared outside the platform without members' consent.
• Compliance: administrators are responsible for ensuring their use of platform features complies with applicable law, including any obligations their parish has under state nonprofit or religious organization regulations.

6. Content

You retain ownership of any content you submit to our services. By submitting content, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use, store, and display that content solely as necessary to operate our services.

Parish information displayed on everyparish.com is sourced from public records and parish-provided data. We do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of this information. Always verify Mass times and events directly with your parish before attending.

7. Intellectual Property

The Every Parish name, logo, website design, and all content created by us are our property and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, or create derivative works from our content without our prior written consent. Nothing in these Terms grants you any right or license to use our trademarks or brand features.

8. Disclaimers

Our services are provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.

We do not warrant that our services will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of harmful components. Parish information (Mass times, events, bulletins) is provided for informational purposes only. We are not responsible for errors in parish-submitted data.

9. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Every Parish and its officers, directors, employees, and agents shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of, or inability to use, our services — including but not limited to loss of data, loss of revenue, or personal injury — even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Our total liability to you for any claim arising from these Terms or your use of our services shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100).

10. Termination

We may suspend or terminate your access to our services at any time, with or without notice, for any reason including violation of these Terms.

Platform members may request account deletion by contacting us at the address below. Upon deletion, your personal data will be removed within 30 days, except where retention is required by law or legitimate business interest.

11. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will revise the effective date at the top of this page. Your continued use of our services after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

12. Contact Us

For questions about these Terms or to report a violation: