Last modified: May 15, 2017
These terms of use are entered into by and between You and Center for Music and Liturgy, LLC a Delaware limited liability corporation with offices located at 268 Park Street, New Haven, CT 06511 ("CML", "we" or "us"). The following terms and conditions, together with any terms and conditions expressly incorporated by reference (collectively, these "Terms of Use"), govern your access to and use of website, including any content, functionality, and services offered on or through the website accessible under CloudHymnal.org ("Cloud Hymnal"), whether as a guest or a registered user.
Please read the Terms of Use carefully before you start to use Cloud Hymnal. Unless otherwise agreed by CML in writing, by using Cloud Hymnal or by clicking to accept or agree to the Terms of Use when this option is made available to you, you accept and agree to be bound and abide by these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy, found at cloudhymnal.org/privacy, incorporated herein by reference. If you do not want to agree to these Terms of Use or the Privacy Policy, you must not access or use Cloud Hymnal.
Subject to these Terms of Use, Cloud Hymnal is offered and available to users who are 13 years of age or older, and is intended for use by residents of the United States or any of its territories. By using Cloud Hymnal, you represent and warrant that you are of legal age to form a binding contract with CML and meet all of the foregoing eligibility requirements. If you do not meet all of these requirements, you must not access or use Cloud Hymnal.
We may revise and update these Terms of Use, from time to time, in our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately when we post them, and apply to all access to and use of Cloud Hymnal thereafter.
Your continued use of Cloud Hymnal following the posting of revised Terms of Use means that you accept and agree to the changes. You are expected to check this page periodically so you are aware of any changes, as they are binding on you.
Subject to your continued compliance with the terms and conditions set out in these Terms and other terms and conditions stated on the site or embedded in any hosted content, CML hereby grants to you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, freely revocable license to:
For the avoidance of doubt, you may not reproduce, redistribute (via email, website or otherwise) or store (other than for your personal use) in electronic form any Exported CML Content for any purpose. If you want other persons to access Exported CML Content in electronic form, you should direct such users to access such content through Cloud Hymnal at cloudhymnal.org.
Certain hosted content and Exported CML Content may be subject to additional limitations on reproduction, display, storage and use. For example, works licensed to CML through the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops may not be printed, without permission in writing from the copyright owner. You must comply with all notices of restricted use.
We reserve the right to withdraw or modify Cloud Hymnal, and any service or material we provide through Cloud Hymnal, in our sole discretion and without notice. We will not be liable if for any reason all or any part of Cloud Hymnal is unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, we may restrict access to some or all parts of Cloud Hymnal.
To access Cloud Hymnal or some of the resources it offers, you may be asked to provide certain registration details or other information. It is a condition of your use of Cloud Hymnal that all the information you provide on Cloud Hymnal is correct, current, and complete. You agree that all information you provide to register with Cloud Hymnal or otherwise, including but not limited to through the use of any interactive features on Cloud Hymnal, is governed by our Privacy Policy, and you consent to all actions we take with respect to your information consistent with our Privacy Policy.
If you choose, or are provided with, a password or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential, and you must not disclose it to any other person or entity. You also acknowledge that your account is personal to you and agree not to provide any other person with access to Cloud Hymnal or portions of it using your user name, password, or other security information. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized access to or use of your user name or password or any other breach of security. You also agree to ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session. You should use particular caution when accessing your account from a public or shared computer so that others are not able to view or record your password or other personal information.
We have the right to disable any user name, password, or other identifier, whether chosen by you or provided by us, at any time in our sole discretion, including, without limitation, if, in our opinion, you have violated any provision of these Terms of Use.
Cloud Hymnal allows members to upload and share content, including but not limited to songs and readings, and to create and share compilations and liturgies of such uploaded content (collectively, "User Contributions").
a) By uploading User Contributions you represent and warrant that any uploaded material does not:
b) Grant of license to CML. By uploading User Contributions to Cloud Hymnal, you hereby grant to CML a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, non-exclusive, fully transferable, assignable, sub-licensable, fully paid-up, royalty-free license to host, display, transfer, reproduce, distribute, make available to other users of Cloud Hymnal, restrict access to, monetize, commercialize, and otherwise exploit the User Contribution and any content therein, in full or in part, for any purpose. Such license will apply to any form, media, or technology now known or hereafter developed. For the avoidance of doubt, the license granted to CML by you with respect to User Contribution is perpetual and shall survive termination of your access to all or any part of the Service, and CML is under no obligation to remove any of your User Contributions from the Service.
c) Reservation of Rights. Subject to the licenses granted in Sections 5(a) and 5(b), you retain ownership and all other rights in User Contributions uploaded and owned by you. CML reserves the right, its sole and absolute discretion, on a case-by-case basis, without notice, to refuse publication or continued distribution of any User Contribution.
By using Cloud Hymnal you agree not to:
You understand that when using Cloud Hymnal you may be exposed to third party content for which CML is not responsible for the accuracy, usefulness, or intellectual property rights relating thereto, and accordingly waive any and all claims, rights, or remedies against CML with respect to such third party content. CML does not proactively screen, monitor, or control user uploaded content and thus does not endorse any content or opinion expressed in any content. CML expressly disclaims any and all liability in connection with any such third party content. As set forth in other provisions of this agreement, CML may investigate any reported hosted content in violation of these Terms of Use or any laws or regulations, and may determine in its sole discretion whether to remove such content.
Excerpts from the English translation of The Roman Missal © 2010, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved to the copyright holder.
Verse texts from the Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine. All rights reserved to the copyright holder, and it may not be reproduced, distributed, performed or displayed in any medium, including electronic or digital, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.
CML has the right to:
Without limiting the foregoing, CML has the right to fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing it to disclose the identity or other information of anyone posting any materials on or through Cloud Hymnal. YOU WAIVE AND HOLD HARMLESS CML AND ITS AFFILIATES, LICENSEES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS FROM ANY CLAIMS RESULTING FROM ANY ACTION TAKEN BY CML OR ANY OF THE OTHER AFOREMENTIONED PERSONS DURING, OR TAKEN AS A CONSEQUENCE OF, INVESTIGATIONS BY EITHER CML, SUCH PERSONS OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES.
If you believe that any hosted content accessible through Cloud Hymnal violates your copyright, you may submit a notice of copyright infringement. Please see our FAQ page for more details on submitting and responding to copyright takedown notices: http://cloudhymnal.org/faq.
CML will respond expeditiously to all such complaints substantially complying with these informational requirements. CML cannot guarantee a response or any action for complaints with incomplete or inaccurate information. CML may suspend or terminate the account of any user who repeatedly violates these Terms.
Excluding User Contributions, Cloud Hymnal and its entire contents, features, and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video, and audio, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof), are owned by the CML, its licensors, or other providers of such material and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.
These Terms of Use permit you to use Cloud Hymnal for your personal, non-commercial use only. The CML name, the terms CLOUD HYMNAL, the CML logo, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of CML or its affiliates or licensors. You must not use such marks without the prior written permission of CML. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans on Cloud Hymnal are the trademarks of their respective owners.
Cloud Hymnal may provide certain social media features that enable you to share content and/or links from Cloud Hymnal on social media platforms or cause limited portions of content on Cloud Hymnal to be displayed or appear to be displayed on social media platforms.
You may use these features solely as they are provided by us, solely with respect to the content they are displayed with, and otherwise in accordance with any additional terms and conditions we provide with respect to such features.
Subject to the foregoing, without prior written permission from CML, you must not:
You agree to cooperate with us in causing any unauthorized framing or linking immediately to stop. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.
We may disable all or any social media features and any links at any time without notice in our discretion.
Cloud Hymnal may include links, references to other web sites, or embedded content hosted on other websites solely as a convenience to Users, including its Reading Room, Public Domain Library and Search for Seasonal Music pages (“Reference Sites”). CML does not endorse any such Reference Sites or the content, information, or materials contained on or accessible through Reference Sites. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources, and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. If you decide to access any of the third-party websites linked to Cloud Hymnal, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such websites.
CML, the owner and operator of Cloud Hymnal, is based in the state of Connecticut in the United States. Access to Cloud Hymnal may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If you access Cloud Hymnal from outside the United States, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws and you agree that any personal information you provide will be stored and used in the United States. CML does not voluntarily submit itself to the laws of any jurisdiction outside of the United States, including laws regulating the collection, storage and use of personal information.
YOUR USE OF CLOUD HYMNAL, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH CLOUD HYMNAL IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. CLOUD HYMNAL, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH CLOUD HYMNAL ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. NEITHER CML NOR ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH CML MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY, OR AVAILABILITY OF CLOUD HYMNAL. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER CML NOR ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH CML REPRESENTS OR WARRANTS THAT CLOUD HYMNAL, ITS CONTENT, OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH CLOUD HYMNAL WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, ERROR-FREE, OR UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, THAT OUR SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT CLOUD HYMNAL OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH CLOUD HYMNAL WILL OTHERWISE MEET YOUR NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, CML HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE. FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT CML MAKES NO AFFIRMATIVE EFFORT TO CONFIRM THAT YOUR USE OF USER CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE SHARED LIBRARY WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY THIRD PARTY’S RIGHTS.
THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY WARRANTIES THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.
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