Conduct Requirements

The following is a list of what SingleCatholics.com expects from its members when using all aspects of this service. This is a GUIDELINE, not a set of absolute rules, so please do not be quick to report people. We don’t want anyone getting in trouble for honest mistakes or circumstances beyond their control. Those who display malicious misconduct against these requirements are subject to temporary deactivation or permanent membership cancellation.

We want you to have the most positive and productive experience using this service. We also want to see, as far as possible, appropriate human and Christian interaction and behavior.

Please read these requirements carefully.

Replying to Messages

• Do NOT be surprised if you do not get a reply to your messages. It would be wrong to assume negative things about another member for not replying. Perhaps they just don’t know what to say or are uncomfortable saying they are not interested (or even using a NOT INTERESTED button). 
  
• It is always PREFERRED that a member send some sort of a reply to every message. Members want the reply, even if you say, “Thank you for contacting me but I would not be open to further correspondence. I wish you many blessings.” People can take it. What they don’t like is the silence … the void … the feeling of being ignored. So try to write something. 
• But those who do NOT receive a reply, just move on, don’t take it personally, and see it as God’s will.

Current and Honest Information

• The history of Internet dating is plagued with dishonest representation of those who post profiles and communicate with others. You MUST present yourself honestly and factually, or you simply do not belong on this site or dating at all. Relationships and marriage are founded on honesty and friendship. So there is no point trying to pull something over on other members. You are only hurting yourself.
• Provide current, clear, and close-up photos that are of you (not someone else) and that really represent what you look like at the moment.
• Provide accurate and current content about yourself in your profile.
• In your communications (messages to each other, or in any other form), try to write in a way that represents the way you are in person. If you are a great writer and in person you are nothing like what or how you write, you are only setting both parties up for disappointment, frustration, and even pain. Plus, you are wasting each other’s time. The messaging system is not for proving how eloquent a writer you are, it is about getting to know another member to the point of wanting to meet in person, and it’s about communicating the real you.
• No person other than yourself is permitted to use your account to interact with other members. It must be “you” doing the posting and sending the messages.

Intentions and Motives for Writing

• Making new friends is a big part of using SingleCatholics.com. It is perfectly fine to write messages and use the chat and forum areas to get to know members and make new friends. But obviously most single Catholics who are on SingleCatholics.com are trying to find the one person they will spend the rest of their life with in marriage. So if your motive is to meet your future spouse …
  • Do NOT write someone if you already know you are not interested or if you are not planning to marry.
  • Do NOT keep writing and writing and writing without indicating interest in meeting in person. If you have no intention of planning to meet someone in person, or if you are not open to meeting someone in person, please be open about that up front and/or avoid writing to members you know are looking for that one person for marriage. You don’t want to waste anyone’s time. And you should not be writing and writing for months to any one person. It should not take you more than a month to know if you are interested in someone. If you are interested, you should make plans to talk on the phone and to meet in person.
  • Do NOT write someone just to tell them something you don’t agree with about their profile or to evangelize them or to criticize them. Only write if you are interested in getting to know someone. If you see something inappropriate or that you don’t like, either report it us or ignore it and move on to the next person.

Contacting the same person multiple times

• There is absolutely nothing wrong with contacting someone again who has not replied to you. There can be something very charming and effective about perseverance. In fact, it is very Biblical. Jesus spoke of the judge who rendered a just decision for the persistent widow, and the person who gave in to a request for bread at midnight by a persistent friend knocking at the door. You never know why someone has not replied to you. Maybe they are getting so many contacts they are missing yours. But maybe they are truly not interested. However, until someone makes it clear they are not interested, you are free to keep contacting that person..
• Once someone clearly indicates they are not interested, you MUST stop contacting them.  Be respectful of a person’s wishes.  Don’t criticize them or feel any ill will toward them for not wanting further correspondence. 
  
• If you are not interested in someone and definitely do not want any further correspondence, please make it clear to them.  There is nothing wrong with saying “Thank you, but I am not interested in communicating further.  God bless you.”   Just do it.  It is part of the process and it helps people come to closure that is many times the problem with online dating.

Personal Information

• It is unwise to give out your personal information unsolicited, and before a point in your correspondence when it makes sense. 
• Asking a woman for her personal information is inappropriate.
  
• Including your personal information in an initial contact is inappropriate.  And for women, this can be disturbing or scary.  The better thing to do is ask permission to share information, and say that if they are not comfortable doing so that it is fine.

Inappropriate Content and Behavior

• We hope this goes without saying, but any inappropriate language, defamatory or abusive remarks, sexually indecent comments (whether explicit or implied) or photos, and overall unchristian behavior are not permitted and could get you removed from this service.
• You cannot use a “handle” for your display name. We display the first name you put in the “First Name” area along with your Member ID to other members. This is important for presenting yourself as a real person for someone to get to know.
• You cannot use this site for any type of commercial purposes. Messages sent to other members must be for the purpose of getting to know the other person, not selling them something or promoting something.

TERMS OF USE
Single Catholics is for friends of any age but they must be at least 18 years old. The Single Catholics service is a way for singles and dating personals to meet each other online. Single Catholics is provided by Single Catholics LLC, a Delaware corporation. This is a legal agreement ("Agreement") between its users (you) and SINGLE CATHOLICS LLC. Please Read the Agreement carefully before registering for the SINGLE CATHOLICS LLC, dating and personals service. By using this website, you agree that you are bound by the Terms of Use Agreement (the “Agreement”), regardless of whether or not you create and maintain a Profile (“Profile”) or participate in the website. Browsing, joining and/or posting a Profile on the website constitutes usage (hereinafter, (“Participation”) and is governed by this Agreement. This agreement contains the legally binding terms regarding your use of the website, which may be modified by Single Catholics LLC at any time and which will be effective upon its posting by Single Catholics LLC on the website. Your participation in the website and service following this notification constitutes your acceptance of the Agreement, as well as the terms and conditions in the updated Privacy Policy.

PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS, PLEASE DO NOT REGISTER FOR THE SINGLE CATHOLICS LLC SERVICE.

When you register, and from time to time thereafter, SINGLE CATHOLICS LLC will require that you provide sufficient information to indicate your online presence.

Either you or SINGLE CATHOLICS LLC may terminate your Single Catholics membership at any time, for any reason. SINGLE CATHOLICS LLC reserves the right to immediately suspend or terminate your access to the SINGLE CATHOLICS LLC service, without notice, upon any breach of this Agreement by you which is brought to SINGLE CATHOLICS LLC's attention. Your membership in the SINGLE CATHOLICS LLC service is for your sole, personal use. You may not authorize others to use your membership, and you may not assign or otherwise transfer your account to any other person or entity.

ELIGIBILITY
By becoming a Member, you represent, and warrant that you are at least 18 years old. You present and warrant that by participating on the website you have the authority, right, and capacity to enter into this Agreement and to abide by all the terms and conditions.

TERM
You may participate on the website in compliance with this Agreement until terminated by you or by Single Catholics LLC. If you wish to terminate your account you may do so at any time, with or without cause, by logging into “My Account”, choosing “Subscription” and then choosing “End My Subscription”. Similarly, Single Catholics LLC may terminate your account at any time, with or without cause; such termination to be effective by inactivation of your account immediately, followed by sending you notice at the email address provided by you during the registration process, or such other email addresses as you may later provide to Single Catholics LLC. In the event that Single Catholics LLC terminates this Agreement due to a breach by you of its terms, you will not be eligible to receive any refund of your registration fees or other fees paid.

NO MODERATION – CARE IN GIVING INFORMATION
The website and service are not moderated. You agree that your Participation in the website and the service is of your free will and for your own personal entertainment. The website and service should not be used by emergency personnel for any communication. The website and service may not be used to post, promote, exchange or solicit any Prohibited Content (outlined in Rules Regarding Content Posted, below). We strongly discourage individual Participants from giving out financial, personal or other information that would enable someone to locate your home, place of business or current location while using any of the services. Disbursement of this kind of information while using the website service is solely at the Participant’s own risk.

COMMERCIAL USE PROHIBITED
Single Catholics LLC intends that website is for personal use of individual Participants and the website shall not be used by any entity or individual with respect to any commercial business or other commercial nature. Participants may not solicit, advertise, offer products or services or request financial support via any posting or Profile on the website.

COPYRIGHT
All proprietary rights, including all trademarks, copyright, trade dress, patents or other intellectual property rights in the website and service are owned and retained by Single Catholics LLC. You may not post, distribute, or reproduce in any way any copyrighted material, trademark, or other proprietary information without obtaining the prior written consent of Single Catholics LLC. You may not upload, post to, or otherwise transmit any content that infringes upon any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or proprietary right of any party.

RULES REGARDING CONTENT POSTED ON WEBSITE:
Your Participation and/or continued Participation on the website is contingent upon your agreement to the following:
YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ALL PHOTOS SUBMITTED BY WEBSITE PARTICIPANTS WILL BE SCREENED BY Single Catholics LLC. ALL PHOTOS MAY BE BLOCKED FOR ANY REASON AND WITHOUT NOTICE OR REFUND IF THE PHOTOS FAIL TO MEET THESE TERMS OF USE.

Single Catholics LLC’s right to remove Content. You understand and agree that Single Catholics LLC may without prior warning to you review and delete any content including but not limited to messages, images, photographs or Profiles (collectively “Content”), which Single Catholics LLC determines, in its sole discretion, to be in violation of this Agreement or that it determines may be illegal, harmful, offensive, or violates the rights of other Participants or harms or threatens to harm the safety of other Participants.

Responsibility for Content Posted by You and Grant of License. All Content you publish or display (referred to herein as “Post” or “Posting”) on the website or communicate to other Participants or third parties is your sole responsibility. You represent and warrant that Posting Content to the Website, that you grant, and have the right to grant, Single Catholics LLC an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, fully paid, worldwide license to use, copy, perform, display and distribute such Content and that Single Catholics LLC may prepare any derivative work of or incorporate into other work, such Content, and that you grant to Single Catholics LLC and authorize sublicenses of the foregoing. You will not include in your profile, any telephone numbers, street addresses, URL's, E-mail addresses, offensive anatomical, sexual references, or offensive sexually suggestive or connotative language, and you will not post any photos in Single Catholics by linking them from other sites. Under no circumstances will SINGLE CATHOLICS LLC be responsible for any loss or damage resulting from anyone's reliance on information, or other content posted on the SINGLE CATHOLICS LLC service, or transmitted to SINGLE CATHOLICS LLC members.

Prohibited Content. We have listed below some, but not all, of the kind of Content that is illegal and/or prohibited from the Website Single Catholics LLC determines, through its own investigation or otherwise, that a Participant has violated these provisions, Single Catholics LLC reserves the right to take any action it deems necessary against the offending party, including without limitation removing the offending communication from the Website and terminating the offending party’s Participation:

· Violation of laws. Content that violates any applicable local, state, national or international law or any regulation having the force of law is illegal and prohibited. Specifically, Participants are responsible for ensuring that uploaded Content does not contravene any criminal law related to obscenity, pornography or child pornography.

· Sexual acts. Content depicting any sexual act with any object or life form is illegal and prohibited.

· Images of minor persons. Content depicting any person’s image improperly and against any law, in whole or in part, who is under the age of (18) years old, is illegal and prohibited.

· Impersonations. Content posted by a Participant that depicts images of a person other than the person being profiled, whether such Content is an impersonation or otherwise falsely represents the person being profiled or the Participant’s affiliation with any person or entity, is illegal and prohibited.

· Harassment. The use of the Website to threaten, engage in or advocate the harassment of any individual or group (verbally or electronically) is illegal and prohibited.

· Hate Speech. Single Catholics LLC will not tolerate hate speech toward any person or group in the form of ethnic slurs, personal insults or obscene language. Inflammatory discussion relating to controversial topics, such as politics or religion, will not be tolerated and is strictly prohibited.

· Harm to Minors. Causing harm to minors in any way, including, but not limited to, by establishing unlawful contact with and/or soliciting information from persons under the age of eighteen (18) years old, whether on or off the Website, is illegal and prohibited.

· Promotion of Illegal Conduct. Content that promotes or provides instruction or information about how to engage in illegal conduct, commit illegal activities or promote physical harm or injury to you or to another person or animal is illegal and prohibited.

· Promotion of False Information. The promotion of Content that is defamatory or libelous, false, or misleading is illegal and strictly prohibited.

· Transmission of Spam. The transmission of junk email, junk mail, chain letters, unsolicited mass mailing or “spamming” is prohibited.

· Transmission of Copyrighted Material. The publication or Posting of any unauthorized or illegal copy of a third-party’s copyrighted work, including, but not limited to, computer files or programs, photographs, written text, pictures, pirated files, URL links, information to circumvent manufacturer-installed copy-protect devices or providing pirated music or links to pirated music is illegal and prohibited. Downloading Content for the sole purpose of reposting it to another media, including the reposting of Content stored within a local browser cache, is illegal and prohibited; the IP address of the offending Participant may be forwarded to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in Single Catholics LLC’s sole discretion.

· Solicitation of Personal Information. The solicitation from other Participants of personal information, including passwords or other identifying information, for commercial or unlawful purposes is prohibited.

· Commercial Activities. The use of the Website for commercial activities and/or sales such as contests, sweepstakes, barter, advertising and pyramid schemes, without prior written consent from Single Catholics LLC, is prohibited.

PROFILES
Posting a Profile is for the purpose of making information known to other members. You understand that anything you post on your profile is accessible to other participants who have registered with Single Catholics LLC, as well as a partial amount of your profile accessible to the general public who are able to browse or find you via search engines. The contents of your profile may be copied by unscrupulous users via standard browser tools; and, may be distributed without your knowledge or consent – all of which are beyond the control of Single Catholics LLC. In addition, any email address Posted on your profile may become publicly available and may subject you to unsolicited email and/or Spam, some of which may originate from a virus-infected computer, without your consent. Single Catholics LLC strongly suggests that you use a self-updating virus check software package running on your computer to protect against computer viruses. Please note: although a virus-infected email may indicate that it is “from” and “to” this Website, if you check the Email header, you will likely find that the Email in question did not originate from Single Catholics LLC’s mail server IP address, but rather, from another computer that is virus-infected.

Individual Profiles and Accounts, to avoid being removed or shut down, must:
· Continuously maintain a valid, functional Email address.
· Maintain current basic Profile information, including town/city, state/province, country, height, weight and/or age;
· Never display a request to delete or remove a Profile from the Website;
· Never have an inoperable or blocked Email address.
· Have accurate information posted.
· Never be set inactive for more than six (6) months; or
· Be subject to any determination by Single Catholics LLC, in its sole discretion, to remove or void the Profile.

We caution Participants who may Post URL links on the Website to other sites, to read all terms of usage documents pertaining to any linked website or Internet ISP. In addition, any link to any adult content sites is prohibited. You may report a Profile that you feel needs further attention to the Content shown. To do so, click on “Contact Us” and report the issue and explain why you feel the Profile should be reviewed by Single Catholics LLC. Single Catholics LLC is under no obligation to take any further action.

ACCURACY OF PROFILES
Single Catholics LLC does not attest to the accuracy of any information contained within a Profile and the Participant understands that he or she is solely responsible for verifying all information contained within a Profile and assumes all risk associated with contacting Participants or other individuals depicted in a Profile. Any attempt by Single Catholics LLC to notify any Participant regarding accuracy or verification of Profile information is not intended to be a voucher for or an endorsement of the person depicted in a Profile regarding his or her personality, financial status, motives, personal agenda or mental state.

PROFILE DISPUTES
Where any Profile data or Content is suggested by any party to be false or owned by another party, Single Catholics LLC may attempt to resolve the dispute, but is not required to. When the attempt is made, Participants agree to provide additional information as may be reasonably requested by Single Catholics LLC to assist with the resolution of any dispute. If Single Catholics LLC cannot, in its sole discretion, resolve the dispute to its satisfaction, it will terminate the Participation of all parties involved in the dispute. Single Catholics LLC does not monitor this Website, but does have the full right of reviewing all information connected to any Participants activity on the website, including Profile content, messages sent or received, drafts, etc.

PARTICIPANT DISPUTES
SINGLE CATHOLICS LLC provides the SINGLE CATHOLICS LLC service on an "as is" basis and grants no warranties of any kind, express, implied, statutory, in any communication with SINGLE CATHOLICS LLC or its representatives, or otherwise with respect to the service. SINGLE CATHOLICS LLC, specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. SINGLE CATHOLICS LLC does not warrant that your use of the SINGLE CATHOLICS LLC service will be secure, uninterrupted, always available, error-free, or will meet your requirements, or that any defects in the Service will be corrected. SINGLE CATHOLICS LLC, disclaims liability for, and no warranty is made with respect to, telephone service, including coverage, range or any interruption in telephone service. Single Catholics LLC reserves the right, but has no obligation, to monitor and/or mediate disputes between you and other Participants. Please be advised that you are solely responsible for your own interactions with other Participants and Single Catholics LLC shall not be responsible in the event of any disputes between Participants.

INDEMNITY BY PARTICIPANT
You will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless SINGLE CATHOLICS LLC, its officers, directors, employees, agents and third parties, for any losses, costs, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) relating to or arising out of your use of the SINGLE CATHOLICS LLC service. This includes any breach by you of the terms of this Agreement.

DISCLAIMER
Technical Problem and Downloads. In the event of any error, interruption, deletion, omission, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communication lines failure, theft, destruction or unauthorized access to or alteration of any Profile or communication by email or otherwise, of any Participant, Single Catholics LLC shall have no responsibility or liability. Single Catholics LLC shall not be responsible for any problems a Participant may experience regarding any telephone network or line, online computer system, server or provider, ISP, the computer equipment or software used by the Participant, failure of email due to technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet, the Website or at any website or combination thereof, including damage to a Participant’s or the other person’s computer related to or resulting from participating or downloading materials in connection with the Web and/or in connection with the Website and the Service.

Advertising. Single Catholics LLC makes no claims, warranties or guarantees of any of the products or services offers by any advertisement on the Website; purchases or services purchased from any Website advertiser are between the Website visitor and the advertising company. Comments contained in Profiles or chat rooms or discussion forums or any other place on the Website that offers communication with other Participants or Non-Participants are solely the opinion of the individual posting the comment and do not represent the opinions of Single Catholics LLC.

Participant Action. Any web link, URL, graphic or text that causes a Participant to leave the Website is beyond the control of Single Catholics LLC and Single Catholics LLC is not responsible for third-party website content. Single Catholics LLC is not responsible for the conduct, whether online or offline, of any Participant of this Website. Single Catholics LLC DOES NOT CONDUCT FELONY OR SEXUAL OFFENSE BACKGROUND CHECKS ON ITS PARTICIPANTS. Under no circumstance will Single Catholics LLC be responsible for any loss or damage, including personal injury or death, resulting from the use of the Website or any interactions between Participants of the Website, whether online or offline.

THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS-IS” AND “AS-AVAILABLE” BASIS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY. Single Catholics LLC EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ALL WARRANTIES REGARDING SECURITY, CURRENCY, CORRECTNESS, QUALITY, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, RELIABILITY, PERFORMANCY, TIMELINESS OR CONTINUED AVAILABILITY OR ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED THROUGH YOUR PARTICIPATION ON THE WEBSITE. FURTHER, Single Catholics LLC, DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL SATISFY YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR ARE WITHOUT DEFECT OR ERROR OR THAT THEIR OPERATION WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
In no event will SINGLE CATHOLICS LLC be liable to you for any incidental, consequential, or indirect damages (including, but not limited to, damages for loss of data, loss of programs, cost of procurement of substitute services or service interruptions) arising out of the use of or inability to use the SINGLE CATHOLICS LLC service, even if SINGLE CATHOLICS LLC or its agents or representatives know or have been advised of the possibility of such damages or (ii) to any person other than you. notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, SINGLE CATHOLICS LLC. liability to you for any cause whatsoever, and regardless of the form of the action, will at all times be limited to the amount paid, if any, by you to SINGLE CATHOLICS LLC. for the service during the term of membership. In addition, SINGLE CATHOLICS LLC disclaims all liability, regardless of the form of action, for the acts or omissions of other members or users (including unauthorized users, or "hackers") of the SINGLE CATHOLICS LLC service.

STATE BY STATE VARIATIONS
Certain jurisdictions limit the applicability of warranty, disclaimers, and limitations of liability so the above disclaimers of warranty and limitations of liability may not apply to you.

GENERAL PROVISIONS
If there is any dispute about or involving the Site and/or the Service, by using the Site, you agree that the dispute will be governed by the laws of the United States. You agree to the exclusive jurisdiction to the courts of Delaware.

PRIVACY OF OTHERS AND YOU
Privacy of a friend / user is important to SINGLE CATHOLICS LLC. You can view our online Privacy Policy. You agree to SINGLE CATHOLICS LLC that you will not involve in any kind of privacy violation of other members by spamming them with a lot of messages and other modes of communications, or by posting their profiles as yours anywhere in web including SINGLE CATHOLICS LLC. If found guilty your online profile and presence with SINGLE CATHOLICS LLC will be terminated without further notices.

MODIFICATION OF TERMS OF USE
Single Catholics LLC may change this Agreement from time to time. If any such changes materially and adversely affect the use of your information, Single Catholics LLC will generally refer to such changes on the Website for a period of time, although our failure to do so will not affect the applicability of such changes. Accordingly, Single Catholics LLC recommends that you check back to review these policies from time to time, particularly if you have not visited the Website for some time. This Agreement is also subject to our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated herein by reference, and Single Catholics LLC also recommends that you review those from time to time.

MISCELLANEOUS
No waiver of any breach of any provision of these terms of use will constitute a waiver of any prior, concurrent, or subsequent breach of the same or other provisions. All waivers must be in writing. If any court of competent jurisdiction finds any part of provision of these terms of use or of this Agreement to be invalid or unenforceable, such findings will have no effect on any other part or provisions of these terms of use or of this Agreement.

Any action against Single Catholics LLC, its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, suppliers and any third party providers of information or services to the Website must be brought within six (6) months after the cause of action arises. Single Catholics LLC is not responsible for delay or failure to perform due to causes beyond its reasonable control.

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and Single Catholics LLC with respect to your use of Services and the Website. Please check this Agreement each time you log into use the Website, as Single Catholics LLC reserves the right to make changes from time to time.

In the event that any suit or other legal proceeding is brought for the purpose of enforcing the Agreement or otherwise in connection with the Agreement, in addition to whatever other remedies the prevailing party in such suit or legal proceeding might be entitled, such prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, including those incurred in preparation for any hearing, motion, or trial.

ANY RIGHTS NOT EXPRESSLY GRANTED HEREIN ARE RESERVED BY Single Catholics LLC.
This Agreement is deemed accepted upon your access to the Website and further affirmed by your Participation therein and contains the entire Agreement between you and Single Catholics LLC regarding the use of the Website and Service. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid, the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.

Please contact us with any questions regarding this Agreement.