Living Scriptures Streaming - Terms of Use

Overview

Welcome to Living Scriptures Streaming Streaming! We are a subscription service that provides our members with access to uplifting media streamed over the Internet to computers and iOS and Android devices These Terms of Use govern your use of our service. As used in these Terms of Use, "Living Scriptures Streaming Streaming Service," "our service" or "the service" means the service provided by Living Scriptures Streaming watching our uplifting movies & episodes, including all features and functionalities, website, and user interfaces, as well as all content and software associated with our service. If you are a resident of the United States (including its possessions and territories), you agree to the Arbitration Agreement and class action waiver described in Section 15 to resolve any disputes with Living Scriptures Streaming (except for matters that may be taken to small claims court). Please note that these Terms of Use include hyperlinks that may be accessed only through our website, so if you are reviewing these Terms of Use through certain LSI ready devices, you may need to visit Terms of Use to review these hyperlinked terms.

  1. Acceptance of Terms of Use

    1. These Terms of Use, which include our Privacy Policy govern your use of the service. By using, visiting, or browsing the service, you accept and agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, do not use the service.

    2. The service is provided by Living Scriptures Streaming, Inc., or one of its affiliated companies. The Living Scriptures Streaming company that is providing the service to you (referred to as "LSI" in these Terms of Use) and with whom you are entering into this agreement, depends on the country from which you sign up for the service.

  2. Changes to Terms of Use

    LSI may, from time to time, change these Terms of Use, including the Privacy Policy. Such revisions shall be effective immediately; provided however, for existing members, such revision shall, unless otherwise stated, be effective 30 days after posting.

  3. Privacy

    Personally identifying information is subject to our Privacy Policy, the terms of which are incorporated herein. Please review our Privacy Policy to understand our practices.

  4. Communication Preferences

    By using the LSI service, you consent to receiving electronic communications from LSI relating to your account. These communications may involve sending emails to your email address provided during registration, or posting communications on the LSI service, or in the “Account” page and will include notices about your account (e.g., payment authorizations, change in password or Payment Method, confirmation e-mails and other transactional information) and are part of your relationship with LSI. You agree that any notice, agreements, disclosure or other communications that we send to you electronically will satisfy any legal communication requirements, including that such communications be in writing. You should maintain copies of electronic communications by printing a paper copy or saving an electronic copy. You also consent to receiving certain other communications from us, such as newsletters about new LSI features and content, special offers, promotional announcements and customer surveys via email or other methods. If you no longer want to receive certain non-transactional communications, simply click the unsubscribe link at the bottom of the email.

  5. Membership, Free Trials, Billing and Cancellation

    1. Membership
      1. Ongoing Membership

        Your LSI membership, which may start with a free trial, will continue every four weeks unless and until you cancel your membership or we terminate it. You must have Internet access and provide us with a current, valid, accepted method of payment (as such may be updated from time to time, "Payment Method") to use the LSI service. We will bill the monthly membership fee to your Payment Method. You must cancel your membership before it renews each month in order to avoid billing of the next month's membership fees to your Payment Method.

      2. Differing Memberships

        We may offer a number of membership plans, including special promotional plans or memberships with differing conditions and limitations. Any materially different terms from those described in these Terms of Use will be disclosed at your sign-up or in other communications made available to you. You can find specific details regarding your membership with LSI by visiting our website and clicking on the " Account" link under your username. Some promotional memberships are offered by third parties in conjunction with the provision of their own products and services. We are not responsible for the products and services provided by such third parties. We reserve the right to modify, terminate or otherwise amend our offered membership plans.

    2. Free Trials
      1. Your LSI membership may start with a free trial. The free trial period of your membership lasts for one month, or as otherwise specified during sign-up. Free trials may not be combined with any other offers. Free trials are for new and certain former members only. LSI reserves the right, in its absolute discretion, to determine your free trial eligibility.

      2. We will begin billing your Payment Method for monthly membership fees at the end of the free trial period of your membership unless you cancel prior to the end of the free trial period. To view the specific details of your membership, including monthly membership price and end date of your free trial period, visit our website and click the "View billing details" link on the "Account" page. We may authorize your Payment Method through various methods, including authorizing it up to approximately one month of service as soon as you register. In some instances, your available balance or credit limit may be reduced to reflect the authorization during your free trial period.

      3. You will not receive a notice from us that your free trial period has ended or that the paying portion of your membership has begun. We will continue to bill your Payment Method on a monthly basis for your membership fee until you cancel. Cancelling may be done by email or phone to 800-548-4647.

    3. Billing
      1. Recurring Billing

        By starting your LSI membership, you authorize us to charge you every four weeks a membership fee at the then current rate, and any other charges you may incur in connection with your use of the LSI service to your Payment Method. You acknowledge that the amount billed each month may vary from month to month for reasons that may include differing amounts due to promotional offers and/or changing or adding a plan, and you authorize us to charge your Payment Method for such varying amounts, which may be billed every four weeks in one or more charges.

      2. Price Changes

        We reserve the right to adjust pricing for our service or any components thereof in any manner and at any time as we may determine in our sole and absolute discretion. Except as otherwise expressly provided for in these Terms of Use, any price changes to your service will take effect following email notice to you. For members based in Brazil, the membership fees may be adjusted automatically annually, or more frequently as permitted by law, in accordance with the inflation index as established by General Price Index Market published by Fundação Getúlio Vargas ("IGP-M"), or such other index that as may be applicable to the LSI service.

      3. Billing Cycle

        The membership fee for our service will be billed at the beginning of the paying portion of your membership and every four weeks thereafter unless and until you cancel your membership. We automatically bill your Payment Method every four weeks each month on the calendar day corresponding to the commencement of your paying membership. Membership fees are fully earned upon payment. We reserve the right to change the timing of our billing, in particular, as indicated below, if your Payment Method has not successfully settled. Your renewal date may change due to changes in your Membership. Visit our website and click on the "View billing details" link on the “Account” page to see the commencement date for your next renewal period. We may authorize your Payment Method in anticipation of membership or service-related charges. As used in these Terms of Use, "billing" shall indicate a charge, debit or other payment clearance, as applicable, against your Payment Method. Unless otherwise stated differently, month or monthly refers to your billing cycle.

      4. No Refunds

        PAYMENTS ARE NONREFUNDABLE AND THERE ARE NO REFUNDS OR CREDITS FOR PARTIALLY USED PERIODS. Following any cancellation, however, you will continue to have access to the service through the end of your current billing period. At any time, and for any reason, we may provide a refund, discount, or other consideration to some or all of our members ("credits"). The amount and form of such credits, and the decision to provide them, are at our sole and absolute discretion. The provision of credits in one instance does not entitle you to credits in the future for similar instances, nor does it obligate us to provide credits in the future, under any circumstance.

      5. Payment Methods

        You may edit your Payment Method information by visiting our website and clicking on the "Account" link, available at the top of the pages of the LSI website. If a payment is not successfully settled, due to expiration, insufficient funds, or otherwise, and you do not edit your Payment Method information or cancel your account (see, "Cancellation" below), you remain responsible for any uncollected amounts and authorize us to continue billing the Payment Method, as it may be updated. This may result in a change to your payment billing dates. For certain Payment Methods, the issuer of your Payment Method may charge you a foreign transaction fee or other charges. Check with your Payment Method service provider for details.

      6. Cancellation

        You may cancel your LSI membership at any time, and you will continue to have access to the LSI service through the end of your billing period. WE DO NOT PROVIDE REFUNDS OR CREDITS FOR ANY PARTIAL-MONTH MEMBERSHIP PERIODS. To cancel, send us an email including your account number or call us at 800-548-4647

  6. LSI Service

    1. You must be 18 years of age, or the age of majority in your province, territory or country, to become a member of the LSI service. Individuals under the age of 18, or applicable age of majority, may utilize the service only with the involvement of a parent or legal guardian, under such person's account and otherwise subject to these Terms of Use.

    2. The LSI service, and any content viewed through our service, are for your personal and non-commercial use only. During your LSI membership, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, license to access the LSI service to enjoy uplifting media through the service on a streaming-only basis for that purpose. Except for the foregoing limited license, no right, title or interest shall be transferred to you.

    3. You may enjoy our media through the LSI service only in geographic locations where we offer our service and have licensed it. The content that may be available to watch will vary by geographic location. LSI will use technologies to verify your geographic location. YOU MAY WATCH ON UP TO SIX UNIQUE AUTHORIZED LSI READY DEVICES AND THE NUMBER OF DEVICES ON WHICH YOU MAY SIMULTANEOUSLY WATCH IS LIMITED. The number of devices available for use and the simultaneous streams may change from time to time at our discretion without notice.

    4. We continually update the LSI service, including the content library. In addition, we continually test various aspects of our service, including our website, user interfaces, service levels, plans, promotional features, availability of media, delivery and pricing. We reserve the right to, and by using our service you agree that we may, include you in or exclude you from these tests without notice. We reserve the right in our sole and absolute discretion to make changes from time to time and without notice in how we offer and operate our service.

    5. You agree to use the LSI service, including all features and functionalities associated therewith, in accordance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including public performance limitations or other restrictions on use of the service or content therein. You agree not to archive, download (other than through caching necessary for personal use), reproduce, distribute, modify, display, perform, publish, license, create derivative works from, offer for sale, or use (except as explicitly authorized in these Terms of Use) content and information contained on or obtained from or through the LSI service without express written permission from LSI or its licensors. You also agree not to: circumvent, remove, alter, deactivate, degrade or thwart any of the content protections in the LSI service; use any robot, spider, scraper or other automated means to access the LSI service; decompile, reverse engineer or disassemble any software or other products or processes accessible through the LSI service; insert any code or product or manipulate the content of the LSI service in any way; or, use any data mining, data gathering or extraction method. In addition, you agree not to upload, post, e-mail or otherwise send or transmit any material designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment associated with the LSI service, including any software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs.

    6. The availability of media will change from time to time, and from country to country. The quality of the display of the streaming may vary from computer to computer, and device to device, and may be affected by a variety of factors, such as your location, the bandwidth available through and/or speed of your Internet connection. You are responsible for all Internet access charges. Please check with your Internet provider for information on possible Internet data usage charges. LSI makes no representations or warranties about the quality of your watching experience on your display. The time it takes to begin watching a movie or TV show will vary based on a number of factors, including your location, available bandwidth at the time, the movie or TV show you have selected and the configuration of your device.

    7. LSI streaming software is developed by, or for, LSI and is designed to enable streaming of content from LSI through LSI ready devices. This software may vary by device and medium, and functionalities may also differ between devices. WE DO NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OR OTHERWISE WARRANT THE PERFORMANCE OF THESE DEVICES, INCLUDING THE CONTINUING COMPATIBILITY OF THE DEVICE WITH OUR SERVICE. By using our service, you agree to look solely to the entity that manufactured and/or sold you the device for any issues related to the device and its compatibility with the LSI service. If your LSI ready device is sold, lost or stolen, please deactivate the device. If you fail to log out or deactivate your device, subsequent users may access the LSI service through your account and may be able to access certain of your account information.

    8. We may terminate or restrict your use of our service, without compensation or notice if you are, or if we suspect that you are (i) in violation of any of these Terms of Use or (ii) engaged in illegal or improper use of the service.

  7. Passwords & Account Access

    1. The member who created the LSI account and whose Payment Method is charged is referred to here as the Account Owner. The Account Owner has access and control over the LSI account. The Account Owner's control is exercised through use of the Account Owner's password and therefore to maintain exclusive control, the Account Owner should not reveal the password to anyone. In addition, if the Account Owner wishes to prohibit others from contacting LSI Customer Service and potentially altering the Account Owner's control, the Account Owner should not reveal the Payment Method details (e.g., last four digits of their credit or debit card, or their email address if they use PayPal) associated with their account. You are responsible for updating and maintaining the truth and accuracy of the information you provide to us relating to your account.

    2. In order to provide you with ease of access to your account and to help administer the LSI service, LSI implements technology that enables us to recognize you as the Account Owner and provide you with direct access to your account without requiring you to retype any password or other user identification when you revisit the LSI service, which includes accessing via devices or website.

    3. BY SHARING THE LSI SERVICE PASSWORD OR ALLOWING OTHERS TO ACCESS YOUR ACCOUNT, THE ACCOUNT OWNER AGREES TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSURING THAT HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF USE AND SUCH ACCOUNT OWNER SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACTIONS OF THE HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS.

    4. You should be mindful of any communication requesting that you submit credit card or other account information. Providing your information in response to these types of communications can result in identity theft. Always access your sensitive account information by going directly to the LSI website and not through a hyperlink in an email or any other electronic communication, even if it looks official. LSI reserves the right to place any account on hold anytime with or without notification to the member in order to protect itself and its partners from what it believes to be fraudulent activity. LSI is not obligated to credit or discount a membership for holds placed on the account by either a representative of LSI or by the automated processes of LSI.

  8. Disclaimers of Warranties and Limitations on Liability

    1. THE LSI SERVICE AND ALL CONTENT AND SOFTWARE ASSOCIATED THEREWITH, OR ANY OTHER FEATURES OR FUNCTIONALITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE LSI SERVICE, ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITH ALL FAULTS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. LSI DOES NOT GUARANTEE, REPRESENT, OR WARRANT THAT YOUR USE OF THE LSI SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE. LSI SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS LIABILITY FOR THE USE OF APPLICATIONS, LSI READY DEVICES, AND LSI SOFTWARE (INCLUDING THEIR CONTINUING COMPATIBILITY WITH OUR SERVICE).

    2. TO THE EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAWS, IN NO EVENT SHALL LSI, OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES OR ANY OF THEIR SHAREHOLDERS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE (JOINTLY OR SEVERALLY) TO YOU FOR PERSONAL INJURY OR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER.

    3. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES OR THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF DAMAGES. THEREFORE, SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS IN THIS SECTION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

    4. NOTHING IN THESE TERMS OF USE SHALL AFFECT ANY NON-WAIVABLE STATUTORY RIGHTS THAT APPLY TO YOU. If any provision or provisions of these Terms of Use shall be held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

  9. Gifts & Promotions

    We may offer Gift Subscriptions for purchase on our websites. Your Payment Method will be charged for any purchased Gift Subscriptions. Promotional codes may be redeemed on our website. Promotional codes can only be used once and cannot be redeemed for cash, resold or combined with any other offers, including a free trial. If you received a promotion code through an offer by a third party, additional restrictions may apply.

  10. Intellectual Property

    1. Copyright

      The LSI service, including all content provided on the LSI service, is protected by United States and international copyright, trade secret or other intellectual property laws and treaties.

    2. Trademarks

      Living Scriptures Streaming is a registered trademark.

    3. Claims of Copyright Infringement

      If you believe your work has been reproduced or distributed in a way that constitutes copyright infringement or are aware of any infringing material available through the LSI service, please notify us by email or phone.

  11. Governing Law

    1. If you are a resident of Brazil, these Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Brazil.

    2. For all other LSI members, these Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware, U.S.A. without regard to conflict of laws provisions.

    3. You may also be entitled to certain consumer protection rights under the laws of your local jurisdiction.

  12. Applications

    You may encounter third-party applications (including, without limitation, websites, widgets, software, or other software utilities) ("Application(s)") that interact with the LSI service. These Applications may import data related to your LSI account and activity and otherwise gather data from you. These Applications are provided solely as a convenience to you, and LSI is not responsible for such Applications. SUCH APPLICATIONS ARE OWNED OR OPERATED BY THIRD PARTIES THAT ARE NOT RELATED TO WITH OR SPONSORED BY LSI AND MAY NOT BE AUTHORIZED FOR USE WITH OUR SERVICE IN ALL COUNTRIES. USE OF AN APPLICATION IS AT YOUR OWN OPTION AND RISK.

  13. Use of Information Submitted

    LSI is free to use any comments, information, ideas, concepts, reviews, or techniques or any other material contained in any communication you may send to us ("Feedback"), including responses to questionnaires or through postings to the LSI service, including the LSI website and user interfaces, without further compensation, acknowledgement or payment to you for any purpose whatsoever including, but not limited to, developing, manufacturing and marketing products and creating, modifying or improving the LSI service. In addition, you agree not to enforce any "moral rights" in and to the Feedback, to the extent permitted by applicable law. Please note LSI does not accept unsolicited materials or ideas for movies or TV shows, and is not responsible for the similarity of any of its content or programming in any media to materials or ideas transmitted to LSI. Should you send any unsolicited materials or ideas, you do so with the understanding that no additional consideration of any sort will be provided to you, and you are waiving any claim against LSI and its affiliates regarding the use of such materials and ideas, even if material or an idea is used that is substantially similar to the material or idea you sent.

  14. Customer Support

    If you need assistance with your account, click on the "Help" link at the top right hand corner of our website at any time. There you will find information on reaching a live Customer Service representative. In certain instances, Customer Service may best be able to assist you by using a remote access support tool through which we have full access to your computer. If you do not want us to have this access, you should not consent to support through the remote access tool, and we will assist you through other means. In the event of any conflict between these Terms of Use and information provided by Customer Support or other portions of our website, these Terms of Use will control.

  15. Arbitration Agreement

    1. If you are a LSI member in the United States (including its possessions and territories), you and LSI agree that any dispute, claim or controversy arising out of or relating in any way to the LSI service, these Terms of Use and this Arbitration Agreement, shall be determined by binding arbitration or in small claims court. Arbitration is more informal than a lawsuit in court. Arbitration uses a neutral arbitrator instead of a judge or jury, allows for more limited discovery than in court, and is subject to very limited review by courts. Arbitrators can award the same damages and relief that a court can award. You agree that, by agreeing to these Terms of Use, the U.S. Federal Arbitration Act governs the interpretation and enforcement of this provision, and that you and LSI are each waiving the right to a trial by jury or to participate in a class action. This arbitration provision shall survive termination of this Agreement and the termination of your LSI membership.

    2. You may download or copy a form Notice and a form to initiate arbitration at www.adr.org. If you are required to pay a filing fee, after LSI receives notice at the Notice Address that you have commenced arbitration, LSI will promptly reimburse you for your payment of the filing fee, unless your claim is for greater than US$10,000, in which event you will be responsible for filing fees.

    3. The arbitration will be governed by the Commercial Arbitration Rules and the Supplementary Procedures for Consumer Related Disputes (collectively, "AAA Rules") of the American Arbitration Association ("AAA"), as modified by this Agreement, and will be administered by the AAA. The AAA Rules and Forms are available online at www.adr.org, by calling the AAA at 1-800-778-7879, or by writing to the Notice Address. The arbitrator is bound by the terms of this Agreement. All issues are for the arbitrator to decide, including issues relating to the scope and enforceability of this arbitration agreement. Unless LSI and you agree otherwise, any arbitration hearings will take place in the county (or parish) of your residence.

    4. If your claim is for US$10,000 or less, we agree that you may choose whether the arbitration will be conducted solely on the basis of documents submitted to the arbitrator, through a telephonic hearing, or by an in-person hearing as established by the AAA Rules. If your claim exceeds US$10,000, the right to a hearing will be determined by the AAA Rules. Regardless of the manner in which the arbitration is conducted, the arbitrator shall issue a reasoned written decision sufficient to explain the essential findings and usions on which the award is based. If the arbitrator issues you an award that is greater than the value of LSI’s last written settlement offer made before an arbitrator was selected (or if LSI did not make a settlement offer before an arbitrator was selected), then LSI will pay you the amount of the award or US$1,000, whichever is greater. Except as expressly set forth herein, the payment of all filing, administration and arbitrator fees will be governed by the AAA Rules.

    5. YOU AND LSI AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. Further, unless both you and LSI agree otherwise, the arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person's claims with your claims, and may not otherwise preside over any form of a representative or class proceeding. If this specific provision is found to be unenforceable, then the entirety of this arbitration provision shall be null and void. The arbitrator may award declaratory or injunctive relief only in favor of the individual party seeking relief and only to the extent necessary to provide relief warranted by that party's individual claim.

  16. DVD Plans in the United States

    If you are a LSI member in the United States on a DVD plan, the DVD Terms and Conditions also apply to your use of the LSI service.


Last updated: September 8, 2015