Terms and Conditions

The Brethren Reformation blog (hereinafter, "Site" referring to blog.breformed.com, blog.davidmohler.com, and other domains linked thereto) is owned and privately hosted by David S. Mohler (hereinafter "Owner".) This Site is subject to the terms and conditions set forth below. Please read this information carefully before accessing or using or linking to this Site. If YOU do not accept these Terms and Conditions, which are subject to change at any time without notice, then do not use this site.

By visiting, reading, linking to, quoting, printing out, or in any way making use of this Site's content in any means, place, or forum, you agree to the following:

This Site is not affiliated with the Brethren Reformed Church or any other organization, and exists solely to represent the views of the Owner. All content is copyright © David S. Mohler. Quotations of other persons, texts, etc. are noted, and are the property of the respective copyright holders. Scriptural references are from the New English Translation (NET), New American Standard Bible (NASB), English Standard Version (ESV), New King James Version (NKJV) and the New International Version (NIV). Unless noted otherwise, all graphics, artwork and photographs are original work and property of the Owner. The "Alexander Mack seal" was derived and colorized from the title page of "The Complete Writings of Alexander Mack", by William R. Eberly, published in 1991 by BMH Books. The seal itself is in the public domain.

The topical nature of this Site is for the primary interest of Christians in a Brethren church (of Germanic origin; not to be confused with other groups e.g., Plymouth Brethren), with some deference to Grace Brethren and Old German Baptist Brethren fellowships. Comments, opinions, and questions relating to the topical post are encouraged. Off-topic drifting is discouraged. The Owner of this blog regrets that he does not have the time to answer every single question or comment on any nuanced diversion from the topic. However, if you find errors or erroneous facts, especially about those named in a post, you are encouraged to send an e-mail to the link provided in the profile for prompt attention. Corrections regarding spelling and grammar are also welcome.

Visitors may find the articles, opinions and doctrines on this Site to be offensive and politically incorrect. Offended visitors are not obliged to continue visiting this Site, and do so at their own discretion and as an exercise of their own free choice.

Visitors to this Site should not be under the impression that everyone has a right to voice themselves in the blog articles. The Owner of this Site maintains the right to moderate all comments, and post only those comments that he desires. COMMENTS BY VISITORS MAY BE EDITED WITHOUT NOTICE FOR SPELLING, GRAMMAR AND CLARITY. Weirdoes and spammers will be deleted on the first encounter. The owner of this blog does not grant warnings to those who pollute a blog. Snarling critics and "axe-grinders" might be warned one time, but the owner is under no obligation to do so. Any IP address may be blocked for any reason at any time.

Your identity as a visitor to this Site is not private unless you have taken the steps to make it private. Your contact information will not be sold or given to other organizations. However, the Owner may use the information (also called "data mining") it obtains relating to you, including your IP address, name, mailing address, email address, telephone number, geographic location, and your use of the Site, for internal purposes. When you use certain features of this Site, the Owner may collect personally identifiable information from you that may include your name, address and e-mail address. The Owner does not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of thirteen. The Site automatically collects IP addresses and web site usage statistics from you, your computer, your network, and your Internet Service Provider ("ISP") when you visit this Site. This information is used to discover how visitors use and navigate the Site, including the number and frequency of visitors to each page, and the length of their visits. Online surveys may be conducted on this Site. Such surveys are entirely voluntary and visitors can decline to participate. ONLINE SURVEYS ARE NOT ANONYMOUS.

Third party websites, including search engines and statistical services, might link to this site and collect information about you, and use that information on their own sites. You agree to assume all risk associated with your participation on this site.

If the Owner elects to publish your comments, survey results, or any other communication, your name, city, state and/or country may be disclosed to the public. ALL COMMENTS, E-MAILS, AND/OR CONTRIBUTIONS SUBMITTED TO TO THE OWNER BECOME THE PROPERTY OF THE OWNER UPON SUBMISSION AND CAN BE DISCLOSED PUBLICLY ONCE OR MANY TIMES, OR NOT AT ALL, WITHOUT YOUR PRIOR CONSENT, and on the basis of a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, nonexclusive license WITH THE RIGHT to reproduce, modify, publish, edit, translate, distribute, perform, and display the communication alone or as part of other works on any form, media, or technology whether now known or hereafter developed, and to sublicense such rights through multiple tiers of sublicenses. THIS INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, EMAILS YOU SEND THAT MAY DISPARAGE YOUR OWN REPUTATION. DO NOT SEND E-MAILS TO THE OWNER OR TO THIS SITE THAT YOU DO NOT WANT ASSOCIATED WITH YOURSELF.

The Owner may provide, or third parties may provide, links to other websites or online resources. The Owner has no control over such sites and resources, you acknowledge and agree that the Owner is not responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources, and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. You further acknowledge and agree that the Owner shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly for any damage or loss caused, or alleged to be caused, by or in connection with, use of, or reliance on, any such content, goods or services available on or through any such site or resource.

Third party Web sites are permitted to link to this Site. By linking to the Site, you agree to abide by these Terms and Conditions. You may not "adorn" a link to this Site in such a way as to imply ownership and/or sponsorship of the Site or materials contained on the Site. IN YOUR OWN CONTENT LINKED TO THIS SITE, YOU AGREE NOT TO DISPARAGE, SLANDER, DEFAME, AND/OR MALIGN THE PERSON, OR CHARACTER OF THE PERSON, WHO OWNS OF THIS SITE. By linking to the site, you agree that these Terms and Conditions supersede any and all terms stated or implied on a third party web site which contains the link to this Site. By linking to this Site, you agree to relinquish any and all claims of ownership, rights to use, permissions and/or licenses to the intellectual property rightfully owned by this Site. You agree not to copy or plagiarize the content on this Site, and further agree to compensate the Owner in the amount of $100 per paragraph for all unauthorized use of content.

In exchange for free access to the Site content, you agree NOT TO SUE or harass the Owner, his webhosting provider(s), and/or his webmaster for any reason. You further agree that you will not use any of the content on this Site, whether original or linked or quoted from another source, in any court, or in any venue, including ecclesiastical hearings, on any grounds whatsoever in law or equity. You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Owner, his webhosting provider(s), the officers, directors, employees, relatives, friends, and agents, from and against any claims, actions or demands, including without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees, alleging or resulting from your use of the Site or your violation of the Terms or Conditions of this agreement. You agree not to use material on the website in any fashion to hinder or obstruct the Owner, his webhosting provider(s), his webmaster(s) officers, directors, employees, relatives, friends, and agents from receiving contributions or compensation from any source. Should you violate this agreement, you agree to pay the Owner the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars (US$100,000) as liquidated damages. Unless otherwise expressly provided, the aggregate liability for the Owner to you for all claims arising from the use of this website is limited to US$0.01 (one-cent.) If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision or portion of these Terms and Conditions to be unenforceable, the remainder of the Terms and Conditions will continue in full force and effect. Should this agreement not to sue be held unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, you agree to binding arbitration, with all arbitration expenses to be paid by you. The arbitration panel shall be composed of three (3) blog operators selected solely by the Owner from those in the links listed on this site, and such persons may be composed of family members or other persons who are favorably disposed to the Owner. The award in such arbitration shall be limited to: 1) a monetary sum not to exceed $10; and 2) the publication of a retraction on this Site. Should this arbitration provision be held unenforceable in a court of competent jurisdiction, you agree to accept as liquidated damages in any lawsuit against the Owner the sum of Ten Dollars (US$10), and you agree that you will be entitled to no other relief of any kind in law or equity. You agree that all disputes concerning these Terms and Conditions or the content of blog.breformed.com or blog.davidmohler.com are to be resolved in the courts of Montgomery County, Ohio, under the laws of Ohio and the United States of America.

THIS SITE AND MATERIAL ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. THE OWNER, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE LAW, DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTIES RIGHTS, AND THE WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE OWNER MAKES NO WARRANTIES ABOUT THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS, OR THE TIMELINESS OF THE MATERIAL, SERVICES, SOFTWARE TEXT, GRAPHICS, AND LINKS.

IN NO EVENT SHALL THE OWNER OR ANY THIRD PARTIES MENTIONED WITHIN THE SITE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, INCIDENTAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS, OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM LOST PROFITS, OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM LOST DATA OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) RESULTING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE AND THE MATERIAL, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT TEH OWNER IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

If you do not agree to these terms of use, exit this Site immediately, destroy all copies of the Site's content remaining in any form on your computer, any other computer or network device under your control, in print form, or on any information storage or retrieval device that you possess or control, and do not return to this Site again.

These Terms and Conditions will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio, and may be changed at any time and without any notice.