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Iron Stream Media | Users and Life Bible Study, LLC Online Delivery System License and Use Agreement
“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”(2 Timothy 3:16-17)
Iron Stream Media | Online Delivery System License and Use Agreement This is a License and Use Agreement (the “Agreement”) between the consumer (the “Organization or Individual”) and Iron Stream Media. For access to the web site containing purchasable material delivered online, visit: http://www.lifebiblestudy.com (the “Web Site”) and for the actual use of purchased curriculum materials delivered online (“Online Delivery System”), with appropriate login information. For the purpose of this Agreement, “Users” shall mean any person being taught the materials provided under this Agreement. The term “Leader” shall mean those ministers, leaders, teachers and volunteers that assist with and participate in the teaching and discipleship programs of the Church, Organization, or Small Group.
In recognition of the Internet as a tool of today and the future, and, in further recognition of the need of the Church and other youth organizations to efficiently operate within the Biblical principles of stewardship, Iron Stream Mediahas acquired and further developed a flexible, customizable electronic channel for the delivery of purchasable curriculum such as StudentLifeBibleStudy, JustLikeChrist, Treasuring Christ, and Radical Bible Study: Student Edition.
Life Bible Study, an imprint of Iron Stream Media is a yearly, renewable program designed to give Users an understanding of God’s redemptive plan in Jesus Christ. It focuses on eight doctrinal themes to give Users knowledge and confidence to apply Biblical truth in their preparation for adult life. Life Bible Study employs weekly lessons, daily devotions and other tools to give the Users perspective and context for the truth found in Scripture. Life Bible Study is supported by Youth Leader study materials, workbooks, videos, audio recordings, maps, timelines and other products (the “Resources”), which are available for use in hard print or through the Web Site in accordance with this Agreement.
1. Grant of License.
- Iron Stream Media grants to the Organization or Individual the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use the Online Delivery System to create hard copy masters and/or electronic files of the purchased curriculum, suitable for printing and distributing the text of the purchased curriculum in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The Organization or Individual may, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, reproduce and distribute, in paper print and/or electronic format, unlimited copies of the purchased material over a 52-Week period for the Life Bible Study Full Year License or a 34-Week period for the Life Bible Study 30-Week License and any renewal periods thereafter. This period commences on the day after purchase (hereafter referred to as the “Start Date”). The Organization or Individual agrees not to modify, edit, translate, reverse engineer, disassemble or otherwise change the content of the purchased curriculum without the proper permission of Iron Stream Media. Copyright of the Plan and any related products are the sole property of Iron Stream Media.
- Other studies made purchasable by LifeBibleStudy an imprint of Iron Stream Media and delivered via the Online Delivery System may be subject to varying subscription lengths as decided by Iron Stream Media at the time of their creation and release. Some studies, such as and including Radical Bible Study: Student Edition will be purchasable for ownership as opposed to a granted period of time as already stated concerning LifeBibleStudy or Treasuring Christ in this Agreement. Details concerning lengths of subscription or full ownership of these materials will be properly displayed and clarified on the Web Site.
- The license granted by this Agreement is intended for use solely by the Organization or Individual, its Leaders and its Users. The Organization or Individual agrees that it will not, for any reason, (i) repost the purchased curriculum, or various Resources on the Internet (with exception of the Parent Page resource content posted to the Church’s website); (ii) distribute any purchased curriculum, Media materials or other Resources in print and/or electronic form to anyone not covered by this Agreement; or (iii) resell, or otherwise transfer, the purchased curriculum and access to the Online Delivery System to any other person or organization. The Organization or Individual may provide the purchased curriculum to a printer for the purpose of printing in accordance with this Agreement. If the Organization or Individual charges participants for re-printed Lessons or other materials, the Organization or Individual may charge the participants only the reproduction costs of participant copies for the purchased material.
- Iron Stream Media desires to provide flexibility to the Organization or Individual in the use of the Online Delivery System as a means to facilitate the maximum impact of the purchasable materials. Subject to subsection (b) above, the Online Delivery System may be used by the Organization or Individual at any time during the term of this license and upon such schedule as determined by the Organization or Individual in its reasonable business judgment. Nothing herein shall be construed as limiting use of the Online Delivery System to the Sunday morning Bible study of the Church.
2. Pricing and Payment.
- Organization or Individual will pay Iron Stream Media for use of the purchased curriculum and access to the Online Delivery System (the “License Fee”). The License Fee paid by the Organization or Individual will be based upon the average Sunday morning Student and Youth Leader Bible study attendance (the “Average Attendance”) as determined by the Sunday morning User and Leader Bible study attendance for the last prior calendar year. The current License Fee and any other related charges are posted on the Web Site.
- Iron Stream Media may also charge the Organization or Individual a fee for the initial costs associated with granting access to the Online Delivery System (the “Set Up Fee”). The Set Up Fee will be a one- time charge due and payable at the time the Church executes this Agreement. The Set Up Fee will not be applied to any renewal of this Agreement.
- The License Fee may be paid in one lump sum installment (“Complete Payment”) at the time the Organization or Individual executes this Agreement. To assist the Church in the prompt payment of the License Fee, Iron Stream Media will provide the Organization or Individual with an invoice for such payment fifteen (15) days prior to the date the same is due. These terms (Net15 Terms) will be granted to the Organization or Individual upon completion of the provided paperwork (Credit Form/Church Policy) by Iron Stream Media Customer Service, Sales or Accounting Representative and the discretion of the Representative therein. Iron Stream Media reserves the right to suspend Organization’s or Individual’s access to the Plan for Organization’s or Individual’s failure to pay the License Fee when due.
- From time-to-time, Iron Stream Media may offer accompanying Resources (including any revisions, additions or substitutions to the Resources already provided or purchased) to Organization or Individual to aid in the use of the purchased curriculum. Iron Stream Media may offer discounts or special prices for the accompanying Resources when purchased in conjunction with the payment of the License Fee or any renewal thereof.
3. Term of License.
- The Organization or Individual may access the purchased curriculum materials and the Online Delivery System for 52-Weeks with the purchase of an SLBS or TC Full Year License or 34-Weeks for an SLBS 30 Week License from the Start Date. Thereafter, the Organization or Individual may renew this license on a year- to-year basis upon the payment to Iron Stream Media of the then applicable License Fee based upon the then current Average Attendance. Some studies, such as and including Radical Bible Study: Student Edition, and JustLikeChrist, will be purchasable for ownership as opposed to a granted period of time as already stated concerning LifeBibleStudy or Treasuring Christ in this Agreement. Details concerning lengths of subscription or full ownership of these materials will be properly displayed and clarified on the Web Site (see Article 1, section b for full context).
- Iron Stream Media may, at any time, terminate this Agreement and revoke the Organization’s or Individual’s license to the Plan, if, in the reasonable business judgment of Iron Stream Media, the Organization or Individual has not complied with the terms of this Agreement.
4. Organization or Individual Responsibilities.
The Organization or Individual will designate a paid staff minister, or responsible lay person active in the leadership of the ministry of Organization, as the “Lead Administrator” of the Organization’s obligations under this Agreement. The Organization or Individual may, at any time, replace or substitute the Lead Administrator upon proper notice to Iron Stream Media, provided that the new Lead Administrator satisfies the above qualifications. For purposes of this Agreement, the Lead Administrator will be the primary contact person at Organization and will supervise the following responsibilities on behalf of Organization or Individual:
- The Organization or Individual and the Lead Administrator agree to accurately report the Average Attendance to Iron Stream Media upon purchase.
- The Organization or Individual agrees to coordinate and monitor access to the Online Delivery System by its Leaders. The Lead Administrator may designate one person as the “Admin/Owner” for the Organization’s or Individual’s license. The Admin/Owner may be the same person as the Lead Administrator. The Organization or Individual or Lead Administrator may, at any time, replace or substitute the Admin/Owner upon proper notice to Iron Stream Media, provided that the new Admin/Owner is a Leader with the Church. The Admin/Owner is responsible for monitoring the use of passwords by Leaders to access the Online Delivery System as well as the set-up of all new teachers and calendars according to the user manuals located within the Online Delivery System. The Admin/Owner will also be responsible for activating and deactivating passwords as Leaders leave the Organization no longer serve the Organization in such capacities.
- The Church acknowledges that the purchased curriculum contains material of a special, unique and proprietary nature. To that end, the Church agrees to a partnership with Iron Stream Media that the Organization or Individual will, in good faith, use its best efforts to protect the purchased curriculum, supporting resources and Online Delivery System from unauthorized duplication and/or distribution by its Users and Leaders. In the event this Agreement is not renewed by the Organization or Individual or suspended or terminated by Iron Stream Media, Iron Stream Mediareserves the right to promptly deactivate all of the Organization’s or Individual’s access to the Online Delivery System.
- The Organization or Individual agrees to promptly inform Iron Stream Media of any changes in the registration information, including change of mailing address, telephone number, etc., via the Web Site or by mail to Iron Stream Media, 100 Missionary Ridge, Birmingham, AL 35242.
5. Miscellaneous.
- Iron Stream Media and the Organization or Individual acknowledge and understand that some interruptions or errors in internet service cannot be completely avoided. Iron Stream Media does not warrant that the functions or services of the Online Delivery System will be uninterrupted or error free, but will take reasonable steps to correct defects in the Online Delivery System. In the event, due to causes beyond its reasonable control, Iron Stream Media is unable to provide the Organization or Individual with access to the Online Delivery System for a period exceeding twenty-four (24) hours, and the Organization or Individual timely provides notice to Iron Stream Media of the interruption or error, Iron Stream Media agrees to extend the term of this Agreement for corresponding twenty-four (24) hour (one day) increments at no additional cost to the Organization or Individual. Any claim against Iron Stream Media for interruption or error in service will be limited to such credit. Iron Stream Media will not be liable for (i) any incidental, consequential or indirect damages of any kind arising out of the use of or inability to use the Online Delivery System or (ii) any claim attributable to errors, omissions or other inaccuracies published in the Online Delivery System.
- Iron Stream Media may consider requests for refunds of the License Fee on a case-by-case basis for circumstances beyond the reasonable control of Iron Stream Media and the Organization or Individual, as determined by Iron Stream Media in its sole discretion. Any determination of Iron Stream Media regarding refunds will be final. Refunds will not be available in the event of (i) inadequate Internet connection at the location of Organization or Individual, Leader or User or (ii) inadequate printing facilities resulting in the inability to print the purchased curriculum, accompanying Resources or various other components of the Online Delivery System.
- This Agreement contains the entire understanding between and among Iron Stream Media and Organization or Individual and supersedes any prior understandings and agreements among them respecting the subject matter of this Agreement. Any amendments to this Agreement must be in writing and signed by the party against whom enforcement of that amendment is sought. This Agreement shall in all respects be governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Alabama.
- All section titles or captions contained in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be deemed part of the context nor affect the interpretation of this Agreement. This Agreement or any Section thereof shall not be construed against any party due to the fact that said Agreement or any Section thereof was drafted by said party.
- If any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable under present or future laws effective while this Agreement is in effect, the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby, and in lieu of each such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision there shall be added automatically as a part of this Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be legal, valid and enforceable.
- This Agreement may be signed by the Organization or Individual or its duly authorized representative by use of an electronic signature or other electronic acknowledgment (the “Electronic Signature”) of the terms contained herein. Any such Electronic Signature shall be given the same legal effect as if such signature or acknowledgment were executed in writing by the Church or its duly authorized representative and the validity of the Electronic Signature will not be contested by the Organization or Individual absent proof of altered data or tampering. The Organization or Individual agrees that no third-party certification or verification service is necessary to the validity of the Electronic Signature and that the absence of such certification or verification will not affect the validity or enforceability of this Agreement.
I agree to the terms and conditions of the entire Iron Stream Media and Iron Stream Media Online Delivery System License and Use Agreement.
I understand the Organization or Individual may access the Life Bible Study material on the Online Delivery System for a period of a) 52-Weeks for a LifeBibleStudy or Treasuring Christ Full Year License or b) 34- Weeks for an SLBS 30-Week License from the Start Date, and c) an unlimited period with certain studies as especially designated on the Web Site. Please Note: The Full Year License includes either 30 or 48 (52 in the case of Treasuring Christ) lessons per volume to be used within a 52-Week period. The 30-Week License includes 30 lessons to be used within a 34-Week period. It is the Lead Administrator’s or Admin/Owner’s responsibility to appropriately manage these lessons within this timeframe.
I understand that none of Iron Stream Media’s online contents (including all printable material) may be used, copied or distributed after our subscription ends if we choose not to renew our subscription to any study.
I understand that none of Iron Stream Media’s online contents (including all printable material) may be used, copied or distributed after our subscription ends if we choose not to renew our subscription to any study.