Terms & Conditions
Who Can Use Our Site and Access our Services
This website is owned and operated by The First Congregational Church of the Old Religion, a 501 c(3) nonprofit, operating under the name, People of the Woods, a Wiccan coven. These Terms set forth the terms and conditions under which you may use our website and services as offered by us. This website offers visitors information about the Wiccan religion as interpreted by our coven and information about our coven, including how to pursue membership. There is no guarantee that membership will be granted. In order to use our website and/or receive our services, you must be at least eighteen years of age, or of the legal age of majority in your jurisdiction, and possess the legal authority, right and freedom to enter into these Terms as a binding agreement. You are not allowed to use this website and/or receive services if doing so is prohibited in your country or under any law or regulation applicable to you. By accessing or using the website of our service, you approve that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms.
Rights to Change Our Website and Services
We may, without prior notice, change our services; stop providing our services or any features of the services we offer; or create limits for the services. We may permanently or temporarily terminate or suspend access to the services without notice and liability for any reason, or for no reason. There is no guarantee that services requested will be granted.
The following services are not provided directly by the First Congregational church of the New Religion: Officiating Ceremonies for non-coven members. These services may be offered by individual coven members, however. Such a transaction would be made directly between the individual priest/priestess/priestix providing the services and the person requesting the service, and release the First Congregational church of the Old Religion from any liability.
Ownership of Intellectual Property
All images on this site are free domain or owned by Wix to be used for Wix websites. All text is owned by the First Congregational church of the Old Religion, except a poem (author unknown), the Wiccan Rede (which is public domain), and blogs. All blogs are owned by the authors. You agree not to sell, license, rent, modify, distribute, copy, reproduce, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, publish, adapt, edit or create derivative works from our website's content without express permission from the First Congregational Church of the Old Religion or the individual author.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold the First Congregational church of the Old Religion harmless from any demands, loss, liability, claims or expenses (including attorneys’ fees), made against them by any third party due to, or arising out of, or in connection with your use of the website or any of the services offered on the website.
Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall the First Congregational church of the Old Religion, be liable for any indirect, punitive, incidental, special, consequential or exemplary damages, including without limitation, damages for loss of profits, goodwill, use, data or other intangible losses, arising out of or relating to the use of, or inability to use, the service.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, First Congregational church of the Old Religion assumes no liability or responsibility for any (i) errors, mistakes, or inaccuracies of content; (ii) personal injury or property damage, of any nature whatsoever, resulting from your access to or use of our service; and (iii) any unauthorized access to or use of our secure servers and/or any and all personal information stored therein.
Terms and Conditions of Donations
Donations are used to pay for coven expenses, including, but not limited to, ritual supplies, administrative filings, sponsoring other pagan entities or activities, etc. Donations are non-refundable. The donor is responsible for ensuring the amount they are donating is correct. There is no obligation to donate. Donors are not given preferential treatment or guaranteed coven membership. Donations to the First Congregational church of the Old Religion are tax-deductible.
Rights to Change and Modify Terms
We reserve the right to modify these terms from time to time at our sole discretion. Therefore, you should review these page periodically. When we change the Terms in a material manner, we will notify you that material changes have been made to the Terms. Your continued use of the Website or our service after any such change constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms. If you do not agree to any of these terms or any future version of the Terms, do not use or access (or continue to access) the website or the service.