Terms of Use

All users of SpiritualHelpers.com agree to abide by these two basic spiritual rules:

• Don’t judge.
• Don’t get caught (judging).

We hope that the material on this site helps you learn how to successfully practice these two rules in all facets of your life!

A.  GENERAL GUIDELINES AND RULES

All members of SpiritualHelpers.com must abide by the following terms and conditions of use. This user agreement identifies some basic rules and guidelines that are used to resolve complaints we may receive about inappropriate content or user activity.

B.  CONTACTING THE MODERATORS

If you are having any issues with another user, or have an issue with specific content on the site, please contact the moderator team by submitting a complaint through our contact page.  We will not disclose any names or identify who complained about whom, and will make every effort to address your concern promptly.

C.  USER AGREEMENT

1. Only one user account is allowed per person.
2. English is the only common language allowed on SpiritualHelpers.com.  This allows our moderators to ensure consistent compliance with our site rules and guidelines by all users.  Our moderators need to differentiate between content, ads, and in some cases, derogatory information and spam.  (A Google translation toolbar is available throughout the site to serve the language needs of individual users.)
3. Fair usage policy:  A maximum of four blog postings are allowed for each member in any 24-hour period.
4. The first comment by new subscribers will be held for review by the moderators prior to being posted on the site.  Every effort will be made to release approved comments for posting within 24 hours.
5. Comment spam or advertising by general subscribers is not allowed anywhere on the site.  Do not upload ad banners; they will be deleted.
6. Advertising by approved spiritual mentors and sponsors is allowed throughout the site in designated areas in accordance with the terms of the SpiritualHelpers.com advertising agreement.  The forum shall be ad-free.
7. You may only identify the link to your own website in your user profile and comments.  You may only post links to other websites in the links section.  Do not write out any urls (http://..) in the title field or body of any posts or comments.
8. We will make every effort to backup this site on a daily basis.  However, we make no promise that data (e.g. blogs, ads, comments, events, etc.) cannot be lost because of data problems.
9. Copyright Policy:  You may not post, modify, distribute, or reproduce in any way any copyrighted material, trademarks, or other proprietary information belonging to others without obtaining the prior written consent of the owner of such proprietary rights. If you believe that your work has been copied and posted here in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please mail us the links to these pages and other relevant info.  You must give credit to the original author when you are posting any of their work; for example:  book, article or speech excerpts, channeled material, videos, music, lyrics, etc.  Plagiarism is not allowed in any posts.

D.    ADVERSE ACTIONS

1.     Actions that will incur one of three warnings (three chances):

• Writing posts that name and cast judgment on others.
• Posting obvious advertisements or accidentally posting spam.
• Flooding (posting excessive amounts of content in a relative short time).
• Deliberately causing problems in any blogs, groups or forums (spamming, annoying activity, etc.).
• Trolling (deliberately starting arguments with people).
• Continuing communication with another member who has requested that you cease communication.
• Use of explicit language in public posts that is not suitable for children.

2.    Actions that incur one final warning (one chance):

• Any form of sexual harassment.
• Usernames that contain explicit language, or copies of moderator/admin names (change name or be removed) .
• Setting up multiple accounts, pretending to be more than one person (use only one account).

3.    Actions that incur immediate removal (no chances):

• Abusive and threatening nature.
• Sexual predatory harassment.
• Trying to hack, bring down or manipulate the system.
• Accounts that are non-serious, spam, have virus, etc.

4.    For any complaint, please:

Email us about your concern through our contact form.  In your email, please:

• Provide a copy of specific content that violates the rules and guidelines.
• Identify which guideline was violated.
• Provide links to problem content, blogs, comments, group posts, forum posts, etc. (if applicable).
• Treat this information as available to the user you are complaining about upon request, so keep it professional. 

5.     What happens from there?

Written warnings will be given to members who violate these basic principles. Once all warnings are used up then the user account will be removed from the system. If you are reporting the actions of another user, be sure to maintain logs/copies of any material, emails, posts, etc. that supports and validates your reporting.  No action can be taken without evidence as per the points above in paragraph (D)(4). If you are having any problems with another user, your first action should be to request them to cease communication.  If they persist, then you can notify the site support/moderators regarding a violation of the communication guideline in paragraph (D)(1) above.

6.     Banned user return policy

When a user has received three warnings under paragraph (D)(1), or one warning under paragraph (D)(2), they will be banned from the site, but may apply for reinstatement after for a 45-day time-out period. If they attempt to return to the site as a member before the 45 days are completed by using another member name, etc., then they will be permanently banned from the site.  After the 45-day time-out period, the member can apply to return to the site by writing an apology to SpiritualHelpers.com without any blame or negativity.  The member must take responsibility in their letter for their actions, and show that they can handle being on the site again.  The moderators will decide on the member’s potential reinstatement to SpiritualHelpers.com after receipt of the member’s written apology.

If for any reason the reinstated member decides to break the guidelines again, the above warning system will not apply and they will be immediately and permanently banned from the site.

E.    SITE WIDE APPLICABILITY

This agreement applies to all site content including user names, profile descriptions, blog posts, comments, events, groups, forum posts, ads, etc.

F.    DISCLAIMER

SpiritualHelpers.com is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate content posted on this site, and accepts no liability for the content of the articles, comments, events or advertisements published on this site, or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided by any user herein, unless that information is subsequently confirmed in writing by the site administrator. Any views or opinions presented by any registered users of this site are solely those of the user and do not necessarily represent those of SpiritualHelpers.com.

G.   WEBSITE PRIVACY POLICY

SpiritualHelpers.com is a service provided free of charge for registered users. All potential users will be verified against our current records during the registration process, before being granted access to subscriber privileges on the site. SpiritualHelpers.com reserves the right to refuse access to leaving comments on the site anyone who misuses the site in any way.

1.    Directories

SpiritualHelpers.com includes an online “Spiritbook” directory of registered users. The basic profile information you provide will appear in the directory by default. Please email us through our contact form if you do not wish your name to appear in the directory. You can choose to make your contact details available to other users. Please treat any contact information others may provide to you with respect. Anyone found to be contacting other users for any purpose other than friendship and/or networking within the Spiritbook community, i.e. spam, junk mail, etc., will be removed from the site and their access terminated.

2.    Communication with SpiritualHelpers.com

By registering with this site, you agree to SpiritualHelpers.com contacting you about developments and news from our sponsors for the promotion of their events, products and services. SpiritualHelpers.com will contact you by email.  If you do not wish to receive any of these communications, notify us through our contact form that you wish to be removed from our email distribution list.

3.    Spiritbook Activity Feed, Discussion Groups and Forums

The Spiritbook Activity Feed, Discussion Group and Forum features are provided to allow registered users to communicate with each other.  SpiritualHelpers.com reserves the right to remove any comments which are defamatory, discriminatory, inappropriate or reflect badly on SpiritualHelpers.com or our sponsors in any way.

4.    Email Communications

SpiritualHelpers.com has undertaken to comply with the principles of the Data Protection Act 1998, and the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003. SpiritualHelpers.com follows the principles of the US Safe Harbour initiative, further details of which can be found at Safe Harbor.

SpiritualHelpers.com will only use your email address for SpiritualHelpers.com related communications, as detailed above. If you have any concerns about this please email us through our contact form.

5.    Data Protection

SpiritualHelpers.com endeavours to fully comply with the Data Protection Act 1998 in its handling of personal data. We aim to keep your data safely and securely and to use it only for stated purposes.

We do not sell or give your data to other organizations for marketing purposes. We may use your data to make you aware of similar services to those you may have used or enquired about. We will offer you the opportunity to decline such future contact.   Some data collected may be used for our own research purposes in anonymous and non-attributable form.

If you have any queries relating to data protection or the use of data by SpiritualHelpers.com, or wish to have access to your personal data held by SpiritualHelpers.com, please email us through our contact form.  SpiritualHelpers.com will levy a charge for access to personal data in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.

6.    Electronic Payments

Where our website provides facilities for electronic payments the data collected through these pages will be securely encrypted for your protection. You need to take care when entering details such as credit card data to ensure that your details cannot be seen by others standing near to you. You should be particularly careful if using a computer in a public place such as a library or internet café. When you make electronic payments your data will be transferred to the appropriate finance company for verification and in order for the payment to be made to us. When you have finished the transaction ensure that you have signed off from our site so that another user cannot return to your details.

7.    Use of the Website

Cookies may be used on some parts of the SpiritualHelpers.com website. These are small pieces of information that are sent to your computer (unless you block them). They are stored on your computer and help us to recognize you if you return to our site at a later stage. This can save you time on future visits by storing information you may have previously entered onto our site. Cookies cannot run programs or deliver viruses to your computer.  If you block the use of cookies you may find that some sections of the website will not operate correctly.

When you use the website, information about the IP address and browser that your computer is using will be made known to us. We may use such information to monitor how our website is used, which pages are visited and how often visits are made.

8.    Links to other Websites

This privacy policy only covers pages within the SpiritualHelpers.com website. It does not extend to sites to which a link is provided from the SpiritualHelpers.com site. Nor does it necessarily apply to sponsors of SpiritualHelpers.com unless their own site states that this is the case.