Terms of Use

Version 1.0 · Effective 1 September 2026
Published by Pinkster Protestante Kerk Kraaifontein t/a Christ Life Church

1. Acceptance of these terms

These terms of use (the "Terms") govern your access to and use of the website at christ-life-church.co.za (the "Site"). By accessing or using the Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree with them, please do not use the Site.

2. Who we are

In these Terms, "we", "us", "our" and "the Church" refer to Christ Life Church, and "you" refers to the person accessing the Site.

3. Your use of this website

You agree that you will not:

• use the Site for any unlawful purpose, or in any unlawful manner;
• attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Site, the server on which it is hosted, or any connected database or system;
• introduce any virus, malware, or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful;
• use any automated system to scrape, harvest or extract data from the Site, other than a search engine indexing the Site in the ordinary course;
• use the contact form to send spam, chain messages, abusive content, or anything unlawful, defamatory, obscene or harassing;
• impersonate any person, or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or organisation;
• do anything that imposes an unreasonable load on the Site's infrastructure, or that interferes with anyone else's use of the Site.

We may suspend or withdraw your access to the Site, without notice, if you breach these Terms.

4. Our content and intellectual property

Unless otherwise stated, we own or are licensed to use the intellectual property rights in the Site and in all material published on it, including text, graphics, logos, photographs, audio recordings and teaching notes.

You may view, download and print material from the Site for your own personal, non-commercial use, and you may share links to pages on the Site. You may not:

• republish, sell, rent, sub-licence or commercially exploit material from the Site;
• modify or alter material from the Site, or remove any copyright or attribution notice; or
• reproduce material from the Site in a way that suggests the Church endorses you, your organisation, or your views.

Scripture quotations are reproduced under the terms of the licence applicable to the relevant translation, and remain the property of their respective copyright holders.

5. Sermons, recordings and downloads

We make sermon recordings and teaching notes available on the Site free of charge. You are welcome to listen to, download and share them for personal devotion, study, small group use and non-commercial ministry, provided that:

• you do not charge for access to them;
• you do not edit them in a way that changes their meaning; and
• you attribute them to Christ Life Church and the preacher.

If you would like to use a recording in any other way, please contact the church office.

6. Content you send us

When you send us a message, prayer request or other content through the Site, you confirm that:

• the content is your own, or you have the right to send it to us;
• it does not infringe anyone's rights and is not unlawful, defamatory or abusive; and
• if it contains information about another person, you have that person's consent to share it with us.

How we handle the personal information in your message is set out in our Privacy Policy, and prayer requests specifically are dealt with in section 6 of that policy.

7. Giving and donations

Gifts made to the Church through Payfast, SnapScan, by card at church, or by electronic funds transfer are voluntary donations. Payments are processed by the relevant payment provider or your bank, subject to that provider's own terms and conditions, and we do not receive or store your card or banking credentials.

Donations are, by their nature, not refundable. If you believe a gift was made in error or in the wrong amount, please contact the church office as soon as possible. Our Refund Policy sets out the circumstances in which we will refund an offering, and how to ask us to.

Where you designate a gift for a particular purpose, we will apply it to that purpose. If that purpose is fully funded or can no longer be carried out, we may apply the gift to a related purpose in the ministry of the Church.

8. Privacy and cookies

Our Privacy Policy explains what personal information we collect through the Site, how we use it, and what your rights are under the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013. Our use of cookies and website analytics is described in section 4 of that policy. Our PAIA Manual explains how to request access to a record held by the Church.

9. Third-party links

The Site contains links to third-party websites and services, including social media platforms and payment providers. Those links are provided for your convenience only. We have no control over the content of those sites and accept no responsibility for them, or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. You should read the terms and privacy policy of any third-party site you visit.

10. Availability of the Site

We do not guarantee that the Site, or any content on it, will always be available or uninterrupted. We may suspend, withdraw or restrict all or any part of the Site for business or operational reasons, and we will try to give reasonable notice where we can.

11. Disclaimer

The content on the Site is provided for general information and for the spiritual encouragement of our congregation and the public. While we take care to keep it accurate and up to date, we make no representations or warranties, express or implied, that the content is accurate, complete or current.

12. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Church, its office bearers, staff and volunteers will not be liable for any loss or damage, whether direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential, arising out of or in connection with your use of, or inability to use, the Site or any content on it.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits any liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited, including under the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 where it applies.

13. Changes to these Terms

We may amend these Terms from time to time. The version published on this page is the version that applies to your use of the Site, and any change takes effect the moment it is published. Please check this page from time to time so that you are aware of any changes.

14. Governing law and jurisdiction

These Terms, and any dispute arising out of or in connection with them or your use of the Site, are governed by the laws of the Republic of South Africa, and you consent to the jurisdiction of the South African courts.

If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in full force and effect.

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