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[Naturist Christians]

TERMS OF SERVICE
By using this site, you agree to these Terms of Service. These terms of service may be changed or modified at any time, with or without notice. Please review them periodically.

By submitting a post or comment on this page, you agree that all posts are subject to moderator approval. In nearly all instances and whenever possible, posts will be left exactly as written. A post or comment may be removed if not in compliance with these Terms of Service.


PREAMBLE


Naturist-Christians.org was founded in Florida by Continuing Care, Inc. a Quaker-sponsored 501(c)(3) religious corporation in accordance with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.

We welcome everyone regardless of their faith experience, but we expect that all content will be consistent with non-sexual naturist principles.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Welcome to the Naturist Christians Facebook Group! Upon being accepted, you are requested to post an introductory post. We do not accept third party requests for membership. Please do not "add" or "invite" anyone to the group using the FB "Invite" button. If you think someone may enjoy being a member of the group, tell them about us and encourage them to request membership from their own Facebook account. DO NOT send friend requests or Private Messages to members of this group unless you have asked them permission publicly in a post or reply. “Selfies” of a single person in a static pose are not permitted. These photos will be removed. All photos must include a narrative expressing context, such as location, when, activity depicted, etc.
We are not a “picture sharing” site. Photos are to be used only for the promotion of family-oriented naturism.

COURTESY AND RESPECT
• Please treat one another with the respect you would like to receive in return. If you are in disagreement with a. post, address the context of the post, not the poster.

• Please offer grace to those on a different faith journey than yours. While this site was founded by a Quaker organization, it is their fundamental principles and ideals of inclusion that are the policy of Naturist-Christians.org.

• Please avoid stating or implying that another member or group of members who have identified themselves as of one faith or no faith are to be considered lower than you. Regardless of your faith you will be accepted with respect.

• Please do not make another member's experience on this site miserable. This includes making false accusations or persistently attacking them in public posts or private messages.

HARASSMENT AND VULGARITY

• Do not use profanity or foul language.

• Do not promote illegal activity.

• Insulting, belittling, mocking, goading, personally attacking, threatening, or harassing any members or groups of members will not be tolerated.
If you feel you have been harassed, do not respond in-kind. Alert staff to the situation by utilizing the report post function. Do not report another member out of spite.

PRIVACY, CONFIDENTIALITY
Naturist-Christians.org and Continuing Care, Inc. believes that your privacy is important. We are committed to preserving your privacy and will not under any circumstances sell, trade, or rent any personal information that is collected from you.

We do encourage all subscribers to provide a general location such as state or country in your introductory post.


RELEVANT POSTS

• Political discussions are to be avoided. Under the Internal Revenue Service rules as well as the US Law, churches, church facilities, church publications or church websites are not to advocate or support the candidacy of any candidate for public office. The use of this website to advocate the candidacy of any candidate could jeopardize the exempt status of Continuing Care, Inc. and is therefore prohibited. Any such postings will be summarily removed, and the poster may be banned.

• Remember that this is a naturist site, not a site for discussion of any differences of theology from various Christian perspectives. Questions, photos, discussions and events related to naturism, nudism, body freedom and social nudity are relevant here. We recognize that our subscribers may have strong views as to their own faith, but this is not a place for presenting theological debates on matters other than naturism.

COPYRIGHT LEGALITIES, SPAMMING AND ADVERTISING
• Do not publicly release the contents of a member's private communications without permission.

• Members shall not make posts which violate the copyrights of others or promote another work as your own. If you wish to use a part of someone else’s work please give appropriate credit. Under existing law in the United States, one is allowed to use portions of matters copyrighted, particularly if one is not gaining profit. Please limit quotes of any copyrighted material to no more than 10% of the total work you are quoting from. Provisions of court decisions are to be found elsewhere for your guidance.

• Do not advertise commercial products or services. This prohibition includes begging or soliciting donations or financial support (charitable or otherwise, for any reason) anywhere on the site.

• Do not attempt to draw members away from this site to another site.

PHOTOS:
We are not a “picture sharing” site. Photos are to be used only for the promotion of family-oriented naturism. Therefore, many of the photos will be those which can be found on the Internet which depict naturist activities. We encourage our members to submit such photos which they find appropriate as well as photos taken by our members, as long as the photos are in compliance with the policies of Facebook.

Do not attempt to post any photos which could be considered sexual in nature, or posed photos of a single person which do not encompass a naturist activity or naturist scenery and are suitable for all audiences. “Selfies” of a single person in a static pose are not permitted. These photos will be removed. All photos must include a narrative expressing context, such as location, when, activity depicted, etc.

Do not post personal videos, either "live on Facebook" or recorded. We do allow general naturist related videos, but not videos of members. This type of video will be deleted. Repeat offenders will be blocked.

[Guest48]

November 1, 2017 - Several revisions to Terms of Service
August 4, 2018 - Clarification language reference Avatars added
July 12, 2022 – Clarified language in Preamble
July 14, 2022 – Posting disclaimer added, spelling and grammar corrected.
September 24, 2023 - Updated language, condensed Court of Appeals, removed marketplace coverage.
October 2023 - Revised

[TO BE ADDED LATER AS NEEDED: Merchandise orders will be sent to you in an envelope from Continuing Care, Inc. Personal information including name, address, phone number and credit card number (if used) is encrypted using secure software. This ensures that all information passed through the Internet can only be read by our system.]