To insure a safe, non-offensive environment for all of our users, we have established our Community Standards. It spells out what you can expect from us and what we expect from you.

All members acknowledge that they may provide information regarding their tastes, ratings, and preferences and hereby specifically authorize Ave Maria Singles™, and their affiliates to use such information in connection with any online or offline marketing and research purposes .

By accessing any areas of Ave Maria Singles™, users ("Users") agree to be legally bound and to abide by the terms set forth below.

Your use of this Web site is expressly conditioned on your acceptance of the following terms and conditions. If you do not agree with any part of the following terms and conditions, you must not use this site. Use by you of this site indicates your agreement to the following terms and conditions. These terms and conditions shall apply regardless of the means by which the site was accessed, including, but not limited to, through the URL address http://www.avemariasingles.com, electronic mail, or links from another site.

Ave Maria Singles™ has the right to remove any user that it determines is not using the AMS site as intended, who provides false or incomplete information, who is not eligible for sacramental marriage, or for any other reason that AMS determines is what is best for the integrity of the AMS service, and refuse all current or future use on Ave Maria Singles™ without refund of membership fees paid, no matter when the membership was established.

I. TRADEMARKS

"Ave Maria Singles™" is a licensed service mark. All rights reserved. 'Serious about their faith' and 'Seek a future spouse' are all service marks of Ave Maria Singles™. All rights reserved. All other trademarks, product names, and company names and logos appearing on Ave Maria Singles™ are the property of their respective owners.

II. DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

User expressly agrees that use of Ave Maria Singles™ is at User's sole risk. Neither Ave Maria Singles™, nor its affiliates, nor any of its officers, directors, or employees, agents, third-party content providers ("Providers"), merchants ("Merchants"), sponsors ("Sponsors"), licensers ("Licensers"), or the like, warrant that Ave Maria Singles™ will be uninterrupted or error-free; nor do they make any warranty as to the results that may be obtained from the use of Ave Maria Singles™, or as to the accuracy, reliability, or currency of any information content, service, or merchandise provided through Ave Maria Singles™.

Ave Maria Singles™ is provided on an "as is," "as available" basis without warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to warranties of title or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. No oral advice or written information given by Ave Maria Singles™ nor its affiliates, nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, Providers, Merchants, Sponsors, Licensers, or the like, shall create a warranty; nor shall User rely on any such information or advice.

Under no circumstances shall Ave Maria Singles™ or any other party involved in creating, producing, or distributing Ave Maria Singles™ be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages that result from the use of or inability to use Ave Maria Singles™, including but not limited to reliance by a User on any information obtained from Ave Maria Singles™ or that result from mistakes, omissions, interruptions, deletion of files or email, errors, defects, viruses, delays in operation or transmission, or any failure of performance, whether or not resulting from acts of God, communications failure, theft, destruction, or unauthorized access to Ave Maria Singles™'s records, programs, or services. User hereby acknowledges that this paragraph shall apply to all content, merchandise, and services available through Ave Maria Singles™. Because some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, in such states liability is limited to the fullest extent permitted by law.

III. CONTENT a. PROPRIETARY RIGHTS

User acknowledges that Ave Maria Singles™ contains information, data, software, photographs, graphs, videos, typefaces, graphics, music, sounds, and other material (collectively "Content") that are protected by copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, or other proprietary rights, and that these rights are valid and protected in all forms, media and technologies existing now or hereinafter developed. User acknowledges that Ave Maria Singles™ owns all email submitted to Ave Maria Singles™ by users, all success stories/testimonials, and all photos, and has the right to use this property for promotional, marketing and advertising purposes. All Content is copyrighted as a collective work under the U.S. copyright laws, and Ave Maria Singles™ owns a copyright in the selection, coordination, arrangement, and enhancement of such Content. User may not modify, remove, delete, augment, add to, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale of, create derivative works from, or in any way exploit any of the Content, in whole or in part. If no specific restrictions are displayed, Users may make copies of select portions of the Content, provided that the copies are made only for User's personal use and that User maintains any notices contained in the Content, such as all copyright notices, trademark legends, or other proprietary rights notices. Except as provided in the preceding sentence or as permitted by the fair use privilege under the U.S. copyright laws (see e.g. 17 U.S.C. Section 107), User may not upload, post, reproduce, or distribute in any way Content protected by copyright, or other proprietary right, without obtaining permission of the owner of the copyright or other propriety right. In addition to the foregoing, use of any software Content shall be governed by the software license agreement accompanying such software.

III. CONTENT b. DISTRIBUTION/UPLOADING OF THIRD PARTY CONTENT

Except as set forth in Section III a. above, User may upload to or otherwise distribute on Ave Maria Singles™ only Content that is not subject to any copyright or other proprietary rights protection (collectively, "Public Content"), or Content in which the author has given express authorization for distribution on the World Wide Web. Any copyrighted or other proprietary Content distributed with the consent of a copyright owner should contain a phrase such as "Copyright, owned by [name of owner]; used by permission." The unauthorized submission or distribution of copyrighted or other proprietary Content is illegal and could subject the User to criminal prosecution as well as personal liability for damages in a civil suit. User, not Ave Maria Singles™, nor its affiliates, nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, Merchants, Providers, Sponsors, Licensers, or the like, will be liable for any damage resulting from any infringement of copyrights or proprietary rights, or from any other harm arising from such submission.

By submitting Content to any User-submit areas, User automatically grants, or warrants that the owner of such Content has expressly granted Ave Maria Singles™ the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, nonexclusive right and license to use, reproduce, publish, translate, sublicense, copy, and distribute the Content in whole or in part worldwide and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or hereafter developed for the full term of any copyright that may exist in such Content. User also permits any other User to access, store, or reproduce the Content for that User's personal use. Subject to this grant, the owner of Content placed on Ave Maria Singles™ retains any and all rights which may exist in such Content.

III. CONTENT c. THIRD PARTY CONTENT

Ave Maria Singles™ is a distributor and not a publisher of Content supplied by third parties and Users. Ave Maria Singles™ has no more editorial control over such Content than does a public library or newsstand. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers, or other information that constitutes part of Content expressed or made available by third parties, including Providers, Merchants, Sponsors, Licensers, or any other User of Ave Maria Singles™, are those of the respective authors or distributors and not of Ave Maria Singles™ or its affiliates or any of its officers, directors, employees, or agents. Neither Ave Maria Singles™ nor its affiliates, nor any of its officers, directors, employees, or agents, nor any third party, including any Provider, Merchant, Sponsor, Licenser, or any other User of Ave Maria Singles™, guarantees the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any Content, nor its merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose.

In many instances, the Content available through Ave Maria Singles™ represents the opinions and judgments of the respective Provider, Merchant, Sponsor, Licenser, or User not under contract with Ave Maria Singles™. Ave Maria Singles™ neither endorses nor is responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any opinion, advice, or statement made on Ave Maria Singles™ by anyone other than authorized Ave Maria Singles™ employees. Under no circumstances shall Ave Maria Singles™, or its affiliates, or any of its officers, directors, employees, or agents be liable for any loss or damage caused by a User's reliance on information obtained through Ave Maria Singles™. It is the responsibility of User to evaluate the information, opinion, advice, or other Content available through Ave Maria Singles™.

III. CONTENT d. EXPORT

The U.S. export control laws regulate the export and re-export of technology originating in the United States. This includes the electronic transmission of information and software to foreign countries and to certain foreign nationals. User agrees to abide by these laws and their regulations -- including but not limited to the Export Administration Act and the Arms Export Control Act and not to transfer, by electronic transmission or otherwise, any Content derived from Ave Maria Singles™ to either a foreign national or a foreign destination in violation of such laws.

III. CONTENT e. COOKIES

Ave Maria Singles™ may place a "cookie" in the browser files of Ave Maria Singles™ user's computer. The cookie may contain personally identifiable information. Cookies enable Ave Maria Singles™ to serve information that you have requested, or that relate to your use of Ave Maria Singles™ to information that you have specifically and knowingly provided to Ave Maria Singles™.

The use of advertising cookies sent by third-party servers is common in the Internet industry. Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies. If you prefer, you can set your browser to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent. However, it is possible that some portions of Ave Maria Singles™ will not function properly if you do so. For further information on cookies and their use, see the help instructions delivered with your browser or contact the browser's manufacturer. Ave Maria Singles™ cannot provide help regarding your browser's cookie settings.

IV. Ave Maria Singles™' RIGHTS

Ave Maria Singles™ may elect to electronically monitor the User submit areas and may disclose any Content, records, or electronic communication of any kind (i) to satisfy any law, regulation, or government request; (ii) if such disclosure is necessary or appropriate to operate Ave Maria Singles™; or (iii) to protect the rights or property of Ave Maria Singles™, its Users, Sponsors, Providers, Licensers, or Merchants. Ave Maria Singles™ is not responsible for screening, policing, editing, or monitoring such Content. If notified of allegedly infringing, defamatory, damaging, illegal, or offensive Content, Ave Maria Singles™ may investigate the allegation and determine in its sole discretion whether to remove or request the removal of such Content from Ave Maria Singles™. Ave Maria Singles™ reserves the right to prohibit conduct, communication, or Content that it deems in its sole discretion to be harmful to individual Users, Ave Maria Singles™, the communities that make up Ave Maria Singles™, or any rights of Ave Maria Singles™ or any third party, or to violate any applicable law.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither Ave Maria Singles™ nor its Providers, Merchants, Sponsors, or Licensers can ensure prompt editing or removal of questionable Content after online posting. Accordingly, neither Ave Maria Singles™, nor its affiliates, nor any of its officers, directors, employees, or Agents, nor Provider, Merchant, Sponsor, or Licenser shall assume liability for any action or inaction with respect to conduct, communication, or Content on Ave Maria Singles™.

V. ONLINE CONDUCT

Any conduct by a User that in Ave Maria Singles™'s sole discretion restricts or inhibits any other User from using or enjoying Ave Maria Singles™ will not be permitted. User agrees to use Ave Maria Singles™ only for lawful purposes and only for the purposes for which is designed and intended. User is prohibited from posting on or transmitting through Ave Maria Singles™ any unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, sexually explicit, profane, hateful, racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable material of any kind, including but not limited to any material that encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national, or international law.

Ave Maria Singles™ strictly and unconditionally prohibits the use of our service for any other purposes other than single Catholics making contact with other single Catholics in ways and for the purposes that represent acceptable communication that leads to seeking their potential future spouse. Any activity outside of this purpose will be considered a violation and abuse of the Ave Maria Singles™ service and subject to immediate action by Ave Maria Singles™ to deactivate and/or remove the member from the Ave Maria Singles™ service.

No solicitation is permitted within the member center. Any members that use the messaging system of Ave Maria Singles™ to promote anything or solicit members to buy, sell, do, or use anything that is not directly related to Ave Maria Singles™ and/or without the express written consent of Ave Maria Singles™ will be immediately terminated from Ave Maria Singles™ without further notice and without the ability to reactivate their membership. Whatever time was left on their membership will be gone as well, with no refund, per our no refund policy. This decision will be solely Ave Maria Singles™ and used solely at the discretion of Ave Maria Singles™.

VI. PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COMMUNICATIONS

Ave Maria Singles™ offers Users the capability to communicate with other members of the opposite sex in the Members Only areas accessible to registered Users. Ave Maria Singles™ will not screen public communication in advance. Ave Maria Singles™ is not responsible for submissions or responses during live events. Ave Maria Singles™ reserves the right to remove any Content that it deems in its sole discretion to be a violation of any law.

VII. AGE AND RESPONSIBILITY

You represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years of age for use of this site and to create binding legal obligations for any liability you may incur as a result of the use of this site. You agree to be financially responsible for all of your use of this Web site (as well as for use of your account or log-in information by others, including without limitation minors living with you). You agree to allow Ave Maria Singles™ full access to all information provided by you for the purposes of Ave Maria Singles™. You agree to supervise all usage by minors of this Web site under your name or account. You agree to abide by the terms or conditions of purchase imposed by any supplier with whom you elect to deal, including, but not limited to, payment of all amounts when due and compliance with all rules and restrictions regarding availability of products or services. You shall be completely responsible for all charges, fees, taxes, and assessments arising out of the use of this Web site.

VIII. PRIVACY POLICY

For Ave Maria Singles™'s complete privacy policy, click here.

IX. EXCLUSION OF WARRANTY

THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES PUBLISHED ON THIS WEB SITE MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. THE INFORMATION HEREIN IS CHANGED PERIODICALLY. Ave Maria Singles™ AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES IN THIS WEB SITE AT ANY TIME. Ave Maria Singles™ AND/OR ITS THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS AND DISTRIBUTORS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OF THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES CONTAINED ON THIS WEB SITE FOR ANY PURPOSE. ALL SUCH INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. SINGLE CATHOLICS ONLINE AND/OR ITS THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS AND DISTRIBUTORS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THIS INFORMATION, SOFTWARE PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL Ave Maria Singles™ AND/OR ITS THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS AND DISTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OF THIS WEB SITE OR WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THIS WEB SITE, OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OBTAINED OR PROPOSED TO BE OBTAINED THROUGH THIS WEB SITE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE ANY DATA IN THIS WEB SITE (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS WEB SITE FOR MEMBERSHIP SIGN UP, SEARCHES, SENDING/RECEIVING MESSAGES AND MEMBER AREA ACCESS), OR THE PERFORMANCE OR NONPERFORMANCE OF Ave Maria Singles™ OF ANY MEMBERSHIP SERVICE FUNCTION OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS WEB SITE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF Ave Maria Singles™ AND/OR ITS THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS AND DISTRIBUTORS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IF, HOWEVER, DESPITE THE EXCLUSIONS CONTAINED IN THIS PARAGRAPH, Ave Maria Singles™ AND/OR ITS THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS AND DISTRIBUTORS SHOULD BE FOUND LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE WHICH ARISES OUT OF OR IS IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH ANY OF THE FUNCTIONS OR USES OF THE WEB SITE, THE LIABILITY OF Ave Maria Singles™ AND/OR ITS THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS AND DISTRIBUTORS SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF ANY SUBSCRIPTION FEES AND/OR SERVICE CHARGES PAID BY CLAIMANT TO Ave Maria Singles™ FOR THE SERVICES AND/OR DATE WITH RESPECT TO WHICH LIABILITY IS FOUND

X. LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY SITES

This Web site may contain hyperlinks to Web sites operated by parties other than Ave Maria Singles™. Such hyperlinks are provided for your reference only. Ave Maria Singles™ does not control such Web sites and is not responsible for their contents. Ave Maria Singles™' inclusion of hyperlinks to such Web sites does not imply any endorsement of the material on such Web sites or any association with their operators.

XI. USE OF THE MEMBER CENTER, CHAT ROOMS, AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS FORUMS

If this Web site contains bulletin boards, chat rooms, or other message or communication facilities (collectively "Forums"), you agree to use the Forums only to send and receive messages and material that are proper and related to the particular Forum. By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree that when using a Forum, you shall not do any of the following:

· Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten, or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others.

· Publish, post, distribute, or disseminate any defamatory, infringing, obscene, pornographic, sexual, indecent, or unlawful material or information.

· Upload or otherwise transfer files that contain software or other material protected by intellectual property laws (or by rights of privacy of publicity) unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consents.

· Upload or otherwise transfer files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another's computer.

· Delete any author attributions, legal notices, or proprietary designations or labels in any file that is uploaded. Falsify the origin or source of software or other material contained in a file that is uploaded.

· Advertise or offer to sell any goods or services or conduct or forward surveys, contests, or chain letters.

· Download any file posted by another user of a Forum that you know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally distributed in such manner.

· You acknowledge that all Forums are public and not private communications.

· Further, you acknowledge that chats, postings, conferences, and other communications by other users are not endorsed by Ave Maria Singles™, and such communications shall not be considered reviewed, screened, or approved by Ave Maria Singles™. Ave Maria Singles™ reserves the right for any reason to remove without notice any contents of the Forums received from users, including without limitation bulletin board postings. Ave Maria Singles™ reserves the right to deny in its sole discretion any user access to this Web site or any portion thereof without notice.

XII. SOFTWARE AVAILABLE ON THIS WEB SITE.

The copyright for any software that is made available to download from this Web site ("Software") is owned by Ave Maria Singles™ and/or its third party providers and distributors. Your use of the Software is governed by the terms of the end user license agreement, if any, which accompanies or is included with the Software ("License Agreement"). You may not install or use any Software that is accompanied by or includes a License Agreement unless you first agree to the License Agreement terms. For any Software not accompanied by a License Agreement, Ave Maria Singles™ hereby grants to you, the user, a personal, nontransferable license to use the Software for viewing and otherwise using this Web site in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein and for no other purpose. Please note that all Software, including without limitation all HTML code and Active X controls contained in this Web site, is owned by Ave Maria Singles™ and/or its third party providers and distributors and is protected by copyright laws and international treaty provisions. Any reproduction or redistribution of the Software is expressly prohibited by law, and may result in severe civil and criminal penalties. Violators will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, COPYING OR REPRODUCTION OF THE SOFTWARE TO ANY OTHER SERVER OR LOCATION FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR REDISTRIBUTION IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED. THE SOFTWARE IS WARRANTIED, IF AT ALL, ONLY ACCORDING TO THE TERMS OF THE LICENSE AGREEMENT. You acknowledge that the Software and any accompanying documentation and/or technical information are subject to applicable export control laws and regulations of the U.S.A. You agree not to export or re-export the Software, directly or indirectly, to any countries that are subject to U.S.A. export restrictions.

XIII. TERMINATION OF USAGE

Ave Maria Singles™ may terminate User access, or suspend any User's access to all or part of Ave Maria Singles™, without notice, for any conduct that Ave Maria Singles™, in its sole discretion, believes is in violation of any applicable law or is harmful to the interests of another User, a third-party Provider, a Merchant, a Sponsor, a Licenser, a service provider, or Ave Maria Singles™.

XIV. MISCELLANEOUS

Users may not use Ave Maria Singles™ to send unsolicited advertising, promotional material, or other forms of solicitation to other Users, except in those specified areas that are designated for such a purpose.

XV. INDEMNIFICATION

You shall defend and indemnify Ave Maria Singles™ and its third party providers and distributors from and against any claim or cause of action brought by or on your behalf in excess of the liability described herein or by third parties as a result of your use of this Web site.

XVI. RELATIONSHIP

The relationship among Ave Maria Singles™, its third party providers and distributors and you will be that of independent contractors, and neither of us nor any of our respective officers, agents or employees will be held or construed to be partners, joint ventures, fiduciaries, employees or agents of the other.

XVII. APPLICABLE LAW

This site is created and controlled by Ave Maria Singles™ in the Commonwealth of Virginia, USA. As such, the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia will govern these disclaimers, terms and conditions, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of laws. This Agreement and its performance shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States of America without giving effect to applicable conflict of laws provisions. You consent and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Warren County, the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States of America, in all questions and controversies arising out of your use of the site and this Agreement. We reserve the right to make changes to our site and these disclaimers, terms and conditions at any time.

XVIII. ACKNOWLEDGMENT

This Agreement represents the entire understanding between you and Ave Maria Singles™ regarding your relationship with Ave Maria Singles™ and supersedes any prior statements or representations. YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE COMMUNITY STANDARDS by using the Ave Maria Singles™ web site. The aforementioned Community Standards are subject to change.

OUR ADDRESS:

Ave Maria Singles™
P.O. Box 942
Front Royal, VA 22630