Last Updated: May 1, 2025

These Terms of Use (“Terms”) constitute an agreement between you and the operator of Fundamental.org (“Fundamental.org,” “we,” “us,” or “our”).

These Terms govern your access to and use of fundamental.org, its church directory, meeting listings, newsletters, resources, accounts, subscriptions, digital products, and related products and services provided through Fundamental.org (collectively, the “Services”).

By accessing or using our Services, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree with these Terms, please do not use the Services.

Fundamental.org provides a church directory and ministry resources designed primarily for Independent Fundamental Baptist churches, pastors, missionaries, ministries, and people seeking churches that identify with the King James Bible.

The Services may include church and ministry listings, meeting and event submissions, articles, resource links, newsletters, and optional paid listings or sponsorships where offered.

Your use of our Services is also subject to our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect, use, store, and protect personal information.

Privacy Policy:

Fundamental.org Privacy Policy

If offered, the Fundamental.org SMS messaging program provides text messages to individuals who specifically choose to receive them.

By separately opting in to the applicable SMS program, you agree to receive the types of messages described at signup, which may include church listing notices, requested follow-up, ministry updates, prayer updates, event reminders, support messages, account notices, and promotional messages where separately authorized. Messages may be sent using automated technology. An opt-in to one program or purpose does not authorize unrelated marketing.

Messages may include:

• Product and service updates

• Demo and appointment reminders

• Requested follow-up communications

• Customer service and support messages

• Account and subscription information

• Ministry and event announcements

• New product or feature announcements

• Special offers and promotional messages

Marketing SMS consent is separate from email marketing consent.

We obtain your affirmative consent through an appropriate opt-in method before sending SMS messages, except responses or other messages expressly permitted by applicable law. Marketing messages require separate express written consent where required. Providing a number in a directory listing, importing a contact, accepting these Terms, or subscribing to email alone does not constitute SMS consent.

Consent to receive marketing SMS messages is not a condition of purchasing any product or service.

By opting in, you represent that you are the subscriber or authorized user of the mobile number provided and that you have authority to consent to receive text messages at that number.

Message frequency varies.

Message and data rates may apply depending upon your wireless carrier and service plan.

You may opt out of SMS communications at any time by replying STOP to a message from us.

After you send STOP, you may receive a final confirmation message indicating that you have been unsubscribed.

After your opt-out has been processed, no further messages will be sent from that SMS program unless you separately opt in again, except a permitted, non-promotional confirmation of your request. We honor other reasonable requests to revoke consent, including requests sent to in**@*********al.org, as required by applicable law. Requests are processed promptly within applicable legal deadlines.

If you submit, upload, or import another person’s contact information, you must have the rights and permission required for the intended communication. Publicly available contact information, purchased lists, or a church directory entry alone do not establish consent to receive text messages. You may not enroll another person in a messaging program without the required authorization.

We may maintain records of consent, the signup source, the date and scope of permission, and opt-out requests to operate the program and honor communication preferences. We may retain a limited suppression record to avoid contacting someone who has unsubscribed, subject to our Privacy Policy and applicable law.

Keep your contact details current. Before giving up or changing a mobile number, opt out and notify us so messages are not sent to a reassigned number. Consent applies only to the sender, purpose, and messaging program disclosed when it was obtained.

Messaging vendors may process contact details and message content only as necessary to provide the applicable service under our instructions and applicable privacy terms. Using a delivery provider does not authorize that provider to market independently to our contacts.

If you create or use an account through our Services, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials and for restricting unauthorized access to your account.

You are responsible for activity occurring through your account to the extent permitted by applicable law.

You may not sell, assign, transfer, or provide unauthorized access to your account.

You agree to notify Fundamental.org promptly if you become aware of unauthorized access to or use of your account.

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms, threaten the security or operation of our Services, or are used unlawfully.

If Fundamental.org offers paid subscriptions, recurring sponsorships, enhanced listings, or other recurring services, the following provisions apply.

Subscription prices, billing periods, features, and applicable terms will be disclosed at the time of purchase.

Unless otherwise stated, subscriptions automatically renew according to the billing period selected until canceled.

You may cancel a subscription according to the cancellation options available through your account or by contacting us.

Cancellation prevents future renewal charges but does not necessarily provide a refund for amounts already paid unless otherwise stated in the applicable offer, refund policy, or required by law.

Questions regarding subscriptions or cancellation may be directed to:

in**@*********al.org

Refund and return eligibility may vary depending upon whether the purchase involves software, subscription services, digital products, professional services, or physical equipment.

Unless a separate written refund policy, proposal, contract, warranty, or product description provides otherwise, completed digital products and services are generally non-refundable after delivery or performance.

If we sell physical equipment, equipment that arrives damaged or contains a manufacturer defect should be reported to Fundamental.org within 10 days of receipt. Purchases made from an independently operated bookstore or other third-party seller are subject to that seller’s return and refund terms.

Manufacturer warranties may apply to certain equipment and may be administered by the applicable manufacturer.

Nothing in this section limits any rights that cannot legally be waived under applicable law.

Our Services may contain links to websites, applications, platforms, products, or services operated by third parties.

Fundamental.org does not control and is not responsible for the content, privacy practices, availability, security, policies, or operation of third-party services.

The presence of a third-party link does not necessarily constitute an endorsement by Fundamental.org.

Certain functionality provided through our Services may depend upon third-party service providers. Information may be shared with those providers when reasonably necessary to provide requested functionality, subject to our Privacy Policy and applicable law.

Certain Services may allow churches, ministries, missionaries, users, or organizations to submit church listings, meeting details, photographs, prayer requests, articles, videos, documents, biographies, ministry updates, links, contact information, or other content.

You retain ownership of content you own.

By submitting content to our Services, you grant Fundamental.org a non-exclusive license to host, store, process, reproduce, display, format, and distribute that content as reasonably necessary to provide and operate the Services.

You represent that you have the necessary rights or authorization to submit content you provide to us.

We may remove content that violates these Terms, applicable law, third-party rights, or the intended purposes of our Services.

Submit information only for a church, ministry, or event that you are authorized to represent, and provide accurate, current information. You are responsible for correcting changes in leadership, addresses, service times, contact details, doctrine descriptions, or event schedules.

Listings and submissions may be reviewed, edited for formatting, declined, corrected, or removed when inaccurate, unauthorized, unlawful, or inconsistent with the directory’s stated purpose. Submission or payment does not guarantee permanent inclusion.

A listing is informational and does not constitute certification, a background check, or a guarantee of a church’s doctrine, leadership, conduct, safety, or services. Each church and ministry operates independently. Confirm details directly before visiting, attending an event, donating, or making arrangements.

Do not submit confidential prayer requests, private medical details, sensitive missionary locations, or personal information about others without authorization. Information submitted for public listings may be publicly visible and indexed by search engines.

You may not scrape or harvest directory contacts for unsolicited outreach. Featured placement or sponsorship, where offered, does not guarantee referrals, attendance, donations, or other results.

We strive to maintain reliable Services but do not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free operation.

Services may occasionally be unavailable because of maintenance, upgrades, internet disruptions, third-party service interruptions, security events, technical failures, or circumstances outside our reasonable control.

Features may be modified, replaced, improved, or discontinued from time to time.

Our Services are operated from the United States.

If you access our Services from another country or jurisdiction, you are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws.

You may not use our Services in any country or manner prohibited by applicable United States laws, sanctions, export restrictions, or other applicable regulations.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, OUR SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.”

FUNDAMENTAL.ORG DISCLAIMS WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, EXCEPT WHERE SUCH WARRANTIES CANNOT LEGALLY BE DISCLAIMED.

WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL ALWAYS BE AVAILABLE, UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, SECURE, OR FREE FROM HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

These Terms and disputes relating to them will be governed by the laws of the State of South Carolina, without regard to conflict-of-law principles, except where applicable law requires otherwise.

To the extent a dispute may properly be brought in court, the parties consent to the jurisdiction of the appropriate state or federal courts located in South Carolina, unless applicable law requires a different jurisdiction or venue.

If any provision of these Terms is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law, and the remaining provisions will remain in effect.

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and any additional written agreement, order, proposal, subscription terms, or service-specific terms applicable to a particular product or service, constitute the agreement between you and Fundamental.org regarding your use of the Services.

If a separately executed written agreement conflicts with these general Terms, the separately executed agreement will control with respect to the subject matter it covers.

Fundamental.org may update these Terms periodically.

When changes are made, the updated Terms will be posted on our website with a revised “Last Updated” date.

Your continued use of the Services after an updated version becomes effective constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms to the extent permitted by applicable law.

Fundamental.org

Website: https://fundamental.org

Email: in**@*********al.org

Questions about these Terms, messaging consent, unsubscribe requests, or your church listing may be directed to the email address above.