Terms of Use

1. Acceptance of Terms

By using this website or participating in any Story Stewards or Jesus Writing Month event, community, or service, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use.

If you do not agree with these terms, please do not use our website or services.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years old to participate in our online community, events, or services.

If you are under 18, you should have permission from a parent or legal guardian before participating.

3. Community Participation

Story Stewards and Jesus Writing Month exist to encourage Christian writers through education, fellowship, accountability, and faith-centered creative growth.

Participants agree to engage respectfully and refrain from:

• Harassment or bullying
• Hate speech or discriminatory behavior
• Sharing inappropriate or unlawful content
• Spam, solicitation, or deceptive practices
• Activities that compromise the safety of other members

4. User Content

You retain ownership of any content you submit, including comments, testimonials, posts, photos, videos, messages, or creative work.

However, by submitting content through Story Stewards, Jesus Writing Month, community spaces, events, or related platforms, you grant Story Stewards a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use, reproduce, display, publish, distribute, and share such content for ministry, educational, community, promotional, and marketing purposes.

This may include:

• Testimonials
• Community screenshots
• Event recordings
• Community photos
• Quotes from posts or comments

5. Intellectual Property

All website content, branding, graphics, logos, event materials, educational resources, and original content created by Story Stewards remain the property of Story Stewards unless otherwise stated.

You may not reproduce, redistribute, or commercially exploit our materials without permission.

6. No Guarantees

Story Stewards and Jesus Writing Month are educational and community-focused ministries.

We make no guarantees regarding:

• Writing success
• Publishing opportunities
• Business outcomes
• Financial results
• Creative achievements

7. Event Changes

We reserve the right to modify, postpone, cancel, or update any event, speaker, schedule, feature, or offering at any time.

8. Third-Party Services

Our website and services may integrate with third-party tools, platforms, payment processors, email providers, community software, and other services.

We are not responsible for the content, policies, or practices of third-party providers.

9. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Story Stewards, Jesus Writing Month, its volunteers, administrators, contractors, and representatives shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or punitive damages arising from participation in our website, events, services, or community.

Participation is voluntary and at your own risk.

10. Safety and Minors

While we strive to maintain a safe environment, Story Stewards cannot monitor every interaction between participants.

Parents and guardians remain responsible for supervising minors participating in online activities.

Participants should exercise discretion when sharing personal information online.

11. Termination

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate access to our website, events, services, or community at any time and for any reason.

12. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms of Use periodically.

Continued use of our website or services after updates constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.

13. Contact

Questions regarding these Terms of Use may be directed to justicetilsher@thestorystewards.com.