Terms of Service

C12 Twin Cities (“C12 Twin Cities,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is an independently owned and operated C12 franchise of The C12 Group, LLC (“C12”). We operate this website (the “Site”) and offer local C12 forums, meetings, and events in the Minneapolis–St. Paul area (together with the Site, the “Services”).

Please read these Terms of Service (these “Terms”) carefully before accessing or using the Services. Along with these Terms, please read our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into and made part of these Terms.

BY ACCESSING OR USING ANY PART OF THE SERVICES, YOU ACCEPT AND CONSENT TO ALL OF THESE TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS OR OUR PRIVACY POLICY, PLEASE DO NOT USE THE SERVICES.

1. Relationship to the National C12 Terms

These Terms govern this Site and our local forums and events. They are intended to be consistent with, and do not replace, the C12 Group, LLC Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

The national C12 terms govern joinc12.com, the C12 App at C12App.com, the C12 online store, and the national C12 member resources and curriculum. If you become a member, your membership is also subject to the separate Member Covenant and other membership guidelines, which are incorporated into these Terms by this reference. In the event of a conflict between these Terms and the Member Covenant, the Member Covenant controls. In the event of a conflict between these Terms and the national C12 terms as they apply to the national services, the national terms control as to those services.

2. Our Membership Focus

While we welcome everyone to read the public resources on this Site, membership in a C12 forum is limited to Christians who are business owners, chief executive officers, presidents, or business unit general managers, who are responsible for at least five (5) employees, and who have been separately granted membership. Company leaders may be enrolled as Key Players (“KPs”); KPs are not required to be professing Christians but are expected to participate fully and abide by the Member Covenant and other membership guidelines.

Membership requirements, including attendance expectations, are detailed in the Member Covenant. Membership is subject to payment of recurring membership fees, which are described and collected by C12 Twin Cities as the local C12 chapter to which you would belong.

Submitting an inquiry through this Site, speaking with a Chair, or guesting at a forum does not create a membership, does not obligate either of us to proceed, and does not guarantee that membership will be offered. We may decline any inquiry or application at our discretion.

3. Use of the Site

Whether you are a member, a prospective member, or simply a visitor, all of these Terms apply to you except where they expressly state that they apply only to members.

The Site is for your personal, non-commercial, and lawful use only. Except as expressly permitted in the next paragraph, you may not copy, reproduce, distribute, transmit, display, perform, publish, license, modify, translate, adapt, create derivative works from, transfer, sell, or otherwise exploit the Site or any content, information, software, products, or services obtained from it for any commercial purpose or enterprise. You may not use the Site or its content for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms, or to solicit the performance of illegal activity or activity that infringes the rights of C12, C12 Twin Cities, or any other individual or entity.

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, you may access the Site, display and read the content made available on it, and electronically copy or download portions of that content (such as articles and downloadable documents) onto your own device strictly for your personal, non-commercial, lawful use, subject to any restrictions stated on specific material.

If you make any other use of the Site, you may violate these Terms and the copyright and other laws of the United States and other countries, and may be subject to liability for that unauthorized use.

4. Prohibited Uses

You may not:

• decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer the Site or any portion of it;
• attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site, any content accessible through it, or any other system or platform reachable through it;
• use any automatic device, program, algorithm, or methodology — or engage in the harvesting of email addresses or other personal information, unsolicited emailing, phone calls or mailings, spoofing, flooding, overloading, spidering, screen scraping, database scraping, or any similar manual process — to access, acquire, copy, or monitor any portion of the Site or its content. This expressly includes scraping the contact details of our Chairs, members, or strategic partners published on this Site for any solicitation or marketing purpose; or
• reverse lookup, trace, or seek to trace any information about any other user of or visitor to the Site.

You agree not to use the Site in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair it or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of it, and not to obtain or attempt to obtain materials or information through any means not intentionally made available through the Site. You will not use the Services to violate any applicable law, rule, or regulation, and you will not encourage or enable others to do so.

5. No Accounts on This Site

This Site does not offer member accounts or logins. Member accounts are provided through the national C12 App and are governed by the national C12 Terms of Service, including its provisions on account security, member content, and account termination.

6. Submissions and Feedback

When you submit an inquiry through a form on this Site or contact us by email or phone, you represent that the information you provide is truthful, accurate, and complete, and that you are authorized to provide it. Information you submit is handled as described in our Privacy Policy. Please do not submit confidential business information, trade secrets, or sensitive personal information through this Site; an inquiry form is not a secure channel and no confidentiality obligation arises from your use of it.

We welcome your feedback, testimonials, comments, ideas, and reviews about the Services (“Feedback”). Unless we specifically state otherwise, by submitting Feedback you agree that (i) the Feedback is non-confidential, and (ii) you grant us and our successors, affiliates, and designees a perpetual, royalty-free, fully paid-up, irrevocable, transferable, worldwide right and license to use, transmit, copy, reproduce, publicly display or perform, create derivative works of, or otherwise use that Feedback without compensation, acknowledgment, or notice to you. You represent that you have the necessary rights to provide the Feedback to us.

7. Intellectual Property

Access to the Site is provided under a limited license and limited access rights. You do not acquire any ownership interest in the Site, in our intellectual property, or in the software associated with the Site. All content and materials available on or through the Site — including graphics, interfaces, features, functions, text, icons, photographs, data compilations, software, code, the “look and feel,” the selection, arrangement, design, and organization of the Site, trademarks and logos, and audio and video clips — are owned by or licensed to C12 Twin Cities, The C12 Group, LLC, or their respective licensors and service providers, each of which reserves and retains all right, title, and interest in and to the same, including all patents, copyrights, trademarks, and other intellectual property rights.

The C12 name, the C12 logo, and related marks are trademarks of The C12 Group, LLC, used by C12 Twin Cities under license. Member and strategic partner names and logos displayed on this Site are the property of their respective owners and are used with permission.

You may not (i) remove, delete, alter, or obscure any trademark or any notice of copyright, trademark, patent, or other intellectual property or proprietary right from the Site or any copy of it; or (ii) rent, lease, lend, sell, sublicense, assign, distribute, publish, transfer, or otherwise make the Site, or any of its features or functionality, available to any third party.

8. No Professional Advice; No Guarantee of Results

The content on this Site — including articles, recommended reading, member stories, testimonials, and any materials shared in connection with a forum visit — is provided for general informational and educational purposes only. It is not legal, accounting, tax, financial, investment, insurance, employment, medical, or other professional advice, and it is not a substitute for the advice of a qualified professional who knows your specific circumstances. You should independently verify information obtained through the Services and consult your own advisors before making decisions. Use of the Services does not create any advisory, fiduciary, or professional-client relationship between you and us.

C12 is a peer advisory organization. Views expressed by any Chair, member, author, speaker, or strategic partner are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of C12 Twin Cities or The C12 Group, LLC. Statistics, member stories, and testimonials on this Site describe the experiences of particular individuals and businesses; they are not a promise, guarantee, or prediction of any result you will achieve. Individual results vary.

9. Confidentiality of Forums

C12 forums depend on trust. If you attend a forum meeting as a guest or member, you agree to keep confidential the business, financial, personal, and prayer information shared by other participants, and not to disclose or use it outside the meeting. Members’ confidentiality obligations are further described in the Member Covenant. Nothing on this Site creates any confidentiality obligation on our part with respect to information you submit through the Site.

10. Updates and Unavailability

We may, at our sole discretion, update the Site at any time, including by adding, changing, or removing content, features, or requirements, or by suspending or discontinuing a feature altogether. We have no obligation to provide updates or to continue to provide any particular feature or content. The Site may be unavailable from time to time due to maintenance, upgrades, internet or hosting outages, and other causes, some of which are beyond our control. We do not guarantee any specific minimum availability of the Site.

11. Third-Party Offerings and Service Providers

The Site links to websites, content, and services provided by third parties, including joinc12.com, the C12 App, and the websites of our members and strategic partners (collectively, “Third-Party Offerings”). If you follow such a link, (i) you will be leaving our Site, and (ii) your use of that Third-Party Offering will be subject to the terms and conditions and privacy practices of the applicable third party. We are not the provider of, and are not responsible for, any Third-Party Offering, and these Terms do not grant you any rights to access, use, download content from, or purchase any Third-Party Offering. A link is not an endorsement of the third party, its content, its privacy or information security practices, its business practices, or its compliance with law. We encourage you to read the privacy policies and terms of use of the websites and services you use. You agree that we are not responsible and will not be liable to you or any third party for your interactions with such third parties.

We use third parties to provide portions of the Services. For example, we engage service providers for website development, hosting and content delivery, form intake and email delivery, and website analytics. Their handling of personal information is described in our Privacy Policy.

12. Mobile Access Fees; Electronic Communications

If you access the Site from a mobile device, you are solely responsible for any data, internet access, or other service fees associated with that access, and for complying with the terms imposed by your mobile carrier.

Communications between you and us may take place electronically, whether through the Site or by email. For contractual purposes, you (i) consent to receive communications from us in electronic form, and (ii) agree that all terms, conditions, agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

13. Termination; Suspension

You may stop using the Site at any time. We may terminate or suspend your access to the Site and to our local forums and events immediately, without prior notice or liability, at our sole discretion, for any reason, including a breach of these Terms, a breach of the Member Covenant, or a violation of our Privacy Policy. Termination of forum membership is additionally governed by the Member Covenant and your membership agreement. All provisions of these Terms that by their nature should survive termination will survive, including intellectual property ownership, warranty disclaimers, indemnification, and limitations of liability.

14. Warranty Disclaimers

Your use of the Services is at your sole risk. Use of the Services should not replace your own judgment, and you should independently verify information provided through the Services before completing a transaction or making decisions based on it.

THE SERVICES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY MATERIALS, INFORMATION, CONTENT, FUNCTIONS, TEXT, GRAPHICS, AND LINKS ON THE SITE, ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, NON-INTERFERENCE, DATA ACCURACY, SYSTEM INTEGRATION, AND AVAILABILITY, AND WARRANTIES ARISING FROM TRADE USAGE, COURSE OF DEALING, OR COURSE OF PERFORMANCE. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT (A) THE SERVICES WILL FUNCTION UNINTERRUPTED, SECURELY, OR BE AVAILABLE AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME OR LOCATION; (B) ANY ERRORS OR DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED; (C) THE SERVICES ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS; OR (D) THE RESULTS OF USING THE SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS. WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE CONTENT ON THE SITE OR ITS COMPLETENESS, ACCURACY, TRUTHFULNESS, AVAILABILITY, ADEQUACY, USEFULNESS, TIMELINESS, SECURITY, OR RELIABILITY. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE SERVICES, YOUR SOLE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THEM. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF OR LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR LIMITATIONS ON A CONSUMER’S APPLICABLE STATUTORY RIGHTS, SO SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

15. Indemnification

YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY, DEFEND, AND HOLD HARMLESS C12 TWIN CITIES, THE C12 GROUP, LLC, THEIR LICENSORS, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, CHAIRS, AGENTS, SUCCESSORS, AND ASSIGNS, AS WELL AS OTHER USERS OF THE SERVICES, FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL LOSSES, DAMAGES, LIABILITIES, DEFICIENCIES, CLAIMS, ACTIONS, JUDGMENTS, SETTLEMENTS, INTEREST, AWARDS, PENALTIES, FINES, COSTS, OR EXPENSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ALL REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES, ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO (A) YOUR USE AND ACCESS OF THE SERVICES; (B) YOUR BREACH OF THESE TERMS; (C) YOUR VIOLATION OF THE LAW OR OF ANY THIRD-PARTY RIGHT; AND (D) ANY OTHER ACTIVITY RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES, INCLUDING NEGLIGENT OR WRONGFUL CONDUCT.

16. Limitation of Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL C12 TWIN CITIES, THE C12 GROUP, LLC, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE LICENSORS OR SERVICE PROVIDERS HAVE ANY LIABILITY ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS OR YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES FOR: (a) PERSONAL INJURY, DEATH, PROPERTY DAMAGE, LOST PROFITS, COST OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF GOODWILL, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, DEVICE OR EQUIPMENT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, OR ANY OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, EXEMPLARY, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES; OR (b) DIRECT DAMAGES IN AMOUNTS THAT IN THE AGGREGATE EXCEED TEN DOLLARS ($10.00). THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS APPLY WHETHER SUCH DAMAGES ARISE OUT OF BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE, AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH DAMAGES WERE FORESEEABLE OR WE WERE ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THEM. YOU AGREE THAT ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION RELATED TO THE SERVICES OR THESE TERMS MUST BE FILED WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION AROSE OR BE FOREVER BARRED. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW CERTAIN LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY, SO SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. NOTHING IN THESE TERMS LIMITS LIABILITY THAT CANNOT BE LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

This section limits the liability of C12 Twin Cities with respect to the Site and our local Services. Liability with respect to the national C12 services is addressed in the national C12 Terms of Service.

17. Governing Law and Venue

These Terms and the relationship between you and C12 Twin Cities are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Minnesota, without regard to conflict-of-law principles, and you agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in Hennepin County, Minnesota to resolve any dispute arising in connection with these Terms, your use of the Site, or your relationship with C12 Twin Cities. Disputes arising from the national C12 services are governed by the venue and governing-law provisions of the national C12 Terms of Service.

18. General

Entire agreement. These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and — if you are a member — the Member Covenant, your membership agreement, and any other membership guidelines, each as amended from time to time, constitute the entire agreement between you and C12 Twin Cities regarding the Site and the subject matter of these Terms. Neither the course of conduct between us nor trade practice acts to modify these Terms.

Severability. If any provision of these Terms is found to be illegal, invalid, or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, that provision will be deleted and the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.

No waiver. No failure to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right or power under these Terms acts as a waiver of it, nor does a single or partial exercise of any right or power preclude further exercise of that or any other right.

Assignment. These Terms, and your rights, licenses, and obligations under them, may not be delegated, transferred, or assigned by you. We may assign freely without restriction. Any purported delegation, transfer, or assignment by you in violation of this paragraph is null and void.

Jurisdictional issues; export regulation. The Services are operated out of the United States. We make no representation that the Services or the content available through them is appropriate or available for use outside the United States, and access from jurisdictions where the content is illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access the Services from outside the United States do so at their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with all applicable local laws. The Services may be subject to U.S. export control laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Act and its associated regulations.

Franchise relationship. C12 Twin Cities is an independently owned and operated franchise. Nothing in these Terms makes C12 Twin Cities and The C12 Group, LLC partners, joint venturers, agents, or employees of one another, and neither is liable for the acts or omissions of the other. See the C12 Franchise Disclaimer.

19. Changes to These Terms

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace any part of these Terms at any time. Any changes become effective upon posting of the revised Terms. If we make material changes, we will post the updated Terms on this page. Your continued use of the Services following posting constitutes your agreement to the changes.

20. Content Issues and Contact

If you believe your copyright, other intellectual property right, or privacy right has been violated by content on this Site, or if you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us:

C12 Twin Cities
Phone: (612) 387-3515
Email: david.fergus@c12forums.com

For questions about the national C12 Services, the C12 App, or the national C12 Terms of Service:

The C12 Group, LLC
777 E. Sonterra Blvd., Suite 305
San Antonio, TX 78258
Phone: (210) 767-6200
Email: support@c12forums.com