Chat Disclaimer

Welcome to crosswalk.com chat

Welcome! Welcome to crosswalk.com chat! Crosswalk.com chat is a FREE service that crosswalk.com, Inc. (“crosswalk.com”) makes available to users who register with crosswalk.com and agree to abide by the terms and conditions and community standards that crosswalk.com has established to provide a safe and wholesome chat environment. Crosswalk.com chat is intended to provide opportunity for spiritual, religious, and other responsible conversations among interested person in a courteous and friendly environment.

No Substitute for Real Life. Crosswalk.com chat is not intended to be, and cannot be, a substitute for the important interpersonal relationships that take place in the “real” world outside the Internet. The Lord Jesus Christ clearly demonstrated the importance of these real, face-to-face, flesh-and-blood relationships during the time He was incarnate on the Earth. Consequently, crosswalk.com strongly encourages chat users to pursue these interpersonal relationships, including becoming involved in a good local church with a firm commitment to authentic Biblical Christianity. If you are not currently involved in a good local church you may want to search the crosswalk.com directory.

Special Challenges. Some users may come to crosswalk.com chat seeking assistance and encouragement with special difficulties that they are facing in their lives. These difficulties can range from temporary spiritual challenges to thoughts of possible infliction of injury on one’s self or others. Such difficulties may require expert help, which crosswalk.com’s personnel and volunteers are not equipped to provide. Consequently, we strongly encourage users with such special difficulties to seek expert assistance.

 · If you are thinking about hurting yourself or someone else, please contact one of the following:

    o For online counseling with trained personnel contact New Hope Online.

    o To speak with a trained counselor you may contact New Hope Online by phone at 714-NEW-HOPE

 · If you are a teen in crisis you may call the Hit Home Teen Crisis Counseling center at 1-800-HIT-HOME

 · If you have questions about salvation or would like someone to talk with you about accepting Christ you may wish to contact 1-888-NEED-HIM.

 · If you would like someone to pray with you over the phone you may contact The Upper Room Prayer Outreach at 1-800-251-2468.

 · If you need assistance in dealing with significant spiritual difficulties, please contact a local pastor in your area or use one of the services listed above

Chat Hosts. All of the hosts who participate in crosswalk.com chat are volunteers. They are not trained counselors, nor are they permitted to engage in any form of professional counseling in crosswalk.com chat. The volunteer hosts in chat believe the information they dispense is accurate and reliable, but in some instances, the information may represent opinion or judgment. Neither the volunteers nor crosswalk.com guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any information given. As such, neither crosswalk.com nor the volunteer will be responsible for any errors or omissions or for the results obtained from the use of such information. The information is provided with the understanding that neither the volunteers nor crosswalk.com are engaged in rendering legal, medical, counseling or other professional services or advice, and neither shall be liable or responsible to any person or entity for any loss or damage caused, or alleged to be have been caused, directly or indirectly by or from the information or ideas contained, suggested, or referenced in chat. Your participation in chat therefore is solely at your own risk and any admission to illegal activities or threats of suicide will be reported to the appropriate authorities and will be grounds for dismissal from the community. Furthermore, as a condition for participating in crosswalk.com chat, you agree that you have reviewed and will comply with all of crosswalk.com Terms of Service

Waiver and Release. As a condition for you participation in crosswalk.com chat, you hereby fully mutually waive and release crosswalk.com, and its officers, directors, employees, agents, volunteers, and others acting on its behalf, from any and all legal and equitable claims, liability, and responsibility based upon any injury, loss, harm, or damage resulting from your participation in crosswalk.com chat.