Proper use of the website

Users undertake to use this website, its content and its services lawfully, in good faith, and in accordance with applicable law, public order and these terms.

Users must not use the website in any way that may:

• damage, disable, overload or impair the website or its services;
• interfere with the normal use of the website by other users;
• infringe the rights of Evangelical Focus, its owner, or third parties;
• be unlawful, misleading, abusive, defamatory, discriminatory or otherwise inappropriate.

Users are responsible for the accuracy and lawfulness of any information they submit through forms or other features available on the website.

External links and third-party content

This website may include links to external websites, platforms or third-party services. Evangelical Focus does not control and is not responsible for the availability, legality, accuracy or reliability of those external sites.

Access to third-party websites through links published on this website is done at the user’s own risk.

Sponsored content and advertising

This website may contain sponsored content, advertising or promotional materials. Advertisers and sponsors are solely responsible for ensuring that the materials submitted for publication comply with applicable law.

Evangelical Focus shall not be liable for any inaccuracies, errors or irregularities contained in sponsored or advertising content.

Intellectual property and content license

Unless otherwise stated, all website design elements, branding, logos, graphics, source code and non-editorial materials are the property of Areópago Protestante or are used with permission.

Editorial texts published on this website, including news and opinion articles, are made available under the Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 license.

This license applies only to those editorial texts unless otherwise expressly indicated.

The Creative Commons license does not apply, unless expressly stated, to:

• logos, trade names and brand elements;
• website design, layout and visual identity;
• source code and technical structure of the website;
• photographs, images, illustrations, infographics, videos and audio files;
• third-party materials or any content subject to a different rights regime.

Users are free to:

• Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format;
• Adapt — remix, transform and build upon the material.

Under the following conditions:

• Attribution — appropriate credit must be given, a link to the license must be provided, and changes must be indicated;
• NonCommercial — the material may not be used for commercial purposes;
• ShareAlike — if the material is remixed, transformed or built upon, the resulting contributions must be distributed under the same license.

Users are responsible for verifying the applicable rights and license conditions before reusing any content from this website.

Evangelical Focus reserves the right to take any legal action it deems appropriate in the event of unlawful use of its website or content.

Notice of alleged infringement

If any person or entity believes that content published on this website infringes copyright, related rights or any other intellectual property right, they may submit a formal notice to the contact details provided in this Legal Notice.

The notice should include, at a minimum:

• identification of the claimant and, where applicable, proof of representation;
• identification of the allegedly infringed work or protected material;
• the exact URL or sufficient information to identify the content in question;
• a brief explanation of the alleged infringement;
• a statement that the information provided is accurate and made in good faith.

Evangelical Focus reserves the right to request additional information or documentation in order to assess the claim.

Where appropriate, and without acknowledging liability, Evangelical Focus may temporarily restrict, remove or disable access to the content while the claim is reviewed.

Incomplete, abusive or clearly unfounded notices may be disregarded.

Comments and user-generated content

Evangelical Focus welcomes comments that contribute to respectful, constructive and informed discussion about the issues addressed in our articles. Users must be registered and logged in to submit a comment. By submitting a comment, users accept these terms. All comments are reviewed before publication. We aim to review them within 48 hours, although publication may occasionally take longer. Submission does not guarantee publication, and approval does not imply endorsement by the Evangelical Focus team. Comments must:

• address the subject discussed in the article;
• be written in clear English and not entirely in capital letters;
• discuss ideas respectfully, without insults, personal attacks, threats, harassment, discriminatory language or defamatory statements;
• not contain advertising, spam, repeated submissions or consecutive comments intended to dominate the discussion;
• not include external links;
• not include phone numbers, email addresses or other personal or confidential information;
• not contain unlawful material or infringe the rights of others.

References to people or institutions must be directly relevant to the discussion and expressed respectfully. Unsubstantiated personal accusations will not be published. The moderation team may approve or reject a comment and may remove published comments that no longer comply with these terms. Repeated breaches may result in the suspension or removal of the user’s commenting privileges. Evangelical Focus may also close comments on individual articles when appropriate. Users remain responsible for the content they submit. Information about the processing of personal data is available in our Privacy Policy.

Website availability and liability

Evangelical Focus does not guarantee uninterrupted availability of the website or the absence of technical errors, viruses or other harmful elements.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Evangelical Focus shall not be liable for:

• interruptions, delays or errors in access to the website;
• damages resulting from the use of the website or linked websites;
• failures caused by telecommunications networks, force majeure or circumstances beyond its reasonable control;
• unlawful or improper use of the website by users or third parties.

Changes to the website and these terms

Evangelical Focus reserves the right to modify, update or remove any part of this website, as well as this Legal Notice and Terms of Use, at any time and without prior notice.

Applicable law and jurisdiction

These terms are governed by Spanish law.

Any dispute arising from the use of this website shall be submitted to the courts of Barcelona, Spain, unless another jurisdiction is required by applicable law.