1. Acceptance of these terms
By using this website, you agree to use it lawfully and consistently with these terms. If you do not agree, please do not submit information or use interactive features.
2. Ministry information and Christian purpose
This website describes the faith-based mission and activities of Orphans and Widows International. Content is provided for general information and may change as ministry programs, needs, partnerships, and verified organizational details develop.
3. Donations
When online giving is active, donations are completed in a secure Stripe form embedded in this website. Stripe receives payment details directly. Monthly gifts authorize the selected amount each month until canceled; email support@orphansandwidowsinternational.com to request cancellation, changes, or help with a gift. Unless clearly stated after verification by ministry leadership, the website does not promise that a contribution is tax-deductible, restricted to a particular project, or eligible for a specific receipt or benefit.
Specific gift-impact estimates should be confirmed with ministry leadership before relying on them. Actual use depends on current needs, local costs, available resources, provider fees, and responsible ministry allocation.
4. Volunteer applications
Submitting an application does not guarantee approval, travel, placement, or participation. The ministry may review references, church accountability, character, experience, safety considerations, and agreement with its biblical principles. Ministry leadership may accept or decline participation in its discretion, subject to applicable law.
5. Merchandise requests
Displayed products and prices remain subject to confirmation. A request is an inquiry, not a completed sale. Ministry staff must confirm availability, total cost, and delivery or pickup arrangements separately. Merchandise requests do not collect payment.
6. Automated assistant
The support assistant provides general ministry information from verified website content and may use a ministry-controlled Ollama service. It is not a pastor, counselor, lawyer, medical professional, financial adviser, emergency service, or live ministry representative. Its answers may be incomplete or mistaken; important decisions should be confirmed with ministry leadership.
7. Acceptable use
You may not misuse forms or chat features, attempt unauthorized access, introduce malicious code, interfere with website operation, impersonate another person, submit unlawful material, scrape personal information, or use the website to harm, exploit, or mislead others.
8. Copyright and permitted use
Unless otherwise identified, ministry names, written content, layout, graphics, logos, and approved photographs are owned by or used with permission of Orphans and Widows International. Bible translations remain subject to the copyright, license, and attribution displayed with each passage; the website does not use automatic translation to rewrite Scripture. You may share public page links for personal, church, and ministry-awareness purposes. Reproduction, commercial use, alteration, or publication of site content requires permission.
9. External services and links
The website may link to payment processors, social platforms, or other third-party services. The ministry does not control their availability, security, content, or privacy practices. Review the third party’s terms before using its service.
10. Disclaimers and limitations
The website is provided on an “as available” basis. To the extent allowed by law, the ministry does not guarantee uninterrupted access, error-free content, specific outreach outcomes, or the suitability of website information for professional decisions.
11. Changes and contact
These terms may be updated as the ministry and website develop. Questions may be submitted through the website contact form using the verified contact information on the Connect page.