THE CATHOLIC COMPASS
Terms of Use
Effective 14 October 2026
1. About this publication
The Catholic Compass is a website for Catholic articles, apologetics, reflections, and links to Church-related news and videos. These terms describe permitted use of the site and its content. Contact simsuid@gmail.com about these terms, permissions, corrections, or complaints. If you do not agree with these terms, please stop using the site. Mandatory rights under applicable law are unaffected.
2. Religious and editorial content
Articles express the views of their identified authors. The site should not be understood as an official statement of the Holy See, a diocese, or another Church institution unless expressly identified as such. Reflections are educational and informational; they do not replace Scripture and authoritative Church documents, individual pastoral guidance, or professional legal, medical, financial, or mental-health advice. The website does not provide sacramental confession or confidential pastoral care.
3. Accuracy and corrections
We aim to present useful writing, but interpretations, quotations, historical details, translations, and news can contain errors or become outdated. Publication dates and feed-check dates do not guarantee that every statement remains current. Verify important matters with original sources. Please report a suspected factual error with the page URL, relevant passage, and a supporting source. Content may be corrected, updated, or removed.
4. Copyright and permitted use
Original text, design, and other original material are protected by copyright; third-party quotations, photographs, thumbnails, trademarks, and other material remain subject to their owners’ rights and applicable licenses. You may read, link to, and print pages for personal, noncommercial use. Short quotations must retain attribution and a link and remain within applicable quotation or fair-use rights. Request permission before substantial republication, translation, commercial reuse, or redistribution unless a license or law independently permits it. These terms do not restrict uses protected by law.
5. Third-party news and videos
Linked articles and videos are produced and controlled by their publishers. A link, thumbnail, or headline does not mean endorsement of every statement, opinion, product, or advertisement at the destination. Third-party content may change, become unavailable, or be subject to separate terms. Where material carries a specific license, that license governs its reuse; the site’s permissions do not grant rights that belong to others.
6. Responsible use
Do not attempt unauthorized access, bypass author verification, impersonate another person, manipulate reaction counts, introduce malicious code, disrupt service, or use the site to infringe privacy or intellectual-property rights. Automated access must not overload the service or circumvent access controls. Security concerns may be reported privately to simsuid@gmail.com without exploiting the issue or accessing other people’s information.
7. Author access and submissions
The author’s desk is restricted to authorized accounts. Authorization to read the public website does not authorize editing or publishing. Authors must protect their accounts and verification codes and have the necessary rights to submitted text and files. Do not submit unlawful, defamatory, threatening, or privacy-invasive material. Sending an ordinary email does not transfer ownership of your work or automatically authorize public publication. Publication of unsolicited material is not guaranteed.
8. Reactions and social sharing
Likes are a convenience feature, not a verified vote or a theological endorsement. Counts can change after maintenance, deletion, or abuse prevention. Social-sharing services operate independently; you are responsible for what you post through them. Avoid sending private information through public sharing links.
9. Privacy and communications
Our Privacy Policy explains site data handling, including cookies and providers. Ordinary email is not a confidential counseling channel. Please provide only information needed for your inquiry and avoid sending passwords, verification codes, or confidential third-party information. We may use your correspondence to respond and address the matter raised.
10. Availability and changes
The site and features may be updated, interrupted, limited, or discontinued. We do not promise uninterrupted access, compatibility with every device, permanent preservation of every article, or error-free feeds. We may restrict abusive access or unauthorized author activity. Users should retain copies of their own original work. Accessibility assistance is described on our Accessibility page.
11. Disclaimers and liability
To the extent permitted by applicable law, the website and its content are provided as available without warranties of accuracy, completeness, fitness for a particular purpose, or uninterrupted operation. To that same extent, the site’s operators and contributors are not responsible for indirect or consequential losses arising from use, reliance on content, third-party services, or interruption. Nothing excludes liability that cannot lawfully be excluded, including applicable liability for fraud, deliberate misconduct, or mandatory consumer rights.
12. Copyright and other complaints
For a copyright concern, email simsuid@gmail.com with your contact details, identification of the work, the exact URL of the disputed material, and an explanation of your authority and the alleged infringement. Include supporting information so the complaint can be assessed. This contact is not represented as a registered statutory DMCA agent. For privacy, impersonation, or factual concerns, identify the affected material and requested correction without disclosing unnecessary sensitive data.
13. Disputes and updates
Please first contact us with a clear description of a dispute so we can try to resolve it. These terms do not impose mandatory arbitration, a class-action waiver, or a specific exclusive court. Applicable law determines the available rights and forum. If a provision is unenforceable, the remainder applies to the extent lawful. Updated terms apply prospectively from the stated effective date, subject to any notice or agreement required by law.
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