www.isghmatrimonial.org is a media channel of an Islamic Center of Islamic Society of Greater Houston, Inc. (‘ISGH’), a charitable, religious, social and educational tax-exempt nonprofit corporation, (collectively, “ISGH Matrimonial Website”, “ISGH”, “we”, “our” or “us”) responsible for providing of matrimonial and other related services to natural members of ISGH (i.e. Muslims residing in Greater Houston area), its officers and employees. All services, products, features, and content available on ISGH Matrimonial Website, as well as its other digital products and services on various platforms (collectively, “ISGH Matrimonial Website”) are subject to our Privacy Policy and the following Terms of Use.
Please read these Terms of Use carefully before using ISGH Matrimonial Website. If you do not agree with any of these terms, please do not use ISGH Matrimonial Website. By accessing and or using ISGH Matrimonial Website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use, and our Privacy Policy. These terms apply even if you are browsing through our website and have not yet become a member of our website. The materials contained in ISGH Matrimonial Website are protected by applicable copyright and trademark law. ISGH Matrimonial Website is intended for individuals who are adults. If you are not an adult under the laws of the United States, you are not permitted to use our website. ISGH Matrimonial Website service is created and operated primarily for the convenience of natural members of ISGH residing in Greater Houston area, its officers and employees.
Use
Temporary, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable limited permission is granted to access and use ISGH Matrimonial Website and the tools and services it provides, subject to the terms set forth below. ISGH Matrimonial Website, the tools and services it provides and the content, including, but not limited to, text, data, profiles, reports, opinions, software, images, photos, graphics, graphs, charts, and video (collectively the “Content”) displayed on ISGH Matrimonial Website may be used only for your personal and non-commercial use. This grant of a license is not a transfer of title. Under this license, except as otherwise permitted under these Terms of Use, you shall not, without our express prior written consent:
- modify, reproduce or copy the Content;
- use the Content for any commercial purpose, or for any public display (commercial or non-commercial); or store the Content, in whole or in part, from our website;
- attempt to decompile or reverse engineer any software contained on the website;
- remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from the Content;
- circulate the Content to anyone, or “mirror” the Content on any other server, or publish, distribute, transmit, broadcast for any commercial purpose.
You also agree, under these Terms of Use, to the following:
- not to use ISGH Matrimonial Website and the Content for any unlawful purposes,
- not to interfere, interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of our website in any manner,
- not to misuse our website by knowingly introducing malware (viruses such as Trojans, worms, spyware, adware), or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful,
- not to attack our site via denial-of-service attack,
- not to harvest from our website personally identifiable information of any nature,
- not to gain unauthorized access to our website, or the server on which our website is stored or any server or computers or database connected to our website, or to our other members accounts, personal profiles, or data.
This license to access and use ISGH Matrimonial Website and the Content shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these Terms of Use. Upon termination of your access and/or use of ISGH Matrimonial Website and the Content, you must destroy any and all downloaded Content in your possession whether in electronic or printed format. We will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities. We reserve the right to terminate this license to access and use at any time, at our sole discretion.
Becoming Member of Our Website
When you register with us by meeting our eligibility requirements herein and pay the membership fees in effect at the time and receive our approval, we will consider you a “member” of our website. At the time of registration, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information. You will be asked to create a username and password during the registration process. Please keep your password secure and notify us if you believe that someone has used your password without authorization. As a member, you will be able to create your personal profile, and have access to areas of our website that enable a member to communicate or interact with another member of opposite gender, who is seeking suitable partner for marriage, directly after we obtain, pursuant to your request to us, prior consent of the other member. Each member is allowed to set up only one personal profile.
Website Membership Eligibility
By accessing, using, and signing up for membership of our website you represent that you have read, understood and affirm that you meet following eligibility requirements:
- You are a natural member of ISGH (i.e. a Muslim, residing in Greater Houston), an officer, or an employee of ISGH. You are single; unmarried or divorced. You are a U.S. Citizen, a Permanent Resident of the United States, or a valid non-immigrant work visa holder of the United States, .
- You warrant that you are representing as yourself and that you are not impersonating any one, or misrepresenting your affiliation with other persons or entities. Parents may register on behalf of their adult son or daughter, who is single, unmarried, or divorced, residing in Greater Houston for seeking suitable mates with prior written consent of their son or daughter; and identify on our website and in all communications with us that they are acting on behalf of their adult son or daughter and are duly authorized to do so.
- It is your sole responsibility to input and maintain valid, accurate and up to date information in your account profile on our It must be clearly stated and free of
false or misleading statements. The photographs of yourself you post in your profile must have been taken within the last 12 months and accurately reflect your image.
- You represent that you are enrolling as a member of our website for the sole reason of seriously seeking potential marriage a partner in good faith and for no other reason.
- You warrant that you own and/or otherwise control all of the rights to the contents that you provide on ISGH Matrimonial Website, and that it is not unlawful, does not infringe on any third-party legal rights, and does not pose the risk of bringing about any legal action against us or you. You also warrant to not use personal information of other members for any purpose other than to make contact with prior consent.
- We have no obligation to monitor the contents you provide. However, we reserve the right to review the material you post to our website and remove, at our sole discretion, materials we deem inappropriate, misleading, or unlawful.
- You warrant and represent that you do not have a criminal record, or that are not currently required or have been required in the past to register as a sex offender. Should your status change at any time in future while you are a member of our website you shall notify us promptly. If it comes to our attention that your representation is false or misleading, we will cancel your membership of our website without notice.
- You certify that you are at least 18 years of age. All membership and profile information provided by you is true and complete, and,
- You agree to follow the rules of Islam when interacting with other members of our website, particularly, of opposite gender when we make arrangements for you to contact directly after obtaining necessary prior permission for that purpose.
- While we do not regularly conduct criminal background checks on a member of our website by reviewing public records, we reserve the right to do so without providing any prior notification the member.
- While ISGH Matrimonial Website reserves the right to not seek, you however consent to promptly provide, when requested by us, government issued photo identification, and other documentation including those related to your identity and residency.
- You agree to promptly notify us if no longer meet our membership eligibility
Membership Term and Renewal
Our membership term begins from 1 January through 31 December or from the date you sign up for membership of our website until 31 December of that calendar year. You may, however, cancel your subscription at any time during the term. Membership fees are non- refundable and will not be pro-rated. If you do not cancel prior to end of the initial term, your membership of the website will lapse, and you will not able to access and use your account profile and communicate with other members. If you would like to renew your membership and reactivate your account profile, you may do so at any time within 30 days of the expiry of the term by making a payment of membership dues. If you fail to do so, your membership will be cancelled permanently, and you will no longer be able to access or use your account and the additional features on our website.
Cancellation
You may cancel your membership of our website at any time by using the settings in your account, or by sending us an email. We process all cancellation requests within a reasonable timeframe. If we determine, in our sole discretion, that you are not in compliance with our Privacy Policy and/or our Terms of Use, we reserve the right to terminate your membership of our website. We do not issue refunds for cancelled membership accounts. Cancellation of our website membership is your only remedy with respect to any dispute that you may have with us.
Disclaimer
The Content appearing in ISGH Matrimonial Website and any other materials referenced by or linked to ISGH Matrimonial Website are provided “as is”. We make no warranties, expressed or implied, of any kind, and hereby disclaim and negate all other warranties, including without limitation, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property or other violation of rights. We do not make any representations concerning the accuracy, completeness, likely results, suitability or reliability of the use of the Content on ISGH Matrimonial Website. We do not warrant that the functional aspects of ISGH Matrimonial Website will be error free or uninterrupted, and, that defects will be corrected, or that our ISGH Matrimonial Website or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or other harmful components.
Security:
As set forth in our privacy policy, which is subject to these Terms of Use, we implement reasonable security measures to protect website members’ personally identifiable information from unlawful use or disclosure. Nevertheless, we hereby put users and members of ISGH Matrimonial Website on notice that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable and that they solely assume all risks of security breaches. In the event your personal identifiable information is compromised as a result of a breach, for any reason, you agree to indemnify ISGH Matrimonial Website, ISGH and all individuals and/or entities, directly or indirectly related to such entities (each, an “Indemnified Party”) and hold all such Indemnified Parties harmless against any and all claims of loss, damages, injuries, costs, and fees arising from or related to such security breach or any other liability, whether direct or indirect, in connection therewith.
We will, in the event of a breach of security of users’ personally identifiable information, take reasonable steps to investigate and take appropriate corrective action in a timely manner, and where appropriate, notify users’ whose personally identifiable information may be at risk. In all such situations, we take any and all necessary steps in accordance with applicable laws.
Limitations
In no event shall we and/or our service providers be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of data or profit, or due to business interruption,) arising out of the use or inability to use ISGH Matrimonial Website and the Content or any part thereof, even if one of our authorized representative has been notified orally or in writing of the possibility of such damage. In no event, including but not limited to negligence, shall we be liable under any
theory of tort, contract, strict liability, or other legal or equitable theory for any special, indirect, incidental, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for damages of any kind arising out of or in connection with the access, use or performance of ISGH Matrimonial Website, the Content or any other materials that are referenced therein or linked to it.
By accessing, using or linking ISGH Matrimonial Website, you assume complete risk and accept sole responsibility for damage, loss, claim, liability or expense, of any kind, that you may experience or incur in connection with the access, use or inability to use our website or by placing a link on it. You agree to release, indemnify, discharge and hold harmless ISGH, ISGH Matrimonial Website, and all their personnel, including but not limited to, officials, staff, volunteers, and representatives from any and all claims, liabilities, complaints, actions, damages, costs and expenses of any kind arising out or related to access, use and/or linking of our website.
Revisions
The Content appearing on ISGH Matrimonial Website may have technical, typographical, or photographic errors. We do not warrant that any of the materials on our website are accurate, complete, or current. We may make changes to the Content on ISGH Matrimonial Website at any time without notice. However, we make no commitment to update the Content.
External Links
We have not reviewed the content of all of the external websites whose links appear on ISGH Matrimonial Website and we are not responsible for the contents of any such linked website. The inclusion of any website link on ISGH Matrimonial Website is not an endorsement on our part nor should it construed to imply in any way our endorsement of those websites. Your use of any such linked website is at your own risk and responsibility.
Links to ISGH Matrimonial Website
We grant revocable permission to link publicly available, non-password protected portions of ISGH Matrimonial Website, subject however, to any link to our website:
- is not presented in any way that suggests that we have a relationship or affiliation with the linking party’s website or that we endorse, sponsor, or recommend the information, products, or services on such websites, since we, as a nonprofit tax-exempt charitable, religious and educational organization, are prohibited from endorsing the products, services, or viewpoints of any company or organization. The Content on ISGH Matrimonial Website shall not be used in any advertising, publicity, promotion, or in any other commercial manner, without our prior written permission.
- does not contain any content that could be construed as distasteful, offensive or controversial or otherwise objectionable in our sole opinion;
- does not present false information about, or disparage, tarnish, or otherwise harm ISGH, ISGH Matrimonial Website or the Content;
- does not incorporate the Content on ISGH Matrimonial Website into the websites of the party desiring to place the link e.g., by in-lining or framing; or not frame or create a browser or border environment around the Content or otherwise mirror any part of our website;
- does not use our logos, designs, images, photographs, slogans, product trademark or service marks, or any other words or codes identifying ISGH Matrimonial Website in any META tag or the other information location tools used by search engines to identify and select sites, and
- does not use any trademarks without the prior written permission from
The website in which you wish to place a link to ISGH Matrimonial Website must be owned and controlled by you, or the person or entity placing the link, or otherwise permit you in writing to enable placing a link subject to these Terms of Use. By placing a link to ISGH Matrimonial Website, you agree to comply with the above linking requirements and the Terms of Use. Notwithstanding anything contained to the contrary in these Terms of Use, we reserve the right to prohibit or terminate linking of our website for any reason at our discretion.
Modifications
We may, at our sole discretion, revise these Terms of Use at any time without notice. Please check these Terms of Use periodically for changes. By using ISGH Matrimonial Website you are agreeing to be bound by the then current version of these Terms of Use.
Governing Law
These Terms of Use shall be governed by the laws of the State of Texas, including any and all claims relating ISGH Matrimonial Website, and the courts in Texas shall have exclusive jurisdiction. The provisions of these Terms of Use are intended to be severable. If, for any reason, any provision of these Terms of Use shall be held invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, by a Court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without in any manner affecting the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions. The unenforceable part or provision shall be construed so as to give effect to the manifest intent of these Terms of Use to the extent possible under the law. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision contained herein shall not constitute a waiver of that right or provision.
Contact
If you have questions regarding these Terms of Use, please search ISGH Matrimonial Website’s Contact Section or email to info@isghmatrimonialwebsite.org or write to ISGH Matrimonial Services, 3110 Eastside St, Houston, TX 77098. You can also use this email address to bring to our attention any concerns you may have.