Last Revised: June 2, 2026
First Impressions is a brand operated by Text In Church, L.C. (“TIC”). These Terms of Use govern your use of the First Impressions website at firstimpressions.church (the “site”). Your participation in First Impressions trainings, conferences, community spaces, software, and other paid programs is also governed by the First Impressions Membership Agreement.
1.1. Parties. The parties to these Terms of Use are you, and the owner of the firstimpressions.church website business, Text In Church, L.C. (operating under the trade name “First Impressions”). All references to “we”, “us”, “our”, this “website” or this “site” shall be construed to mean this website business and TIC.
1.2. Use And Restrictions. Subject to these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy, you may use the public areas of this site, but only for your own internal purposes. You agree not to access (or attempt to access) this site by any means other than through the interface we provide, unless you have been specifically allowed to do so in a separate agreement. You agree not to access (or attempt to access) this site through any automated means (including use of scripts or web crawlers), and you agree to comply with the instructions set out in any robots.txt file present on this site. You are not authorized to (i) resell, sublicense, transfer, assign, or distribute the site, its services or content; (ii) modify or make derivative works based on the site, its services or content; or (iii) “frame” or “mirror” the site, its services or content on any other server or Internet-enabled device. All rights not expressly granted in this Agreement are reserved by us and our licensors. Notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing, you will not use the site or the services in any manner that violates our Acceptable Use Policy, which is hereby expressly incorporated herein.
1.3. Modification. We reserve the right to modify these Terms of Use at any time, and without prior notice, by posting an amended Terms of Use that is always accessible through the Terms of Use link on this site’s home page. The “Last Revised” date at the top of these Terms indicates when the most recent modification was made. YOURCONTINUED USE OF THIS SITE FOLLOWING OUR POSTING OF A MODIFICATION NOTICE ORNEW TERMS OF USE ON THIS SITE WILL CONSTITUTE BINDING ACCEPTANCE OF THEMODIFICATION OR NEW TERMS OF USE.
1.4. How We Treat Postings To This Site (Blog, Forum, or Chat Room).
1.4.1. We will not treat information that you post to areas of this site that are viewable by others(for example, to a blog, forum or chat-room) as proprietary, private, or confidential. We have no obligation to monitor posts to this site or to exercise any editorial control over such posts; however, we reserve the right to review such posts and to remove any material that, in our judgment, is not appropriate.
1.4.2. We, in our sole discretion and without notice, reserve the right, but undertake no duty, to review, edit, remove or delete any material submitted as a comment to blog, forum or chat-room provided for display or placed on this site.
1.4.3. By submitting a comment for posting, you agree that we are not responsible, and shall have no liability to you, with respect to any information or materials posted by others.
1.5. Defamation; Communications Decency Act Notice. This site is a provider of “interactive computer services ”under the Communications Decency Act, 47 U.S.C. Section 230, and as such, our liability for defamation and other claims arising out of any postings to this site by third parties is limited as described therein.
1.6. Monitoring. We reserve the right, but not the obligation, to monitor your access and use of this site without notification to you. We may record or log your use in a manner as setout in our Privacy Policy.
1.7. Separate Agreements. You may acquire products, services and/or content from this site, including paid memberships to First Impressions Academy and related programs. We reserve the right to require that you agree to separate agreements (including the First Impressions Membership Agreement) as a condition of your use and/or purchase of such products, services and/or content.
1.8. Ownership. The material provided on this site is protected by law, including, but not limited to, United States copyright law and international treaties. The copyrights and other intellectual property in the content of this site is owned by us and/or others. Except for the limited rights granted herein, all other rights are reserved.
1.9. DMCA Notice. This site is an Internet “service provider” under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17U.S.C. Section 512 (“DMCA”). All notices of claimed copyright infringement should be addressed to: Text In Church, L.C., 105 East Street, Suite 12160,Parkville, MO 64152, Email: compliance.officer@firstimpressions.church,Telephone: (844) 324-2727.
1.10. Warranty Disclaimers. EXCEPT AS MAY BE PROVIDED IN ANY SEPARATE WRITTEN AGREEMENTS SIGNED BY THEPARTIES, THE SERVICES, CONTENT, AND/OR PRODUCTS ON THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED“AS-IS”, AND NEITHER WE NOR ANY OF OUR LICENSORS MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION ORWARRANTY WITH RESPECT TO SUCH PRODUCTS, SERVICES, AND/OR CONTENT. THIS SITE ANDITS LICENSORS SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW,ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.
1.11. Limitation of Liability.IN NO EVENT SHALL THIS SITE AND/OR ITS LICENSORS BE LIABLE TO ANYONE FOR ANYDIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OROTHER DAMAGES OF ANY TYPE OR KIND (INCLUDING LOSS OF DATA, REVENUE, PROFITS,USE OR OTHER ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE) ARISING OUT OF, OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITHTHIS SITE.
1.12. Links to This Site. We grant to you a limited, revocable, and nonexclusive right to create a hyper link to this site provided that the link does not portray us or our products or services in a false, misleading, derogatory, or offensive matter.
1.13. Links to Third-Party Websites. We do not review or control third-party websites that link to or from this site, and we are not responsible for their content.
1.14. Participation In Promotions of Advertisers. You may enter into correspondence with or participate in promotions of advertisers promoting their products, services or content on this site. Any such correspondence or participation is solely between you and each such advertiser.
1.15. Arbitration. Except for actions to protect intellectual property rights and to enforce an arbitrator’s decision hereunder, all disputes, controversies, or claims arising out of or relating to this Agreement or a breach thereof shall be submitted to and finally resolved by arbitration under the rules of the American Arbitration Association(“AAA”) then in effect. There shall be one arbitrator, chosen by mutual agreement of the parties. The arbitration shall take place in Kansas City, MOUSA, and may be conducted by telephone or online. The arbitrator shall apply the laws of the State of Missouri. The controversy or claim shall be arbitrated on an individual basis, and shall not be consolidated in any arbitration with any claim or controversy of any other party.
1.16. Jurisdiction And Venue. The courts of Platte County in the State of Missouri, USA and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri shall be the exclusive jurisdiction and venue for all legal proceedings that are not arbitrated under these Terms of Use.
1.17. Controlling Law. This Agreement shall be construed under the laws of the State of Missouri, USA, excluding rules regarding conflicts of law.
1.18. Intended For Use Only Within The United States. This site is intended for use only from within the United States. We do not represent that this site is appropriate for use else where.
1.19. Onward Transfer of Personal Information Outside Your Country of Residence. Any personal information which we may collect on this site may be stored and processed in our servers located in the United States or in any other country in which we, or our affiliates, subsidiaries, or agents maintain facilities. You consent to any such transfer.
1.20. Severability. If any provision of these terms is declared invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be deemed modified to the extent necessary to render it valid and enforceable. The unenforceability or invalidity of any provision shall not affect any other provision of these terms.
1.21. Force Majeure. We shall not be liable for damages for any delay or failure of delivery arising out of causes beyond our reasonable control.
1.22. First Impressions SMS Terms. By opting in, you agree to receive conversational, marketing, and promotional SMS messages from First Impressions (a brand of Text In Church,L.C.). Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply. Reply STOP to unsubscribe at any time. Reply HELP for help, or contact us atcompliance.officer@firstimpressions.church. Terms are subject to our Privacy Policy.
1.23. Privacy. Please review this site’s Privacy Policy which also governs your visit to this site. Our Privacy Policy is always accessible on our site’s home page.
1.24. Survival. The provisions of these Terms of Use that by their nature should reasonably survive termination of your access to or use of this site, including without limitation the Warranty Disclaimers, Limitation of Liability, Arbitration, Jurisdiction and Venue, Controlling Law, Ownership, and Privacy sections, will survive any such termination.
1.25. Assignment. You may not assign or transfer your rights or obligations under these Terms of Use without our prior written consent, and any attempt to do so without consent is void. We may assign these Terms of Use in our sole discretion, including in connection with a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of all or substantially all of our assets, and these Terms of Use will bind and inure to the benefit of the parties’ successors and permitted assigns.
1.26. Entire Agreement; Document Hierarchy. These Terms of Use, together with our Privacy Policy, Acceptable Use Policy, and (for paid users) the Membership Agreement, constitute the entire agreement between you and TIC with respect to your use of this site and supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications, representations, and agreements on that subject. In the event of any conflict among these documents, the order of precedence is: (i) the Membership Agreement (for paid users with an active membership); (ii) the Acceptable Use Policy; (iii) the Privacy Policy; and (iv) these Terms of Use.
