LEGAL

Website Terms of Use

Last updated: July 2026

These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the websites, mobile applications, online communities, digital platforms, and online services owned or operated by Bless The Badge Ministries, Inc. ("Bless The Badge Ministries," "Bless The Badge," "BTBM," "we," "our," or "us"), including, without limitation, any website, domain, subdomain, mobile application, online community, landing page, microsite, or digital platform operated under the Bless The Badge or Tactical Relationship Training brands, whether now existing or developed in the future (collectively, the "Site").

By accessing or using the Site, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, do not access or use the Site.

1. Eligibility and Acceptance

You must be at least 18 years old, or the age of legal majority in your jurisdiction, to enter into a binding agreement through the Site. A parent or legal guardian may use the Site on behalf of a minor where permitted. Certain programs, communities, events, or services may have additional eligibility requirements.

2. Ownership of the Site, Intellectual Property, and Educational Materials

The Site and all content, materials, features, functionality, and intellectual property made available through the Site are owned by, licensed to, or lawfully used by Bless The Badge Ministries and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, trade secret, unfair competition, and other applicable intellectual property laws.

Protected materials include, without limitation:

Bless The Badge™ and Tactical Relationship Training™;
TRT, Tactical Conversations, and TRT Resilience Pathway;
curricula, educational methodologies, instructional frameworks, program models, communication tools, coaching systems, and training techniques;
lesson plans, facilitator materials, instructor materials, participant guides, workbooks, worksheets, assessments, surveys, scoring methods, reports, and research summaries;
books, devotionals, articles, blog posts, presentations, slide decks, videos, audio recordings, podcasts, webinars, photographs, illustrations, animations, graphics, logos, icons, and downloadable resources;
website copy, forms, page layouts, visual design, software, databases, source code, domain names, branding, slogans, trade dress, and social media or email content; and
all revisions, updates, adaptations, compilations, and derivative materials created or authorized by Bless The Badge Ministries.

All curriculum, educational methodologies, instructional frameworks, assessments, publications, audiovisual content, website content, and related intellectual property developed, published, licensed, or made available by Bless The Badge Ministries are the exclusive property of Bless The Badge Ministries unless expressly identified otherwise in a signed writing. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.

3. No License or Permission Granted

Access to the Site is provided solely so that you may view and use the Site as intended. No ownership interest, license, permission, or other right in any intellectual property is granted by your access to or use of the Site, whether by implication, estoppel, or otherwise.

Unless Bless The Badge Ministries gives you prior written permission in a document signed by an authorized representative, you may not:

copy, reproduce, photograph, record, download, archive, store, print, scan, capture, or duplicate Site content, except for ordinary temporary browser caching required to display the Site;
publish, republish, upload, post, transmit, distribute, display, perform, or make content available to another person;
modify, edit, translate, summarize, adapt, annotate, rearrange, transform, or create derivative works from any content;
teach, train, present, facilitate, certify, coach, consult, or provide services using or based on our curriculum, methodologies, frameworks, tools, terminology, or educational materials;
incorporate content into another website, application, publication, book, course, presentation, workshop, curriculum, software product, artificial intelligence system, or training program;
sell, license, sublicense, rent, lease, monetize, commercially exploit, or otherwise use content for personal or third-party gain;
remove, obscure, alter, or bypass any copyright, trademark, confidentiality, attribution, access-control, or other proprietary notice; or
authorize, assist, or encourage another person to engage in any prohibited use.

Where we intentionally provide a resource for download, the download does not authorize reproduction, redistribution, public display, teaching, adaptation, or commercial use. Any permitted use is limited to the purpose expressly stated with that resource.

4. Trademarks and Brand Use

Bless The Badge™ and Tactical Relationship Training™ and their associated logos, designs, slogans, and branding elements are proprietary marks of Bless The Badge Ministries. References to TRT, Tactical Conversations, and TRT Resilience Pathway identify proprietary programs, educational frameworks, or methodologies of Bless The Badge Ministries, whether or not displayed with a trademark symbol.

You may not use any name, mark, logo, domain name, social media identifier, design, or branding element of Bless The Badge Ministries in a manner that suggests sponsorship, endorsement, certification, affiliation, approval, or authorization without prior written permission.

5. Artificial Intelligence, Scraping, and Automated Access

You may not use automated or computational means to access, collect, monitor, reproduce, analyze, index, extract, or exploit Site content without our prior written permission. Prohibited conduct includes:

web scraping, crawling, harvesting, data mining, bulk extraction, automated downloading, or systematic copying;
use of bots, spiders, crawlers, browser automation, agents, scripts, or similar technologies;
use of Site content to train, fine-tune, ground, retrieve for, benchmark, test, evaluate, validate, or improve an artificial intelligence, machine learning, large language, generative, or other computational model;
use of Site content in a prompt library, retrieval-augmented generation system, dataset, model input, model output, or synthetic training corpus; and
generation of curriculum, instructional content, derivative materials, summaries, adaptations, or competing services based on our protected content.

This section does not prohibit ordinary indexing by a generally available public search engine solely for the purpose of displaying links to publicly accessible webpages, provided the search engine honors applicable technical restrictions and does not use the content for model training or other prohibited purposes.

6. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

violate any applicable law, regulation, contractual obligation, or third-party right;
interfere with, disrupt, damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Site or its security;
attempt to gain unauthorized access to any account, system, restricted content, database, or network;
introduce malware, malicious code, or harmful components;
impersonate another person or misrepresent your identity, authority, qualifications, or affiliation;
collect personal information about other users without authorization;
use the Site to harass, threaten, exploit, defame, discriminate against, or harm another person; or
falsely represent that you are an instructor, coach, representative, partner, sponsor, or certified provider of Bless The Badge Ministries.

7. Educational, Coaching, and Wellness Disclaimer

The Site, Tactical Relationship Training, coaching resources, assessments, events, and related materials are provided for educational, informational, relational-development, and ministry purposes. They do not constitute psychotherapy, mental health treatment, marriage or family therapy, medical care, diagnosis, legal advice, financial advice, emergency services, or crisis intervention.

Bless The Badge Ministries, its instructors, volunteers, coaches, speakers, and representatives do not create a therapist-client, physician-patient, attorney-client, fiduciary, or other licensed professional relationship through the Site or participation in a program unless expressly stated in a separate signed agreement.

Program outcomes vary. We do not guarantee any particular result, relationship outcome, personal transformation, professional benefit, or improvement. You remain responsible for your own decisions and for obtaining assistance from appropriately licensed professionals when needed.

If you are experiencing an emergency, immediate danger, domestic violence, suicidal thoughts, a mental health crisis, or another urgent condition, contact 911 or the appropriate emergency or qualified professional resource in your location.

8. Registrations, Events, Programs, Donations, and Purchases

The Site may allow you to register for conferences, summits, classes, coaching, cruises, retreats, instructor development, online communities, or other programs; purchase products; or make charitable donations. Additional terms, eligibility requirements, waivers, releases, refund policies, payment terms, or participant standards may apply and are incorporated into these Terms when presented to you.

We may modify instructors, speakers, schedules, formats, venues, program content, or other details and may postpone or cancel an offering when reasonably necessary. Refunds, credits, transfers, substitutions, and cancellations are governed by the policy stated for the applicable transaction or event.

Donations are voluntary. Tax deductibility depends on applicable law and your individual circumstances. Donors should consult their own tax advisers. Unless a specific refund policy states otherwise, charitable donations are generally nonrefundable to the extent permitted by law.

Prices, availability, and descriptions may change. We may correct errors, reject or cancel an order, limit quantities, or refuse a transaction where permitted by law. Payment services may be provided by third parties subject to their own terms.

9. Online Community and Account Conduct

Certain services may require an account or participation in an online community. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your credentials and for activity under your account. You agree to provide accurate information and promptly notify us of suspected unauthorized access.

We may establish community standards, participation requirements, or moderation practices. We may remove content or restrict, suspend, or terminate access when we reasonably believe conduct is unsafe, unlawful, disruptive, misleading, inconsistent with program requirements, or contrary to these Terms.

10. User Submissions, Testimonials, and Feedback

You retain ownership of original material you submit. By voluntarily submitting a testimonial, review, comment, story, photograph, video, audio recording, suggestion, feedback, or other content to us, you grant Bless The Badge Ministries a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, sublicensable license to use, reproduce, edit, adapt, publish, translate, distribute, display, perform, and create promotional or mission-related materials from that submission in any media, unless we agree otherwise in writing.

You represent that you have the rights and permissions necessary to submit the material, that the submission is accurate to the best of your knowledge, and that our permitted use will not violate another person’s rights. You should not submit confidential, sensitive, or third-party information unless you are authorized to do so.

We are not required to use a submission and may remove or discontinue use of it at any time. Separate written media releases, consent forms, or program agreements control where they provide different terms.

11. Third-Party Services and Links

The Site may integrate with or link to third-party services, including payment processors, registration platforms, survey tools, customer relationship management systems, email providers, analytics services, community platforms, social media services, travel providers, or other vendors. We do not control and are not responsible for their content, security, availability, acts, omissions, terms, or privacy practices. Your use of a third-party service is governed by that provider’s terms and policies.

12. Copyright Concerns

We respect the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe content on the Site infringes your copyright, send a written notice to info@blessthebadge.org that identifies the copyrighted work, the allegedly infringing material and its location, your contact information, a statement of good-faith belief, a statement made under penalty of perjury that the notice is accurate and you are authorized to act, and your physical or electronic signature. We may request additional information before acting on a notice.

13. Disclaimer of Warranties

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE SITE AND ALL CONTENT, PRODUCTS, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH IT ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE." BLESS THE BADGE MINISTRIES DISCLAIMS ALL EXPRESS, IMPLIED, AND STATUTORY WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, AVAILABILITY, AND RESULTS.

WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, SECURE, OR FREE OF HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED. YOUR USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK.

14. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, BLESS THE BADGE MINISTRIES AND ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, VOLUNTEERS, INSTRUCTORS, COACHES, CONTRACTORS, AGENTS, AFFILIATES, SUCCESSORS, AND ASSIGNS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES; LOSS OF DATA, PROFITS, REVENUE, GOODWILL, OR OPPORTUNITY; PERSONAL OR RELATIONAL OUTCOMES; OR DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THE SITE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

TO THE EXTENT LIABILITY CANNOT BE EXCLUDED, OUR TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THE SITE WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF THE AMOUNT YOU PAID DIRECTLY TO BLESS THE BADGE MINISTRIES FOR THE SPECIFIC ONLINE TRANSACTION GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM DURING THE SIX MONTHS BEFORE THE CLAIM OR $100. THESE LIMITATIONS APPLY TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

15. Indemnification

To the extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Bless The Badge Ministries and its directors, officers, employees, volunteers, instructors, coaches, contractors, agents, affiliates, successors, and assigns from claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, losses, costs, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising from your misuse of the Site, violation of these Terms, violation of law, infringement of another person’s rights, or submission of content.

16. Suspension and Termination

We may restrict, suspend, or terminate access to any portion of the Site without prior notice when we reasonably believe it is necessary to protect the Site, users, our intellectual property, our mission, or another person; to comply with law; or to address a violation of these Terms. Provisions that by their nature should survive termination will survive, including intellectual property, disclaimers, liability limitations, indemnification, and governing law.

17. Changes to the Site and These Terms

We may update the Site or these Terms from time to time. The updated Terms become effective when posted unless a later date is stated. Your continued use of the Site after the effective date constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms. The Effective Date above identifies the current version.

18. Governing Law and Venue

These Terms and any dispute arising from or relating to the Site are governed by the laws of the State of Florida, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. To the extent permitted by law, any legal action must be brought exclusively in a state court of competent jurisdiction located in Charlotte County, Florida, or in the United States District Court having jurisdiction over Charlotte County, Florida, and each party consents to personal jurisdiction and venue in those courts.

19. Severability; Waiver; Entire Agreement

If any provision of these Terms is held unenforceable, it will be modified to the minimum extent necessary or severed, and the remaining provisions will remain in effect. A failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. These Terms, together with any additional terms presented for a specific transaction, program, or service, constitute the agreement governing your use of the Site.