Terms & Conditions

For purposes of these Terms & Conditions, “General Grand Council,” “we,” “our,” or “us” refers to the General Grand Council of Cryptic Masons International. “You” or “user” refers to any person who accesses, browses, submits information to, downloads material from, or otherwise uses this website.

These Terms apply to all visitors, members, contributors, users, and others who access or use CrypticMasons.org.

These Terms should be read together with our Privacy Policy and any additional policies, disclaimers, event rules, payment terms, or program requirements posted on this website.

If a specific page, form, program, registration, publication, or online transaction includes additional terms, those additional terms also apply.

This website is provided for informational, educational, fraternal, administrative, historical, and organizational purposes. You may access the website and use its content for lawful personal, educational, or internal Masonic purposes, subject to the restrictions stated in these Terms.

You agree not to use this website in any manner that is unlawful, harmful, misleading, abusive, disruptive, or inconsistent with the purposes of the General Grand Council. Prohibited activities include, but are not limited to:

• Attempting to interfere with website security or functionality.
• Uploading malicious code, viruses, spam, or harmful files.
• Misrepresenting affiliation with the General Grand Council.
• Using website content for unauthorized commercial purposes.
• Copying, scraping, harvesting, or republishing content without permission.
• Posting defamatory, obscene, unlawful, threatening, or infringing content.

Unless otherwise stated, the General Grand Council of Cryptic Masons International owns or licenses the text, images, logos, designs, publications, graphics, documents, page layouts, and other materials appearing on this website. All rights are reserved.

Website content may be viewed for personal, educational, fraternal, and non-commercial use. No ownership rights are transferred to users by accessing or downloading website content.

You may not, without prior written permission:

• Republish material from CrypticMasons.org.
• Sell, rent, sublicense, or commercially exploit website content.
• Reproduce, duplicate, modify, or copy substantial portions of the website.
• Redistribute website content as your own.
• Use the General Grand Council name, logo, seal, insignia, or artwork in a way that implies endorsement, authority, or official status.

The website may include educational, historical, ritual-related, library, or archival material. Such content is provided for general information and fraternal education. It should not be treated as official ritual, law, regulation, or binding interpretation unless expressly identified as such by the proper authority.

Parts of this website may allow visitors to post comments or submit information. Comments reflect the views of the person posting them and do not necessarily reflect the views of the General Grand Council, its officers, agents, members, committees, or affiliates.

We reserve the right to monitor, edit, refuse, or remove any comment or submitted content that we determine to be inappropriate, offensive, misleading, defamatory, unlawful, spam-related, or inconsistent with the dignity of the Craft.

By submitting comments, images, documents, or other content, you represent that:

• You have the right to submit the content.
• The content does not infringe the rights of another person or organization.
• The content is not defamatory, obscene, unlawful, or abusive.
• The content does not invade privacy or disclose confidential information.
• The content will not be used to solicit unlawful activity, unauthorized business, or spam.

By submitting content to this website, you grant the General Grand Council a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, edit, display, publish, archive, and distribute that content in connection with the website, publications, records, or communications of the General Grand Council.

Government agencies, search engines, news organizations, online directories, Masonic bodies, educational institutions, and similar organizations may link to our website if the link is not deceptive, does not imply false sponsorship or endorsement, and fits within the context of the linking party’s website.

We reserve the right to request removal of any link to our website at any time.

No use of the General Grand Council logo, seal, insignia, or artwork is permitted for linking, endorsement, advertising, merchandise, or promotional purposes without prior written permission.

You may not create frames around our webpages or otherwise alter the visual presentation or appearance of this website without prior written approval.

This website may contain links to third-party websites. We do not control and are not responsible for the content, privacy policies, security, accuracy, availability, or practices of third-party websites. Accessing external links is done at your own discretion.

The website may provide information about conferences, meetings, assemblies, awards, programs, publications, or other activities. Event details, deadlines, prices, eligibility, availability, locations, schedules, and speakers may change without notice.

Event participation may be subject to separate registration rules, refund policies, hotel policies, payment terms, or jurisdictional requirements.

If payments, registrations, purchases, or donations are offered through this website or through a linked payment service, such transactions may be processed by third-party providers. The General Grand Council does not control the privacy, security, or processing practices of third-party payment platforms.

All users are responsible for reviewing payment details before submitting a transaction.

Your use of this website is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which explains how information may be collected, used, retained, and protected.

This website may use cookies and similar technologies to improve functionality, remember preferences, detect spam, analyze usage, and support embedded services. By using the website, you acknowledge that cookies may be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to this website, interfere with website operation, bypass security measures, or test the vulnerability of the website without written authorization.

We strive to provide accurate and useful information, but we do not guarantee that all information on the website is complete, current, error-free, or uninterrupted. Website content may be updated, corrected, removed, or modified at any time.

Content on this website is provided for general informational, educational, fraternal, historical, and organizational purposes only. It is not legal, financial, medical, tax, or professional advice.

We do not guarantee that the website will remain available at all times or that website materials will always be kept up to date. We may modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the website without notice.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the General Grand Council, its officers, agents, representatives, volunteers, committees, and affiliates shall not be liable for any loss, damage, claim, expense, interruption, data loss, or injury arising from your use of this website or reliance upon any website content.

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the General Grand Council of Cryptic Masons International from claims, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses arising from your use of the website, your violation of these Terms, or your submitted content.

We reserve the right to amend or replace these Terms & Conditions at any time. Updated terms become effective when posted on this website. Continued use of the website after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.

These Terms shall be interpreted under applicable law. Nothing in these Terms is intended to limit rights or obligations that cannot lawfully be limited or excluded.