[fl] My Church Added A Mandatory 19-section Legal Agreement To Their Website Login. I Never Signed It. Am I Bound By It?

Location: Florida

I was a member at a church for several years. Recently the church added a 19-section "Agreement with Members/Volunteers" as a mandatory click-through before you can log into their website. There was no announcement, no congregational vote, and no explanation. It simply appeared.

I never signed it, never clicked through it, and I have since withdrawn my membership.

My questions:

**1.** Section 19 states the agreement becomes effective on the earliest of (a) my signature/click-through, (b) the date I became a member, or (c) the date I began participating in church activities. Since I became a member years before this document existed, can it retroactively bind me?

**2.** For existing members, what is the consideration? The agreement lists things I already had — access to the property, ability to participate, receiving benefits. Is "keep what you already have or lose website access" valid consideration for a new contract?

**3.** Are any of these provisions enforceable in Florida?

- Complete waiver of all claims including personal injury and death (Sections 6-7)
- Member indemnification of the church for its legal costs, surviving termination (Section 8)
- Permanent assignment of all intellectual property created "as a result of Church Activities," surviving termination (Section 17)
- Random drug and alcohol screening of members, with results disclosable without consent (Section 15)
- A "permanent and irrevocable license" for the church to access or use my personal property on their premises (Section 13)
- Waiver of clergy privilege and counseling privilege, with the church free to share my information at its discretion (Section 14)
- Immunity from defamation claims for anyone involved in church discipline (Section 12)
- Mandatory Christian arbitration as sole remedy, waiving all court access (Section 18)
- A provision stating the agreement "shall be construed in favor of Church and against Member" (Section 19)

**4.** There is no revocation clause. Sections 8, 14, and 17 explicitly survive termination. If I never agreed, do I have exposure?

I've withdrawn my membership in writing and requested deletion of my personal data. I'm trying to understand whether I have any actual ongoing obligation here, and whether members who *do* click through are giving up what this appears to say they're giving up.

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