-Terms and Conditions-
1. Service Description
Vatican Candle (“the Company”) provides a devotional candle-lighting facilitation service conducted within St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City. The service consists of a Company-appointed attendant making a monetary offering and activating an electric candle located in publicly accessible chapels along the basilica’s periphery. Purchasers acknowledge and agree that they are not acquiring ownership of any physical candle, individual lighting, or private ceremony. Each intention submitted is incorporated into a collective, ceremonial lighting. Candle lightings are conducted as part of a collective ceremony, which may occur only once per year, or be postponed to a later or indefinite date at the Company’s discretion. No guarantee is made that any candle will be lit within a specific period or at any particular time. We do not promise that your candle will be lit at any set time or within a certain period. Vatican Candle is a privately owned, for-profit entity and is neither affiliated with, endorsed by, nor acting on behalf of the Roman Catholic Church, the Holy See, or any entity within Vatican City. No portion of the Company’s revenue constitutes a donation or financial contribution to the aforementioned institutions. All devotional actions facilitated under this service employ electric candles, consistent with current public devotional practices within St. Peter’s Basilica. Traditional open-flame candles are not used in these chapels. Members of the public visiting the basilica customarily make offerings and activate electric candles as a symbolic act of devotion and remembrance. Any prayers or personal intentions typed on the website are not stored, recorded, or transmitted in any form. They remain private between you and God.
2. Spiritual Nature of Service
The services provided by the Company are devotional and symbolic in nature. The act performed—making an offering and activating an electric candle—is executed on behalf of the purchaser. No tangible goods are shipped or transferred. Participation in the service signifies inclusion within a communal devotional ceremony. It does not constitute ownership, possession, or exclusive rights to any particular candle or flame. This service replicates a devotional act that is publicly available to any individual visiting the basilica: the offering and activation of an electric candle (without open flame) as a visible symbol of prayer or remembrance.
3. Authorized Lighting and Timing
Ceremonial lightings are performed exclusively by authorized attendants of the Company when access to the designated chapels is available. As access schedules may vary, lightings are not guaranteed to occur weekly. Each validly received intention will be incorporated into the next available group ceremony.
4. Duration of Offerings (Weekly / Monthly / Yearly)
For weekly offerings, the purchaser’s intention shall be included in the next available group lighting. For monthly or yearly offerings, the intention shall remain under remembrance for all group ceremonies conducted during the purchased term. The Company makes no representation or warranty that lightings will occur at regular intervals, nor that any candle shall remain continuously illuminated. Purchasers acquire participation in ceremonial remembrance during their selected period, not perpetual or continuous lighting.
5. Nature of Purchase
Purchasers acknowledge that they are not purchasing:
(a) a physical candle;
(b) a private or individualized lighting; or
(c) a continuously burning flame. Purchasers are purchasing inclusion of their prayer intention in a communal, electric-candle devotional ceremony conducted within St. Peter’s Basilica, and remembrance in such ceremonies during the applicable term. All ceremonies involve electric candles, in accordance with the basilica’s public devotional practices.
6. Proof of Inclusion
Upon order completion, purchasers will receive an email confirmation. Delivery of such confirmation may be affected by factors outside the Company’s control, including spam filtering or incorrect email addresses.
7. Payment, Pricing, and Renewals
All prices are stated in United States Dollars (USD) unless expressly indicated otherwise. Payment is due at the time of order placement. The Company reserves the right to modify pricing or service offerings at any time without prior notice. Subscription-based plans renew automatically until canceled by the purchaser.
8. Refunds and Cancellations
Because each order constitutes a devotional act once scheduled, all sales are final. Refunds will be issued solely in the event of a verified technical error, including duplicate charges. Subscribers may cancel future renewals at any time; cancellation shall not affect any previously completed or scheduled ceremonies.
9. Appropriate Use
Purchasers shall not submit any intentions or messages that are unlawful, defamatory, obscene, hateful, abusive, or otherwise inappropriate. Impersonation of any individual or interference with the operation of the Company’s services is strictly prohibited. The Company reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to edit, reject, or remove any submission that violates these standards.
10. Privacy and Data Use
The Company collects and processes personal information solely for the purposes of administering offerings, sending confirmations, and maintaining operational integrity. Personal data shall not be sold, leased, or otherwise disclosed to third parties except as required by law or necessary to perform the contracted service.
11. Intellectual Property
All textual content, imagery, audiovisual materials, trademarks, trade dress, and other proprietary elements displayed on the Company’s website or within its communications are the exclusive property of Vatican Candle or its licensors. No reproduction, modification, or distribution of such materials is permitted without prior written authorization.
12. Limitation of Liability
The Company shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, or exemplary damages, including but not limited to expectations of spiritual benefit or perceived divine outcomes. In all cases, the Company’s aggregate liability shall not exceed the amount actually paid by the purchaser for the specific service in question.
13. No Guarantee of Spiritual Outcome
The Company makes no representations or warranties regarding specific spiritual results, divine intercession, or miraculous effects. Participation constitutes a voluntary act of personal faith and devotion.
14. Governing Law and Venue
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States of America, without regard to conflict of law principles. Any disputes arising hereunder shall be brought exclusively before the state or federal courts located within Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, which shall have sole jurisdiction over such matters.
15. Modifications to Terms
The Company reserves the right to amend or update these Terms at any time. Revised Terms shall become effective immediately upon posting to the Company’s website. Continued use of the service constitutes acceptance of any modifications.
Vatican Candle (“the Company”) provides a devotional candle-lighting facilitation service conducted within St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City. The service consists of a Company-appointed attendant making a monetary offering and activating an electric candle located in publicly accessible chapels along the basilica’s periphery. Purchasers acknowledge and agree that they are not acquiring ownership of any physical candle, individual lighting, or private ceremony. Each intention submitted is incorporated into a collective, ceremonial lighting. Candle lightings are conducted as part of a collective ceremony, which may occur only once per year, or be postponed to a later or indefinite date at the Company’s discretion. No guarantee is made that any candle will be lit within a specific period or at any particular time. We do not promise that your candle will be lit at any set time or within a certain period. Vatican Candle is a privately owned, for-profit entity and is neither affiliated with, endorsed by, nor acting on behalf of the Roman Catholic Church, the Holy See, or any entity within Vatican City. No portion of the Company’s revenue constitutes a donation or financial contribution to the aforementioned institutions. All devotional actions facilitated under this service employ electric candles, consistent with current public devotional practices within St. Peter’s Basilica. Traditional open-flame candles are not used in these chapels. Members of the public visiting the basilica customarily make offerings and activate electric candles as a symbolic act of devotion and remembrance. Any prayers or personal intentions typed on the website are not stored, recorded, or transmitted in any form. They remain private between you and God.
2. Spiritual Nature of Service
The services provided by the Company are devotional and symbolic in nature. The act performed—making an offering and activating an electric candle—is executed on behalf of the purchaser. No tangible goods are shipped or transferred. Participation in the service signifies inclusion within a communal devotional ceremony. It does not constitute ownership, possession, or exclusive rights to any particular candle or flame. This service replicates a devotional act that is publicly available to any individual visiting the basilica: the offering and activation of an electric candle (without open flame) as a visible symbol of prayer or remembrance.
3. Authorized Lighting and Timing
Ceremonial lightings are performed exclusively by authorized attendants of the Company when access to the designated chapels is available. As access schedules may vary, lightings are not guaranteed to occur weekly. Each validly received intention will be incorporated into the next available group ceremony.
4. Duration of Offerings (Weekly / Monthly / Yearly)
For weekly offerings, the purchaser’s intention shall be included in the next available group lighting. For monthly or yearly offerings, the intention shall remain under remembrance for all group ceremonies conducted during the purchased term. The Company makes no representation or warranty that lightings will occur at regular intervals, nor that any candle shall remain continuously illuminated. Purchasers acquire participation in ceremonial remembrance during their selected period, not perpetual or continuous lighting.
5. Nature of Purchase
Purchasers acknowledge that they are not purchasing:
(a) a physical candle;
(b) a private or individualized lighting; or
(c) a continuously burning flame. Purchasers are purchasing inclusion of their prayer intention in a communal, electric-candle devotional ceremony conducted within St. Peter’s Basilica, and remembrance in such ceremonies during the applicable term. All ceremonies involve electric candles, in accordance with the basilica’s public devotional practices.
6. Proof of Inclusion
Upon order completion, purchasers will receive an email confirmation. Delivery of such confirmation may be affected by factors outside the Company’s control, including spam filtering or incorrect email addresses.
7. Payment, Pricing, and Renewals
All prices are stated in United States Dollars (USD) unless expressly indicated otherwise. Payment is due at the time of order placement. The Company reserves the right to modify pricing or service offerings at any time without prior notice. Subscription-based plans renew automatically until canceled by the purchaser.
8. Refunds and Cancellations
Because each order constitutes a devotional act once scheduled, all sales are final. Refunds will be issued solely in the event of a verified technical error, including duplicate charges. Subscribers may cancel future renewals at any time; cancellation shall not affect any previously completed or scheduled ceremonies.
9. Appropriate Use
Purchasers shall not submit any intentions or messages that are unlawful, defamatory, obscene, hateful, abusive, or otherwise inappropriate. Impersonation of any individual or interference with the operation of the Company’s services is strictly prohibited. The Company reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to edit, reject, or remove any submission that violates these standards.
10. Privacy and Data Use
The Company collects and processes personal information solely for the purposes of administering offerings, sending confirmations, and maintaining operational integrity. Personal data shall not be sold, leased, or otherwise disclosed to third parties except as required by law or necessary to perform the contracted service.
11. Intellectual Property
All textual content, imagery, audiovisual materials, trademarks, trade dress, and other proprietary elements displayed on the Company’s website or within its communications are the exclusive property of Vatican Candle or its licensors. No reproduction, modification, or distribution of such materials is permitted without prior written authorization.
12. Limitation of Liability
The Company shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, or exemplary damages, including but not limited to expectations of spiritual benefit or perceived divine outcomes. In all cases, the Company’s aggregate liability shall not exceed the amount actually paid by the purchaser for the specific service in question.
13. No Guarantee of Spiritual Outcome
The Company makes no representations or warranties regarding specific spiritual results, divine intercession, or miraculous effects. Participation constitutes a voluntary act of personal faith and devotion.
14. Governing Law and Venue
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States of America, without regard to conflict of law principles. Any disputes arising hereunder shall be brought exclusively before the state or federal courts located within Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, which shall have sole jurisdiction over such matters.
15. Modifications to Terms
The Company reserves the right to amend or update these Terms at any time. Revised Terms shall become effective immediately upon posting to the Company’s website. Continued use of the service constitutes acceptance of any modifications.