Terms of Service
Legal Terms for Using Light of Scripture
These Terms explain your rights and responsibilities when using Light of Scripture, including account use, community participation, subscriptions, and donations.
Last updated: March 8, 2026
1. Agreement to Terms
These Terms of Service govern your access to and use of Light of Scripture, including all study, account, and community features.
- By accessing or using the platform, you agree to be bound by these Terms and related policies.
- If you do not agree, you must stop using the service.
- You are responsible for ensuring your use complies with applicable laws in your jurisdiction.
2. Service Scope
Light of Scripture provides Bible reading, study tools, educational content, and community features intended for personal learning and faith formation.
- Features and content may change over time as we improve the platform.
- Some features are available only to registered users or premium subscribers.
- We may update, suspend, or remove features when necessary for maintenance, security, or product changes.
3. Accounts and Access
Certain parts of the service require an account. You are responsible for keeping account credentials secure and accurate.
- You must provide truthful and current account information.
- You are responsible for activity occurring under your account credentials.
- You must promptly notify support if you suspect unauthorized account use.
- We may restrict or suspend access where account misuse or security risks are identified.
4. Premium, Donations, and Payments
Paid offerings may include premium subscriptions and voluntary donations. Payment-related terms apply where these services are used.
- Pricing, feature availability, and billing cadence may be updated from time to time.
- Recurring charges continue based on your selected plan or donation schedule until paused, cancelled, or ended under applicable terms.
- You are responsible for maintaining valid payment details where recurring charges are active.
- Donations are voluntary contributions that support platform operations, content quality, and long-term service development.
- Where required by law, taxes and payment processing costs may apply.
5. Community Conduct and Acceptable Use
Community spaces must remain respectful, constructive, and consistent with the platform’s purpose.
- Do not post abusive, harassing, hateful, fraudulent, or illegal content.
- Do not impersonate others, misrepresent identity, or attempt to manipulate discussions through deceptive activity.
- Do not attempt unauthorized access, scraping abuse, service disruption, or security circumvention.
- We may moderate, remove, or restrict content/accounts that violate these Terms or related guidelines.
6. Intellectual Property and Content Use
Platform software, design, and original materials are protected by applicable intellectual property laws.
- You may use the service for personal, ministry, educational, or lawful internal study purposes.
- You may not copy, redistribute, or commercially exploit protected platform materials without authorization.
- Third-party scripture translations and external materials remain subject to their own rights and licensing conditions.
- User-submitted content remains your responsibility, and you grant us a limited right to display and operate that content within the service.
7. Disclaimers
Light of Scripture is provided for educational and faith-based study support. Availability and outputs are not guaranteed to be error-free at all times.
- Service and content are provided on an “as available” basis, subject to downtime, maintenance, and technical limitations.
- Content is designed to support study and reflection and is not professional legal, medical, or financial advice.
- Users should apply discernment and, where appropriate, seek qualified professional or pastoral counsel for high-impact decisions.
8. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent allowed by law, Light of Scripture and related parties are not liable for indirect or consequential damages arising from service use.
- This includes loss of data, service interruption, lost profits, or related incidental damages where permitted by law.
- If liability is established, it is limited to amounts paid by you to the service in the relevant period, where applicable law allows.
- Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations, so portions of this section may not apply in full to every user.
9. Suspension and Termination
We may suspend or terminate access where required for security, legal compliance, policy enforcement, or serious misuse.
- You may stop using the service at any time.
- We may remove content or limit account functionality for repeated or severe violations.
- Termination does not remove obligations that by nature survive termination, including legal and payment-related responsibilities where applicable.
10. Changes to These Terms
We may revise these Terms to reflect legal updates, service changes, or operational improvements.
- When Terms are updated, the effective date on this page will be revised.
- Your continued use after updates means you accept the revised Terms.
11. Governing Terms
These Terms are interpreted and enforced according to applicable law and jurisdictional rules relevant to service operation.
- Any disputes are subject to applicable legal procedures and venue rules as required by law.
- If any provision is found unenforceable, remaining provisions continue in effect.
12. Contact
If you have questions about these Terms, account obligations, or payment-related policies, contact the support team.
- Use the Contact page and include relevant details about your request.
- For privacy-specific requests, review the Privacy Policy and include your account email where applicable.
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