Terms of Service

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) are a legal agreement between you and ChurchLibrary(“ChurchLibrary,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) governing your access to and use of churchlibrary.com and app.churchlibrary.com, together with all related features (the “Service”). By creating an account, accessing, or using the Service, you agree to these Terms. If you are entering into these Terms on behalf of an organization, you represent that you have authority to bind that organization, and “you” refers to that organization.

Please read these Terms carefully. They include a warranty that you have the rights to the content you upload (“Customer Content”), important limitations on our liability, and an obligation to indemnify us in certain circumstances.

Using ChurchLibrary

ChurchLibrary provides tools for churches to upload, transcribe, organize, search, and ask questions about sermon content. You must provide accurate account information, keep your account secure, and be at least 18 years old and able to form a binding contract. You are responsible for your users and their compliance with these Terms, and for managing which members you invite to your workspace and the permissions you grant them.

Customer Content — ownership and your responsibilities

“Customer Content” means all content you or your users upload, import, or generate through the Service, including sermon audio and video, documents, images, and other materials, together with data derived from them (such as transcripts and tags). As between you and ChurchLibrary, you retain all ownership of and rights in your Customer Content. We do not claim ownership of it.

You represent and warrant that:

• you own, or have obtained all rights, licenses, consents, and permissions necessary to upload, use, and process all Customer Content through the Service, including any rights in sermons, music, images, and other third-party materials it contains;
• you have obtained any consents required from individuals who appear or are identifiable in your Customer Content (including congregants and others in recordings), and your upload and use of that content complies with all applicable laws, including privacy and publicity laws;
• your Customer Content, and our processing of it to provide the Service, does not and will not infringe, misappropriate, or violate any third party's intellectual property, privacy, publicity, or other rights, or any law; and
• your Customer Content does not contain unlawful, harmful, or prohibited material.

You are solely responsible for your Customer Content and for ensuring you have the rights described above. ChurchLibrary does not review Customer Content for rights clearance and is not responsible for verifying that you have the necessary rights.

License you grant to us

You grant ChurchLibrary a limited, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, store, copy, transmit, process, transcribe, index, analyze, create derivative data from, and display your Customer Content, solely as necessary to provide, secure, and improve the Service for you and as described in our Privacy Policy. This license exists only to allow us to operate the Service for you and ends when the relevant content is deleted, except for content retained in routine backups until purged.

AI features

The Service uses artificial intelligence to generate transcripts, tags, summaries, search results, and answers. AI output may be inaccurate, incomplete, or misattributed. You should independently verify any output before relying on it, particularly for teaching, publication, or quotation. AI output is provided as an aid and does not constitute professional, legal, theological, or other advice.

Acceptable use

Do not use ChurchLibrary to upload content you do not have the right to process; to violate any law or third-party right; to access another organization's data or breach the Service's security or tenant isolation; to reverse engineer, resell, or misuse the Service except as permitted by law; or to upload malware or interfere with the Service's operation.

Third-party services

The Service integrates with third-party services you choose to connect, such as Google Drive and Dropbox. Your use of those services is governed by their own terms and privacy policies, and we are not responsible for them. You are responsible for having the rights to import and use any content you bring in from them.

Fees

The Service may be offered free of charge during an initial period. We may introduce paid plans in the future and will provide notice of applicable fees and terms before charging you. Unless otherwise stated, you are responsible for any taxes associated with your use of the Service.

Term and termination

You may stop using the Service and delete your workspace at any time. We may suspend or terminate your access if you violate these Terms, if required by law, or if we discontinue the Service, and we will make reasonable efforts to notify you. Upon termination, we will delete or return your Customer Content in accordance with our Privacy Policy, subject to routine backup retention and legal requirements. Sections that by their nature should survive termination (including those on Customer Content, disclaimers, limitation of liability, indemnification, and governing law) will survive.

Disclaimer of warranties

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or secure, or that AI output will be accurate or complete. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain disclaimers, so some of the above may not apply to you.

Limitation of liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, CHURCHLIBRARY AND ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND SUPPLIERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR USE OF (OR INABILITY TO USE) THE SERVICE, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, OUR TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR THE SERVICE WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNTS YOU PAID US FOR THE SERVICE IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS BEFORE THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM, OR (B) ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ($100). These limitations apply regardless of the theory of liability and are a fundamental basis of the bargain between you and us.

Indemnification

You will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless ChurchLibrary and its affiliates, officers, employees, and agents from and against any claims, damages, liabilities, losses, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to: (a) your Customer Content; (b) your breach of these Terms or your representations and warranties regarding Customer Content; or (c) your violation of any law or third-party right in connection with your use of the Service.

Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of [GOVERNING-LAW STATE], without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. The state and federal courts located in [GOVERNING-LAW STATE] will have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service, and you consent to their jurisdiction and venue.

Changes to these terms

We may modify the Service and these Terms from time to time. If we make material changes, we will update the “Last updated” date and, where appropriate, notify you through the Service or by email. Your continued use of the Service after the changes take effect means you accept the updated Terms. These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, are the entire agreement between you and us regarding the Service.

Contact

Questions about these terms can be sent to chase@vessel.org.