Terms of Use

The Service is intended exclusively for Christian churches, religious congregations, faith-based ministries, and their authorized members and staff. By creating an account, you represent and warrant that:

• You are registering on behalf of a church or faith-based religious organization;
• You have the authority to bind that organization to these Terms;
• Your use of the Service is for church ministry purposes, including sermon distribution, congregation engagement, discipleship, and related ministry activities.

The Service may not be used by:

• Secular businesses, non-religious nonprofits, or individuals acting outside a church or ministry context;
• Any organization whose primary purpose is not religious worship, ministry, or faith-based community;
• Any person or entity reselling or repackaging the Service without written authorization from us.

We reserve the right to terminate any account that we reasonably determine does not meet these eligibility requirements, with or without prior notice.

To use the Service, church administrators must register and create an account. You agree to:

• Provide accurate, current, and complete registration information;
• Maintain the security of your account credentials;
• Promptly notify us of any unauthorized access to your account;
• Take responsibility for all activity that occurs under your account.

Each church may have multiple administrator accounts. Church administrators are responsible for managing member access and ensuring all users within their church comply with these Terms.

By registering a church on the Service, church administrators and pastors agree to receive email communications from Church Sermon Notes, which may include:

• Product updates, new features, and platform announcements;
• Tips, best practices, and resources for using the Service;
• Promotional offers and pricing information;
• Content relevant to church leadership and ministry.

You may opt out of marketing emails at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any email or by contacting us at hello@churchsermonnotes.com. Transactional emails (such as account notifications and billing receipts) are not subject to opt-out.

The Service is offered on both free and paid subscription tiers. Paid plans are billed on a recurring monthly or annual basis through Stripe. By providing payment information, you authorize us to charge the applicable subscription fees.

• Free plan: available with limited features as described on our pricing page.
• Paid plans: billed in advance. You may cancel at any time; your access continues through the end of the paid billing period.
• Refunds: we do not offer pro-rated refunds for unused portions of a billing period, except where required by applicable law.
• Price changes: we will provide at least 30 days' notice before changing subscription prices.

You retain ownership of all sermon manuscripts, notes, media, and other content you upload to the Service ("Your Content"). By uploading Your Content, you grant us a limited, non-exclusive license to store, process, and display Your Content solely as necessary to provide the Service to you.

You represent and warrant that:

• You own or have the necessary rights to upload Your Content;
• Your Content does not infringe any third-party intellectual property rights;
• Your Content complies with these Terms and all applicable laws.

We do not claim ownership of Your Content and will not use it for any purpose other than providing the Service, including AI processing as described in our Privacy Policy.

The Service includes AI-powered features that generate sermon notes, discussion questions, devotionals, social media content, and other resources based on your manuscript. Regarding AI-generated content:

• AI-generated content is provided as a tool to assist — not replace — pastoral judgment. You are responsible for reviewing all AI output before sharing it with your congregation.
• We make no guarantee that AI-generated content is theologically accurate, doctrinally sound, or appropriate for your specific congregation. Always review before publishing.
• You retain responsibility for any AI-generated content you publish through the Service.
• AI features are subject to usage limits based on your subscription plan.

You agree not to use the Service to:

• Violate any applicable federal, state, or local law or regulation;
• Upload content that is defamatory, obscene, harassing, or otherwise objectionable;
• Infringe the intellectual property rights of any third party;
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of the Service or its infrastructure;
• Reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract the source code of the Service;
• Use the Service to distribute spam, malware, or unsolicited communications;
• Use the Service in any way that could damage, disable, or impair its proper functioning;
• Resell, sublicense, or commercialize access to the Service without our written consent.

The Service, including its design, code, features, and branding, is owned by Church Sermon Notesand protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. These Terms do not grant you any rights to our intellectual property other than the limited license to use the Service as described herein.

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR THAT AI-GENERATED CONTENT WILL BE ACCURATE OR THEOLOGICALLY SOUND.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, CHURCH SERMON NOTES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. OUR TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CLAIM ARISING FROM THESE TERMS OR YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US IN THE 12 MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM.

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Church Sermon Notesand its officers, employees, and agents from any claims, damages, losses, or expenses (including attorneys' fees) arising from your use of the Service, violation of these Terms, or infringement of any third-party rights.

Either party may terminate your account at any time. We may suspend or terminate your account immediately if you violate these Terms, including the church-only eligibility requirement in Section 1. Upon termination, your right to use the Service ceases, and we may delete your data in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Sections 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 14 survive termination.

We may update these Terms from time to time. We will notify registered church administrators by email and update the effective date above at least 14 days before changes take effect. Continued use of the Service after changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Terms.

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any dispute arising from these Terms or your use of the Service shall be resolved through binding arbitration in accordance with the American Arbitration Association's Commercial Arbitration Rules. You waive any right to a jury trial or to participate in a class action lawsuit.

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