Terms of Service

Last updated: March 25, 2026

Legal entity operating this service: Gospel Publishers
Contact: support@gospelpublishers.com

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of our audiobook service, including our website, API, and mobile applications that connect to it (collectively, the “Service”). By creating an account, making a purchase, downloading or using our apps, or otherwise using the Service, you agree to these Terms.

Our collection and use of personal information is described in our Privacy Policy (the “Privacy Policy”). If you do not agree to these Terms or the Privacy Policy, do not use the Service.

1. Eligibility and accounts

1.1 Eligibility. You must be old enough to enter a binding contract where you live (and meet any minimum age we specify in the Service). If you are using the Service on behalf of an organization, you represent that you have authority to bind that organization.

1.2 Account security. You are responsible for activity under your account and for keeping your credentials confidential. Notify us promptly at the contact above if you suspect unauthorized access.

1.3 Accuracy. You agree to provide accurate account information and to keep it updated where the Service allows.

2. Definitions

2.1 “Content” means audiobooks, audio files, text, images, metadata, software in our apps, and other materials we or our licensors make available through the Service, including any updates.

2.2 “Licensed Content” means Content you are permitted to access under these Terms (for example, because you purchased it or we granted access).

2.3 “Household” means you (the account holder) and your immediate family members who ordinarily reside with you in the same single physical building or dwelling (the same residential address). Immediate family means [customize: e.g., spouse/partner, children, parents, siblings—choose definitions appropriate for your brand and jurisdictional advice].

2.4 “Audience use” means playing Licensed Content in any setting where it is intended to be heard by people outside your Household, or where it reasonably can be heard by the general public or a group assembled for a gathering, class, meeting, worship service, performance, or similar purpose, other than incidental private listening within your Household. You and your lawyer should tune this definition for how you sell (consumer vs. institutional).

3. License to use the Service and Licensed Content

3.1 Service. Subject to these Terms, we grant you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and use the Service for personal, non-commercial purposes in accordance with the technical features we make available.

3.2 Licensed Content. When you lawfully obtain access to Licensed Content (for example, by purchase through our authorized checkout or another method we support), we grant you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and listen to that Licensed Content only:

for personal, non-commercial use;
only by members of your Household as defined in section 2.3; and
only through the Service and authorized clients we provide or expressly permit (for example, our website and official apps), and only while your entitlement remains valid.

3.3 No sale of intellectual property. Purchases grant access and listening rights as described here. They do not sell or assign copyrights or other intellectual property rights in the Content to you.

3.4 Changes. We may change or discontinue features of the Service where permitted by law and any contract that applies to your purchase (for example, app store rules or regional consumer laws). We may also remove or replace particular Licensed Content when we have legal or commercial reasons to do so, subject to applicable law and your statutory rights.

4. Household use and account sharing

4.1 Household-only use. Accounts are strictly for use by the account holder and members of the Household as defined in section 2.3. Everyone who listens under your account should live in the same physical building as part of that Household.

4.2 No sharing outside the Household. You may not share your account credentials, tokens, or access to Licensed Content with anyone outside your Household, including friends, extended family who do not reside with you, roommates who are not part of your defined Household, coworkers, or the general public.

4.3 Reasonable use. We may apply technical or policy limits (such as device limits, session limits, or anti-abuse measures) to keep use consistent with personal Household listening. What is “reasonable” may evolve as we ship product changes; we will document material limits in the Service where practical.

5. Prohibited uses: audiences, public performance, and redistribution

5.1 No audience or public-style playback without permission. Unless we give prior written permission, you may not use Licensed Content in connection with Audience use as defined in section 2.4. This includes, for example, playing recordings in classrooms, conferences, community events, religious services, camps, theaters, retail spaces, clubs, gyms, or over speakers in spaces open to people outside your Household.

5.2 No redistribution. Unless we give prior written permission, you may not, and you may not enable others to:

sell, rent, loan, sublicense, or transfer access to Licensed Content or your account;
copy, reproduce, upload, publish, broadcast, publicly perform, or communicate to the public Licensed Content (except as temporary copies automatically made by your device as part of normal authorized streaming/listening, if applicable);
share files, links, capture streams, or circumvention instructions that make Licensed Content available to others;
use Licensed Content to train machine learning or generative models, or to build a competing library or dataset; or
remove, alter, or obscure proprietary notices, Digital Rights Management (DRM), or other technical protections we or our licensors apply.

5.3 No unlawful or harmful use. You may not use the Service to violate law, infringe others’ rights, harass anyone, distribute malware, probe or attack our systems, scrape at a scale that harms the Service, or interfere with other users’ access.

6. Purchases, taxes, and third-party platforms

6.1 Prices and taxes. Prices are as shown at checkout (or in the relevant app store). You are responsible for applicable taxes unless the law requires otherwise and our checkout handles them differently.

6.2 Payment processors / app stores. Payments may be processed by third parties (for example, Stripe or mobile platform billing). Their terms and refund rules may also apply. [Customize to match your actual payment and distribution channels.]

6.3 Entitlements. Access to Licensed Content depends on successful payment (where required) and accurate linking of the purchase to your account.

7. Intellectual property

7.1 Our rights. The Service and Content are protected by intellectual property laws. Except for the limited licenses in section 3, we and our licensors retain all rights in the Service and Content.

7.2 Feedback. If you send us suggestions or feedback, you grant us a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide license to use that feedback to operate and improve the Service without obligation to you, to the extent permitted by law. [Your counsel may narrow this if you prefer.]

8. Termination and suspension

8.1 By you. You may stop using the Service at any time. [If you offer account deletion, describe the effect on access to Licensed Content and backups here.]

8.2 By us. We may suspend or terminate access to the Service or specific Licensed Content if we reasonably believe you violated these Terms, pose a security risk, or must do so to comply with law or protect other users or rights holders.

8.3 Effect. Upon termination, your license to use Licensed Content ends (except copies you are allowed to retain purely as required by mandatory law). Sections that by their nature should survive (for example, intellectual property, limitations of liability to the extent enforceable, disputes) survive termination.

9. Disclaimers

THE SERVICE AND CONTENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, WE DISCLAIM IMPLIED WARRANTIES SUCH AS MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE.

Some jurisdictions do not allow certain disclaimers; those disclaimers apply only to the extent permitted.

10. Limitation of liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW:

We will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or loss of profits, revenues, goodwill, or data, arising out of or related to these Terms or the Service; and
Our aggregate liability for claims arising out of or related to these Terms or the Service will not exceed the greater of (a) the amounts you paid to us for the Service in the twelve (12) months before the event giving rise to liability, or (b) [insert a sensible minimum cap or tie to local rules].

Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot be limited under applicable law (for example, liability for gross negligence, intentional misconduct, or personal injury caused by our negligence in some jurisdictions). Consumer laws in your country may give you rights that cannot be waived by contract.

11. Indemnity

To the extent permitted by law, you agree to defend and indemnify us and our affiliates, officers, directors, employees, and agents against third-party claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising from: (a) your use of the Service; (b) your violation of these Terms; or (c) your violation of others’ rights—including unauthorized public playback, redistribution, or account sharing prohibited here. [Counsel often adjusts indemnity scope for consumers.]

12. Governing law and disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of [insert jurisdiction], without regard to conflict-of-law rules, except where mandatory consumer protections in your place of residence require otherwise.

Venue / arbitration / class action waiver: [Insert the dispute resolution approach your counsel recommends—court venue, arbitration rules, and any class-action waiver may be unenforceable in some regions.]

13. Changes to these Terms

We may modify these Terms from time to time. We will post the updated Terms with a new “Last updated” date and, where required by law or platform rules, provide additional notice. If you continue to use the Service after changes become effective, you accept the revised Terms (except where your local law requires explicit consent for specific changes).

14. General

14.1 Entire agreement. These Terms and the Privacy Policy (and any purchase receipts or platform terms that apply) constitute the entire agreement between you and us about the Service, except as your counsel recommends for purchases. [Adjust if you have separate written enterprise agreements.]

14.2 Assignment. You may not assign these Terms without our consent. We may assign them in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.

14.3 No waiver; severability. Failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. If a provision is unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in effect.

14.4 Written permission. Any requirement for “prior written permission” in these Terms may be satisfied by an email or signed digital communication from an authorized representative of our company naming you and the permitted use, unless we specify another process.

15. Contact

Questions about these Terms: support@gospelpublishers.com