The terms,
in plain words.

1. Agreement

These Terms of Service (the "Terms") are an agreement between you and Matt Nordberg, an individual developer ("we", "us"), covering the Black & White Bible mobile app and this website (together, the "Service"). By downloading, installing, or using the app, you agree to these Terms. If you don't agree, please don't use the app.

If you are under the age of majority where you live, you may use the Service only with the involvement of a parent or guardian who agrees to these Terms.

2. The app is free

Black & White Bible costs nothing. There is no subscription, no paywall, no in-app purchase, no advertising, and no request for donations. We do not fund the app by collecting or selling your data — see our Privacy Policy, which is part of these Terms.

We intend to keep it that way permanently. Should that ever have to change, existing features you already have will not be moved behind a paywall.

3. Your license to use the app

We grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to install and use the app on devices you own or control, for your own reading and study. This is a license to use the app, not a sale of it; we retain all rights in the software.

What you agree not to do

• Copy, sell, rent, sublicense, or redistribute the app itself.
• Reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the app, except where that restriction is prohibited by law.
• Remove or obscure any copyright or attribution notices, including those belonging to the NET Bible.
• Use the app to break the law, or to interfere with, overload, or disrupt the app or any service it connects to — including automated bulk downloading of Scripture text through the app.

4. The Scripture text

The biblical text in the app is the NET Bible®, used by permission. It is copyright © 1996, 2019 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. All rights reserved. We do not own it, and your use of the text is subject to the NET Bible's own copyright and permissions terms.

In short, and without replacing those terms: you may freely quote Scripture from the app for personal, church, and non-commercial use with proper attribution. Commercial or large-scale reproduction requires permission from the copyright holder. Quotations designated (NET) are from the NET Bible® copyright ©1996, 2019 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. netbible.com All rights reserved.

5. Your content and your device

Anything the app stores — your reading position, your display settings, the downloaded text — lives on your device and belongs to you. We have no copy of it and no access to it. That also means we cannot restore it for you: if you delete the app, reset your device, or lose your phone, that data is gone. There is no backup on our side, by design.

6. Availability and changes

We may update, change, or discontinue any part of the Service at any time. The app depends on a third-party Bible text service to download Scripture for the first time; that service is outside our control and may be slow, unavailable, or discontinued. Once text is downloaded to your device, the app works offline.

We are not obligated to provide support, updates, or maintenance, though we intend to keep the app working.

7. 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, non-infringement, or uninterrupted or error-free operation.

We do not warrant that the app will be free of bugs, that it will run on every device, or that the Scripture text will be free of transmission, formatting, or display errors. For any matter of consequence, consult a printed Bible or another trusted edition. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties, so parts of this section may not apply to you.

8. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for any loss of data, profits, goodwill, or use, arising out of or relating to your use of or inability to use the Service — whether based in contract, tort, negligence, strict liability, or any other theory, and even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, our total aggregate liability for all claims relating to the Service will not exceed the greater of (a) the amount you paid us for the Service, which is zero, or (b) US $50. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations of liability, so parts of this section may not apply to you.

9. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from any claims, damages, losses, and reasonable legal fees arising out of your misuse of the Service, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of the rights of any third party — including the copyright in the Scripture text.

10. App stores

If you obtained the app from the Apple App Store or Google Play, you also agree to that store's terms, and the following applies:

• These Terms are between you and us only — not with Apple or Google. We, not the store, are solely responsible for the app and its content.
• The store has no obligation to provide any maintenance or support for the app.
• If the app fails to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple will refund your purchase price (which is zero). To the maximum extent permitted by law, Apple has no other warranty obligation with respect to the app.
• The store is not responsible for addressing any claim you or a third party may have relating to the app, including product liability claims, claims that the app fails to conform to a legal requirement, and claims under consumer protection or similar legislation.
• The store is not responsible for investigating, defending, settling, or discharging any third-party claim that the app infringes intellectual property rights.
• You represent that you are not located in a country subject to a U.S. Government embargo or designated as "terrorist supporting", and that you are not on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.
• Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms and, upon your acceptance, will have the right to enforce them against you.

11. Termination

You may end this agreement at any time by deleting the app. We may suspend or terminate your license if you materially breach these Terms. Sections 4, 5, and 7 through 13 survive termination.

12. Changes to these Terms

We may revise these Terms from time to time. When we do, we'll update the date at the top of this page, and material changes will be described plainly rather than slipped in. Continuing to use the app after a change means you accept the revised Terms. If you don't accept them, delete the app.

13. General

These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, are the entire agreement between us regarding the Service. If any provision is found unenforceable, the rest remains in effect. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of it. You may not assign these Terms; we may assign them in connection with a transfer of the app.

These Terms are governed by the laws of the United States and of the state in which we reside, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Nothing in these Terms removes any mandatory consumer protection rights you have under the law of your own country or state of residence.

14. Contact

Questions about these Terms: privacy@bwbible.app.

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