Terms of Use

By downloading, installing, or using the App, you agree to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy.

The App is intended for users 13 years of age or older. By using the App, you represent that you are at least 13. If you are under the age of majority where you live (typically 18), you may use the App only with the involvement and consent of a parent or legal guardian who agrees to these Terms on your behalf. Scripture First may also be installed on a child’s device, in which case the parent or guardian setting it up agrees to these Terms on the child’s behalf. You also represent that you are not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of any country or on any list for which U.S. law prohibits providing the App.

Scripture First is an iOS application that uses Apple’s Family Controls, Managed Settings, and Device Activity frameworks to let you (or, for a child Apple ID, a parent or guardian) lock chosen apps, app categories, or web domains until a daily Bible reading goal is completed. The App also includes Bible reading in multiple translations (with the King James Version bundled and other translations delivered through licensed providers), AI-assisted explanations and studies, reading plans, home screen widgets, local reading reminders, optional cross-device sync of your saved reading activity through an email-based account, and optional premium subscription features.

You can use the App without creating an account. If you choose to enable Sync across devices in Settings, you create an account by entering your email address; sign-in is completed through a one-tap magic link sent to that email. We do not use passwords for the account. By creating an account you confirm that the email address you provide is yours and that you meet the eligibility requirements above.

The same email-based account may be reused across other apps and websites we operate (Bible Word Study, Scroll the Bible, Scripture First, and JCBSN). Each property only reads or writes its own activity, but the underlying account is shared so you do not have to manage separate logins.

Cross-device sync covers your saved reading activity (such as your daily reading goal and plan, reading progress, saved verses, notes, search history, streak, app preferences, and widget verse selection). Family Controls selections are not synced; the opaque, encrypted tokens for the apps, categories, or web domains you chose to lock stay on the device that selected them.

You may sign out at any time, and you may permanently delete your account and the data we hold for you in the cloud from inside the App (Settings > Sync across devices > Delete account). Account deletion does not refund any subscription you purchased through Apple, does not delete data already saved on your individual device, and does not revoke Family Controls authorization. Cloud sync, account creation, and account deletion are provided as-is and may be changed, paused, or discontinued; if we discontinue cloud sync we will give reasonable notice through the App or our website.

The App may offer free access to portions of the experience. For example, curated discovery content may refresh on a timed basis (such as every 24 hours) for users without an active premium subscription. Free tiers, quotas, and model availability may change over time.

All in-app purchases are processed by Apple. Prices may vary by region or currency. Refund requests are handled by Apple according to Apple’s policies. The App may also offer optional one-time purchases (for example, charitable donations). Those purchases do not unlock subscription features unless expressly stated at purchase. Charitable donations made through the App are non-refundable except as required by law or Apple policy.

You agree to use the App only for lawful purposes. You may not:

• Use the App in violation of any law or third-party right
• Attempt to interfere with, reverse engineer, or circumvent security, payment, or access controls
• Use automated means to abuse APIs, paywalls, or rate limits
• Submit unlawful, harassing, or harmful content through feedback or prompts
• Misrepresent your identity when contacting us

The App’s software, design, selection and arrangement of materials, and original text we provide are protected by intellectual property laws. Subject to these Terms, we grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the App on Apple-branded devices you own or control, as permitted by Apple’s usage rules.

• Bible text and translations: The King James Version is included from public-domain text bundled with the App. Other translations are provided through licensors (such as API.Bible) and may be copyrighted by their publishers. You must respect applicable copyright notices shown in the App and not redistribute publisher-licensed text outside personal, private study uses allowed by those licenses.
• Your notes: You retain ownership of content you create in the App (such as personal notes). You grant us a limited license to host, store, and process that content only to the extent technically required to operate features you use, for example, transmitting feedback you voluntarily submit, and, if you enable cross-device sync, storing a copy of your saved reading activity on our cloud database so you can access it on your other devices.
• AI output: Unless otherwise required by a third-party license, AI-generated content is licensed for your personal, non-commercial use within the App and may not be resold or systematically republished as if it were human-authored scholarly work without appropriate disclosure.

The App may reference or link to third-party sites, APIs, or documents. We do not control and are not responsible for third-party content or practices.

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the App is provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, or statutory, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the App will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of harmful components, or that the App will block any specific app, category, or web domain at any specific time.

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event will JCBSN Brand or its suppliers be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits, data, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from your access to or use of (or inability to use) the App, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Our aggregate liability for claims arising out of or related to the App will not exceed the greater of (a) the total amount you paid to Apple for Scripture First subscriptions during the twelve months before the claim or (b) fifty U.S. dollars (US$50), except where prohibited by law.

Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations; in those jurisdictions, our liability is limited to the fullest extent permitted.

You will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless JCBSN Brand and its personnel from any claims, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of your misuse of the App, your content, or your violation of these Terms, except to the extent caused by our willful misconduct.

We are not liable for any failure or delay in performance caused by events beyond our reasonable control, including acts of God, natural disasters, war, terrorism, civil unrest, government action, labor conditions, internet or telecommunications failures, outages of third-party services we rely on (such as Apple, OpenAI, Supabase, Meta, or Superwall), or other similar events.

Our Privacy Policy explains how information is collected, used, and shared.

The App and any related software may be subject to U.S. export control and economic sanctions laws. You agree that you will not use, export, re-export, or transfer the App in violation of those laws, and you represent that you are not located in, and are not a national or resident of, any country subject to a comprehensive U.S. embargo, and that you are not on any U.S. government list of restricted or prohibited parties.

We may modify these Terms from time to time. We will post the updated Terms and change the “Last updated” date. Continued use after the effective date constitutes acceptance, except where applicable law requires additional notice or consent.

We may suspend or terminate access to the App if we reasonably believe you violated these Terms or created risk or legal exposure for us. You may stop using the App at any time. Provisions that by their nature should survive (including disclaimers, limitations of liability, indemnity, and governing law) will survive termination.

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Oregon, United States, without regard to its conflict-of-law rules. Nothing in these Terms limits any non-waivable rights you may have under the consumer protection laws of the country or state where you live.

Informal resolution. Before filing a claim, you agree to try to resolve the dispute informally by contacting us at founder@thejcbsnbrand.com. If we cannot resolve the dispute within 60 days, either of us may proceed as described below.

Binding arbitration. Except for the carve-outs below, you and we agree that any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms or the App will be resolved by binding individual arbitrationadministered by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) under its Consumer Arbitration Rules. The arbitration will take place in Oregon, United States, or, at your election if you are a consumer covered by AAA’s Consumer Rules, in the U.S. county where you live, or by phone or video. Judgment on the award may be entered in any court with jurisdiction.

Class action waiver. You and we each agree that disputes will be brought only in an individual capacityand not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class, consolidated, or representative proceeding. The arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person’s claims and may not preside over any form of representative or class proceeding. If this class action waiver is found unenforceable, then the entirety of the arbitration agreement will be null and void, but the remainder of these Terms will remain in effect.

Carve-outs. Either party may bring a claim in small claims court if it qualifies, and either party may seek injunctive or equitable relief in court for actual or threatened infringement or misuse of intellectual property or unauthorized access to the App. To the extent any claim must be heard in court, you and we consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Marion County, Oregon, and waive objections based on inconvenient forum.

Opt-out. You may opt out of this arbitration agreement and class action waiver by sending written notice to founder@thejcbsnbrand.com within 30 days of first accepting these Terms. Your notice must include your name, the email associated with your account (if any), and a clear statement that you wish to opt out of arbitration. Opting out will not affect any other part of these Terms.

If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect, and the unenforceable provision will be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable while reflecting the original intent. These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and any additional terms presented at purchase or in the App, constitute the entire agreement between you and us regarding the App and supersede any prior agreements or understandings on the subject.

You may not assign or transfer these Terms or your rights under them without our prior written consent. We may assign these Terms without restriction, including in connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, or sale of assets. Any attempted assignment in violation of this section is void.