Terms of Service

These Terms govern your use of the Kerygma desktop application, the kerygma.dev website, and any related services (together, “Kerygma”). By installing or using Kerygma, you agree to these Terms.

1. The service

Kerygma is a software tool that listens to sermon audio and detects Bible references in real time. It is designed for use by churches and ministries during live services. Free tier features run entirely on your own hardware. Pro and Plus tiers add cloud transcription and other premium features that require a paid subscription or a fixed-duration gift entitlement.

2. Accounts

• You may use the Free tier without an account.
• Paid tiers require an account. You are responsible for keeping your password and email access secure.
• One account per organisation. Sharing accounts across multiple unrelated churches is not permitted.
• You must be at least 18 years old (or the age of legal majority where you live) to enter a paid subscription.

3. Subscriptions and billing

• Pro and Plus tiers bill monthly or annually through the payment provider assigned to your market. Existing customers remain on Stripe; Nigerian Bachs customers remain on Bachs. Your price is shown before you confirm checkout on the pricing page at the time you subscribe.
• Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled. Cancel anytime from Account → Manage Subscription. Features remain active until the end of the current billing period.
• New subscribers get a 14-day free trial. We do not charge you during the trial. You can cancel before it ends at no cost.
• Cloud transcription minutes are limited per tier (see Pricing). When you exhaust your monthly quota, Kerygma automatically falls back to local Whisper transcription. You will not incur overage charges.
• Prices may change. We will give you at least 30 days’ notice by email before any price increase, and you may cancel without penalty during that notice period.

4. Gifts

• Gifts are one-time purchases of a fixed period of Pro or Plus access. They do not renew and the recipient is not asked for a payment method.
• A gift is bound to the recipient email entered by the purchaser. The claim link is single-use, must be kept private, and expires if it remains unclaimed for one year.
• Gift access starts when the recipient successfully claims it. A recipient with an active paid subscription must contact support before claiming so gifted time does not overlap recurring charges.
• The purchaser is responsible for entering the intended recipient email correctly and for having permission to send the gift message.

5. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

• Use Kerygma to transcribe or process content you do not have the right to record.
• Reverse-engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract the source code of the desktop app or its bundled AI models, except where local law allows.
• Resell or sublicense Kerygma without our written permission.
• Use Kerygma to abuse, defame, harass, or break the law.
• Circumvent the cloud transcription quota or licensing checks.

6. Bible text

Kerygma bundles eight Bible translations. The King James Version is in the public domain. The other translations (AMP, MSG, NIV, NKJV, NLT, NRSV, RSV) are used under licence from their respective publishers and are subject to those publishers’ usage terms. You may not extract, redistribute, or republish the Bible text from Kerygma outside of live-service display.

7. Intellectual property

We retain all rights to the Kerygma software, brand, and visual identity. Your subscription grants you a non-transferable, non-exclusive licence to use Kerygma during the subscription period.

8. Disclaimers

Kerygma is provided “as is.” We make reasonable efforts to ensure verse detection is accurate, but the system is best-effort and may miss references or surface false positives. You are responsible for reviewing what is displayed during your service.

We do not guarantee uninterrupted availability of cloud transcription. The Free tier (local Whisper) is the canonical fallback.

9. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, our total liability to you for any claim arising from Kerygma is limited to the greater of (a) the amount you paid us in the 12 months before the claim, or (b) £50. We are not liable for indirect, incidental, or consequential damages.

10. Termination

You may stop using Kerygma at any time. We may suspend or terminate your account if you breach these Terms, with written notice where practicable.

11. Refunds

See our Refund Policy.

12. Changes

We may update these Terms. Material changes will be announced by email and posted here at least 14 days before they take effect. Continuing to use Kerygma after that date means you accept the updated Terms.

13. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales. Disputes will be resolved in the courts of England and Wales, without prejudice to any mandatory consumer-protection rights you have under the law of your home country.

14. Contact

Questions about these Terms? Email support@kerygma.dev.