Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms & Eligibility

These Terms of Service constitute a legally binding agreement made between you, whether personally or on behalf of an entity ('you', 'user'), and Bible Hunger ('we', 'us', or 'our'), concerning your access to and use of the https://biblehunger.com website as well as any other media form, mobile application, or channel related, linked, or otherwise connected thereto.

By accessing or utilizing Bible Hunger, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by all of these Terms of Service. If you do not agree with all of these terms, then you are expressly prohibited from using the site and you must discontinue use immediately. If you are under the legal age of majority in your jurisdiction, you may only access the Service with the consent and supervision of a parent or legal guardian.

2. Educational Mission & Scope of Services

Bible Hunger is an independent educational digital ministry dedicated to fostering deeper biblical literacy and theological discovery. Our services include interactive biblical genealogical family trees (spanning Adam to Jesus Christ, the 12 Tribes of Israel, Kings of Judah and Israel, and High Priests), parallel bilingual Scripture reading (World English Bible and 1871 Tamil Union Version), thematic study guides, scriptural quizzes, and a biblical baby names dictionary.

All digital study tools are offered completely free of charge to users across the globe. We reserve the right to modify, expand, or suspend any facet of the Service at any time without prior liability.

3. Theological & Non-Professional Advice Disclaimer

The materials, genealogical reconstructions, historical commentaries, and theological studies published on Bible Hunger are presented solely for personal devotion, educational inquiry, Sunday school teaching, and church Bible study reference.

While our editorial review board verifies all content against primary Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek manuscripts, Bible Hunger does not claim to function as an infallible ecclesiastical authority, council, or formal theological seminary. Nothing on this website constitutes legal, financial, medical, psychological, or pastoral counseling advice.

4. Intellectual Property Rights & Permitted Uses

Public Domain Scriptures: Scripture texts displayed on Bible Hunger are drawn from authorized public domain traditions: the World English Bible (WEB), the King James Version (KJV), and the 1871 Tamil Union Version (TUV). These biblical texts remain free of copyright restrictions.

Proprietary Bible Hunger Assets: All proprietary design assets, interactive SVG genealogical code, custom WebP artwork, question banks, chapter study commentary, editorial compilations, and software algorithms are owned by Bible Hunger and protected by international copyright, trademark, and intellectual property statutes.

Prohibited Commercial Exploitation: You may not sell, rent, sub-license, commercialize, create paywalled derivatives, or redistribute Bible Hunger artwork, visual charts, or data compilations for commercial profit without prior written authorization.

5. User Conduct & Acceptable Use Policy

You agree to use Bible Hunger strictly for lawful purposes and in harmony with this agreement. You shall not engage in any activity that compromises the security, availability, or operational stability of our infrastructure.

Prohibited activities include: launching denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, deploying unauthorized scrapers, spiders, or automated bots that place unreasonable load on our servers, reverse engineering client-side source code, attempting to bypass security boundaries, or utilizing the site for any unlawful, harassing, or defamatory purpose.

6. Prohibition of Invalid Traffic & Click Fraud

Bible Hunger maintains a strict zero-tolerance policy against invalid traffic, automated bot clicks, and digital advertising abuse. To ensure the integrity of our advertising partners (including Google AdSense), all users, partners, and visitors are strictly prohibited from:

• Artificially generating impressions, clicks, or conversions on advertisements through repetitive manual clicking, automated scripts, software bots, proxy networks, VPN clusters, or click farms.
• Using automated tools, scrapers, headless browsers, or crawlers designed to simulate human interaction with advertising units.
• Incentivizing, requesting, soliciting, or compensating any person to click on digital advertisements displayed on Bible Hunger.

Any user or automated system detected violating this clause will be permanently blocked via IP and firewall filters. We actively monitor traffic quality and report malicious or fraudulent bot activities to Google AdSense compliance and relevant cybersecurity authorities.

7. Digital Advertising & Monetization Disclosures

Bible Hunger displays digital advertisements served by Google AdSense and authorized programmatic third-party ad networks. These advertisements generate the revenue required to sustain server hosting, high-performance CDN bandwidth, continuous research, and software maintenance, ensuring that our entire biblical database remains 100% free to users worldwide.

Advertisements are automatically generated by algorithmic ad exchanges based on contextual signals and user preferences. Bible Hunger does not endorse, sponsor, or guarantee any third-party product, service, claim, medical remedy, or commercial offer presented within advertisements. Your interactions and transactions with advertisers found on or through the site are solely between you and the respective third-party vendor.

8. Disclaimer of Warranties ('As Is')

Bible Hunger is provided on an 'AS IS' and 'AS AVAILABLE' basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular biblical study purpose, or non-infringement.

We do not warrant that the website will be uninterrupted, error-free, completely secure, or free of typographical discrepancies. We assume no responsibility for any temporary suspension of service, server downtime, or external network failures.

9. Limitation of Liability & Indemnification

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall Bible Hunger, its creator Jeba, its contributors, or affiliates be liable for any indirect, exemplary, incidental, special, or consequential damages, including lost profits, loss of data, or operational disruptions arising from your use of or inability to access the site.

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Bible Hunger and its operators from and against any loss, damage, liability, claim, or demand (including reasonable legal fees) made by any third party due to or arising out of your breach of these Terms of Service or violation of applicable laws.

10. Governing Law, Jurisdiction & Dispute Resolution

These Terms of Service and your use of Bible Hunger are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of India, without regard to its conflict of law principles.

In the event of any controversy, claim, or dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms, the parties agree to seek resolution through amicable, good-faith negotiations before initiating formal legal proceedings. Any legal action shall be brought exclusively in the courts of competent jurisdiction in India.

11. Modifications, Severability & Contact Information

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms of Service at any time. When updates occur, we will revise the 'Last Updated' timestamp at the top of this document. Continued use of the website following any modifications constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms of Service. If any provision of these Terms is deemed unlawful or unenforceable, that provision shall be severable without affecting the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.

If you have any questions or inquiries concerning these Terms of Service, please contact our Legal and Editorial Team at: [email protected].