Terms of Service
Last updated: 2026-09-10
Using IBSTH means agreeing to what follows. None of it is onerous. Most of it comes from the agreements we hold with Bible copyright holders, and the rest is what two reasonable parties would expect of each other. Questions go to info@ibsth.org.
What IBSTH is
IBSTH is a non-profit service for inductive Bible study. Bible text, reading plans, commentary and background material, and AI study evaluation are all free. We charge for nothing.
Operations are sustained by donations. Donating is voluntary, and everyone has the same access whether they donate or not.
Your account
Please use one account per person, and give an email address you can actually receive mail at. If you forget your password, that address is the only way to prove the account is yours.
Looking after your account and password is your responsibility. Do not share them.
An administrator may suspend or delete an account that abuses the service: spam registrations, automated bulk requests, or harassing other readers.
Bible text
The Bible text in IBSTH is used by permission of its copyright holders. You are free to read and study it.
When you quote it, keep the copyright notice that is shown with it. Our agreements require this.
You may not bulk download the Bible text, redistribute it, or use it to build another service or product. The limits on how much is displayed at once and on how many verses can be copied exist for the same reason.
Please do not collect the text by automated means.
AI features
What the AI produces is study material to think with, not authoritative teaching.
Large language models can state things that are not true. IBSTH reduces this with pre-verified sources and cross-checking, but does not claim to eliminate it. Check anything that matters against the Bible text itself and the teaching of your own church.
Do not put other people's personal information, or anything confidential, into the AI features.
What you write
Your notes, observations and applications belong to you.
IBSTH stores them and shows them back to you in order to provide the service. We do not publish them or show them to other readers.
The service itself
IBSTH is provided as it is. We do not promise uninterrupted operation or freedom from error.
Features may change without notice. A translation may have to be withdrawn if the agreement covering it changes.
Changes and contact
If these terms change, the date at the top of this page changes with them.
Write to info@ibsth.org with any question.