Terms of Service

Bible Buddy is a product owned and operated by Throwing Eights Pty Ltd ABN 53 670 017 802 ("Throwing Eights", "we", "our", or "us").

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the Bible Buddy website, mobile applications, and related services (together, the "Services"). By creating an account, using the Services, or clicking "I agree" at signup, you confirm that you have read and agree to these Terms.

If you do not agree, do not use the Services.

Bible Buddy currently provides only the following Services:

• An AI chat buddy interface (text based and, if enabled, voice based)
• A static Bible reader (content browsing and reading features)
• A private journal (notes you create and store in your account)
• The ability to save favourite verses (bookmarks and lists)

We may add, remove, or modify features from time to time. If changes materially affect your rights, we will provide reasonable notice where practical.

Bible Buddy is software for informational and personal use. It is not a medical device and does not provide medical, psychological, counselling, or crisis services.

You should not rely on Bible Buddy for medical, mental health, legal, financial, or other professional advice. Always seek advice from a qualified professional.

Emergencies

Do not use Bible Buddy for emergencies. If you believe you or someone else is at risk of harm, contact emergency services immediately.

• For Australia: call 000.
• For New Zealand: call 111.
• If you are outside Australia or New Zealand, contact your local emergency number.

4.1 Age

You must be at least 16 years old to use the Services. If you are under 18, you must have permission from a parent or legal guardian to use the Services.

We may require age confirmation and may suspend or terminate accounts that do not meet these requirements.

4.2 Account registration

To use features such as the AI chat buddy, private journal, and favourites, you must create an account and provide accurate information.

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials and for all activity under your account. Notify us promptly if you suspect unauthorised access.

"User Content" includes the text you enter into the Services, including chat messages, journal entries, and notes.

You retain ownership of your User Content. You grant us a limited licence to host, store, transmit, display, and process your User Content only to operate, maintain, secure, and improve the Services, and to provide features you request (such as saving journal entries and favourites).

We will handle personal information in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

5.1 Prohibited Content and Uses

You agree that you will not, and will not attempt to, use the Services in any way that is unlawful, harmful, abusive, deceptive, unsafe, or unauthorised. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you must not:

1. Unlawful or rights infringing conduct

   Break any applicable law or regulation, or infringe the rights of any person or entity, including intellectual property, privacy, or contractual rights.

2. Harassment, abuse, or violence

   Harass, abuse, threaten, defame, stalk, or otherwise harm another person, or promote, glorify, or encourage violence, self harm, or criminal activity.

3. Harmful or unsafe use

   Use the Services in a way that could reasonably cause serious harm, facilitate unsafe behaviour, or present a material risk to yourself or others.

4. Minors

   Use the Services to exploit, harm, groom, solicit, or target minors in any way.

5. Malware, interference, or security threats

   Upload, transmit, or distribute malware, viruses, malicious code, or any content designed to disrupt, damage, or interfere with the operation, security, or integrity of the Services, systems, or networks.

6. Unauthorised access or data misuse

   Attempt to gain unauthorised access to accounts, data, systems, or networks, including accessing or attempting to access any account or data that is not your own.

7. Non human use and automation

   Use the Services other than as a human user. Automated account registration, bots, scripts, scrapers, automation tools, large language model agents, or any other automated or programmatic access to the Services, including message generation or data extraction, is strictly prohibited unless we expressly authorise it in writing.

8. Unauthorised modification or misrepresentation

   Modify, adapt, reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to derive source code from the Services or any part of them except to the extent permitted by law. Modify or operate any website, application, or service in a way that falsely implies an association with, endorsement by, or operation by Throwing Eights or Bible Buddy.

9. Unauthorised purposes and access methods

   Use the Services for any unauthorised purpose, or access the Services by any means other than the interfaces and methods we provide or expressly approve. This includes attempting to bypass authentication, access controls, rate limits, usage caps, safeguards, or security measures.

10. Storage, backup, or archiving

    Use the Services as a permanent storage solution, archive, or backup system. The Services are not designed or intended for long term data storage, and you are responsible for maintaining your own backups of any content you consider important.

11. Misuse of intellectual property

    Use the Services, the website, or any Throwing Eights intellectual property, including the Bible Buddy name, logos, branding, software, models, prompts, or content, in any manner not expressly permitted by these Terms.

12. Rate limiting, monitoring, and abuse detection

    Attempt to evade, disable, interfere with, or circumvent any rate limiting, usage monitoring, content safeguards, or automated abuse detection mechanisms we use to protect the Services.

We may monitor usage patterns and apply automated or manual controls, including rate limiting, temporary or permanent blocking of requests, suspension or termination of accounts, and other protective measures, where we reasonably believe use is excessive, abusive, automated, deceptive, unsafe, unlawful, or in breach of these Terms. Such measures may be applied without prior notice where necessary to protect the Services, users, or our rights.

You agree not to:

• reverse engineer or attempt to extract source code from the Services except to the extent allowed by law
• scrape, crawl, or bulk download content from the Services
• use automated systems to access the Services in a way that overloads or degrades them
• resell, rent, or commercially exploit the Services unless we agree in writing

The AI chat buddy may generate inaccurate, incomplete, or inappropriate outputs. You are responsible for how you use the outputs.

We do not guarantee that AI responses are correct or suitable for any purpose.

You acknowledge that:

• AI outputs may be wrong
• AI outputs may reflect patterns in training data and can sometimes be biased or misleading
• AI outputs should be checked before you rely on them

Some features may be offered on a paid subscription basis.

Pricing and subscription terms will be shown in the app or at checkout before you purchase.

8.1 App store purchases

If you purchase through the Apple App Store or Google Play, payment and subscription management is handled by that store. You must manage cancellations and refunds through your store account, subject to the store's rules.

8.2 Website purchases

If you purchase directly from us, payment processing may be handled by third party payment providers. Specific terms shown at checkout form part of these Terms.

8.3 Australian Consumer Law

Nothing in these Terms excludes, restricts, or modifies any consumer guarantee, right, or remedy you may have under the Australian Consumer Law or other applicable laws that cannot be excluded.

9.1 Suspension or termination by us

We may suspend, restrict, downgrade, or terminate your access to the Services, in whole or in part, at any time where we reasonably believe that:

• you have breached these Terms
• your use creates a legal, security, safety, or operational risk
• your account shows abusive, automated, deceptive, or excessive usage
• we are required to do so by law or a regulator
• the Services or a feature are modified or discontinued

Where reasonable, we will provide notice. In urgent or high risk situations, suspension or termination may occur immediately and without prior notice.

9.2 Account downgrading

We may downgrade your account or subscription level, including as a result of nonpayment, cancellation, plan changes, or enforcement actions.

You acknowledge that downgrading may result in the loss of access to certain features, functionality, content, or capacity associated with your previous plan. To the extent permitted by law, Throwing Eights has no liability for any loss arising from such downgrading.

9.3 Cancellation by you

You are responsible for properly cancelling your account and any paid subscription.

You may cancel your subscription at any time by using the cancellation mechanism provided through your selected payment method or marketplace (such as the Apple App Store, Google Play Store, or our website checkout system). Cancellation requests made through other means, including email or social media, do not constitute valid cancellation.

Unless otherwise stated, cancellation of a subscription stops future billing but does not automatically delete your account.

If you wish to terminate your account immediately after cancelling future billings, you must submit a support request using the contact method provided in the Services.

9.4 Effect of cancellation and termination

Upon account termination, whether initiated by you or by us:

• your access to the Services will end
• all content associated with your account, including chat history, journal entries, and saved favourites, may be permanently deleted
• deleted data cannot be recovered

If you pay on a monthly or other periodic basis and cancel before the end of a billing period, we will cease future billing but you remain responsible for all charges incurred prior to termination. Nonpayment may also result in automatic cancellation or downgrading of your account.

Nothing in this section limits any non excludable rights you may have under the Australian Consumer Law or other applicable laws.

Our Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect personal information. By using the Services, you acknowledge our Privacy Policy.

11.1 Disclaimers

To the extent permitted by law, the Services are provided "as is" and "as available". We do not promise that the Services will be uninterrupted, error free, or free from harmful components.

11.2 Limitation of liability

To the extent permitted by law, Throwing Eights is not liable for indirect or consequential loss, loss of profits, or loss of data arising from your use of the Services.

Where liability cannot be excluded under applicable law (including the Australian Consumer Law), our liability is limited to the remedies available under that law and, where permitted, to resupplying the Services or paying the cost of resupplying the Services.

12.1 Contact first

If you have a dispute, you agree to contact us first and attempt to resolve it informally by emailing support at support@throwingeights.com.au (or the support address listed in the Services). Include your name, account email, and a description of the issue.

12.2 Agreement to arbitrate

If we cannot resolve the dispute within 60 days of written notice, you and we agree that any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Services will be resolved by binding arbitration, except for:

• disputes that can be brought in a small claims tribunal or equivalent court (where available)
• claims seeking urgent injunctive or equitable relief (for example, to prevent misuse of intellectual property or unauthorised access)
• matters that applicable law requires to be heard by a court or regulator and cannot be arbitrated

12.3 Arbitration rules and location

The arbitration will:

• be conducted in Australia
• be governed by the laws of Victoria, Australia (unless mandatory laws of another jurisdiction apply)
• be conducted in English
• be administered by an independent arbitration body agreed by the parties, or, if not agreed within 14 days, appointed in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Act in the relevant State or Territory

12.4 No class actions

To the extent permitted by law, you and we agree that disputes will be brought only on an individual basis. The arbitrator may not consolidate claims or hear class, representative, or group proceedings.

12.5 Costs

Costs will be allocated by the arbitrator in accordance with the applicable arbitration rules and Australian law, taking into account fairness and access to justice.

12.6 Severability

If any part of this arbitration clause is found unenforceable, the remainder will continue in effect, and any unenforceable portion will be replaced with a valid provision that best reflects the parties' intent.

We own all rights in the Services, including software, branding, and design, except for User Content.

You may not use our trademarks or branding without written permission.

We may update these Terms from time to time. If changes are material, we will take reasonable steps to notify you, such as via the Services or email. Continued use after the effective date means you accept the updated Terms.

These Terms are governed by the laws of Victoria, Australia, and the parties submit to the non exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Victoria, except to the extent disputes are resolved by arbitration under Section 12.

Last updated: December 2025