Last updated March 25, 2026
2.1 Our Intellectual Property
SermonUp and its licensors own all intellectual property rights in the Service, including the software, platform, design, features, functionality, and all related materials (collectively, the “Service Content”), as well as any trademarks, logos, and branding (“Marks”).
The Service Content and Marks are protected by applicable copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws in the United States and internationally.
2.2 User Content Ownership
You retain all ownership rights in any content you upload or create using the Service, including audio recordings (such as sermons or meetings), text, notes, and any materials derived from them (“User Content”), as further described in the User Content section.
2.3 AI-Generated Outputs
The Service may generate transcripts, summaries, study pages, or other outputs based on your User Content (“Generated Content”). Subject to your compliance with these Terms, you may use such Generated Content for your personal, ministry, or internal organisational purposes.
SermonUp does not claim ownership of Generated Content derived from your User Content, but you acknowledge that such content is generated using automated systems and may not be unique or free from errors.
2.4 License to Use the Service
Subject to your compliance with these Terms, SermonUp grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Service for your personal, ministry, or internal organisational purposes.
2.5 Restrictions
Except as expressly permitted in these Terms, you may not:
- copy, reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works from the Service Content;
- reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract the source code of the Service;
- use the Service or its Content to build a competing product or service;
- use SermonUp’s trademarks, logos, or branding without prior written permission.
2.6 Feedback
If you provide feedback, suggestions, or ideas about the Service, you grant SermonUp a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free right to use and incorporate such feedback without any obligation to you.
2.7 Reservation of Rights
All rights not expressly granted to you are reserved by SermonUp. Any unauthorised use of the Service, Content, or Marks may result in termination of your access to the Service.
minor in the jurisdiction in which you reside; (5) you will not access the Services through automated or non-human means, whether through a bot, script or otherwise; (6) you will not use the Services for any illegal or unauthorised purpose; and (7) your use of the Services will not violate any applicable law or regulation.
Certain features of the Service may require payment of fees. Before completing a purchase, you will have the opportunity to review and accept the applicable fees. All fees are stated in U.S. Dollars and are non-refundable except where required by applicable law.
5.1 Pricing
SermonUp reserves the right to determine and update pricing for the Service at any time. We will make reasonable efforts to keep pricing information on our website up to date. We may change fees for any feature of the Service, including subscription plans and one-off purchases, provided that any such changes will apply only to future billing periods and you will be notified in advance where required. SermonUp may offer promotional pricing or features to certain users, and such offers may not apply to all users.
5.2 Payment Authorization
By purchasing any paid feature of the Service, you authorize SermonUp and its payment processor, Stripe, to charge all applicable fees, including taxes, to the payment method you provide. This includes subscription fees and any one-off purchases such as pay-as-you-go uploads or credits. Stripe may perform authorization checks to verify that your payment method is valid and has sufficient funds.
5.3 Subscription Services
General
SermonUp offers subscription plans with recurring billing (“Subscription Services”). By subscribing, you authorize SermonUp and Stripe to automatically charge your payment method on a recurring basis (e.g. monthly or annually) until you cancel your subscription.
Your subscription billing date is the date you first subscribe. Your subscription will automatically renew at the end of each billing period unless you cancel before the renewal date.
Usage Allowances
Subscription plans may include monthly usage allowances, such as a number of audio uploads or transcription capacity. These allowances are available only during the active billing period and do not roll over to future periods. Any unused allowances will expire at the end of each billing cycle.
5.4 One-Off Purchases (Pay-As-You-Go)
SermonUp may offer one-off purchases, such as pay-as-you-go uploads or credit packs. These purchases are billed at the time of purchase and do not automatically renew. Unless otherwise stated, such credits remain available until used or until your account access is terminated. One-off purchases are non-refundable except where required by applicable law.
5.5 Failed Payments and Account Suspension
If any payment is not successfully processed, SermonUp may suspend or restrict access to paid features of the Service until payment is completed. We reserve the right to limit or terminate access to the Service for accounts with outstanding balances.
You are responsible for providing accurate and up-to-date payment information and for ensuring that all fees are paid when due.
You may cancel your subscription at any time through your account settings. Cancellation will take effect at the end of the current billing period. You will retain access to your subscription and any remaining usage allowances until that date, after which access will be restricted unless you renew or purchase additional usage.
Cancellation of a subscription does not entitle you to a refund for any unused portion of the billing period, except where required by applicable law.
If you are unsatisfied with our Services, please contact us at info@sermonup.com and we will do our best to assist you.
- Systematically retrieve data or other content from the Services to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database, or directory without written permission from us.
- Trick, defraud, or mislead us and other users, especially in any attempt to learn sensitive account information such as user passwords.
- Circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Services, including features that prevent or restrict the use or copying of any Content or enforce limitations on the use of the Services and/or the Content contained therein.
- Disparage, tarnish, or otherwise harm, in our opinion, us and/or the Services.
- Use any information obtained from the Services in order to harass, abuse, or harm another person.
- Make improper use of our support services or submit false reports of abuse or misconduct.
- Use the Services in a manner inconsistent with any applicable laws or regulations.
- Engage in unauthorised framing of or linking to the Services.
- Upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) viruses, Trojan horses, or other material, including excessive use of capital letters and spamming (continuous posting of repetitive text), that interferes with any party’s uninterrupted use and enjoyment of the Services or modifies, impairs, disrupts, alters, or interferes with the use, features, functions, operation, or maintenance of the Services.
- Engage in any automated use of the system, such as using scripts to send comments or messages, or using any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools.
- Delete the copyright or other proprietary rights notice from any Content.
- Attempt to impersonate another user or person or use the username of another user.
- Upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) any material that acts as a passive or active information collection or transmission mechanism, including without limitation, clear graphics interchange formats (‘gifs’), 1×1 pixels, web bugs, cookies, or other similar devices (sometimes referred to as ‘spyware’ or ‘passive collection mechanisms’ or ‘pcms’).
- Interfere with, disrupt, or create an undue burden on the Services or the networks or services connected to the Services.
- Harass, annoy, intimidate, or threaten any of our employees or agents engaged in providing any portion of the Services to you.
- Attempt to bypass any measures of the Services designed to prevent or restrict access to the Services, or any portion of the Services.
- Copy or adapt the Services’ software, including but not limited to Flash, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, or other code.
- Except as permitted by applicable law, decipher, decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer any of the software comprising or in any way making up a part of the Services.
- Except as may be the result of standard search engine or Internet browser usage, use, launch, develop, or distribute any automated system, including without limitation, any spider, robot, cheat utility, scraper, or offline reader that accesses the Services, or use or launch any unauthorised script or other software.
- Use a buying agent or purchasing agent to make purchases on the Services.
- Make any unauthorised use of the Services, including collecting usernames and/or email addresses of users by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email, or creating user accounts by automated means or under false pretences.
- Use the Services as part of any effort to compete with us or otherwise use the Services and/or the Content for any revenue-generating endeavour or commercial enterprise.
- Use the Services to advertise or offer to sell goods and services.
- Sell or otherwise transfer your profile.
8.1 User Content
Certain features of the Service allow you to upload, submit, or create content, including audio recordings (such as sermons or meetings), text, notes, and generated outputs such as transcripts, summaries, and study pages (“User Content”). You retain all rights, including intellectual property rights, in the User Content you provide to SermonUp.
8.2 Recordings and Consent
If you upload or record audio that includes other individuals (such as meetings or conversations), you are solely responsible for complying with all applicable laws, including obtaining any required consent or providing appropriate notice to those individuals.
8.3 License to SermonUp
To provide the Service, you grant SermonUp a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to host, store, process, and use your User Content for the purpose of operating, improving, and delivering the Service. This includes generating transcripts, summaries, and study pages from your content.
This license is limited to what is necessary to provide the Service and does not grant SermonUp ownership of your User Content.
8.4 Storage and Deletion
You may delete your User Content from your account at any time. Deleted content may be retained for a limited period (such as in a temporary recovery or backup system) before being permanently removed. Once permanently deleted, User Content cannot be recovered.
8.5 Sharing and Public Content
The Service may allow you to share your User Content or generated outputs (such as study pages) with others, including via public links. You are responsible for deciding what content you share and with whom.
While SermonUp provides features to control sharing, we cannot guarantee that shared content will not be accessed or distributed by others. To the fullest extent permitted by law, SermonUp is not responsible for how your shared content is used by third parties.
8.6 Your Responsibilities
You are solely responsible for your User Content and represent and warrant that:
- you own or have the necessary rights, permissions, and consents to use and upload the User Content;
- your User Content does not infringe or violate any third-party rights, including intellectual property, privacy, or other legal rights;
- your User Content complies with all applicable laws and regulations; and
- your User Content is not unlawful, harmful, abusive, defamatory, or otherwise inappropriate.
8.7 Content Moderation
SermonUp is not obligated to review or monitor User Content but reserves the right to remove or restrict access to any content that violates these Terms or is otherwise deemed inappropriate, at our sole discretion.
8.8 No Responsibility for User Content
SermonUp does not control and is not responsible for User Content uploaded or shared by users. You acknowledge that content generated by the Service (such as transcripts or summaries) may not be fully accurate and should be reviewed before use or sharing.
9.1 Use of Subprocessors
You acknowledge and agree that SermonUp may engage third-party service providers (“Subprocessors”) to support the delivery of the Service. These Subprocessors may process User Content and personal data on our behalf for purposes such as payment processing, transcription, and AI-powered summarisation.
9.2 Data Protection and Safeguards
SermonUp takes reasonable steps to ensure that all Subprocessors are subject to appropriate data protection obligations consistent with applicable data protection laws. This includes entering into agreements that require Subprocessors to process data only as necessary to provide their services and to implement appropriate security measures.
9.3 Current Subprocessors
SermonUp currently uses the following key Subprocessors:
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Stripe (United States)
Cloud-based payment processing provider used to process subscription payments and transactions. -
OpenAI (United States)
AI provider used for generating summaries, study content, and other outputs. Customer data is not used to train or improve OpenAI’s models, and data sent via API is not stored for model training purposes. -
Deepgram (United States)
AI-powered transcription provider used to convert audio into text. Customer data is not used to train or improve Deepgram’s models, and data is processed solely for transcription purposes.
9.4 Changes to Subprocessors
SermonUp may update or replace Subprocessors from time to time. Where appropriate, we will update this list or provide notice of significant changes. Continued use of the Service after such updates constitutes acceptance of the updated Subprocessors.
9.5 Responsibility
SermonUp remains responsible for the performance of its Subprocessors in connection with the Service, to the extent required by applicable law.
18.1 AI-Generated Content Disclaimer
SermonUp uses artificial intelligence and automated systems to generate transcripts, summaries, study pages, translations, and other outputs (“Generated Content”) based on User Content.
You acknowledge and agree that:
- Generated Content is provided for informational and assistive purposes only;
- Generated Content may contain errors, omissions, or inaccuracies;
- Generated Content may not fully reflect the original meaning, intent, or theological context of the source material; and
- You are solely responsible for reviewing, editing, and verifying any Generated Content before using, sharing, or relying on it.
SermonUp does not provide theological, legal, or professional advice, and Generated Content should not be relied upon as such.
18.2 Service Provided “As Is”
The Service is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. To the fullest extent permitted by law, SermonUp makes no warranties or representations, express or implied, regarding the Service, including but not limited to:
- uninterrupted or error-free operation;
- accuracy, reliability, or completeness of any content or outputs;
- suitability of the Service for your particular needs.
18.3 Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, SermonUp and its affiliates, officers, employees, and partners shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including but not limited to:
- loss of data, content, or recordings;
- loss of revenue, profits, or business opportunities;
- errors or inaccuracies in transcripts, summaries, or study pages;
- any decisions made or actions taken based on the use of the Service or Generated Content.
SermonUp’s total liability for any claim arising out of or relating to the Service shall not exceed the total amount paid by you to SermonUp in the twelve (12) months preceding the claim.
18.4 User Responsibility
You are solely responsible for:
- the accuracy, legality, and use of your User Content;
- ensuring that any recordings comply with applicable laws (including consent requirements);
- reviewing all Generated Content before use or distribution; and
- maintaining your own copies of important content or data.
18.5 No Guarantee of Storage or Availability
While SermonUp takes reasonable steps to protect and store your data, we do not guarantee that User Content or Generated Content will be stored without loss, corruption, or interruption. You are responsible for maintaining backups of any important data.
