# IQ Bible API v2 — Licensing & Terms of Use

*Describes API version `2.0.0-beta-17`.*

This page covers the terms of your license to use the IQ Bible API — what you may do with it and
its data, and what we ask in return. For attribution to the third-party sources *we* rely on
(translations, commentaries, lexicons, and the rest), see
[Credits & Attributions](CREDITS.md) instead — that's a separate page because it answers a
different question: this page is about your rights as a subscriber, that one is about our
obligations to the people whose work we serve.

> **Machine-readable summary:** `GET /api/v2/licensing` returns the key facts on this page (cache
> policy, resale restrictions, license-classification categories) as JSON. See the
> [API reference](DOCS.md#licensing).

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## Acceptance of terms

By subscribing to any IQ Bible API v2 plan — whether through our own developer portal or through
RapidAPI (now part of Nokia) — or by accepting an invitation to a custom plan, you confirm that
you have read and agree to the terms on this page. Failure to honor these terms may result in your
access being suspended or permanently blocked.

## Your license

An IQ Bible API subscription grants you a **non-exclusive, non-transferable license** to use the
API on a month-by-month basis, contingent on payment of your subscription fee (plus any additional
charges for exceeding your plan's included usage) and on your continued compliance with these
terms. You'll be billed every month until you cancel — from your account's Plan/Billing page, or
through RapidAPI's own billing if that's where you subscribed.

**Keep your API key confidential.** If you post or commit code publicly (a support forum, GitHub,
etc.), remove your API key first. You're responsible for any usage or charges resulting from a
compromised key.

## What the API contains

The IQ Bible API consists of Biblical text, reference data, and tools — including audio
narrations and original Hebrew/Greek text — most of it drawn from third-party sources. We credit
the original source of that data wherever we can, by name and with a link back to the source; see
[Credits & Attributions](CREDITS.md) for the full list. We reserve the right to include the IQ
Bible API logo, links back to IQ Bible API, and/or sponsor links or images within API responses or
associated surfaces.

### License classification, by category

Every Bible translation and dataset we serve carries a license record, classified into one of the
following categories. This classification is a **transparency tool, not a gate** — a translation
or dataset is servable as soon as it passes our content-quality checks, regardless of category;
the category tells you (and us) what's actually known about the source's terms.

| Category | Meaning |
|---|---|
| `public_domain` | No restriction on redistribution. |
| `cc0` | Public-domain-equivalent Creative Commons dedication. |
| `cc_permissive` | Creative Commons BY / BY-SA, or GPL — commercial redistribution permitted, with attribution (and, for GPL, copyleft conditions on redistributing the source itself). |
| `owned` | IQ Bible-authored or proprietary — governed by these terms directly, not a third-party license. |
| `cc_restrictive` | Creative Commons NC and/or ND — flagged as incompatible with paid commercial distribution. |
| `copyrighted` | Explicitly copyrighted, with no commercial-use grant stated. |
| `unknown` | Not yet classified, or the license text didn't match a known pattern — flagged for manual review, not auto-cleared. |

Every Bible translation's classification is visible on its entry in `GET /api/v2/bibles`
(`license` field); a consolidated view across every content type is available at
`GET /api/v2/credits`.

## What you may and may not do

You may use data from the IQ Bible API as part of your own website, application, or project. You
**may not**:

- Use IQ Bible API data to build a site or application intended to provide the same experience as
  the IQ Bible API itself, or otherwise compete with or draw traffic away from it. (If you have
  something like that in mind, reach out — we're open to discussing a business partnership.)
- Claim or imply that your site or application is endorsed by IQ Bible API, or use IQ Bible API
  branding/logos to promote your own site or app without prior permission.
- Scrape the API, or copy or store the data it provides — including derived, hashed, or
  transformed forms of it — outside of normal request/response usage.
- Resell data received via the IQ Bible API.

**Caching:** with our prior written permission, you may cache user-requested data to improve
performance, for a maximum of **one hour**. After that, delete your cache and re-fetch from the
API. If you stop using the API, or your access is suspended for any reason, delete all data you've
obtained from it.

**Free/custom plans:** if you're on a free or custom plan we've extended for a hackathon or
academic use, you must include a backlink to our IQ Bible API listing on RapidAPI.

You may use the IQ Bible API to compare it against competing APIs. We reserve the right to
discontinue the API, or withdraw your permission to use it, at any time and for any reason,
without notice.

## Usage limits and abuse protection

We enforce per-endpoint usage limits and may temporarily block or throttle excessive requests to
protect API performance and ensure fair use for everyone. Requests over your plan's rate limit
return `429 Too Many Requests` — see [Rate limits & quota](DOCS.md#rate-limits--quota) for the
mechanics and the headers that tell you your remaining budget.

## Disclaimer

The IQ Bible API and all data it consists of are provided **"as is," "with all faults," and "as
available,"** for informational purposes only. While we do our best to ensure quality and
accuracy, we make no guarantees or warranties, express or implied, including of merchantability,
fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. We're not responsible for losses, damages,
or other problems arising from the API being unavailable or slow, from errors in the data, or from
content you display in your own product that originated from the API. By using the IQ Bible API,
you assume all responsibility and risk for that use.

You also agree that we may use your logo and company name as a professional reference or use
case; let us know in writing if you'd prefer we didn't.

## Representations and indemnification

You represent that you have the authority to enter this agreement — including, if you're agreeing
on behalf of an employer or other entity, that you have the legal authority to bind that entity.
You agree to indemnify, hold harmless, and defend IQ Bible API against any third-party claims,
damages, losses, or costs (including reasonable attorney's fees) arising from your use of the API.

## Limitations of liability

**In no event will IQ Bible API be liable for any special, incidental, indirect, consequential, or
lost-profit damages arising out of or in connection with these terms**, whether based on breach of
contract, tort (including negligence), product liability, or otherwise — even if advised of the
possibility of such damage. This limitation survives and applies even if a remedy specified in
these terms is found to have failed of its essential purpose.

## Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Florida, USA. Disputes arising from these
terms are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Florida.

## Updates to these terms

We may update or revise these terms. You're responsible for reviewing this page periodically for
as long as you continue using the IQ Bible API — you may need to update your own product to stay
in compliance. Continuing to use the API after a change to these terms means you accept the
updated terms.

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*Attribution to the sources behind the API's content lives on a separate page:
[Credits & Attributions](CREDITS.md).*