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Terms of Service

Last updated · July 13, 2026

Version 2.1 · Effective July 13, 2026

These Terms are an agreement between you (your church or organization) and Church Media Company LLC, a Utah limited liability company doing business as Extend the Sermon (“Church Media Company,” “ETS,” “we,” “us”). Extend the Sermon is the “Service.” Please read them; we have kept them as plain as we can.

1. Acceptance of these terms

By checking “I agree” when you sign up, join the waitlist, request a sample, start onboarding, or check out, or by otherwise creating an account or using the Service, you agree to these Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy. If you’re agreeing on behalf of a church or organization, you confirm you’re authorized to do so. If you don’t agree, please don’t use the Service.

2. What Extend the Sermon does

ETS is an AI-powered platform that turns one sermon into a week of church content. From a sermon you provide, either a link (for example, a YouTube or Vimeo URL) or an audio/video file you upload, ETS:

  • transcribes the sermon;
  • generates written content (such as a blog post, devotional, discussion guide, kids connection sheet, church emails, and social posts);
  • generates branded imagesfor those posts using your church’s colors, fonts, and logo;
  • generates short video clips from your sermon footage, and can add background music to them; and
  • lets you preview, edit, export, and download what it produces.

The Service also includes your church profile and brand kit, voice-and-tone learning (see Section 5), storage of your content, and optional public share links. We may add, change, or remove features over time (see Section 15).

3. Accounts and eligibility

  • You must be 18 or older to create an account.
  • ETS is built for churches and ministry organizations. It is not designed for or directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 13. See Section 6 on the people who may appear in your footage.
  • You’re responsible for keeping your account credentials secure and for activity under your account.
  • During the founding-beta period, we allow one account per church organization, and access may require an invite code. Beta features may change or be withdrawn, and we may revoke beta access at any time (see Section 14).

4. Your content and your ownership

You own your content. You keep full ownership of your sermon recordings, uploaded files, transcripts, brand kit (logo, colors, custom fonts), and the content ETS generates from them.

To run the Service for you, you grant Church Media Company a limited, non-exclusive license to host, store, process, transcribe, analyze, transmit to the third-party providers listed in our Privacy Policy, and display back to you your content and the content ETS generates, for the purpose of providing and personalizing the Service to you. This license lasts as long as your content is on the Service and ends when the content is deleted, except for de-identified data as described in Section 5 and for residual copies in our providers’ backups, which are overwritten in the ordinary course. Any use of your content in our own marketing is separate from this license, is optional, and only happens if you opt in under Section 8A.

Your representations about content. By submitting content, you represent and warrant that:

  • You have the right to submit it and to have ETS process it, including the right to use your pastor’s or speakers’ sermons for the commercial purpose of running your ministry’s content.
  • You have obtained any consents, releases, or permissions reasonably necessary from people who appear or are identifiable in the footage or audio you submit (for example, speakers and congregants captured on camera), so that ETS may process that footage to produce clips and other content for you.
  • For any content you provide by link to a third-party source (such as a YouTube or Vimeo URL), you have the right to submit that link and to have ETS retrieve and process the underlying content on your behalf. ETS acts at your direction as your processing tool; you are the party responsible for your rights in the source material.

5. How ETS uses data to run and improve the Service

We want to be straightforward about this, because AI is at the core of what ETS does.

Identifiable content, used to serve and personalize you. Your sermon content, transcripts, brand kit, and edits are used to provide the Service to you and to personalize your own outputs. This includes building a voice-and-tone profile for your church from your onboarding choices and from the edits you make to generated content, so ETS sounds more like you over time. This identifiable, church-specific data is used for your account, to generate and improve the content ETS produces for you.

De-identified data, used to improve and train ETS. We may create de-identified and/or aggregated data from activity on the Service and use it to operate, analyze, improve, and train and improve ETS’s own core models and features. “De-identified” means the data has been stripped of information that reasonably identifies your church or any individual before it is used this way, and we will not attempt to re-identify it. This may include, in de-identified form:

  • editing signals across churches (for example, how generated content is commonly revised), used to improve output quality;
  • visual preference and feedback data, including which generated images or clips are chosen or downloaded, used to improve the look and quality of what ETS produces; and
  • future training of ETS’s core data models to make the Service better for everyone.

We will not sell your identifiable content, and we will not use your identifiable sermon content to train general-purpose models for unrelated purposes.

Support and quality access. Our authorized staff may access your account and content when reasonably necessary to provide support, resolve problems, keep the Service secure, and review quality. We limit this access to those purposes.

6. Sensitive and religious content

ETS is built for churches, so the content you submit will often reveal religious beliefs and may identify individuals (for example, a pastor’s voice and face, or congregants in footage). You acknowledge and agree that, by submitting this content, you are directing us to process it for the purposes described in these Terms and our Privacy Policy, and that you have the authority to do so on behalf of your church and the people involved. If your church is subject to data-protection laws that treat religious data as a special category, you are responsible for having a lawful basis to submit it to us.

7. Acceptable use

You agree not to use ETS to:

  • generate or distribute content that is defamatory, harassing, hateful, or illegal;
  • submit content you don’t own or have the rights to;
  • upload malware or attempt to reverse-engineer, scrape, probe, or overload the Service or its providers;
  • infringe anyone’s intellectual property, privacy, or publicity rights; or
  • resell, sublicense, or white-label the Service without our written permission.

We may suspend or terminate access for violations (see Section 14).

8. Public share links and exports

  • Share links.ETS lets you create public links to certain generated content. Anyone with the link can view that content, so treat these links as public and don’t use them for anything you need to keep private. You can disable a share link at any time.
  • Exports. You can export your generated content, currently on a per-sermon basis (for example, as a downloadable file bundle). Additional export options may be offered over time. See Section 14 for what happens to your content when your account ends.

8A. Optional: letting us feature your content in our marketing

This is off by default.Nothing here changes Section 4 — you still own your content, and we don’t use it in our marketing unless you turn this on.

If you opt in, you grant Church Media Company a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, display, adapt, and distribute the content ETS generated from your sermons — such as clips, social posts, graphics, and quotes — in our own marketing, including our website, social media accounts, email, ads, and demos, together with your church’s name and logo to credit you. We may lightly edit for length, format, or captioning; we will not change your message or imply an endorsement you didn’t give.

What you’re promising when you opt in. By turning this on, you confirm you have all rights and permissions needed for us to do this — including for any people identifiable in a clip and for any third-party material in it (for example, worship music, background media, or licensed images). If a clip contains music or other material you don’t have the right to license to us for marketing, don’t opt that content in.

You can change your mind. You can turn this off at any time from your account settings (paid plans) or by contacting us. When you withdraw consent, we stop using your content in newmarketing and, within a reasonable time, remove it from marketing channels we control (such as our website and our own social posts). We may be unable to recall copies already distributed, printed, cached, re-shared by third parties, or embedded in materials already published — those may persist, and withdrawal is not retroactive to uses made while your consent was active.

No obligation, no payment.Opting in is free and optional; declining it never affects your access to the Service. We are not obligated to feature your content, and we don’t pay for featuring it.

Sample (non-account) users.If you tried ETS through a public sample run, you may grant this same permission for that sermon’s generated content on the results page or through the links in your delivery email. The same terms above apply.

9. Sample runs for non-customers

If you try ETS through a public sample run without an account, you provide a sermon link or file and an email address so we can send you the result. You make the same content representations as in Section 4, and the same acceptable-use rules apply. We process sample submissions to produce and deliver your sample and to operate and secure that feature (including basic anti-abuse measures). Our Privacy Policy explains what we collect and how long we keep it.

10. Waitlist, invites, and founding beta

  • If you join the waitlist, we use the information you provide to evaluate and contact you about access.
  • Invite codes and founding-beta access are limited, may carry special pricing or terms communicated at the time, and may be changed or withdrawn.
  • Beta features are provided as-is and may be less stable than general features. We may modify or discontinue beta features at any time.

11. Billing, trials, and cancellation

  • Plans and pricing. Subscriptions are billed monthly or annually as selected. Pricing is based on the number of sermon streams (or the plan tier you choose), as shown at checkout.
  • Free trial. New accounts get a 7-day free trial. A valid payment method must be on file when the trial begins. We do not charge during the trial.
  • Day-8 charge. On day 8, if you have not canceled, your selected plan begins billing automatically at the price shown when you signed up.
  • Credits. Your plan includes a set number of sermon credits per billing period. Credits reset at the start of each billing period and do not roll over. Unused credits do not carry forward.
  • Changes mid-cycle. If you upgrade, downgrade, or change plans mid-cycle, we may prorate the charge or credit for the remainder of the period as applicable.
  • Cancellation. You can cancel at any time from the customer portal. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period; you keep access until then, and we don’t charge you again after that.
  • Failed payments (dunning).If a payment fails, we may retry the charge and contact you to update your payment method. We may suspend or downgrade the account if payment isn’t resolved.
  • Refunds. We offer a 7-day, no-questions-asked refund on your first paid charge (the 7 days run from your first paid charge, the day your trial converts). See our Refund Policyfor how it works. If you take the 7-day refund, we cancel your subscription immediately and access ends when the refund is issued. This is the one exception to the end-of-period access described above. We’ll help you export your generated content first.
  • Win-back communications. After you cancel, we may occasionally email you about returning to ETS. You can opt out of those emails at any time.
  • Payment processing.Payments are handled by Stripe; we don’t store your full card details.

12. AI output disclaimer

AI-generated content may contain errors, inaccuracies, or “hallucinations,” and may occasionally produce content that doesn’t fit your church’s context or theology. You are responsible for reviewing all generated content, text, images, and clips, before publishing or distributing it. ETS is a tool to help you create; it is not a substitute for your own review and editorial judgment.

13. Service provided “as is”; disclaimers of warranty

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, CHURCH MEDIA COMPANY DISCLAIMS ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted or error-free, or that generated content will meet your requirements. (This paragraph is set in capitals so it is conspicuous, as some laws require for a disclaimer of the warranty of merchantability.)

14. Suspension, termination, and what happens to your content

  • You may stop using ETS and cancel at any time (see Section 11).
  • We may suspend or terminate your access if you materially breach these Terms, use the Service unlawfully, create risk or legal exposure for us or others, or (for beta) as described in Sections 3 and 10.
  • When your account ends (by you or by us), your right to use the Service stops. We will, on request and within a reasonable time, make your generated content available to you for export where feasible, and then delete or de-identify your content on our normal schedule, except where we must retain it to comply with law, resolve disputes, or enforce our agreements. De-identified and aggregated data created under Section 5 may be retained.

15. Changes to the Service

ETS is actively developed. We may add, change, suspend, or discontinue features (including beta features) at any time. If we plan to discontinue the Service as a whole, we will give reasonable advance notice and a reasonable opportunity to export your content.

16. Copyright and DMCA

We respect intellectual property rights. If you believe content on the Service infringes your copyright, contact our designated agent at legal@extendthesermon.com with the information required under the DMCA (identification of the work, the material, your contact information, a good-faith statement, and a statement under penalty of perjury). We will respond to valid notices, including by removing infringing material and, in appropriate cases, terminating repeat infringers.

17. Indemnification

You agree to defend and indemnify Church Media Company against third-party claims and related reasonable costs arising out of (a) content you submit or generate through the Service, (b) your violation of these Terms, or (c) your infringement of someone else’s rights. We’ll let you know of any claim and cooperate reasonably.

18. Limitation of liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, CHURCH MEDIA COMPANY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE, INCLUDING DAMAGES CAUSED BY OUR OWN ORDINARY NEGLIGENCE. OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM WILL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US IN THE 3 MONTHS BEFORE THE CLAIM AROSE. (This paragraph is set in capitals so it is conspicuous, and it states our intent to limit liability for our own negligence.)

These limits do not apply, and nothing in these Terms limits our liability, for gross negligence, willful or intentional misconduct, or fraud. Nothing in these Terms waives or limits any right you have that cannot be waived or limited under applicable law, including the Utah Consumer Sales Practices Act and any consumer-protection law of the state where you are located.

19. Governing law and disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Utah, without regard to conflict-of-law principles, and the state and federal courts located in Utah are the venue for any dispute. Church Media Company LLC is a Utah company, so Utah law is the natural fit; we chose it rather than another state’s law to keep this simple and fair. This choice does not take away any right you have under the consumer-protection or privacy law of the state where you are located.

20. General

  • Severability. If any part of these Terms is found unenforceable, the rest stays in effect.
  • Assignment. We may assign these Terms to a successor (for example, in a merger or sale of the business); you may not assign them without our written consent.
  • Notices. We send legal notices to the email on your account; please keep it current.
  • Entire agreement. These Terms, the Privacy Policy, and the Refund Policy are the whole agreement between us about the Service.

21. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. Each version carries a version number and effective date at the top. If we make materialchanges, we’ll give you reasonable notice, for example, by email or an in-app notice, before they take effect, and where appropriate we’ll ask you to re-acceptthe updated Terms. For non-material changes, your continued use of the Service after the new effective date means you accept the updated Terms. We’ll keep prior versions available on request.

22. Contact

Questions about these Terms? Email us at hello@extendthesermon.com.