1. Definitions
In these Terms and Conditions, the following definitions shall apply:
- "CvB" means the Foundation Center for Biblical Research based in Veenendaal and registered with the Utrecht Chamber of Commerce under number 30149929.
- "The Website" means the URL www.studiebijbel.nl operated on behalf of the Center for Bible Research Foundation, based in Veenendaal and registered with the Utrecht Chamber of Commerce, under number 30149929.
- "Acknowledgment of Receipt" means the acknowledgment of receipt, as defined in Articles 3.3 and 3.5 of these Terms and Conditions.
- "Customer" means the person whose data has been entered in the appropriate fields during the placement of an order on the CoB's website, respectively, the person whose data has been entered on the CoB's website in the order form, as the delivery address;
- "Product" means the product or products which by virtue of the Customer placing an order to that effect, are to be delivered to the Customer by or on behalf of CvB within an agreed period of thirty days.
- "Terms and Conditions" means these Terms and Conditions, Subscription Terms and Conditions, Disclaimer, Colophon and Privacy Statement.

2. Applicability
2.1 All offers, orders and agreements concluded through the website to which the CvB is a party are subject to these Terms and Conditions, to the exclusion of any other general terms and conditions. By placing an order on any of CvB's websites, the customer accepts
expressly these Terms.
2.2 Deviation from the provisions of these Terms may be made only with the written approval of a person authorized by the BoC for that purpose, in which case the other provisions of these Terms shall remain in full force and effect.
2.3 All rights and claims, as stipulated in these Terms, and in any further agreements for the benefit of the CvB, are equally stipulated for the benefit of intermediaries and other third parties engaged by the CvB.
2.4 The BoE has the right to change these Terms and Conditions and the content of its websites.

3. Offers/Agreements.
3.1 All offers made on the website are non-binding until the customer receives the acknowledgement of receipt. If the CvB needs to increase the purchase price of the product due to a legal regulation or court ruling, it will inform the customer immediately via the website.
3.2 The agreement between the BoC and the customer is established at the moment after the customerThe agreement between the BoC and the customer is established at the moment after the customer clicks on the icon "Place order and pay".
3.3 After receiving the respective order, the BoC will send the Receipt Confirmation to the specified e-mail address, unless the BoC cannot reasonably be required to fulfill the agreement. This may be the case, for example, if the customer's bank or giro balance for a period of more than 3 months is insufficient to pay the
purchase price of the product he or she ordered.
3.4 The agreement contains the arrangements made between the customer and the CvB and replaces all previously made agreements, arrangements and/or understandings between the customer and the CvB. The administration of the CvB shall, subject to proof to the contrary, serve as proof of orders given by the customer to the CvB, payments made and deliveries made by the CvB. The BoC acknowledges that electronic communications may serve as evidence. By accepting the terms and conditions, the customer also acknowledges this.
3.5 The acknowledgement of receipt will include the following information:
a. A description of the product purchased by the customer and the number of products purchased by the customer;
b. The price of the product;
c. Possible additional costs;
e. Customer's name, residential address, delivery address to which the product(s) should be sent, e-mail address and phone number;
f. The order number of the agreement;
g. The e-mail address and phone number of the BoE, where the customer can contact with questions regarding the order;
h. the possibility of replacement goods being made available to the customer if the goods originally ordered are not available.

4. Transportation and costs
4.1 The risk during transportation of the product ordered by the customer is for the CvB. At the time of delivery of the product, the risk of the product passes to the customer, subject to the liabilities that cannot be legally excluded by the CvB and subject to what is described about timely notification of address changes, in the subscription terms and conditions.
4.2 All prices quoted do not include transportation costs.

5. Delivery time
5.1 The delivery period of the product is up to 30 days.
5.2 If the delivery deadline proves impossible for any reason, the customer will be notified of this within one month of placing the order at the latest. In that case, the customer has the right to cancel the order without cost, against a refund of any money already paid.
5.3 The payments made by the customer in connection with the performance of the contract which is terminated by him or her pursuant to Article 5.2 of these terms and conditions, the BoE shall refund to the customer within 30 working days after receiving the statement referred to in Article 5.2.

6. Notice period/Right of withdrawal
6.1 The customer has the right to return the goods without giving reasons within a period of fourteen (14) working days, starting the day after receipt of the product by or on behalf of the customer. The customer may only exercise this right if the goods in question are complete, undamaged, unused and returned in their original packaging.
6.2 During this revocation period, the customer has the option to return the goods received without any obligation on his part, other than reimbursement of the direct costs of return. The customer bears the risk for the return.
6.3 If a product is returned that, in the opinion of the BoC, has sustained damage attributable to an act or omission of the customer or is otherwise at the customer's risk, the BoC will notify the customer. The BoC has the right to deduct from the amount to be refunded to the customer the decrease in value of the product due to such damage.
6.4 If the customer has prepaid an amount and if the agreement to which that prepayment relates does not come to fruition or on the basis of
the right of withdrawal is rescinded, a refund will be made as soon as possible, but no later than thirty days.

7. Insufficient balance
7.1 If, in case of insufficient balance in the customer's bank or postal giro account, the CvB is unable to collect the purchase price of the product, it is entitled to place a renewed direct debit order to the relevant bank for this purpose. If this results in additional costs, these will be charged per additional direct debit.

7.2 If the payment obligation is repeatedly not fulfilled, the BoC is entitled to suspend the delivery of the purchased product.

7.3  Even in the event that the BoE proceeds to suspend deliveries, the payment obligation remains. 

7.4 In case of non-payment, CvB reserves the right to hand over the claim. All resulting judicial and extrajudicial costs shall be borne by the customer.

8. Complaints
8.1 All complaints related to the delivery, quality, quality of the product or any other complaint, will be taken seriously by the BoE.
8.2 The customer should make a complaint to the BoC (details are listed in Article 9 of these Terms and Conditions).
8.3 The BoC will attempt to resolve the complaint within a reasonable and equitable period of time. The BoC will notify the client in writing (via letter or e-mail).

9. Customer service of the BoE
All correspondence based on these terms and conditions should be with:
The Center for Bible Research Foundation, Attn: Customer Service,
P.O. Box 571, 3900 AN Veenendaal, The Netherlands
info@studiebijbel.nl

10. Applicable law, mediation and disputes
10.1 All agreements concluded with the BoC are governed by Dutch law.
10.2 In the event of a dispute, the customer must first contact the BoE. This can be done by explaining his complaint by mail, fax or any other form of written communication. The BoC must resolve the complaint within thirty days of receipt.
10.3 If no solution can be found during this period, the BoE notifies the client. In doing so, the BoC will give an indication of the duration of the delay.
10.4 If the dispute is not resolved satisfactorily, the customer has the option to submit the dispute to an independent dispute resolution committee. This is the Geschillencommissie Thuiswinkel. The verdict of this committee is binding.
10.5 In the case of a cross-border dispute, the customer can ask the sister organization of Thuiswinkel.org in his country of residence to mediate. In that case, the said organization will forward the complaint to Thuiswinkel.org

Subscription Conditions
1. The Center for Bible Research (CvB) is entitled to automatically debit invoice amounts from the (postal) bank account you provide. You must ensure that there is sufficient balance in your specified account. If collection cannot be made, after sending a reminder, the CvB is entitled to charge the reminder costs and the legally due interest. In case of non-payment, the BoC is entitled to initiate collection proceedings, with all costs to be borne by the subscriber.
2. Address changes must be communicated one month prior to the address change. Otherwise, no assurance can be given that subscription shipments to the new address can be processed. The BoE is not liable for non-arrival of shipments lost due to failure to communicate a change of address or late communication. If a shipment does not arrive as a result of a change of address not communicated or not communicated on time, a payment obligation remains.
3. The subscription to the Study Bible app is entered into for a period of six months (unless otherwise agreed), after which the subscription is tacitly renewed each time for one month. The subscription can be cancelled after six months (or with the subscription period otherwise agreed upon) on a monthly basis with observance of a notice period of 1 calendar month.
4. The subscription to Study Bible magazine is entered into for a term of one year after which the subscription is tacitly renewed automatically each time for another year. Termination is possible after the end of the relevant subscription year, subject to a notice period of three calendar months.
5. All subscriptions taken out with the CvB must be cancelled in writing. This can be done by sending a letter to Centrum voor Bijbelonderzoek, Postbus 571, 3900 AN Veenendaal, or by email to info@studiebijbel.nl via the sender's email address known to the BoE.   6. When returning a product from the BoM, the payment obligation remains, unless otherwise expressly agreed upon with the BoM, prior to the return. Products returned to the BoM will be exchanged and returned to the subscriber by the BoM only when the subscriber has paid the shipping costs.
7. All prices are subject to change.
8. If by court decision one or more articles of these terms and conditions are declared invalid, the remaining provisions of these general terms and conditions will remain in full force and the BoC will determine new terms and conditions which will, as far as possible, observe the purpose and scope of the invalid or annulled provisions. On all under these
conditions subscriptions is exclusively governed by Dutch law. All disputes arising directly or indirectly from or related to the agreement can be brought exclusively before the competent court in Utrecht.
As adopted at the board meeting of the BoD, dated July 1, 2008

End-user license for the Study Bible App

  1. Scope of the license
    1.1. Center for Bible Research hereby grants to the lawful acquirer of Study Bible ("you") a right to use this App.
    1.2. This license is personalized. The App can be used on one device at a time.
    1.3. The purpose of the App is to provide a service for educational purposes, users are of course free to use Study Bible in any way they wish within the limits of these terms and conditions and the law.
    1.4. It is not permitted to:
  • reverse engineer the source code of the App or decompile the App, except to the extent permitted by provision of mandatory law or applicable open source license;
  • provide copies of the App to third parties;
  • sublicense or make the App available to third parties, through rental, Software-as-a-Service arrangements or otherwise;
  • make changes to the App, except to the extent permitted by provision of mandatory law;
  • remove or render illegible any designations of Center for Bible Research as the rightful owner of the App or portions thereof.

1.5. You may make a backup copy of the App. However, you may not use or market or distribute this backup copy independently other than in conjunction with the original App.
1.6. In addition to the provisions set forth below, Apple's Appstore may impose conditions on obtaining the App, using it, making in-app purchases and related matters.
1.7. In addition to the provisions set forth below, Google Play may impose conditions on obtaining the App, using it, making in-app purchases and related matters.
1.8. Please refer to the terms of use and privacy statement of Apple's Appstore,Google Play, and any applicable terms on the respective provider's website.

  1. Intellectual property
    2.1. All rights to the App, its documentation and all modifications and extensions thereto are and shall remain with Center for Bible Research. You obtain only the rights of use and powers arising from the scope of this Agreement or granted in writing and otherwise you may not use, reproduce or disclose the App.
    2.2. The App includes open source software of third parties. Their respective rights holders grant you a right of use under the respective open source licenses. You can find these in the manual. This end user license does not apply to these open source packages, and nothing in this end user license shall be construed as limiting any right granted to you under an open source license.
  2. Counterpart
    3.1. The right of use is provided to you free of charge.
  3. In-app purchases
    4.1. Study Bible has the ability to make in-app purchases. For making in-app purchases, Center for Bible Study is dependent on the payment system of Apple's Appstore, Google Play, including the underlying payment systems such as of credit card providers and the like. Center for Bible Study is only bound to effect the in-app purchases once this payment system has confirmed the payment. With respect to in-app purchases, you acknowledge that there is no right to revoke the purchase under the Distance Selling Act.4.2. In-app purchases may have the purpose of expanding the functionality of the app. These so-called "upgrades" can be used once.
    4.3. The in-app purchases can be used to transition the App service from a free trial version to the full version.
    4.4. The in-app purchases can be used to run the app without ads.
  4. Personal data
    5.1. The App processes personal data. These personal data will be processed in accordance with the privacy policy found in the main menu of the App.
  5. Updates
    6.1. Center for Bible Research releases updates from time to time that may fix errors or improve the functioning of the App.
    6.2. Available updates for the App will be made known via notification along Apple's Appstore, Google Play, where it is your responsibility to keep up with these notifications. Updates will also be made via this platform, this requires an active internet connection.
    6.3. Installation of updates is done with your separate permission. Study Bible depends on the availability of Apple's Appstore, Google Play, over which Center for Bible Research has no control, for proper implementation of updates. Center for Bible Research is neither responsible nor liable for proper implementation of updates. No liability exists for damages resulting from errors fixed in an update not installed by you.
  6. Support
    7.1. You are solely responsible for installation and commissioning of the App and associated web service.
    7.2. You can provide feedback on the App via Apple's Appstore, Google Play, after which Center for Bible Research will assess whether support is required and contact you if necessary
  7. Warranties and liability
    8.1. Center for Bible Research guarantees that Study Bible does not contain any viruses, backdoors or malicious routines; that Study Bible does not violate any third party rights (such as copyrights), which excludes violations resulting from a specific use of the App; to endeavor to investigate and repair reported defects in the App as soon as possible or to release a workaround for it (Center for Bible Research may delay the repair of limited-impact errors until the next scheduled update); but otherwise nothing.
    8.2. Except in cases of intent or gross negligence or breach of any warranty granted above, Center for Bible Research shall not be liable to you, on any grounds whatsoever, for any damages in connection with Study Bible.
    8.3. No liability exists if the damage has not been reported to Center for Bible Research within a reasonable time after discovery. Furthermore, no liability exists if the damage is the result of force majeure.
    8.4. The App communicates via the Internet with a server managed by Center for Bible Research to provide the service. Center for Bible Research makes every effort to keep this server available at all times, but makes no guarantees in this regard. From time to time Centrum voor Bijbelonderzoek may make updates to the server, which may result in temporary unavailability. Center for Bible Research will do its best to notify you in advance. All provisions about updates, support and liability apply accordingly to the server.
    8.5. No liability exists if directly or indirectly resulting from the improper operation of Apple's Appstore.
    8.6. No liability exists if directly or indirectly resulting from the improper functioning of Google Play.
  8. Duration of the agreement
    9.1. This Agreement shall take effect when the App is placed in service and shall then remain in effect indefinitely unless Center for Bible Research provides otherwise.
    9.2. This agreement shall terminate by operation of law if you are declared bankrupt, apply for a moratorium or general attachment of your assets, you die, or if you go into liquidation, are dissolved or dissolved.
    9.3. Upon termination of the agreement (for whatever reason), you must cease and desist all use of StudyBible. You must then delete all copies (including backup copies) of StudyBible from all your systems.
  9. Other provisions
    10.1. This end-use agreement is governed by Dutch law.
    10.2. Unless otherwise prescribed by the rules of mandatory law, all disputes that may arise in connection with this agreement shall be submitted to the competent Dutch court for the district in which Centrum voor Bijbelonderzoek is located.
    10.3. If any provision of this agreement proves to be void, this shall not affect the validity of the entire agreement. The parties will in that case determine (a) new provision(s) to replace it, which will give shape to the intention of the original agreement as much as legally possible.
    10.4. Center for Bible Research may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement to any third party that takes over the relevant business activities or copyrights to Study Bible from it.