Grade D — Sign with caution (score 56/100)
Bible Gateway's terms include severe restrictions on user rights, including forced arbitration, class action waivers, and a perpetual, royalty-free license to all user-generated content.
Forced arbitration, class waiver, perpetual content license, and no notice.
You agree that any claim or dispute you may have against Company must be brought solely on an individual basis and not as part of a class or representative action. You hereby waive any right to participate in a class action lawsuit
Users are prohibited from joining class action lawsuits.
By posting any User Content... you hereby grant to Company... a perpetual, non-exclusive, fully-paid and royalty-free, sublicensable, transferable... worldwide license to use... such User Content... for any and all purposes.
The company claims a permanent, transferable license to use anything you post for any purpose.
Company may modify this Agreement at any time... Your continued use of the Site... following any such modification constitutes your acceptance and agreement to be bound by the Agreement as so modified.
The company can change these terms at any time without notifying you.
You agree to indemnify and hold Company... harmless from any loss, liability, claim, or demand, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, made by any third party.
You are financially responsible for the company's legal costs if your actions lead to a third-party claim.
YOU HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE ANY RIGHT YOU MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY
You forfeit your right to have disputes heard by a jury.
Last reviewed 2026-08-08 under rubric v3.5.