Terms of Use

Effective September 18, 2026

These terms govern your use of the Torato apps for iOS and Android, the torato.ai website including its forms and shared study pages, and the related services (together, the "Service"), operated by Torato LLC, a Texas limited liability company ("Torato," "we," "us"). By using the Service you agree to these terms. If you downloaded the app from the App Store, Apple's standard licensed application terms also apply; if you downloaded it from Google Play, Google Play's terms also apply. Where they conflict, these terms govern our relationship with you and the store's terms govern your use of the store.

The Service

Torato is a Bible reading and study aid. You receive a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the app on Apple and Android devices you own or control, for personal, non-commercial use.

AI-generated content

• Study answers may be generated by artificial intelligence, either by a model running on your phone or, for subscribers, by Cloud AI. Although answers pass through checks that validate citations and quotations against the Bible text, AI answers can be incomplete or wrong. Weigh them against Scripture itself and trusted teachers; they are a study aid, not an authority.
• Answers marked as reviewed have been read and approved by a named pastor; other answers have passed only automated review.
• AI answers are given from a Reformed Protestant perspective, disclosed as such; on disputed topics, other Protestant views may be named.
• The Service does not provide pastoral counseling, or medical, legal, financial, or mental-health advice. If you are in crisis in the United States, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline).

The on-device model

• On-device answers use a language model (Google's Gemma) that the app downloads from our servers. The download is large — around 2.6 GB — and runs over Wi-Fi by default; if you allow it on mobile data, your carrier's data charges apply.
• The model is licensed to you under Google's Gemma Terms of Use, including its Prohibited Use Policy. You may use the model only inside the app and only in ways those terms allow; you may not extract, redistribute, or use it separately.
• Not every phone can run the model. If yours can't, the app says so and offers Cloud AI instead.

Accounts

You may use the Service without an account. If you create one, keep your credentials secure and give us accurate information. You can delete your account at any time in the app (About → Account → Delete Account). You must be at least 13 to create an account.

Community content and moderation

• The Service surfaces machine-generated study questions and answers to the community based on aggregate interest. Questions you type yourself are never shown to other users.
• You may vote on and report community content. Don't misuse these tools (for example, coordinated or automated voting, false reports, or personal information in report notes).
• We may remove, retract, or decline to show any content at our discretion, including content that draws sustained reports from the community.
• If you send us feedback or suggestions, we may use them without obligation to you.

Sharing

Subscribers can share a study as a link. The link opens a public page on torato.ai that shows the passage, the question, and only an answer that has already been reviewed and approved; anyone with the link can view it. Share links are for personal, non-commercial sharing. You are responsible for whom you send a link to.

Contact form and beta programme

• The forms on torato.ai are for genuine messages to Torato and genuine beta requests. Give accurate information, use an email address you control, and send each message once. Do not submit spam, bulk or automated submissions, advertising, unlawful content, threats, harassment, or another person's information. We apply rate limits and may ignore, block, or discard submissions that misuse the forms.
• The forms are not monitored around the clock and are not for emergencies.
• Messages sent through the form are handled as described in the Privacy Policy.
• The beta programme is invitation-only and limited in size. Requesting an invitation does not guarantee one, and we may add, remove, pause, or end beta access at any time. Beta builds are pre-release software: they may be unstable, change without notice, or lose data, and are provided without warranty. The beta terms of Apple's TestFlight and Google Play testing also apply to builds delivered through them. You may be asked not to publish screenshots or recordings of unreleased features until we release them.
• Feedback you give about the beta may be used to improve the Service without obligation or compensation to you.

Acceptable use

You agree not to:

• use the Service for any unlawful purpose or to harm others;
• attempt to circumvent safety guardrails, usage allowances, device checks, authentication, subscription verification, or moderation;
• probe, disrupt, overload, or gain unauthorized access to the Service, including its forms and shared pages;
• scrape the Service or access it with automated clients other than the app;
• share your subscription or account with people outside your household, or resell any part of the Service;
• reverse engineer the app except where the law grants that right notwithstanding this term.

Subscriptions and purchases

• Cloud AI is an optional paid subscription purchased through the App Store or Google Play. Pricing, billing period, and what's included are shown before you buy; payment is charged to your store account.
• Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your store's subscription settings — Settings → [your name] → Subscriptions on iPhone, or the Google Play app → Subscriptions on Android. Deleting the app does not cancel a subscription.
• Refunds are handled by the store under its policies; we cannot issue store refunds ourselves.
• To use a subscription on a new phone, or after reinstalling, use Restore purchases in the app.
• Cloud AI includes a fair-use monthly allowance so that no single account can consume an unreasonable share of the service; the app tells you if you reach it. Free features may also be subject to fair-use limits.
• We may change prices for future periods; the store will notify you in advance where required.

Intellectual property

Scripture text is the World English Bible (Updated), which is in the public domain. Maps, reference works, the on-device model, and other third-party components are used under their own licenses — see Licenses & attribution. The app, its design, and its original content remain ours; these terms transfer no ownership to you.

Disclaimers

The Service is provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or that any answer is accurate or complete.

Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or lost profits or data, arising from your use of the Service. Our total liability for any claim will not exceed the greater of $50 or the amount you paid us in the twelve months before the claim. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations, so parts of this section may not apply to you.

Termination

You can stop using the Service at any time. We may suspend or terminate access that violates these terms or threatens the Service or its users. Sections that by their nature should survive termination do.

Changes

We may update these terms; the effective date above will change and material changes will be flagged in the app. Continued use after a change means you accept the updated terms.

Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Texas, USA, without regard to conflict of law rules. Disputes will be resolved in the state or federal courts located in Texas, and you consent to their jurisdiction.

Contact

Questions about these terms: use the support form.