Terms of use

By using AskReformation (askreformation.com and its connector) you agree to these terms. They're written to be read; if anything is unclear, ask us at hello@askreformation.com.

The service

AskReformation is free. It offers a library of public-domain Reformation and Puritan writings, an AI assistant that answers questions from them, quotation checking, and a connector that lets your own AI assistant use the library. We may change, limit or end any part of it, and we aim to give notice of significant changes.

The texts

The library's texts are transcriptions of early printed books made by the Text Creation Partnership and dedicated to the public domain (CC0). You may use them freely. Please credit the Text Creation Partnership when you publish work based on them. See sources and licensing.

Our own content, such as articles and the site's design, belongs to AskReformation. You're welcome to quote it with a link back.

AI answers

Answers are generated by an AI model from the library's texts. Every quotation is checked against the source and every citation links to the page, but the AI can still misread a passage, summarize it unfairly, or miss something important. Treat answers as a guide to the sources, not a replacement for reading them, and not as pastoral, theological, legal or professional advice.

Your account

You sign in with a code sent to your email, so keep your email account secure. You're responsible for what you do with your account. You can delete it at any time from your account page.

Fair use

Use the service for its purpose: study of the Reformers, the Puritans, church history and the Bible. Please don't:

• use the assistant for unrelated work, or to get around its limits (for example with many accounts);
• send automated or bulk requests to the website's assistant (use the free connector for programmatic access);
• try to break, overload or misuse the service, or other people's accounts;
• use the service for anything unlawful or harmful.

The fair use policy explains the current limits. We may limit, suspend or close accounts that break these terms.

No warranty

The service is provided "as is", without warranties of any kind. To the extent the law allows, AskReformation isn't liable for any indirect or consequential loss arising from your use of it, and our total liability is limited to the amount you paid us (which is nothing).

Changes

We may update these terms. If we do, we'll change the date above, and for significant changes we'll tell account holders by email. Continuing to use the service means you accept the updated terms.