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Welcome to GospelStoryBooks. We believe that clear understanding builds trust, so we’ve crafted these terms to be straightforward and transparent while protecting both you and our ministry.
Last updated: February 11, 2025
Overview
These terms govern your use of gospelstorybooks.com. By using our website, you’re agreeing to these conditions in their entirety. Throughout these terms:
- “GospelStoryBooks” refers to our organization
- “You” refers to our users and customers
- “Content” encompasses our digital books, stories, and materials
- “Personalized Books” means PDFs customized with your name as the giver
Pre-contractual Information
In accordance with EU Consumer Rights Directive 2011/83/EU, we provide the following information:
- Main characteristics of our digital products:
- Personalized PDF e-books
- Immediate digital delivery
- No physical goods involved
- Customization with purchaser’s name
- Total price information:
- Clearly displayed minimum price
- All applicable taxes included
- No additional delivery charges
- Flexible pricing above minimum
- Delivery information:
- Immediate download after payment
- Digital delivery via secure download
- Access through your account dashboard
Mission Support Through Purchases
We operate on a “tentmaking” model for our mission work, similar to the Apostle Paul’s approach. Your purchases directly support our maritime ministry in Greece, where we use these same materials (translated into local languages) to share the Gospel in Mediterranean communities. Specifically:
- Book proceeds support our boat-based ministry operations
- Flexible pricing allows you to increase your mission support if desired
- Your purchase enables both your local ministry and our Mediterranean outreach
- We provide full transparency in how funds support mission work
This approach allows us to:
- Maintain our mission work sustainably
- Provide valuable resources to you
- Expand our reach in the Mediterranean
- Keep prices accessible while supporting ministry
Digital Content and Dutch Law
Dutch law provides specific requirements regarding digital content and cancellation rights. Typically, online stores must:
- Obtain explicit confirmation that you waive cancellation rights
- Secure acknowledgment of lost cancellation rights
- Provide specific legal language in confirmation emails
- Follow detailed legal procedures
However, we’ve chosen to exceed these requirements with our customer-first approach.
Your Rights Under Dutch Consumer Protection
As a Dutch organization, we operate under Dutch consumer protection laws, which provide you with:
- Comprehensive product information
- Clear, transparent pricing
- Strong data protection measures
- Fair treatment guarantees
While the standard 14-day cooling-off period doesn’t apply to immediate digital content delivery, we provide something better: our enhanced 30-day guarantee.
Our Enhanced Customer Guarantee
Rather than burdening you with additional checkboxes, we offer a straightforward commitment:
Our 30-day refund guarantee includes:
- A full 30 days to evaluate any e-book
- Simple, no-questions-asked refund process
- No complicated forms or procedures
- Keep your downloaded content even after refund
- Prompt refund through your original payment method
We’ve chosen this approach because we believe in making things simple while exceeding standard legal requirements. This guarantee reflects our confidence in our materials and our commitment to your satisfaction.
Your Account
While most of our site is freely accessible, accessing our personalized books requires an account. We ask that you:
- Provide accurate information for proper personalization
- Maintain the security of your login credentials
- Accept responsibility for all activities under your account
Content Rights and Usage
Our ministry provides you with valuable content while protecting our intellectual property:
You may:
- Download and save your purchased PDFs
- Share them as gifts within your circle of influence
- Print copies for personal use
We ask that you don’t:
- Alter or modify the content
- Sell or commercialize our materials
- Remove copyright notices
- Create derivative works
Data Protection and Privacy
In compliance with GDPR:
- We process your data according to our Privacy Policy
- You have the right to access, correct, and delete your data
- We protect your data through appropriate security measures
- We only collect necessary information for order fulfillment
Service Reliability and Modifications
While we strive for excellence:
- We maintain reasonable service availability
- We may update our digital content
- You’ll be notified of significant changes
- You may terminate if changes substantially affect you
Legal Framework and Dispute Resolution
These terms operate under:
- Dutch law and jurisdiction
- EU Online Dispute Resolution platform (http://ec.europa.eu/odr)
- Alternative dispute resolution availability
- Your statutory rights remain unaffected
Contact Information
For questions, withdrawal, or concerns:
GospelStoryBooks.com
Facing The Challenge bv
Chamber of Commerce Netherlands: 24 29 4108
VAT number: NL 8080 77 053 B01
van der Meerweg 13
3233 BW Oostvoorne
Netherlands
T +31 181 3 999 43
Additional Provisions
- Rights under these terms are non-transferable without our consent
- Selective enforcement doesn’t waive future enforcement rights
- These terms constitute our complete agreement regarding website use
- Any provision found invalid shall not affect other provisions
Thank you for carefully reviewing these terms. They’re designed to protect both our ministry and your interests as we partner together in sharing the Gospel through stories.