Acceptance of Terms
By accessing or using TheFirstVerse.com, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use and all applicable laws and regulations. If you do not agree with any part of these terms, please discontinue use of the site immediately. We reserve the right to update these terms at any time. Continued use of the site following any changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised terms.
User Accounts
Certain features of the site require registration. When creating an account, you agree to provide accurate, complete, and current information. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and for all activity that occurs under your account. You must notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account. We reserve the right to terminate accounts at our discretion, including in cases of violation of these terms, inactivity, or provision of false information. You may not create an account on behalf of another person without their explicit consent. Email verification may be required to access certain features such as downloading research papers. Content on the site is organized into access tiers: public content is available to all visitors; registered content requires a free account; and supporter content may require additional membership. We may introduce or modify tiers in the future with advance notice.
Intellectual Property
All content on TheFirstVerse.com — including text, articles, research papers, mathematical analyses, visual exhibits, animations, code, and design — is the intellectual property of The First Verse and its contributors, protected under applicable copyright law. The underlying mathematical structures are presented for educational purposes; the specific expression, research methodology, and presentation are proprietary and protected. You may not reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works from this content without prior written permission.
Use License
You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the content on this site for personal, non-commercial, and educational purposes only. You may quote or reference our findings with clear attribution to TheFirstVerse.com. Redistribution, commercial use, bulk reproduction, or incorporation into other works without prior written permission is strictly prohibited. This license does not transfer any intellectual property rights to you.
User Conduct
You agree not to use this site for any unlawful purpose. You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of the site or its underlying systems, transmit harmful, disruptive, or malicious content, scrape or harvest data in an automated manner, impersonate any person or entity, or misrepresent the source or nature of our research. We reserve the right to restrict or terminate access for any user who violates these terms, without prior notice.
Privacy & Data Collection
Your use of this site is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference. By using the site, you consent to the collection and use of information as described in our Privacy Policy. We collect only what is necessary to operate and improve the service, and we do not sell your personal data to third parties.
Analytics & Usage Tracking
We collect first-party, anonymized analytics data to understand how our content is used and to improve the experience for all visitors. This includes page views, session duration, and general navigation patterns. PDF download events may be recorded to help us understand which research content is most valuable. All analytics are processed internally — we do not use third-party tracking services such as Google Analytics. No personally identifiable information is associated with these analytics.
Email Communications
If you register for an account or subscribe to updates, you consent to receive transactional emails necessary for account operation (such as password resets and access notifications) and, where explicitly opted into, newsletter or update communications. You may unsubscribe from non-essential email communications at any time by following the unsubscribe link included in each email or by contacting us directly. Transactional emails required for account security cannot be opted out of while your account remains active.
Cookies & Local Storage
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PDF Downloads & Sharing
Research papers and documents available for download on TheFirstVerse.com are provided for personal, educational, and non-commercial use only. You may share downloaded PDFs freely for educational purposes, provided you do not alter them and retain all attribution information. We kindly ask that when sharing our research, you also reference or link to TheFirstVerse.com as the source, so others can discover the full context of the work. Commercial redistribution or incorporation of our PDF content into other publications requires prior written permission.
Third-Party Services
We use a limited number of carefully selected third-party services to operate this site. Email delivery is handled by Brevo (formerly Sendinblue), which processes your email address when you submit a contact form or receive account-related emails. Our platform is hosted on Vercel, and our database is operated by Neon (PostgreSQL). These services may process data on our behalf in accordance with their own privacy policies. We do not sell your data to any third party, and we have selected service providers with strong privacy and security commitments. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites or services linked from our site.
Disclaimer
The content on TheFirstVerse.com is provided for educational and research purposes only. While we strive for mathematical accuracy and scholarly rigor, nothing on this site constitutes legal, financial, religious, medical, or professional advice of any kind. Interpretations of biblical texts and mathematical structures reflect the views of the authors and contributors and do not represent any official religious institution, academic body, or government authority. We make no warranties that the site will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of viruses or other harmful components.
Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, TheFirstVerse.com and its contributors, officers, and affiliates shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising from your use of, or inability to use, this site or reliance on its content. This includes, but is not limited to, damages for loss of data, loss of profits, or business interruption. The site is provided on an 'as is' and 'as available' basis without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
Contractual limitation period: subject to applicable law, any claim or cause of action against the site or its owners arising out of use of the site or its content must be filed within one (1) year of the date the cause of action arose — after which it is permanently barred.
Data Retention & Deletion
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to provide you with our services and fulfill the purposes outlined in our Privacy Policy, or as required by applicable law. You have the right to request deletion of your account and associated personal data at any time. Upon such a request, we will delete or anonymize your data within 30 days, except where retention is required by law or legitimate business necessity. To exercise your right to erasure under GDPR or equivalent regulations, please contact us at contact@thefirstverse.com.
Age Requirement
This site is intended for users who are 13 years of age or older. By registering for an account or using features that require personal data, you confirm that you meet this minimum age requirement. If we become aware that a user under the age of 13 has registered, we will delete their account and associated data promptly. Parents or guardians who believe their child has created an account without their consent should contact us immediately.
AI-Generated Audio
Audio narration on this site is generated using AI text-to-speech technology. No human voice was recorded. The synthetic voices are used under a commercial license from their provider. You may not download, repurpose, or redistribute the audio files except as expressly permitted elsewhere in these Terms.
Changes to Terms
We may revise these Terms of Use at any time. When we make material changes, we will update the 'last revised' date at the bottom of this page and, where appropriate, notify registered users by email. Changes take effect immediately upon posting unless otherwise stated. We encourage you to review this page periodically. Your continued use of the site after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated terms.
Governing Law
These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Israel, without regard to its conflict of law principles. Any disputes arising from or relating to these terms or your use of the site shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Israel. If any provision of these terms is found to be unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.
Class-action and jury-trial waiver: to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you and the site agree that any dispute, claim, or cause of action arising out of or relating to these terms or your use of the site shall be resolved on an individual basis only. You waive any right to participate as a plaintiff or class member in any class action, collective action, consolidated action, or representative proceeding, and you waive any right to a trial by jury. This waiver applies regardless of the legal theory on which the claim is based and is severable; if it is held unenforceable in whole or in part as to a particular claim, the remainder of these terms continues in full force.
Contact
For questions regarding these Terms of Use, to request permission for use beyond the scope described above, or to exercise any of your data rights, please contact us at contact@thefirstverse.com. We aim to respond within 30 days. This page was last revised 2026-04.
Interpretation Responsibility & Acknowledgement of Material
Presentation of content, articles, findings, data, or tools on TheFirstVerse — in any medium (articles, videos, podcasts, graphics, tool outputs) — is for the purposes of information, research, and intellectual inquiry. Presentation does NOT constitute religious, theological, psychological, or any other professional advice. Positions, conclusions, and interpretations presented on the site are the positions of the team behind The First Verse only. They do not represent a halakhic ruling, a generally-accepted view, or the position of any institutional body. They should not be regarded as binding instruction. The user takes full responsibility for: (1) interpretation of the material — the way the user understands, receives, or applies the content presented; (2) secondary use — sharing, distribution, citation, republication, or reliance on the material in other contexts; (3) practical conclusions — any decision, choice, or action the user takes following review of the material.