Bylaws

Article 1 — Membership

Section 1.1 — Application and Acceptance

Membership requires completion of the digital membership application at gracehaven.ai and affirmative agreement to the Articles of Association, Bylaws, and Membership Agreement. No person accesses Association resources prior to completing membership. Submission and agreement constitutes a binding private membership contract.

Section 1.2 — Membership Classes and Privileges

Basic Membership

Free. Access to core biblical study features, limited to the query allowance established for this class. No billing authorization required.

Monthly Membership

Billed monthly in advance. Unlimited queries. All core features. Membership renews monthly unless resigned.

Annual Membership

Billed annually in advance. Unlimited queries. All core features. Membership renews annually unless resigned.

Scholar Membership

Billed annually in advance. Unlimited queries. Multiple sessions with nested, editable folder organization. Designed for the serious student. Scholar members are entitled to the rate in effect at the time of their membership for the life of their uninterrupted membership. See Section 3.2 for price lock terms.

Pastor Membership

Reserved tier. Not yet active. Privileges to be established by the Founder-Trustee prior to launch. Pastor membership will be governed by these Bylaws upon launch.

Section 1.3 — Membership Rights

Members in good standing have the right to: access Association resources commensurate with their membership class; receive advance notice of material changes to governing documents; resign membership at any time; and request deletion of their data pursuant to Article 5.

Section 1.4 — Membership Obligations

Members agree to: abide by the Articles, Bylaws, and Membership Agreement; use Association resources only for purposes consistent with the Association’s governing framework; refrain from attempting to circumvent the Association’s canonical AI instruction architecture; and indemnify the Association as provided in the Membership Agreement.

Section 1.5 — Basic Member Data Retention

Basic membership carries no billing period. Session content for Basic members is deleted one month following the member’s last login, processed on the first day of the following month. There is no post-resignation archive period for Basic members. Basic members may reapply for membership at any time subject to then-current terms.

Section 1.6 — Paid Member Post-Expiration Lapse

For Monthly, Annual, and Scholar members, membership and associated session content lapses automatically following the expiration of the final membership period if not renewed:

• Monthly members: session content lapses 3 months following membership expiration.
• Annual members: session content lapses 3 months following membership expiration.
• Scholar members: session content lapses 12 months following membership expiration.

Lapsed membership triggers data deletion pursuant to the Privacy and Data Policy. Lapsed members may reapply for membership subject to then-current terms, except that Scholar price lock does not survive lapse.

Section 1.7 — Termination of Membership

The Association may terminate membership for cause, including: violation of the Membership Agreement; attempted circumvention of the Association’s canonical AI constraints; conduct harmful to the Association or its members; or any other conduct the Founder-Trustee determines to be inconsistent with the Association’s governing framework. Termination is effective upon notice to the member’s email address on file. Terminated members may not reapply without express permission of the Founder-Trustee.

Article 2 — Operations

Section 2.1 — Digital Operations

The Association operates exclusively through its digital platform at gracehaven.ai. No physical meetings are required or conducted. All membership interactions occur through the digital platform.

Section 2.2 — Canonical AI Architecture

The Association’s AI-assisted resources operate under a canonical instruction architecture designed to govern AI behavior within the Association’s presuppositional, Scripture-governed framework. This architecture reflects good-faith effort to produce reliable, biblically grounded responses. Members acknowledge that AI systems cannot guarantee perfectly consistent output and that the canonical architecture represents reasonable precaution, not absolute guarantee. Full terms governing AI output limitations are set forth in the Membership Agreement.

Section 2.3 — Crisis Protocol

The Association’s canonical AI architecture includes a mandatory crisis override protocol. This protocol is a formal commitment of the Association, not merely a behavioral guideline. When a member expresses suicidal ideation, self-harm intent, intent to harm others, or imminent danger, the AI is constrained to: cease doctrinal engagement; provide calm, safety-focused language; and direct the member to emergency services and qualified crisis resources. The Association does not provide crisis intervention and is not equipped or licensed to do so. The crisis override exists to redirect members to appropriate help, not to provide it.

Section 2.4 — Financial Administration

A designated financial agent, a Texas trust, acts as financial agent for the Association. Membership fees are received and administered by the financial agent on behalf of the Association. This arrangement is administrative; the financial agent holds no governance authority. The financial agency arrangement is an internal matter of the Association.

Section 2.5 — Data and Privacy

Member data is handled exclusively in accordance with the Association’s Privacy and Data Policy, incorporated by reference into these Bylaws. Member records are private. Disclosure occurs only pursuant to valid legal process from a court of competent jurisdiction. The Association will assert all available legal objections before complying with any compelled disclosure and will notify affected members to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Section 2.6 — Data Retrieval Fees

Retrieval of member session data involves the following fee structure, reflecting genuine administrative labor:

• Member-initiated retrieval of unencrypted session content: $100.00 per request. Delivered exclusively to the email address on file for the requesting membership. The Founder-Trustee may waive or reduce this fee at sole discretion.
• Compelled retrieval pursuant to valid legal process: $10,000.00 per request, due before work commences. The Founder-Trustee may waive or reduce this fee at sole discretion, including in matters involving serious crimes against persons. Encrypted session content cannot be produced in response to any request; zero-knowledge encryption renders it technically inaccessible to the Association regardless of legal authority compelling disclosure.

Article 3 — Financial Matters

Section 3.1 — Membership Fees

Membership fees are established by the Founder-Trustee. Fees are subject to change with minimum 30 days’ advance notice to active members, subject to Scholar price lock provisions.

Section 3.2 — Scholar Price Lock

Scholar members are entitled to the membership rate in effect at the time of their membership for the life of their uninterrupted membership. The price lock is personal and non-transferable. The price lock breaks permanently and without reinstatement upon: voluntary resignation of Scholar membership; failure of payment resulting in membership lapse; termination of membership for cause; or voluntary downgrade to a lower membership class. Following any break event, reapplication for Scholar membership enrolls at the then-current rate.

Section 3.3 — Refund Policy

Membership fees are non-refundable. The sole exception is a documented, material failure of the Association’s digital platform to function as described through no fault of the member. Requests must be submitted through the contact form at gracehaven.ai/contact within 30 days of the failure with sufficient detail for verification. The Founder-Trustee has sole discretion to determine whether a refund is warranted. Dissatisfaction with AI output, theological perspective, or biblical conclusions does not constitute platform failure.

Section 3.4 — Post-Resignation Archive Access

Following resignation or expiration of membership, session archive access is determined by membership class:

• Basic members: no post-resignation archive period. Session content is subject to the retention and deletion terms of Section 1.5.
• Monthly members: 3 months read-only archive access following the final membership period.
• Annual members: 3 months read-only archive access following the final membership period.
• Scholar members: 12 months read-only archive access following the final membership period.

After the applicable archive period, all session content is permanently deleted pursuant to the deletion safeguards in Article 5.

Article 4 — Dispute Resolution

Section 4.1 — Private Resolution Preferred

The Association and its members commit to resolving disputes through good-faith private communication before invoking formal dispute resolution. Members with concerns should use the contact form at gracehaven.ai/contact before initiating any formal process.

Section 4.2 — Binding Arbitration

Any dispute arising from or related to membership in the Association, these Bylaws, or the Membership Agreement that cannot be resolved through good-faith communication shall be submitted to binding arbitration. Arbitration is consistent with the private nature of the Association and keeps member disputes in a private forum.

Arbitration shall be conducted under the following terms:

• Rules: American Arbitration Association Consumer Arbitration Rules, as amended.
• Arbitrator: Single arbitrator, mutually agreed upon by the parties, or appointed by the AAA if the parties cannot agree within 30 days.
• Situs: Texas, conducted remotely unless the arbitrator orders otherwise.
• Governing Law: Laws of the State of Texas.
• Costs: Each party bears its own costs and fees unless the arbitrator finds a claim was filed in bad faith, in which case costs shift to the bad-faith party.
• Confidentiality: Arbitration proceedings and outcomes are confidential. Neither party may disclose the existence, content, or outcome of arbitration without the other party’s consent, except as required by law.

Section 4.3 — Emergency Injunctive Relief

Notwithstanding the arbitration requirement, the Association retains the right to seek emergency injunctive or other equitable relief from a Texas court of competent jurisdiction to prevent imminent, irreparable harm, including but not limited to unauthorized access to Association systems or misappropriation of Association materials. Seeking such relief does not waive the right to arbitration for the underlying dispute.

Section 4.4 — No Class Actions

All disputes shall be resolved individually. No member may bring or participate in a class action, class arbitration, or consolidated proceeding against the Association. This provision is a material term of membership.

Article 5 — Data and Deletion Safeguards

Section 5.1 — Deletion of Session Content

Session and content deletion requests are treated as high-risk operations. The following safeguards apply:

• Initiation requires email-based confirmation.
• A 24-hour cooling-off period follows confirmation before deletion executes.
• A reminder is sent 1 hour before scheduled execution.
• Cancellation of pending deletion requires email-based verification.

Section 5.2 — Membership Account Deletion

Account deletion requests are subject to the following protocol:

• Submission of an account deletion request places the account in read-only status immediately, before email confirmation.
• Email confirmation is required to schedule the 30-day cooling-off period.
• Reminder notifications are sent at 24 hours and 1 hour before scheduled execution.
• Cancellation requires email-based verification; confirmed cancellation immediately restores full access.
• At expiry of the 30-day period, if not canceled, the membership account and all associated data are permanently and irrecoverably deleted.

Article 6 — Amendment of Bylaws

These Bylaws may be amended by the Founder-Trustee at any time. Material amendments affecting member rights require 30 days’ advance notice to active members. Continued membership following notice constitutes acceptance. Members who do not accept amended Bylaws may resign their membership.