Frequently Asked Questions

Does this app depend on external sites, sources or "curators" to download publications, meeting media or other content?

No. The app behaves similarly to JW Library. It downloads publications, media and other content directly from the official JW.org website and its content delivery network. The app automatically determines what needs to be downloaded and when previously-downloaded content is no longer up-to-date and should be re-downloaded. The source code is available for all to examine and verify this.

Does this app infringe the JW.org Terms of Use?

No. The JW.org Terms of Use actually explicitly allow the kind of usage that we are making. Here is the relevant excerpt from those terms (emphasis mine):

You may not:

Create for distribution purposes, any software applications, tools, or techniques that are specifically made to collect, copy, download, extract, harvest, or scrape data, HTML, images, or text from this site. (This does not prohibit the distribution of free, non-commercial applications designed to download electronic files such as EPUB, PDF, MP3, and MP4 files from public areas of this site.)