Lantern Terms of Sale and License
These terms outline the paid license for Lantern for Mac, developed by Jeff Lowe and sold through Paddle.com, and govern your campus-based use, subscription and restrictions. Paddle is our reseller and merchant of record, so Paddle is the seller on your receipt and its checkout buyer terms also apply.
What you buy
- Campus license. A subscription covers a single physical address where a congregation meets under one church name. Additional campuses or satellite sites (including church plants and separately named churches) each need their own license, which you can add to your subscription.
- Pricing and terms. The price shown at checkout is what you pay. Your price stays locked for as long as your subscription remains continuously active, and we will give you at least 30 days' notice before any change to renewals.
- Founding churches. The first 100 founding churches keep their special discount while their subscription stays active. If a subscription lapses for more than 30 days, the discount ends.
- Taxes. Taxes are added where required. Tax-exempt organizations can submit their certificates directly to Paddle (see support).
What the license allows
- Use Lantern on multiple Macs, with multiple operators, at your campus for your own services, events and Sermon Builder preparation.
- Lantern works offline after the first activation. Online features, such as the Sermon Builder, cloud folders, online Bible and song services and renewals, need an active internet connection.
- You can move your license to a new address if you relocate, or to a new owner if churches merge, by contacting us. Replacing or adding a Mac needs nothing more than installing Lantern and entering your key.
- Restrictions. Licenses can't be rented, lent, resold or shared outside your campus, and can't be used to run another church's services. Reverse engineering, tampering with activation, or rebranding the software is strictly prohibited. These restrictions also apply to the free trial and to the Lantern Remote app. Churches with six or more campuses, or very large organizations, should contact us for a quote.
Trial, renewal and refunds
- Lantern includes a 30-day free trial of every feature. No credit card is required.
- Subscriptions renew automatically. You can cancel at any time from the link in your Paddle receipt, or by contacting us; your license keeps working until the end of the period you paid for.
- If a payment lapses, a 30-day grace period applies. After that, a small "Unlicensed" watermark appears on the audience screen. Your files are never locked or blocked, and they're always yours to open and export.
- Full refunds are available within 30 days of a purchase, or within 30 days of a renewal if you haven't used the license since that renewal. See our refund policy, write to us from the support page, or use the link in your Paddle receipt.
Software, law and contact
- Lantern is provided "as is", with email support. We work hard to keep it reliable, but we can't promise it will be error-free or uninterrupted, and we are not liable for losses beyond the amount you paid for the license in the previous 12 months.
- You keep ownership of your own content and the songs you add, and you're responsible for having the right to use them (for example, a CCLI license). Lantern includes public-domain Bible text (KJV, BSB).
- Governing law. These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Texas, USA.
- Contact. For questions or support, see our support page. Our privacy policy explains what information we handle. We may update these terms; the version on this page applies to new purchases and renewals.