Permissions

We've found that 90% of questions are answered through careful review of the Fair-Use Guidelines shown below. We encourage you to read them before contacting us.

Fair-Use Guidelines

The term ‘Fair-Use Guidelines’ refers to the policies Tyndale uses to determine whether or not you need written permission from Tyndale to produce or publish your work using our copyrighted material. To determine fair use, please carefully review the information below, and if your request falls within our Fair-Use Guidelines, written permission is not necessary, and you may proceed with your project, provided you use a proper copyright notice as indicated below. If you feel your request is not in compliance, or you have additional fill out our contact us form.

Books

1. NON-COMMERCIAL (NON-SALABLE) USE
   Permission is granted to quote up to 500 words or 2 pages from any single title provided it does not comprise 10% or more of your completed work.
   
2. CLASSROOM, SMALL GROUP, EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES WITH FEWER THAN 50 PARTICIPANTS
   Permission is granted to copy excerpts of up to 5 pages provided portions are not sold to participants.
   
3. COMMERCIAL (SALEABLE) USE
   Permission is granted to quote up to 250 words for commercial purposes so long as it is not used for a stand-alone product, not quoting an entire chapter of the book, nor comprises 5% or more of your completed work.
   
4. ART/ILLUSTRATION USE
   Requests to quote books for artistic usage are considered on a case-by-case basis. If you are requesting permission to quote a book for any artistic/illustrated works, such as photographs, paintings, cards, drawings, maps, graphs, etc., contact us.
   
5. COPYRIGHT NOTATION
   If your request falls within these guidelines, you do not need written permission from Tyndale and there are no fees, but you must apply the proper copyright notice, which you can find below.
   
   TYNDALE TITLE:
   Some content taken from (Title) by (Author). Copyright © (Copyright Year). Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

If your request falls outside these guidelines you will need written permission from Tyndale. Fees may apply in some cases that are not within fair-use limits and are determined based on the amount of material used, the distribution of that material, and whether it is for commercial or non-commercial use. All fees are established to protect our copyrighted material.

If you need written permission, or still have questions, please fill out our contact us form. The more details you provide about your project, the quicker we can process your request.

We ask that you avoid calling to inquire about your request, as this tends to delay the permissions process.