1. Agreement to These Terms
These Terms of Use (the “Terms”) are a binding legal agreement between you (“you,” “your,” or “User”) and LAW.co, operated by [LAW.co operating entity] (“LAW.co,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), governing your access to and use of the LAW.co websites, software, applications, application programming interfaces, models, and related services (collectively, the “Platform”).
By accessing or using the Platform, creating an account, or clicking to accept these Terms, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated by reference. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not access or use the Platform.
You represent that you are entering into these Terms on behalf of yourself and, where applicable, the law firm, legal department, or organization you represent (the “Firm”), and that you have the authority to bind that Firm. If you are using the Platform on behalf of a Firm, “you” includes that Firm.
2. LAW.co Is Not a Law Firm and Does Not Provide Legal Advice
The Platform is software that provides information-processing, drafting-assistance, search, summarization, automation, and workflow tools. Any text, document, draft, summary, answer, citation, analysis, or other material generated, retrieved, or facilitated by the Platform (collectively, “Output”) is provided for use as a tool by qualified legal professionals exercising their own independent professional judgment. Output is not legal advice, is not a legal opinion, and must not be relied upon as such.
Nothing on the Platform, in any Output, or in any LAW.co communication creates an attorney-client relationship, a fiduciary relationship, or any duty of care owed by LAW.co to you, to your clients, or to any third party. Communications with LAW.co are not protected by the attorney-client privilege or the work-product doctrine by virtue of LAW.co’s involvement.
3. Eligibility — Licensed Legal Professionals Only
By accessing or using the Platform, you represent and warrant that you are one of the following:
- an attorney duly licensed and in good standing to practice law in your applicable jurisdiction(s);
- a law firm or legal department, or an entity that provides services to licensed legal professionals; or
- a paralegal, legal assistant, law clerk, or other staff member acting under the direction and supervision of a licensed attorney and within the scope of your authorized duties.
You further represent and warrant that:
- you are at least 18 years of age and have the legal capacity to enter into these Terms;
- you are using the Platform solely for legitimate professional, business, and internal legal-operations purposes, and not to obtain legal advice for yourself as a consumer;
- your use of the Platform complies with all rules of professional conduct, bar rules, court rules, and ethical obligations applicable to you and to your jurisdiction; and
- you will not represent to any client, court, or third party that LAW.co is the source of legal advice or that LAW.co is responsible for any legal work product.
We reserve the right to refuse, suspend, or terminate access to any person or entity that does not meet, or that we believe in good faith does not meet, these eligibility requirements, at any time and without notice.
4. Professional Responsibility; No Unauthorized Practice of Law
You are, and remain at all times, solely and exclusively responsible for the practice of law and for all professional judgments, advice, work product, filings, and client communications associated with your use of the Platform. The Platform is a tool that assists you; it does not, and is not intended to, perform the practice of law on your behalf or on behalf of any client.
As a condition of using the Platform, you agree that you will:
- independently review, verify, edit, and approve all Output before relying on it, presenting it to a client or court, filing it, or otherwise acting upon it;
- verify the accuracy, completeness, currency, and authority of any legal citation, statute, regulation, case, rule, or factual statement contained in any Output;
- apply your own professional skill, judgment, and ethical obligations, including duties of competence, diligence, confidentiality, supervision, and candor;
- ensure that your use of the Platform, and any disclosure of client or confidential information to the Platform, is permitted under applicable law, your engagement terms, and applicable rules of professional conduct, and that you have obtained any client consent that may be required; and
- not use the Platform to engage in, facilitate, or enable the unauthorized practice of law by you or any other person.
You assume all responsibility and risk for your use of the Platform and any Output, including any decision you make or refrain from making in reliance on the Platform.
5. License and Access to the Platform
Subject to your continued compliance with these Terms, LAW.co grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to access and use the Platform for your internal professional and business purposes. All rights not expressly granted are reserved by LAW.co.
You agree not to, and not to permit others to:
- copy, modify, distribute, sell, lease, sublicense, or create derivative works of the Platform;
- reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or attempt to derive the source code, models, or underlying technology of the Platform, except to the extent permitted by law;
- access or use the Platform to build or train a competing product or service, or to benchmark or scrape it without our written consent;
- circumvent or interfere with any security, rate-limiting, access-control, or usage feature; or
- resell or provide the Platform to third parties except as expressly authorized in writing by LAW.co.
6. AI-Generated Output; Accuracy Limitations; Your Verification Duty
The Platform uses artificial intelligence, machine learning, large language models, and automated systems. These technologies are probabilistic and imperfect. You acknowledge and agree that Output:
- may be inaccurate, incomplete, outdated, biased, or misleading, and may contain fabricated, “hallucinated,” or non-existent citations, authorities, facts, or quotations;
- does not constitute legal advice and is not guaranteed to be correct, current, or fit for any purpose;
- may vary between users and queries, and is not a substitute for authoritative legal research, primary sources, or the independent judgment of a licensed attorney; and
- must be independently verified by you before any use.
7. Acceptable Use and Prohibited Conduct
You agree that you will not use the Platform to:
- provide, or hold the Platform out as providing, legal advice to consumers or the general public, or otherwise facilitate the unauthorized practice of law;
- represent to any person that Output is legal advice from LAW.co or that LAW.co is responsible for legal work product;
- violate any applicable law, regulation, court order, or rule of professional conduct, or infringe the rights of any third party;
- upload, submit, or process data that you are not authorized to disclose, or that violates any confidentiality, privacy, privilege, or contractual obligation;
- upload malware, attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Platform or other accounts, or interfere with the integrity, security, or performance of the Platform;
- use the Platform to generate content that is unlawful, defamatory, harassing, deceptive, or intended to deceive a court or third party; or
- use the Platform in any manner inconsistent with these Terms or any usage guidelines we provide.
We may, but are not obligated to, monitor use of the Platform and may investigate and take appropriate action, including suspension or termination, against any User who violates these Terms.
8. Accounts and Security
You must provide accurate, current, and complete information when creating an account and keep it updated. You are responsible for safeguarding your account credentials and for all activity that occurs under your account. You must notify us promptly of any unauthorized access or use. We are not liable for any loss arising from unauthorized use of your account.
9. Your Content, Client Data, and Confidentiality
“User Content” means any documents, prompts, files, data, or other materials you submit to or process through the Platform, including any client or confidential information. As between you and LAW.co, you retain all ownership rights in your User Content.
You grant LAW.co a limited, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, store, process, transmit, and display User Content solely as necessary to operate, maintain, secure, and provide the Platform to you, and as described in our Privacy Policy.
You are solely responsible for your User Content and for ensuring that you have all rights, authority, and consents necessary to submit it to the Platform and to permit the processing described in these Terms and the Privacy Policy. You are responsible for complying with your own confidentiality, privilege, data-protection, and ethical obligations, including determining whether it is appropriate to submit particular client or confidential information to the Platform.
10. Intellectual Property
The Platform, including its software, models, design, text, graphics, logos, and all related intellectual property, is owned by LAW.co or its licensors and is protected by intellectual-property laws. These Terms do not transfer any ownership of the Platform to you. “LAW.co” and related marks are trademarks of LAW.co; you may not use them without our prior written consent.
To the extent you provide feedback or suggestions about the Platform, you grant LAW.co a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free license to use them without restriction or obligation to you.
11. Third-Party Services and Models
The Platform may incorporate or interoperate with third-party services, models, data sources, and software. Your use of those third-party offerings may be subject to separate terms, and LAW.co is not responsible for third-party services or for any acts or omissions of third-party providers. We do not endorse and are not responsible for the content, accuracy, or practices of any third-party site or service linked from the Platform.
12. Subscriptions, Fees, and Billing
Certain features of the Platform may require payment of fees. If you purchase a paid plan, you agree to pay all applicable fees and taxes in accordance with the pricing and billing terms presented at the time of purchase. Unless otherwise stated, fees are non-refundable, subscriptions renew automatically until canceled, and we may change fees prospectively upon notice. Failure to pay may result in suspension or termination of access.
13. Disclaimer of Warranties
The Platform and all Output are provided “as is” and “as available,” with all faults, and without warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, statutory, or otherwise. To the maximum extent permitted by law, LAW.co and its affiliates, licensors, and suppliers disclaim all warranties, including any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, accuracy, and non-infringement, and any warranties arising out of course of dealing or usage of trade.
LAW.co does not warrant that the Platform or any Output will be accurate, complete, reliable, current, error-free, uninterrupted, secure, or free of harmful components, or that the Platform will meet your requirements or produce any particular result. LAW.co makes no warranty regarding the legal sufficiency, validity, or correctness of any Output, and you assume all risk arising from your use of and reliance on the Platform and Output. No advice or information obtained from LAW.co creates any warranty not expressly stated in these Terms.
14. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, in no event will LAW.co or its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, or suppliers be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, revenue, data, goodwill, clients, business opportunities, or for any damages arising from malpractice, ethics violations, sanctions, lost matters, or professional liability, however caused and under any theory of liability, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
In no event will the aggregate liability of LAW.co arising out of or relating to the Platform or these Terms exceed the greater of (a) the total amounts you paid to LAW.co for the Platform in the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the event giving rise to the claim, or (b) one hundred U.S. dollars (US $100). The limitations in this section apply to all claims, whether based in contract, tort, negligence, strict liability, or otherwise. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations, so some of the above may not apply to you.
15. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless LAW.co and its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, and suppliers from and against any and all claims, demands, suits, proceedings, losses, liabilities, damages, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to: (a) your access to or use of the Platform or any Output; (b) your User Content; (c) your violation of these Terms or any law or third-party right; (d) any professional advice, legal services, or work product you provide to any client or third party; (e) any claim that you engaged in the unauthorized practice of law or breached a professional, ethical, confidentiality, or fiduciary obligation; and (f) any claim by your client or any third party relating to your use of the Platform.
16. Term and Termination
These Terms remain in effect while you use the Platform. We may suspend or terminate your access at any time, with or without cause and with or without notice, including if we believe you have violated these Terms or do not meet the eligibility requirements. You may stop using the Platform at any time. Provisions that by their nature should survive termination — including Sections 2, 4, 6, and 9 through 19 — will survive.
17. Governing Law; Dispute Resolution; Arbitration; Class-Action Waiver
These Terms are governed by the laws of the [State/Commonwealth of [State]], without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules, and applicable U.S. federal law.
Binding arbitration. Except for claims that may be brought in small-claims court or for equitable relief to protect intellectual property, any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Platform will be resolved by final and binding arbitration administered by a recognized arbitration provider under its applicable rules, conducted in [County, State] (or remotely), before a single arbitrator.
You and LAW.co agree that each may bring claims against the other only in your or its individual capacity, and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class, collective, consolidated, or representative proceeding. The arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person’s claims or preside over any form of a representative or class proceeding. You waive any right to a jury trial.
If the class-action waiver or arbitration provision is found unenforceable, the remainder of this Section will continue to apply to the extent permitted by law.
18. Changes to the Platform and to These Terms
We may modify, suspend, or discontinue the Platform or any feature at any time. We may also update these Terms from time to time. If we make material changes, we will update the “Last updated” date above and may provide additional notice. Your continued use of the Platform after changes become effective constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.
19. Miscellaneous
These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any order or plan terms, constitute the entire agreement between you and LAW.co regarding the Platform and supersede all prior agreements. If any provision is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full force, and the unenforceable provision will be modified to the minimum extent necessary. Our failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver. You may not assign these Terms without our consent; we may assign them freely. We are not liable for any delay or failure to perform due to causes beyond our reasonable control. Notices to you may be provided through the Platform or to the contact information associated with your account.
20. Contact
Questions about these Terms may be directed to LAW.co at [email protected].