Legal
No Legal Advice: Our deterministic search retrieves authentic citations from verified legal sources, but results may not be comprehensive or current. You must independently verify all results and ensure compliance with professional responsibilities.
Deterministic Citations: Citations are retrieved from verified legal databases using deterministic methods and are not artificially generated. However, AI-generated summaries and analysis may contain errors and must be independently verified.
Professional Responsibility: You remain solely responsible for verifying all outputs before use in legal matters, compliance with professional conduct rules, and ensuring comprehensive legal research appropriate to your specific matter.
API: TrustFoundry's application programming interfaces that provide access to the Platform.
Input: Data, information, queries, or materials provided by you to the Platform, including search queries, documents uploaded, and case citations.
Output: Data, information, or materials generated by the Platform in response to Inputs, including search results, legal citations, case summaries, and validation results.
Platform: TrustFoundry's proprietary software-as-a-service platform and technology for legal research, citation, and validation.
User Data: Your materials owned or controlled by you, including any data received, uploaded, or inputted from you through the Platform.
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, TrustFoundry grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to install and use the Software solely for your internal business purposes or personal use.
You may access the Platform through:
Output License: You receive a non-exclusive, perpetual right to use, display, and incorporate any Output generated for you into your work product for your business purposes, provided you do not use Output to develop competing services, reverse engineer our technology, or resell Output as a standalone product.
You may not:
API Usage: Access to application programming interfaces or Model Context Protocol capabilities is subject to separate technical documentation and usage limitations. You agree to use such interfaces solely as documented and authorized.
Rate Limits: API access is subject to rate limiting as specified in the Documentation. TrustFoundry reserves the right to modify rate limits with reasonable notice.
API Keys: You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your API keys and for all activities that occur using your credentials. You must immediately notify TrustFoundry of any unauthorized use.
Service Availability: TrustFoundry will use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain API availability but does not guarantee uninterrupted access. Scheduled maintenance will be communicated in advance when feasible.
Account Registration: You must provide accurate, complete registration information and maintain its accuracy. You are responsible for all activities under your account.
Professional Responsibility - You acknowledge that:
Acceptable Use - You agree not to:
Competitive Use Restriction: If you are employed by or affiliated with a company that provides legal research services competitive to TrustFoundry (including Westlaw, LexisNexis, Fastcase, Casetext, etc.), you may not access the Platform without TrustFoundry's prior written consent.
License to TrustFoundry: You grant TrustFoundry a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use Content and User Data to provide and improve the Services, address technical problems, comply with legal obligations, and generate De-Identified Data.
User Data Ownership: You retain all right, title, and interest in your User Data. You may request deletion of your User Data by contacting [email protected]. TrustFoundry will delete User Data within 30 days unless required to retain it by law.
Data Security: TrustFoundry will implement commercially reasonable security measures to protect User Data. You are strongly encouraged to remove all personally identifiable client information before submitting queries to the Platform.
Security Incidents: TrustFoundry will notify you promptly upon discovering any unauthorized access to your User Data and will take reasonable steps to mitigate harm.
Output Characteristics - You acknowledge that:
De-Identified Data: TrustFoundry may use de-identified and aggregated Content that cannot be used to identify you, your clients, or your organization to improve the Platform, train models, and develop new features. This pertains only to search queries and drafting requests. No other data from your use of the platform is stored in a way accessible by TrustFoundry.
No AI Model Training by Competitors: TrustFoundry will not sell your User Data to third parties or use it to train artificial intelligence models offered by competitors.
TrustFoundry Materials: TrustFoundry and its licensors own all right, title, and interest in the Platform, Software, API, all underlying software, source code, models, algorithms, Legal Data compilations and databases, user interfaces, designs, workflows, and any improvements, modifications, or derivative works thereof.
Legal Data: Legal Data provided through the Platform consists of public domain materials and licensed content. TrustFoundry claims no ownership of underlying public domain legal materials but owns its compilation, organization, indexing, and search technology.
Reservation of Rights: All rights not expressly granted to you are reserved by TrustFoundry.
Trademarks: "TrustFoundry" and associated logos are trademarks of TrustFoundry, Inc. You may not use these marks without prior written permission.
Confidentiality Obligations: Each party agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the other party's Confidential Information, use it solely to perform obligations under this Agreement, limit disclosure to employees and contractors with a need to know, and protect it with the same degree of care used for its own confidential information, but no less than reasonable care.
Exclusions: Confidential Information excludes information that is publicly available through no fault of the receiving party, was rightfully possessed before disclosure, is independently developed without reference to Confidential Information, is rightfully received from a third party without confidentiality obligations, or is approved for release by the disclosing party in writing.
Compelled Disclosure: If legally required to disclose Confidential Information, the receiving party must promptly notify the disclosing party (unless prohibited by law) and cooperate in seeking a protective order.
Injunctive Relief: Breach of confidentiality obligations may cause irreparable harm. Either party may seek injunctive relief without proving damages.
Fees: You agree to pay all fees according to the pricing plan selected during registration or as specified in a separate order form.
Payment Terms: Unless otherwise agreed in writing, fees are payable in advance in U.S. dollars. You may cancel your subscription at any time with cancellation taking effect at the end of your current billing period. Fees are generally non-refundable, but we may provide refunds at our discretion for unused annual subscriptions canceled within 30 days, extended platform outages, or other exceptional circumstances.
Auto-Renewal: Subscriptions automatically renew for successive periods equal to the initial Subscription Term unless you cancel at least 7 days before renewal. TrustFoundry may increase fees upon renewal with 30 days' notice.
Taxes: Fees exclude all sales, use, and similar taxes. You are responsible for all applicable taxes unless you provide valid tax exemption documentation.
Late Payment: TrustFoundry may suspend access for non-payment after 10 days' written notice. A late fee of 1.5% per month (or the maximum permitted by law) may apply to overdue amounts.
Future Functionality: Your subscription is based on currently available features. TrustFoundry makes no commitment to deliver future features or functionality.
TrustFoundry Warranties: TrustFoundry warrants that it will provide the Services in a professional and workmanlike manner, the Platform will materially conform to the Documentation during the Subscription Term, and it has the right to grant the licenses provided herein.
Warranty Exclusions: The warranties above do not apply to problems caused by misuse, unauthorized modifications, use contrary to Documentation, issues arising from your hardware, software, or network, beta or preview features, or accuracy or completeness of Legal Data or Output.
Warranty Remedies: For breach of warranties, your sole remedy is re-performance of non-conforming Services, or if re-performance is not feasible within 30 days, termination and pro-rata refund of prepaid fees. You must notify TrustFoundry within 30 days of discovering the non-conformance.
DISCLAIMER
EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED ABOVE, THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE." TRUSTFOUNDRY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ACCURACY.
NO LEGAL ADVICE
TRUSTFOUNDRY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY THAT OUTPUT CONSTITUTES LEGAL ADVICE, IS ACCURATE, COMPLETE, OR CURRENT, LEGAL CITATIONS ARE VALID OR PROPERLY FORMATTED, OR OUTPUT MEETS YOUR PROFESSIONAL OBLIGATIONS.
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-GENERATED CONTENT SUCH AS SUMMARIES, ANALYSIS, OR ARGUMENTS MAY CONTAIN ERRORS, INCOMPLETE REASONING, OR MISINTERPRETATIONS. CITATIONS ARE RETRIEVED FROM VERIFIED LEGAL DATABASES USING DETERMINISTIC METHODS AND ARE NOT ARTIFICIALLY GENERATED. YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR VERIFYING ALL OUTPUT BEFORE USE.
HIGH-RISK ACTIVITIES: THE SERVICES ARE NOT DESIGNED FOR USE IN HIGH-RISK ACTIVITIES WHERE FAILURE COULD LEAD TO DEATH, PERSONAL INJURY, OR ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE.
INDIRECT DAMAGES
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, LOSS OF BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY, OR COST OF SUBSTITUTE SERVICES, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
DIRECT DAMAGES CAP
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, EXCEPT FOR GROSS NEGLIGENCE, WILLFUL MISCONDUCT, OR INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS, TRUSTFOUNDRY'S TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF:
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE FEES REFLECT THE ALLOCATION OF RISK SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT AND THAT TRUSTFOUNDRY WOULD NOT ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT WITHOUT THESE LIMITATIONS.
Exceptions: The limitations above do not apply to:
IP Indemnification by TrustFoundry: TrustFoundry will defend you against any third-party claim that the Platform infringes any U.S. patent, copyright, or trademark, and will pay damages finally awarded by a court or agreed in settlement, provided that you promptly notify TrustFoundry in writing, grant TrustFoundry sole control of the defense and any settlement, and reasonably cooperate with the defense.
Remedies: If the Platform becomes, or is likely to become, subject to an infringement claim, TrustFoundry may obtain rights for continued use, modify the Platform to be non-infringing, or if neither option is commercially reasonable, terminate the affected services and refund prepaid fees on a pro-rata basis.
Exclusions: This obligation does not apply to claims arising from your User Data or modifications to Output, use of the Platform in violation of this Agreement, combination of the Platform with non-TrustFoundry products, or use of a superseded version when infringement would have been avoided by an update.
Indemnification by You: You will defend, indemnify, and hold TrustFoundry harmless from any third-party claim arising from your User Data or Input, your use of Output in violation of this Agreement or applicable law, your violation of this Agreement, or your violation of third-party rights.
Procedures: Indemnification obligations are conditioned upon prompt written notice of the claim, sole control of defense and settlement by the indemnifying party, and reasonable cooperation by the indemnified party.
Term: This Agreement begins when you first access the Services and continues through the current Subscription Term.
Termination for Convenience: You may terminate by canceling your subscription through your account settings, effective at the end of the current Subscription Term. No refunds will be provided for early termination.
Termination for Cause: Either party may terminate if the other party materially breaches this Agreement and fails to cure within 30 days of written notice, or if the other party becomes insolvent or files for bankruptcy.
Suspension: TrustFoundry may suspend access immediately if you breach Sections 3, 5, or 9 of this Agreement, your use poses a security risk or violates law, or you fail to pay fees when due.
Effect of Termination: Upon termination, you must immediately cease using the Services, all licenses granted to you terminate, you must delete or return all TrustFoundry Confidential Information, TrustFoundry will delete your User Data within 30 days unless legally required to retain it, and you remain liable for all fees incurred before termination.
Survival: Sections 3, 6.2, 6.6, 7, 8, 9.4, 10.4-10.6, 11, 12, 13.5-13.6, and 14 survive termination.
Governing Law: This Agreement is governed by the laws of Delaware, without regard to conflict of law principles. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods shall not apply.
Informal Resolution: Before filing any claim, you agree to contact [email protected] and attempt to resolve the dispute informally for 60 days.
Binding Arbitration: Any dispute not resolved informally shall be resolved by binding arbitration administered by JAMS under its Streamlined Arbitration Rules. The arbitration shall be conducted in San Francisco, California. Judgment on the award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Arbitration Fees: Each party pays its own attorneys' fees unless the arbitrator awards fees to the prevailing party. JAMS fees shall be split equally unless you qualify for a fee waiver.
CLASS ACTION WAIVER
TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, YOU AND TRUSTFOUNDRY 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, REPRESENTATIVE, OR CONSOLIDATED ACTION OR PROCEEDING. UNLESS BOTH YOU AND TRUSTFOUNDRY AGREE OTHERWISE IN WRITING, THE ARBITRATOR MAY NOT CONSOLIDATE MORE THAN ONE PERSON'S CLAIMS AND MAY NOT OTHERWISE PRESIDE OVER ANY FORM OF A REPRESENTATIVE, CLASS, OR CONSOLIDATED PROCEEDING.
Opt-Out of Class Action Waiver: You may opt out of the class action waiver above by sending written notice to [email protected] within 30 days of first accepting this Agreement. Your notice must include your name, address, and a clear statement that you wish to opt out of the class action waiver. Opting out does not affect any other provision of this Agreement.
Mass Arbitration: If 25 or more similar arbitration demands are asserted against TrustFoundry or related parties by the same or coordinated counsel or entities, initial test cases (up to 10 per side) will be arbitrated first. The remaining cases shall be stayed pending resolution of the test cases.
Small Claims Court: Either party may bring an individual action in small claims court as an alternative to arbitration if the claim qualifies and remains in small claims court.
Injunctive Relief: Notwithstanding the arbitration requirement, either party may seek injunctive or equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to prevent irreparable harm relating to intellectual property rights or confidentiality obligations.
Entire Agreement: This Agreement, together with any order forms or subscription agreements, constitutes the entire agreement regarding the Services and supersedes all prior understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties. No modification, amendment, or waiver shall be effective unless in writing and signed by authorized representatives of both parties.
Amendments: TrustFoundry may modify this Agreement by providing notice through the Platform, via email, or by posting the updated Agreement on our website. Material changes will be effective 30 days after notice. If you do not agree to modifications, you must cancel your subscription before the changes take effect. Your continued use after the effective date constitutes acceptance.
Severability: If any provision is held invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. The invalid provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable while preserving the parties' original intent.
Waiver: No failure or delay in exercising any right shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise preclude any other or further exercise. Any waiver must be in writing and signed by an authorized representative of the waiving party.
Assignment: You may not assign, transfer, or delegate this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without TrustFoundry's prior written consent. Any attempted assignment in violation of this provision shall be void. TrustFoundry may freely assign this Agreement in connection with a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of substantially all of its assets.
Force Majeure: Neither party shall be liable for any failure or delay in performing its obligations (except for payment obligations) to the extent caused by circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including acts of God, natural disasters, war, terrorism, riots, civil unrest, labor disputes, epidemics or pandemics, government actions, utility failures, internet disruptions, cyberattacks, or similar events.
Notices: All notices under this Agreement shall be in writing and deemed given when delivered personally, when sent by confirmed email, one business day after being sent by overnight courier, or five business days after being mailed by certified or registered mail. Notices to TrustFoundry: [email protected]. Notices to you: your registered email address.
Independent Contractors: The parties are independent contractors. This Agreement does not create a partnership, franchise, joint venture, agency, fiduciary, or employment relationship. Neither party has authority to bind the other or to incur obligations on the other's behalf without prior written consent.
Third-Party Beneficiaries: This Agreement does not confer any rights or remedies upon any person or entity other than the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. TrustFoundry's licensors and suppliers are intended third-party beneficiaries of the indemnification provisions in Section 12.1 and the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations in Sections 10 and 11.
Export Compliance: The Services may be subject to U.S. export control laws and regulations. You represent and warrant that you are not located in, or a resident or national of, any country subject to a U.S. government embargo or designated as a "terrorist supporting" country, not on any U.S. government list of prohibited, sanctioned, or restricted parties, or otherwise prohibited from receiving the Services under applicable export control or sanctions laws. You shall not use, export, re-export, or transfer the Services except in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
Equitable Relief: You acknowledge that any breach of Sections 3 (License Restrictions), 7 (Intellectual Property Rights), or 8 (Confidential Information) may cause irreparable harm to TrustFoundry for which monetary damages would be an inadequate remedy. TrustFoundry shall be entitled to seek injunctive relief and specific performance to prevent or curtail any such breach without the necessity of posting a bond or proving actual damages.
Counterparts and Electronic Signatures: This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Electronic signatures and electronically stored copies shall have the same legal effect as original signatures and paper copies.
Language: This Agreement has been drafted in English. If translated into any other language, the English version shall control in the event of any conflict or discrepancy.
Interpretation: The headings and captions are for convenience only and shall not affect interpretation. The terms "include," "includes," and "including" shall be deemed followed by "without limitation." The words "herein," "hereof," and "hereunder" refer to this Agreement as a whole. References to Sections are to sections of this Agreement unless otherwise specified.
BY CLICKING "I ACCEPT," CHECKING A BOX INDICATING ACCEPTANCE, EXECUTING AN ORDER FORM THAT REFERENCES THIS AGREEMENT, OR ACCESSING OR USING THE SERVICES, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THIS AGREEMENT.
IF YOU ARE ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF AN ORGANIZATION, YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO BIND THAT ORGANIZATION TO THIS AGREEMENT.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THIS AGREEMENT, DO NOT ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICES.
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