Terms & Conditions
ADVOC
Terms of Service
Legis Technologies Private Limited
This Terms of Service Agreement (the "Agreement" or "Terms") is a legally binding contract between LEGIS TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED (hereinafter referred to as "the Company," "we," "us," or "our") and the individual, law firm, or legal entity accessing or using the Advoc platform and its associated services (hereinafter referred to as "you," "your," or "User").
This Agreement governs your access to and use of Advoc a legal practice management platform that provides case management, AI-assisted drafting, court date and hearing tracking, client relationship management, billing and invoicing, and legal research tools (collectively, the "Platform" or "Services") through our website, web application, mobile application, and any other associated interface (collectively, the "Site").
This document is an electronic record under the Information Technology Act, 2000, and the rules thereunder. It is published in accordance with Rule 3(1) of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, which require publishing the rules, regulations, privacy policy, and terms of use for access to or use of the Platform.
BY ACCESSING, REGISTERING FOR, OR USING ANY PART OF THE ADVOC PLATFORM OR SERVICES, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE PRIVACY POLICY, AND ANY ADDITIONAL POLICIES INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS IN FULL, YOU MUST IMMEDIATELY CEASE ALL USE OF THE PLATFORM AND SERVICES.
CRITICAL DISCLAIMER: NATURE OF SERVICE AND ABSENCE OF LEGAL
ADVICE
The Advoc Platform and its contents, including all outputs generated through its features, are provided for informational, and practice management assistance purposes only. The Services, including any AI-assisted drafting, document generation, and legal research outputs, DO NOT CONSTITUTE LEGAL ADVICE and must not be relied upon as a substitute for the independent professional judgment of a qualified legal practitioner.
Nothing in the Services, and no output generated by the Platform, creates a lawyer-client relationship, an advisory relationship, or any professional relationship between you and Legis Technologies. The Company is not a law firm and does not engage in the practice of law.
AI-assisted outputs generated by the Platform are produced by automated systems and may contain errors, inaccuracies, or omissions. ALL SUCH OUTPUTS MUST BE INDEPENDENTLY REVIEWED, VERIFIED, AND VALIDATED BY A QUALIFIED LEGAL PROFESSIONAL BEFORE ANY USE IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS, CLIENT ADVICE, COURT SUBMISSIONS, OR ANY OTHER PROFESSIONAL CONTEXT.
Section 1: Definitions
For the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set out below:
Agreement / Terms - This Terms of Service Agreement, together with the Privacy Policy and all policies incorporated herein by reference.
Platform / Services - The Advoc legal practice management platform and all associated features, modules, tools, applications, and functionalities made available by Legis Technologies.
User / You / Your - Any individual lawyer, advocate, law firm, in-house legal team, or corporate legal department that accesses or uses the Platform.
User Content - Any data, documents, case files, client records, prompts, instructions, or other materials submitted or uploaded by you to the Platform.
AI Output - Any text, draft, analysis, summary, recommendation, or other content generated by the Platform's AI-assisted features in response to your inputs.
Intelligent Features - Technology-assisted and automated capabilities within the Platform, including AI-assisted drafting, document analysis, smart research, and automated recommendations, powered in part by third-party computational service providers.
Subscription - The paid or trial access plan under which you are authorised to use the Platform, as specified in the applicable order form, pricing page, or subscription agreement.
Subscription Fees - The periodic fees payable by you for access to the Platform in accordance with your chosen Subscription plan.
Intellectual Property Rights - All patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, database rights, design rights, trade secrets, know-how, and all other proprietary rights, whether registered or unregistered.
Third-Party Service Provider - External entities, vendors, or technology partners engaged by Legis Technologies to support, power, or deliver specific components or functionalities of the Platform.
Data Fiduciary - Legis Technologies, in its capacity as the entity that determines the purpose and means of processing Personal Data under applicable Indian law.
Data Principal - The individual User whose Personal Data is being collected and processed by the Platform.
Force Majeure Event - Any event beyond a party's reasonable control, including acts of God, natural disasters, pandemics, war, governmental action, cyberattacks by third parties, or failures of third-party infrastructure.
AUP - The Acceptable Use Policy set out in Section 5 of this Agreement.
Site - The Advoc website, web application, mobile application, and all associated digital interfaces operated by Legis Technologies.
Section 2: Acceptance of Terms and Eligibility
2.1 Acceptance
By creating an account, accessing the Platform, or using any feature of the Services, you unconditionally accept and agree to be bound by this Agreement, the Privacy Policy, and all other policies and guidelines published by Legis Technologies from time to time. If you do not agree to any part of these Terms, you must not access or use the Platform.
2.2 Eligibility
By using the Platform, you represent and warrant that:
You are at least eighteen (18) years of age and possess the full legal capacity to enter into a binding agreement under applicable law.
You are a qualified legal professional, advocate, solicitor, law firm, or an in-house legal team or corporate legal department duly authorised to access legal practice management tools.
If you are acting on behalf of a law firm, company, or other legal entity, you have full authority to bind that entity to this Agreement, and references to "you" shall include such entity.
Your use of the Platform complies with all applicable local, national, and international laws and regulations.
You have not been barred from using the Services under any applicable law or pursuant to any order of a competent authority.
The Platform is not intended for, and must not be used by, persons under the age of eighteen (18). Legis Technologies reserves the right to terminate access and delete any account found to belong to a minor.
2.3 Electronic Record and Binding Nature
This Agreement constitutes an electronic record within the meaning of the Information Technology Act, 2000. Your affirmative act of accessing or using the Platform constitutes your electronic signature and agreement to be bound by these Terms. The headings of each section are for organisational convenience only and shall not be used to interpret the provisions contained therein.
Section 3: Grant of License and Account Management
3.1 Grant of License
Subject to your compliance with this Agreement and timely payment of applicable Subscription Fees, Legis Technologies grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, and revocable licence to access and use the Platform solely for your internal legal practice management purposes, in accordance with your chosen Subscription plan and the terms of this Agreement.
This licence does not include any right to sublicense, resell, commercially exploit, or make the Platform available to any third party, nor does it grant you any ownership interest in or to the Platform, its underlying technology, or any content generated by the Platform.
3.2 Licence Term
The licence granted herein commences on the date you accept this Agreement or first access the Platform, and continues for the duration of your active Subscription term. Upon expiry or termination of your Subscription, this licence shall automatically terminate and all rights granted hereunder shall immediately cease.
3.3 User Account Registration and Responsibility
When creating and maintaining your account on the Platform, you agree to:
Provide accurate, complete, and current information during registration and update such information promptly if changes occur.
Maintain the strict confidentiality of your account credentials, including your login email, password, and any one-time passwords or authentication tokens.
Not share your account credentials with any other person or permit any unauthorised third party to access your account.
Accept sole responsibility for all activities that occur under your account, whether or not such activities were authorised by you.
Promptly notify Legis Technologies at support@advoc.in upon becoming aware of any unauthorised access to or use of your account, or any suspected breach of your account credentials.
Legis Technologies shall not be liable for any loss, damage, or liability arising from your failure to comply with the above obligations or from any unauthorised use of your account resulting from your negligence.
3.4 Multiple Users and Firm Accounts
Where a Subscription is purchased on behalf of a law firm or legal department, the account administrator is responsible for ensuring that all users within the organisation comply with this Agreement. The account administrator bears joint responsibility for all activities conducted under the firm account. Legis Technologies reserves the right to impose additional terms for multi-user or enterprise accounts.
Section 4: Subscription, Fees, and Payment Terms
4.1 Subscription Plans
Advoc may be made available under one or more Subscription plans, the details, features, and pricing of which shall be set out on the Platform's pricing page or in a separate order form or subscription agreement entered into between you and Legis Technologies. Legis Technologies reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to introduce, modify, or discontinue any Subscription plan or pricing at any time, subject to providing you with reasonable prior notice.
4.2 Subscription Fees and Payment
You agree to pay all Subscription Fees associated with your chosen plan in advance, in accordance with the billing cycle applicable to your Subscription.
All Subscription Fees are quoted exclusive of applicable taxes. You are responsible for all applicable taxes, levies, duties, and charges imposed by any governmental authority in connection with your Subscription, including Goods and Services Tax (GST) where applicable.
Payment processing is handled securely by third-party payment gateway providers. Legis Technologies does not store your complete financial information, including full card numbers, on its own servers.
In the event of non-payment of Subscription Fees, Legis Technologies reserves the right to immediately suspend or terminate your access to the Platform without further notice.
All outstanding Subscription Fees shall become immediately due and payable upon termination of your Subscription for any reason.
4.3 Non-Refundability
Except as expressly required by applicable law or as separately agreed in writing by Legis Technologies, all Subscription Fees paid are non-refundable. This includes cases of voluntary cancellation, non-use, or partial use of the Platform during a billing cycle. Any refund claims must be raised in writing within thirty
(30) days of the relevant charge and shall be assessed at the sole discretion of Legis Technologies.
4.4 Additional Features and Upgrades
Legis Technologies may from time to time introduce additional features, modules, or content enhancements to the Platform after your Subscription commencement date. Such additions may be included within your existing plan or made available only upon payment of additional fees, as determined by Legis Technologies. No entitlement to future features is implied by the grant of any existing Subscription.
4.5 Usage Limits
Certain Subscription plans may be subject to usage limits, including limits on the number of matters, documents, users, or queries. Users who exceed applicable usage limits may be charged additional fees at the rates published on the Platform's pricing page or as communicated by Legis Technologies. Continued use of the Platform beyond notified usage limits shall constitute your acceptance of such additional charges.
Section 5: Acceptable Use Policy
Any breach of this Section 5 shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement, entitling Legis Technologies to immediately suspend or terminate your access to the Platform and pursue all available legal remedies.
5.1 General Compliance
You agree to use the Platform solely for lawful purposes and in full compliance with all applicable local, national, and international laws and regulations, including laws governing the legal profession, data protection, privacy, intellectual property, and electronic records.
5.2 Prohibited Activities
You agree that you shall not, directly or indirectly:
Use the Platform for any purpose that is unlawful, fraudulent, misleading, or in violation of any applicable law or regulation, or that is otherwise prohibited under this Agreement.
Impersonate or misrepresent your identity or professional credentials, or impersonate the Company, any Company employee, any other User, or any third party.
Reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, translate, copy, reproduce, or otherwise attempt to derive the source code, underlying algorithms, prompts, architecture, or trade secrets of the Platform or any component thereof.
Create any derivative works based on, or attempt to replicate, the Platform, its features, or its AI Models for the purpose of developing a competing product or service.
Scrape, harvest, mine, or otherwise extract data from the Platform using bots, spiders, crawlers, automated scripts, or any other automated or manual means, for any unauthorised purpose, including bulk extraction of case data, legal content, or Platform metadata.
Introduce, transmit, or distribute any virus, malware, trojan horse, worm, ransomware, logic bomb, or other malicious or technologically harmful code or material through or to the Platform.
Attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the Platform, its underlying servers, databases, infrastructure, or any connected systems, including through hacking, password mining, or any other means.
Launch or facilitate any denial-of-service, distributed denial-of-service, or other disruptive attack against the Platform or its infrastructure.
Distribute, lease, license, sell, rent, sublicense, resell, transfer, or otherwise assign access to the Platform, or any component thereof, to any third party without the prior written consent of Legis Technologies.
Share your login credentials or account access with any other person or entity, or permit any unauthorised individual to use your account.
Use the Platform to process, store, or transmit data in violation of any applicable privacy, data protection, or confidentiality law, or in breach of any confidentiality obligation owed to a client or third party.
Upload, generate, or transmit any content that is defamatory, obscene, offensive, harmful, or that infringes the intellectual property, privacy, or other rights of any third party.
Interfere with or disrupt the integrity, performance, or security of the Platform or the data or experience of other Users.
Use the Platform for any purpose that would constitute or facilitate the unauthorised practice of law in any jurisdiction.
Remove, obscure, or alter any copyright notice, trademark, watermark, or other proprietary rights notice on or within the Platform.
File false, frivolous, or malicious complaints or grievances through the Platform's complaint mechanisms.
5.3 High-Risk Prohibited Uses
In addition to the above, you are strictly prohibited from using the Platform or relying on any AI Output for:
Any fully automated decision that materially and adversely affects a person's legal rights, liberty, financial status, employment, or any other significant interest, without independent human review and professional judgment.
Filing court documents, pleadings, submissions, or representations to any court, tribunal, or regulatory authority based solely on AI-assisted outputs without independent review and verification by a qualified legal professional.
Providing legal advice to clients based solely on AI Output without the exercise of independent professional judgment.
Any activity that would violate applicable rules of professional conduct, bar association regulations, or codes of ethics governing the legal profession in any jurisdiction.
Reporting Obligations
You must promptly notify Legis Technologies at support@advoc.in of any unauthorised access to or use of the Platform, any suspected security breach or compromise of your account credentials, or any misuse of the Platform by another User that comes to your attention.
Consequences of Breach
In the event of a breach or suspected breach of this Section 5, Legis Technologies reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to:
Immediately suspend or permanently terminate your access to the Platform without prior notice or refund.
Remove, disable, or restrict any content, data, or account associated with the breach.
Impose additional charges for unauthorised or excessive usage.
Pursue all available legal and equitable remedies, including injunctive relief and claims for damages.
Report any illegal activity to the relevant law enforcement or regulatory authorities.
Section 6: Platform Features and Service Description
6.1 Case Management
Advoc provides tools for organising, tracking, and managing legal cases and matters, including case timelines, matter status tracking, document organisation, and team collaboration features. All case data entered into the Platform is stored and processed in accordance with the Privacy Policy. You are solely responsible for the accuracy, completeness, and legality of all case data you enter into the Platform.
6.2 AI-Assisted Drafting and Document Generation
The Platform offers AI-assisted drafting and document generation capabilities powered by Intelligent Features. You acknowledge and agree that:
All AI Output generated by this feature is automated and probabilistic in nature and may contain errors, inaccuracies, hallucinations, or omissions.
AI Output must be independently reviewed, verified, and edited by a qualified legal professional before use in any legal context.
Legis Technologies makes no warranty as to the legal accuracy, enforceability, completeness, or suitability of any AI Output for any specific legal matter, jurisdiction, or client circumstance.
You assume full professional and legal responsibility for any AI Output that you review, adopt, modify, file, or rely upon.
6.3 Court Date and Hearing Tracker
The Platform provides tools to track and manage court dates, hearing schedules, and associated deadlines, which may draw on publicly available court data and data entered by you. You acknowledge that:
Court date and hearing information displayed on the Platform may be sourced from third-party public data sources and may not always reflect the most current or accurate scheduling information.
You must independently verify all court dates and hearing schedules with the relevant court or registry before relying on them for any professional purpose.
Legis Technologies shall not be liable for any loss, prejudice, or adverse outcome arising from reliance on court date or hearing information displayed on the Platform without independent verification.
Client Relationship Management (CRM)
Advoc provides client management tools to assist you in maintaining client records, contact information, matter history, and communication logs. You are solely responsible for ensuring that your use of the CRM features complies with all applicable data protection, privacy, and professional confidentiality obligations owed to your clients. Legis Technologies processes client data stored in the Platform solely in accordance with the Privacy Policy and your instructions.
Billing and Invoicing
The Platform provides billing and invoicing tools to assist you in generating fee notes, tracking payments, and managing your practice's financial records. These tools are provided for operational convenience only and do not constitute accounting, tax, or financial advice. You are responsible for ensuring that all billing and invoicing activities comply with applicable professional conduct rules, tax regulations, and any other legal obligations.
Legal Research Tools
Advoc's legal research tools may provide access to publicly available legal materials, including judgments, statutes, notifications, and regulations, aggregated from public sources through proprietary techniques. You acknowledge and agree that:
Legal research results are aggregated from public sources and may not always be complete, upto-date, or reflective of the most current state of the law.
Legis Technologies does not guarantee the accuracy, reliability, or comprehensiveness of any legal research output.
All legal research outputs must be independently verified against primary authoritative sources before reliance in any professional or legal context.
Legis Technologies reserves all rights over its proprietary aggregation methodology, data architecture, and technology used to deliver the legal research features.
6.7 Service Availability and Modifications
Legis Technologies shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the availability and performance of the Platform. However, you acknowledge that the Platform may be subject to scheduled or unscheduled downtime for maintenance, updates, or reasons beyond our control. Legis Technologies reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify, update, suspend, or discontinue any feature or aspect of the Platform at any time, with or without notice, where reasonably necessary. We shall endeavour to provide advance notice of material changes where practicable.
Section 7: Intellectual Property Rights
7.1 Ownership of the Platform
The Platform, including all software, source code, algorithms, AI Models, databases, architecture, interfaces, designs, text, graphics, logos, trademarks, service marks, and all other content and materials comprising or forming part of the Platform (collectively, "Company IP"), is and shall remain the exclusive property of Legis Technologies and its licensors. All Intellectual Property Rights in the Company IP are reserved.
The "Advoc" name, logo, and all related product names, brand identifiers, and slogans are trademarks of Legis Technologies. You must not use any such marks without the prior written consent of Legis Technologies. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to transfer, convey, or grant you any Intellectual Property Rights in the Platform or the Company IP.
7.2 Ownership of User Content
You retain all ownership rights, title, and interest in and to all User Content that you submit to the Platform. By submitting User Content to the Platform, you grant Legis Technologies a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide licence to access, store, process, and use your User Content solely to the extent necessary to provide the Services to you and to comply with applicable legal obligations. This licence does not grant Legis Technologies any right to use your User Content for any purpose beyond the operation and delivery of the Services.
7.3 Ownership and Assignment of AI Output
Subject to your compliance with this Agreement and timely payment of all applicable Subscription Fees, Legis Technologies assigns to you all rights, title, and interest (if any) that the Company may hold in any AI Output generated specifically in response to your User Content input. You acknowledge that AI Output may not be fully original and that Legis Technologies makes no warranty as to the originality, novelty, or freedom from third-party Intellectual Property claims of any AI Output.
7.4 Licence for Free Tier Users
If you are using a free or trial tier of the Platform (if and when made available by Legis Technologies), you grant the Company a broader, non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide licence to use, reproduce, store, process, and analyse your anonymised and de-identified User Content for the purpose of improving, developing, and maintaining the Platform and its features. You acknowledge that this additional licence forms part of the consideration for receiving free access to the Services.
7.5 Defensive Licence
Notwithstanding the above, you grant Legis Technologies a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide licence to access and retain copies of User Content and AI Output solely for the purposes of internal security, compliance, audit, and legal defence, including for the purpose of responding to legal process or defending against third-party claims arising from the Services.
7.6 Feedback and Suggestions
If you provide any feedback, suggestions, ideas, or recommendations regarding the Platform to Legis Technologies ("Feedback"), you hereby assign all rights, title, and interest in such Feedback to Legis Technologies, free of charge. Legis Technologies shall be free to use, implement, and exploit such Feedback without any restriction, compensation, or attribution to you.
7.7 Third-Party Content and Data
Certain content accessible through the Platform, including publicly available legal materials, judgments, statutes, and notifications, may be subject to the intellectual property rights of third parties. Nothing in this Agreement grants you any licence to use such third-party content beyond what is permitted under applicable law, including the doctrine of fair use. You are responsible for ensuring that your use of any third-party content accessed through the Platform complies with applicable intellectual property laws.
Section 8: Data Protection and Third-Party Processing
8.1 Privacy Policy
Your use of the Platform is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into this Agreement by reference and forms part of the entire agreement between you and Legis Technologies. By accepting this Agreement, you also accept the terms of the Privacy Policy. In the event of any conflict between this
Agreement and the Privacy Policy with respect to data protection matters, the Privacy Policy shall prevail.
8.2 Ownership and Control of Client Data
All data relating to your clients that you enter or upload to the Platform ("Client Data") remains your property and under your control at all times. Legis Technologies processes Client Data solely as your data processor, on your instructions, and in accordance with the Privacy Policy. You remain solely responsible for ensuring that your collection, use, and storage of Client Data through the Platform complies with all applicable data protection, privacy, and professional confidentiality obligations.
8.3 Third-Party Service Providers and Data Processing
To deliver the full suite of Platform features, Legis Technologies utilises a combination of proprietary technology and carefully selected third-party technology and service providers. By using the Platform, you authorise Legis Technologies to share, transmit, and process User Content and relevant data through these third-party providers to the extent necessary to deliver the Services.
These third-party providers include, but are not limited to:
1. Cloud Infrastructure Provider - Application hosting, data storage, security, and networking services.
2. Intelligent Feature Technology Provider - Powering AI-assisted drafting, document analysis, and automated processing capabilities.
3. Legal Data Aggregation Provider - Providing access to publicly available legal materials for the legal research features.
4. Payment Gateway Provider - Secure subscription billing and payment processing.
5. Analytics and Monitoring Provider - Platform performance monitoring, usage analytics, and error tracking.
6. Analytics and Monitoring Provider - Platform performance monitoring, usage analytics, and error tracking.
All third-party providers engaged by Legis Technologies are bound by contractual data protection obligations, including confidentiality requirements and restrictions on the use of your data for any purpose beyond the agreed service. Where such providers process personal data on our behalf, they act as Data Processors under the direction of Legis Technologies as Data Fiduciary.
8.4 Cross-Border Transfers
Certain third-party service providers engaged by Legis Technologies may operate servers and infrastructure located outside India. By using the Platform, you consent to the transfer and processing of your User Content and Personal Data in jurisdictions outside India, subject to the application of adequate contractual safeguards as required under applicable law.
8.5 Data Security
Legis Technologies employs commercially reasonable technical, administrative, and organisational security measures to protect User Content and Personal Data from unauthorised access, loss, misuse, or disclosure. These measures include encryption of data in transit and at rest, access controls, and regular security assessments. However, no security system is infallible, and Legis Technologies cannot guarantee absolute security. You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account credentials and for promptly reporting any suspected security incident.
8.6 Data Retention Upon Termination
Upon termination of your Subscription, Legis Technologies will handle your User Content and Personal Data in accordance with the data retention and deletion provisions set out in the Privacy Policy. You may request the deletion of your data by contacting us at support@legistechnologies.in. Certain data may be retained where required by applicable law, for fraud prevention, or for legitimate business interests, as described in the Privacy Policy.
Section 9: Disclaimer of Warranties
THE PLATFORM AND ALL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, LEGIS TECHNOLOGIES EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
Any implied warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, accuracy, or noninfringement.
Any warranty that the Platform will be available, uninterrupted, timely, secure, error-free, or free from viruses or other harmful components.
Any warranty that AI Output or any other Platform-generated content will be accurate, complete, reliable, legally correct, enforceable, free from hallucinations, or suitable for any specific legal matter or jurisdiction.
Any warranty that defects or errors in the Platform will be corrected, or that the Platform will meet your requirements or expectations.
Any warranty as to the accuracy, completeness, or currency of any legal research content, court date information, or data sourced from third-party public sources.
No oral or written information provided by Legis Technologies or its representatives shall create any warranty not expressly stated in this Agreement. You expressly acknowledge that your use of the Platform and reliance on any AI Output or Platform-generated content is at your sole risk and professional responsibility.
Section 10: Limitation of Liability
10.1 Exclusion of Consequential Damages
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL LEGIS TECHNOLOGIES, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, SHAREHOLDERS, AFFILIATES, AGENTS, OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, HOWSOEVER CAUSED AND REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, GOODWILL, BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, LEGAL SANCTIONS, PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINARY ACTION, CLIENT LOSS, OR ANY OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH:
Your access to or use of, or inability to access or use, the Platform or any feature thereof.
Any reliance on AI Output, legal research results, court date information, or any other Platform generated content without independent verification by a qualified legal professional.
Any errors, inaccuracies, omissions, hallucinations, or delays in any content or information provided through the Platform.
Unauthorised access to or alteration of your User Content or account.
Any interruption, suspension, or termination of the Platform or any feature thereof.
Any professional, disciplinary, or regulatory consequences arising from your reliance on or use of the Platform.
Aggregate Liability Cap
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF LEGIS TECHNOLOGIES TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR YOUR USE OF THE PLATFORM EXCEED THE TOTAL SUBSCRIPTION FEES ACTUALLY PAID BY YOU TO LEGIS TECHNOLOGIES IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM, OR INR 5,000 (INDIAN RUPEES FIVE THOUSAND), WHICHEVER IS GREATER. THIS LIMITATION SHALL APPLY REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION AND SHALL SURVIVE TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT.
Essential Basis of Bargain
You acknowledge that the disclaimers and limitations of liability set out in this Agreement reflect a reasonable allocation of risk between you and Legis Technologies, and form an essential basis of the bargain between the parties. These limitations shall apply notwithstanding the failure of the essential purpose of any limited remedy.
Professional Responsibility
Nothing in this Agreement limits or excludes your independent professional responsibility as a qualified legal practitioner for all legal advice, submissions, filings, representations, and services provided to your clients. Legis Technologies is not a party to the lawyer-client relationship between you and your clients, and accepts no liability in connection with such relationship.
Section 11: Indemnification
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Legis Technologies, its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees, shareholders, agents, licensors, and successors (collectively, "Indemnified Parties") from and against any and all third-party claims, demands, actions, proceedings, liabilities, losses, damages, penalties, fines, costs, and expenses — including reasonable legal fees and investigation costs — arising out of or in connection with:
Your access to or use of the Platform in violation of this Agreement, the AUP, or any applicable law.
Any reliance by you or your clients on AI Output or other Platform-generated content without independent review and verification by a qualified legal professional.
Any claim that your User Content infringes or misappropriates the Intellectual Property Rights, privacy rights, confidentiality obligations, or other rights of any third party.
Your breach of any representation, warranty, or obligation under this Agreement.
Any professional negligence, malpractice claim, disciplinary proceeding, or regulatory sanction arising from your use of the Platform or your reliance on Platform outputs.
Any claim by a client or third party arising from legal advice, services, submissions, or representations made by you using or based on outputs from the Platform.
Your negligence, wilful misconduct, or fraudulent conduct.
Legis Technologies reserves the right to assume exclusive control of the defence of any matter subject to indemnification by you, at your expense. You agree to cooperate fully with the defence of any such claim. You shall not settle any claim that imposes any obligation, restriction, or liability on any Indemnified Party without the prior written consent of Legis Technologies. Your indemnification obligations under this Section are not subject to the liability cap set out in Section 10.2.
Section 12: Term, Suspension, and Termination
12.1 Term
This Agreement commences on the date you accept these Terms or first access the Platform and continues for the duration of your active Subscription term, unless earlier terminated in accordance with this Section.
12.2 Termination by You
You may cancel your Subscription at any time by providing written notice to Legis Technologies at support@advoc.in or through the account settings within the Platform. Cancellation shall take effect at the end of the current billing cycle. Voluntary cancellation does not entitle you to any refund of prepaid Subscription Fees, except as required by applicable law.
12.3 Suspension or Termination by Legis Technologies
Legis Technologies reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to immediately suspend, restrict, or terminate your access to the Platform and this Agreement without prior notice if:
You breach any provision of the AUP (Section 5) or any other material provision of this Agreement.
Your use of the Platform poses a security risk to the Platform, other Users, or any third party.
Continued provision of the Services to you is prohibited or restricted by applicable law or the order of a competent authority.
You provide false, inaccurate, or misleading information in connection with your account or Subscription.
In less serious cases, Legis Technologies will endeavour to provide notice and a reasonable opportunity to cure the breach before taking action, where practicable.
12.4 Effect of Termination
Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason:
All licences and rights granted to you under this Agreement shall immediately and automatically cease.
You must immediately cease all use of the Platform and delete any downloaded or cached Platform content in your possession.
All accrued and outstanding Subscription Fees shall become immediately due and payable.
Your User Content will be handled in accordance with the data retention and deletion provisions of the Privacy Policy.
Termination shall not affect any accrued rights, remedies, or obligations of either party as at the date of termination.
The following Sections shall survive termination of this Agreement: Section 1 (Definitions), Section 7 (Intellectual Property Rights), Section 9 (Disclaimer of Warranties), Section 10 (Limitation of Liability), Section 11 (Indemnification), Section 13 (Dispute Resolution), Section 14 (General Provisions), and any other provisions that by their nature should survive termination.
Section 13: Dispute Resolution and Arbitration
13.1 Amicable Resolution
In the event of any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, or the breach, termination, or validity thereof, the parties shall first attempt to resolve the matter amicably through good-faith negotiation. Either party may initiate this process by providing written notice to the other party at the contact details set out in Section 15, describing the nature of the dispute and the relief sought. The parties shall have thirty (30) days from the date of such notice to seek resolution through negotiation, unless extended by mutual written agreement.
13.2 Binding Arbitration
If the dispute is not resolved through negotiation within the period specified in Section 13.1, it shall be referred to and finally resolved by binding arbitration in accordance with the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, as amended. The following terms shall govern the arbitration:
Arbitrator: The arbitration shall be conducted by a sole arbitrator mutually appointed by the parties. If the parties fail to agree on an arbitrator within fifteen (15) days, the arbitrator shall be appointed in accordance with the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.
Seat and Venue: The legal seat and venue of the arbitration shall be Delhi, and proceedings shall be conducted in English.
Award: The arbitral award shall be final, binding, and enforceable against the parties. The parties waive any right to appeal the award except on grounds permitted under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.
Costs: The costs of arbitration shall be borne as determined by the arbitrator, provided that each party shall bear its own legal fees unless the arbitrator directs otherwise.
Interim Relief
Nothing in this Section 13 shall prevent either party from seeking urgent interim or injunctive relief from a court of competent jurisdiction where necessary to prevent irreparable harm, pending the outcome of arbitration. The seeking of such relief shall not be deemed a waiver of the obligation to arbitrate.
Class Action Waiver
You agree that any dispute resolution proceedings shall be conducted solely on an individual basis. You waive any right to commence or participate in any class action, class-wide arbitration, or consolidated proceedings against Legis Technologies.
Section 14: General Provisions
14.1 Governing Law
This Agreement and all matters arising out of or relating to it shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of India, without regard to its conflict of laws principles. Applicable legislation includes the Information Technology Act, 2000, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 (to the extent applicable), and all other applicable Indian law.
14.2 Force Majeure
Neither party shall be liable to the other for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement to the extent such failure or delay is caused by a Force Majeure Event, including acts of God, natural disasters, pandemics, epidemics, war, terrorism, civil unrest, governmental action or restrictions, strikes or labour disputes, power failures, internet outages, cyberattacks by third parties, or failures of third-party infrastructure or services beyond reasonable control. The affected party shall notify the other party as soon as reasonably practicable and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to resume performance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Force Majeure shall not excuse any obligation to pay outstanding Subscription Fees.
14.3 Severability
If any provision of this Agreement is found by a court or arbitrator of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be severed from the Agreement and the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect. The parties agree to replace any invalid or unenforceable provision with a valid provision that, to the greatest extent possible, achieves the original intent of the replaced provision.
14.4 No Waiver
The failure of Legis Technologies to enforce any right or provision of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. Any waiver shall be effective only if made in writing and signed by an authorised representative of Legis Technologies. A waiver on one occasion shall not be construed as a waiver of any right on any future occasion.
14.5 Entire Agreement
This Agreement, together with the Privacy Policy and any additional policies or agreements expressly incorporated by reference herein, constitutes the entire agreement between you and Legis Technologies with respect to the Platform and the Services, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous negotiations, representations, warranties, and agreements, whether oral or written.
14.6 Assignment
You may not assign, transfer, sublicense, or otherwise deal with any of your rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Legis Technologies. Legis Technologies may freely assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement to any affiliate, successor, or acquirer of all or substantially all of its business or assets, without your consent. Any purported assignment in breach of this clause shall be null and void.
14.7 Independent Contractors
Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to create any partnership, joint venture, agency, employment, or fiduciary relationship between you and Legis Technologies. Both parties are independent contractors, and neither party has any authority to bind the other in any manner.
14.8 Notices
Any notice required or permitted under this Agreement shall be delivered by Legis Technologies to you via notification within the Platform or by email to your registered email address, and shall be deemed delivered when sent. Notices from you to Legis Technologies shall be sent by email to suppor@advoc.in or in writing to the Company's registered address. Notices shall be deemed received when delivered by a means reasonably calculated to give actual notice.
14.9 Third-Party Rights
This Agreement does not confer any rights or remedies upon any third party. No provision of this Agreement is intended to be enforceable by any person or entity other than the parties to this Agreement.
14.10 Modifications to this Agreement
Legis Technologies reserves the right to modify or replace this Agreement at any time at its sole discretion. Revised Terms will be posted on the Platform with an updated effective date. Where changes are material, Legis Technologies will provide reasonable prior notice by email or through a notice within the Platform. Your continued use of the Platform after any such changes take effect constitutes your unconditional acceptance of the revised Agreement. If you do not agree to the revised terms, you must cease all use of the Platform and terminate your Subscription.
14.11 Infringement and Enforcement
Legis Technologies reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to pursue all available legal and equitable remedies against any third party for infringement of the Company's Intellectual Property Rights in the Platform, its Services, or any associated technology or content.
14.12 Relationship to Privacy Policy
This Agreement should be read in conjunction with the Advoc Privacy Policy available on the Platform. In the event of any inconsistency between this Agreement and the Privacy Policy in respect of the processing of Personal Data, the Privacy Policy shall prevail to the extent of the inconsistency.