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.