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Terms of Service

Last updated: June 13, 2025

Welcome to OpenCase! We’re glad you’re here. These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of OpenCase.com (the "Service"). Please read them carefully — by accessing or using OpenCase, you agree to these terms.

1. What OpenCase Does

OpenCase is an AI-powered legal research assistant. We help you explore legal topics using machine learning models trained on real legal texts. But we’re not a law firm, and we do not provide legal advice.

2. Eligibility

To use OpenCase, you must:

  • Be at least 18 years old
  • Be legally able to enter into contracts
  • Use the Service only for lawful purposes

3. No Legal Advice

OpenCase is a research tool. It does not offer legal advice or replace a licensed attorney. Your use of OpenCase:

  • Does not create an attorney-client relationship
  • Should never be a substitute for your own judgment or consultation with a legal professional

4. AI Limitations

We use large language models to generate responses. While we work hard to improve accuracy, the system:

  • May produce incomplete, outdated, or incorrect information
  • Should be used with discretion and not solely relied on for legal decisions

You agree to independently verify any information before relying on it.

5. Your Content

You retain ownership of content you upload or submit. However, you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use that content for:

  • Operating and improving the Service
  • Conducting analytics (in aggregated or anonymized form)
  • Compliance with legal obligations

Please don’t submit anything highly confidential, privileged, or sensitive unless you're comfortable with how we use it.

6. Acceptable Use Policy

You agree not to:

  • Access or use the Service in violation of any law or regulation
  • Upload harmful, infringing, or deceptive content
  • Reverse-engineer, probe, or interfere with the Service’s operation
  • Use scraping, crawling, or automated tools without our written permission
  • Resell, sublicense, or exploit the Service without authorization
  • Represent OpenCase output as your own work without attribution

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate access for violations of these rules.

7. Intellectual Property

All rights, title, and interest in the OpenCase platform — including software, models, content, branding, and infrastructure — belong to us and our licensors. You may not copy, modify, distribute, or create derivative works without permission.

8. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Service is provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranties of any kind. We make no guarantees about:

  • The accuracy or reliability of AI-generated content
  • Uptime or availability of the Service
  • Fitness of the Service for your legal needs

You use OpenCase at your own risk.

9. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law:

  • We are not liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages, including lost profits or data
  • Our total liability to you for any claim is limited to $100 or the amount you paid us in the past 12 months (whichever is greater)

We are not responsible for decisions you make based on OpenCase outputs.

10. Arbitration and Dispute Resolution

Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or your use of the Service will be resolved through binding arbitration in San Francisco, California, under the rules of the American Arbitration Association (AAA).

You and OpenCase agree:

  • To waive any right to a jury trial or class action
  • That arbitration is the exclusive remedy for disputes (except for injunctive relief or IP enforcement)

If arbitration is deemed unenforceable, disputes will be resolved in the state or federal courts of San Francisco, CA.

11. Termination

You may stop using OpenCase at any time. We may suspend or terminate your access:

  • For violating these Terms
  • For suspected abuse or misuse
  • Or at our discretion, with or without notice

12. Changes

We may update these Terms from time to time. If the changes are significant, we’ll notify you. Continued use of the Service means you accept the updated Terms.

13. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to conflict of law rules.

Questions?
We're happy to help. Email us anytime at support@opencase.com.