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Open Justice is a legal technology platform. Our mission is to make legal information and practical tools accessible, reliable, and safe. We provide general legal information and automation, and (where expressly engaged) access to qualified solicitors for professional review or advice ("Professional Services").

Minimum age. You must be at least 13 years old (or the minimum age of consent in your jurisdiction) to use the Services. If you are under 18, you must have a parent or legal guardian's permission. Certain features (for example, paid subscriptions or Professional Services) may be restricted to users 18+.

Account. You must provide accurate, current, and complete information when creating an account and keep your login credentials secure. You are responsible for all activity under your account. If you create an account on behalf of an organisation, you represent that you are authorised to do so and that the organisation accepts these Terms.

Corporate domains. If you register with an email address owned by an organisation (e.g., your employer), your account may be associated with that organisation's business account, whose administrators may control, access, or disable the account.

What you can do. Subject to these Terms and applicable law, you may access and use the Services. You must comply with our product documentation, acceptable use rules, and any feature-specific policies we publish from time to time (together, "Service Rules").

What you cannot do. You may not:

• use the Services for unlawful, harmful, misleading, or abusive activity;
• infringe, misappropriate, or violate another person's rights (including privacy and IP rights);
• copy, modify, sell, resell, or distribute the Services or any part of them;
• attempt to reverse engineer, decompile, or discover the source code, model weights, or underlying components of the Services (except to the extent this restriction is prohibited by law);
• automatically or programmatically scrape, harvest, or extract data or Output except as permitted by feature-specific interfaces or written permission;
• misrepresent that Output was human-generated when it was not;
• interfere with or disrupt the Services, circumvent rate limits or safety measures, or test for vulnerabilities without permission.

Third-party services. The Services may incorporate or interoperate with third-party products, content, or services ("Third-Party Services"). Third-Party Services are subject to their own terms. We are not responsible for Third-Party Services or any output they produce.

Software & updates. We may deliver software (e.g., mobile apps) that updates automatically so you always have the latest version. Some components may be open source under their own licences.

Feedback. If you provide feedback or suggestions, you grant us a worldwide, royalty-free, irrevocable licence to use it without restriction or compensation.

Your Content. You may provide inputs to the Services ("Input") and receive outputs generated by the Services based on your Input ("Output"). Input and Output together are "Content". You are responsible for your Content, including ensuring it complies with these Terms and the law, and that you have all necessary rights and permissions to submit Input.

Ownership. As between you and us, and subject to applicable law: (a) you retain ownership of your Input; and (b) we assign to you all right, title, and interest we may have in Output. This assignment does not affect any pre-existing rights in materials used to create the Output (e.g., third-party content or data) and does not grant you rights in other users' outputs.

Similarity of content. Due to the nature of generative AI, similar or identical Output may be generated for different users. Our assignment of rights in your Output does not extend to Output generated for others or to third-party content.

Our use of Content. We may use Content to provide, maintain, secure, troubleshoot, develop, and improve the Services; to comply with law; and to enforce our terms and policies.

Confidentiality and sensitive data. We implement technical and organisational measures to protect your Content; however, you should not upload privileged, highly sensitive, or regulated information unless you use Professional Services or a feature we designate for such data. You are responsible for redacting or anonymising data where appropriate.

Artificial intelligence and machine learning are probabilistic and may produce incomplete, inaccurate, or offensive Output. When you use the Services, you agree that:

• Output may not always be accurate or up to date; you will not rely on Output as a sole source of truth.
• You will evaluate Output (including via human review where appropriate) for accuracy and suitability before using or sharing it.
• You will not use Output about a person for decisions that have legal or material impact on that person (e.g., credit, employment, housing, insurance, legal or medical decisions) without appropriate human review and independent verification.
• Output does not represent our views or endorsements.
• Where the Services reference third-party products or services, no endorsement or affiliation is implied.

We and our affiliates own all rights, title, and interest in and to the Services, including software, models, content (other than your Content), and branding. You may use our name and logos only in accordance with our published Brand Guidelines or with written permission.

Billing. If you purchase Services, you must provide accurate billing information and a valid payment method. For subscriptions, you authorise recurring charges until you cancel. You are responsible for applicable taxes.

Cancellation. You may cancel at any time; cancellations take effect at the end of the current billing period. Payments are non-refundable except where required by law (including the Australian Consumer Law).

Changes. We may change prices from time to time. If subscription prices increase, we will give at least 30 days' notice, and increases take effect on renewal so you can cancel if you don't agree.

Non-payment. If a payment fails, we may suspend or downgrade your account until payment is received.

Where you explicitly engage a qualified solicitor via the Services, we will confirm the scope, fees, and engagement terms. A solicitor-client relationship will arise only upon that confirmation. Professional Services may be provided subject to separate engagement terms and professional conduct rules.

Your choice. You may stop using the Services at any time.

Our rights. We may suspend or terminate access, or delete your account, if we determine that: (a) you breached these Terms or the Service Rules; (b) we must do so to comply with law; (c) your use poses risk or harm to us, users, or others; or (d) your account has been inactive for over 12 months and is not on a paid plan (we will give advance notice where reasonable).

Appeals. If you believe your access was suspended or terminated in error, contact support@openjustice.au to appeal.

Discontinuation. We may discontinue Services (or features) with reasonable advance notice and will provide a pro-rata refund for any prepaid, unused Services.

Nothing in these Terms limits any non-excludable guarantees or rights under the Australian Consumer Law.

These limitations apply only to the extent permitted by law and do not limit liability that cannot legally be limited.

If you are a business or organisation, to the extent permitted by law you will indemnify and hold harmless Open Justice, its affiliates, and personnel from and against losses, liabilities, damages, costs, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of third-party claims related to your use of the Services or Content, or your breach of these Terms.

Informal resolution. Before starting formal proceedings, each party will use good-faith efforts to resolve disputes by emailing legal@openjustice.au and allowing 30 days for resolution.

Mediation. If unresolved, either party may refer the dispute to mediation administered by the Resolution Institute (Australia) under its Mediation Rules. The mediation will be held virtually or in Sydney, NSW.

Court proceedings. If mediation is unsuccessful after 45 days, either party may commence proceedings in the courts specified below. Nothing prevents a party seeking urgent injunctive or equitable relief.

If you believe material on the Services infringes your copyright, please notify our Copyright Agent:

Open Justice Pty Ltd
Attn: Legal / Copyright Agent
The Terraces, Unit 6, 1 Iolanthe Street, Campbelltown NSW 2560, Australia
Email: legal@openjustice.au

Your notice should include:

• your physical or electronic signature;
• identification of the copyrighted work claimed to be infringed;
• identification of the material claimed to be infringing and information reasonably sufficient to locate it;
• your contact details;
• a statement that you have a good-faith belief the use is not authorised; and
• a statement that the information in the notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or authorised to act on the owner's behalf.

We may remove or disable content alleged to be infringing and, where appropriate, terminate repeat infringers' accounts.

You must comply with applicable trade, sanctions, and export control laws (including those of Australia and other jurisdictions that apply to you). The Services may not be used in, for the benefit of, or exported to embargoed jurisdictions or prohibited parties.

Assignment. You may not assign or transfer these Terms without our consent. We may assign these Terms to an affiliate, a successor in interest, or as part of a corporate transaction.

Changes to these Terms or the Services. We may update these Terms or the Services from time to time. If we make changes that materially adversely impact you, we will give at least 30 days' advance notice by email or in-product notice. All other changes take effect when posted. If you do not agree to changes, you must stop using the Services.

No waiver; severability. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. If any part of these Terms is invalid or unenforceable, the remainder remains in effect. If necessary, a valid term will be substituted that most closely reflects the original intent.

Entire agreement. These Terms (and any Service-specific terms incorporated by reference) are the entire agreement between you and Open Justice regarding the Services and supersede prior agreements on the same subject.

Notices. We may provide notices via email, in-product messaging, or by posting on our website. You should keep your account email current.

Contact. Questions? Email support@openjustice.au.