Terms of Service

1 Agreement to these Terms

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) form a legally binding agreement between you (“you,” “your,” or “User”) and Lexfolks Pvt. Ltd., a company incorporated in India under the Companies Act, 2013 (“Lexfolks,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), governing your access to and use of:

• the website located at lexfolks.com and any of its subdomains (the “Website”);
• the LexTests newsletter and any other newsletters we publish;
• our blog, reviews, articles, and editorial content;
• any free or paid tools, subscriptions, services, or community features we offer (collectively, the “Services”).

By accessing or using any part of the Services, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated here by reference. If you do not agree, you must not use the Services.

These Terms constitute an electronic record within the meaning of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and do not require any physical or digital signature.

2 Eligibility

You may use the Services only if:

• you are at least 18 years of age and competent to enter into a binding contract under the Indian Contract Act, 1872 (or the equivalent law in your jurisdiction);
• you are not barred from receiving the Services under any applicable law;
• you are accessing the Services on your own behalf, or on behalf of an organisation you are authorised to bind.

If you are using the Services on behalf of an organisation, references to “you” in these Terms include that organisation, and you represent that you have authority to bind it.

We may refuse, suspend, or terminate access to the Services at our discretion where eligibility requirements are not met.

3 About Lexfolks and the Services

Lexfolks publishes editorial content, reviews, and commentary at the intersection of law, AI, and technology, including the daily LexTests newsletter, which reviews AI-powered tools used in legal work.

The Services may include, among other things:

• free editorial content (blog posts, reviews, interviews, analyses);
• free and paid newsletter subscriptions;
• tool directories, comparison posts, and curated “stack” guides;
• sponsored content (always clearly labelled);
• affiliate links (where we earn a commission if you click through and purchase);
• contact forms, feedback channels, and community submissions.

We may add, modify, suspend, or discontinue any feature of the Services at any time.

3.1 Important: Editorial content, not legal advice

Lexfolks is a publisher of editorial content, not a law firm. Nothing on the Website, in the newsletters, or in any Service constitutes legal advice, a solicitation of legal services, or the formation of an attorney-client relationship. No reliance should be placed on any content we publish for making legal, compliance, financial, investment, or procurement decisions. You should consult a qualified professional licensed in your jurisdiction before acting on any information you read here.

Reviews of third-party tools reflect our editorial judgement at the time of writing based on our own testing and are not endorsed by, affiliated with, or sponsored by those tools unless expressly stated.

4 Accounts and subscriptions

4.1 Account creation

Some Services require you to create an account or subscribe with an email address. You agree to:

• provide accurate, current, and complete information;
• keep your password and account credentials confidential;
• promptly update your account information when it changes;
• notify us immediately at info@lexfolks.com of any unauthorised access or security breach.

You are responsible for all activity that occurs under your account, whether or not authorised by you.

4.2 Newsletter subscriptions

By subscribing to any newsletter, you agree to receive email communications from us relating to that newsletter. You can unsubscribe at any time using the “unsubscribe” link included in every email, or by writing to info@lexfolks.com. Transactional and administrative emails (such as billing notices or security alerts) are not optional while you have an active account or paid subscription.

4.3 Paid subscriptions and services

Where we offer paid Services (for example, premium newsletter tiers, comparison guides, or consulting engagements), additional terms may apply, including specific order forms, statements of work, or platform-specific terms (e.g., Substack’s terms). Those additional terms form part of these Terms.

4.3.1 Fees and billing

• All fees are stated in the currency displayed at checkout and are exclusive of applicable taxes, including Indian GST, unless stated otherwise.
• You authorise us (or our payment processor) to charge your chosen payment method for all fees due.
• Paid subscriptions renew automatically at the end of each billing cycle unless cancelled before the renewal date.
• We may change fees with reasonable prior notice; changes take effect at your next renewal.

4.3.2 Cancellations and refunds

• You may cancel a paid subscription at any time through your account settings or by writing to info@lexfolks.com. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing cycle; you retain access until then.
• Unless required by applicable consumer law, fees already paid are non-refundable. We may issue discretionary refunds in cases of duplicate billing, confirmed technical failure on our side, or where mandated by law.
• Consumers in the EU/UK may have a statutory right of withdrawal within 14 days of purchase; where this applies, instructions will be provided at checkout.

4.3.3 Consulting or professional services

If you engage Lexfolks for consulting, advisory, or other professional services, a separate statement of work, master services agreement, or engagement letter will govern that work. Nothing in these Terms creates an obligation for Lexfolks to provide such services absent a separate written agreement.

5 Acceptable use

You agree that you will not, and will not permit any third party to:

• use the Services in any way that violates any applicable law or regulation;
• use the Services for any unlawful, harmful, defamatory, obscene, threatening, harassing, or discriminatory purpose;
• impersonate any person or entity, or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity;
• upload, transmit, or link to any viruses, malware, or malicious code;
• interfere with, disrupt, or attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Services, our servers, or any connected networks;
• probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of the Services without our prior written consent;
• scrape, crawl, spider, or otherwise harvest content from the Services using automated means, except for general-purpose search-engine indexing in compliance with our robots.txt;
• use the Services to train or fine-tune any machine-learning or AI model, or to build a competitive product, service, or dataset, without our prior written consent (see Section 6.4);
• reverse-engineer, decompile, or disassemble any portion of the Services, except to the extent such restriction is prohibited by law;
• resell, redistribute, or sublicense any paid content, subscription, or access credentials without our written consent;
• send unsolicited communications, “spam,” or chain messages through or in connection with the Services;
• infringe any intellectual property, privacy, publicity, or other rights of Lexfolks or any third party.

We may investigate suspected violations and cooperate with law-enforcement authorities in prosecuting users who violate these Terms.

6 Intellectual property

6.1 Lexfolks content

All content made available through the Services — including articles, reviews, newsletters, logos, trademarks, graphics, text, code, images, designs, databases, rankings, ratings, and the overall “look and feel” — is owned by Lexfolks or our licensors and is protected by Indian and international copyright, trademark, database, and other intellectual property laws.

6.2 Limited licence to use

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable licence to access and use the Services for your personal, internal, non-commercial use.

This licence does not include any right to:

• resell or redistribute the Services or their content;
• copy, reproduce, or republish substantial portions of any newsletter issue or review, except as permitted by fair dealing / fair use;
• use our name, logos, or trademarks without our prior written consent.

6.3 User-generated content

You may submit comments, replies, tool suggestions, feedback, or other content (“User Content”) to us through the Services. You retain ownership of your User Content, but you grant Lexfolks a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, sublicensable, and transferable licence to use, reproduce, distribute, adapt, modify, publish, translate, create derivative works from, display, and perform your User Content in connection with the Services and our business, in any media now known or later developed, and to credit or not credit you as we see fit.

You represent and warrant that your User Content:

• is original to you or that you have all necessary rights to grant the licence above;
• does not infringe any third-party rights;
• does not violate these Terms or any applicable law;
• does not contain confidential, privileged, or personal data of any third party.

We may, but are not obligated to, review, moderate, edit, or remove User Content at any time.

6.4 No AI training or model-development rights

Except with our prior express written consent, you may not use any content from the Services as input to, or training data for, any generative AI model, machine-learning system, retrieval-augmented-generation database, embedding, or similar system. This restriction includes downloading, scraping, or otherwise acquiring content for such purposes.

6.5 Feedback

If you send us ideas, suggestions, or feedback about the Services, you agree that we may use them freely, without any obligation or compensation to you.

7 Third-party content, links, affiliates, and sponsorship

7.1 Third-party tools and services

The Services frequently describe, review, or link to third-party tools, products, and websites (for example, Harvey, Spellbook, CoCounsel, Midpage, and others). We are not responsible for the content, availability, security, or privacy practices of any third party, and inclusion of a third-party link or review does not imply endorsement.

7.2 Affiliate links

Some links in our content may be affiliate links. If you click such a link and make a purchase, Lexfolks may receive a commission at no additional cost to you. We label affiliate relationships where required and our editorial opinions remain independent.

7.3 Sponsored content

From time to time, we may publish sponsored content. Any such content will be clearly labelled as “Sponsored,” “Paid partnership,” or similar. Our editorial standards — including honest, unsponsored verdicts — continue to apply; we reserve the right to decline or withdraw sponsorships that conflict with those standards.

8 Privacy

Our collection, use, and disclosure of personal data is described in our Privacy Policy, which forms part of these Terms. By using the Services, you acknowledge that you have read and understood the Privacy Policy.

9 Disclaimers

9.1 No legal or professional advice

Reiterating Section 3.1 — nothing on the Services is legal, financial, tax, or professional advice. The Services are provided for general informational and editorial purposes only. You are responsible for independently verifying any information before acting on it.

9.2 “As is” and “as available”

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Services are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis, without warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, statutory, or otherwise, including any warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, accuracy, reliability, security, or uninterrupted or error-free operation.

We do not warrant that:

• the Services will meet your requirements or expectations;
• reviews, ratings, or comparisons of third-party tools will remain accurate as those tools evolve;
• the Services will be uninterrupted, timely, or free of defects or viruses;
• any information you obtain through the Services is complete or current.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties; in those jurisdictions, the above exclusions apply only to the extent permitted by law, and you may have additional statutory rights as a consumer.

10 Limitation of liability

10.1 Exclusion of certain damages

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall Lexfolks, its directors, officers, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, or affiliates be liable to you for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, revenue, data, goodwill, business opportunities, or anticipated savings, arising out of or in connection with your use of, or inability to use, the Services, whether based on contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability, or any other legal theory, and whether or not we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.

10.2 Cap on liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Lexfolks’s aggregate liability arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Services will not exceed the greater of:

• the total amount you paid to Lexfolks in the 12 months preceding the event giving rise to the claim; or
• INR 10,000 (Indian Rupees Ten Thousand).

10.3 Mandatory rights preserved

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits any liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law, including liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud, or any statutory consumer right.

11 Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Lexfolks and its directors, officers, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, and affiliates from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, expenses, and fees (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or relating to:

• your use of, or inability to use, the Services;
• your breach of these Terms or the Privacy Policy;
• your User Content;
• your violation of any applicable law or of any third-party right.

We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defence and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you, in which case you agree to cooperate with our defence.

12 Termination

12.1 Termination by you

You may stop using the Services at any time. You may cancel a paid subscription as described in Section 4.3. You may request deletion of your account by writing to info@lexfolks.com.

12.2 Termination by us

We may suspend or terminate your access to the Services, in whole or in part, at any time and without notice, if we reasonably believe that:

• you have breached these Terms;
• your use of the Services creates legal, security, or reputational risk to Lexfolks or others;
• continuation of the Services is no longer commercially or technically feasible.

12.3 Effect of termination

Upon termination:

• your right to use the Services ceases immediately;
• we may delete your account and any content associated with it, subject to our legal retention obligations;
• any provisions of these Terms that by their nature should survive termination (including Sections 3.1, 5–7, 9–11, 13–16) will survive.

13 Grievance redressal and takedown requests

In accordance with Rule 3(11) of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, grievances and takedown requests relating to content on the Services may be addressed to our Grievance Officer:

Grievance Officer
Lexfolks Pvt. Ltd.
Email: info@lexfolks.com
Subject line: “Grievance — Terms” or “Takedown Request”

We will acknowledge receipt of grievances within 24 hours (or as required by law) and aim to resolve them within 15 days of receipt, subject to the nature of the complaint and the evidence provided.

13.1 Copyright and DMCA-style notices

If you believe any content on the Services infringes your copyright, please send a written notice to the Grievance Officer containing:

• your contact information and identification of the copyright owner;
• a description of the copyrighted work and the allegedly infringing material;
• the URL where the material is located;
• a statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorised;
• a statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are authorised to act;
• your physical or electronic signature.

We may remove or disable access to allegedly infringing content pending investigation.

14 Governing law and dispute resolution

14.1 Governing law

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of India, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles. For consumers, this choice of law does not deprive you of the protection of mandatory consumer-protection laws in your country of habitual residence.

14.2 Jurisdiction

Subject to Section 14.3, the courts of e.g., Mumbai / New Delhi / Bengaluru / Chandigarh, India shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms or the Services.

14.3 Arbitration

At Lexfolks’s election, any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Services that is not resolved within 30 days of written notice may be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (India), as amended. The arbitral tribunal shall consist of a sole arbitrator appointed by Lexfolks. The seat and venue of arbitration shall be [Insert city], India. The language of the arbitration shall be English.

14.4 Injunctive relief

Notwithstanding Sections 14.2 and 14.3, either party may seek urgent injunctive or equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to protect its intellectual property or confidential information.

15 Changes to these Terms

We may modify these Terms from time to time. When we make material changes, we will update the “Last updated” and “Version” fields above and, where appropriate, notify you by email or through a prominent notice on the Website. Your continued use of the Services after the effective date of any change constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms. If you do not agree to the changes, you must stop using the Services.

16 Miscellaneous

• Entire agreement. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any additional terms applicable to specific Services, constitute the entire agreement between you and Lexfolks regarding the Services and supersede any prior understandings.
• Severability. If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, that provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, and the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.
• No waiver. Our failure to enforce any right or provision under these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of that right or provision.
• Assignment. You may not assign or transfer these Terms or any of your rights or obligations under them without our prior written consent. We may assign these Terms in connection with a merger, acquisition, reorganisation, or sale of assets.
• No agency. Nothing in these Terms creates any partnership, joint venture, employment, or agency relationship between you and Lexfolks.
• Force majeure. We shall not be liable for any failure or delay in performance caused by circumstances beyond our reasonable control, including acts of God, war, terrorism, pandemics, government action, labour disputes, internet or infrastructure failures, or cyber-attacks.
• Notices. Notices to Lexfolks must be sent to info@lexfolks.com. We may provide notices to you by email, in-product messaging, or by posting on the Website.
• Contact. For any questions about these Terms, write to info@lexfolks.com.

These Terms of Service are provided for informational purposes and should be reviewed by qualified legal counsel before publication to confirm suitability for Lexfolks’s specific circumstances.