Terms of Service
Last updated: September 22, 20251. Agreement
These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of augustlaw.org and the August document workbench (together, the "Service") operated by August Legal Technologies, Inc. ("the Company") (1750 K Street Northwest, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20006). By accessing or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.
2. Use of the Service
- You must be at least 18 years old and, where the Service is used within a law firm, authorized by that firm to access the workbench on its behalf.
- You agree not to use the Service for unlawful purposes, to interfere with its operation, or to attempt unauthorized access to any system, account, or data.
- You may not scrape, reverse-engineer, or reproduce the Service except as permitted by applicable law.
- Subscribing firms are responsible for ensuring that associates and other users they authorize comply with these Terms.
3. Nature of the Service - Not Legal Advice
August is a document drafting and review workbench. The output it produces - contract drafts, clause-deviation flags, and source citations - is generated from a firm's own precedent bank and is a starting point for attorney review, not a finished legal work product. Nothing the Service produces constitutes legal advice, and no attorney-client relationship is created between any user and the Company by virtue of using August.
Attorneys using August remain solely responsible for reviewing, verifying, and taking professional responsibility for any document they send to a client, counterparty, or court. The citations August generates reference specific clauses in the firm's uploaded precedents; attorneys should verify those references before relying on them.
4. Intellectual Property
The Service, including all software, algorithms, interfaces, and documentation, is owned by the Company or its licensors and is protected by U.S. and international intellectual-property laws. The Company grants subscribing firms a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and use the Service for their internal legal practice during the subscription term.
A firm's uploaded precedent documents and the drafts generated from them remain the property of the firm. The Company claims no ownership interest in a firm's precedent bank or in any document the Service helps produce.
5. Firm Content and Confidentiality
You are responsible for ensuring you have the right to upload any document to the Service. By uploading precedent documents or contracts, you represent that you hold the necessary permissions to provide that material to the Company for processing. You grant the Company a limited license to process, store, and analyze uploaded content solely to provide the Service to your firm.
The Company will treat all uploaded documents as confidential, will not disclose their contents to any third party except as described in the Privacy Policy, and will not use them to train or fine-tune any model without your firm's separate written consent.
6. Disclaimers
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE." TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE COMPANY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. THE COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT THAT DRAFTS, CITATIONS, OR DEVIATION FLAGS THE SERVICE PRODUCES ARE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, OR FIT FOR ANY PARTICULAR LEGAL MATTER - ATTORNEY REVIEW IS ALWAYS REQUIRED.
7. Limitation of Liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE COMPANY AND ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE, INCLUDING DAMAGES ARISING FROM RELIANCE ON A DRAFT OR CITATION THE SERVICE PRODUCES WITHOUT INDEPENDENT ATTORNEY REVIEW. OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THE SERVICE WILL NOT EXCEED THE FEES YOUR FIRM PAID TO THE COMPANY IN THE THREE MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or limitation of certain damages; in those jurisdictions, our liability will be limited to the maximum extent permitted by law.
8. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Company from any claims, damages, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from (a) your use of the Service, (b) your violation of these Terms, (c) your uploading of content you did not have the right to provide, or (d) your violation of any third-party right.
9. Termination
We may suspend or terminate a firm's access to the Service at any time, with or without notice, for any reason, including violation of these Terms. Upon termination, the Company will delete uploaded precedent documents and firm-generated content within 60 days as described in the Privacy Policy. Sections 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, and 11 survive termination.
10. Governing Law; Dispute Resolution
These Terms are governed by the laws of the District of Columbia, without regard to its conflict-of-law principles.
Informal Resolution. Before filing a claim, you agree to contact us at [email protected] and attempt informal resolution for at least 60 days.
Arbitration. Any dispute that cannot be resolved informally will be settled by binding arbitration administered in District of Columbia, USA under the rules of the American Arbitration Association ("AAA"). Judgment on the arbitrator's award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. You and the Company each waive the right to a jury trial and the right to participate in a class action.
Exception. Either party may seek injunctive relief in a court of competent jurisdiction located in District of Columbia, USA for intellectual-property infringement or unauthorized access to the Service.
11. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. Material changes will be posted with a new "Last updated" date. Continued use of the Service after the effective date of the updated Terms constitutes acceptance. Active firm subscribers will be notified by email of any material change before it takes effect.
12. Contact
August Legal Technologies, Inc.1750 K Street Northwest, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20006
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +1 (202) 847-0129