Legal

Terms of Use

Effective date: 18 April 2026
Publisher: Adv. Sanket Shah, Advocate, Bar Council of India (the "Publisher")
Contact: advocatesanketshah@gmail.com

1. Acceptance

By accessing or using Clauselab (the "Service"), you agree to these Terms of Use ("Terms"). If you do not agree, do not use the Service. These Terms form a binding agreement between you (the "User") and the Publisher.

2. Nature of the Service

Clauselab is a free, client-side web application that provides a workspace for contract lifecycle management, including a contracts repository, a clause library, a template-based drafter, and an AI-assisted review feature that operates on a Bring Your Own Key basis. The Service is static and runs entirely in the User's browser. The Publisher does not operate a backend, does not host User data, and does not provide technical support beyond what is published on the Service itself.

3. No legal advice — no attorney-client relationship

The Service, the clauses in the library, the templates in the drafter, the AI-generated output, and any other content made available through the Service are provided for general informational and productivity purposes only. They do not constitute legal advice. Nothing you do on the Service creates an attorney-client relationship between you and the Publisher. The Publisher owes you no duty of confidence, care, or professional representation in connection with your use of the Service.

If you require legal advice, you must engage a qualified lawyer in your jurisdiction on a separate, formal basis. The Publisher's availability for separate legal engagement is independent of your use of this free Service.

4. Use of content in the Service

Clause text, template language, and other legal content made available through the Service are general, jurisdictionally neutral or jurisdiction-marked starting points. They are not tailored to your transaction, counterparty, industry, or jurisdiction. The User is solely responsible for:

  • reviewing all content for legal accuracy and suitability before use;
  • adapting all content to the specific transaction, jurisdiction, and parties;
  • obtaining independent legal advice before executing or relying on any contract assembled using the Service;
  • ensuring that any contract produced complies with applicable law, including but not limited to the Indian Contract Act, 1872, the Information Technology Act, 2000, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679, and any sector-specific regulation.

5. AI Review feature and third-party providers

The AI Review feature is a pass-through utility that uses your own API key to send text directly from your browser to an AI provider you select. By using this feature, you represent and warrant that:

  • you have authority to submit the text to the selected AI provider;
  • you are familiar with and comply with the applicable AI provider's terms of service, acceptable use policy, and privacy policy;
  • you understand that AI models may produce inaccurate, incomplete, or misleading output, and you will not rely on such output without independent verification;
  • you will not submit material that you are under a duty of confidence to protect (for example, attorney-client privileged material, trade secrets you do not have a right to disclose, or personal data without a lawful basis for transfer) unless you have verified the provider's handling of such material and obtained any required consents.

The Publisher is not a party to your relationship with any AI provider and accepts no responsibility for their services, pricing, data handling, availability, or output. All risks and costs associated with the use of any AI provider, including API fees, rate limits, data exposure, and output quality, are borne by the User.

6. Your data and your responsibilities

You are solely responsible for:

  • the accuracy, lawfulness, and appropriateness of any data you enter into the Service;
  • maintaining backups of data you store in your browser through the Service's export feature;
  • the security of the device, browser profile, and API keys on which or through which you access the Service;
  • complying with applicable data protection laws when entering personal data of third parties (including employees, counterparties, or data subjects) into the Service, including obtaining any required consents and observing any restrictions on transborder transfers that apply when you invoke the AI Review feature.

The Publisher is not a data fiduciary, data controller, data processor, or data protection officer in respect of any data you enter into the Service.

7. Prohibited uses

You must not use the Service to:

  • violate any applicable law, including data protection, export control, anti-money-laundering, and consumer protection laws;
  • infringe the intellectual property, privacy, or other rights of any third party;
  • produce contracts, legal instruments, or AI prompts intended to defraud, deceive, threaten, or harm any person;
  • circumvent the safety, content, or rate limits of any AI provider;
  • reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to derive source code beyond what is already published in the source repository;
  • represent yourself as a lawyer or as the Publisher, or suggest that the Publisher has advised, reviewed, or endorsed any contract, draft, or AI output produced using the Service.

8. Intellectual property

The Service, including its source code, design, clause library, templates, and brand elements, is owned by the Publisher and is made available free of charge for end-user use. Where the Service is published as open source on a repository hosting platform, it is made available under the licence stated in that repository, and the terms of that licence prevail over this clause to the extent of any conflict in respect of the source code. The Clauselab name, logo, and visual design remain the property of the Publisher and may not be used to suggest endorsement or affiliation without prior written permission.

You retain all rights in the contracts, clauses, notes, and other content you create or enter into the Service. The Publisher claims no right or licence over your content.

9. Disclaimer of warranties

The Service is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis, without warranty of any kind, whether express, implied, statutory, or otherwise. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Publisher disclaims all warranties, including any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, non-infringement, accuracy, completeness, reliability, availability, security, or absence of errors or defects. The Publisher does not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, compatible with your device, or free from loss of data.

10. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall the Publisher be liable to the User or any third party for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, punitive, or exemplary damages, including loss of profits, loss of revenue, loss of business, loss of data, or loss of goodwill, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability, or otherwise, arising out of or in connection with the use of or inability to use the Service, the content made available through the Service, or the output of any AI provider invoked through the Service, even if the Publisher has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the aggregate liability of the Publisher to any User arising out of or in connection with the Service shall not exceed INR 1,000 (Indian Rupees one thousand only), which the User acknowledges is a fair and reasonable limit given that the Service is provided free of charge.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits any liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited, including liability for gross negligence, wilful misconduct, or fraud.

11. Indemnification

The User shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Publisher from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or in connection with: (a) the User's use of the Service; (b) the User's breach of these Terms; (c) the User's violation of any applicable law or third-party right; or (d) any content the User enters into, or output the User acts on through, the Service.

12. Changes to the Service and these Terms

The Publisher may modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Service at any time, without notice. The Publisher may amend these Terms from time to time. The current version is always available at this URL, and material changes will be reflected by a revised "Effective date". Continued use of the Service after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

13. Governing law and jurisdiction

These Terms and any dispute or claim (including non-contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with them or their subject matter or formation shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of India. The courts at Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any such dispute or claim.

14. Severability and entire agreement

If any provision of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable, the remainder shall continue in full force. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and Disclaimer, constitute the entire agreement between you and the Publisher in relation to your use of the Service.

15. Contact

Questions about these Terms may be directed to advocatesanketshah@gmail.com.