Terms and Conditions

In these Terms, capitalised words have the meanings set out below unless context indicates otherwise.

• “User” means any natural person who accesses the Service through a registered account.
• “Organisation” means the legal entity, firm, or sole-proprietor practice that a User is associated with on the Service.
• “AI Output” means any text, document, or data generated by an artificial-intelligence system that is submitted to the Service for verification.
• “Verification” means the structured review process performed through the Service, which may include AI-assisted triage and human review by a qualified legal practitioner.
• “Attestation Certificate” means the cryptographically signed document issued by the Service following a tier-3 Verification, which records the lawyer's personal attestation as to the verified content.
• “Lawyer” means a User who holds a valid practising certificate from a recognised legal regulatory body, such as the South African Legal Practice Council or the Solicitors Regulation Authority of England and Wales.
• “Subscription Fees” means any amounts payable for access to or use of the Service, as set out on the Service or in any agreement between you and us.

You must register an account to use the Service. You agree to provide accurate and complete information when registering and to keep that information up to date. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activity that occurs under your account.

If you register on behalf of an Organisation, you warrant that you have authority to bind that Organisation to these Terms. The Organisation will be jointly and severally liable with you for all obligations arising under these Terms.

The Service is a workflow platform that helps qualified legal practitioners verify and attest to AI Output. The Service includes:

• Atomic decomposition of AI Output into discrete claims (such as case citations, statutory references, and factual propositions);
• Application of a configurable assessment matrix that classifies each claim by risk tier and required verification method;
• AI-assisted triage that flags claims requiring human attention;
• A reviewer interface that enables a Lawyer to record verification decisions, supporting evidence, and a personal attestation; and
• Issuance of an Attestation Certificate bound to the verified content by SHA-256 hash, together with a tamper-evident audit log.

The Service is a workflow tool. The accuracy, reliability, and legal sufficiency of any Verification or Attestation Certificate issued through the Service is the sole responsibility of the Lawyer who personally signs it. We do not provide legal advice. The Service does not produce, and must not be represented as producing, any independent legal opinion on the AI Output.

Each Lawyer who issues an Attestation Certificate represents and warrants that:

• They hold a valid practising certificate at the time of attestation, and that the regulatory number recorded against the attestation is true and current;
• They have personally reviewed the AI Output and the underlying verification record before signing the attestation;
• They are competent to attest in the relevant jurisdiction and subject area; and
• They will comply with their professional rules of conduct, including any applicable disclosure obligations to clients, courts, or regulators.

Some Verification tiers are paid. Where Subscription Fees apply, they will be displayed clearly before you commit to a paid action. Payments are processed by our payment provider (currently Paystack) and are subject to that provider's own terms.

All amounts are payable in South African Rand (ZAR) unless otherwise stated, and are exclusive of any applicable taxes, which you are responsible for. Subscription Fees are non-refundable except where required by law or where we agree in writing.

You agree that you will not, and will not permit any other person to:

• Use the Service to issue an Attestation Certificate without personally reviewing the underlying AI Output and verification record;
• Misrepresent your professional qualifications, jurisdiction of practice, or regulatory standing;
• Submit AI Output that you do not have the right to submit, that infringes a third party's intellectual-property rights, or that contains unlawful or defamatory content;
• Interfere with the operation of the Service, attempt to gain unauthorised access, or circumvent any security or rate-limiting mechanism; or
• Use the Service in a manner that violates any applicable law or regulation, including the Legal Practice Act 28 of 2014, the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA), or any equivalent regime applicable to you.

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Service is provided “as is” and “as available”. We make no warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, or non-infringement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:

• We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or secure;
• We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of any AI-assisted triage classification, citation lookup, or decomposition;
• We do not warrant that any Attestation Certificate will be recognised, accepted, or relied upon by any court, regulator, insurer, or counterparty.

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, our aggregate liability to you arising out of or in connection with the Service, whether in contract, delict, statute, or otherwise, will not exceed the total Subscription Fees paid by you to us in the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the event giving rise to the claim.

We will in no event be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive damages, including loss of profits, loss of revenue, loss of opportunity, loss of reputation, or loss of data, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.

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

You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from and against any third-party claim, loss, liability, or expense (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of (i) your breach of these Terms, (ii) your Content, (iii) your conduct of any verification or attestation, or (iv) your professional services to any client or court relying on an Attestation Certificate.

You may terminate your account at any time by contacting us at hello@verifylegal.app. We may suspend or terminate your account, with or without notice, if you breach these Terms or if your continued use of the Service poses a risk to us or to any other user.

On termination, your right to access the Service ceases. We will continue to retain Attestation Certificates and the underlying verification record for the period required by law and by good legal-tech audit practice, so that historic certifications remain verifiable.

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of South Africa. The parties submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Johannesburg, South Africa.

We may amend these Terms from time to time. The current version will always be available at https://verifylegal.app/terms. Material changes will be notified by email or by a prominent notice on the Service before they take effect. Your continued use of the Service after a change takes effect constitutes acceptance of the new Terms.

Questions about these Terms can be sent to hello@verifylegal.app.