1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using LegalCosts.fyi, you agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these Terms, you may not access or use our services. These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and LegalCosts.fyi.

2. Description of Service

LegalCosts.fyi is a platform that collects and displays crowdsourced legal cost data to promote transparency in legal fees. Our services include:

• Displaying aggregated, anonymized legal cost information
• Allowing users to submit their own legal cost experiences
• Providing search and filtering tools to explore legal cost data

3. User Submissions and Data

Your Submissions

When you submit legal cost data to LegalCosts.fyi, you represent and warrant that:

• The information you provide is accurate and based on your actual experience
• You have the legal right to share this information
• Your submission does not violate any confidentiality agreement, attorney-client privilege, or court order
• Your submission does not contain information that identifies other individuals without their consent

License to Use Data

By submitting data to LegalCosts.fyi, you grant us a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to:

• Use, store, and process your submission
• Aggregate, anonymize, and publicly display the data
• Create derivative works and analyses from the aggregated data

No Expectation of Confidentiality

Any information you submit may be publicly displayed in aggregated form. Do not submit information that you wish to keep confidential.

4. Use Restrictions

You agree not to:

• Submit false, misleading, or fabricated information
• Use automated tools to scrape, harvest, or collect data from our website without our express written permission
• Use our data to train machine learning or AI models without prior authorization
• Attempt to identify individuals from anonymized data
• Interfere with or disrupt the operation of our services
• Use our services for any unlawful purpose
• Circumvent any access controls or security measures
• Reproduce, duplicate, or copy our services for commercial purposes without permission

5. Accuracy of Information

The legal cost data displayed on LegalCosts.fyi is user-submitted and crowdsourced. We do not independently verify the accuracy of submissions.

The data is provided for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as:

• A guarantee of what your legal matter will cost
• Legal advice or a substitute for consulting with an attorney
• An accurate representation of all legal costs in any given category

6. Intellectual Property

The LegalCosts.fyi website, including its design, functionality, code, and original content, is owned by LegalCosts.fyi and protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws.

The aggregated database of legal cost information is a compilation protected by copyright. While individual data points may be used for personal, non-commercial purposes, systematic reproduction or commercial use of our database requires our written permission.

7. Disclaimers

OUR SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.

We specifically disclaim:

• Any warranty that the data is accurate, complete, or current
• Any warranty that the service will be uninterrupted or error-free
• Any warranty of fitness for a particular purpose
• Any warranty regarding the results that may be obtained from using our services

LegalCosts.fyi does not provide legal advice. Use of this website does not create an attorney-client relationship.

8. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, LEGALCOSTS.FYI SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

• Loss of profits, data, or goodwill
• Service interruption or computer damage
• Any damages arising from your use of or inability to use our services
• Any damages arising from decisions made based on data from our platform

In no event shall our total liability exceed one hundred dollars ($100 USD).

9. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless LegalCosts.fyi and its operators from any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or related to your use of our services, your submissions, or your violation of these Terms.

10. Modifications

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. We will notify users of material changes by updating the "Effective Date" at the top of this page. Your continued use of our services after any modifications constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

11. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any disputes arising under these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in Delaware.

12. Contact Information

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at:

Email: legal@legalcosts.fyi