Acceptable Use Policy

Last Updated: January 2025

Purpose

This Acceptable Use Policy outlines prohibited uses of CognexiaLegal. Violation of this policy may result in account suspension or termination.

Prohibited Activities

Illegal Activities

You may NOT use the Service to:

  • Engage in or facilitate illegal activities
  • Violate laws or regulations in any jurisdiction
  • Infringe on intellectual property rights
  • Commit fraud or misrepresentation
  • Launder money or evade taxes
  • Facilitate terrorism or violent extremism

Harmful Content

Do NOT generate or store:

  • Content promoting violence, hate speech, or discrimination
  • Harassing, threatening, or defamatory material
  • Child exploitation material (CSAM)
  • Malware, viruses, or malicious code
  • Spam or unsolicited commercial content

Unauthorized Practice of Law

  • Representing yourself as an attorney if you are not licensed
  • Providing legal advice to others without proper authorization
  • Using the Service to engage in unauthorized practice of law (UPL)

System Abuse

Do NOT:

  • Attempt to bypass security measures or access controls
  • Reverse engineer, decompile, or extract the AI model
  • Launch denial-of-service (DoS) attacks
  • Scrape or harvest data through automated means
  • Generate excessive API requests to abuse rate limits
  • Create multiple accounts to circumvent restrictions
  • Share account credentials or resell access

Unethical Use

  • Manipulating or fabricating evidence
  • Filing frivolous lawsuits or vexatious litigation
  • Violating attorney ethics rules or professional conduct standards
  • Using AI to mislead courts without disclosure
  • Generating fake legal documents or citations

Acceptable Uses

The Service is intended for:

  • Legitimate legal research and document drafting
  • Legal professionals improving productivity and efficiency
  • Law students and researchers studying legal topics
  • Businesses managing contracts and compliance
  • Individuals accessing self-help legal resources (with appropriate disclaimers)

Professional Responsibility

Legal professionals using the Service must:

  • Review and verify all AI-generated content before use
  • Ensure compliance with professional conduct rules
  • Maintain confidentiality and attorney-client privilege
  • Disclose use of AI assistance when required by courts or rules
  • Not rely solely on AI without human judgment
  • Cite-check all cases and legal authorities

Data Usage Restrictions

You may NOT:

  • Use the Service to build competing AI legal products
  • Extract or copy substantial portions of our template library
  • Redistribute or resell AI-generated content as your own product
  • Use other users' data without authorization

Reporting Violations

If you become aware of any violations of this policy, report them to: abuse@cognexiaailegal.com

Enforcement

We reserve the right to:

  • Investigate suspected violations
  • Suspend or terminate accounts without prior notice
  • Remove or disable access to prohibited content
  • Report illegal activities to law enforcement
  • Cooperate with legal investigations and court orders

Updates

This policy may be updated to address new risks or legal requirements. Continued use of the Service after updates constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

Contact

Questions about this policy: legal@cognexiaailegal.com
Report abuse: abuse@cognexiaailegal.com