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