Before you begin
By registering for Juris, you agree to these Terms. The most important provisions are in Sections 6 (AI Disclaimer), 7 (No-Reliance), and 11 (Limitation of Liability). Please read those sections carefully. If you are agreeing on behalf of a law firm, you represent that you have authority to bind that firm.
1. Acceptance and Parties
These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the Juris platform, operated by Kwata Team Inc. ("Juris," "we," "us," "our"), a corporation incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA) and registered in Alberta.
By creating an account, you ("you," "User," "Subscriber") agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated herein by reference. If you do not agree, do not use Juris.
2. Eligibility
Juris is intended for use by:
- ·Lawyers, paralegals, and other licensed legal professionals.
- ·Law firms and legal organizations operating in Canada or advising on Canadian law.
- ·Support staff employed by or under the supervision of licensed legal professionals.
You must be at least 18 years old and legally capable of entering into a binding contract. By using Juris, you represent that you meet these eligibility requirements.
3. Account Registration and Security
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials. You agree to:
- ·Provide accurate and complete information during registration.
- ·Keep your password and two-factor authentication credentials secure.
- ·Notify us immediately at hello@kwatateam.com if you suspect unauthorized access to your account.
- ·Ensure that each person who accesses Juris through your firm account is authorized by you and has agreed to these Terms.
You are responsible for all activity that occurs under your account. We are not liable for losses caused by unauthorized account use resulting from your failure to secure your credentials.
4. Subscription, Billing, and Cancellation
Juris is offered on a subscription basis. Subscriptions are billed monthly or annually in US dollars (USD) via DodoPayments. All prices are listed on the Juris pricing page and are subject to change with 30 days' notice to active subscribers.
- ·Free Trial: New subscribers receive a 14-day free trial. No payment is required during the trial period. Your subscription begins at the end of the trial unless you cancel.
- ·Auto-renewal: Subscriptions renew automatically at the end of each billing period unless cancelled.
- ·Cancellation: You may cancel at any time through your account settings. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. We do not provide prorated refunds for partial periods except where required by law.
- ·Refunds: Refunds are not generally provided. If you believe you were charged in error, contact billing@kwatateam.com within 30 days of the charge.
5. Acceptable Use
You agree not to use Juris to:
- ·Violate any applicable law, including Canadian federal and provincial law and applicable professional conduct rules.
- ·Upload or process materials you do not have the right to share or process.
- ·Attempt to reverse-engineer, circumvent, or interfere with the platform.
- ·Use the platform to provide legal services to third parties who have not been onboarded as clients of your firm under proper retainer agreements.
- ·Transmit malware, viruses, or other harmful code.
- ·Scrape or harvest data from the platform using automated means.
- ·Impersonate another person or entity.
- ·Attempt to gain unauthorized access to other tenants' data.
Violation of these terms may result in immediate suspension or termination of your account without refund.
6. The Joe AI Research Companion — Critical Disclaimer
Read This Section Carefully — This Is the Most Important Section
Joe is not a lawyer. Joe is an AI-powered research tool. Joe has never been called to any bar. Joe has never practiced law. Joe cannot provide legal advice. Nothing Joe produces — no research summary, no case citation, no statutory analysis, no document analysis — constitutes legal advice, legal opinion, or a substitute for the professional judgment of a qualified lawyer.
AI systems can and do produce incorrect outputs. Large language models, including the AI technology that powers Joe, can generate plausible-sounding but factually incorrect statements, including fabricated case citations ("hallucinations"). A citation that Joe presents as verified may still contain errors in the cited proposition, the date, the court, or the outcome. Citation verification reduces but does not eliminate this risk.
You are personally responsible for every output you use. You acknowledge that you have an independent professional duty to verify every citation, factual assertion, statutory reference, and legal proposition before relying on it in any professional capacity — including, without limitation, in court filings, client advice, opinions, or pleadings. The verified output workflow in Juris is a tool to assist your verification process, not to replace it.
Filing unverified AI output is a sanctionable professional risk. You are solely responsible for ensuring that any document filed with a court, tribunal, or regulatory body meets applicable rules of professional conduct, court rules, and the standards set by your law society. We are not responsible for sanctions, professional discipline, adverse costs awards, or other consequences arising from the use of AI-generated content.
7. No-Reliance Clause
No Reliance — Important
You expressly agree that you will not rely solely on any output generated by Joe or any other AI feature of Juris in connection with: (a) any legal advice given to a client; (b) any document filed with a court, tribunal, government body, or regulatory authority; (c) any legal opinion or memorandum; or (d) any matter where reliance on incorrect information could cause harm to a client, third party, or your professional standing.
The mandatory verification workflow in Juris is intended to prompt you to complete this verification obligation. Completing that workflow does not transfer any responsibility from you to us — it is your own verification, facilitated by our tools.
8. Your Data and Content
You retain full ownership of all data, documents, case files, notes, and other content you upload to Juris ("Your Content"). You grant Kwata Team Inc. a limited, non-exclusive licence to process, store, and transmit Your Content solely as necessary to provide the Juris service.
We do not claim any ownership over Your Content. We will not use Your Content to train AI models. Your Content will not be shared with other firms or users. See our Privacy Policy for details on how we handle documents and AI processing.
You represent that you have the right to upload all content you submit to Juris and that doing so does not violate any professional obligation, court order, solicitor-client privilege, or third-party right.
9. Intellectual Property
The Juris platform, including its software, design, trademarks, AI tools, and documentation, is owned by Kwata Team Inc. and is protected by Canadian and international intellectual property law.
You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to use Juris during your subscription period for your internal law firm purposes. You may not copy, modify, distribute, sell, or sublicence any part of the platform.
10. Confidentiality and Client Data
You acknowledge that client information and case materials uploaded to Juris may be subject to solicitor-client privilege, professional confidentiality obligations, and applicable privacy law. You are solely responsible for ensuring that your use of Juris complies with your professional obligations under your law society's rules of professional conduct.
We recommend reviewing the Juris Privacy Policy and, where appropriate, advising clients that their documents may be processed by EU-based servers and, when AI features are used, by Anthropic's API subject to Anthropic's data processing terms.
11. Limitation of Liability
Limitation of Liability — Read Carefully
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Juris and Kwata Team Inc. shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from or related to your use of the platform, including but not limited to: lost profits, loss of data, professional sanctions, adverse costs awards, client complaints, or reputational harm.
Our total aggregate liability to you for any claim arising under or related to these Terms, regardless of the form of action, shall not exceed the greater of: (a) the total fees paid by you to Juris in the three (3) months immediately preceding the event giving rise to the claim; or (b) USD $100.
Some jurisdictions do not allow certain exclusions or limitations of liability. In those jurisdictions, the above limitation applies to the fullest extent permitted by law.
12. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Kwata Team Inc., its officers, directors, employees, and agents from any claim, demand, loss, liability, or expense (including reasonable legal fees) arising from: (a) your use of Juris; (b) Your Content; (c) your violation of these Terms; (d) your violation of any applicable law, professional conduct rule, or third-party right; or (e) any claim by a client, opposing party, court, or regulator arising from AI-generated content that you relied on or filed.
13. Disclaimer of Warranties
Juris is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without warranty of any kind. We disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, completeness, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the platform will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of security vulnerabilities.
We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of any AI-generated content, including Joe's research outputs and citation verification results. Legal information retrieved from external sources (including CanLII) may be out of date, incomplete, or inapplicable to your specific circumstances.
14. Termination
Either party may terminate these Terms at any time. You may terminate by cancelling your subscription and ceasing use of the platform. We may terminate or suspend your access immediately, without notice, for: (a) material breach of these Terms; (b) non-payment; (c) conduct that endangers our systems or other users; or (d) any use of the platform for illegal purposes.
Upon termination, your right to access the platform ends. We will retain your data for 90 days following termination to allow for data export requests. After 90 days, data will be deleted (except as required by applicable law or our retention obligations).
15. Governing Law and Disputes
These Terms are governed by the laws of the Province of Alberta and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, without regard to conflict of law principles.
You agree that any dispute arising from these Terms will be resolved in the courts of Alberta, Canada, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction of those courts.
Before initiating formal legal proceedings, you agree to attempt to resolve any dispute by providing written notice to hello@kwatateam.com and allowing us 30 days to respond.
16. General
- ·Entire Agreement: These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and Juris regarding the platform.
- ·Severability: If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue in full force.
- ·Waiver: Failure to enforce any provision does not constitute a waiver of our right to enforce it in the future.
- ·Assignment: You may not assign your rights under these Terms without our written consent. We may assign these Terms to a successor entity.
- ·Notices: Legal notices to us should be sent to hello@kwatateam.com or by mail to Kwata Team Inc.
17. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. Material changes will be communicated by email to registered users at least 14 days before the changes take effect. Continued use of Juris after the effective date constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.
18. Contact
Legal inquiries: hello@kwatateam.com
Kwata Team Inc. · Incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act