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Terms
By using Civys, you agree to these terms. Plain English. The defined terms apply throughout.
1. The service
Civys generates structured Briefs from policy text using large language models. A Brief lists obligations, scope, and ambiguities, with citations back to the source text. The Brief is a reading aid, not a substitute for professional judgment.
2. Eligibility
You must be at least 18 years old to use Civys. By creating an account, you represent that you meet this requirement and that you are using the service in a professional or organizational capacity, not as a consumer.
3. Not legal advice
4. Acceptable use
- You may submit policy text you have the right to share for analysis — public laws, regulations, your own organization’s policies, contracts you’re party to, or text you’re otherwise authorized to process.
- You may not submit classified material, attorney-client privileged content you don’t control, content infringing third-party rights, or content that is defamatory, harassing, or unlawful.
- You may not use Civys to mislead — for example, presenting AI output as human-written legal opinion.
- You may not attempt to attack, reverse-engineer, or scrape the service beyond normal use, and you may not use the service to generate content that violates Anthropic’s Usage Policies.
5. Your account
You are responsible for the security of your account credentials. Notify us promptly of any unauthorized access. We may suspend or terminate accounts that violate these terms.
6. Your content
You retain ownership of policy text you submit and Briefs generated from it. You grant Civys a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to process and store that content solely to provide the service to you. We do not use your content to train models.
7. Warranty disclaimer
8. Limitation of liability
Civys’s total aggregate liability to you for any and all claims arising out of or related to the service or these terms is limited to the greater of (a) the total amount you paid Civys in the twelve months immediately preceding the event giving rise to the claim, or (b) one hundred US dollars (US$100). Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain damages; in those jurisdictions, the foregoing limitations apply to the maximum extent permitted by law.
9. Indemnification
You will indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Civys and its officers, employees, and agents from and against any third-party claims, damages, liabilities, and costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or related to: (a) content you submit to the service, (b) your violation of these terms, (c) your violation of applicable law, or (d) your infringement of any third-party right.
10. Service availability
Civys is provided “as is” and “as available.” We aim for high availability but do not guarantee uptime. Generation depends on third-party APIs (Anthropic, Firebase, Congress.gov) which may have outages we cannot control. We may modify, suspend, or discontinue the service at any time.
11. Governing law & venue
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, United States, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles. Subject to Section 12, the exclusive venue for any claim not subject to arbitration is the state or federal courts located in New Castle County, Delaware, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction of those courts.
12. Dispute resolution — arbitration & class waiver
Please read carefully. Any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these terms or the service (other than small-claims-court actions or claims for injunctive relief) will be resolved by final and binding individual arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Commercial Arbitration Rules. The arbitration will be conducted in English, with a single arbitrator, seated in Wilmington, Delaware (or by videoconference at your election).
Class-action waiver. You and Civys each agree that any dispute will be resolved only on an individual basis and not as a class action, collective action, or representative proceeding. The arbitrator may not consolidate more than one party’s claims and may not preside over any form of representative or class proceeding.
Jury-trial waiver. To the extent permitted by law, you and Civys each waive any right to a jury trial.
30-day opt-out. You may opt out of this Section 12 by submitting an opt-out request from Settings within 30 days of first accepting these terms. Opting out does not affect any other provision of these terms.
13. Termination
You may delete your account at any time from Settings. We may suspend or terminate your account for material breach of these terms. Sections 6 (your content license, to the extent of in-flight processing), 7–9, 11–12, and 14–15 survive termination.
14. Entire agreement & severability
These terms, together with the Privacy Policy, are the entire agreement between you and Civys regarding the service and supersede any prior agreements. If any provision is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full force. Our failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver of that provision.
15. Changes
We may update these terms; material changes will be reflected by a new “Last updated” date above and surfaced in-app on your next sign-in. Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance.
16. Contact
For questions about these terms, submit a request from Settings.
17. Boilerplate disclaimer
These terms are scaffolding, not the work product of a licensed attorney. Before relying on them in production at scale or after you take payment, have a qualified lawyer in your jurisdiction review and tailor them.