Terms of Use

1.1 “Account”

“Account” means the account created by a User for accessing and using the Platform.

1.2 “CasePDF” / “Platform”

“CasePDF” or “Platform” means the software application, website, technology, features and services provided by Docuswift Solutions LLP under the CasePDF brand.

1.3 “User”

“User”, “you” or “your” means any individual or entity accessing or using the Platform, including advocates, lawyers, law firms, legal professionals, businesses and other authorised users.

1.4 “User Content”

“User Content” means any document, PDF, pleading, judgment, order, annexure, case paper, image, text, data or other material uploaded, submitted or otherwise provided by a User to the Platform.

1.5 “Subscription”

“Subscription” means the paid subscription plan purchased by a User to access the applicable features of the Platform.

1.6 “Third-Party Service Provider”

“Third-Party Service Provider” means any independent third-party service provider whose services or infrastructure may be used by CasePDF in connection with the operation or delivery of the Platform, including hosting, payment processing, OCR, analytics, authentication, communications and other technology services.

2.1

CasePDF is a legal technology and document-processing platform designed to assist lawyers, law firms and other Users in preparing, organising and managing court-ready PDF documents.

2.2

The Platform may provide functionality including, without limitation:

1. PDF document assembly;
2. pagination;
3. indexing;
4. bookmarking;
5. hyperlinking;
6. OCR and text extraction;
7. document organisation;
8. annexure management;
9. document processing; and
10. other document-management and productivity features introduced from time to time.

2.3

CasePDF is a technology platform and does not provide legal advice, legal representation or professional legal services.

2.4

The use of the Platform does not create an advocate-client, solicitor-client, fiduciary or other professional relationship between CasePDF and any User.

3.1

You may be required to create an Account to access certain features of the Platform.

3.2

You agree to provide accurate, complete and current information when creating and maintaining your Account.

3.3

You are responsible for:

1. maintaining the confidentiality of your Account credentials;
2. all activity undertaken through your Account;
3. ensuring that your Account is used only by persons authorised by you; and
4. promptly notifying CasePDF if you become aware of any unauthorised access to or use of your Account.

3.4

You must not sell, transfer, assign, share or otherwise provide access to your Account to an unauthorised third party.

3.5

CasePDF reserves the right to suspend or terminate an Account where it reasonably believes that the Account has been compromised, misused or used in violation of these Terms.

4.1 Subscription fee

The subscription fee for the applicable CasePDF plan is currently:

₹999 (Rupees Nine Hundred and Ninety-Nine only) per month, inclusive of applicable GST.

4.2 Billing

4.2.1

Unless otherwise specified, the Subscription is billed on a recurring monthly basis.

4.2.2

Payment of the applicable subscription fee entitles the User to access the relevant features of the Platform for the applicable billing period.

4.2.3

CasePDF may use third-party payment processors to process subscription payments.

4.3 Changes to subscription fees

4.3.1

CasePDF reserves the right to modify its Subscription fees from time to time.

4.3.2

Any revised Subscription fee shall apply prospectively and, where applicable, Users shall be notified of the revised fee before it becomes applicable to a subsequent billing cycle.

5.1

You may cancel your Subscription at any time through the applicable cancellation mechanism provided by the Platform or by contacting CasePDF at support@casepdf.in.

5.2

Cancellation of a Subscription does not immediately terminate access to the paid features of the Platform.

5.3

Upon cancellation:

5.3.1

the Subscription shall remain active until the end of the then-current billing cycle; and

5.3.2

the Subscription shall not automatically renew for the subsequent billing cycle.

5.4

Unless expressly provided otherwise by CasePDF or required by applicable law, cancellation does not entitle the User to a refund of any amount paid for the then-current billing period or any unused portion thereof.

6.1

Users may upload documents, PDFs, pleadings, judgments, annexures, case papers and other materials to the Platform.

6.2

As between CasePDF and the User, the User retains ownership of the User Content uploaded to the Platform.

6.3

By uploading User Content, you grant CasePDF a limited, non-exclusive and temporary licence to host, store, reproduce, transmit, process and otherwise use such User Content only to the extent reasonably necessary to provide the services and functionality requested by you.

6.4

The licence described in Clause 6.3 shall include processing reasonably necessary for:

1. uploading and storing documents;
2. generating PDFs;
3. indexing and pagination;
4. OCR and text extraction;
5. creating hyperlinks and bookmarks;
6. processing and organising documents;
7. providing customer support;
8. maintaining and securing the Platform; and
9. performing other functions expressly requested or initiated by the User.

6.5

CasePDF does not acquire ownership of User Content merely because such User Content is uploaded to or processed through the Platform.

6.6

The User represents and warrants that the User has all necessary rights, permissions and authority required to upload and process the User Content through the Platform.

7.1

CasePDF is designed as a document-processing platform and does not intend to retain uploaded documents indefinitely.

7.2

Unless otherwise expressly stated for a particular feature:

Documents uploaded to CasePDF shall be retained for a maximum period of 30 days and shall thereafter be automatically deleted.

7.3

Users are solely responsible for downloading and retaining copies of any documents that they wish to preserve.

7.4

CasePDF does not guarantee that any document can be recovered after it has been automatically deleted.

7.5

CasePDF may delete documents before the expiry of the applicable retention period where reasonably necessary for security, technical, legal or operational reasons.

7.6

The deletion of documents under this Clause shall be subject to any retention that may be required by applicable law or reasonably necessary for establishing, exercising or defending legal claims.

8.1

Certain functionality provided through CasePDF, including OCR and related document-processing functionality, may require User Content to be transmitted to and/or processed by Third-Party Service Providers.

8.2

Such Third-Party Service Providers may process User Content on infrastructure owned or operated by them.

8.3

CasePDF shall take reasonable steps in selecting and using Third-Party Service Providers appropriate for providing the relevant functionality.

8.4

However, CasePDF does not control the internal data-processing, retention, security, artificial-intelligence or machine-learning practices of independent Third-Party Service Providers.

8.5

Accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, CasePDF does not represent or warrant that User Content transmitted to a Third-Party Service Provider will never be used by such provider for the training, development, evaluation or improvement of artificial-intelligence or machine-learning systems.

8.6

Users should therefore exercise appropriate judgment before uploading documents containing confidential, privileged, sensitive or otherwise restricted information, particularly where the User is subject to professional, contractual, statutory or regulatory obligations concerning such information.

8.7

CasePDF shall not be responsible for the independent data-processing or artificial-intelligence practices of a Third-Party Service Provider, except to the extent that such liability cannot lawfully be excluded.

9.1

CasePDF uses automated technologies, including OCR and other software-based processing, to process User Content.

9.2

Automated processing may occasionally result in:

1. incorrect or missing text;
2. incorrect page numbers;
3. incorrect indexing;
4. incorrect hyperlinks;
5. formatting errors;
6. misplaced content;
7. corrupted or incomplete output; or
8. other technical or processing errors.

9.3

Accordingly, all documents generated, processed or modified through CasePDF must be reviewed and verified by the User before being relied upon, filed, submitted, circulated or otherwise used.

9.4

CasePDF does not warrant that every document processed through the Platform will be accurate, complete or suitable for filing before any particular court, tribunal, authority or other institution.

10.1

CasePDF is a software service and, despite reasonable efforts to maintain its availability, the Platform may occasionally experience:

1. downtime;
2. server or infrastructure failures;
3. application crashes;
4. software bugs;
5. errors;
6. latency or lag;
7. interrupted processing;
8. failed uploads or downloads;
9. maintenance-related interruptions;
10. network failures; or
11. other technical problems.

10.2

CasePDF shall make reasonable efforts to investigate and resolve material technical issues within a reasonable period.

10.3

However, CasePDF does not guarantee that the Platform will be:

1. continuously available;
2. uninterrupted;
3. completely secure; or
4. free from errors, bugs, crashes or other technical defects.

10.4

Users should maintain appropriate backups of important documents and should not rely exclusively upon CasePDF as the sole repository or means of preservation of any document.

11.1

CasePDF is a document-processing and productivity tool.

11.2

The fact that a document has been generated, formatted, indexed, bookmarked, OCR-processed or otherwise prepared using CasePDF does not constitute a representation that such document complies with the procedural, technical or filing requirements of any particular court, tribunal or authority.

11.3

The User remains solely responsible for:

1. reviewing all documents;
2. verifying their accuracy and completeness;
3. verifying pagination and indexing;
4. verifying hyperlinks and bookmarks;
5. verifying annexures and references;
6. complying with applicable filing requirements;
7. complying with filing deadlines; and
8. determining whether a document is suitable for filing or other use.

12.1

All rights, title and interest in and to the Platform, including its software, source code, user interface, design, branding, trademarks, algorithms, workflows, technology and underlying systems, are owned by or licensed to CasePDF.

12.2

Except for the limited right to use the Platform in accordance with these Terms, no intellectual-property rights are transferred to the User.

12.3

You must not, directly or indirectly:

1. copy or reproduce the Platform;
2. reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble the Platform;
3. attempt to obtain or derive its source code;
4. commercially exploit the Platform except as expressly permitted;
5. reproduce its interface, design or functionality;
6. circumvent technical restrictions or security mechanisms; or
7. use the Platform to develop or assist in developing a substantially competing product or service.

13.1

You shall use the Platform only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms.

13.2

You must not use the Platform:

1. for any unlawful purpose;
2. to upload or transmit malware, viruses or malicious code;
3. to infringe the intellectual-property or other rights of any person;
4. to access another person's Account without authorisation;
5. to interfere with or disrupt the operation of the Platform;
6. to circumvent security mechanisms;
7. to upload documents which you do not have the right or authority to process;
8. to attempt to gain unauthorised access to any systems or networks connected to the Platform; or
9. in any manner prohibited by applicable law.

13.3

CasePDF reserves the right to suspend or terminate access where it reasonably believes that the Platform is being used in violation of this Clause.

14.1

The Platform may integrate with or rely upon Third-Party Service Providers for services including:

1. cloud hosting;
2. payment processing;
3. OCR;
4. analytics;
5. authentication;
6. email and communications; and
7. other technology infrastructure or services.

14.2

CasePDF is not responsible for outages, failures, errors or actions attributable solely to an independent Third-Party Service Provider, except to the extent such liability cannot lawfully be excluded.

15.1

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, CasePDF, Docuswift Solutions LLP and their respective partners, employees, contractors and service providers shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary or punitive loss or damage arising out of or relating to the use of, or inability to use, the Platform.

15.2

Without limiting Clause 15.1, this includes losses arising from:

1. loss or deletion of documents;
2. document-processing errors;
3. OCR errors;
4. incorrect indexing or pagination;
5. incorrect hyperlinks or bookmarks;
6. application downtime or crashes;
7. delays or interruptions;
8. missed filing deadlines;
9. reliance upon automatically generated output;
10. loss of business;
11. loss of profits; or
12. loss of data.

15.3

The User acknowledges that CasePDF is a software tool and that automated document processing may contain errors. The User is responsible for independently reviewing all output before relying upon it.

15.4

Nothing in these Terms shall exclude or limit any liability which cannot lawfully be excluded or limited under applicable law.

16.1

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless CasePDF, Docuswift Solutions LLP, its partners, employees, contractors and service providers from and against claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses arising out of or relating to:

1. your breach of these Terms;
2. your unlawful use of the Platform;
3. your User Content;
4. your infringement of any third-party rights;
5. your failure to obtain necessary permissions or authorisations for User Content; or
6. your violation of applicable law.

17.1

CasePDF may suspend or terminate your access to the Platform where:

1. you materially breach these Terms;
2. your use creates a security, legal or operational risk;
3. payment obligations remain unpaid;
4. you engage in fraudulent, abusive or unlawful conduct; or
5. suspension or termination is reasonably necessary to protect the Platform or its Users.

17.2

Upon termination, your right to access the Platform shall cease, subject to any rights or obligations which are intended to survive termination.

17.3

Termination shall not affect any accrued rights or liabilities of either party.

18.1

CasePDF may modify, update, add, remove or discontinue features of the Platform from time to time.

18.2

CasePDF does not guarantee that any particular feature or functionality will remain available indefinitely.

19.1

CasePDF may update or modify these Terms from time to time.

19.2

The updated Terms shall be made available through the Platform and shall specify the applicable effective date.

19.3

Your continued use of the Platform after the revised Terms become effective shall constitute acceptance of the revised Terms, to the extent permitted by applicable law.

20.1

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of India.

20.2

Subject to applicable law, the courts having jurisdiction in Hyderabad, Telangana shall have exclusive jurisdiction over disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms or your use of the Platform.

21.1

If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable by a court or competent authority, such provision shall, to the extent possible, be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable.

21.2

The remaining provisions of these Terms shall continue in full force and effect.

22.1

Failure or delay by CasePDF in exercising any right or remedy under these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of that right or remedy.

22.2

A waiver of any provision shall be effective only if expressly made in writing.

23.1

These Terms, together with the CasePDF Privacy Policy and any other policies expressly incorporated into these Terms, constitute the entire agreement between you and CasePDF concerning your use of the Platform, unless otherwise expressly agreed in writing.

23.2

These Terms supersede prior communications or understandings relating to the subject matter covered herein, to the extent permitted by applicable law.