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Version 2026-06-14.v2 · Last updated 14 June 2026

Terms of Service

These Terms form a binding electronic agreement under the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Indian Contract Act, 1872 between you (the "User") and Dare to Law Technologies (the "Company", "we", "us", operator of the "Platform" at daretolaw.com, including the Nyay Saathi chat). By creating an account, signing in, ticking the acceptance box, or using any part of the Platform, you confirm that you have read, understood and irrevocably agreed to these Terms, our Privacy Policy, Disclaimer and the Advocate Operations SOP.

1. Nature of the Platform — Intermediary, not a law firm

The Platform is an "intermediary" within the meaning of Section 2(1)(w) of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and a "technology service provider" that:

  • receives, stores, transmits and routes user-generated information between Users and independent advocates empanelled on the Platform;
  • provides software, templates, AI-assisted drafting tools, secure document handling, dispatch and case-management utilities;
  • claims and is entitled to the safe-harbour protection under Section 79 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 read with the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021;
  • is not a law firm, not an advocate, not a "Legal Service Provider" under the Advocates Act, 1961, not an advocate directory, not an advocate marketplace, not a referral service, and not a party to any dispute, transaction, claim, notice, suit, complaint, FIR, proceeding or settlement between the User and any other person.

No attorney–client relationship arises between you and the Company by reason of using the Platform. An attorney–client relationship is formed only with the empanelled independent advocate who accepts your brief, and only with that advocate.

2. Role of the independent advocate — sole legal author

Every binding legal output dispatched through the Platform (legal notice, statutory reply, advocate opinion, court filing, vakalatnama, agreement, deed, complaint, consultation memo, etc.) is independently reviewed, modified where needed, signed, stamped, and dispatched on the advocate's own letterhead by an advocate enrolled with a State Bar Council under the Advocates Act, 1961. The engaged advocate:

  • is the sole legal author of the final dispatched document and is exclusively and professionally accountable for it under the Advocates Act, 1961, the Bar Council of India Rules, and all other applicable law;
  • affixes their signature, advocate stamp, name and Bar Council enrolment number on the final copy;
  • may at their independent professional discretion modify, refuse, or refund any brief on conflict, ethical or professional grounds.

The Company does not interfere with, override, or guarantee the professional judgement of any advocate. AI-generated drafts that are not yet signed by an advocate are information, not legal advice, and must not be relied upon as such. All legal consequences, professional negligence claims (if any), Bar Council complaints, regulatory action or court findings in respect of a dispatched document lie solely against the signing advocate and not against the Company.

3. Mandatory KYC — registration and paid services

To comply with the Information Technology Act, 2000, the Prevention of Money Laundering (Maintenance of Records) Rules, 2005 as amended, the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020 and applicable banking and payment regulations, KYC is collected in two stages:

  • At registration (mandatory, free tier): full legal name, mobile number (OTP verified), email (verified), residential address, city, state and PIN code. The User confirms that all such information is true, accurate and current.
  • Before any paid service or document dispatch (mandatory): a clear scan or photograph of (i) the User's Aadhaar card (front and back, with consent under the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 and the Aadhaar Regulations) and (ii) the User's PAN card, plus, where requested, a recent photograph and an address proof. Where the User is a company, LLP, partnership or trust, the corresponding entity KYC (CIN/LLPIN, GSTIN, incorporation certificate, board authorisation, authorised signatory KYC) is mandatory.

The Company stores KYC documents in an encrypted private cloud accessible only to the User and to authorised compliance/admin personnel. KYC records may be produced before any court, tribunal, police, regulator or Bar Council in response to a lawful request, summons, notice or order, and may be retained for the period required by law (typically five years from termination of the User's account, or longer where litigation or investigation is pending). Refusal to complete KYC entitles the Company to refuse, suspend or terminate paid services without refund of advocate professional fees already incurred.

4. User representations, warranties and undertakings

You expressly represent, warrant and undertake that:

  • you are at least 18 years old, of sound mind and competent to contract under the Indian Contract Act, 1872;
  • all information, facts, documents, screenshots, recordings and instructions you submit are true, complete, lawfully obtained and not misleading;
  • you have a bona fide cause of action, are not pursuing a vexatious, frivolous, malicious, retaliatory or extortionate claim, and are not using the Platform to harass, intimidate, defame, blackmail or unlawfully pressure any person;
  • you will not upload content that is unlawful, obscene, defamatory, hateful, child sexual abuse material, infringing of intellectual property, in breach of confidence, or otherwise prohibited under Rule 3(1)(b) of the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021;
  • you will independently verify every factual detail in any draft before it is dispatched and will obtain independent legal advice where the matter is complex, high-value or time-critical;
  • you will not impersonate any person, share your account, scrape, reverse engineer or abuse the AI tools, or use the Platform to practise law without enrolment.

5. Fees — platform fee and advocate professional fee

All amounts displayed on the Platform are framed as a platform / technology fee payable to the Company for software, templates, AI, secure handling, dispatch and operations. Where a matter requires advocate review, signature, opinion, consultation, court filing or representation, a separate advocate professional fee is payable to (or routed to) the engaged advocate, and the split is disclosed before payment. The Company does not share, split or pay any portion of advocate professional fees with non-advocates, in keeping with the Bar Council of India Rules. All fees are exclusive of GST unless stated otherwise.

6. No solicitation, no guarantee of outcome

  • We do not solicit work for any individual advocate. Empanelled advocates are assigned by the Platform from an internal pool based on language, jurisdiction and subject-matter suitability, in compliance with Rule 36, Chapter II, Part VI of the Bar Council of India Rules.
  • No advocate is named, ranked, advertised or held out for selection by you.
  • We make no representation or guarantee of any outcome, recovery, award, settlement, compensation, conviction, acquittal, stay, order or judgment. Past results and sample drafts are illustrative only.

7. Court filings, vakalatnama and representation

Where a service involves filing before any court, tribunal, commission or quasi-judicial forum, drafting of a vakalatnama, or any appearance, the legal service is rendered exclusively by the engaged advocate as an independent professional under the Advocates Act, 1961. The Company's role is strictly limited to facilitation — software, intake, document handling, scheduling and dispatch — and the contracting party for the legal service is the advocate, not the Company. The Company is not, and shall not be impleaded as, a party to any such proceeding.

8. Intermediary safe harbour and content take-down

The Company exercises due diligence under Rule 3 of the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. We will remove or disable access to any user-generated content within 36 hours of receiving actual knowledge through a court order or notification from an authorised government agency, or within 24 hours of a valid complaint under Rule 3(2)(b). A grievance officer can be reached at the address in clause 15. Save as required by law, the Company is not liable for content originated, posted, transmitted or shared by Users.

9. Disclaimer of warranties

The Platform is provided on an "as is" and "as available"basis. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Company disclaims all express and implied warranties, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, non-infringement, uninterrupted availability, and that any AI-generated content is error-free or suitable for any specific legal matter.

10. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Company, its directors, officers, employees, agents and licensors shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, punitive or exemplary damages, loss of profits, loss of business, loss of goodwill, loss of data, loss of opportunity, mental agony or harassment, regardless of the theory of liability. The Company's aggregate liability arising out of or in connection with the Platform, in any 12-month period, shall not exceed the platform fees actually paid by the User to the Company in that period for the specific matter giving rise to the claim. The Company is not liable for the professional acts, omissions, advice, conduct, delay or negligence of any independent advocate, which are governed by the Advocates Act, 1961 and the rules and code of conduct made thereunder.

11. Indemnity

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its promoters, directors, officers, employees, contractors, agents and empanelled advocates from and against any and all claims, demands, suits, proceedings, FIRs, complaints, regulatory or Bar Council action, losses, damages, fines, penalties, costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees on a full indemnity basis) arising out of or in connection with:

  • your breach of these Terms or any applicable law;
  • any information, fact, statement, document or instruction submitted by you that is false, incomplete, misleading, defamatory or in breach of any third-party right;
  • the legal action you choose to take (or not take), the notice you choose to send, the case you choose to file, the settlement you choose to accept or reject, and any consequence arising therefrom;
  • any dispute between you and the opposite party, advocate, court, tribunal, regulator, payment processor or any third party.

This indemnity survives termination of your account and is independent of any other remedy available to the Company.

12. Refunds

Platform fees are refundable in full only if the assigned advocate has not yet begun review. Once review has begun, platform fees are non-refundable except as required by law. Advocate professional fees are refundable solely at the discretion of the engaged advocate.

13. Confidentiality, data and intellectual property

We treat your matter as confidential and process personal data in accordance with our Privacy Policy. The engaged advocate is independently bound by the duty of confidentiality owed to a client under the Advocates Act, 1961. All software, AI prompts, template structures, brand marks and Platform content are owned by the Company. Final documents signed by an engaged advocate are yours to use for the matter at hand; the underlying templates remain the Company's intellectual property.

14. Suspension, termination and audit trail

We may suspend or terminate accounts that breach these Terms, abuse AI tools, attempt unlawful use, file vexatious matters, fail KYC, or attempt to extract or replicate Platform content. Each acceptance of these Terms is recorded with version, timestamp, IP address and user-agent in our compliance ledger, and may be produced as evidence under the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 read with Section 65B and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023.

15. Governing law, jurisdiction and grievance officer

These Terms are governed by the laws of India. Subject to a consumer's statutory right to approach a consumer forum in their place of residence, the courts at New Delhi shall have exclusive jurisdiction. Disputes (other than those a User chooses to take to a consumer forum) shall first be referred to good-faith negotiation for 30 days, failing which to arbitration by a sole arbitrator appointed by the Company under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, seated at New Delhi, in English. For grievances under the IT Rules, 2021, write to the Grievance Officer at grievance@daretolaw.com with a copy to hello@daretolaw.com. Complaints will be acknowledged within 24 hours and disposed of within 15 days.

16. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. Material changes will be notified by email or in-app and will require you to re-accept the updated Terms before continuing to use the Platform.

By ticking the "I agree to the Terms" box on the sign-up or sign-in screen, you confirm acceptance of this document (version 2026-06-14.v2). See also our Disclaimer, Privacy Policy and the Advocate Operations SOP.