Terms of Service

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Last Updated: April 1, 2025

Please read these Terms of Service ("Terms") carefully before using the Charged platform operated by Charged, Inc.

By accessing or using our service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you disagree with any part of the terms, you may not access the service.

1. Introduction

These Terms govern your use of our website located at www.chargedai.co.uk and any associated services, features, content, or applications (collectively, the "Service").

Our Privacy Policy also governs your use of our Service and explains how we collect, safeguard and disclose information that results from your use of our web pages. Please read it here.

Your agreement with us includes these Terms and our Privacy Policy ("Agreements"). You acknowledge that you have read and understood the Agreements, and agree to be bound by them.

2. Definitions

Throughout these Terms, we may use certain capitalized terms. Here's what they mean:

  • Service refers to the Charged platform, website, and all content, services, and products available at or through the website.
  • Company, We, Us, or Our refers to Charged, Inc.
  • You refers to the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service.
  • Content refers to content such as text, images, or other information that can be posted, uploaded, linked to, or otherwise made available by You, regardless of the form of that content.
  • User means a person who accesses or uses the Service.
  • Account means a unique account created for You to access our Service or parts of our Service.

3. Account Registration

To use certain features of the Service, you must register for an account with us and provide certain information about yourself as prompted by the registration form.

You represent and warrant that:

  • All registration information you submit is truthful and accurate;
  • You will maintain the accuracy of such information;
  • You are 18 years of age or older;
  • Your use of the Service does not violate any applicable law or regulation.

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password, including but not limited to the restriction of access to your computer and/or account. You agree to accept responsibility for any and all activities or actions that occur under your account and/or password.

4. Services

Charged provides a platform for legal professionals to access various tools and services, including but not limited to:

  • Sentencing prediction tools
  • Legal aid eligibility checking
  • Law firm tracking and analytics
  • Compliance alerts and notifications
  • Document management

We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue the Service (or any part or content thereof) at any time with or without notice to you, and we will not be liable to you or to any third party for any such modification, suspension, or discontinuance.

5. Payment Terms

Some aspects of the Service are provided for a fee. You will be required to select a payment plan and provide accurate information regarding your credit card or other payment instrument.

You agree to pay all fees and charges incurred in connection with your use of the Service at the rates in effect when the charges were incurred. Unless otherwise stated, all fees are quoted in U.S. Dollars.

We may, from time to time, modify, amend, or supplement our fees and fee-billing methods, and such changes shall be effective immediately upon posting on our website or by notification to you.

If you dispute any charges you must notify us within sixty (60) days after the date that we invoice you. We reserve the right to change our prices. If we do change prices, we will provide notice of the change on the Site or by email, at our option, at least 30 days before the change is to take effect. Your continued use of the Service after the price change becomes effective constitutes your agreement to pay the changed amount.

6. Intellectual Property

The Service and its original content (excluding Content provided by users), features, and functionality are and will remain the exclusive property of Charged, Inc. and its licensors. The Service is protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws of both the United States and foreign countries. Our trademarks and trade dress may not be used in connection with any product or service without the prior written consent of Charged, Inc.

You acknowledge and agree that the Service may contain proprietary and confidential information that is protected by applicable intellectual property and other laws.

7. User Content

Our Service allows you to post, link, store, share and otherwise make available certain information, text, graphics, videos, or other material ("Content"). You are responsible for the Content that you post on or through the Service, including its legality, reliability, and appropriateness.

By posting Content on or through the Service, You represent and warrant that:

  • The Content is yours (you own it) and/or you have the right to use it and the right to grant us the rights and licence as provided in these Terms;
  • The posting of your Content on or through the Service does not violate the privacy rights, publicity rights, copyrights, contract rights or any other rights of any person or entity;
  • You are responsible for any claims, demands, damages, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses arising from or related to your Content.

We reserve the right to terminate the account of anyone found to be infringing on a copyright.

8. Prohibited Conduct

You may not access or use the Service for any purpose other than that for which we make the Service available. The Service may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors except those that are specifically endorsed or approved by us.

As a user of the Service, you agree not to:

  • Systematically retrieve data or other content from the Service to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database, or directory without written permission from us;
  • Make any unauthorised use of the Service, including collecting usernames and/or email addresses of users by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email, or creating user accounts by automated means or under false pretenses;
  • Use the Service to advertise or offer to sell goods and services;
  • Circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Service;
  • Engage in unauthorised framing of or linking to the Service;
  • Trick, defraud, or mislead us and other users, especially in any attempt to learn sensitive account information such as user passwords;
  • Make improper use of our support services or submit false reports of abuse or misconduct;
  • Engage in any automated use of the system, such as using scripts to send comments or messages, or using any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools;
  • Interfere with, disrupt, or create an undue burden on the Service or the networks or services connected to the Service;
  • Attempt to impersonate another user or person or use the username of another user;
  • Use any information obtained from the Service in order to harass, abuse, or harm another person;
  • Use the Service as part of any effort to compete with us or otherwise use the Service and/or the Content for any revenue-generating endeavor or commercial enterprise;
  • Decipher, decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer any of the software comprising or in any way making up a part of the Service;
  • Attempt to bypass any measures of the Service designed to prevent or restrict access to the Service, or any portion of the Service;
  • Harass, annoy, intimidate, or threaten any of our employees or agents engaged in providing any portion of the Service to you;
  • Delete the copyright or other proprietary rights notice from any Content;
  • Upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) viruses, Trojan horses, or other material, including excessive use of capital letters and spamming (continuous posting of repetitive text), that interferes with any party's uninterrupted use and enjoyment of the Service or modifies, impairs, disrupts, alters, or interferes with the use, features, functions, operation, or maintenance of the Service;
  • Upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) any material that acts as a passive or active information collection or transmission mechanism, including without limitation, clear graphics interchange formats ("gifs"), 1×1 pixels, web bugs, cookies, or other similar devices (sometimes referred to as "spyware" or "passive collection mechanisms" or "pcms");
  • Except as may be the result of standard search engine or Internet browser usage, use, launch, develop, or distribute any automated system, including without limitation, any spider, robot, cheat utility, scraper, or offline reader that accesses the Service, or using or launching any unauthorised script or other software;
  • Disparage, tarnish, or otherwise harm, in our opinion, us and/or the Service;
  • Use the Service in a manner inconsistent with any applicable laws or regulations.

9. Disclaimers

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OR COURSE OF PERFORMANCE.

Charged, INC., ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, AND ITS LICENSORS DO NOT WARRANT THAT:

  • THE SERVICE WILL FUNCTION UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE OR AVAILABLE AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME OR LOCATION;
  • ANY ERRORS OR DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED;
  • THE SERVICE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS;
  • THE RESULTS OF USING THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS.

THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE SERVICE IS NOT INTENDED TO REPLACE THE ADVICE OF A TRAINED LEGAL PROFESSIONAL. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE SERVICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE. NO ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP IS CREATED BY USING THE SERVICE.

10. Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT SHALL Charged, INC., NOR ITS DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, PARTNERS, AGENTS, SUPPLIERS, OR AFFILIATES, BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, RESULTING FROM:

  • YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICE;
  • ANY CONDUCT OR CONTENT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SERVICE;
  • ANY CONTENT OBTAINED FROM THE SERVICE; AND
  • UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS, USE OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR CONTENT,

WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE, AND EVEN IF A REMEDY SET FORTH HEREIN IS FOUND TO HAVE FAILED OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.

SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES OR THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. ACCORDINGLY, SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

11. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Charged, Inc., its parent corporation, officers, directors, employees and agents, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees) arising from:

  • Your use of and access to the Service;
  • Your violation of any term of these Terms;
  • Your violation of any third-party right, including without limitation any copyright, property, or privacy right; or
  • Any claim that your Content caused damage to a third party.

This defence and indemnification obligation will survive these Terms and your use of the Service.

12. Termination

We may terminate or suspend your account and bar access to the Service immediately, without prior notice or liability, under our sole discretion, for any reason whatsoever and without limitation, including but not limited to a breach of the Terms.

If you wish to terminate your account, you may simply discontinue using the Service, or notify us that you wish to delete your account.

All provisions of the Terms which by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity and limitations of liability.

13. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of those rights. If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court, the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in effect. These Terms constitute the entire agreement between us regarding our Service, and supersede and replace any prior agreements we might have had between us regarding the Service.

14. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material we will provide at least 30 days' notice prior to any new terms taking effect. What constitutes a material change will be determined at our sole discretion.

By continuing to access or use our Service after any revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised terms. If you do not agree to the new terms, you are no longer authorised to use the Service.

15. Contact Information

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us:

  • By email: info@chargedai.co.uk
  • By phone: (555) 123-4567
  • By mail: 123 Legal Avenue, Suite 500, San Francisco, CA 94103