Terms of Service

Version 1.0 · Effective July 14, 2026. Draft pending attorney review prior to paid-marketing launch.

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) form a binding agreement between you and Digital Empire LLC (“Citation Safe,” “we,” “us”), a Wyoming limited liability company at 30 N Gould St Ste N, Sheridan, WY 82801. By accessing or using citationsafe.com or any Citation Safe API, connector, or add-in (the “Service”), you agree to these Terms.

1. What the Service is — and is not

Citation Safe is a citation-verification workflow tool. It checks whether a cited authority exists in a public source, whether quoted language appears in that source, and whether the source appears to support a stated proposition. The Service is not legal advice, is not a law firm, and does not create an attorney-client relationship. Verification results are informational aids. You remain solely responsible for independently reviewing every authority before relying on or filing it. A result of “VERIFIED” is not a guarantee that a citation is correct, current, good law, or appropriate for your matter.

2. Eligibility and accounts

You must be at least 18 and able to form a binding contract. You are responsible for the security of your account credentials and for all activity under your account. You agree to provide accurate information and to keep it current.

3. Acceptable use

You agree not to (a) exceed, evade, or automate around plan usage limits; (b) probe, scan, overload, or attempt to breach the Service; (c) resell or sublicense the Service except as expressly permitted; (d) upload content you lack the right to submit; or (e) use the Service for any unlawful purpose. We may suspend accounts that violate this section.

4. Your content

You retain all rights to documents and text you submit. You grant us a limited license to process that content solely to provide the Service. By default we store only a cryptographic hash of submitted documents plus per-citation results, not the full document text, as described in our Privacy Policy. Do not submit content you are not authorized to disclose.

5. Fees, billing, and refunds

Paid plans are billed in advance through our payment processor (Stripe) at the prices shown at /pricing. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled; you may cancel at any time and retain access through the end of the paid period. Verification guarantee: if we return a “VERIFIED” result on a paid check and the cited authority was in fact fabricated, we will refund that verification on request per the process at /contact. This guarantee is limited to a refund of the applicable verification fee and does not cover consequential losses.

6. Third-party sources

Existence checks rely on public data sources such as CourtListener (Free Law Project). We do not control those sources, their availability, or their accuracy, and the Service’s coverage is limited to what those sources make available. Coverage maps are published at /quality.

7. Disclaimers

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or that results are complete or accurate.

8. Limitation of liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, DIGITAL EMPIRE LLC WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR LOST PROFITS OR DATA, ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE. OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNTS YOU PAID US IN THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE CLAIM OR (B) USD $100.

9. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Digital Empire LLC from claims arising out of your content, your use of the Service, or your violation of these Terms.

10. Governing law and disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Wyoming, without regard to conflict-of-laws rules. Any dispute will be resolved by binding arbitration seated in Sheridan, Wyoming, except that either party may seek injunctive relief for intellectual-property or misuse claims. You and we waive any right to a jury trial or class action to the extent permitted by law.

11. Changes

We may update these Terms; material changes will be posted here with a new effective date. Continued use after changes take effect constitutes acceptance.

12. Contact

Questions about these Terms: support@citationsafe.com, or Digital Empire LLC, 30 N Gould St Ste N, Sheridan, WY 82801.