Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing and using Obiter (“Service”), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service (“Terms”). If you do not agree to these Terms, you may not use the Service.

Obiter is provided by Jasmine Sakpoba, trading as Obiter (“we”, “us”, “our”). If you are using Obiter on behalf of an organisation, you agree to these Terms on behalf of that organisation.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 16 years old to use Obiter. By using the Service, you represent and warrant that you meet this requirement. If you are aged 16 or 17, you may only use Obiter with parental or guardian consent.

Obiter is designed for UK law students and legal professionals. While available globally, certain features are UK-specific and designed for UK law education (LLB, postgraduate law degrees, Bar Practice Course, Solicitors Qualifying Examination).

3. User Accounts & Registration

3.1 Account Creation

When you register for an account, you agree to:

• Provide accurate, complete, and truthful information
• Maintain the confidentiality of your password
• Accept responsibility for all activity under your account
• Notify us immediately of any unauthorised access

3.2 Account Termination

We reserve the right to terminate accounts that violate these Terms, are inactive for 12 months, contain false or fraudulent information, or are used for abuse, harassment, or illegal purposes.

4. User Content & Ownership

4.1 Your Content

Any essays, answers, flashcards, study notes, or other content you upload (“User Content”) remains your intellectual property. You retain all rights to your User Content.

4.2 Licence to Obiter

By uploading User Content, you grant Obiter a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide licence to:

• Store and display your User Content within your account
• Use your User Content to provide Services to you (including AI-powered feedback, tutoring, explanations)
• Use aggregate, anonymised data from your User Content to improve Obiter's algorithms and features (you may opt-out in Settings)

4.3 Prohibited Content

You may not upload User Content that violates anyone else's intellectual property rights, contains confidential information without permission, is defamatory or illegal, or contains malware or harmful code. We reserve the right to remove any User Content that violates these Terms.

4.4 Storage & Deletion

We will store your User Content for as long as your account is active. Upon account deletion or GDPR data subject access requests, we will delete your User Content within 30 days, except where we are legally required to retain it.

4.5 Storage Limits

Your storage allowance depends on your plan: Free accounts include 100 MB of storage with a 25 MB per-file cap; Standard accounts include 10 GB of storage with a 100 MB per-file cap; Pro accounts include unlimited storage (subject to the fair use clause below) with a 500 MB per-file cap. Per-file caps apply to all upload sources, including direct uploads and cloud imports from Google Drive, OneDrive, and Dropbox.

4.6 Fair Use (Pro Plan)

Pro plan storage is provided for personal study use. We do not enforce a fixed quota under normal use. We reserve the right to investigate and contact accounts that use more than 500 GB of storage, that show patterns inconsistent with personal study (including but not limited to bulk content redistribution, file hosting, automated scraping, or sharing of paid third-party materials), or whose usage materially affects service performance for other users. We will contact affected accounts before taking any action, and where appropriate will offer a reasonable period to bring usage within fair use.

4.7 Existing Accounts and Limit Changes

Where we update storage limits, accounts whose current usage exceeds the new limit retain access to their existing files but will be unable to upload new files until usage is brought within the new limit or the account is upgraded to a higher tier.

5. Intellectual Property

5.1 Company IP

Obiter, including all designs, algorithms, user interface, original case summaries, teaching materials, AI-generated content, and all other content created by us, is the exclusive property of Jasmine Sakpoba (trading as Obiter). You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to use Obiter for personal, non-commercial study purposes only. You may not reproduce, distribute, scrape, or create derivative works based on Obiter.

5.2 Third-Party Content

Obiter may include content from third parties, including legal case summaries, news articles, and educational materials. Use of this content is governed by their respective licences. If we have failed to credit a source, please contact us immediately.

5.3 Copyright Infringement Claims

If you believe content on Obiter infringes your copyright, please submit a notice to privacy@obiter.site with a description of the copyrighted work, where the infringing content appears, and your contact details. We will respond to valid notices within 10 business days.

6. Artificial Intelligence & AI-Powered Features

6.1 AI Essay Feedback

Obiter uses Anthropic's AI service to provide essay feedback, including grade prediction, structural analysis, and improvement suggestions. By using this feature, you agree that your essay will be sent to Anthropic's servers for processing. Obiter does not use your essays to train AI models.

6.2 Limitations of AI

Obiter makes no warranty that AI-generated content is accurate, complete, or suitable for any purpose. AI is a tool to supplement your learning, not a replacement for professional legal advice or authoritative legal sources. Always verify AI-generated content against reliable sources.

7. Calendar Integrations

By connecting a Google or Microsoft calendar to Obiter, you authorise us to read and modify your calendar event data on your behalf — but only when you explicitly create, edit, or delete an event inside the Obiter app. We will never write to your calendar without an explicit user action. For iCal-URL subscriptions, access is read-only. You can revoke that authorisation at any time by disconnecting the calendar from inside Obiter, or by revoking access from your Google account or Microsoft account — doing so will stop further syncing immediately.

You are responsible for ensuring you have the right to share whatever calendar URLs you paste as iCal subscriptions. Obiter is not affiliated with or endorsed by Google or Microsoft; their respective terms also apply to your use of those services.

8. File Storage Integrations

By connecting Google Drive or Microsoft OneDrive to Obiter, you authorise us to browse and read files you explicitly import, and to create or update files in folders you nominate, on your behalf — only when you take an explicit action in the Obiter UI (clicking “Connect Drive”, picking a file from the browser, choosing “Save to Drive”). We will never read or modify files in your cloud storage automatically. You can revoke that authorisation at any time by disconnecting from inside Obiter, or by revoking access from your Google account or Microsoft account. You are responsible for ensuring you have the right to import any file you choose to bring into Obiter. Obiter is not affiliated with or endorsed by Google or Microsoft; their respective terms also apply.

9. Service Standards & Warranties

We will provide the Service with reasonable care and skill, as required by the Consumer Rights Act 2015. Where the Service does not meet this standard, we will use reasonable efforts to correct it promptly.

Beyond the rights guaranteed to you by law (including the Consumer Rights Act 2015 and the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013), the Service is provided “as is”. We do not guarantee that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or secure at all times. Nothing in these Terms affects your statutory rights as a consumer.

10. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Obiter's total liability shall not exceed the amount you paid in the past 12 months (or £0 if free tier). Obiter shall not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, loss of data, business interruption, or lost profits.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud, or any other matter that cannot be excluded by applicable law.

11. Exam Integrity & Academic Honesty

Obiter is a study tool. You agree to:

• Use Obiter only for personal learning, revision, and exam preparation
• Not submit Obiter-generated essays or answers as your own work in university submissions
• Not use Obiter during formal university exams unless permitted by your institution

Violations of academic integrity are your responsibility. Obiter is not liable if you are disciplined by your institution for academic dishonesty.

12. Acceptable Use Policy

You agree not to use Obiter for illegal purposes, harass other users, attempt to gain unauthorised access to Obiter systems, use bots or automated tools (except where explicitly permitted), share your account with others, or scrape or collect user data. Violations may result in immediate account termination.

13. Subscriptions & Billing

13.1 Auto-Renewal

Subscriptions renew automatically at the end of each billing period (monthly or annual) at the then-current price. You may cancel at any time from your Settings page; cancellation takes effect at the end of your current billing period and you will retain access until then.

13.2 Your Statutory Right to Cancel

Under the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013, you have a statutory right to cancel your subscription within 14 days of purchase (“cooling-off period”) for a full refund.

If you request immediate access to the Service during the cooling-off period (which you do by ticking the acknowledgement box at checkout), you agree that: (a) service will begin immediately; and (b) if you cancel within the 14-day period, you will be charged a proportionate amount for the service used up to the point of cancellation.

13.3 Refund Policy

Outside the 14-day statutory cooling-off period, we do not offer refunds for partial billing periods. If you believe you have been charged in error, contact us at privacy@obiter.site within 30 days of the charge.

13.4 Payment & Prices

Payment is processed by Stripe. We do not store your full credit card details. Prices are in British Pounds (GBP) and include VAT where applicable. We will give you at least 30 days' notice before any price increase, and you may cancel before the new price takes effect.

14. Data Usage for AI Improvement

By default, Obiter will not use your User Content (essays, answers, study notes) to train AI models. You may opt-in to allow Obiter to use anonymised, aggregate data from your activity to improve algorithm recommendations and features. You can withdraw consent at any time in Settings.

Obiter will not share your essays or answers with Anthropic for the purpose of training Anthropic's models.

15. GDPR & Data Protection

See our Privacy Policy for full details on data processing, rights, and compliance. In summary, you have the right to access, correct, delete, or port your personal data, and the right to lodge a complaint with your data protection authority. We will respond to data subject access requests within 30 days.

16. Termination

You may terminate your account at any time in Settings. All data will be deleted within 30 days. We may suspend or terminate your account without notice if you violate these Terms, engage in illegal activity, or abuse the Service.

17. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales. You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales for any disputes. For disputes under £10,000, you may elect binding arbitration through CEDR instead of court.

18. Changes to These Terms

We may modify these Terms at any time. Material changes will be notified via email at least 30 days in advance. Continued use of Obiter after changes constitutes acceptance.

19. Contact

For questions about these Terms or to report violations: privacy@obiter.site