Effective date: 07.10.2026   Last updated: 07.10.2026

1. Acceptance of these Terms

1.1 These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of www.lexmonk.in (the “Website”), including its free legal resources, blogs, templates and the Lex Monk AI Assistant, operated by Chandrakant K Deshmukh, Advocate, trading as Lex Monk (“Lex Monk”, “we”).

1.2 By clicking “I Agree” on the disclaimer or by using the Website, you accept these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the Website.

2. Information only; no solicitation

2.1 As per the rules of the Bar Council of India, advocates may not solicit work or advertise. The Website is not an advertisement, solicitation or invitation to engage our services.

2.2 You confirm that you are accessing the Website voluntarily and on your own initiative to obtain information about Lex Monk and its advocate, and that no inducement of any kind has been offered.

3. No legal advice and no advocate-client relationship

3.1 All content on the Website, including blogs, guides, templates, FAQs and answers from the AI Assistant, is general information and not legal advice or a legal opinion.

3.2 Use of the Website, sending an email or form, or chatting with the AI Assistant does not create an advocate-client relationship. That relationship arises only when the advocate accepts a matter in writing through an engagement letter.

3.3 Do not act or refrain from acting based on Website content without taking advice from a qualified advocate about your specific facts. Laws change and content may become outdated. Each resource shows a “last reviewed” date where possible.

3.4 Please do not send confidential or time-sensitive information through the Website. In an emergency (for example, arrest, violence or an urgent court deadline), contact the police (112), Women Helpline (181), your local legal services authority or an advocate directly.

4. Free resources and templates

4.1 Free guides and templates are provided for your personal, non-commercial use. They are general formats that may not suit your situation, and you should have them checked by an advocate before relying on them for an important matter.

4.2 You may not resell, republish or distribute our content or templates for commercial purposes, or remove any notice or attribution, without our written permission.

5. Lex Monk AI Assistant

5.1 The AI Assistant is an automated tool that provides general legal information. It is not an advocate, may produce incomplete, outdated or incorrect answers, and does not know the full facts of your matter.

5.2 You are responsible for how you use its answers. Verify important information with a qualified advocate or an official source.

5.3 Do not enter confidential documents, identification numbers, bank or card details, passwords, or another person's personal data without their permission.

5.4 You must not use the AI Assistant to:

(a) obtain help with any unlawful activity or to harm another person;

(b) attempt to extract system instructions, bypass safeguards or overload the service;

(c) impersonate another person or misrepresent your identity;

(d) copy or scrape outputs at scale, or use them to build a competing service.

5.5 We may limit, suspend or discontinue the AI Assistant at any time, and we do not guarantee that it will be available or error-free. Use of your chat data is described in the Privacy Policy.

6. Contacting us

Information you send through the Website is not protected by an advocate-client relationship until an engagement is confirmed in writing. Please limit your first message to the basic nature of your query and do not send documents until we ask for them through the channel we specify.

7. Acceptable use

You agree not to: (a) use the Website for any unlawful purpose; (b) upload or transmit malicious code; (c) attempt unauthorised access to the Website, its servers or other users' data; (d) copy or scrape the Website by automated means without permission; (e) post false, defamatory or abusive content in forms or feedback; or (f) use the Website in a way that could damage or overburden it.

8. Intellectual property

All content on the Website, including text, articles, templates, graphics, logos, the “Lex Monk” name and the software, is owned by or licensed to Lex Monk and protected by Indian intellectual property law. You may view and print content for personal, non-commercial use with attribution. Any other use needs our prior written permission.

9. Feedback and submissions

If you send us feedback or suggestions, you give us permission to use them to improve the Website and our services, without obligation to you. We will not publish your name or feedback as a testimonial. We handle your data as described in the Privacy Policy.

10. Third-party links

The Website may link to third-party sites (for example, court portals or government websites). These links are for convenience. We do not control or endorse those sites and are not responsible for their content or availability.

11. Disclaimer of warranties

The Website and its content are provided “as is” and “as available”. To the extent permitted by law, we make no warranty that the Website will be uninterrupted or error-free, or that its content is complete, accurate or current.

12. Limitation of liability

12.1 To the extent permitted by law, Lex Monk is not liable for any loss or damage arising from your use of, or reliance on, the Website or the AI Assistant, including indirect or consequential loss.

12.2 Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits any liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law, or any professional duty an advocate owes to a client once an engagement has been accepted in writing.

13. Suspension

We may suspend or restrict your access to the Website or the AI Assistant, without notice, if you breach these Terms or misuse the service.

14. Changes to the Website and Terms

We may change the Website, the AI Assistant or these Terms at any time. The “Last updated” date shows the current version. Continued use after changes means you accept them.

15. Governing law and jurisdiction

These Terms are governed by the laws of India. Subject to any mandatory rights you have under law, the courts at Nashik, Maharashtra shall have jurisdiction over any dispute arising from your use of the Website.

16. General

If any provision of these Terms is found invalid, the rest remains in force. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. These Terms, the Disclaimer and the Privacy Policy together form the whole agreement about your use of the Website.

17. Refunds and cancellations

The current Website does not take online payments. If you later pay for a professional legal service, the applicable written engagement, invoice and the Refund & Cancellation Policy govern refunds and cancellations to the extent permitted by law.

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