Software Terms of Use

Effective as of October 23, 2023

​The following Terms and Conditions are entered into by and between you (“You” or “the User”) and Your Online Genius LLC (“Company”, “we”, or “us”) (the User and the Company are collectively the “Parties”). By using Plainly Legal™, You agree to be bound by these terms. 

THIS IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT. BY CLICKING THE “I AGREE” (OR SIMILAR) BUTTON THAT IS PRESENTED TO YOU WHEN YOU PURCHASED PLAINLY LEGAL™ OR FIRST USED THE SOFTWARE, YOU BECOME PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT AND BECOME BOUND BY ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH HEREIN.

THIS SOFTWARE IS OFFERED PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE § 81.101, WHICH EXPRESSLY PROVIDES THAT THE DESIGN, CREATION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, DISPLAY, OR SALE OF SOFTWARE WILL NOT CONSTITUTE THE “PRACTICE OF LAW” UNDER TEXAS LAW. PLAINLY LEGAL™ IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE ADVICE OF A LICENSED ATTORNEY. YOUR ONLINE GENIUS LLC IS NOT A LAW FIRM AND CANNOT PROVIDE LEGAL ADVICE. USING PLAINLY LEGAL™ DOES NOT CREATE AN ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR ONLINE GENIUS LLC. 

THE SOFTWARE

The Company has created a product called Plainly Legal™ (“the Software”). The Software operates as a software as a service (“SaaS”) product, which registered users access via the internet. 

The Software shall collectively include the computer programs in object code form and any updates, enhancements, modifications, revisions, additions, replacements, or conversions thereof and the object code installed by the Company on cloud servers (collectively, the “Programs”), and any related documentation (the “Documentation”).

The Software provides online business owners with do-it-yourself legal solutions. The features available in the Software will change over time, and the features that any particular user may access will be defined by their subscription level. 

GRANT OF RIGHTS

Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Company hereby grants to the User, and the User accepts, a limited, non-transferable, and non-exclusive worldwide license to use the Software for the User’s own business purposes.

The User shall use the Software solely for his or her own business purposes and shall not use the Software to process information for any entity other than the User’s. 

COPIES AND MODIFICATION

Because the Software operates as a SaaS application, the User is not required to make a copy of the Programs, or any elements thereof, to use the Software. Accordingly, the User agrees not to make a copy of any element of the Programs.

The User shall not copy, download, translate, decompile, or create by reverse engineering or otherwise, the source code from the object code supplied hereunder, or adapt the Software in any way or use it to create a derivative work. The Company shall not be responsible for providing any updates, enhancements, modifications, revisions, additions, replacements, or conversions to the Software, or for otherwise maintaining the Software, if the Software is modified.

ACCESSING THE SOFTWARE

The Programs shall be housed on virtual servers under the control of the Company. The User shall access the Software through the internet through a login link available on the website located at www.plainlylegal.com. 

Each User shall be issued a username and password to access the Software, and it is the responsibility of the User to safeguard the username and password. 

The User is not allowed to share the username or password with anyone other than authorized users within the User’s business. Should the Company determine that the User has shared the username and password with anyone other than authorized users, the Company may terminate the User’s access to the software without providing a refund. 

ACCESS DURING BETA TESTING

The Company is providing the User access to the software before its public release and while the software is in beta testing. The User expressly acknowledges that the Software is not fully functional at present and that there are likely to be defects and bugs in the Software throughout the beta testing. 

The User hereby releases and holds the Company harmless from any and all claims that might arise out of or relate to defects and bugs in the Software for the duration of the period that the Software is in beta testing.

PROPRIETARY RIGHTS

The Company represents and warrants that it is the owner of or otherwise has the rights to the Software and that it has the right to grant the license to the User under this Agreement. The Company retains title to the Software and any other deliverables hereunder, including, without limitation, all copies and audiovisual aspects thereof and all rights to patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and other intellectual property rights inherent therein and appurtenant thereto. The User shall not, under this Agreement or otherwise, acquire any proprietary rights whatsoever in the Software or in any other deliverables hereunder, which shall be confidential information of the Company and the sole and exclusive property of the Company. Any right not expressly granted to the User by this Agreement is hereby expressly reserved by the Company. No identifying marks, copyright, or proprietary right notices may be deleted from any copy of the Software provided to or made by the User.

TRADEMARKS AND TRADE NAMES

Any and all trademarks and trade names that the Company uses in connection with the license granted hereunder are and shall remain the exclusive property of the Company. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to give the User any right, title, or interest in any trademark or trade name of the Company.

CONFIDENTIALITY

As a participant in the Beta Program, the User shall receive non-public, proprietary, and confidential information about the Software and the Company’s plans for the Software. The User acknowledges that the public disclosure of any such confidential information would materially harm the Company. 

The User hereby agrees that it shall protect and safeguard the confidentiality of the Company’s confidential information with at least the same degree of care as the User would protect its own confidential information but in no event with less than a commercially reasonable degree of care. The User shall not use the Company’s confidential information, or permit it to be accessed or used, for any purpose other than to exercise its rights or perform its obligations under this Agreement and shall not disclose any such Confidential Information to any person or entity not involved in performing the Services under this Agreement. 

Confidential Information does not include any information that the Company shares publicly or otherwise becomes publicly known through no fault of the User about the Software or its plans for the Software.

THE USER’S WARRANTIES REGARDING COMPETING PRODUCTS

The User represents and warrants that he or she does not currently plan to offer, create, promote, or sell any product that competes with the Software. Further, the User agrees not to use anything he or she learns as a result of using the Software to create a competing product or service for two years after the User’s subscription ends. 

INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE USER 

While the Company has made every effort to make the Software as intuitive as possible and to program the Software to prevent as many efforts as possible, it is the User’s responsibility to enter the appropriate information in the system. The User is responsible to read all prompts carefully and provide accurate answers that are appropriate in the circumstances. The User accepts such responsibility and agrees not to assert any claim against the Company based upon information entered by the User in any of the Software’s features. 

TERM & TERMINATION

This Agreement shall commence as of the date the User purchases a subscription to the Software and shall continue thereafter until the completion of the User’s subscription unless sooner terminated for cause as set forth herein.

Either Party may terminate this Agreement for cause, effective upon written notice to the other Party (the “Defaulting Party”) if the Defaulting Party:

• materially breaches this Agreement, and such breach is incapable of cure, or with respect to a material breach capable of cure, the Defaulting Party does not cure such breach within 15 days after receipt of written notice of such breach; 
• becomes insolvent or admits its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due;
• becomes subject, voluntarily or involuntarily, to any proceeding under any domestic or foreign bankruptcy or insolvency law, which is not fully stayed within seven business days or is not dismissed or vacated within 45 business days after filing;
• is dissolved or liquidated or takes any corporate action for such purpose;
• makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or
• has a receiver, trustee, custodian, or similar agent appointed by order of any court of competent jurisdiction to take charge of or sell any material portion of its property or business.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

THE COMPANY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS, AND THE USER HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES, ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATIONS THAT THE SOFTWARE WILL MEET THE USER’S REQUIREMENTS, THAT THE OPERATION OF THE SOFTWARE OR ITS USE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE SOFTWARE, IF ANY, WILL BE CORRECTED. THE COMPANY’S LIMITED WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF ALL LIABILITIES OR OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY FOR DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE DELIVERY OF THE SOFTWARE OR RELATED SERVICES. EXCEPT FOR THE WARRANTY AS TO OWNERSHIP, THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE IS WITH THE USER.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

THE COMPANY SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR OTHERWISE FOR CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES EVEN IF IT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN ANY EVENT, THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY FOR ANY REASON AND UPON ANY CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATION TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT OF FEES PAID TO THE COMPANY BY THE USER HEREUNDER FOR THE SPECIFIC PORTION OF SOFTWARE GIVING RISE TO SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM. THIS LIMITATION APPLIES TO ALL CAUSES OF ACTION OR CLAIMS IN THE AGGREGATE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF WARRANTY, INDEMNITY, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, MISREPRESENTATIONS, AND OTHER TORTS.

THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE

The Parties understand that the Company may integrate third-party software elements into the Software. 

THE COMPANY DOES NOT CONTROL THESE THIRD PARTIES, SO IT MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE QUALITY, CAPABILITIES, OPERATIONS, PERFORMANCE OR SUITABILITY OF THE THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE, INCLUDING THE ABILITY TO INTEGRATE SAME WITH THE SOFTWARE. ANY THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE PROVIDED IS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED “AS IS.” 

CHOICE OF LAW, CHOICE OF FORUM, AND FEE-SHIFTING

The parties agree that this Agreement shall be construed under the laws of the State of Texas regardless of any choice of law rules.

Each Party irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that any dispute arising under or related to this Agreement shall be resolved exclusively through individual, non-class arbitration to be held in Austin, Texas under the rules of the American Arbitration Association. Each Party irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such arbitration and agrees to bring any such dispute only in such forum. Each Party agrees that a final judgment by such arbitration is conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.

Should either party to this Agreement initiate any action against the other, the substantially prevailing party (considering the relief sought and the relief achieved) shall be awarded reasonable attorney’s fees incurred in connection with such enforcement.

MISCELLANEOUS CLAUSES

The Parties further agree:

• Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the sole and entire agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter contained herein, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations and warranties, both written and oral, regarding such subject matter. 
• Amendments. No amendment to or modification of this Agreement is effective unless it is in writing and signed by each Party.
• Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision of this Agreement or invalidate or render unenforceable such term or provision in any other jurisdiction.
• Waiver. No waiver by any Party of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be effective unless explicitly set forth in writing and signed by the Party so waiving. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, no failure to exercise, or delay in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege arising from this Agreement shall operate or be construed as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.
• Assignment. Neither Party may assign, transfer, delegate or subcontract any of its rights or delegate any of its obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Party. Any purported assignment or delegation in violation of this Section shall be null and void. 
• Relationship of the Parties. The relationship between the Parties is that of independent contractors. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as creating any agency, partnership, joint venture or other form of joint enterprise, employment or fiduciary relationship between the parties, and neither Party shall have authority to contract for or bind the other party in any manner whatsoever.
• No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement benefits solely the Parties to this Agreement and their respective permitted successors and assigns and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, confers on any other Person any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.
• Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which is deemed an original, but all of which together are deemed to be one and the same agreement.
• Force Majeure. Neither Party shall be liable or responsible to the other, nor be deemed to have defaulted or breached this Agreement, for any failure or delay in fulfilling or performing any term of this Agreement when and to the extent such failure or delay is caused by or results from acts or circumstances beyond the reasonable control of that Party including, without limitation, acts of God, flood, fire, earthquake, explosion, governmental actions, war, invasion or hostilities (whether war is declared or not), terrorist threats or acts, riot, or other civil unrest, national emergency, revolution, insurrection, epidemic, lock-outs, strikes or other labor disputes (whether or not relating to either party’s workforce), or restraints or delays affecting carriers or inability or delay in obtaining supplies of adequate or suitable materials, materials or telecommunication breakdown or power outage. If the event in question continues for a continuous period in excess of 15 days, the other Party shall be entitled to give notice in writing to the other to terminate this Agreement.