Legal & Compliance Center

To register as an advocate on the LexLathos Marketplace you must be an enrolled Advocate under the Advocates Act, 1961 and hold a valid enrolment issued by a State Bar Council in India. You must have a valid, working practice and not be under any order of suspension or removal by any Bar Council or court.

By applying you represent that the information you provide is true, complete and current. Misrepresentation is grounds for immediate termination of your listing.

Every application undergoes Bar Council verification. We verify your enrolment number, name and practice details with the relevant State Bar Council records. Your profile is marked Verified only after successful verification. Until then your profile may show as pending, and clients are advised to confirm credentials independently.

Advocates must complete KYC verification, which may include proof of identity, proof of address, your Bar Council enrolment certificate and a valid payment account for settlements. Documents are used solely for compliance and anti-fraud purposes and are handled in line with our Privacy Policy and applicable Indian law.

As a listed advocate you agree to:

• Act in the best interests of your clients and maintain client confidentiality.
• Comply with the Advocates Act, 1961, Bar Council rules and professional ethics.
• Respond to consultation requests within a reasonable time.
• Not misuse the platform or solicit clients off-platform in violation of this agreement.

Your profile must be accurate. Titles, practice areas, experience and fees must reflect reality. You may not impersonate another advocate, inflate credentials, or use misleading photos or bios. LexLathos may delist profiles that violate these rules at any time.

All initial client communication should happen through LexLathos channels so requests, acceptance and payment records are preserved. You must not demand payment outside the platform in a way that bypasses settlement. You remain responsible for professional communication standards at all times.

Consultations booked through the platform must be honoured on the agreed date, time and medium. If you must cancel, do so promptly and inform the client and LexLathos. Repeated cancellations or no-shows may lead to suspension of your listing. Video consultations run in secure Jitsi rooms created by the platform.

LexLathos charges a commission on each paid consultation, calculated as a percentage of the consultation fee. The current commission is disclosed in the Payment & Commission Policy and shown at booking time. The commission is deducted before settlement.

Example: a ₹1,000 consultation at a 20% commission means ₹200 is retained by the platform and ₹800 is settled to the advocate.

Settlements are processed to your registered payment account after a consultation is completed and the settlement window (typically 3–7 working days) has elapsed. Payouts are subject to the settlement timeline, gateway charges and applicable taxes described in the Payment & Commission Policy.

Advocates must treat client matters, documents and communications as strictly confidential. Information shared through consultations is protected by professional privilege and must never be disclosed without client consent or as required by law.

Either party may terminate this agreement with notice. LexLathos may terminate your listing for material breach, fraud, professional misconduct, or violation of the Code of Conduct. Outstanding settlements due to you at termination will still be processed.

LexLathos may temporarily suspend a listing pending investigation of complaints, suspected fraud or disciplinary action by a Bar Council. Suspended profiles are hidden from the marketplace until the matter is resolved.

Disputes between clients and advocates should first be resolved through LexLathos support. Unresolved disputes are governed by the dispute resolution clause in the Client Terms of Use, including mandatory mediation before arbitration.

This agreement is governed by the laws of India. Courts at Bengaluru, Karnataka shall have exclusive jurisdiction, subject to the arbitration and mediation provisions above.

LexLathos is a technology platform that connects clients with independent, verified advocates and provides AI-assisted legal drafting tools. By using the platform you agree to these terms, our Privacy Policy and our AI Drafting Terms & Disclaimer.

As a user you agree to:

• Provide accurate and lawful information about yourself and your matter.
• Use the platform only for lawful purposes.
• Keep your account credentials secure.
• Not upload unlawful, defamatory or infringing content.

One account per user. You are responsible for all activity under your account. You may not create multiple accounts to circumvent limits or restrictions, impersonate others, or allow unauthorised third parties to access your account.

Bookings are requests, not confirmations. A consultation is confirmed only when the advocate accepts it. You should provide accurate contact details and a fair description of your matter. You are responsible for the consultation fee in accordance with the Payment & Commission Policy.

Consultations happen on the date, time and medium agreed with the advocate. Video consultations run on secure rooms created by the platform. You must not record a consultation without the advocate's consent. Cancellations are governed by the Refund & Cancellation Policy.

Legal advice, opinions and work product during a consultation are provided solely by the advocate you engage. Advocates are independent professionals and are not employees, partners or agents of LexLathos. Your relationship is with the advocate.

LexLathos provides the technology, marketplace and tools that let you connect with advocates and draft documents. We do not practise law, provide legal advice, or review the legal quality of the work an advocate delivers. You should exercise your own judgement and seek independent legal advice where appropriate.

We may suspend or close an account that breaches these terms, engages in fraud, abuses the platform, or risks the safety of other users. You will be notified where reasonably possible.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, LexLathos is not liable for indirect, incidental, consequential or special damages, loss of profits, or loss of data arising from your use of the platform. Our total liability for any claim is limited to the fees you paid to us in the twelve months preceding the claim.

You may stop using the platform at any time and delete your account via our support team. We may terminate these terms if you materially breach them. Sections that by their nature survive — including limitation of liability, confidentiality and governing law — will continue to apply.

These terms are governed by the laws of India. Any dispute arising from your use of the platform will first be attempted to be resolved through mediation, failing which it will be referred to binding arbitration in Bengaluru, Karnataka, in accordance with the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. Courts at Bengaluru shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any matters outside the scope of arbitration.

We collect data you give us and data generated as you use the platform. This policy explains what we collect, why we collect it and how it is protected, in line with the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (and rules framed thereunder).

Name, email address, phone number, professional title (for advocates), billing address and profile information you choose to provide. Advocates additionally provide Bar Council enrolment details for verification.

Documents you upload or create are stored securely and used only to provide the service you request. They are treated as confidential and are never sold or shared for advertising.

Messages exchanged with advocates, support and within consultations are stored to provide the service and to resolve disputes. Chat data is protected by confidentiality and is only accessed as needed.

Prompts and content sent to our AI drafting tools are processed to generate and refine your drafts. We do not use your document content to train models without your consent. See the AI Drafting Terms & Disclaimer for more.

Payments are processed by our payment partners (Razorpay and others). We store only transaction references and receipts — never full card numbers. See the Payment & Commission Policy for details.

We use your data to:

• Create and manage your account and marketplace listings.
• Generate and store your legal drafts.
• Connect you with advocates and process consultations.
• Process payments, settlements and refunds.
• Provide support and improve the platform.
• Comply with legal and regulatory obligations.

We share data only with advocates you engage, service providers who help operate the platform (under confidentiality obligations), and authorities when required by law. We never sell your personal data.

Data is encrypted in transit (TLS) and at rest. Access to production systems is restricted, logged and monitored. Sensitive data such as documents and payments receives additional protection.

We retain data for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide the service and meet legal, accounting and security obligations. Retention periods vary by data type and applicable law.

You may access, correct, update, export and request deletion of your personal data. You may also withdraw consent where processing is based on consent. To exercise any right, write to privacy@lexlathos.com.

You can request account deletion through support or by emailing privacy@lexlathos.com. We will delete or anonymise your personal data within a reasonable period, unless we must retain it for legal or regulatory reasons.

LexLathos complies with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011. Any grievance may be raised with our Data Protection Officer at privacy@lexlathos.com or at our registered office in Bengaluru.

LexLathos uses AI to generate draft documents from your description. The output is a machine-generated draft and nothing more. It is not prepared, reviewed or certified by a human lawyer unless you choose to engage an advocate.

Drafts generated on LexLathos do not constitute legal advice, a legal opinion or a lawyer-client relationship. Nothing on this platform substitutes for advice from a qualified advocate who knows the facts of your matter.

Before you file, sign, register or act on any AI-generated draft, a licensed Indian advocate must review it. Do not rely on an AI draft for court filings, registered agreements, or any matter where the consequence of error is significant.

AI can make mistakes — including outdated laws, incorrect citations, hallucinated facts, missing clauses and wrong placeholders. You are responsible for verifying every draft, including all names, amounts, dates, addresses and legal references.

You are solely responsible for how you use generated drafts. By accepting this disclaimer you confirm you understand the limitations of AI output and will obtain professional review before relying on any draft.

LexLathos makes no guarantee that any draft will be accepted by a court, authority, registry or any other party. Acceptance depends on facts, applicable law and the judgement of the reviewing authority — none of which the platform controls.

Advocate payouts are initiated after a consultation is completed and the settlement window elapses — typically 3–7 working days after completion. Payment gateway settlement, bank processing times and public holidays may add a few additional days.

Refunds are governed by the Refund & Cancellation Policy. When a refund is issued to a client, any platform commission already recognised for that consultation is reversed, and the advocate's payout is adjusted accordingly.

Payment gateway charges apply to transactions and are disclosed at the point of payment. Unless stated otherwise, gateway charges are borne as indicated on the payment screen and may vary by payment method (UPI, cards, net banking, wallets).

GST and other applicable taxes are charged on platform fees and services in accordance with Indian tax law. Advocates are responsible for their own income tax and professional tax obligations on earnings received through the platform. GST invoices for platform services are issued to the relevant party where applicable.

If a client's payment fails or is not completed, the consultation will not proceed. Advocates are notified of settlement delays caused by payment issues. No interest accrues on delayed settlements caused by third-party processing.

If a payment attempt fails, no charge is recorded and the booking remains unconfirmed until a successful payment is received. Double-charges caused by a payment provider error are automatically reversed by the provider.

LexLathos is building an in-platform wallet that will let clients prepay and advocates withdraw earnings instantly. The wallet will be introduced as a separate feature and will be governed by its own terms, which we will publish in this policy when it launches.

If you cancel a consultation:

• More than 24 hours before the scheduled time — full refund of the consultation fee.
• Within 24 hours — 50% refund, unless the advocate agrees to reschedule at no extra cost.

If the advocate cancels, you receive a full refund and may rebook with the same advocate (at no additional cost) or any other advocate. The advocate's cancellation is recorded and may affect their listing status.

If a client does not join a confirmed consultation and the advocate was available, no refund is provided. If the advocate does not join and the client was available, the client receives a full refund. We may exercise discretion in genuine hardship cases.

Approved refunds are processed within 5–7 working days to the original payment method. Depending on your bank or payment provider, the amount may take a further 2–5 days to appear in your account.

Where a client and advocate disagree about a completed consultation, LexLathos support will review the request, the booking record and any communications. If we find the service was not provided as agreed, we may issue a partial or full refund at our reasonable discretion.

If a consultation cannot proceed due to events beyond any party's reasonable control — such as a national emergency, platform outage, network failure or court closure — clients may reschedule at no cost or receive a full refund.

Cookies are small text files stored on your device that let us remember you and understand how the platform is used. LexLathos uses the cookies described below, in line with India's IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules.

Required for the platform to function — session management, security and load balancing. These cannot be disabled without breaking core features.

Keep you signed in across visits and protect your account from unauthorised access. These are set when you sign in and persist until you sign out.

Help us understand how visitors use the platform so we can improve performance and features. They collect aggregated, anonymised usage data and never include document content or personal information.

Remember your choices — such as language, theme and dashboard layout — so we don't ask you again on your next visit.

Used only with your consent to deliver relevant, non-intrusive communications about LexLathos. We do not run cross-site behavioural advertising and never combine marketing data with your legal documents.

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings at any time. Blocking essential cookies may prevent some features — such as signing in — from working. For help managing cookies, visit your browser's support documentation.

Advocates must conduct themselves with courtesy, integrity and professionalism in all platform interactions — with clients, other advocates and LexLathos staff. You must uphold the dignity of the legal profession at all times.

Client information, documents and consultations are confidential and protected by professional privilege. You must never disclose client matters without consent or as required by law, and you must handle client data with appropriate security.

You must not guarantee outcomes — such as a win, a faster judgment or an assured settlement — that cannot be promised. Legal outcomes depend on facts and law beyond any advocate's control.

Harassment, abusive language, threats, discrimination and unwanted contact are strictly prohibited. This applies to clients, fellow advocates and staff. Breaches are treated seriously and may be reported to the relevant Bar Council.

Your profile, credentials, experience and fees must be truthful. You must not post misleading reviews, inflate ratings, or present another person's work as your own.

You must not game the marketplace — creating fake bookings, colluding to manipulate rankings, bypassing platform payments, or misusing the review system. Such conduct is grounds for immediate removal.

Violations of this Code may result in a warning, suspension of your listing, permanent removal, forfeiture of pending benefits in serious cases, and referral to the relevant Bar Council or authorities where required by law.

The LexLathos name, logo, tagline and brand assets are trademarks of LexLathos Legaltech Pvt. Ltd. You may not use them without written permission, including in domain names, social media handles, apps or marketing materials that imply an affiliation.

All platform code, design, text, graphics, templates and original content are the copyright of LexLathos or its licensors and are protected by the Copyright Act, 1957.

Subject to your acceptance of the AI Drafting Terms, the drafts you generate are for your own lawful use. You retain rights to your own prompts and matter details. The AI model output and the technology producing it remain the property of LexLathos and its AI providers. You may not resell, redistribute or claim authorship of generated drafts in a way that misleads third parties.

Blog posts, documentation, templates, help content and marketing pages are provided for your use. You may share links to them, but you may not republish them commercially without permission.

You retain ownership of content you submit — such as reviews and profile information. By submitting it you grant LexLathos a limited, worldwide, royalty-free licence to host, display and use it to operate and promote the platform.

You may not copy, scrape, reverse engineer, decompile or create derivative works from the platform except as permitted by law. You may not use platform content to train competing models or build competing products.

LexLathos grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to use the platform for your own lawful legal needs. This licence ends when your access ends or these terms are terminated.