Fair-use terms

This page sets out how we treat usage limits. We wrote it so the promises we make at checkout have published terms behind them, not marketing you have to take on trust.

A document you buy has no cap

When you pay for a document, it is yours. You can preview it, download it, and keep the file for as long as you like. There is no per-download limit and no expiry. If we later offer a workspace subscription, ending that subscription never removes access to a document you already bought.

We never charge you for going over a limit

We do not sell envelope quotas, seat packs, or metered credits that bill you the moment you cross a line you could not see. If a future feature includes ordinary usage, that usage is included. We will not add an overage charge to your bill without telling you first and giving you the choice to stop.

What fair use means

“No caps” covers running your own business. It does not cover reselling Brief Legal to other people, sending unsolicited bulk messages, or driving the service with scripts or automated tools built to send at volumes a person never would. Those uses are not fair use, and they are the only things this policy exists to exclude.

If your usage ever looks automated or abusive, we will contact you before we do anything. We will not silently throttle you, and we will not add a charge you did not agree to.

Anything recurring, you control

If you ever subscribe to a service here, you can cancel it yourself in one click, with no retention call and no form to fill in. We email you before any renewal charge, so a renewal is never a surprise.