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Elicit

Graded against 804 verified platforms, from its own policy text. Automated assessment against a published rubric — not legal advice.

Overall riskHIGHReviewed 2026-08-17
Creator: low · GRC: low · Counsel: low
creator band
Severe
enterprise · pending
Dealbreaker · Third-party sublicensing
Exhibit A · Terms of Service · verbatim

You understand and agree that we may, but are not obligated to, review, edit, delete, modify, remove, or filter any of Your Content for any reason, including if we believe Your Content may violate these Terms of Service. Except for the licenses granted by you to us with respect to Your Content, as between you and us, you own and retain all rights, title and

highest-risk verified finding on output ownership — tap for the citation
61 verified findings10 policy surfaces1/2 core docs verified

Partially verified: Terms of Service assessed · Privacy Policy pending. Everything below comes only from what was read in full.

Risk triage

Watch: governing law disputes

Start here. These are the highest-risk verified clauses AIRIN found in the platform's own policy text.

0
high
12
medium
1
low
1/2
docs
Trains on your data?
Not yet assessed
no verified finding covers this surface yet
Who owns outputs?
You own your outputs
from 1 cited finding
Commercial use?
Commercial use allowed
from 1 cited finding
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How to read this page: Overall risk rates what Elicit's own policy terms mean for your prompts, outputs, and data. The benchmark bands below grade those same verified terms relative to peers — a platform in a risky-by-default category can rate HIGH risk and still grade STRONG against its peer set. Both trace to the cited findings.

Creator lens
Your prompts, your outputs, your IP
SEVERE
Dealbreaker — Third-party sublicensing. Rights in your content can be passed on to third parties beyond service operation. see the clause

Based on 17 verified, verbatim-cited findings below — read the citations.

Enterprise lens
NOT YET ASSESSED

privacy assessment pending — privacy policy not yet verified This lens receives a band only once its source document has been captured and read in full.

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Partially verifiedEnterprise Search / Productivity

Partially verified — Terms of Service — Verified (read in full, 61 findings); Privacy Policy — Capture pending. Findings below are from fully-read, verified documents only; remaining core documents are pending capture.

Why partial?

Capture blocked

A known core policy document could not be publicly captured after the available capture strategies were tried.

Blocked core document: Privacy Policy

Document status
  • Terms of Service
    Verified - read in full - 61 citationsstaticLast captured 2026-08-17
  • Privacy Policy
    Capture blocked - document not publicly capturable
Tier conditions

Only citation-backed plan differences are shown here; absent cells mean AIRIN has not verified a tier-specific claim.

plan language
Data retention

Specifies the term of the agreement, the procedure for user account deletion, Elicit's right to terminate accounts at any time for any reason, and confirms that certain obligations survive termination; the clause also notes that termination results in loss of access to the Service, implicating what happens to the user's data and rights post-termination.

" These Terms of Service remain in full force and effect throughout the period that you are a Member or otherwise access or use the Service. You may delete your Account and end your membership at any time, for any reason, by contacting us at..."
📍 Terms of Service › “Term and Termination”Jump to exact text →
tier-specific
Tier differences

Grants Elicit the right to take further collection steps if fees cannot be collected via the designated payment mechanism, holds the user responsible for collection costs including attorneys' fees, and permits Elicit to charge interest on overdue amounts at the lesser of 1.5% per month or the legal maximum.

"You agree that in the event we are unable to collect fees and charges owed under these Terms of Service through your credit card (or other approved payment mechanism), we may take any other steps we deem necessary to collect such fees and c..."
📍 Terms of Service › “Paid Subscriptions”Jump to exact text →
tier-specific
Tier differences

Defines the payment obligations associated with Paid Subscriptions, including authorization to charge fees, taxes, and associated charges to the user's chosen payment mechanism, and subjects the subscription to the terms of the selected Pricing Plan; establishes binding financial obligations specific to paid-tier users.

" In the event that you have selected a paid subscription for the Service (“Paid Subscription”), you agree that we may charge to your credit card (or other approved payment mechanism selected by you) all amounts due and owing for the Paid Su..."
📍 Terms of Service › “Paid Subscriptions”Jump to exact text →
plan language
Indemnity & liability

Caps the provider's aggregate liability to the greater of amounts paid by the user and excludes all indirect, consequential, exemplary, incidental, special, or punitive damages including lost data or profits, even if advised of the possibility, limiting the provider's maximum financial exposure to users.

" TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL WE BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST DATA OR PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF OR RESULTIN..."
📍 Terms of Service › “Limitations of Liability”Jump to exact text →
plan language
Indemnity & liability

Obligates the user to bear all costs and expenses, including collection fees, court costs, and attorneys' fees, if the provider must pursue collection of unpaid amounts, and permits the provider to charge interest on overdue amounts at the lesser of 1.5% per month or the maximum permitted rate.

"You agree that in the event we are unable to collect fees and charges owed under these Terms of Service through your credit card (or other approved payment mechanism), we may take any other steps we deem necessary to collect such fees and c..."
📍 Terms of Service › “Paid Subscriptions”Jump to exact text →
Conflicting provisions (4)
  • Clause A states that disputes will be resolved 'solely' by arbitration, implying no exceptions, while Clause B explicitly states that users agree to arbitration 'with limited exception'.

    " Mandatory Arbitration of Disputes . If you are based in the United States of America, we each agree that any dispute, claim or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms of Service or the breach, termination, enforcement, interpretation or validity thereof or the use of the Services (collectively, “Disputes”) will be resolved solely by binding, individual arbitration and not in a class, representative or consolidated action or proceeding. We each agree that the U.S. Federal Arbitration Act governs the interpretation and enforcement of these Terms of Service, and that you and we are each waiving the right to a trial by jury or to participate in a class action. This arbitration provision shall survive termination of these Terms of Service."
    " Please read these terms of service carefully. They contain important information regarding your legal rights, remedies and obligations. If you do not agree to any part of these terms of service, you may not use or access the service. Important notice regarding arbitration: if you are located in the united states of america, when you agree to these terms you are agreeing (with limited exception) to resolve any dispute between you and us through binding, individual arbitration, rather than in court. Please review carefully the section entitled “dispute resolution” below for important details regarding arbitration. We are Elicit Research, PBC, and we and/or our affiliates (collectively, “we,” “us” or “our”) offer a service (the “Service”) via our website(s), including without limitation elicit.com (collectively, the “Site”). These Terms of Service (“Terms of Service”) are a legally binding agreement between you (which means you individually if you are using the Service for your own personal use, or your employer if an individual is using the Service on behalf of his or her employer and has authority to legally bind such employer). By registering for an account (“Account”), accessing or using the Service, or otherwise indicating your assent to these Terms of Service, you agree that you have read, understand, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service, whether or not you establish an Account and are a registered member (“Member”) of the Service and whether or not you submit any data, text, information, or other content through the Service, whether by direct submission or by a web link (collectively “Your Content”). "
    Within one document
  • Clause A states that disputes will be resolved 'solely' by arbitration, implying no exceptions, while Clause B explicitly states that users agree to arbitration 'with limited exception'.

    " Mandatory Arbitration of Disputes . If you are based in the United States of America, we each agree that any dispute, claim or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms of Service or the breach, termination, enforcement, interpretation or validity thereof or the use of the Services (collectively, “Disputes”) will be resolved solely by binding, individual arbitration and not in a class, representative or consolidated action or proceeding. We each agree that the U.S. Federal Arbitration Act governs the interpretation and enforcement of these Terms of Service, and that you and we are each waiving the right to a trial by jury or to participate in a class action. This arbitration provision shall survive termination of these Terms of Service."
    " Please read these terms of service carefully. They contain important information regarding your legal rights, remedies and obligations. If you do not agree to any part of these terms of service, you may not use or access the service. Important notice regarding arbitration: if you are located in the united states of america, when you agree to these terms you are agreeing (with limited exception) to resolve any dispute between you and us through binding, individual arbitration, rather than in court. Please review carefully the section entitled “dispute resolution” below for important details regarding arbitration. We are Elicit Research, PBC, and we and/or our affiliates (collectively, “we,” “us” or “our”) offer a service (the “Service”) via our website(s), including without limitation elicit.com (collectively, the “Site”). These Terms of Service (“Terms of Service”) are a legally binding agreement between you (which means you individually if you are using the Service for your own personal use, or your employer if an individual is using the Service on behalf of his or her employer and has authority to legally bind such employer). By registering for an account (“Account”), accessing or using the Service, or otherwise indicating your assent to these Terms of Service, you agree that you have read, understand, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service, whether or not you establish an Account and are a registered member (“Member”) of the Service and whether or not you submit any data, text, information, or other content through the Service, whether by direct submission or by a web link (collectively “Your Content”). "
    Within one document
  • Clause A implies that after informal resolution, a user may pursue any formal proceeding, while Clause B explicitly states that disputes must be resolved through binding arbitration 'rather than in court,' creating conflicting information about available legal avenues.

    " Informal Dispute Resolution . We would like to understand and try to address your concerns prior to formal legal action. Before filing a claim against us, you agree to try to resolve the dispute informally by sending us notice at operations@elicit.com with the subject heading “DISPUTE RESOLUTION NOTICE”, which notice shall include your name, a description of the dispute, and the relief you seek. If we are unable to resolve a dispute within 60 days, you may bring a formal proceeding. Any statute of limitations will be tolled during the 60-day resolution process."
    " Please read these terms of service carefully. They contain important information regarding your legal rights, remedies and obligations. If you do not agree to any part of these terms of service, you may not use or access the service. Important notice regarding arbitration: if you are located in the united states of america, when you agree to these terms you are agreeing (with limited exception) to resolve any dispute between you and us through binding, individual arbitration, rather than in court. Please review carefully the section entitled “dispute resolution” below for important details regarding arbitration. We are Elicit Research, PBC, and we and/or our affiliates (collectively, “we,” “us” or “our”) offer a service (the “Service”) via our website(s), including without limitation elicit.com (collectively, the “Site”). These Terms of Service (“Terms of Service”) are a legally binding agreement between you (which means you individually if you are using the Service for your own personal use, or your employer if an individual is using the Service on behalf of his or her employer and has authority to legally bind such employer). By registering for an account (“Account”), accessing or using the Service, or otherwise indicating your assent to these Terms of Service, you agree that you have read, understand, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service, whether or not you establish an Account and are a registered member (“Member”) of the Service and whether or not you submit any data, text, information, or other content through the Service, whether by direct submission or by a web link (collectively “Your Content”). "
    Within one document
  • Clause A implies that after informal resolution, a user may pursue any formal proceeding, while Clause B explicitly states that disputes must be resolved through binding arbitration 'rather than in court,' creating conflicting information about available legal avenues.

    " Informal Dispute Resolution . We would like to understand and try to address your concerns prior to formal legal action. Before filing a claim against us, you agree to try to resolve the dispute informally by sending us notice at operations@elicit.com with the subject heading “DISPUTE RESOLUTION NOTICE”, which notice shall include your name, a description of the dispute, and the relief you seek. If we are unable to resolve a dispute within 60 days, you may bring a formal proceeding. Any statute of limitations will be tolled during the 60-day resolution process."
    " Please read these terms of service carefully. They contain important information regarding your legal rights, remedies and obligations. If you do not agree to any part of these terms of service, you may not use or access the service. Important notice regarding arbitration: if you are located in the united states of america, when you agree to these terms you are agreeing (with limited exception) to resolve any dispute between you and us through binding, individual arbitration, rather than in court. Please review carefully the section entitled “dispute resolution” below for important details regarding arbitration. We are Elicit Research, PBC, and we and/or our affiliates (collectively, “we,” “us” or “our”) offer a service (the “Service”) via our website(s), including without limitation elicit.com (collectively, the “Site”). These Terms of Service (“Terms of Service”) are a legally binding agreement between you (which means you individually if you are using the Service for your own personal use, or your employer if an individual is using the Service on behalf of his or her employer and has authority to legally bind such employer). By registering for an account (“Account”), accessing or using the Service, or otherwise indicating your assent to these Terms of Service, you agree that you have read, understand, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service, whether or not you establish an Account and are a registered member (“Member”) of the Service and whether or not you submit any data, text, information, or other content through the Service, whether by direct submission or by a web link (collectively “Your Content”). "
    Within one document

Evidence appendix

Showing priority citations first. The full appendix is available for audit trails; not every citation is a severe risk.

High - 0
Medium - 12
Tier-specific - 2
Total citations - 61
Severity
Surface
Document
Tier
Indemnity & liability
High
" TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL WE BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST DATA OR PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF OR RESULTING FROM YOUR USE THE SERVICE, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY IN THESE TERMS OF SERVICE, OUR MAXIMUM AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION, WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF THE AMOUNT PAID, IF ANY, BY YOU TO US FOR A PAID SUBSCRIPTION DURING THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE CLAIM OR ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100). SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE DISCLAIMER OR EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES OR THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. ACCORDINGLY, SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU OR BE ENFORCEABLE WITH RESPECT TO YOU. IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OR USER FROM NEW JERSEY, THE FOREGOING SECTIONS TITLED “DISCLAIMERS” AND “LIMITATION OF LIABILITY” ARE INTENDED TO BE ONLY AS BROAD AS IS PERMITTED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. IF ANY PORTION OF THESE SECTIONS IS HELD TO BE INVALID UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, THE INVALIDITY OF SUCH PORTION SHALL NOT AFFECT THE VALIDITY OF THE REMAINING PORTIONS OF THE APPLICABLE SECTIONS. THESE LIMITATIONS APPLY EVEN IF A REMEDY SET FORTH HEREIN IS FOUND TO HAVE FAILED ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE"
Terms of Service › “Limitations of Liability”Jump to exact text →
Source: Terms of Service- Snapshot 2026-07-20- View source
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Automated analysis

Caps the provider's aggregate liability to the greater of amounts paid by the user and excludes all indirect, consequential, exemplary, incidental, special, or punitive damages including lost data or profits, even if advised of the possibility, limiting the provider's maximum financial exposure to users.

AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.

Governing law & disputes
High
" Class Action Waiver . YOU AND WE AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. Further, if the parties’ Dispute is resolved through arbitration, the arbitrator may not consolidate another person’s claims with your claims, and may not otherwise preside over any form of a representative or class proceeding. If this specific provision is found to be unenforceable, then the entirety of this Dispute Resolution section shall be null and void."
Terms of Service › “Dispute Resolution”Jump to exact text →
Source: Terms of Service- Snapshot 2026-07-20- View source
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Automated analysis

Prohibits each party from bringing claims in a class, representative, or consolidated capacity, restricts the arbitrator from consolidating claims or presiding over representative proceedings, and provides that unenforceability of this provision voids the entire dispute resolution section.

AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.

Tier differences
High
"You agree that in the event we are unable to collect fees and charges owed under these Terms of Service through your credit card (or other approved payment mechanism), we may take any other steps we deem necessary to collect such fees and charges from you and that you will be responsible for all costs and expenses incurred in connection with such collection activity, including collection fees, court costs and attorneys’ fees. You further agree that we may collect interest at the lesser of 1.5% per month or the highest amount permitted by law on any amounts not paid when due. Unless otherwise set forth in the applicable Pricing Plan, you may cancel your Paid Subscription at any time. If you cancel your Paid Subscription, you will not be billed for any additional further periods, and your Paid Subscription will continue until the end of the then-current Paid Subscription term following which your Account shall revert to a free Account, subject otherwise to these Terms of Service. If you cancel your Paid Subscription, you will not receive a refund of any amounts which you have already paid, or be relieved of your obligation to pay amounts due."
Terms of Service › “Paid Subscriptions”Jump to exact text →
Source: Terms of Service- Snapshot 2026-07-20- View source
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Automated analysis

Grants Elicit the right to take further collection steps if fees cannot be collected via the designated payment mechanism, holds the user responsible for collection costs including attorneys' fees, and permits Elicit to charge interest on overdue amounts at the lesser of 1.5% per month or the legal maximum.

AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.

Tier differences
High
" In the event that you have selected a paid subscription for the Service (“Paid Subscription”), you agree that we may charge to your credit card (or other approved payment mechanism selected by you) all amounts due and owing for the Paid Subscription, including subscription fees, taxes and any other fee or charge associated with the Paid Subscription, as set forth in the pricing plan (the Pricing Plan ) selected by you. Your Paid Subscription is subject to any terms, conditions and restrictions described in the Pricing Plan. Unless stated otherwise, all fees and charges shown by us are exclusive of taxes and regulatory fees. You are responsible for all taxes and regulatory fees. Where applicable, taxes and regulatory fees will be charged by us in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. The taxes and regulatory fees charged can be changed without notice. All payments made by you with respect to a Paid Subscription under these Terms of Service will be made free and clear of any deduction or withholding, as may be required by law. If any such deduction or withholding (including domestic or cross-border withholding taxes) is required on any payment, you will pay such additional amounts as are necessary so that the net amount received by us is equal to the amount then due and payable under these Terms of Service and the applicable Pricing Plan. We will provide you with such tax forms as are reasonably requested in order to reduce or eliminate the amount of any withholding or deduction for taxes in respect of payments made under these Terms of Service. "
Terms of Service › “Paid Subscriptions”Jump to exact text →
Source: Terms of Service- Snapshot 2026-07-20- View source
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Automated analysis

Defines the payment obligations associated with Paid Subscriptions, including authorization to charge fees, taxes, and associated charges to the user's chosen payment mechanism, and subjects the subscription to the terms of the selected Pricing Plan; establishes binding financial obligations specific to paid-tier users.

AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.

Moderation & enforcement
High
" If you engage, or attempt to engage, in any of the above activities or uses, or otherwise use the Services in violation of the above or these Terms of Service or in a manner that we deem inappropriate, we may suspend or terminate your Account and your access to the Service."
Terms of Service › “Prohibited Uses”Jump to exact text →
Source: Terms of Service- Snapshot 2026-07-20- View source
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Automated analysis

Establishes Elicit's right to suspend or terminate a user's account and access to the Service if the user engages or attempts to engage in any prohibited activity or otherwise uses the Service in a manner deemed inappropriate by Elicit.

AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.

Indemnity & liability
High
" THE SERVICE AND ALL RELATED MATERIALS AND CONTENT ARE PROVIDED “AS-IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” AND WE DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE CANNOT GUARANTEE AND DO NOT PROMISE AVAILABILITY OF THE SERVICE OR ANY SPECIFIC RESULTS FROM USE OF THE SERVICE. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF YOUR CONTENT OR ANY OTHER USER’S CONTENT, INCLUDING CONTENT THAT VIOLATES THESE TERMS OF SERVICE OR THAT IS INCORRECT, INCOMPLETE, INACCURATE, OR OFFENSIVE, WHETHER SUCH CONDITION IS CAUSED BY USERS OF THE SERVICE, MEMBERS, OR BY ANY OF THE SOFTWARE OR INFRASTRUCTURE ASSOCIATED WITH OR USED TO PROVIDE THE SERVICE. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY THIRD PARTY’S SERVICES OR PERFORMANCE, INCLUDING ANY THIRD PARTY PROVIDING SERVICES, DATA, OR INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE SERVICE. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL WE BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE, INCLUDING PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH, RESULTING FROM ANYONE'S USE OF THE SERVICE, ANY CONTENT POSTED ON THE SERVICE OR TRANSMITTED TO OTHER USERS, OR ANY INTERACTIONS BETWEEN USERS OF THE SERVICE, WHETHER ONLINE OR OFFLINE. THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT ALLOWED BY APPLICABLE LAW."
Terms of Service › “Disclaimers”Jump to exact text →
Source: Terms of Service- Snapshot 2026-07-20- View source
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Automated analysis

Provides a broad 'as-is' and 'as-available' warranty disclaimer, expressly disclaiming all implied and express warranties including merchantability, fitness for purpose, title, and non-infringement, and disclaiming responsibility for user-generated or third-party content — heavily limiting the provider's legal obligations to users.

AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.

Governing law & disputes
High
" Please read these terms of service carefully. They contain important information regarding your legal rights, remedies and obligations. If you do not agree to any part of these terms of service, you may not use or access the service. Important notice regarding arbitration: if you are located in the united states of america, when you agree to these terms you are agreeing (with limited exception) to resolve any dispute between you and us through binding, individual arbitration, rather than in court. Please review carefully the section entitled “dispute resolution” below for important details regarding arbitration. We are Elicit Research, PBC, and we and/or our affiliates (collectively, “we,” “us” or “our”) offer a service (the “Service”) via our website(s), including without limitation elicit.com (collectively, the “Site”). These Terms of Service (“Terms of Service”) are a legally binding agreement between you (which means you individually if you are using the Service for your own personal use, or your employer if an individual is using the Service on behalf of his or her employer and has authority to legally bind such employer). By registering for an account (“Account”), accessing or using the Service, or otherwise indicating your assent to these Terms of Service, you agree that you have read, understand, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service, whether or not you establish an Account and are a registered member (“Member”) of the Service and whether or not you submit any data, text, information, or other content through the Service, whether by direct submission or by a web link (collectively “Your Content”). "
Terms of Service › “Last updated: September 12, 2023”Jump to exact text →
Source: Terms of Service- Snapshot 2026-07-20- View source
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Automated analysis

Alerts users to read the terms carefully, notes they contain legal rights and obligations, and incorporates by reference a binding individual arbitration requirement applicable to users located in the United States, directing them to the dispute resolution section for details.

AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.

Governing law & disputes
High
" These Terms of Service and any action related thereto will be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act, federal arbitration law, and the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflicts of laws provisions. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in the section entitled “Dispute Resolution” below, the exclusive jurisdiction for all Disputes (defined below) that you and we are not required to arbitrate will be the state and federal courts located in San Francisco County, California. You waive all claims of lack of personal jurisdiction and forum non conveniens in such courts."
Terms of Service › “Governing Law and Exclusive Venue”Jump to exact text →
Source: Terms of Service- Snapshot 2026-07-20- View source
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Automated analysis

Specifies that the terms are governed by named arbitration law and the laws of a particular state, designates exclusive jurisdiction in specified courts for non-arbitrated disputes, and requires users to waive objections to personal jurisdiction and inconvenient forum — establishing binding choice-of-law and venue obligations.

AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.

Governing law & disputes
High
" Mandatory Arbitration of Disputes . If you are based in the United States of America, we each agree that any dispute, claim or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms of Service or the breach, termination, enforcement, interpretation or validity thereof or the use of the Services (collectively, “Disputes”) will be resolved solely by binding, individual arbitration and not in a class, representative or consolidated action or proceeding. We each agree that the U.S. Federal Arbitration Act governs the interpretation and enforcement of these Terms of Service, and that you and we are each waiving the right to a trial by jury or to participate in a class action. This arbitration provision shall survive termination of these Terms of Service."
Terms of Service › “Dispute Resolution”Jump to exact text →
Source: Terms of Service- Snapshot 2026-07-20- View source
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Automated analysis

Mandates that users based in a specified country resolve all disputes through binding individual arbitration rather than in court or through class proceedings, and incorporates specified federal arbitration law as governing the interpretation and enforcement of this obligation.

AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.

Governing law & disputes
High
" Conducting Arbitration and Arbitration Rules . The arbitration will be conducted by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) under its Consumer Arbitration Rules (the “AAA Rules”) then in effect, except as modified by these Terms of Service. The AAA Rules are available at www.adr.org or by calling 1-800-778-7879. A party who wishes to start arbitration must submit a written Demand for Arbitration to AAA and give notice to the other party as specified in the AAA Rules. The AAA provides a form Demand for Arbitration at www.adr.org "
Terms of Service › “Dispute Resolution”Jump to exact text →
Source: Terms of Service- Snapshot 2026-07-20- View source
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Automated analysis

Specifies the arbitral body, applicable rules, and initiation procedure for arbitration proceedings, including how a party submits a demand and notifies the other party, establishing the procedural framework for conducting arbitration.

AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.

Governing law & disputes
High
" Location of arbitration . The arbitration will be conducted by telephone, based on written submissions, video conference, or in person in San Francisco, California or at another mutually agreed location. The parties will pay equal shares of the arbitration fees. If the arbitrator finds that you cannot afford to pay the arbitration fees and cannot obtain a waiver, we will pay them for you. We will not seek its attorneys’ fees and costs in arbitration unless the arbitrator determines that your claim is frivolous. The parties agree that the arbitrator shall have exclusive authority to decide all issues relating to the interpretation, applicability, enforceability and scope of this arbitration agreement. The amount of any settlement offer will not be disclosed to the arbitrator by either party until after the arbitrator determines the final award, if any."
Terms of Service › “Dispute Resolution”Jump to exact text →
Source: Terms of Service- Snapshot 2026-07-20- View source
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Automated analysis

Specifies the format and location of arbitration proceedings, allocates arbitration fee responsibility equally between parties with a waiver mechanism for users who cannot afford fees, and limits the provider's ability to recover attorney's fees except in frivolous claims — defining procedural and cost-allocation rules for arbitration.

AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.

Governing law & disputes
High
" Severability . With the exception of any of the provisions in sub-section (g) above (Class Action Waiver), if an arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction decides that any part of these Terms of Service is invalid or unenforceable, the other parts of these Terms of Service will still apply."
Terms of Service › “Dispute Resolution”Jump to exact text →
Source: Terms of Service- Snapshot 2026-07-20- View source
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Automated analysis

Establishes a severability rule providing that if any portion of the terms (other than the class action waiver) is found invalid, the remaining provisions continue to apply, defining how invalid clauses are treated.

AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.

Output ownership
High
" You understand and agree that we may, but are not obligated to, review, edit, delete, modify, remove, or filter any of Your Content for any reason, including if we believe Your Content may violate these Terms of Service. Except for the licenses granted by you to us with respect to Your Content, as between you and us, you own and retain all rights, title and interest in and to Your Content. By registering as a Member or using the Service, you agree that we may collect, use, and share Your Content as set forth in these Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy ."
Terms of Service › “Your Content; Privacy”Jump to exact text →
Source: Terms of Service- Snapshot 2026-07-20- View source
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Automated analysis

Confirms that as between the user and Elicit, the user owns and retains all rights, title, and interest in their content, while also granting Elicit discretion to review, edit, delete, or remove content; further states that Elicit may collect, use, and share the user's content as described in the Terms and its Privacy Policy — user-favorable on ownership but permissive on data use.

AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.

Commercial use
High
" transfer, sublicense, lease, lend, rent or otherwise redistribute the Service, your Account, or your Service access to any third party;"
Terms of Service › “Prohibited Uses”Jump to exact text →
Source: Terms of Service- Snapshot 2026-07-20- View source
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Prohibits the user from transferring, sublicensing, leasing, lending, renting, or redistributing the service, account, or service access to any third party.

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Privacy & data use
High
" disclosing the email address of any person, entity, or group without their knowledge and consent to such disclosure."
Terms of Service › “Prohibited Uses”Jump to exact text →
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Prohibits disclosing any person's, entity's, or group's email address without their knowledge and consent to such disclosure.

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Moderation & enforcement
High
" You may use the Service only in compliance with these Terms of Service, as permitted by law (including applicable export and re-export control laws and regulations). Using the Service in an illegal, abusive or otherwise inappropriate manner that interferes with or diminishes others’ use and enjoyment of the Service, or in a manner that subjects us or any other user of the Service to liability, is prohibited. Without limiting the generality of the immediately previous sentence, for exemplary purposes only, you may not do any of the following: modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or create derivative works of all or any part of the Service for any purpose;"
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Restricts use of the Service to lawful and compliant purposes, prohibiting illegal, abusive, or inappropriate use that interferes with others or creates liability, and introduces a non-exhaustive list of specific prohibited activities.

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Moderation & enforcement
High
" create or transmit content or information that is or could be harmful to minors;"
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Prohibits creating or transmitting content that is or could be harmful to minors.

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Moderation & enforcement
High
" unlawfully transmit any proprietary information or data, or any other intellectual property, without the valid consent or license from the owner;"
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Prohibits unlawfully transmitting proprietary information, data, or intellectual property without valid consent or a license from the owner.

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Common questions about Elicit's policies

Who owns the content you create with Elicit?
You own your outputs — based on 1 verified finding from Elicit's published policy. Informational only, not legal advice.
Can you use Elicit's output commercially?
Commercial use allowed — based on 1 verified finding from Elicit's published policy. Informational only, not legal advice.

Clause detail — protections, your obligations, and coverage

Every clause below is a verbatim quote from Elicit's own published policy, read in full and linked to its exact location. Protections and user obligations are reported separately from risk because they are different kinds of clause — an obligation on you is not a risk to your data. Informational only, not legal advice.

✅ Protections found

0 verified clauses

Clauses in Elicit's policies that work in your favour — commitments the platform made to you.

No protective clause has been verified in Elicit's published policies yet. That means we did not find one in the documents we read — not that the platform offers nothing.

📋 Rules you must follow

0 verified clauses

What Elicit requires of YOU. These are your obligations, not risks to your data or IP, so they are cited here and excluded from this platform's risk rating.

No user-conduct rule has been verified in Elicit's published policies yet.

What the policies actually cover

0 topics

None of Elicit's verified clauses has been assigned a topic yet. The clause-trust review has not reached this platform's findings.

Clause intelligence

Canonical clauses and stance patterns extracted from the same gate-verified citations shown on this page.

185
clauses
74
patterns
50
stances
dispute resolution · 24ip license · 19ip ownership · 16privacy sharing · 6legal burden · 4tier conditionality · 3
dispute resolutionMEDIUMTerms of Service › “Dispute Resolution”

The clause imposes arbitration, class-action waiver, or jury-trial waiver terms.

Location of arbitration . The arbitration will be conducted by telephone, based on written submissions, video conference, or in person in San Francisco, California or at another mutually agreed location. The parties will pay equal shares of the arbitration fees. If the arbitrator finds that you cannot afford to pay the arbitration fees and cannot obtain a waiver, we will pay them for you. We will not seek its atto...
Open source citation
dispute resolutionMEDIUMTerms of Service › “Dispute Resolution”

The clause imposes arbitration, class-action waiver, or jury-trial waiver terms.

Class Action Waiver . YOU AND WE AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. Further, if the parties’ Dispute is resolved through arbitration, the arbitrator may not consolidate another person’s claims with your claims, and may not otherwise preside over any form of a represen...
Open source citation
dispute resolutionMEDIUMTerms of Service › “Dispute Resolution”

The clause imposes arbitration, class-action waiver, or jury-trial waiver terms.

Conducting Arbitration and Arbitration Rules . The arbitration will be conducted by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) under its Consumer Arbitration Rules (the “AAA Rules”) then in effect, except as modified by these Terms of Service. The AAA Rules are available at www.adr.org or by calling 1-800-778-7879. A party who wishes to start arbitration must submit a written Demand for Arbitration to AAA and gi...
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dispute resolutionMEDIUMTerms of Service › “Governing Law and Exclusive Venue”

The clause imposes arbitration, class-action waiver, or jury-trial waiver terms.

These Terms of Service and any action related thereto will be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act, federal arbitration law, and the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflicts of laws provisions. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in the section entitled “Dispute Resolution” below, the exclusive jurisdiction for all Disputes (defined below) that you and we are not required to arbitrat...
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dispute resolutionMEDIUMTerms of Service › “Dispute Resolution”

The clause imposes arbitration, class-action waiver, or jury-trial waiver terms.

Mandatory Arbitration of Disputes . If you are based in the United States of America, we each agree that any dispute, claim or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms of Service or the breach, termination, enforcement, interpretation or validity thereof or the use of the Services (collectively, “Disputes”) will be resolved solely by binding, individual arbitration and not in a class, representative o...
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Tier matrix

Plan-level conditions detected from citation-backed clauses. Empty tiers mean AIRIN has not captured decisive tier language yet.

TierSurfaceVerdictRiskCitations
All applicable tierscommercial useworsensHIGH2
All applicable tiersdata retentionworsensHIGH2
All applicable tiersgoverning law disputesconditionalMEDIUM25
All applicable tiersindemnity liabilityworsensHIGH1
All applicable tiersmoderation enforcementworsensHIGH2
All applicable tierssubprocessors data sharingworsensHIGH2
Freeoutput ownershipconditionalMEDIUM6
Freeprompt ownershipconditionalMEDIUM2
Pro / Paidoutput ownershipworsensHIGH4
Pro / Paidprompt ownershipworsensHIGH4

Policy evolution

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Before/after stance changes across captured policy versions. When no material delta exists yet, AIRIN shows the latest citation-backed stance events instead.

worsenedhigh materialityJun 17Jul 20, 2026

content license worsened from medium/broad license to high/sublicensable or transferable.

Before · medium
Excluding Your Content, as between you and us, the Service, including its entire contents, features, and functionality (including all information, software, text, data, displays, images, video, and audio, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof) constitutes our exclusive property and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property and proprietary rights laws of the United States and foreign countries. Using the Service does not give you ownership of any intellectual property rights in or to any part of the Service. Except for the limited right to use the Service expressly granted to you in these Terms of Service, we reserve all rights, title and interest in and to the Service, including all associated intellectual property rights. You may not remove any proprietary rights notices (including copyright, trademark, or patent markings or notices) contained in or on any part of the Service. You may submit feedback, questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, original or creative materials or other information about us or the Service (collectively, “Feedback”) to us. Feedback is nonconfidential. You hereby grant to us a royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual license to use or incorporate into our products and services any Feedback provided by you or on your behalf.
Before citation
After · high
expressly grant us a limited, non-exclusive, worldwide, fully paid, perpetual, irrevocable, transferable right and license to use, display, perform, copy, modify, create derivative works, and distribute Your Content (including any derivative works) for the purposes of: (i) providing the Service to you; and (ii) to the extent you indicate that Your Content may be shared with other users of the Service, to provide other users of the Service with access to and use of the shared portion of Your Content;
After citation
Jul 20, 2026content ownershipHIGH

Latest stance: platform claims or reserves rights on governing law disputes

We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to change, modify, add, or delete portions of these Terms of Service at any time with or without notice. If we do this, we will post the new version of these Terms of Service on our Site and will, if you are a Member, endeavor to notify you by email, utilizing the most recent email address (if any) associated with your Account. We will indicate at the top of the Terms of Service the date they were last revised. Any new or different terms are effective upon posting and your continued use of the Service after such posting constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms of Service, which will apply to your use of the Service following such posting. If you do not agree to abide by any version of these Terms of Service, you may not use or access (or continue to use or access) the Service. It is your responsibility to regularly review the Terms of Service to determine if there have been changes.
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Jul 20, 2026content licenseHIGH

Latest stance: sublicensable or transferable on prompt ownership

expressly grant us a limited, non-exclusive, worldwide, fully paid, perpetual, irrevocable, transferable right and license to use, display, perform, copy, modify, create derivative works, and distribute Your Content (including any derivative works) for the purposes of: (i) providing the Service to you; and (ii) to the extent you indicate that Your Content may be shared with other users of the Service, to provide other users of the Service with access to and use of the shared portion of Your Content;
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Jul 20, 2026content licenseMEDIUM

Latest stance: broad license on prompt ownership

expressly grant us a limited, non-exclusive, worldwide, fully paid, perpetual, irrevocable, transferable right and license to use, display, perform, copy, modify, create derivative works, and distribute Your Content (including any derivative works) for the purposes of: (i) providing the Service to you; and (ii) to the extent you indicate that Your Content may be shared with other users of the Service, to provide other users of the Service with access to and use of the shared portion of Your Content;
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Jul 20, 2026content licenseHIGH

Latest stance: sublicensable or transferable on moderation enforcement

transfer, sublicense, lease, lend, rent or otherwise redistribute the Service, your Account, or your Service access to any third party;
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Capture recency

  • Terms of Service:Last captured 2026-08-17· verified 2026-08-17
  • Privacy Policy:Last captured 2026-07-20

Dates state when our pipeline captured and verified each document — not when the vendor last changed it. Documents are re-scanned on a recurring cadence; a document verified once says so until a re-scan confirms it again.

↑ 165 more findings this quarter vs last (185 vs 20). First scan: June 2026.

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