Terms of Service

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of Report Buddy, including our website, applications, and all related services (collectively, the "Service"). By accessing or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

1. AI-Generated Content Disclaimer

Report Buddy uses artificial intelligence to generate report drafts, court preparation materials, case law references, charge suggestions, and related content. You acknowledge and agree that:

• AI-generated content may contain errors, inaccuracies, omissions, or hallucinations.
• AI output is provided solely as a drafting aid and starting point. It is not a finished product.
• AI models can produce content that appears authoritative but is factually incorrect, including fabricated case law citations, incorrect statutory references, and inaccurate legal analysis.
• Report Buddy does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of any AI-generated content.
• The quality and accuracy of AI output may vary based on the information provided by the user, the nature of the incident, and the inherent limitations of artificial intelligence.

2. Officer Review Obligation

You are solely and exclusively responsible for reviewing, verifying, editing, and approving all content generated by Report Buddy before using it in any official capacity. Specifically:

• Every report must be reviewed for factual accuracy before filing. You must confirm that all names, dates, times, locations, descriptions, and sequences of events are correct.
• Every report must be reviewed for legal sufficiency, including proper elements of offenses, probable cause articulation, and constitutional compliance.
• Every report must be reviewed for compliance with your department's policies, formatting requirements, and standard operating procedures.
• Report Buddy does not submit, file, or transmit reports on your behalf. The act of submitting any report is entirely your decision and your responsibility.
• If you submit a report containing errors that originated in AI-generated content, you bear full responsibility for those errors.

3. Not Legal Advice

Report Buddy does not provide legal advice. Nothing in the Service constitutes legal counsel, and no attorney-client relationship is created by your use of the Service. Specifically:

• Case law analysis, charge suggestions, statutory references, and court preparation features are informational tools only.
• AI-generated legal references may be incomplete, outdated, inapplicable to your jurisdiction, or entirely fabricated.
• You should consult with your department's legal advisor, prosecuting attorney, or other qualified legal professional for all legal questions, charging decisions, and courtroom strategy.
• Report Buddy is not a substitute for proper legal training, continuing education, or professional legal consultation.

4. No Liability for AI Errors

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Report Buddy, its founders, officers, directors, employees, agents, partners, and affiliates shall not be held liable for any errors, inaccuracies, omissions, or hallucinations contained in AI-generated content. This includes, without limitation:

• Factual errors in generated report narratives.
• Incorrect, fabricated, or inapplicable case law citations.
• Inaccurate charge suggestions or statutory references.
• Errors in court preparation materials, including mock cross-examination questions and vulnerability assessments.
• Any consequences arising from the submission of reports or testimony based on AI-generated content, including but not limited to dismissed cases, suppressed evidence, disciplinary actions, civil liability, or criminal proceedings.

You assume full and sole responsibility for any content you submit, file, or present based on Report Buddy's output. Your decision to use, modify, or submit AI-generated content is made at your own risk.

5. No Guarantee of Legal Outcomes

Use of Report Buddy does not guarantee any particular legal outcome, case result, conviction, court performance, or professional evaluation. The Service is a tool to assist your work. The results of any case, hearing, trial, or administrative proceeding depend on factors entirely outside the control of Report Buddy, including but not limited to the facts of the case, applicable law, judicial discretion, the quality of evidence, and the performance of all parties involved.

6. Professional Responsibility

You retain full professional, ethical, and legal responsibility for all reports you file and all testimony you give, regardless of whether Report Buddy was used in the preparation of those reports or that testimony. Specifically:

• Your oath of office, department policies, and professional standards of conduct apply to all work product, including work assisted by Report Buddy.
• You are responsible for ensuring that all reports are truthful, accurate, and complete.
• You are responsible for all testimony you provide, whether in court, at depositions, at administrative hearings, or in any other official proceeding.
• The use of an AI tool does not diminish, transfer, or excuse any professional obligation you hold as a law enforcement officer.

7. Data and Privacy

We take the privacy and security of your data seriously. The following principles govern how we handle your information:

• All report data is encrypted in transit and at rest using enterprise-grade encryption.
• Your reports are personal to your account. We do not access, read, or review your report content.
• We do not share, sell, rent, or distribute your data to third parties.
• Your reports and data are never used to train AI models for other users or any third party.
• You may delete your data at any time by contacting us or through your account settings.
• We retain data only as long as necessary to provide the Service or as required by law.

For complete details on data collection, use, and retention, please refer to our Privacy Policy.

8. Acceptable Use

Report Buddy is intended for use by law enforcement officers and authorized professionals in the lawful performance of their duties. By using the Service, you agree that you will not:

• Use Report Buddy to generate false, misleading, or fabricated reports.
• Use the Service to fabricate, alter, or misrepresent evidence.
• Use the Service to engage in any unlawful activity, including filing false police reports, perjury, obstruction of justice, or any violation of federal, state, or local law.
• Share your account credentials with unauthorized individuals.
• Attempt to reverse-engineer, decompile, or extract the underlying models, algorithms, or source code of the Service.
• Use the Service in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Service or interfere with any other party's use of the Service.

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access immediately and without notice if we reasonably believe you have violated these terms.

9. Service Availability and Warranty Disclaimer

The Service is provided "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" without warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, or statutory. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Report Buddy expressly disclaims all warranties, including but not limited to:

• Implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.
• Any warranty that the Service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free.
• Any warranty regarding the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of any content generated by the Service.

We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue the Service, in whole or in part, at any time and for any reason, with or without notice. We shall not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuation of the Service.

10. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall Report Buddy, its founders, officers, directors, employees, agents, partners, or affiliates be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including without limitation loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from:

• Your access to or use of, or inability to access or use, the Service.
• Any conduct or content of any third party on the Service.
• Any content obtained from the Service, including AI-generated content.
• Unauthorized access, use, or alteration of your transmissions or content.

Report Buddy's total aggregate liability for all claims arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service shall not exceed the total amount paid by you to Report Buddy during the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the event giving rise to the claim. If you have not made any payments to Report Buddy, our total liability shall not exceed fifty dollars ($50.00).

This limitation of liability applies regardless of the legal theory on which the claim is based, including negligence, breach of contract, strict liability, or any other basis, and regardless of whether Report Buddy has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

11. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Report Buddy, its founders, officers, directors, employees, agents, partners, and affiliates from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including but not limited to reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from:

• Your use of the Service.
• Your violation of these Terms.
• Content you generate, submit, file, or present using or based on the Service.
• Your violation of any law, regulation, or rights of any third party.
• Any claim that content you submitted caused damage to a third party.

This indemnification obligation shall survive the termination of your account and these Terms.

12. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Indiana, United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any legal action or proceeding arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service shall be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in the State of Indiana, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction of such courts.

You agree that any dispute resolution proceedings will be conducted on an individual basis and not in a class, consolidated, or representative action. You waive any right to participate in a class action lawsuit or class-wide arbitration against Report Buddy.

13. Changes to These Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. If we make material changes, we will notify you by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, providing additional notice through the Service or via email. Your continued use of the Service after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Terms.

We encourage you to review these Terms periodically. If you do not agree to the modified Terms, you must stop using the Service.

14. Contact

If you have questions about these Terms of Service, please contact us:

• Email: support@getreportbuddy.com
• Website: getreportbuddy.com/contact