Terms of Use
Open Law Services Institute (“OLSI,” “we,” “us”) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity, EIN 42-2351258, that owns and operates openlawservices.org. These terms explain how you may use this website and the free guides, videos, and templates on it.
1. Using this website
By using openlawservices.org, you agree to these Terms of Use and to our Privacy Policy · Terms of Use. Everything on this site is free to use. No account, payment, or sign-up is required.
2. Legal information, not legal advice
OLSI publishes legal information and education. We are not a law firm, and nothing on this website is legal advice about your specific situation. Using this website, reading a guide, watching a walkthrough, using a template, or contacting us does not create an attorney–client relationship. For advice about your situation, consult a lawyer licensed in your state.
3. Accuracy and changes in the law
Our guides are written and reviewed by licensed attorneys and checked against official sources as of the “last reviewed” date shown on each guide. Laws, court rules, fees, and forms change, and every case is different. Always confirm current requirements with the official source or the court before you rely on them. The site and its content are provided “as is,” without warranties of any kind, to the fullest extent permitted by law.
4. Copying and sharing our materials
Unless a page says otherwise, OLSI’s guides, templates, and explainers are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) (opens in a new tab). You may copy, adapt, and share them for non-commercial purposes if you credit Open Law Services Institute, link to the license, and share any adaptations under the same license. The license does not cover OLSI’s name or logo, which you may not use in a way that suggests OLSI endorses you or your use.
5. Links to other websites
Our guides link to official government, court, and nonprofit resources. We do not control those websites and are not responsible for their content, availability, or privacy practices.
6. Contacting us and our forms
Please do not send confidential or sensitive details about a legal matter through our contact or volunteer forms or by email. Sending us information does not create an attorney–client relationship, and we cannot guarantee that we can respond to every message or take on any matter. Our Privacy Policy · Terms of Use explains how we handle what you send.
7. Acceptable use
Please do not misuse the website. That includes attempting to disrupt it, gain unauthorized access to it, or copy it in bulk for commercial purposes.
8. Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, OLSI and its directors, officers, volunteers, and reviewers are not liable for any loss or damage arising from your use of, or reliance on, this website or its content.
9. Accessibility
We design this website to conform to WCAG 2.1, Level AA. See our accessibility statement for details and for how to request information in another format.
10. Changes to these terms
We may update these terms from time to time. The “last updated” date above shows when they last changed.
11. Contact us
Questions about these terms? Email info@openlawservices.org or call (917) 947-9462.