The rules and terms governing your use of Contract Decoder
Effective Date: May 2026 · Last Updated: May 2026
Plain English summary: Contract Decoder is operated by Lexplayn LLC and helps you understand contracts in plain English using AI. It is not a lawyer and does not give legal advice. By using it you agree to these terms. Don't upload medical records or documents you're not authorized to share. We provide the Service as-is and may suspend access for violations.
By accessing or using Contract Decoder at contractdecoder.net (the "Service"), operated by Lexplayn LLC ("Lexplayn," "we," "us," or "our"), you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms") and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these Terms in their entirety, you must not access or use the Service.
We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. Changes will be effective immediately upon posting to this page with an updated effective date. We will make reasonable efforts to notify users of material changes through the Service or by email where required. Your continued use of the Service after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated Terms. It is your responsibility to review these Terms periodically.
Contract Decoder is an AI-powered tool that analyzes legal documents and provides plain-English summaries of their content. The Service is designed to help ordinary people understand contract text in leases, employment agreements, non-disclosure agreements, and other legal documents by identifying key clauses, obligations, and notable terms.
The Service uses artificial intelligence provided by Anthropic, PBC (Claude AI) to generate contract analyses. All analyses are AI-generated and are subject to the limitations and potential errors inherent in AI language models. The Service is provided for general informational purposes only.
IMPORTANT: Contract Decoder does not provide legal advice. The analysis generated by this Service constitutes general legal information only. Use of this Service does not create an attorney-client relationship between you and Lexplayn LLC, Contract Decoder, its operators, or any affiliated persons. You should not rely on the output of this Service as a substitute for advice from a qualified, licensed attorney.
Artificial intelligence was used to generate all contract analyses provided through this Service. AI systems can make errors, miss critical context, misinterpret legal language, and may not account for jurisdiction-specific laws, recent legal developments, or the particular facts and circumstances of your situation.
Always consult a licensed attorney before signing any contract, taking any legal action, or making any decision based on information provided by this Service. Prior results from using this Service do not guarantee similar outcomes in your situation.
You may use the Service for personal, non-commercial purposes to analyze contracts and legal documents that you are a party to, have authorization to review, or have a legitimate legal interest in understanding.
You agree not to use the Service to:
You are solely responsible for all content you upload to the Service. By uploading a document, you represent and warrant that:
We are not responsible for any consequences arising from your decision to upload a particular document, including any breach of confidentiality obligations you may owe to third parties.
⚠️ Contract Decoder is not a HIPAA-covered entity and is not designed or certified to handle Protected Health Information (PHI). Do not upload documents containing medical records, health insurance information, healthcare provider contracts containing patient data, or any other PHI. We are not liable for any consequences arising from your upload of PHI in violation of this prohibition. If you need to analyze healthcare-related contracts containing PHI, please use a HIPAA-compliant legal service.
The Service — including its design, interface, software, AI prompts, underlying methodology, trademarks, and all content created by us — is owned by Lexplayn LLC and protected by applicable intellectual property laws. Nothing in these Terms transfers any ownership of our intellectual property to you. You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works from, publicly display, or commercially exploit any part of our Service or content without prior written permission.
You retain all ownership rights in the documents, text, and images you upload to the Service. By submitting content to the Service, you grant Lexplayn LLC a limited, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, process, transmit, and display your content solely as necessary to provide the Service, improve the Service, and generate anonymised research and statistics, as further described in our Privacy Policy. This license is limited in duration and terminates when your submitted content is deleted from our systems.
You acknowledge that contract analyses generated by the Service are produced by AI and provided as general information. You may use the analysis output for your personal, non-commercial purposes. We do not claim ownership of AI-generated analyses delivered to you, but we provide no warranty as to their accuracy or fitness for any purpose.
If you provide feedback, suggestions, or ideas about the Service (such as thumbs up/down ratings), you grant us a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use that feedback for any purpose without compensation or attribution to you.
The Service may contain links to or integrations with third-party websites and services, including the American Bar Association's lawyer referral directory and our AI provider Anthropic. We do not control these third-party services and are not responsible for their content, accuracy, privacy practices, availability, or terms of service.
Your use of any third-party service accessed through or in connection with Contract Decoder is entirely at your own risk and governed solely by that service's own terms and policies. We expressly disclaim all liability arising from your use of any third-party service. We encourage you to read the terms and privacy policies of any third-party service before using it.
The inclusion of any link or integration does not imply our endorsement, sponsorship, or affiliation with that third-party service.
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT:
We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue the Service (or any part thereof) at any time, with or without notice, and without liability to you. We may also impose limits on certain features or restrict access to parts of the Service without notice or liability.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties, so some of the above exclusions may not apply to you. In such jurisdictions, our warranties are limited to the minimum extent permitted by law.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, LEXPLAYN LLC, CONTRACT DECODER, AND THEIR OPERATORS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AND LICENSORS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
Our total cumulative liability to you for any and all claims arising from or related to the Service shall not exceed the greater of: (a) the total amount you paid to use the Service in the three months immediately preceding the claim; or (b) US$100.
The limitations in this section apply regardless of the legal theory on which any claim is based and even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Lexplayn LLC, Contract Decoder, and their operators, officers, directors, employees, agents, and licensors from and against any and all claims, demands, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from or related to:
We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will cooperate fully with us.
We reserve the right to suspend, restrict, or permanently terminate your access to the Service at any time, without prior notice or liability, for any reason, including but not limited to:
Upon termination, your right to use the Service ceases immediately. Provisions of these Terms that by their nature should survive termination shall survive, including sections on intellectual property, disclaimer of warranties, limitation of liability, and indemnification.
We also reserve the right to discontinue the Service entirely at any time, with or without notice, without liability to you.
These Terms and any disputes arising from your use of the Service shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington, United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
Any legal action or proceeding relating to these Terms or the Service shall be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in King County, Washington. You consent to the personal jurisdiction of such courts and waive any objection to such jurisdiction or venue.
You agree to resolve any disputes with us on an individual basis. You waive any right to bring or participate in a class action lawsuit, class-wide arbitration, or any other representative proceeding against us.
Notwithstanding the above, we may seek injunctive or other equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to prevent infringement of our intellectual property or other irreparable harm.
We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time in our sole discretion. Changes will be effective immediately upon posting to this page with an updated effective date. For material changes, we will make reasonable efforts to notify users through the Service or by email. Non-material changes take effect immediately upon posting.
Your continued use of the Service after the posting of any modified Terms constitutes your acceptance of the updated Terms. If you do not agree to the modified Terms, you must stop using the Service. It is your responsibility to check this page periodically for changes.
These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and Lexplayn LLC with respect to your use of the Service and supersede all prior or contemporaneous agreements, understandings, and representations, whether written or oral, relating to the Service.
If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable under applicable law, that provision will be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, and the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.
Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of that right or provision. Any waiver must be in writing and signed by an authorized representative of Lexplayn LLC to be effective.
You may not assign or transfer your rights or obligations under these Terms without our prior written consent. We may assign our rights and obligations under these Terms freely, including in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.
If you have questions about these Terms of Service, please reach out to us.
legal@contractdecoder.net