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Terms of Service

Effective date: [LAUNCH DATE]
Last updated: [LAUNCH DATE]

1. Agreement

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of the website at expeal.com (the "Site"). By accessing or using the Site, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Site.

In these Terms, "Expeal," "we," "us," and "our" refer to Expeal, Inc. "You" and "your" refer to the person accessing the Site.

These Terms apply to the Site only. Our separate application at app.expeal.com has its own Terms of Service. When these Terms reference the "app" or "application," we mean that separate service.

2. What Expeal is — and is not

Expeal is a legal technology service provider. We build tools and publish information to help people understand and pursue criminal-record expungement and sealing in the United States.

Expeal is not a law firm. We do not provide legal advice. Use of the Site does not create an attorney-client relationship between you and Expeal, any of our personnel, or any attorney affiliated with Expeal.

Nothing on the Site — including the state guides, the eligibility checker, the research articles, the per-state disclosures, and any other content — is legal advice. For advice about your specific situation, consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction. Our per-state disclosures page lists a lawyer-referral service or directory for each state.

3. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old to use the Site. If you are between 13 and 17, you may use the Site only with the consent and supervision of a parent or legal guardian, who accepts these Terms on your behalf. If you are under 13, you may not use the Site.

By using the Site, you represent that you meet these age requirements.

4. Your license to use the Site

We grant you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access the Site for your own informational purposes. That license is subject to these Terms. We may revoke it at any time, for any reason, by terminating your access.

All content on the Site is free to access — we charge no fees for reading state guides, using the eligibility checker, reading research, or viewing per-state disclosures.

5. Prohibited conduct

You agree not to:

  • Scrape, crawl, or harvest content from the Site in bulk, whether by automated means or otherwise, except as permitted by our robots.txt.
  • Reverse engineer any part of the Site or attempt to derive our source code, data structures, or algorithms from the Site's public output.
  • Resell or redistribute Site content as your own or as part of a commercial product.
  • Circumvent any access control, rate limit, security measure, or usage restriction.
  • Misrepresent yourself to Expeal or to other users — for example, by posing as an attorney, a government official, or a representative of Expeal.
  • Use the Site to violate the law, infringe anyone's rights, or cause harm to another person.
  • Interfere with the Site's operation, inject malicious code, or use the Site to distribute malware.
  • Abuse the contact channels — for example, by sending spam to contact@expeal.com, privacy@expeal.com, or any other Expeal address.

We may terminate or restrict your access at any time, without notice, if we believe in good faith that you have violated this section.

6. Information on the Site

6.1 Informational purpose

Content on the Site is published for general information and is written for a lay audience. It summarizes laws, procedures, and practices that are complex, vary by jurisdiction, and change over time. It is not a substitute for the advice of a licensed attorney who has reviewed your specific circumstances.

6.2 Accuracy

We aim to provide accurate, current information across all 50 states and the District of Columbia. We review our content on a rolling basis and update it when we learn of a change. Each state guide carries a "last checked" date.

Even so, law changes continuously, sources we rely on can contain errors, and our own process can introduce mistakes. You should not rely on any Site content as a definitive statement of the law. Before taking an action that affects your legal situation, verify the underlying statute, court rule, or agency policy — or consult a licensed attorney.

If you find an error, email contact@expeal.com — we want to know.

6.3 Eligibility checker

The Site provides an eligibility checker ("Checker") that produces a general-information result based on the answers you provide. The Checker is a general-information tool, not a legal eligibility determination.

The Checker runs entirely in your browser. We do not receive or store your answers (see our Privacy Policy §3.2). Your result is reflected in the page URL so you can bookmark or print it.

A Checker result is a starting point. It may be wrong because the information you entered was incomplete or incorrect, because your situation has facts the Checker cannot model, or because the law applicable to your case differs from our general model. Do not file anything, pay anything, or give up a legal right based solely on a Checker result. Consult an attorney before acting.

6.4 Per-state disclosures and bar referrals

The per-state disclosures page identifies, for each state, the primary statute(s) governing record-relief, Expeal's UPL posture in that state, and the lawyer-referral service or attorney directory operated by that state's bar (or an authorized third-party provider where the state bar uses one).

We do not operate these referral services, we do not screen the attorneys listed through them, and we are not responsible for the availability, fit, quality, or conduct of any attorney you may find through a referral service. Your relationship with any attorney you engage is between you and that attorney, not Expeal.

6.5 Third-party content and links

The Site contains links to third-party websites — state court sites, state bar sites, statute repositories, and other resources. We are not responsible for the content, availability, or practices of any third-party site. A link is not an endorsement.

7. Intellectual property

The Site, its design, its source code, the text of our state guides and research, the organization of our per-state disclosures, and all other Expeal-authored content are the property of Expeal or our licensors and are protected by U.S. copyright, trademark, and other intellectual-property laws.

The "Expeal" name, logo, and any tagline or design mark are trademarks of Expeal. You may not use our marks without our prior written permission, except to refer to Expeal in factual, non-commercial contexts (e.g., journalism, education, reviews).

Fair use of Site content — brief quotation with attribution, scholarly discussion, commentary, criticism — is permitted and welcome. If you are unsure whether a proposed use qualifies, email contact@expeal.com.

Statutes, court rules, and government data we republish or summarize are not our intellectual property, but our presentation, selection, organization, and commentary on them are.

8. Feedback

If you send us a suggestion, idea, correction, or other feedback about the Site (including bug reports to contact@expeal.com), you grant us a worldwide, perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to use that feedback to improve the Site. You are not owed compensation for feedback, and we are under no obligation to use it.

9. Purchases and the Expeal application

9.1 No contract is formed on this Site

Use of the Site — reading content, running the Checker, browsing the per-state disclosures — does not create a contract between you and Expeal for any paid service. We are not offering to sell anything to you through the Site.

If you choose to sign up for the Expeal application at app.expeal.com and purchase a paid product there, a contract is formed between you and Expeal at the point of purchase within the application, governed by the application's separate Terms of Service and any product-specific terms presented at purchase.

9.2 Refunds and guarantees for paid products

Any refund or guarantee terms for paid Expeal products apply at the point of purchase in the application and are governed by the Expeal application Terms of Service. No refund or guarantee terms apply to Site content, because Site content is free.

10. Disclaimers of warranty

THE SITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE." TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, EXPEAL DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND QUIET ENJOYMENT.

WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EXPEAL MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, SECURE, OR THAT ANY CONTENT IS ACCURATE, CURRENT, OR COMPLETE.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties. In those jurisdictions, the exclusions above apply to the fullest extent permitted.

11. Limitation of liability

11.1 Exclusion of indirect damages

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, EXPEAL AND ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AND AFFILIATES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES — INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, LOST OPPORTUNITIES, OR LOST DATA — ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR USE OF THE SITE, EVEN IF EXPEAL HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

11.2 Cap on direct damages

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, EXPEAL'S TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR YOUR USE OF THE SITE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (i) ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ($100) OR (ii) THE TOTAL AMOUNT, IF ANY, YOU HAVE PAID EXPEAL IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM.

11.3 Carve-outs

Sections 11.1 and 11.2 do not limit liability for (a) fraud or intentional misrepresentation, (b) gross negligence or willful misconduct, (c) death or personal injury caused by our negligence, or (d) any liability that cannot be limited or excluded under applicable law.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages. In those jurisdictions, our liability is limited to the fullest extent permitted by law.

12. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Expeal and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from any third-party claim, demand, loss, damage, cost, or expense (including reasonable attorney's fees) arising out of or relating to:

  • Your violation of these Terms, including any prohibited conduct in §5;
  • Your misuse of the Site — including bulk scraping, circumvention of access controls, or misrepresentation of your identity or qualifications;
  • Your violation of any applicable law in connection with your use of the Site; or
  • Your violation of any third party's rights, including intellectual-property rights, in connection with your use of the Site.

We reserve the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you, at your expense. You agree to cooperate with our defense of any such matter.

13. Termination

We may suspend or terminate your access to the Site at any time, with or without notice, for any reason — including a good-faith belief that you have violated these Terms. Sections that by their nature should survive termination (including §§ 2, 6–12, 14–18) survive.

14. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. If we change these Terms, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top and, for substantive changes, post a notice on the Site's homepage for at least 30 days before the change takes effect.

Your continued use of the Site after a change takes effect constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms. If you do not agree to a change, stop using the Site before the change takes effect.

15. Governing law and venue

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Florida, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles.

Any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms or your use of the Site will be resolved exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Florida. You and Expeal each consent to the personal jurisdiction of those courts and waive any objection based on inconvenient forum.

We have not adopted mandatory arbitration for Site disputes. You retain the right to bring a claim in court, subject to the venue provisions above. Nothing in these Terms limits your right to bring an individual claim in a court of competent small-claims jurisdiction.

16. Privacy

Our collection, use, and handling of information are governed by our Privacy Policy. By using the Site, you acknowledge the Privacy Policy.

17. Miscellaneous

Entire agreement. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and Expeal concerning the Site. They replace any prior agreement on the same subject.

Severability. If any provision of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in effect, and the invalid provision will be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable.

Waiver. Our failure to enforce any provision of these Terms is not a waiver of our right to enforce it later.

Assignment. You may not assign these Terms without our prior written consent. We may assign these Terms without notice in connection with a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of assets.

No third-party beneficiaries. These Terms do not create any third-party beneficiary rights.

Relationship. You and Expeal are independent parties. Nothing in these Terms creates a partnership, joint venture, employment, or agency relationship.

Force majeure. Neither party is liable for any failure or delay in performance caused by circumstances beyond its reasonable control — including acts of God, natural disasters, acts of war or terrorism, labor disputes, network or infrastructure outages, or government actions.

Headings. Section headings are for convenience only and do not affect interpretation.

18. How to contact us

For general inquiries: contact@expeal.com For privacy matters: privacy@expeal.com Mailing address: Expeal, Inc. 6050 Collier Boulevard, Suite 132 Naples, FL 34114