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10 changes: 6 additions & 4 deletions src/components/cap-footer.js
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</ul>
<div class="footer__socialWrapper">
<cap-social-group theme="dark"></cap-social-group>
<cap-social-group theme="dark"></cap-social-group>
</div>
<p class="footer__copyrightNotice">
Site text is licensed <a class="footer__textLink footer__textLink--emphasis" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/">CC BY-SA 4.0<a>. <a class="footer__textLink footer__textLink--emphasis" href="https://github.com/harvard-lil/capstone-static">Source code</a> is MIT licensed.
Harvard asserts no copyright in caselaw retrieved from this site.
©2024 The President and Fellows of Harvard University.
©2024 The President and Fellows of Harvard University. See
<a class="footer__textLink footer__textLink--emphasis" href="/terms/"
>Terms of Use</a
>
for licenses to Caselaw Data, site text, and source code.
</p>
</footer>
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import "../components/cap-nav.js";
import "../components/cap-page-header.js";
import "../components/cap-footer.js";
import "../components/cap-anchor-list.js";
import { anchorLinks } from "../data/termsSidebarLinks.js";
import { AnchorListMixin } from "../components/cap-anchor-list.js";

export class CapTermsPage extends LitElement {
export class CapTermsPage extends AnchorListMixin(LitElement) {
// Turn Shadow DOM off
// Generally discouraged: https://lit.dev/docs/components/shadow-dom/#implementing-createrenderroot
createRenderRoot() {
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<header class="u-bg-gray-500 u-col-span-full">
<cap-page-header heading="Terms of Use">
<p class="u-text-white u-text-serif">
Effective: <span class="u-text-purple-200">April 23, 2019</span>
Effective: <span class="u-text-purple-200">March 13, 2024</span>
</p>
<p class="u-text-white u-text-serif">
Caselaw Access Project is operated by the President and Fellows of
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<p class="u-text-white u-text-serif">
These Terms of Use constitute an agreement between you (either an
individual or an entity, referred to herein as “you”) and CAP and
governs your access to and use of the API.
governs your access to and use of the site.
</p>
</cap-page-header>
</header>
<aside class="u-sm-hidden">
<cap-anchor-list .data=${anchorLinks}></cap-anchor-list>
<cap-anchor-list .data=${this.anchorLinks}></cap-anchor-list>
</aside>
<article class="c-article u-bg-beige">
<h2 class="c-decoratedHeader" id="daily-caselaw-limit">
Daily caselaw limit
<h2 class="c-decoratedHeader" id="caselaw-license">
License to Caselaw Data and Metadata
</h2>
<p>
CAP allows access to the full text of a maximum of 500 cases per
person per day.
<b
>By using case.law you agree to restrict your access to 500 cases
per day, regardless of the device or devices used for access, and
regardless of the URL or method by which the cases are retrieved
from the site.</b
>
Harvard makes the caselaw data and metadata on this site (the
"Caselaw Data") available for public use under the CC0 1.0 Public
Domain Designation:
</p>
<p>
This restriction does not apply to cases from “whitelisted”
jurisdictions, as designated on the site, and does not apply to
research scholars governed by a separate agreement.
<a href="https://static.case.law/">Caselaw Data</a> by President and
Fellows of Harvard College is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal
</p>
<h2 class="c-decoratedHeader" id="about-cite.case.law">
About cite.case.law
</h2>
<p>
"cite.case.law" is a subdomain of CAP that provides access to
caselaw for individual readers.
The CC0 1.0 Universal license expressly disclaims any warranties.
The data is provided "as is" and Harvard makes no representations or
warranties of any kind concerning the status of any data included in
the Caselaw Data that is generated by third parties.
</p>
<h2 class="c-decoratedHeader" id="access-to-cite.case.law">
Access to cite.case.law
</h2>
<p>
Unlike the CAP API and bulk download files, cite.case.law is
intended for human readers, not for bots or programmatic access.
Although Harvard does not impose any legally binding conditions on
access to the Metadata, Harvard requests that you act in accordance
with the following Community Norms:
</p>
<p class="u-text-purple-200">You shall not:</p>
<ol>
<li>
use robots, spiders, scripts, service, software or any manual or
automatic device, tool, or process designed to data mine or scrape
cite.case.law, or otherwise access cite.case.law using automated
means;
</li>
<li>
use services, software or any manual or automatic device, tool, or
process designed to circumvent any restriction, condition, or
technological measure that controls access to cite.case.law in any
way, including overriding any security feature or bypassing or
circumventing any access controls or use limits.
</li>
</ol>
<h2 class="c-decoratedHeader" id="about-the-api">About the API</h2>
<p>
CAP provides an application programmer interface (API) as a tool for
accessing data and digital files made available through the
digitization of portions of the collection of the Harvard Law School
Library.
First, Harvard requests that Harvard University and the Caselaw
Access Project be
<a href="/about/#data-citation">given attribution</a>
as a source of the Caselaw Data, to the extent it is technologically
feasible to do so.
</p>
<p>Use of the API is contingent on agreeing to the Terms of Use.</p>
<h2 class="c-decoratedHeader" id="access-to-api">Access to API</h2>
<p>
CAP reserves the right to limit access or to eliminate access to the
API to anyone for any reason.
Second, Harvard requests that you make the Caselaw Data and any
improvements thereto freely available on the same terms as Harvard
has done, i.e., without claiming any legal right in, or imposing any
legally binding conditions on access to, the Caselaw Data or your
improvements, and with a request to act in accordance with these
Community Norms.
</p>
<p class="u-text-purple-200">You shall:</p>
<ol>
<li>Comply with the Terms of Use.</li>
<li>
Comply with any and all legal requirements and restrictions
pertaining to the usage of content available through CAP.
</li>
</ol>
<p class="u-text-purple-200">You shall not:</p>
<ol>
<li>
Misrepresent or conceal your identity or your application’s
identity when using or requesting authorization to use the API.
</li>
<li>
Use the API for any illegal purpose, including, but not limited
to, piracy and other violations of intellectual property rights.
</li>
<li>Use an unreasonable amount of bandwidth.</li>
<li>Make an unreasonable amount of calls to the API.</li>
<li>
Seek to circumvent limits placed on your token pursuant to these
terms by creating additional tokens.
</li>
<li>
Use the API in a manner that adversely impacts the stability of
CAP servers or other applications using the API.
</li>
<li>
Use the API in connection with spyware, malware, or other
malicious programs or code.
</li>
<li>
Sell, lease or sublicense the API, the API key or access thereto.
</li>
<li>
Falsely indicate the endorsement by CAP or Harvard of your project
by any means.
</li>
</ol>
<h2 class="c-decoratedHeader" id="compliance-with-laws">
Compliance with Laws
<h2 class="c-decoratedHeader" id="site-license">
License to Site Text and Source Code
</h2>
<p>
You are responsible for complying with all applicable laws, rules,
regulations and third-party rights in conjunction with your use of
the API.
Other than the Caselaw Data, the text of this site is licensed
<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"
>CC BY-SA 4.0</a
>.
</p>
<h2 class="c-decoratedHeader" id="authentication-tokens">
Authentication Tokens
</h2>
<p>
Certain uses of the API may require you to apply for an
<b>Authentication Token</b>. An Authentication Token is a type of
credential similar to a username/password that indicates a user is
entitled to a certain set of permissions.
The
<a href="https://github.com/harvard-lil/capstone-static"
>source code of this site</a
>
is licensed under the MIT license.
</p>
<h2 class="c-decoratedHeader" id="compliance-with-laws">
Compliance with Laws
</h2>
<p>
By applying for an Authentication Token you warrant the information
you supply is true and correct. Your use of an Authentication Token
is subject to the terms of this agreement.
You are responsible for complying with all applicable laws, rules,
regulations and third-party rights in conjunction with your use of
this website.
</p>
<h2 class="c-decoratedHeader" id="disclaimer-of-any-warranty">
Disclaimer of Any Warranty
</h2>
<p>
By using the API, you agree that the API is provided “as is” and
your use of the API is solely at your own discretion and risk. You
agree that you will be solely responsible for any damage that
results from your use of the API. You agree that CAP is not
responsible for providing any support for your use of the API.
By using the site, you agree that the site is provided “as is” and
your use is solely at your own discretion and risk. You agree that
you will be solely responsible for any damage that results from your
use of the site. You agree that CAP is not responsible for providing
any support for your use of the site.
</p>
<p>
CAP may discontinue the availability of some or all of the API, its
CAP may discontinue the availability of some or all of the site, its
features, or its services at any time for any reason.
</p>
<p>
Some of the CAP API may be experimental and not tested in any
manner. CAP makes no representations or warranties, express or
implied, regarding the operation of the CAP API or the content
available through the CAP API.
CAP makes no representations or warranties, express or implied,
regarding the operation of the site or the content available through
the site.
</p>
<p>
To the extent permitted by law, CAP disclaims any and all
warranties, including but not limited to the warranties of
merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, warranties
regarding security, accuracy, timeliness, and performance of the API
and the content accessed through the CAP website.
regarding security, accuracy, timeliness, and performance of the
site and content accessed through the site.
</p>
<h2
class="c-decoratedHeader"
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To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, you release and
waive all claims against CAP, its subsidiaries, affiliates and
agents from any and all liability for claims, damages, costs and
expenses arising from or related to your use of the CAP API.
expenses arising from or related to your use of the site.
</p>
<p>
CAP shall not, under any circumstances, be liable to you for any
indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or exemplary damages
arising out of or in connection with the use of the API, whether
arising out of or in connection with the use of the site, whether
based on breach of contract, breach of warranty, tort, or any other
pecuniary loss, whether or not CAP has been advised of the
possibility of such damages.
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</h2>
<p>
You agree that CAP will have no liability whatsoever with regard to
any third-party claims related to your use of the API. To the
any third-party claims related to your use of the site. To the
maximum extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to hold
harmless and indemnify CAP, its subsidiaries, affiliates and agents
from any third-party claims, damages, liabilities, costs and fees
(including attorney fees) arising from or related to your use of the
API.
site.
</p>
<h2 class="c-decoratedHeader" id="severability-and-integration">
Severability and Integration
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</p>
<p>
The Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between CAP and you
with respect to the use of the API. The section headings and
subheadings contained in the API Terms of Use are included for
with respect to the use of the site. The section headings and
subheadings contained in the Terms of Use are included for
convenience only, and shall not limit or otherwise affect the Terms
of Use.
</p>
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