Last updated: May 2026
By accessing or using Citations.law and its services, including CiteGuard ("the Service"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.
Citations.law provides legal citation verification tools. CiteGuard is a deterministic citation-checking service that compares supported case-reporter citations detected in uploaded documents against a disclosed current corpus.
CiteGuard checks supported case-reporter citations against a disclosed, current corpus. A match does not establish positive treatment or complete legal research; absence is not proof of invalidity.
CiteGuard is a verification tool, not a substitute for complete legal research, a law firm, or a legal advisor. The Service does not provide legal advice. Results should be reviewed by a qualified attorney.
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Documents are processed on Citations.law servers for citation extraction and verification. OCR, when needed, is sent to the service operator's configured Ollama endpoint. The standard deployment is intended to use service-controlled infrastructure, but configuration must be verified before relying on that deployment assumption. Raw uploaded documents are not retained after processing unless explicit raw-document retention applies in a separate documented workflow. Verification report HTML and audit metadata may be retained in the file cabinet when service-level report saving is enabled. Account or matter settings do not currently control /verify report saving. Document content is not used for model training or sold to third parties. Legal disclosure obligations may apply. See our Privacy Policy for full details.
The Service is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. While we strive for accuracy, we do not guarantee that the citation database is complete or that all valid citations will be found. A citation reported as "not in corpus" means only that it was not found in our current database — not that the citation is invalid.
Citations.law shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from use of the Service. Our total liability shall not exceed the fees paid by you in the twelve months preceding the claim.
We may modify these Terms at any time. Material changes will be communicated via email or through the Service. Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance.
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