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Last Updated October 18, 2026 | Effective Date: October 18, 2026
Quickscribe Services Ltd. (“Quickscribe”, “we”, “us” or “our”) owns and operates Quickscribe Online and related Quickscribe websites, databases, platforms, applications, research tools and services (collectively, the “Services”). The Services include British Columbia and selected federal legislative content, annotations and supplemental materials, alerting and research tools, and, where enabled, the Lexi AI-assisted legislative research feature (“Lexi”).
Quickscribe is primarily a legislative research service. Ordinary use of the Services generally involves searching, reading, tracking and analyzing legislation and related legal materials and does not require Users to provide personal information about clients or other individuals.
These Terms of Use (the “Terms”) apply to every person who accesses or uses the Services, including an individual or organization that subscribes, an authorized user of a subscribing organization, and a trial user (each a “User” or “you”). An individual or organization that purchases or is granted a subscription is a “Subscriber”.
By creating an account, accessing the Services under a subscription or trial, or continuing to use the Services after the effective date of updated Terms, you agree to these Terms. If you access Quickscribe through an organization, you confirm that you are authorized to do so under that organization's account and policies.
Certain optional features, including Lexi (AI), may also be subject to a separate notice or acknowledgement. Depending on the account and access method, that acknowledgement may be accepted by an individual User or by an authorized Subscriber or account administrator on behalf of the organization.
The Quickscribe Privacy, Security and AI Data Processing Statement and any other document expressly incorporated by these Terms apply where relevant. If Quickscribe and a Subscriber have separate written subscription terms, those written terms prevail only to the extent of a direct inconsistency.
Subject to these Terms and payment of applicable fees, Quickscribe grants the Subscriber and its authorized Users a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable and revocable right to access and use the Services for internal professional, business, educational, private-study or research purposes.
The Services are licensed, not sold. Access may depend on the applicable subscription, organization, User role, account configuration, technical requirements, fair-use controls, query limits or other usage allocations.
A Subscriber must ensure that only authorized and properly licensed Users access the Services. User credentials may not be shared. The Subscriber must notify Quickscribe when access should be removed or changed.
Lexi (AI) and other optional features are controlled by the Subscriber or account administrator. For organizational accounts, including IP-authenticated accounts, Quickscribe will not activate Lexi without authorization from the Subscriber or account administrator. Even where Lexi is enabled, access may be limited to selected Users or groups. Depending on the functionality then available, administrators may also control settings such as AI processing options, whether chat history is stored, Focused Canadian Legal Web Search, and other Lexi or account features. Nothing in a Quickscribe subscription requires an organization or User to use Lexi.
Quickscribe may add, modify, suspend or discontinue features, models, databases, sources or integrations. Where reasonably practicable, we will provide notice of a material change that significantly reduces paid functionality. We may take immediate action where reasonably necessary for security, legal compliance, system integrity or abuse prevention.
Quickscribe handles personal information and service data as described in the Quickscribe Privacy, Security and AI Data Processing Statement. That statement provides additional information about data handling, service providers, processing arrangements, retention, safeguards and optional AI-related features.
The Services are not designed as a client-file management system, evidence repository or general document vault. Most legislative research, including ordinary use of Lexi, can and should be carried out without entering names, contact details, health information, government identifiers, financial-account information or other sensitive personal information.
Users should minimize the information they submit and use anonymized, redacted or fictionalized names and facts where practical. A User who chooses to submit personal, confidential or privileged information is responsible for ensuring that the submission is necessary, authorized and consistent with the User's organizational, legal and professional obligations.
Quickscribe maintains reasonable administrative, technical and physical safeguards appropriate to the nature of the Services and the information under its control. No internet or cloud-based service can guarantee absolute security. Users remain responsible for protecting credentials, devices, networks, local copies and information they choose to submit.
Lexi is an optional AI-assisted research feature designed primarily to help Users identify, review and analyze legislation and related legal sources. It is not a general-purpose chatbot and is not intended to replace professional research or judgment.
Lexi is designed to use Quickscribe legislative content as its primary research base. Depending on the question and account settings, it may also use Quickscribe-curated supporting materials and optional external web-search results.
Quickscribe may use different enterprise AI models, versions, providers, retrieval methods and processing options as the service evolves. Available choices may differ by Subscriber or User. Current material information about processing arrangements is provided in the Quickscribe Privacy, Security and AI Data Processing Statement and, where applicable, the Lexi AI Use Notice and Acknowledgement. Lexi offers three AI processing options: Canada Processing Only, International Processing, and Quickscribe-Managed Processing. Under Quickscribe-Managed Processing, Canadian processing is preferred where practical, but Quickscribe may use approved international AI providers through manual selection or automatic fallback, where enabled. Canada Processing Only does not permit international AI processing. An organization's approved processing option will not be changed without authorization.
No model training. Lexi questions, prompts and responses are not used by Quickscribe or its configured enterprise AI providers to train general-purpose or shared foundation AI models. Lexi data may nevertheless be processed to generate a response and for limited operational, security or service-support purposes as described in the applicable disclosure documents.
Focused Canadian Legal Web Search is separate and optional. Where enabled, Lexi may send search terms derived from a User's request to an external search service and retrieve publicly available legal, government and related sources. External web-search processing may occur in a different jurisdiction and may be subject to different retention or privacy practices than the AI-processing option selected for Lexi. The word “Canadian” describes the intended focus of the sources searched, not necessarily the location in which the search request is processed. Web search may not be available to every Subscriber or User.
Lexi output may be inaccurate, incomplete, outdated, non-unique, biased, misleading or based on an incorrect interpretation of a question or source. Citations may also be incomplete or mismatched. Users must review the cited legislation and other sources and exercise independent professional judgment before relying on or using a Lexi response.
Use of Lexi is also subject to the Lexi AI Use Notice and Acknowledgement applicable to the account. Except where Lexi is accessed through an IP-authenticated or other shared organizational access method, each individual User must acknowledge the Notice before first using Lexi. For IP-authenticated or other shared organizational access, an authorized Subscriber or account administrator must acknowledge the Notice on behalf of the organization and is responsible for ensuring that authorized users are made aware of the applicable Lexi use requirements. Quickscribe may require renewed acknowledgement after a material Lexi-specific change.
“User Content” includes annotations, notes, comments, questions, prompts, uploaded documents and other material submitted by a User. Annotation and upload features are optional and may be enabled, disabled or restricted by the Subscriber or account administrator.
As between the User and Quickscribe, the User retains ownership of original Private Annotations and other original User Content. Organizational Annotations and other content created within an organization's account are subject to the Subscriber's administrative control and access settings.
You grant Quickscribe a limited, non-exclusive licence to host, copy, transmit, process, display, back up and otherwise use private or organizational User Content only as reasonably necessary to provide, secure, support and maintain the Services, follow authorized instructions, enforce these Terms and comply with legal obligations.
If a User intentionally submits an annotation or other content for broader community publication, the User grants Quickscribe a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, royalty-free licence to reproduce, edit, adapt, publish, distribute and display that published content in connection with Quickscribe services and publications. Community publication features, where offered, may also be subject to a Posting Policy or review process.
You are responsible for ensuring that you have authority to submit User Content and that doing so does not breach confidentiality, privilege, privacy, intellectual-property, contractual or other obligations. Before access ends, Users and Subscribers should export or preserve information they need to retain. Deletion and retention of account content are addressed in the Quickscribe Privacy, Security and AI Data Processing Statement.
The Services and their design, software, databases, selection, arrangement, markup, consolidation work, navigation, search tools, alerts, annotations, supplemental notes, graphics and other value-added features are owned by or licensed to Quickscribe and are protected by copyright, trademark and other laws.
Users may view, print, download and quote reasonable portions of content for ordinary internal professional work, client service, private study, education, court or tribunal materials and legal submissions, provided applicable copyright notices and source attribution are preserved.
Unless Quickscribe gives prior written permission, you must not:
Government legislation and other public-source materials remain subject to the rights and notices of the applicable Crown, government body or source. Quickscribe does not claim ownership of underlying official text merely because it appears in the Services. Quickscribe does claim rights in its original consolidations, editorial enhancements, historical and relational data, annotations, markup, compilation, navigation, alerts and other value-added platform features.
If you submit an idea, suggestion or feedback about the Services, you grant Quickscribe a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable and royalty-free licence to use that feedback without restriction or compensation. This does not give Quickscribe ownership of confidential client information or private User Content merely because it is processed through the Services.
Quickscribe is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. The Services, including Lexi, are research and informational tools only. They do not create a solicitor-client, fiduciary or other professional relationship with Quickscribe and are not a substitute for advice or professional judgment tailored to a particular matter.
Quickscribe makes reasonable efforts to maintain accurate and current legislative content, but legislation, regulations, commencement information, consolidations, annotations, supplemental notes, links, third-party materials and AI-generated output may contain errors, omissions or delays. Advance or editorial consolidations are provided for convenience and should be checked against official enactments and commencement information where authoritative confirmation is required.
Users are responsible for independently verifying currency, accuracy, completeness, jurisdiction, citations and other material relevant to their work. Lawyers and other regulated professionals remain responsible for competence, confidentiality, supervision, candour, citation accuracy and compliance with their professional obligations.
Users must provide accurate registration information, maintain current contact information, keep credentials confidential and use reasonable security practices. Notify Quickscribe promptly of suspected unauthorized access, credential compromise or misuse.
You must not use the Services unlawfully or to infringe the rights of another person. Without limiting that rule, you must not use the Services to obtain unauthorized access, distribute malware, interfere with another User or the Services, impersonate another person, circumvent access or usage controls, or attempt to discover or extract non-public source code, model weights, system prompts, security controls or data.
Quickscribe may investigate suspected misuse and may reset credentials, restrict features, preserve information or suspend access where reasonably necessary to protect Users, the Services, Quickscribe or third parties, or to comply with law.
The Services may link to, retrieve from or rely on third-party services and sources, including courts, tribunals, governments, regulators, publishers, search providers, payment processors, AI providers and other service providers. Quickscribe does not control third-party sites or content and does not guarantee their availability, accuracy, security, privacy practices or terms.
A third-party service may be governed by its own terms and data practices. Users are responsible for deciding whether their use of a third-party feature is appropriate under applicable organizational, legal and professional requirements. Additional information about AI and web-search processing is provided in the Quickscribe Privacy, Security and AI Data Processing Statement.
Quickscribe does not store full payment-card numbers on the Quickscribe platform. Where electronic payment is offered, payment information may be handled by an authorized third-party payment processor under that provider's own terms and security practices.
Subscribers must pay applicable fees and taxes in accordance with the subscription, invoice or order. Unless expressly stated otherwise, fees are non-refundable. Quickscribe may change pricing or plan features on reasonable notice, with changes normally taking effect at renewal or as otherwise agreed.
Lexi and other features may be subject to plan-based limits, daily or monthly allowances, pooled usage, fair-use controls, credits or other allocations. Quickscribe may introduce, modify or discontinue such limits and allocations as plans and service capacity evolve. Any credits or usage allocations have no cash value and may expire or reset as described when offered.
The Services are provided on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Quickscribe disclaims all express, implied and statutory warranties, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, completeness, title, non-infringement, uninterrupted operation, security and compatibility.
Quickscribe does not warrant that the Services will meet every requirement, identify every relevant authority, be error-free or uninterrupted, or remain compatible with every third-party system. Users should preserve independent copies of material they need to retain.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Quickscribe and its directors, officers, employees, contractors, suppliers and agents will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary or punitive damages, or for loss of profits, revenue, business, opportunity, goodwill, data, client information or anticipated savings, arising from or relating to the Services, even if advised of the possibility of such loss.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the aggregate liability of Quickscribe and the persons listed above for all claims arising from or relating to the Services or these Terms will not exceed the greater of (a) CAD $1,000 and (b) the fees paid or payable by the applicable Subscriber for the affected Services during the 12 months immediately preceding the event giving rise to the claim.
These exclusions and limits do not apply to liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited, or to fraud or wilful misconduct. Where a jurisdiction does not permit a particular exclusion or limitation, it applies only to the maximum extent permitted by law.
A Subscriber may terminate a subscription in accordance with its agreement or renewal terms. Quickscribe may suspend or terminate access for non-payment, breach of these Terms, unlawful use, material misuse, security risk or where required by law. Where appropriate, Quickscribe will provide notice and a reasonable opportunity to cure a remediable breach.
When access or an account ends, the right to use the Services ends. Users and Subscribers are responsible for exporting or preserving information they need before access ends. Account content, including optional Lexi chat history and annotations, will be handled in accordance with applicable settings, the Quickscribe Privacy, Security and AI Data Processing Statement and any legal, security or backup requirements.
Provisions that by their nature should survive termination will survive, including ownership provisions, licences relating to intentionally published content, disclaimers, liability limits, accrued payment obligations and governing-law provisions.
Quickscribe may update the Services, including databases, AI models, providers, processing options, integrations, source types, usage controls and other features, as technology, availability, security requirements and business needs evolve. Material privacy or data-processing practices will be reflected in the applicable disclosure documents and, where appropriate, brought to the attention of affected Subscribers or Users.
Quickscribe may update these Terms to reflect legal, security, operational, product or business changes. The updated version will be posted with a revised effective date. For existing Users, Quickscribe may provide notice of a material change by email, in-service notice, website notice or another reasonable electronic method and may rely on continued use after the effective date as acceptance where permitted by law.
Quickscribe may require express re-acceptance where a change materially affects a User's rights or obligations or where express consent is otherwise appropriate or required. Lexi-specific changes may instead be addressed through an updated Lexi AI Use Notice and Acknowledgement.
These Terms, together with the documents expressly incorporated by reference and any applicable order, invoice or written subscription agreement, form the agreement concerning their subject matter. If a provision is invalid or unenforceable, it will be limited or severed to the minimum extent necessary and the remaining provisions will continue. Failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver.
You may not assign these Terms without Quickscribe's written consent. Quickscribe may assign them as part of a reorganization, financing, sale or transfer of its business or assets, or to an affiliate or successor. No agency, partnership, joint venture, employment, fiduciary or professional relationship is created by these Terms.
These Terms and any dispute arising from them or the Services are governed by the laws of British Columbia and the federal laws of Canada applicable there, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Subject to mandatory law, the courts of British Columbia have exclusive jurisdiction. The parties may agree in writing to mediation or arbitration in British Columbia.
Legal notices to Quickscribe may be sent by confirmed email to info@quickscribe.bc.ca or by mail or courier to Quickscribe Services Ltd., PO Box 48163, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada V8Z 7H6. Quickscribe may provide notices by email, through the Services, by posting to its website or by another reasonable electronic method. Users are responsible for keeping their contact information current.
