Last updated: May 2026
These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the website located at https://www.counselrisk.com and any related content, communications, downloads, products, and services made available by QbitBrains LLC, operating under the CounselRisk brand (“CounselRisk,” “we,” “our,” or “us”).
CounselRisk is a specialized AI governance initiative of QbitBrains LLC.
By accessing or using the website, or by purchasing, downloading, or using any CounselRisk materials, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, do not use the website or any CounselRisk materials.
1. About CounselRisk
CounselRisk is a specialized AI governance initiative of QbitBrains LLC.
CounselRisk provides governance-related materials, educational resources, website content, and digital products intended to assist law firms and professional users in evaluating and structuring internal approaches to AI governance and related risk management issues.
CounselRisk is not a law firm and does not provide legal representation through the website. The website and related materials are intended for professional and business audiences.
2. No Legal Advice; No Attorney-Client Relationship
The website, articles, frameworks, templates, downloads, guides, product descriptions, and related materials are provided for informational and internal governance support purposes only.
Nothing on the website, and no product sold or distributed through the website, constitutes legal advice, legal opinion, regulatory assurance, or a substitute for advice from qualified legal counsel.
Your use of the website or purchase or use of any CounselRisk materials does not create an attorney-client relationship, fiduciary relationship, consulting engagement, or other professional advisory relationship between you and CounselRisk.
You are solely responsible for obtaining legal review and determining whether any governance framework, policy language, internal control, or implementation approach is appropriate for your firm’s particular circumstances, clients, jurisdictions, contractual obligations, and professional responsibilities.
3. Intended Audience
The website and products are intended for adult professional users, including law firm leaders, legal operations personnel, innovation personnel, compliance professionals, and other business users evaluating AI governance issues in a professional context.
The website is not directed to children.
4. Acceptance of Terms
By using the website, submitting information through it, creating an account, downloading resources, or purchasing any digital product, you represent that you have the legal capacity to enter into these Terms and that you will comply with them.
If you are using the website or purchasing materials on behalf of a law firm, company, or other organization, you represent that you have authority to bind that organization to these Terms.
5. Permitted Use of the Website
Subject to these Terms, you may use the website for lawful business and informational purposes, including to:
- review website content
- contact CounselRisk
- subscribe to updates
- request information
- purchase eligible digital products
- download resources made available by CounselRisk
You may not use the website in any manner that:
- violates applicable law or regulation
- infringes intellectual property or proprietary rights
- interferes with website functionality or security
- attempts to gain unauthorized access to systems, accounts, or data
- scrapes, copies, harvests, or systematically extracts website content
- misrepresents your identity or affiliation
- introduces malware, malicious code, or harmful automated activity
- uses the website or materials to develop, market, or distribute a competing commercial product using CounselRisk content or substantially similar materials
6. Intellectual Property
The website and all related content and materials, including without limitation text, articles, branding, visual elements, frameworks, templates, documents, checklists, downloads, product copy, graphics, structure, arrangement, and related materials, are owned by CounselRisk or its licensors and are protected by applicable intellectual property and proprietary rights laws.
Except as expressly stated in these Terms, no right, title, or interest in any CounselRisk content or materials is transferred to you.
7. Purchases of Digital Products
CounselRisk may offer digital products, governance frameworks, templates, guides, and related materials for purchase through the website.
By purchasing a digital product, you agree that:
- your purchase is subject to these Terms
- you are purchasing a limited license, not ownership of the intellectual property
- product availability, pricing, format, and delivery method may change from time to time
- CounselRisk may take reasonable steps to verify, fulfill, manage, or restrict access where necessary to protect its systems, products, or intellectual property
Digital products may be delivered by account access, email, download link, customer portal, or other reasonable method selected by CounselRisk.
8. Internal-Use License for Purchased Framework Materials
Subject to your compliance with these Terms and any applicable payment obligations, CounselRisk grants the purchasing organization a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license to use the purchased framework materials solely for the purchasing organization’s internal governance purposes.
This internal-use license permits the purchasing organization to:
- use the purchased materials internally within the organization
- review, adapt, and customize the materials for internal implementation
- share the materials internally with the organization’s partners, attorneys, employees, and personnel as reasonably necessary for internal governance use
This license does not permit you or your organization to:
- resell, sublicense, distribute, or transfer the materials to any third party
- provide the materials to clients, customers, or other outside parties
- use the materials as part of a consulting, advisory, training, or external service offering
- publish the materials publicly
- post the materials to public repositories, websites, portals, or marketplaces
- incorporate the materials into another commercial product, template set, or paid service
- remove, alter, or obscure ownership notices or proprietary legends
All rights not expressly granted are reserved by CounselRisk.
CounselRisk may, in its discretion, offer separate enterprise, advisory, or custom licensing arrangements under separate written terms.
9. Accounts and Access Credentials
Certain website functions, purchases, or downloads may require account creation or authenticated access.
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of account credentials and for all activity occurring under your account. You must notify CounselRisk promptly of any suspected unauthorized use of your account.
CounselRisk may suspend, restrict, or terminate access where reasonably necessary to protect the website, products, users, or CounselRisk’s legitimate interests.
10. Payments and Payment Processing
Payments made through the website may be processed by third-party payment providers such as Stripe, and product delivery or account functionality may be supported through e-commerce tools such as WooCommerce or similar services.
CounselRisk does not store full payment card numbers on its own systems.
By making a purchase, you authorize the applicable payment processor to charge the payment method you provide in accordance with the displayed purchase terms.
CounselRisk is operated by QbitBrains LLC, and charges may appear on your bank statement as QBIT BRAINS LLC.
11. Refunds and Digital Product Delivery
Because CounselRisk products are digital materials that may be delivered immediately or made available for download or access after purchase, all sales should be treated as final unless CounselRisk expressly states otherwise in writing at the point of sale or in a separate published refund policy.
CounselRisk reserves the right, in its discretion, to address support issues, access issues, or extraordinary situations on a case-by-case basis, but no discretionary accommodation creates an ongoing obligation to provide refunds.
12. Website Content Disclaimer
Website articles, insights, commentary, summaries, and related content are provided for general informational purposes only.
While CounselRisk aims to provide thoughtful and useful materials, CounselRisk does not warrant that website content is complete, current, accurate, or sufficient for your specific legal, regulatory, contractual, operational, or business circumstances.
Use of website content is at your own risk.
13. No Guarantee of Compliance, Sufficiency, or Outcome
CounselRisk does not guarantee that use of the website or any CounselRisk material will:
- satisfy legal or ethical obligations
- ensure regulatory compliance
- eliminate professional risk
- prevent disputes, client issues, or internal governance failures
- be suitable for your jurisdiction, practice area, client requirements, or operational environment
Any governance framework or related material must be reviewed, adapted, and approved by the user and, where appropriate, by qualified legal counsel before adoption or implementation.
14. Third-Party Services and External Links
The website may rely on or link to third-party tools, providers, platforms, or content, including analytics services, payment processors, scheduling tools, email or CRM systems, and embedded content providers.
CounselRisk is not responsible for the availability, accuracy, policies, security, practices, or content of third-party services. Your use of third-party services is governed by the terms and policies of the relevant provider.
15. Prohibited Reliance on Sensitive Submissions
The website and its public forms are not intended for the submission of privileged, highly sensitive, regulated, confidential client, or matter-specific legal information unless and until a secure and appropriate channel has been expressly established by CounselRisk.
You are responsible for deciding what information you choose to submit through the website.
16. Disclaimer of Warranties
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the website and all CounselRisk materials are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis without warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, statutory, or otherwise.
Without limiting the foregoing, CounselRisk disclaims all warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, availability, uninterrupted access, security, accuracy, completeness, and suitability for any specific use or compliance objective.
17. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, CounselRisk and its affiliates, officers, directors, owners, employees, contractors, licensors, representatives, and agents shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, revenue, business opportunity, goodwill, data, or anticipated savings, arising out of or relating to:
- your access to or use of the website
- your inability to access or use the website
- your reliance on website content
- your purchase, download, use, adaptation, or implementation of CounselRisk materials
- any third-party services or providers
- any errors, interruptions, delays, or security issues
- any compliance, ethical, governance, or operational decisions made by you or your organization
To the fullest extent permitted by law, CounselRisk’s aggregate liability for any claim arising out of or relating to the website or any product shall not exceed the amount actually paid by you to CounselRisk for the specific digital product giving rise to the claim in the twelve (12) months preceding the event giving rise to the claim.
18. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless CounselRisk and its affiliates, officers, directors, owners, employees, contractors, licensors, representatives, and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, losses, costs, and expenses, including reasonable legal fees, arising out of or relating to:
- your use of the website
- your breach of these Terms
- your misuse of any CounselRisk material
- your violation of applicable law or rights of a third party
- your adoption, distribution, implementation, or external use of purchased materials beyond the scope of the license granted in these Terms
19. Suspension and Termination
CounselRisk may suspend or terminate access to the website, accounts, downloads, or products, with or without notice, where reasonably necessary to:
- address misuse
- protect intellectual property
- prevent fraud or abuse
- comply with law or legal process
- protect the security or integrity of the website or systems
Termination of access does not affect any provisions of these Terms that by their nature should survive, including provisions relating to intellectual property, disclaimers, limitations of liability, indemnification, payment obligations, and dispute-related provisions.
20. Changes to the Terms
CounselRisk may update these Terms from time to time. Updated versions will be posted on this page with a revised “Last updated” date.
Your continued use of the website after updated Terms are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.
21. Governing Law and Disputes
These Terms shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws applicable in the jurisdiction in which CounselRisk operates, without regard to conflict of law principles.
Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms, the website, or any CounselRisk product shall be brought exclusively in the courts located in the jurisdiction in which CounselRisk operates, and you consent to the jurisdiction and venue of those courts.
22. Severability
If any provision of these Terms is held unenforceable or invalid, that provision shall be limited or removed to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
23. Entire Agreement
These Terms, together with any separately posted policies expressly incorporated by reference, constitute the entire agreement between you and CounselRisk regarding your use of the website and purchased digital products, and supersede prior or contemporaneous understandings relating to that subject matter.
24. Contact
If you have questions about these Terms, you may contact CounselRisk at:
QbitBrains LLC
operating under the CounselRisk brand
431 W Nelson Street, Lexington, VA 24450, USA