Applies to:www.taxtmi.com and related sub‑domains, apps, and services (the “Platform”).
This Policy forms part of the Terms of Use, Payment Terms, Privacy Policy, and any plan‑specific order forms. Capitalised terms have the meanings below or in the Terms of Use.

1) Purpose & Scope

TaxTMI provides research tools, curated legal content, and learning resources. This Fair Usage Policy sets reasonable boundaries on how accounts, features, and content may be accessed so that service quality is preserved for all users, intellectual property is respected, and accounts are not misused or shared beyond what plans allow.

2) Definitions

• Subscriber / You: An individual / A person who purchases or is granted access under a paid plan; includes trial users for the scope of permitted use during a trial.
• Content: All materials available on the Platform (e.g., texts, headnotes, statutes, rules, notifications, case law, PDFs, videos, tools, AI summaries, annotations).
• Plan: Your selected subscription tier (e.g., single‑module, bundle, or full‑access plan) and its feature entitlements.
• Device: A distinct browser or app instance associated to your account (e.g., laptop, phone, tablet).

3) Subscription Access & Feature Use

3.1 Scope of access

Your access is limited to the modules and features included in your Plan. If a page or tool is outside your Plan, you may be prompted to upgrade or purchase add‑ons. Full‑access plans may browse the entire library, subject to this Policy and any usage caps that apply.

3.2 Features

Where offered by your Plan, features such as bookmarking, notes, saved searches, printing, citation export, downloads, and AI‑assisted tools are provided for personal research. Usage must be reasonable and non‑systematic. Feature availability and limits can vary by Plan and may evolve to protect service stability.

3.3 Trials & promotional access

Free or trial access is for evaluation only and may include narrower entitlements, watermarks, or stricter limits (e.g., page views, print disabled, rate‑limits). Creating multiple trial accounts to extend access is not allowed.

4) Acceptable Use – Summary

You agree to use the Platform lawfully, ethically, and within your Plan’s entitlements. Personal research use is permitted; redistribution or commercial exploitation outside the Platform is not. When in doubt, ask Support before proceeding.

5) Prohibited Activities (non‑exhaustive)

1. Account sharing & unauthorised access – Using or allowing others to use your credentials; accessing areas or materials not included in your Plan; evading access controls; creating duplicate accounts to bypass limits.
2. Scraping/automation – Employing robots, spiders, crawlers, headless browsers, scripts, or any automated methods to query, copy, capture, or index Content (including manual methods that mimic automation at scale).
3. Excessive usage – Behaviour that materially exceeds typical individual research patterns (e.g., high‑frequency page requests, mass downloads/prints, continuous content harvesting) or that degrades service for others.
4. Circumventing safeguards – Disabling or bypassing DRM, watermarks, copy/print controls, rate‑limits, CAPTCHAs, session checks, or any technical protections.
5. IP infringement & redistribution – Copying, reproducing, scanning, photographing, storing, or distributing Content outside the Platform, except for limited personal copies allowed by your Plan. No resale or commercial republication.
6. Malware & interference – Introducing harmful code; attempting to disrupt, probe, or test system defences; launching denial‑of‑service or similar attacks.
7. Impersonation or fraud – Misrepresenting identity, affiliation, or payment details; unauthorised corporate use via an individual plan.
8. Unlawful content or conduct – Posting or transmitting material that violates law, infringes rights, or facilitates cheating in any assessments associated with the Platform.

6) Technical Safeguards & Rate‑Limiting

To preserve service quality and IP, TaxTMI may employ layered safeguards, including: device binding, concurrent‑session controls, request throttling, anomaly detection, and human‑verification challenges. Indicative thresholds (e.g., page‑view or download caps) are subject to change without notice to ensure service stability. Attempts to evade safeguards are a violation of this Policy. Monitoring is mostly automated and system‑based; manual intervention is rare.

Graduated verification: If the system flags potential policy violations, it will gradually increase human‑verification challenges to alert you and give you an opportunity to correct usage. If such behaviour continues, your account may be blocked or disabled without prior notice (see: Enforcement & Remedies).

7) Printing, Downloads & Offline Copies

Where your Plan permits printing or limited downloads, these are for personal reference only, and may carry watermarks, metadata, or user‑identifiers. Systematic or bulk reproduction is not allowed. Per‑day/month limits and per‑document size/type restrictions may apply. Removing or altering watermarks/DRM is prohibited.

8) Enforcement & Remedies

If we detect, suspect, or are notified of a breach of this Policy, we may, at our discretion and without liability:

• request identity or usage verification;
• require password resets and device clean‑up;
• throttle features or impose additional limits;
• suspend or terminate access (temporary or permanent);
• revoke discounts or trials;
• disable or delete unlawfully obtained copies; and/or
• pursue legal remedies or report unlawful conduct to authorities.

Paid status does not exempt a user from compliance.

9) Data & Privacy

For enforcement and security, we may process technical data such as IP addresses, device identifiers, user agents, session telemetry, and usage logs, as described in our Privacy Policy. We do not sell or share personal data. Security and retention practices follow applicable law.

10) Changes to this Policy

We may update this Policy to reflect legal, technical, or business changes. The “Effective date” above will be revised when updates are posted. Continued use after an update constitutes acceptance.

Helpful Examples (Illustrative, not exhaustive)

• Allowed: Printing a few pages of a judgment for personal reference; saving citations and notes; using AI summaries to aid your own research within reasonable volumes.
• Not allowed: Running scripts or using plug‑ins to auto‑download headnotes or PDFs; sharing a single‑user login across a team / outsiders; copying entire sections for posting on a public or commercial site; bypassing watermarks or DRM.

This Fair Usage Policy must be read with the Terms of Use, Payment Terms, Refund Policy, and Privacy Policy. In case of conflict, the Terms of Use prevail unless your enterprise agreement states otherwise.