Terms of Service

Please read these Terms of Service ("Terms") carefully before using BatesStamp.com (the "Site" or "Service"). By accessing or using this Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use this Site.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By using BatesStamp.com, you confirm that you are at least 18 years of age and have the legal capacity to accept these Terms. Continued use of the Site constitutes acceptance of any updates to these Terms.

2. Description of Service

BatesStamp.com provides a free, browser-based tool for adding Bates numbers, exhibit stamps, and confidentiality notices to PDF documents. All processing occurs locally in your browser. No files are uploaded to or stored on any server.

The Site is designed for attorneys, paralegals, legal professionals, and anyone who needs to number PDF documents. It is not a legal document management system and does not guarantee any particular legal outcome or compliance standard.

3. No Legal Advice

Nothing on this Site constitutes legal advice. The output of this tool — stamped PDF documents — is the result of applying user-specified settings to user-supplied files. You are solely responsible for ensuring that your documents are properly prepared and comply with any applicable court rules, local rules, or professional obligations.

Using this tool does not create any professional relationship between you and BatesStamp.com or its owner.

4. Your Documents and Data

All PDF processing happens entirely in your browser. We do not have access to the content of any files you process. By using this tool, you represent that:

• You have the right to process and modify the documents you upload
• You are not using the tool to process documents in violation of any law, court order, or professional obligation
• You understand that the resulting stamped PDFs are your sole responsibility

5. Accuracy and Reliability

We make reasonable efforts to ensure this tool works correctly across common PDF types and browser environments. However, we make no warranty that:

• The tool will work with all PDF files or in all browser configurations
• Stamped documents will meet any specific court or jurisdictional formatting requirements
• The tool will be available without interruption
• Results will be error-free in all cases

Always verify stamped documents before serving or filing them. You are responsible for the accuracy and completeness of your submissions.

6. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, BatesStamp.com and its owner(s) shall not be liable for:

• Any errors, corruption, or data loss in processed PDF files
• Any legal or professional consequences arising from use of stamped documents
• Any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages
• Service interruptions, browser incompatibilities, or data loss
• Any reliance on the output of this tool for legal proceedings

Your sole remedy for dissatisfaction with this Site is to stop using it.

7. Acceptable Use

You agree not to use this Site to:

• Process documents in furtherance of fraud, forgery, or any illegal activity
• Tamper with, forge, or misrepresent legal documents
• Violate any court order, professional rule, or applicable law
• Attempt to reverse-engineer, scrape, or systematically extract site content
• Introduce malicious code or interfere with site functionality

8. Intellectual Property

The design, code, and content of BatesStamp.com are the property of BatesStamp.com and are protected by applicable copyright laws. You may not reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works without express written permission.

You retain full ownership of all documents you process using this tool. We claim no rights over your files or their contents.

9. Third-Party Services

This Site uses Google Analytics, Google AdSense, and the pdf-lib library hosted on the unpkg CDN. Your use of this Site is also subject to the terms and policies of those services. We are not responsible for the content or practices of any third-party service.

10. Advertising

This Site displays advertisements served by Google AdSense to support free access to the tool. Ads are labeled as "Advertisement." We do not endorse any advertised product or service.

11. Modifications

We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue this Site or these Terms at any time without notice. Continued use after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

12. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Florida, without regard to conflict-of-law provisions. Any disputes shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of courts in Florida.

13. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable, it shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining Terms shall remain in full force.

14. Contact

Questions about these Terms? Contact us via our About & Contact page.