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Acceptable Use Policy

Acceptable Use Policy

Effective date: 7 October 2026
Last updated: 7 October 2026

This Acceptable Use Policy (“AUP”) defines prohibited conduct on the Pak Legal Desk platform. It forms part of our Terms & Conditions. Breach of this AUP may result in immediate suspension or permanent termination of your account.

1. Prohibited Conduct

You agree not to:

  • Use the Platform for any unlawful purpose or in violation of any applicable law;
  • Provide false, misleading, or fraudulent information during registration or in any transaction;
  • Impersonate any person or entity, or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity;
  • Attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the Platform, its servers, or its databases;
  • Interfere with or disrupt the Platform’s infrastructure, including by denial-of-service attacks, overloading, or flooding;
  • Upload or transmit any malicious code, virus, malware, worm, or harmful content;
  • Scrape, crawl, or systematically extract data from the Platform without written authorisation;
  • Use automated systems or bots to access the Platform in ways that exceed normal usage;
  • Attempt to bypass, disable, or circumvent security controls or payment mechanisms;
  • Harass, threaten, or abuse any other user, advocate, or staff member;
  • Publish or transmit any defamatory, obscene, or discriminatory content;
  • Infringe the intellectual property rights of others;
  • Use the Platform to send unsolicited commercial communications (spam);
  • Use the Platform for money laundering, terrorist financing, or any other financial crime;
  • Misuse the AI Services to generate harmful, defamatory, or illegal content.

2. Advocate-Specific Prohibited Conduct

Advocates additionally agree not to:

  • Solicit professional employment in breach of Rule 135 of the Pakistan Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Rules, 1976;
  • Share fees with unlicensed persons or employ touts in breach of Rule 136;
  • Publish testimonials, success rates, or promotional claims on their profile;
  • Engage in conduct that brings the Platform or the legal profession into disrepute;
  • Offer legal services outside their area of competence.

3. AI Services — Acceptable Use

You agree not to use the AI Services to:

  • Generate content that is defamatory, harassing, or unlawful;
  • Generate content that infringes intellectual property;
  • Generate content impersonating a real person or entity;
  • Generate content for the purpose of deception or fraud;
  • Bypass content filters or attempt to manipulate the AI’s output maliciously.

4. Consequences of Breach

Depending on the severity and nature of the breach, consequences may include:

  • A warning and request to cease the prohibited conduct;
  • Temporary suspension of your account;
  • Permanent termination of your account without refund;
  • Reporting to law enforcement where required;
  • Civil or criminal legal action for damages.

5. Reporting Violations

Report violations of this AUP to [email protected]. All reports are treated confidentially.

6. Governing Law

This AUP is governed by the laws of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.