Terms of use
1. Who runs this site
This site, probativehq.com, is run by Probative, a research firm based near Seattle, Washington, United States. In these terms “we,” “us” and “our” mean Probative, and “you” means anyone using the site.
2. What Probative is and isn’t
Probative records what AI answer engines say about companies and projects in public disputes, and the sources the engines cite.
Probative isn’t a law firm and doesn’t give legal advice. Nothing on this site is legal, financial or investment advice. We don’t prepare expert reports or evidence for use in any court, agency or other proceeding, or act as expert witnesses.
3. Using the site
You may read, print and save pages for your own reference and quote short passages with a link back to the page.
Don’t republish substantial parts of the site as your own. Don’t try to break or overload it, or use it for anything unlawful. Search engines and AI crawlers are welcome.
4. The site isn’t an engagement
Reading the site, writing to us, receiving a Read or talking to us on a call doesn’t make you a client. A client relationship starts when an engagement letter is signed.
Nothing on the site is an offer to do work. The scope, fee and terms of any work are agreed in writing before it starts. Where an engagement letter differs from these terms, the letter controls.
Please don’t send confidential material until we’ve confirmed we’re free to act and agreed terms in writing. Don’t send privileged material at all unless your counsel has engaged us and asks you to. We don’t publish what people send us, apart from a response sent under our right of reply policy. We pass it on only as our privacy policy describes.
5. Published content
What we publish on this site is general information, accurate as far as we knew at the last review. It isn’t advice about your situation and may go out of date.
If something is wrong, write to hello@probativehq.com. We reply to correction requests within five business days.
6. Who owns what
The text, tables, diagrams and design of this site are ours. We don’t own the public records we cite or the directive described on the Method page.
Don’t use our name in a way that suggests we produced or endorse something we didn’t.
7. Links
We link to other sites so you can check a source. We don’t control those sites and aren’t responsible for them. Their own terms and privacy policies apply.
8. The site is provided as is
To the fullest extent the law allows, the site and everything on it are provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy and non-infringement.
This doesn’t limit the commitments in our privacy policy.
9. Limits on liability
To the fullest extent the law allows, we are not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or for lost profits or data, arising from your use of the site. Our total liability for any claim about your use of the site is limited to one hundred dollars ($100).
These limits cover the website only. Work under an engagement letter is governed by that letter. Nothing here limits liability that the law doesn’t allow to be limited.
10. Washington law
These terms, and any dispute about your use of the site, are governed by the laws of the State of Washington. Write to us first and give us 30 days to respond. If that doesn’t settle it, the dispute goes to the state or federal courts in Washington, except where your local law gives you a right that can’t be waived.
11. Changes
We may update these terms. When we do, we change the date at the top, and the change applies from that date.
| Version | Date | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | September 30, 2026 | First published. |
12. Contact
Write to hello@probativehq.com.