Last updated September 2026 (v8)
By creating an account or using Peppercorn, you enter into a legally binding agreement with BluePath Software Inc. ("BluePath," "we," "us," or "our"), a corporation incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act. Peppercorn is a product of BluePath Software Inc.
If you do not agree to these Terms of Service ("Terms"), you may not access or use the application.
Peppercorn is an independent study and preparation tool designed for prospective and current law students, as well as bar and law society candidates. The service generates practice questions, model answers, flashcards, outlines, and study aids using artificial intelligence models.
Peppercorn is not affiliated with, endorsed by, approved by, or sponsored by the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE), any state bar association, the Law Society of Ontario, or any university or law school. Track names and formatting labels (such as "California" or "NextGen UBE") describe approximate exam structures only and do not guarantee or represent an official match to any actual examination.
All practice materials, model responses, grading feedback, and outlines are generated using automated artificial intelligence.
No legal advice: Peppercorn provides educational study aids only. Content generated by the platform does not constitute legal advice, legal opinion, or formal instruction on the law.
Accuracy warning: AI models can produce outputs that are incorrect, incomplete, outdated, or misleading, including errors regarding black-letter law or legal analysis.
Duty to verify: You are solely responsible for verifying all generated outputs against primary legal authorities, official course syllabi, and accredited bar-preparation materials. Don't rely on Peppercorn as a primary or sole source of legal truth.
To access Peppercorn, you must create an account and provide accurate and complete information.
Account responsibility: you're fully responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your credentials and for all activity that occurs under your account.
Single-user license: each account is strictly for personal use by a single individual. Sharing account credentials, selling access, or allowing third parties to use your account is strictly prohibited.
Session controls: we limit the number of active device sessions per account. Logging in on a new device beyond the permitted threshold automatically ends the oldest active session.
You agree to use Peppercorn exclusively for your personal, non-commercial law school coursework and bar examination preparation. You agree not to:
We reserve the right to apply automated usage rate limits to maintain service stability and infrastructure performance, and to review submitted content and generated output as described in our Privacy Policy — including to investigate a reported violation of this section, a security concern, or a valid legal request.
Ownership of your inputs: you retain all ownership rights in the study materials, notes, syllabi, or fact patterns you paste or upload to Peppercorn ("User Content").
License to process: by submitting User Content, you grant BluePath a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to transmit, process, and display that content solely as necessary to operate the service and fulfill your AI generation requests.
Data retention: we keep a record of the material you submit and the response you receive for as long as your account remains active, so that a disputed grade or a support issue can be resolved by reference to exactly what you submitted — see "What we keep, and for how long" in our Privacy Policy for detail.
Your warranty: you represent and warrant that you possess all necessary rights, licenses, and permissions to submit any material you input into Peppercorn, and that doing so does not infringe any third-party intellectual property rights, copyrights, trade secrets, or contractual confidentiality obligations.
Third-party usage policies: Peppercorn integrates a third-party AI service provider to generate content. Material you submit remains subject to that provider's own usage policies in addition to these Terms, and content that violates them may be refused or fail to generate.
Third-party disclaimers: BluePath does not control, and expressly disclaims all liability for, system outages, processing delays, or errors and inaccuracies ("hallucinations") originating from underlying third-party AI providers.
PEPPERCORN IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, BLUEPATH DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE OPERATION.
Peppercorn is an independent study tool. It is not an accredited law school, educational institution, or bar review course, and using it does not create an attorney-client relationship, a student-institution relationship, or any fiduciary duty between you and BluePath Software Inc.
BluePath makes no representation or guarantee that using Peppercorn will result in passing any bar examination, obtaining a specific grade, or gaining admission to any bar or professional association.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, BLUEPATH SOFTWARE INC. AND ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES — INCLUDING LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, OR GOODWILL — ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE PEPPERCORN, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
LIABILITY CAP: TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, BLUEPATH SOFTWARE INC.'S TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR YOUR USE OF PEPPERCORN IS LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF (A) THE TOTAL AMOUNT YOU PAID TO BLUEPATH SOFTWARE INC. IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM, OR (B) $100.00 USD.
This cap does not apply to liability resulting from BluePath's gross negligence, willful misconduct, or fraud, or to any liability that cannot be limited under applicable law.
Some provinces, states, or jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties or the limitation of certain damages. If these laws apply to you, the exclusions and limitations above apply only to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law. Nothing in these Terms overrides mandatory consumer rights granted under the laws of your local jurisdiction.
We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account or restrict access to Peppercorn at any time, without prior notice, if you breach these Terms, misuse the service, or engage in activity that threatens platform security or availability.
You may stop using Peppercorn or request account deletion at any time by contacting us.
General provisions (non-Canadian users)
Except as provided below, these Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict-of-law principles, except that this section is governed by the Federal Arbitration Act.
Before filing a claim, contact us at [email protected] and give us a chance to resolve the issue informally. If we can't resolve it within 30 days, either of us may start arbitration.
Except as set out below, you and BluePath Software Inc. agree to resolve any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or your use of Peppercorn through binding, individual arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Consumer Arbitration Rules, rather than in court.
YOU AND BLUEPATH SOFTWARE INC. AGREE THAT ANY ARBITRATION WILL BE CONDUCTED ONLY ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS, NOT AS A CLASS, CONSOLIDATED, OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION. THE ARBITRATOR HAS NO AUTHORITY TO CONSOLIDATE MORE THAN ONE PERSON'S CLAIMS OR TO PRESIDE OVER ANY CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING.
This doesn't prevent either party from bringing an individual claim in small claims court, or from seeking injunctive relief in court to protect intellectual property rights.
You may opt out of this arbitration agreement entirely. To do so, send written notice to [email protected] within 30 days of the date you first agreed to these Terms, including your name, the email address on your account, and a clear statement that you're opting out. If you opt out, this arbitration section doesn't apply to you, but every other part of these Terms still does.
Canadian residents notice
If you reside in Canada, the governing law, arbitration, and class action waiver terms above apply to you only to the extent permitted by the consumer protection legislation of your province or territory of residence. Several provinces — including Ontario and British Columbia — restrict or prohibit mandatory arbitration clauses and class action waivers in consumer contracts; where that's the case, nothing in this section limits any right you have under that legislation, including the right to commence or participate in a class proceeding.
For Canadian users, these Terms are otherwise governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable in Ontario, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any dispute not resolved through arbitration under an applicable provincial consumer protection regime may be brought in the courts of Ontario. Nothing in this section overrides any mandatory consumer protection right you have under the law of your own province or territory.
We may update these Terms or the Privacy Policy from time to time as the app changes. Whenever either document changes, we'll ask you to review and affirmatively accept the updated version the next time you log in before you can keep using your account — we don't rely on continued use alone to mean you've agreed to a change.
If you have questions regarding these Terms, please contact us at:
BluePath Software Inc.
20 Bay Street, Suite 1100
Toronto, Ontario M5J 2N8
Canada
Legal enquiries: [email protected]
General support: [email protected]