Terms of Use

AccessLex Institute^® ("AccessLex" or “Company”) is a nonprofit member organization underpinned by nearly 200 American Bar Association-approved nonprofit and state-affiliated law schools. AccessLex is intently dedicated to fostering broad-based access to quality U.S.-based legal education and works to maximize the value and affordability of a U.S.-based law degree through policy advocacy, research, and student-centered initiatives. Through Helix Bar Review by AccessLex^® ("Helix")—a nonprofit supporting organization of AccessLex—AccessLex offers a superior bar examination preparation program that applies its resources, relationships and reputation to this critical final step of the law school journey. AccessLex and Helix are collectively referred to herein as the "Company".

Please read these terms of use ("Terms of Use") carefully. These Terms of Use include important disclosures and information regarding your use of this website, related pages and mobile applications (collectively herein, the "Site"), and any portion thereof, and the bar preparation products, components, services, programs or any printed or tangible materials or learning content relating, prepared, produced or published, in whole or in part, by or for Helix (collectively herein, the "Materials"). For more information regarding the Helix Privacy Policy, navigate to the Privacy Policy. For additional terms and promotions related to Helix products and services (the “Helix Products”), navigate to the Helix Products Additional Terms and Promotions.

The Site and the Materials will be collectively referred to herein as the "Program". Your access to or use of the Program is expressly conditioned on your agreement to abide by these Terms of Use and by the terms in the Site Privacy Policy. These Terms of Use, along with the Privacy Policy and the Helix Program Additional Terms and Promotions, constitute the entire agreement between you and the Company concerning your access to and use of the Program.

CONTINUING USE OF THE PROGRAM ACTS AS YOUR CONSENT

By using the Program, you acknowledge that you have read and understand these Terms of Use, the Site's Privacy Policy, and the Helix Bar Review Program Additional Terms and Promotions and you confirm your unconditional acceptance of same, including all updates and amendments. If you do not agree to abide by the Privacy Policy or applicable Terms of Use, please do not continue using the Program.

Failure to comply with these Terms of Use, the Helix Bar Review Program Additional Terms and Promotions, and/or the Site Privacy Policy may, among other things, result in the immediate termination of your access to and use of the Program or any portion thereof, at the Company's sole discretion.

Access, Use and your Warranties and Representations

By using or accessing the Program, or any part thereof, you represent, warrant and agree that:

All information that you provide to the Company in connection with your access to and use of the Program is true, accurate and complete to the best of your knowledge, ability and belief;
You are a resident of the United States, 18 years of age or older;
You are using the Program solely for personal, non-commercial use, and specifically to prepare for a bar exam, MPRE, or law school exam;
You will not share, transfer or disseminate any portion of the Materials available through the Program for any purpose that is inconsistent with these Terms of Use;
You are not using the Program, or any portion thereof, for the benefit of, or at the direction of, a Company competitor;
You are not using the Program for any unlawful purpose;
You will comply with the User Code of Conduct set out in these Terms of Use;
You will not use any robot, spider, scraper or any other automatic or computer-generated device or manual process to monitor or copy the Program, or any portion thereof, without the Company's express written permission;
You will not use any device, software or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Program or any transaction being conducted on the Site or otherwise through the Program or any part thereof;
You will not take any action to (i) reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble any content on the Site or that is otherwise available in connection with the Program; (ii) make any attempt to circumvent the technological measure(s) that controls access to or use of the Site content; (iii) store, cache, use, upload, distribute, or sublicense the Program Content; or (iv) publish or in any other way publicly communicate the results of benchmark tests run on beta or staging environments of the Site (or some other part of the Program) without the prior written permission of the Company.

User Content and Additional Warranties by You

Any content that you may submit or upload through the Site, such as personal information, comments, notes or photos ("User Content"), may be used by the Company in accordance with the Privacy Policy. By submitting User Content via this Site, you grant the Company and the Site's host an irrevocable, royalty-free, perpetual, transferable, license to use, modify, create derivative works from, publish, display and sublicense User Content, in whole or in part, in any format and on any platform either now known or hereinafter invented, and to associate User Content with your name and/or likeness.

You are solely responsible for your User Content. You represent that you have the right to submit User Content to us and the right to grant us the license described above. You warrant that User Content, and our use thereof, does not and will not infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other intellectual or proprietary or privacy rights of any party or individual. You further represent and warrant that you will not share any User Content that is lewd, inappropriate, defamatory, disparaging, inappropriate, discriminatory, obscene, offensive, or grossly disrespectful of others.

License Grant by the Company

When you register for an account to obtain full access to the learning tools available through the Program ("Learning Content"), the Company grants you a non-transferable limited license to access and use this Learning Content during the term of the license solely for your personal, non-commercial use, and solely in connection with your preparation to sit for a Bar Examination. You may not transmit, copy, display, or otherwise relate any portion of the Learning Content to any other individual, group or company. By using the Program, you are acquiring no other right to use artwork, designs, trade secrets, trade names, copyrighted materials, trademarks, or service marks of the Company or any of its affiliates, business partners, or agents.

Termination of Company's License

The license granted to you herein will terminate automatically in the event that the Company, in its sole discretion, determines that you are in violation of these Terms of Use, or any portion thereof, or at the conclusion of your license period. You may terminate or cancel the license granted to you herein by discontinuing use of the Program. In the event of such termination, you agree to promptly delete and destroy all copies of any portion of the Learning Content that you may have previously copied, downloaded or printed or otherwise converted. Such termination will not relieve you of your continuing obligations as set out in these Terms of Use. No refunds will be issued in the event of such a termination or cancellation of the license.

Username and Password

Once you register for an account to obtain full access to the Learning Content available through the Program, you will need to create a username and password to access the Learning Content. This may be a multi-step process with several sets of username and password credentials, and/or security questions. You may not share your username and password with anyone, for any reason, with the exception of sharing these credentials with Company employees or representatives in connection with your request for Program assistance or Site technical support. Additionally, you are responsible for maintaining adequate security measures to ensure that your password and username are kept confidential, and for ensuring that your actions or inactions do not result in a third party's unauthorized access to the Program or any portion thereof. If, at any time, you learn or suspect that your username and password have been disclosed or otherwise made known to any person other than yourself, you agree to immediately (1) change your password to prevent further unauthorized access to your account; and (2) notify the Company of any breach of security relating to your use of the Program by emailing us at [email protected].

Additionally, you agree that the Company will not be responsible for any damages, whether direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, punitive or other damages, arising out of, resulting from or relating to any use of your password by a third party, whether authorized or unauthorized.

Payment Information; Fraudulent or Unauthorized Activity

If you make a payment using this Site, the Company will not have access to and will not collect your financial information. Rather, this information will be routed to a secure third-party payment processing vendor. The vendor may choose to vault certain payment information to allow for recurring payment transactions, in which case the information will be encrypted and otherwise secured.

By providing a credit card or other payment method to complete the purchase, you authorize the Company (including any third party payment processors) to charge the payment method for the corresponding order amount. You also represent and warrant that you are authorized to use the designated payment method and that you authorize the Company (including any third party payment processors) to charge your payment method for the total amount of your order, including any applicable shipping, handling, taxes or related charges as may be applicable. If the payment method cannot be verified, is invalid or is otherwise not acceptable, your order may be declined or cancelled.

As part of order processing, the Company (or its third party payment processors or other related service providers) may review the transaction for potential fraud or other types of unauthorized or illegal activity. The Company reserves the right to refuse to process an order due to suspected fraud or other suspected unauthorized or illegal activity. The Company or its duly authorized agents in this regard may also contact you to verify an order or as part of order review. The Company reserves the right to cancel orders and/or account sign-ups or refuse to ship Materials to certain addresses due to suspected fraud or suspected unauthorized or illegal activity.

Program Changes

The Company reserves the right and may update, revise, and modify the Program from time to time and without notice, subject to such changes not materially degrading the Program or your ability to use it. In the unlikely event of a legal error in the materials, the error on the Site will be corrected upon discovery; other Program materials will be updated upon the next scheduled reprint date. Certain Program content is licensed from third parties or reprinted based on Fair Use or public domain principles. The Company expressly disclaims any knowledge and makes no warranties or representations with regard to the accuracy, timeliness or completeness of such third party content.

User Code of Conduct

The Company may remove you from the Site and limit or bar your access to the Program if the Company, in its sole discretion, determines that:

Your actions are disruptive to the learning environment or dangerous to others;
You have acted in a manner that shows lack of dignity and respect for others;
You have violated any intellectual property rights of the Company or other third parties; and/or
You have engaged in misconduct such as cheating, violating others' confidentiality, or violating these Terms of Use.

Note that users removed from the Program for violations of the User Code of Conduct are not eligible for refunds.

Use of Artificial Intelligence Platforms and AI Agents – PROHIBITED

You may not upload, submit, transmit, disclose, or otherwise make available any portion of the Program, Program Content, or related materials to any generative artificial intelligence platform, large language model, machine learning system, AI assistant, AI agent, or similar AI technology. You may not use any automated tool, bot, crawler, scraper, AI agent, browser automation software, robotic process automation tool, or other technology to access, interact with, monitor, collect, copy, extract, index, analyze, reproduce, or otherwise use the Program or Program Content. All access to and use of the Program must be conducted directly by an identifiable natural person.

Taxes

Your purchase of the Program may be subject to taxes in many states. Tax rates are different from state to state. You are responsible for paying all such taxes.

Copyright and Trademark Notice

All Site and Program logos and marks are the trademarks, service marks and logos of the Company. You may not use, copy, display, distribute, modify or reproduce any of the copyrighted materials, trademarks, service marks or logos except as authorized by the Company in writing in each instance.

Restrictions on Use/Proprietary Content/Fair Use

The Company respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects you to do the same. We have expended substantial time, effort and funds to create the Program and to collect and provide the features, materials, opportunities, and services that are available on or through the Program. All contents of the Program, including the design, "look and feel," layout, graphics, images, logos, icons, software, text, questions, hypotheticals, training or teaching materials or video (collectively, "Content") are the property of the Company (or its business partners) and are protected by the United States and international copyright, patent and trademark laws. You may not enroll in or use any Program Content for the benefit of any other entity or competitor of the Company or its affiliates. No portion of the Program Content may be shared, re-sold, reproduced, re-published, modified, transferred or distributed in any way without the Company's prior written permission. Subject to the terms and conditions outlined below, you may download, reprint or reproduce the Program Content solely for personal or other noncommercial purposes so long as you do not modify the information and you keep intact any copyright notices as they appear on the Site or in the Materials. No portion or derivative of Program Content may be downloaded, reprinted, republished, modified, used or distributed for commercial purposes without the express written permission of the Company.

Parts of the Program are provided for background information, research and/or educational purposes only, without permission from the copyright owner(s), under the Fair Use provisions of the federal copyright laws. Such Program Content may not be used or distributed for any other purpose without permission of the respective copyright owner(s). When permissions have been granted, this is noted elsewhere on the Site or in the Materials or is otherwise noted in these Terms of Use.

Unauthorized use or misuse of copyrighted Program Content, in whole or in part, is a violation of the copyright owners' rights and could subject you and others who are involved to criminal and civil penalties. Additionally, permission to use certain copyrighted Program Content does not constitute an endorsement by any third party copyright owner or otherwise signify that any third party copyright owner has reviewed or approved any aspect of the Program or its Contents.

Security Disclaimer

Although the Company uses security measures that comply with federal and other laws to protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, no method of electronic transmission or storage is one hundred percent secure. Therefore, your use of the Site, including providing any personal information, is at your own risk and we cannot guarantee that your information will always remain private. You agree that in the event of an unauthorized third-party compromise of our security measures, the Company will not be responsible for any damages, whether actual or consequential, as may result from or relate to such unauthorized access.

Technical Requirements

You will be responsible for meeting and maintaining the minimum technical requirements in order to access certain features of this Site. Access to this Site may require internet access, for which the Company is not responsible.

The Company does not guarantee that the Site, or any portion thereof, will be available and/or functioning properly at all times. You agree not to seek a refund of any payment even if you are unable to access or use the Site, or any portion thereof, on one or more occasions.

DISCLAIMER, LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION

BY USING THE PROGRAM, YOU ASSUME TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK FOR ITS USE BY YOU. THE PROGRAM AND ALL CONTENT AND INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITH NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND/OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. THE COMPANY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DELETION OF OR FAILURE TO STORE ANY DATA OR OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED BY YOU ON THE SITE. THE COMPANY DOES NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTY THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, NOR DOES THE COMPANY MAKE ANY WARRANTY THAT THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF THE SERVICE. YOUR NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS MAY BE DIFFERENT DEPENDING ON YOUR PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES AND THE COMPANY DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE APPLICABILITY OR ACCURACY OF INFORMATION PROVIDED IN PROGRAM MATERIALS TO YOUR PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES.

THE COMPANY AND ITS AFFILIATES SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING IN ANY WAY TO THE PROGRAM OR ANY PART, ASPECT OR COMPONENT THEREOF, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE. YOUR SOLE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE PROGRAM OR ANY PART, ASPECT OR COMPONENT THEREOF IS TO STOP USING THE PROGRAM. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ACCESSLEX'S TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE PROGRAM, THESE TERMS, OR YOUR USE OF THE SITE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100) OR (B) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID TO ACCESSLEX FOR THE APPLICABLE SERVICES DURING THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM.

YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY, DEFEND AND HOLD HARMLESS THE COMPANY AND ITS RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS FROM AND AGAINST ALL LOSSES, EXPENSES, DAMAGES AND COSTS, INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS' FEES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO USE OF THE PROGRAM BY YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON ACCESSING THE PROGRAM USING YOUR NAME AND/OR PASSWORD.

Consent to Application of U.S. Law

The Company is a U.S.-based Company incorporated and operated in accordance with U.S. law. At this time, our Mission does not encompass the advancement of legal education (or similar) outside the U.S. The Program is offered to U.S. residents intending to study for a U.S.-based Bar Examination. Accordingly, if you are located outside the U.S., you agree that your use of the Program is at your own risk. Furthermore, by using the Program, you consent to your Information being collected, processed, stored and transferred as set forth herein and in the Privacy Policy, and consent to the application of U.S. law to same.

Arbitration and Class Action Waiver

These terms and conditions are entered into in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, exclusive of its choice of law rules. By using the Program, should you have a dispute with the Company, you agree to resolve any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to the Program, these Terms of Use, or your relationship with the Company exclusively through final and binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") in accordance with its applicable rules. The arbitration shall be conducted before a single arbitrator, and judgment on the arbitrator's award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. The arbitrator shall not consolidate the claims of more than one person and may not otherwise preside over any consolidated, representative, or class proceeding. The existence, content, and outcome of any arbitration shall be confidential except as necessary to enforce an award or as required by law.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECOVER PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, MULTIPLIED, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES IN ARBITRATION.

YOU AND THE COMPANY AGREE THAT ANY CLAIM SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN AN INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS, COLLECTIVE, CONSOLIDATED, REPRESENTATIVE, OR PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL PROCEEDING. THE ARBITRATOR SHALL HAVE NO AUTHORITY TO HEAR OR DECIDE ANY CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE CLAIM.

YOU AND THE COMPANY FURTHER WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may (i) bring an individual action in small claims court, if eligible, or (ii) seek temporary or preliminary injunctive relief in a court of competent jurisdiction to protect its intellectual property, confidential information, or other proprietary rights. Any court proceeding permitted under this paragraph shall be brought exclusively in the state courts located in Chester County, Pennsylvania or the federal court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and the parties waive any objection based on jurisdiction, venue, or forum non conveniens. You may opt out of this arbitration agreement by providing written notice to the Company within thirty (30) days after first accepting these Terms of Use.

If any provision of these Terms of Use is held by a court or arbitrator of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, such provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law and shall be deemed modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable. If such provision cannot be so modified, it shall be severed from these Terms of Use, and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

Changes to Terms

We expressly reserve the right to update or amend these Terms of Use from time to time. All such updates and amendments are effective immediately. We will provide you with notice of any amendments/updates by posting a revised version of the Terms on the Site. You should view these Terms of Use periodically to stay informed of changes that may affect you, as your continued use of the Program signifies your continuing consent to be bound by these Terms of Use, including any updates and amendments as noted above.

These Terms of Use were last updated November 2026.