Terms of Use

📅 Updated July 2, 2026  |  Effective immediately

Welcome to LocalDMS. These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of our website, software, and services. By using LocalDMS, you agree to these terms. Please read them carefully.

If you do not agree to all of these terms, you may not access or use our website or software.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using the LocalDMS website, downloading our software, or using any of our services, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy. These terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and LocalDMS.

If you are using LocalDMS on behalf of an organization, you represent that you have the authority to bind that organization to these terms.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old to use LocalDMS. By using our website or software, you represent that you are of legal age and have the capacity to enter into this agreement.

3. Use of the Website

You may use our website for lawful purposes only. You agree not to:

4. Software License

LocalDMS software is licensed, not sold. We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use the software in accordance with the applicable license agreement.

🔹 Community Edition: Provided free of charge for up to 10 users under the Community License. Permitted for evaluation, internal use, and non-commercial purposes.
🔹 Commercial Editions: Paid editions are provided under perpetual commercial licenses as described in the applicable license agreement. Support and maintenance may be included.

You may not reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or attempt to derive the source code of the software, except as permitted by law. You may not remove or alter any proprietary notices on the software.

5. User Accounts

Some features may require you to create an account. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activity under your account. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use.

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that violate these terms or that are inactive for an extended period.

6. Your Data & Content

You retain all ownership rights to the documents, data, and content you store in LocalDMS. We do not claim any ownership over your data. For on-premises deployments, your data remains entirely on your infrastructure.

You are solely responsible for the content you store or share through LocalDMS. You represent that you have the necessary rights to store and process that content.

7. Intellectual Property

All content on our website — including text, graphics, logos, icons, images, videos, and software — is the property of LocalDMS or its licensors and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.

You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, or publicly display any website content without our prior written consent.

"LocalDMS" and our logo are trademarks of LocalDMS. You may not use them without permission.

8. User Submissions

If you submit feedback, suggestions, or ideas to us, you grant us a perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide license to use and incorporate them into our products and services without compensation.

9. Prohibited Uses

You may not use LocalDMS for any unlawful purpose or in any manner that could:

10. Third-Party Services

LocalDMS may integrate with or link to third-party services. We are not responsible for the availability, reliability, or security of such third-party services. Your use of any third-party service is subject to its own terms and policies.

11. Disclaimer of Warranties

THE LocalDMS WEBSITE, SOFTWARE, AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, LocalDMS disclaims all warranties, including but not limited to:

We do not warrant that any data stored in the software will be free from loss or corruption. You are responsible for maintaining backups of your data.

12. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, LocalDMS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES arising from or related to your use of the website, software, or services, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.

In no event shall our total liability to you exceed the total amount paid by you, if any, for the software or services in the twelve (12) months preceding the claim. For users of the Community Edition, liability is limited to $100.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or the limitation of liability, so these limitations may not apply to you.

13. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless LocalDMS and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, or expenses (including legal fees) arising from:

14. Termination

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to our website or software at any time, with or without cause, and without prior notice.

Upon termination, you must cease using the software and delete any copies in your possession. Sections that by their nature should survive termination (e.g., intellectual property, disclaimer, limitation of liability, indemnification) will survive.

15. Governing Law

These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of laws principles. Any legal action arising from these terms shall be brought exclusively in the federal or state courts located in Delaware.

16. Changes to These Terms

LocalDMS reserves the right to modify these Terms of Use at any time. We will post the updated terms on this page with a new effective date. Continued use of our website or software after the changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised terms.

Material changes will be communicated via email (if you have provided one) or through a notice on our website.

17. Severability

If any provision of these Terms of Use is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

18. Entire Agreement

These Terms of Use, together with our Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and LocalDMS regarding your use of our website and software, superseding any prior agreements or communications.

19. Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms of Use, please contact us: