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- Getting started5
- Product11
- Pricing & plans7
- Security & data15
- India & jurisdiction13
- Free tools & templates8
Getting started
Trying LexVio before you commit to anything.
Is there a free way to try LexVio?
Yes. A free public contract scanner is available at /scan with no account required, allowing up to 3 scans per day.
What does Legal AI do?
Legal AI reviews contracts in about 30 seconds. Upload a PDF or DOCX, or paste text, and it returns a complete risk report with AI redlining and fix suggestions plus a Legal Health Score from 0 to 100.
Do we need an in-house legal team to use it?
No. LexVio is built for businesses without dedicated counsel, though it is not a substitute for a lawyer on high-stakes matters, where you can connect with an advocate through the marketplace.
Do I need to know how to code to build a workflow agent?
No. Workflow Agents use a no-code builder, so you can assemble multi-step automations without writing code, or start from one of the 50+ pre-built agents.
Can we deploy more than one module?
Yes. Enterprises can deploy Legal AI, Compliance AI, Tax AI, and Workflow Agents together as a multi-module rollout.
Product
What the AI actually does, and where its edges are.
How accurate is LexVio for Indian law?
LexVio does not train or fine-tune its own model. Each analysis is grounded in Indian law — the Indian Contract Act 1872, Companies Act 2013, SEBI regulations and GST provisions — and, where a governing-law clause names another country, it says so rather than applying Indian rules. Quotes from your documents are checked against the source text. AI output is a starting point and is not a substitute for advocate review on high-stakes matters.
Is LexVio a replacement for a lawyer?
No — and we're honest about that. LexVio accelerates legal work. For high-stakes transactions — M&A, litigation, regulatory investigations — you need a qualified advocate. Our marketplace connects you with verified advocates when you do.
Which laws and courts does the research cover?
The analysis is framed in Indian law — the Indian Contract Act 1872, the Companies Act 2013, SEBI regulations and the rest of the applicable-law context we assemble per jurisdiction. Court research is a separate and much narrower thing: an index of a few thousand Indian decisions, largely case metadata rather than judgment text, with daily ingest for Supreme Court listings, ITAT orders and NCLAT judgments. Read the court research page before relying on it.
Is every Indian judgment in the index?
Nowhere near, and we would rather say so plainly. It holds a few thousand decisions, weighted towards recent Supreme Court listings, and for most of them we hold case metadata rather than the judgment text. There is no published corpus cutoff date in the product today. CCI, DRT and CESTAT are not covered at all.
How are overruling flags determined?
Two automated passes and no human review — we should not have claimed editorial review. A keyword heuristic labels the edge on insert, and an AI pass re-classifies it on first view. More importantly, the citation graph is close to empty in practice, and where it holds no data a judgment result says in terms that subsequent treatment was not checked, rather than implying the case is good law.
How is the Legal Health Score computed?
Four equally weighted components worth 25 points each — contracts, compliance, tax and litigation risk — summed to a score out of 100, snapshotted monthly with the change from the previous month. It is deliberately simple; there are no hidden category multipliers.
Can I add my own templates?
Yes — admins can upload firm-specific templates, and they are scoped to your organisation. Templates carry version snapshots with change notes, a unified diff between versions, and restore.
How do you handle a 1000-page document?
Use bulk analysis to chunk it across multiple calls, or split it into logical sections. Single-call cap stays at 200K input tokens.
What does Compliance AI do?
Two things, and they are worth telling apart. Contract obligations are extracted from your contracts and do get reminders that fire — in-app, email, WhatsApp and push, on each obligation's own lead times. The statutory filing calendar is a researched catalogue of 53 Indian deadlines whose reminders do not currently fire. On regulatory change, RBI and SEBI circulars are ingested daily and you can run an impact analysis on any of them against your own contracts and obligations.
How is Tax AI different from a tax calculator?
Instead of generic inputs, Tax AI reads your actual contracts to reason about tax treatment. On the TDS side it identifies which TDS sections a contract triggers and at what rate, with the clause that triggers each, and runs a GST + TDS liability simulator on the figures you give it. TRACES certificate sync is not live yet: we do not accept TRACES credentials until it is, because we will not store a portal password we cannot use.
What happens if my webhook endpoint is down?
We retry with exponential backoff for 24 hours. After that, the event goes to the failed-delivery queue for manual replay from admin.
Pricing & plans
Limits, billing, invoices, and what happens when you leave.
Is there a free plan?
No — there are four plans: Starter, Pro, Business and Enterprise. A new account starts on the joining offer active at sign-up (a free window plus an AI-token allowance), stated on the sign-up page and in your welcome email; no card is taken at sign-up. The free public scanner at /scan gives 3 scans a day, and 25 a month, per IP address with no account.
Can I change or cancel my plan anytime?
You can upgrade or change plans from Billing at any time. Plans are billed monthly with no lock-in; to stop one, write to support@globalsynapsetech.com before your renewal date and it ends at the close of the paid period. The 7-day money-back guarantee on a first payment is in our refund policy.
Do unused reviews roll over?
No. Monthly limits reset on your billing date. Unused reviews do not carry over. If you consistently exceed your limit, upgrading is typically more cost-effective than rollover credits.
Do you provide GST-compliant invoices?
Yes. All paid plans include GST-compliant tax invoices (GSTIN: 07AOVPR7411P1ZY, Delhi). GST at 18% added at checkout per Indian tax law. Invoices emailed automatically each billing cycle.
Can I request a credit note for a partial cancellation?
Yes — partial-period cancellations issue a credit note per CGST Act §34, with the corresponding refund.
Is there a free tier on the API?
The Intelligence API is not part of any published plan. It is arranged per agreement — contact sales.
Is LexVio affordable for students?
Yes. LexVio offers affordable and free access for students, and anyone can try the free document scanner at /scan.
Security & data
Where your documents sit, who can read them, and what the models are allowed to do with them.
Is my data secure? Who sees my contracts?
Documents are encrypted at rest (AES-256) and in transit (TLS 1.2 or later). LexVio staff do not read your documents; access is limited to logged security investigations or support you ask for. Documents filed as identity documents are never sent to an AI model. We do not train our models on your data without explicit consent. DPDP Act 2023 aligned. SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certifications are on our roadmap — see /trust for current status.
Where exactly does my data live?
Documents are in object storage in AWS ap-south-1 (Mumbai), written with server-side encryption. Model inference and error monitoring reach sub-processors outside India — all named on our privacy policy page, which is generated from live configuration. We are not quoting a backup retention figure here until it is one we can evidence.
Is this compliant with RBI's data-localisation directive?
That depends on your obligation and it is not ours to declare satisfied. Storage is in India; model inference is not. Take the sub-processor list and the DPA to your compliance counsel. If nothing may leave India, the air-gapped on-premise deployment is the honest answer — there every model vendor is hard-disabled in code.
Do you train models on my content?
No, and there is no opt-in toggle because there is no training pipeline to opt into. Content goes to third-party model APIs — Anthropic, OpenAI for embeddings and part of the multi-agent path, Google for the other part — all three disclosed on the privacy policy page and all three hard-disabled in air-gapped deployments. Error monitoring and product analytics sit behind a single flag that is off when air-gapped.
Does my document content get cached?
No — only the stable prefix (system instructions, jurisdiction context, firm style). Your document content is in the variable half and is not marked cacheable. Note that the rupee cost estimate does not price cache reads or writes, so the token breakdown is the accurate view of what caching saved you.
Is your prompt-injection defence provably injection-proof?
No defence is perfect, and there is a limitation worth naming: every injection pattern we match on is English, so an injection written in another language will not match them, though the delimiter-and-labelling layer still applies. Detections are recorded as a hash of the content, never the text, and an organisation admin can see them under AI Administration.
Does LexVio support SSO and role-based access?
Role-based access control is real: four seeded roles with per-capability view, add, edit and delete permissions, plus custom roles and per-member feature assignment. SSO is not — SAML sign-in is not shipped, only connector configuration. SCIM user provisioning is fully built but is not switched on in any published plan. Ask us where both stand before planning a rollout around them.
Can I forward audit events to my SIEM?
Not today. There is no CSV export on the audit log and no audit event on the outbound webhook set, so it cannot be streamed out. The log itself is genuinely append-only — database triggers reject updates outright and reject deletes without an explicit purge flag.
Can we use a self-hosted LLM?
Not today, and this page previously said otherwise. There is no configurable model endpoint to point at your own server. Air-gapped mode therefore means no model inference at all rather than inference served locally — the parts of the product that do not need a model still work. Do not plan on a local model until we tell you it is done.
Can I cap AI spend?
Yes, two ways. Your plan carries a monthly AI token allowance, with a warning at 80% by email and in-app and a hard stop at 100%. On top of that, an organisation admin can set a daily AI spend cap for the organisation under AI Administration; once the day's spend reaches it, further AI requests stop until the next day (UTC). Admins can also cap the model tier and switch individual AI features off. There is no overage mode and no per-team cap.
Can we restrict where and how long people stay signed in?
Yes. Under Access Policies an organisation admin can set an IP allowlist, choose which platforms may be used (the web app, the phone app) and set a maximum session age, after which a person signs in again. Every request is checked; a change that would lock out the admin making it is refused. Multi-factor authentication is not offered today — a setting for it can be saved, but it is not enforced, and the console says so.
Are identity documents sent to the AI?
No. A document filed under the identity category is stored only: it is never sent to an AI model, never embedded for search, and no analysis can be requested on it. Your organisation can also set a retention period per document category; when it ends, the stored file is purged and the purge is recorded. LexVio sets no default period for identity documents, because how long you must keep them is a legal question for you.
How do clients sign in to the client portal?
Through a one-time link, valid for 15 minutes, sent to the contact's email address on file with your firm. The share link a client receives is a landing page, not a credential. A contact sees only what a live share grants them — a matter, documents, drafts to approve or questions to answer — and revoking the share closes access on their next request. Their answers stay unverified until someone on your team accepts them.
Is my contract stored when I use the free scanner?
Not the text. The scan is recorded with your IP address, a hash of the text and the resulting risk report, which is how the free tier is kept from being abused, and the result is cached against that hash for an hour. It is not linked to any account — but "not stored" would be the wrong word and we are not going to use it. The limits are three scans a day and 25 a month per address.
Can I forward a contract to the WhatsApp bot and get a risk read?
No. That is what we used to say and it was wrong. A file you send is recorded against the message and never opened — no download, no OCR, no analysis — so the reply is written from your text alone. Upload contracts in the app. WhatsApp is a text conversation channel in English or Hindi, and messages traverse Meta's infrastructure.
India & jurisdiction
The statutory questions that come up most often — and where the answers are worked out in full.
Does LexVio cover SEBI, RBI, and GST compliance?
Yes — Compliance AI, our second module. Monitors SEBI (listed company obligations, insider trading), RBI (FEMA, ECB, ODI), MCA/ROC (annual filings, board resolutions), and GST (return deadlines, notices). Alerts 14 days before each deadline.
When does the Income-tax Act, 2025 actually take effect?
1 April 2026. The Income-tax Act, 2025 (Act 30 of 2025) received presidential assent on 21 August 2025, and the Income-tax Act, 1961 stands repealed on 01.04.2026. Nothing about your FY 2025-26 numbers changes on that date — only the law that governs income earned from 1 April 2026 onwards.
Which Act do I use for the return I file in 2026?
The Income-tax Act, 1961. The split is by income year, not by filing date. Income of FY 2025-26 is Assessment Year 2026-27 and stays on the 1961 Act and its section numbers, even though you file it during 2026. Income earned between 1 April 2026 and 31 March 2027 is 'Tax Year 2026-27' and runs on the 2025 Act. For a while, both Acts are live at the same time.
Why can I not find Section 194J or 194C in the new Act?
Because they no longer exist as sections. Roughly forty TDS sections — the 194-series along with 193, 195, the 196-series and 197A — collapse into Chapter XIX-B, sections 392 to 402, and almost all deduction obligations now live inside tables in section 393. Instead of citing 194J you cite section 393(1), Table Sl. No. 6(iii); instead of 194C you cite section 393(1), Table Sl. No. 6(i). The rates and thresholds carry over unchanged.
Does a compliance due date move if it falls on a Sunday or a holiday?
No — not automatically. Tax portals (GST, e-filing, EPFO, ESIC, MCA V3, FLAIR) accept filings and payments 24x7, so regulators treat the calendar date as binding and grant relief only by ad-hoc notification. Section 10 of the General Clauses Act 1897 (the next-working-day rule) helps for physical filings with offices and courts, but should not be relied on for online tax payments.
Is DIR-3 KYC still an annual filing?
No. Rule 12A was substituted by the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Amendment Rules 2025 (notified 31 December 2025, effective 31 March 2026). DIN holders now file Form DIR-3 KYC Web once every third consecutive financial year, by 30 June — no longer annually by 30 September. Directors compliant through FY 2025-26 are next due 30 June 2028. Changes to mobile, email or address must still be reported within 30 days, and a defaulted DIN is deactivated with a ₹5,000 fee to reactivate.
Why do stamp duty rates vary so much between states?
Stamp duty is a state subject under the Indian Constitution (Entry 63, State List). Each state runs its own stamp act or amends the central Indian Stamp Act, 1899. Maharashtra charges 5-6% on sale deeds, Karnataka 3-5%, Delhi 4-6% with separate 1% registration. Claims about national averages are meaningless — always check your specific state.
What happens if I sign an under-stamped document?
Under Section 35 of the Indian Stamp Act, an under-stamped document is inadmissible as evidence in court. The penalty for under-stamping is up to 10 times the deficient duty. Courts can impound the document and refer it to the Collector for adjudication. You can validate later by paying the deficit plus penalty, but the document is unusable until then.
Is an NDA enforceable in India?
Yes. NDAs are enforceable as contracts under the Indian Contract Act, 1872, provided they meet the basic requirements: lawful consideration, free consent, and a lawful object. Indian courts have consistently upheld confidentiality clauses, though they scrutinise non-compete restrictions strictly under Section 27 — only reasonable, time-bound, and territorially-limited restraints survive.
Can a court condone the delay if I file a suit late?
No. Section 5 of the Limitation Act applies only to appeals and applications, never to suits — and s.3 requires a time-barred suit to be dismissed 'although limitation has not been set up as a defence'. For suits, only the computation rules (ss.12-15), the fraud/mistake postponement in s.17, and a s.18 acknowledgment or s.19 part-payment made before expiry can help.
Why India-specific templates?
Most free legal templates online are drafted for Delaware or England. They miss the things that actually decide enforceability here: Section 27 of the Indian Contract Act voiding most non-competes, stamp duty and registration varying by state, ESOP perquisite tax at exercise, the labour codes that replaced 29 central acts in May 2026, and DPDP obligations that are not GDPR obligations.
Does any part of the DPDP Act apply to my company right now?
It depends on the date, because G.S.R. 843(E) split commencement into three. On 13 November 2025 only the Data Protection Board framework came into force. On 13 November 2026 exactly one thing commences — Consent Manager registration. On 13 May 2027 the operative regime lands: the notice, consent, rights, breach-reporting and penalty provisions.
Does LexVio help us comply with the DPDP Act?
Yes. The DPDP Compliance module runs your Digital Personal Data Protection Act programme: applicability, a data inventory, purpose and processing registers, notices and consent (including guardian consent for children), Data Principal requests and a grievance portal, breach response with the Data Protection Board and CERT-In clocks, retention and deletion with certificates, processor and DPA review, DPIAs, cross-border transfers, a gap assessment and audit packs. It is included on every plan. It organises your evidence; it is not legal advice or a certification.
Free tools & templates
The public utilities — what they cost, where they run, and how far to trust them.
Are the templates really free?
Yes. Free to use, copy, modify and redistribute, including commercially, with no attribution and no signup. We would rather Indian founders start from a sound draft than from a US template that ignores the Companies Act.
Can I use the templates without a lawyer?
You can, and for a straightforward founders' agreement or offer letter many teams do. But these are starting points, not advice. Anything with money, equity or a regulator on the other side deserves an advocate or company secretary reading it before signature — the review is far cheaper than the dispute.
How current are the templates?
Templates are reviewed against changes in Indian law on a published cadence, and every review is recorded. The set was last reviewed on 2026-08-19, after the Income-tax Act 2025 came into force and the four labour codes' central rules were notified.
Do I need to pay stamp duty on a template agreement?
Almost certainly, and the amount depends on your state and the instrument. An insufficiently stamped agreement is inadmissible in evidence in India — a uniquely painful failure mode, because the document looks fine right up until the moment you need it in court. The stamp duty calculator covers 22 states.
Can my AI agent read the templates?
Yes. The library is served by a public JSON API at /api/v1/public/templates, and the licence and disclaimer travel inside every response so the terms cannot be separated from the text.
Do my quiz answers leave the browser?
No. The DPDP readiness quiz runs entirely in your browser's memory. There is no API call, no analytics event carrying your answers, no email gate and no stored report — refreshing the page clears everything. The print button hands the page to your own browser's print dialogue so you can save a PDF locally; nothing is uploaded to produce it.
Does the GSTIN validator send anything to a server?
No. The validation runs entirely in your browser using local JavaScript — the GSTIN never leaves your device. You can verify by opening the browser's network tab while validating. For the deeper portal-based verification (active/cancelled, legal name), you would need to query the GSTN API or use the public search at gst.gov.in.
Is the section mapper the government's official correspondence utility?
No. CBDT publishes its own utility on incometaxindia.gov.in and you should treat that as the authority. This page is grounded in the ICAI Direct Taxes Committee's concordance plus the bare statutory text of the 2025 Act, and every row shows its source and a confidence badge. Rows we could not confirm are shown as gaps rather than filled in with a plausible guess.
Not answered here
Every feature has its own page with its own short FAQ — start at the feature inventory, which marks each capability live, beta, or soon. Statutory questions are worked out in full inside the free tools, each with its citation. Security posture and certification status live on security and trust.
Answers on this page are reproduced from those sources and were last reconciled on 2026-08-19. Where the two ever disagree, the source page wins.
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