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What to ask before you buy

1. What market data does the benchmark rest on, and how is it kept current?
2. What does a TrustMark certification actually assert, and who can see it?
3. Does the product store my agreements, and if so where?
4. What happens to my submitted contracts if I stop using the service?

Limits in the record

• The checked pages describe the certification but do not publish a confidentiality, training, or data-location statement.
• The benchmark is only as good as the market data behind it, which the checked pages do not quantify.
• The product is a benchmarking layer, so the record does not treat it as a drafting or lifecycle tool.

How it sits in Drafting & review

This sits in legal research rather than drafting because the core output is a benchmark and a certification, not a document. It competes on market data rather than on drafting assistance.

Reading the vendor’s wording

The vendor describes analyzing and benchmarking agreements and issuing a certification, but the checked pages do not publish a confidentiality, training, or data-location statement. A firm submitting its own contracts should ask where those contracts are stored and what happens to them afterward.

How to evaluate it in a trial

1. Ask what market data the benchmark rests on and how current it is.
2. Submit one agreement you already understand and check whether the benchmark matches your own read.
3. Confirm in writing where submitted contracts are stored and what happens to them if you leave.
4. Ask what a TrustMark certification asserts and who can verify it.

What adopting it costs

The switching cost is low, because the product does not hold the firm's system of record. The relevant question is what happens to agreements already submitted and any certifications already issued.

Closest alternative

LexCheck — The closest alternative. Both analyze contracts against a standard; LexCheck publishes encryption and hosting statements that this one does not.