Terms of Service

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) form a binding agreement between you and Terminal Carbon Pty Ltd (ACN to be issued), an Australian-incorporated company operating the Terminal Carbon platform at terminalcarbon.com (the “Platform”).

References to “we”, “us” and “our” mean Terminal Carbon Pty Ltd. References to “you” mean the individual or entity accessing the Platform.

The Platform provides:

• A marketplace listing carbon credit projects sourced from public registries and vendor submissions.
• An independent rubric-based scoring system across four pillars (additionality, permanence, leakage, MRV).
• Tools for buyers, vendors and originators to express interest, submit data and exchange documents.
• Brokerage of carbon-credit transactions on a commission basis.

The Platform does not: (a) provide investment, legal, accounting or tax advice; (b) guarantee the climate or environmental outcomes of any listed project; (c) act as a registry of record; or (d) issue, retire or hold custody of carbon credits. Settlement and registry transfer occur on third-party registries (e.g. Verra, Gold Standard).

You must be at least 18 years old and able to enter into a binding contract under the laws of your jurisdiction. You agree to provide accurate registration information and to keep your account credentials confidential. You are responsible for all activity carried out through your account.

We may refuse, suspend or terminate any account at our sole discretion, including where we suspect fraud, sanctions exposure, or breach of these Terms.

Project scores and ratings displayed on the Platform are produced using our published methodology and the data sources disclosed on our Data Sources page. Scores reflect our assessment at a point in time, are subject to change as the methodology evolves, and are opinions, not facts.

We do not retroactively re-score listed credits under earlier methodology versions. Buyers must conduct their own due diligence and should not rely on a Terminal Carbon score as the sole basis for any purchase decision.

Where we facilitate a brokered transaction between a buyer and a vendor, we earn a commission disclosed prior to settlement. Title to credits transfers on the relevant registry between the buyer and the project owner — Terminal Carbon is not a counterparty to the underlying credit sale unless explicitly stated in a written transaction confirmation.

All fees are quoted exclusive of GST and other applicable taxes unless stated otherwise. Payment terms are set out in each transaction confirmation.

You agree not to:

• Submit false, misleading or unverifiable project information.
• Scrape, copy, redistribute or commercialise scoring data without written permission.
• Reverse-engineer the Platform, probe for vulnerabilities, or interfere with its operation.
• Use the Platform for any sanctioned-party transaction or to facilitate money laundering.

The Platform, including the methodology, scoring outputs, written content, software and design, is owned by Terminal Carbon Pty Ltd and protected by copyright, trade-mark and other laws. You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to access the Platform for your own lawful business use.

Where you submit content (e.g. project documents, vendor profiles), you retain ownership and grant us a worldwide royalty-free licence to host, display and process that content for the purpose of operating the Platform.

The Platform is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. To the maximum extent permitted by law, we exclude all warranties, conditions and representations, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

Carbon-market data, registry data and project information are sourced from third parties. We take reasonable steps to verify them but do not warrant their accuracy, completeness or timeliness.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, our aggregate liability arising out of or in connection with these Terms or your use of the Platform is limited to the greater of (a) the fees you paid us in the 12 months preceding the claim, or (b) AUD $100.

We are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or any loss of profits, revenue, data or goodwill, however caused.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits any right or remedy that cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law or other applicable mandatory law.

You may stop using the Platform at any time. We may suspend or terminate your access immediately if you breach these Terms or if we are required to by law. Sections that by their nature should survive termination (including IP, disclaimers, liability, and governing law) will continue to apply.

These Terms are governed by the laws of New South Wales, Australia. The courts of New South Wales have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute, except where applicable mandatory consumer-protection law gives you the right to bring proceedings in your place of residence.

We may update these Terms from time to time. Material changes will be flagged on the Platform and — for registered users — notified by email at least 14 days before they take effect. Continued use of the Platform after the effective date constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.