PCT Terms & Conditions

Last updated 6 May 2014

IMPORTANT NOTICE: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE REGISTERING, DOWNLOADING AND USING ANY SOFTWARE OR SERVICES FROM PCT.

BY ACCESSING AND USING THE SERVICES, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS OF USE AND THE PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THESE TERMS OF USE AND THE PRIVACY POLICY, YOU ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO USE OR ACCESS THE SOFTWARE OR SERVICES.

IF YOU WISH TO USE THE SOFTWARE AS AN EMPLOYEE, CONTRACTOR, OR AGENT OF A CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP OR SIMILAR ENTITY, THEN YOU MUST BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN FOR AND BIND THE ENTITY IN ORDER TO ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT.

WE MAY MODIFY THESE TERMS OF USE AND THE PRIVACY POLICY AT ANY TIME AND SUCH MODIFICATION WILL BE EFFECTIVE UPON POSTING TO THIS PAGE.

Welcome to the PCT mobile application, website and other services collectively ("Services") an online solution intended for worldwide use for recording, managing and sharing your farming activities. The Services are provided to you by PCT Pty Ltd ("us" or "we" or "our"), in connection with our partners, Services providers, sponsors, or other affiliates. So that we may safely and responsibly manage the Services for all our users, your use of the Services is subject to the terms and conditions ("Terms and Conditions") herein.

PCT has adopted these Terms and Conditions as well as the Privacy Policy set forth at www.pct-ag.com (“Privacy Policy”) to make you aware of the Terms and Conditions of your use of the Services.

If you do not accept these Terms and Conditions and the Privacy Policy, you are not authorized to use the Services. PCT reserves the right, at its discretion, to change, modify, add or remove portions of these Terms and Conditions at any time by posting such changes to this page. Please check these Terms and Conditions periodically for changes. Continued use of the Services following the posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept the changes.

All sections of these Terms and Conditions that, by their nature, should survive termination will survive termination, including, without limitation, the sections entitled User Content, Third Party Content, Indemnity, Disclaimer of Warranty and Limitation of Liability, and General.

By accessing and using the Services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions and the Privacy Policy.

The Services are owned, operated and maintained by:

Precision Cropping Technologies Pty Ltd
60 Maitland Street
Narrabri, NSW, Australia

ACN 097 322 271

email: andrew@pct-ag.com

The Services allow for the delivery of software, information, photos, video, text, graphics, music, sounds, questions, creative suggestions, messages, comments, feedback, ideas, notes, drawings, articles and other materials (collectively "Content"). The Content may be owned by us or may be provided through an arrangement we have with others, including other users of the Services, or our partners, sponsors, or affiliates. The Content is protected by copyright under both Australian and foreign laws.

By using these Services, you agree to be legally bound and to abide by these Terms and Conditions, just as if you had signed this agreement. If you do not comply with these Terms and Conditions at any time, we reserve the right to terminate your password, user account, and/or access to the Services (or any part thereof). PCT may discontinue or alter any aspect of the Services, including, but not limited to, restricting the time the Services are available, restricting the amount of use permitted, and restricting or terminating any user’s right to use the Services, at PCT’s sole discretion and without prior notice or liability. You agree that any termination of your access to the Services under any provision of these Terms and Conditions may be effected without prior notice. Further, you agree that PCT shall not be liable to you or any third-party for any termination of your access to the Services.

The following activities are expressly prohibited: (i) collecting usernames and/or email addresses of other users by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email or other communications, (ii) any use of the Services, which in our sole judgment, degrades the reliability, speed, or operation of the Services or any underlying hardware or software thereof, (iii) use of web scraping, web harvesting, or web data extraction methods from PCT even if the PCT account owner gives permission; and (iv) any use of the Services which is unlawful or in violation of these Terms and Conditions.

By using the Services, you represent and warrant that you are 13 years of age or older. Your account may be terminated without warning, if we believe that you are under 13 years of age. Your use of the Services is subject, in our sole discretion, to termination at any time.

If you are a registered user or subscriber of these Services, you are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and user account information. You must notify us immediately in the event of any known or suspected unauthorized use of your user account, or any known or suspected breach of security, including loss, theft, or unauthorized disclosure of your or anyone else’s password. You are entirely responsible for any and all activities that occur under your user account. You agree to immediately notify us of any unauthorized use of your user account or any other breach of security known to you.

(i) Registration Information

PCT may at times require that you register and/or set up an account to use all or a portion of the Services. In order to do so, you may be provided, or required to choose, a password, User ID, and/or other registration information, such as credit card information for elective premium Services (collectively, the "Registration Information"). You agree and represent that all Registration Information provided by you is accurate and up-to-date. If any of your Registration Information changes, you must immediately update it by editing your customer profile on the Services. In our sole discretion, we may refuse to grant you a user name that impersonates someone else, is protected by trademark or other proprietary right law, or is offensive.

For additional information regarding use of personal information you supply or communicate to the Services, please see our Privacy Policy, at www.pct-ag.com (Privacy Policy).

(ii) Maintenance of Registration Information

If you register and/or set up an account for the Services, you are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your Registration Information, and for any failure to do so. You are solely responsible for all use of the Services by you and anyone you allow to access the Services. You may not sub-license, transfer, sell or assign your Registration Information and/or this Agreement to any third party without PCT’s written approval. Any attempt to do so will be null and void and shall be considered a material breach of these Terms and Conditions.

(iii) Security; Mobile Use Precautions

If you have reason to believe that your account is no longer secure (e.g., loss, theft or unauthorized disclosure or use of your Registration Information or computer or mobile device used to access the Services), you must promptly change the affected Registration Information and notify PCT via www.pct-ag.com (Contact Us) page.

If you elect to receive messages or other communications from the Services directly to your mobile device, you are solely responsible for keeping the Services updated with your current contact details. PCT shall not be liable for information sent to a device that is associated with your out dated contact details. If you install any software or enable any Services that stores information from the Services on any mobile device or computer, it is your responsibility, prior to transfer of such device, to remove your information or otherwise disable access to such software or Services, in order to prevent unauthorized access to your information or account.

The Services include access to links to, and content and data from, third-party websites ("External Services"). The External Services are provided solely as a convenience to you and not as an endorsement by us of the content of such External Services. Because PCT has no control over such sites and resources, you acknowledge and agree that PCT is not responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources, and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for accuracy, quality, reliability of any content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from such sites or resources.

Various company, product, and Services names displayed on the Services may be trademarks or Services marks owned by others (the "Third-Party Trademarks"). Your use of the Services should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any Third-Party Trademark displayed on this Services. The Third-Party Trademarks may not be used to disparage any applicable third-party, any of their products or services, or in any manner in which, in our reasonable judgment, may damage any goodwill in the Third-Party Trademarks.

Our commercial partners, suppliers, advertisers, sponsors, licensors, contractors and other third parties may also have additional proprietary rights in the Content which they make available on this Services. You may not modify, publish, transmit, distribute, perform, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works of, or in any way exploit, any of the Content, in whole or in part. When Content is downloaded to your device or computer, you do not obtain any ownership interest in such Content. Modification of the Content or use of the Content for any other purpose, including, but not limited to, use of any Content on any other website or networked computer environment is strictly prohibited unless you receive our prior written consent.

If you are a copyright owner or an agent thereof and believe that any User Content or other Content infringes upon your copyrights, you may submit a notification pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA"):

(i) A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;

(ii) Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site;

(iii) Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled and information reasonably sufficient to permit the Services provider to locate the material;

(iv) Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address;

(v) A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and

(vi) A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Our designated Copyright Agent to receive notifications of claimed infringement and other notices relating to User Content and/or violation of these Terms and Conditions is:

“The Administrator”

c/o Precision Cropping Technologies Pty Ltd

email: andrew@pct-ag.com

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, except for the limited license rights expressly provided herein, PCT and its suppliers have and will retain all rights, title and interest (including, without limitation, all patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret and other intellectual property rights) in and to the Software and all copies, modifications and derivative works thereof (including any changes which incorporate any of your ideas, feedback or suggestions). You acknowledge that you are obtaining only a limited license right to the Software and that irrespective of any use of the words “purchase”, “sale” or like terms hereunder no ownership rights are being conveyed to you under these Terms and Conditions or otherwise.

PCT retain the right to terminate and/or suspend your ability to access the Services or any portion thereof, for any or no reason, without notice.

Your security is a priority and we strive to provide a safe and secure environment for our customers. However, please note that we cannot guarantee that the information submitted to, maintained on, or transmitted from our systems will be completely secure.

(i) Premium Services

If you subscribe to any paid, Premium Services, you agree to pay any and all applicable fees (e.g., recurring monthly or annual subscription fees for premium accounts) incurred in connection with your account at the rates in effect when the charges were incurred. PCT will charge your credit card at the beginning of the billing period. However, subscriptions are not auto-renewed and billing will recur when you authorise renewal of your subscription. Any change in the chosen payment method will go into effect for the next billing period. If you change your account to a type that does not require a paid subscription, you will retain access to the features for which you have already paid until the end of the current billing period. In contrast, if you terminate your account, such termination will be effective immediately. Refunds will not be offered unless legislated by local laws within the country of purchase. You agree to pay any applicable taxes, and reimburse us for any collection costs and interest for any overdue amounts.

(ii) Free Trial Offers

If you receive a free offer for a specific number of days, you will not be charged during the free offer time period, but will be automatically charged on the day after your free time period has ended for the subsequent period, in advance. Thereafter, you will be charged at regular intervals depending on your choice of Services (monthly, annually, etc.) until you decide to cancel. Please make a note of when your free offer will expire as you may not receive additional notice prior to the automatic charge if you do not cancel before the free offer time period expires.

(iii) No refunds

Unless we state in writing otherwise, all fees and charges are non-refundable.

(iv) Third Party Charges and Mobile Alerts

You are solely responsible for any fees or charges incurred to access the Services through an Internet access provider or other third party, including without limitation charges incurred to receive SMS messages or other mobile access, which may be billed to you or deducted from your prepaid balance by your mobile provider. You agree that PCT is not liable in any way for any third party charges.

(v) Internet-Based Services Components

Some features of the Software require connection to the Internet directly or through a wireless connection in order to function. Such features may result in the transfer of certain data over such connections, which may or may not be secure or encrypted. You are solely responsible for obtaining any necessary Internet wireless subscription plans with the applicable Services providers. You further acknowledge that PCT is not responsible for the availability of Internet or wireless connections or the security or integrity of data transmitted over such connections.

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold PCT, its members, managers, officers, employees and agents harmless from and against any claims, actions or demands, including, without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees, arising or resulting from your breach of these Terms and Conditions or your uploading of, access to, or use or misuse of the Content or the Services. We shall provide notice to you of any such claim, suit, or proceeding and shall assist you, at your expense, in defending any such claim, suit or proceeding. We reserve the right to assume the exclusive defence and control of any matter which is subject to indemnification under this section. In such case, you agree to cooperate with any reasonable requests assisting our defence of such matter.

Nothing in the Terms and Conditions shall exclude or in any way limit PCT’s liability for fraud, or for death or personal injury caused by its negligence, or any other liability to the extent that it may not be excluded or limited as a matter of law.

We shall not be liable under, or in connection with, these Terms and Conditions or any collateral contract for:

(i) loss of income;

(ii) loss of business profits or contracts;

(iii) business interruption;

(iv) loss of the use of money or anticipated savings;

(v) loss of information;

(vi) loss of opportunity, goodwill or reputation;

(vii) loss of, damage to or corruption of data; or

(viii) any indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind howsoever arising and whether caused by tort (including negligence), breach of contract or otherwise.

PCT’s maximum aggregate liability under or in connection with these Terms and Conditions, or any collateral contract, whether in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise, shall be limited to a sum equal to the Licence Fee.

The Licensor’s liability for infringement of third-party intellectual property rights shall be limited to breaches of rights subsisting in Australia.

This Licence sets out the full extent of the Licensor’s obligations and liabilities in respect of the supply of the Services. In particular, there are no conditions, warranties, representations or other terms, express or implied, that are binding on the Licensor except as specifically stated in this Licence. Any condition, warranty, representation or other term concerning the supply of the Services which might otherwise be implied into, or incorporated in, this Licence, or any collateral contract, whether by statute, common law or otherwise, is hereby excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.

This Services, any Content or Submission is provided “AS IS,” and PCT does not guarantee the functionality of the Services or a particular result from the use of the Services. You acknowledge and agree that PCT is not liable for any interruption or breakdown of Services, loss or corruption of data, attacks against the Services from third parties, any technical malfunction at any point in the provision of the Services of the Services or force majeure.

PCT expressly disclaims any responsibility for the loss or damage, including personal injury or death, resulting from the use of the Services or from any Content or Submissions posted on the Services or any interactions among users, whether online or offline.

PCT EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, COMPATIBILITY, SECURITY, ACCURACY OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. ANY CONTENT AND MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICES IS DONE AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH PRODUCT, OFFERING, CONTENT OR MATERIAL. FURTHER, PLEASE NOTE THAT NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM OUR PERSONNEL OR THROUGH THE SERVICES SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY PROVIDED FOR IN THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

(i) General Information

If a dispute arises between you and PCT, our goal is to provide you with a neutral and cost effective means of resolving the dispute quickly. Accordingly, you and PCT agree that we will resolve any claim or controversy at law or equity that arises out of this Agreement or our services (each, a "Claim") in accordance with one of the subsections below or as PCT and you otherwise agree in writing. Before resorting to these alternatives, we strongly encourage you to first contact us directly to seek a resolution.

(ii) Law and Forum for Disputes

This Agreement will be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of NSW, Australia as they apply to agreements entered into and to be performed entirely within NSW between NSW residents, without regard to conflict of law provisions. You agree that any claim or dispute you may have against PCT must be resolved by a court located in Brisbane, NSW, Australia except as otherwise agreed by the parties or as described in the Arbitration Option paragraph below. You agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of the courts located within Sydney, NSW for the purpose of litigating all such claims or disputes.

PCT’s maximum aggregate liability under or in connection with these Terms and Conditions, or any collateral contract, whether in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise, shall be limited to a sum equal to the Licence Fee.

The Licensor’s liability for infringement of third-party intellectual property rights shall be limited to breaches of rights subsisting in Australia.

Precision Cropping Technologies Pty Ltd is a registered Australian (NSW) company. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be struck and the remaining provisions shall be enforced. In our sole discretion, we may assign this Agreement. Headings are for reference purposes only and do not limit the scope or extent of such section. Our failure to act with respect to a breach by you or others does not waive our right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches. We do not guarantee we will take action against all breaches of this Agreement.