Terms & Conditions

1. Parties

These Terms form a binding agreement between you (or the entity you represent, "you") and [Your Legal Entity Name] (ABN [ABN]) ("Sovereign Suite", "we", "us"). By accessing or using the Sovereign Suite website, verification core, companion apps or APIs (the "Service") you agree to these Terms.

2. Authority and eligibility

You warrant you are at least 18 years old and, if signing up on behalf of an organisation, that you have authority to bind that organisation.

3. The Service

Sovereign Suite provides a verification core and companion applications that convert business-critical records into tamper-evident, independently verifiable evidence. Features available to you depend on your subscription tier or contribution pack.

4. Acceptable use

You must not, and must not permit any person to:

• use the Service unlawfully or in breach of Australian law;
• submit fraudulent, misleading or infringing content;
• upload malware, probe, scan or test the vulnerability of the Service, or circumvent access controls;
• scrape, resell, sublicence or redistribute the Service without our written consent;
• use the Service to send unsolicited commercial electronic messages (Spam Act 2003) or to breach the Do Not Call Register.

5. Accounts and credentials

You must keep your credentials confidential and are responsible for activity under your account. Notify us immediately of any unauthorised access.

6. Fees, subscriptions and payments

Payments are processed securely by our payment provider, Stripe. Cancellation and refund mechanics are governed by our Refund Policy. Prices are shown in the currency displayed at checkout and are inclusive of GST where applicable.

7. Research Programme, donations and sponsorship

Donation contributions fund the Sovereign Suite Research Programme and are directed 100% to research on regulated-industry and government-services topics. Sponsorship tiers provide named recognition and briefing access but confer no equity, debt, revenue share, dividend, voting rights or other financial or ownership interest. Nothing on this site constitutes an offer of securities or a financial-product disclosure for the purposes of Chapter 6D or Chapter 7 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), and nothing on this site constitutes financial-product advice. Full terms are in the Research Programme Terms and Sponsorship Terms.

8. Intellectual property

We retain all right, title and interest in the Service, including software, documentation and branding. You retain ownership of content you submit. You grant us a limited, non-exclusive licence to host, process and display your content solely to operate the Service.

9. Service levels and availability

The Service is provided on an "as available" basis and we do not guarantee it will be uninterrupted or error-free. We may perform maintenance or update features.

10. Consumer guarantees (Australian Consumer Law)

Nothing in these Terms excludes, restricts or modifies any consumer guarantee, right or remedy under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) — including the Australian Consumer Law — that cannot lawfully be excluded. Where a guarantee applies and cannot be excluded, our liability is limited (at our option) to re-supplying the Service or paying the cost of re-supply, to the extent permitted by law.

11. Warranties and liability

Subject to §10, we exclude all implied warranties to the fullest extent permitted by law. Our aggregate liability for any claim arising out of or in connection with the Service is capped at the fees you paid in the 12 months before the event giving rise to the claim. We are not liable for indirect, consequential, special or punitive damages, loss of profits, revenue, data or goodwill. We do not exclude liability for fraud, death or personal injury caused by our negligence.

12. Indemnity

You indemnify us against claims arising from your content, your unlawful use of the Service or your breach of these Terms.

13. Suspension and termination

We may suspend or terminate access for material breach, non-payment, security or fraud risk, or repeated policy violations. On termination we may delete your content after a reasonable export window, subject to retention obligations described in the Privacy Notice.

14. Privacy

Our handling of personal information is described in the Privacy Notice, which forms part of these Terms.

15. Governing law and jurisdiction

These Terms are governed by the laws of Western Australia, Australia and the Commonwealth of Australia. You submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Western Australia and courts of appeal from them.

16. Assignment, severability and force majeure

You may not assign these Terms without our consent. We may assign in a merger, acquisition or restructure. If any clause is unenforceable it will be severed and the balance continues. We are not liable for delays or failures caused by events beyond our reasonable control.

17. Changes

We may update these Terms. Material changes will be notified by email or in-product notice at least 14 days before they take effect, except where a shorter period is required by law.

18. Contact

[Your Legal Entity Name] (ABN [ABN]) — legal@sovereignsuite.com.au.