Legal

Terms of Service

Last updated: March 2026 · Effective: March 2026

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using CarbonScope at carbonscope.world (the "Platform"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use the Platform. These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and Studio JC ("we", "us", "our").

2. Description of Service

CarbonScope is a carbon compliance intelligence platform that provides tools for estimating carbon footprints, assessing regulatory compliance risk, and tracking compliance deadlines across multiple jurisdictions. The Platform is designed for use by professionals in the events, film & TV production, and education industries.

Important disclaimer: CarbonScope provides informational and educational tools only. The compliance risk scores, penalty estimates, and regulatory information provided by the Platform are indicative only and do not constitute legal, financial, or regulatory advice. You should always consult a qualified professional before making compliance decisions.

3. Account Registration

To access certain features of the Platform, you may need to create an account. You agree to:

  • Provide accurate, current, and complete information during registration
  • Maintain and promptly update your account information
  • Keep your login credentials confidential and not share them with third parties
  • Notify us immediately of any unauthorised use of your account
  • Accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account

4. Subscriptions and Payments

CarbonScope offers both free and paid subscription tiers. By subscribing to a paid plan, you agree to the following:

Billing

Subscription fees are billed in advance on a monthly or annual basis. All payments are processed securely by Stripe. By providing payment information, you authorise us to charge the applicable fees to your payment method.

Cancellation

You may cancel your subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. We do not provide refunds for partial billing periods, except where required by applicable law.

Price changes

We reserve the right to modify subscription pricing with 30 days' notice. Continued use of the Platform after a price change constitutes acceptance of the new pricing.

5. Acceptable Use

You agree not to use the Platform to:

  • Violate any applicable laws or regulations
  • Infringe the intellectual property rights of CarbonScope or any third party
  • Attempt to reverse engineer, decompile, or extract the source code of the Platform
  • Use automated tools to scrape, crawl, or extract data from the Platform without our prior written consent
  • Transmit malicious code, viruses, or any other harmful content
  • Misrepresent your identity or affiliation
  • Use the Platform's compliance data to make representations to regulators without independent verification

6. Intellectual Property

All content on the Platform, including but not limited to the compliance database, calculation methodology, software, design, text, and graphics, is the intellectual property of Studio JC or its licensors and is protected by applicable copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.

You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to access and use the Platform for your own internal business purposes. You may not reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works from Platform content without our prior written consent.

7. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, CarbonScope and Studio JC shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of the Platform, including but not limited to regulatory penalties, fines, or compliance failures.

Our total liability to you for any claim arising from these Terms or your use of the Platform shall not exceed the total amount paid by you to CarbonScope in the 12 months preceding the claim.

8. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of Australia. Any disputes arising from these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Australia. If you are accessing the Platform from the European Union, you retain the benefit of any mandatory consumer protection provisions of your local law.

9. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. We will notify registered users of material changes by email with at least 14 days' notice. Continued use of the Platform after the effective date of changes constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

10. Contact

For any questions about these Terms, contact us at:

CarbonScope / Studio JC

Email: [email protected]

Website: carbonscope.world