Terms Of Use
IMPORTANT NOTICE: These Terms of Use form a legal agreement between Uveaa Australia Pty Limited (ACN 671 468 634) of Level 1, 204 Alice St, Brisbane QLD 4000 (Uveaa) and You with respect to the access and use of the Software and the Services. Before You can log in and use the Software or access the Services, You must read and agree to these General Terms of Use.
Under the SRES, Owners may install Eligible Installations on eligible properties and create STCs. As a service provider in the renewable energy industry, You and the Owners may agree on certain arrangements with respect to the provision of certain goods and services by or on behalf of You to the Owners about Eligible Installations, and the registration and trading of the STCs created by such Eligible Installations using the Software and Services.
In order to access and use the Software and utilise our Services, You should have a licence from Uveaa. These General Terms of Use set out the terms on which Uveaa agrees to grant You a limited non-exclusive non-transferable licence to use and access the Software and the terms on which You may use the Services within the Territory.
In consideration for accessing the Services and the Software, You agree to be bound by these General Terms of Use. If You do not agree to these General Terms of Use, You must not use (or allow a third party to use) the Services or access the Software.
Definitions and interpretation
Definitions
In these Terms of Use, the following expressions have the following meanings:
Account means the STC account established by Uveaa for Your STC Applications in accordance with clause 2 of these Terms of Use.
App General Terms of Use means the terms of use agreed to by an end-user and/or Installer granting access to use the Device Application.
Approved STC Application means an Uploaded STC Application that has been approved by the CER, the registration fee has been paid to the CER by Uveaa, with the STCs from that Approved STC Application listed in Your Account but always subject to Uveaa’s final approval.
Authorised Person means You and/or your nominated authorised user of the Software and Services.
Business Day means a day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or any other day which is a public holiday in Sydney, New South Wales.
Buyer means a third-party buyer that purchases from Uveaa the Pending STCs and/or Created STCs that are in Your Account.
CEC means the Clean Energy Council of Australia.
CER means the Australian Government’s Clean Energy Regulator, an independent FMA Agency that administers and enforces the RET Legislation.
Contact Details means the true, correct and active mobile phone, email, postal, DX; Post Box and banking details of the Authorised Person provided in Uveaa in writing.
Created STC(s) following the submission/uploading by Uveaa of an Uploaded STC Application to the REC Registry, it means a STC in Your Account where:
- Uveaa has paid the registration fee to the CER; and
- Then the Uploaded STC Application is approved and registered by the CER as an Approved STC Application that creates and registers STCs; and
- Then Uveaa has verified and approved the STCs and the Approved STC Application as being created in accordance with the RET Legislation;
‘Data’ means all data, photos, documents, PV system componentry. personal information (subject to our Privacy Policy), grid connection application information including log-in details, any certificate of compliance that has the true and correct date of installation supplied and other information/documentation needed by Uveaa, uploaded using the Device Application or otherwise by or on behalf of You onto the Software.
Defective Installations means any installation of a SGU/SWH at the Installation Address by You (agents/contractors/employees) that is:
- not manufactured, designed and/or installed in accordance with the RET Legislation, OH&S Laws and/or Industry Guidance;
- not installed in accordance with these General Terms of Use; and/or
- associated with or specifically related to a Potential Breach.
Device Application means an application that enables the submission/upload of Data in respect of STC Applications by or on behalf of You to the Software, known as “Uveaa Solar PV Installer App”, or any other application specified by Uveaa and notified to You from time to time.
Documentation means the technical, operating, and user videos and manuals supplied by Uveaa to you, including the documentation provided with any Updates.
Draft STC Application means a STC Application that You (agent/contractor/employee/Installer) is working on and providing Data to Uveaa using the Device Application, Software and Services but is not yet a Submitted STC Application.
Eligible Installation(s) means installations of SGUs and/or SWHs in accordance with the RET Legislation and all foreseeable laws including laws relating to misleading and deceptive conduct, fair trading and consumer protection.
Eligible Premises means any of the following:
- a house (including the land on which the house is located and any outbuildings on the land);
- a townhouse;
- a residential apartment;
- a shop (including the land on which the shop is located and any outbuildings on the land);
- premises, other than premises mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (d), that are located at an address.
Enterprise Terms of Use means the terms of use between Uveaa and You permitting and governing the use by You of the Software/Services as an Enterprise User.
Enterprise User means a user granted a restrictive non-exclusive licence to use the Software and Services whereby such business user uses the Software and Services to enable it to provide similar services to Uveaa to the customers of that business under these General Terms of Use but does so branding such Software and Services with its own branding allowing its customers to Submit STC Applications directly to the business user under its licence with payment made by the business user to their customers.
Financing Statement has the same meaning as provided for in the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth).
Force Majeure means an act of God, fire, lightning, explosions, flood, subsidence, network failures, the act of terrorism, Malware use/impact on Your and/or Uveaa’s Software/hardware, insurrection or civil disorder or military operations, government or quasi-government restraint, expropriation, prohibition, intervention, direction or embargo, inability or delays in obtaining governmental or quasi-governmental approvals, consents, permits, licences or authorities, strikes, lock-outs or other industrial disputes of any kind and any other cause, whether similar or not to the foregoing, outside of the affected party’s control.
General Term of Use means these terms of use.
Grid Connection Application has the meaning detailed in clause 21 of these General Terms of Use;
GST means the goods and services tax payable under or imposed by the GST Law.
The GST Law has the same meaning as in the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 (Cth).
Industry Guidance means information, data and materials that the clean energy industry commonly uses to assess materials, contractors and/or products, such as any list in relation to installers, approved makes and models, products, and inverters that is published by a reputable industry body such as the CER, CEC or other such body.
Installation Address means the physical address of the Eligible Premises where the SGU/SWH has been installed by You as noted in the STC Assignment Form.
Installer means a CEC accredited designer, installer and/or electrician responsible for the design and/or installation of a SGU and/or SWU.
Licence Fee means the fees payable to Uveaa by You from time to time for each Pending STC or Created STC in Your Account, as published on Uveaa’s then current price list or otherwise notified to You including any deductions and/or set-offs.
Malware includes but is not limited to hacking, defects, worms, Trojan horses, spyware, adware, corrupted files, hoaxes, viruses, blended threats and/or unauthorised access, denial of service events or other items of a destructive/deceptive nature;
Offered Price means the applicable price published on the Website/Software from time to time, for a Pending STC and/or Created STC (including by reference to the time elapsed from the date of submission of the Uploaded STC Application until You select the Offered Price in accordance with clause 3.3(a)) less the Licence Fee.
OH&S Laws mean all federal and state laws in respect of work health and safety, such as the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW); Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (NSW); and codes of practice and other corresponding laws in the state where the SGU/SWH is installed by You.
Owner(s) means the legal owner or legal occupier of the Installation Address upon which You (agent/contractor/employee) have installed a SGU and/or SWH in accordance with the RET Legislation.
Pending STC means, following Uveaa uploading to the REC Registry Your Submitted STC Application (which then becomes an Uploaded STC Application), a STC which is listed by the CER as a STC that is pending approval and registration by the CER.
Personal Information has the meaning as defined in our Privacy Policy.
PMSI means a purchase money security interest under the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth).
Potential Breach means instances where Uveaa is notified by the CER, CEC, ASC and/or RAA that:
- a STC Application (and/or You) is under investigation; and/or
- a STC Application (and/or You) may be in breach of the RET Legislation, OH&S Laws and/or Industry Guidance; and/or
- Uveaa notifies You that You have breached these General Terms of Use.
PPSR means the personal property securities register;
Pre-Created STC means that a STC has previously been created for a SGU/SWH at the Installation Address prior to Uveaa (or an Enterprise User) uploading an Uploaded STC Application for the same Installation Address and is, therefore, an invalid STC.
Privacy Policy means our privacy policy available at https://uveaa.com.au/legal
PV system componentry means solar panel/inverter/battery and other complementary equipment/componentry serial numbers/specifications and/or unique product identifiers.
REC-Registry means the CER’s internet-based registry system that is needed by the RET Legislation.
REC-Registry Account means an account with the CER under the RET Legislation for the submission, registration, creation and trading of STCs.
RET Legislation means the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000 (Cth), Renewable Energy (Electricity) Regulations 2001 (Cth), CER, CEC; Australian solar council; and/or REC Agents Association guidance
Security Interest has the same meaning as provided for in the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth).
Services means the services provided by Uveaa to You which facilitates the creation and trading of a STC under the RET Legislation.
SGU means an eligible small-generation unit under the RET Legislation.
Software means:
- the computer software program known as “Uveaa Trading” or generally known as Uveaa;
- the .php file that enables You to access the “Uveaa Trading” software via the Website;
- the Device Application;
- any Updates; and
- the Documentation,
and for the avoidance of doubt, the Software does not include any third-party software.
SRES means the small-scale renewable energy scheme under the RET Legislation.
STC means a small-scale technology certificate under the RET Legislation and includes a Pending STC and a Created STC derived from a Uploaded STC Application.
STC Amount means a sum paid by Uveaa to You in respect of a Pending STC or a Created STC calculated based on the applicable Offered Price for the Pending STC or Created STC selected by You in accordance with clause 3.3 less the applicable Licence Fee.
STC Application means either a Draft STC Application, Submitted STC Application, an Uploaded STC Application and/or an Approved STC Application.
STC Assignment Form means the Uveaa STC assignment form (including all needed/supporting Data) whereby the Owner(s) assign to Uveaa all rights to/in the creation and ownership of the STCs in accordance with the RET Legislation.
Submitted means the pressing of the “submit” button using the Software and/or Website to submit a Draft STC Application for verification to Uveaa (or an Enterprise User) prior to it becoming an Uploaded STC Application.
Submitted STC Application means a Draft STC Application that is in final form and includes all needed all Data that is Submitted by You to Uveaa including a complete and correct STC Assignment Form using the Software for verification by Uveaa of Data needed to create STCs with ownership of all legal/equitable rights in the STC(s) transferring to Uveaa immediately on Submission.
SWH means an eligible solar water heater under the RET Legislation.
Taxes all applicable taxes, levies, duties, charges, deductions and withholdings and similar imposts imposed by law or by any government agency or statutory body including income tax, valued added tax, GST, sales tax, business tax, withholding tax, fringe benefits tax, undistributed profits tax, financial institutions duty, stamp duties and any interest or penalty imposed about any of the preceding items.
Territory means Australia.
You is you as counterparty to Uveaa’s General Terms of Use and include for the avoidance of doubt Your employees, contractors, assigns and if You are an Enterprise User including any Installers using the Software/Services linked to Your Account and/or the Enterprise Terms of Use.
Updates mean any patches and minor modifications, adaptations, enhancements, improvements, revisions and substitute products of the Software that enables You to access the Software made available by Uveaa to You at its sole discretion from time to time.
Uploaded STC Application means a Submitted STC Application and all needed Data that has been verified by Uveaa and uploaded onto the REC Registry by Uveaa for the CER to either approve or fail.
Website means the Uveaa website at https://trading.Uveaa.com.au or such other URL as notified by Uveaa to You from time to time.
Your Account means Your personal Uveaa account is accessible only by the Authorised Person using the Software by entering Your username and password on the Website.
Your Bank Account means the bank account you nominate for the purposes of payment by Uveaa to You.
Interpretation
- A reference to a person includes any other entity recognised by law and vice versa.
- Headings, underlinings, marginal notes and indexes are only included for ease of reference and do not affect interpretation.
- A reference to any legislation or legislative provision includes any modifying, consolidating or replacing legislation or legislative provisions from time to time, and includes all regulations, rules and other statutory instruments issued under the legislation.
- A reference to a document (including these Terms of Use) is to that document as varied, novated, ratified or replaced from time to time.
- References to parties, clauses, schedules, annexures or exhibits are references to parties, clauses, schedules, annexures or exhibits to these Terms of Use unless otherwise stated.
- References to months and years mean calendar months and years.
- Words denoting the singular number include the plural, and vice versa.
- Where any word or phrase is given a defined meaning any other grammatical form of that word or phrase has a corresponding meaning.
- No rule of construction or interpretation applies to the disadvantage of a party because that party prepared these Terms of Use.
- If any part of these Terms of Use is void or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, then for the purposes of that jurisdiction if possible, that part is to be read down so as to be valid and enforceable. If this is not possible, and that part does not go to the essence of these Terms of Use, that part will be severed from these Terms of Use and the rest of these Terms of Use continues to have full force and effect so as to give effect to the intention of the parties.
- The Uveaa Account
- To Create a Uveaa Account
- To utilise the Services, You will need to create an Account with Uveaa by completing an online registration form made available by Uveaa at the Website. To be eligible for an Account, You must:
- be over 18 years old;
- Have one/two director(s) sign the online registration form to comply with the execution of documents under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and in addition, if in the sole opinion of Uveaa, Uveaa needs You to provide a personal guarantee to Uveaa guaranteeing Your performance of all obligations owing to Uveaa, sign the guarantee document with such document to be presented in a form satisfactory to Uveaa; and
- accurately complete all needed information on the online registration form, including the full name of the legal entity of the applicant of the Account.
- You must not use a false identity to create an Account, or falsely state, impersonate or otherwise misrepresent your identity when creating the Account.
- be over 18 years old;
- Acceptance of Your Account
- Uveaa may at its discretion accept or deny your application to create an Account. Once Your application is accepted by Uveaa, You may use the Software and access the Services in accordance with these General Terms of Use. You must not:
- sell, lease, licence, rent, loan, trade ,share, timeshare or otherwise transfer or deal with Your Account to another party unless you receive written confirmation from Uveaa’s CEO; or
- allow any third party to access Your Account, save an Authorised Person.
- sell, lease, licence, rent, loan, trade ,share, timeshare or otherwise transfer or deal with Your Account to another party unless you receive written confirmation from Uveaa’s CEO; or
- Change of Authorised Person
- You must notify Uveaa in writing within 24 hours of a change in Authorised Person.
- You represent and warrant that only the Authorised Person will use Your Account and You indemnify Uveaa for any direct and/or indirect loss and/or any damage caused by any unauthorised person or access to Your Account.
- The Services
- You must notify Uveaa in writing within 24 hours of a change in Authorised Person.
- Assignment of STCs
- You represent and warrant that all legal/equitable rights and title in and to the Pending STCs and/or Created STCs (including all Submitted STC Applications) are legally assigned to Uveaa by the Owner (or otherwise) immediately on submission of a Submitted STC Application.
- Creation of STCs
- You agree to the following with respect to the creation of a STC under the RET Legislation using the Software:
- Uveaa may and You explicitly consent to Uveaa recording, by whatever means including electronically and storing all conversations between the parties which shall, at Uveaa’s sole discretion, form part of these General Terms of Use;
- You must Submit to Uveaa all Data necessary with your Submitted STC Application to enable Uveaa to create the STCs in consultation with the CER, through Uveaa’s REC-Registry Account and to enable Uveaa to sell the STCs to Buyers and/or bank them;
- Draft STC Applications will only become Submitted STC Applications once all Data Submitted by You is received, analysed and verified by Uveaa. Any failure to upload correct and complete Data will result in delays to a Submitted STC Application approved by Uveaa and being uploaded to the REC-Registry. Uveaa takes no responsibility for any direct/indirect losses/damages You may sustain if the Data Submitted/uploaded by You is incorrect and/or incomplete;
- The details of all Uploaded STC Applications uploaded to the CER are summarised in a “STC Form”;
- Once an Uploaded STC Application has been approved by the CER so that it is now an Approved STC Application, an automated SMS will be sent to You (if You have provided Uveaa with a true, correct and valid Australian mobile phone number) and the Approved STC Application will be displayed on Your Account.
- After Uveaa has paid the registration fee, Uveaa has no control over the period it takes for the CER to confirm that an Uploaded STC Application is now an Approved STC Application
- Once Uveaa has paid the registration fee and the STC is registered by the CER and the Uploaded STC Application becomes an Approved STC Application, Uveaa will verify the Approved STC Application and approve, accept and create the Approved STC Application as a Created STC, subject to, any Potential Breach ,.
- For the avoidance of doubt, in respect of a Potential Breach, Uveaa reserves the right, at its sole discretion to refuse an Approved STC Application and delay, vary and/or terminate payment of the STC Amount to You and may recover its costs (e.g. Licence Fee) in dealing in such STC Applications;
- You will be notified in Your Account when a Created STC is listed in Your Account; and You will respond to any contact made by the CER promptly and acknowledge that the CER is likely to contact you by phone and/or other means within 0-12 weeks from the date of the Uploaded STC Application. If the CER leaves You a phone message you represent and warrant that You will respond to the CER’s message within 2 business days. You acknowledge that we may cite our written and any recorded verbal correspondence with the CER in establishing noncompliance with this clause.
- Uveaa may and You explicitly consent to Uveaa recording, by whatever means including electronically and storing all conversations between the parties which shall, at Uveaa’s sole discretion, form part of these General Terms of Use;
- STC Amount
- In consideration of the assignment (or the procurement of assignment) of STCs by the Owner/You to Uveaa in accordance with clause 3.1, You acknowledge that Uveaa will pay you the STC Amount in accordance with this clause:
- the STC Amount is calculated based on the applicable Offered Price for a Pending STC(s) or a Created STC(s) selected by You from time to time using the Software;
- Offered Prices are different for Pending STCs and Created STCs and within Uploaded STC Applications (depending on the age of the Submitted STC Application(s));
- Subject to clauses 3.3(f) & 3.3(g), You may, between the hours of 9 am and 3 pm on Business Days, select an Offered Price for a Pending STC or a Created STC in Your Account at Your discretion, if you have selected an Offered Price for a Pending STC, you may not select an Offered Price for a Created STC arising from that Uploaded STC Application;
- Your selection of the Offered Price for a Pending STC or Created STC pursuant to an Uploaded Application is always subject to approval by Uveaa.
- In respect of Pending STC(s), You acknowledge that due to the often long CER processing times for Uploaded STC Applications in respect of Eligible Installations that involve: replacement; and/or additional SGUs (e.g. replacement/additional PV panels); and/or commercial size SGUs, Uveaa may, in preference to any other contrary provision of these General Terms of Use, withhold providing an Offered Price for Pending STC(s) for such Uploaded STC Applications until a later date
- for Pending STCs or Created STCs pursuant to the Uploaded STC Application(s) for which You have selected an applicable Offered Price before 3 pm on a Business Day, subject always to this clause 3.3, and which have been approved by Uveaa, Uveaa will pay to You the STC Amount on the same Business Day by direct deposit of the STC Amount into Your Bank Account less any applicable Licence Fee and Taxes
- for Pending STCs or Created STCs pursuant to those Uploaded STC Applications for which You have selected an applicable Offered Price after 3 pm on a Business Day, subject always to clauses 3.3(d), 3.3(n) & 3.3(o) and which have been approved by Uveaa, Uveaa will pay to You the STC Amount on the following Business Day by direct deposit of the STC Amount into Your Bank Account less any applicable Licence Fee and Taxes;
- Uveaa takes no responsibility for any delay in You receiving such funds from Uveaa, after the funds have left Uveaa’s bank account;
- For the avoidance of doubt, once You have selected an applicable Offered Price for a Pending STC and/or Created STC pursuant to an Uploaded STC Application such selection is irrevocable by You and, except for your right to receive payment of the STC Amount under this clause, you will have no further rights in or with respect to that Uploaded STC Application relating to those Pending STCs and/or Created STCs. Uveaa will be entitled to deal in or sell those Pending STCs and/or Created STCs (including the Uploaded STC Application) entirely at its discretion, and retain all amounts received in relation to it. Accordingly, those Pending STCs and/or Created STCs pursuant to that Uploaded STC Application will no longer be available for selection of an Offered Price using the Software;
- If an Uploaded STC Application is received by Uveaa eleven (11) or more months after the installation date of the Eligible Installation, Uveaa will use its reasonable endeavours to process such Uploaded STC Application but You acknowledge that it is the CER’s role to formally approve and register any STC following payment by Uveaa of the registration fee. In such instances, Uveaa may pay a reduced STC Amount (or hold/vary any such payment of the STC Amount) for any Pending STCs and/or Created STC or may only agree to pay the STC Amount for Created STCs. If such Uploaded STC Application and/or STC is not approved and/or registered by the CER for any reason and is failed by the CER/Uveaa, Uveaa has no liability to You and You agree to indemnify Uveaa against any direct/indirect loss (whether in contract, tort, statute or otherwise) You may incur due to the CER not approving and registering such STCs. Uveaa reserves the right to charge its Licence Fee and you agree to pay such fee on demand and/or set off such amounts against future Uploaded STC Application;
- in consideration for Uveaa agreeing to pay the STC Amount to You under this clause, Uveaa may require You to procure the execution of a personal guarantee from a person nominated by Uveaa (e.g. a director of You), using a template personal guarantee provided by Uveaa, together with a certificate regarding legal advice in a form acceptable to Uveaa;
- Uveaa has no liability to you for any decision, judgement and/or perceived error claimed against the CER and/or in instances where Uveaa deems/verifies Your STC Application against the RET Legislation and/or Industry Guidance and such RET Legislation and/or Industry Guidance or Uveaa’s interpretation of such RET Legislation and/or Industry Guidance is incorrect; and
- You represent and warrant that if an Uploaded STC Application is not approved and/or is failed by the CER and/or Uveaa, then the Licence Fee is to be paid by You and/or offset from monies owed by You to Uveaa and You may direct Uveaa to transfer the STC Application to another agent/aggregator.
- In instances where no STC Amount has yet been paid to You by Uveaa, if Uveaa is informed by the CER of a Potential Breach or the STC Application is a failed by the CER/Uveaa, then, in order for Uveaa to try to resolve the problem and/or re-submit the STC Application to the CER:
- Any payment by Uveaa to you of an STC Amount is subject to clause 3.3(o) of these General Terms of Use;
- You will work with Uveaa and communicate within 1 Business Day when responding to any queries raised by Uveaa to You;
- if the matters are not able to be resolved by Uveaa, Uveaa will follow the CER’s guidance on such matters;
- then Uveaa will liaise with the CER to attempt to resolve such matters;
- You must provide true and correct Data and Contact Details and proactively check Your emails (including Your junk mail) and mobile phone for messages from Uveaa; and
- Uveaa may inspect and/or investigate any such matters.
- In instances where no STC Amount has yet been paid to you by Uveaa, if following Uveaa completing to its sole satisfaction the process in clause 3.3(n) in respect of any Potential Breach or STC Application is failed by the CER/Uveaa and in Uveaa’s sole opinion such matters cannot be resolved and the Potential Breach and/or failed STC Application persists, then Uveaa may (without any liability whatsoever to You):
- Hold, vary and/or cancel any Offered Price for any Pending STC(s) and/or Created STC(s); and/or
- Hold, vary and/or cancel any STC Applications.
- Hold, vary and/or cancel any Offered Price for any Pending STC(s) and/or Created STC(s); and/or
- In instances where Uveaa has paid you a STC Amount in respect of any STCs and such STCs and/or Pending STC Applications and/or Approved STC Applications are in fact invalid and/or failed by the CER/Uveaa and/or result from Defective Installations and/or are Pre-Created STCs, then Uveaa has no obligation to notify you of such failure but has immediate rights under clause 3.7 of these General Terms of Use.
- You represent and warrant that You have no claim for any direct/indirect loss, damage and/or liability due to Uveaa implementing the procedures and actions in clauses 3.3(n), 3.3(o) & 3.3(p) and You indemnify Uveaa in respect of any such claim and/or losses
- Notwithstanding the above, in the event of a system malfunction or a Force Majeure event, Uveaa reserves the right to hold the day’s payments for any Pending STCs and/or Created STCs in respect of the Uploaded STC Applications until the issue has been resolved.
- You acknowledge and accept that Uveaa may withhold and/or vary payment of any part of the STC Amount until it has received a personal guarantee (e.g. from a director of You or otherwise agreed between the parties) and a certificate certifying that You have procured legal advice in respect of these General Terms of Use.
- the STC Amount is calculated based on the applicable Offered Price for a Pending STC(s) or a Created STC(s) selected by You from time to time using the Software;
- License Fee
- In consideration of using the Software and the Services, You must, subject to clause 3.6, pay a Licence Fee (GST exclusive) per Pending STC and/or Created STC pursuant to an Uploaded STC Application in Your Account. The Licence Fee includes the registration fee imposed per STC by the CER. The Licence Fee and applicable Taxes will be deducted from the STC Amount payable by Uveaa to You under clause 3.3.
- Taxes
- You are responsible for all Taxes about the provision of Services by Uveaa to You. The parties agree as follows in respect of GST:
- Unless GST is expressly included, the consideration expressed to be payable under any other paragraph of these General Terms of Use for any supply made under or about these General Terms of Use does not include GST, which must be paid as an additional amount.
- Each party agrees to do all things, including providing tax invoices and other documentation, that may be necessary or desirable to enable or assist the other party to claim any input tax credit, adjustment or refund in relation to any amount of GST paid or payable in respect of any supply made under or about these General Terms of Use. A party is not obliged to make a payment under these General Terms of Use if the other party does not provide a valid tax invoice.
- If a payment to a party under these General Terms of Use is a payment by way of reimbursement or indemnity and is calculated by reference to the GST-inclusive amount of a loss, cost or expense incurred by that party, then the payment is to be reduced by the amount of any input tax credit to which that party is entitled in respect of that loss, cost or expense before any adjustment is made for GST.
- You are responsible for all Taxes about the provision of Services by Uveaa to You. The parties agree as follows in respect of GST:
- Additional Fees and Rights of Uveaa
- You agree to select an Offered Price for each Created STC within thirty (30) days from the date the Pending STC becomes a Created STC (the date the Created STC appears in the REC Registry) unless otherwise directed or deemed inappropriate by Uveaa. If You fail to do so:
- Uveaa will be entitled to invoice, and if invoiced You must pay an amount of the difference between the Licence Fee and the then current CER registration fee, (GST exclusive) per Created STC that remains in Your Account after such thirty (30) day period;
- if You pay the above invoiced amount per Created STC You will be charged a reduced Licence Fee per Created STC at the time you select a STC Amount for such Created STC, such reduced Licence Fee being the then current Licence Fee less the amount paid under this clause with respect to the Created STC;
- if You do not select an Offered Price for a Created STC within twelve (12) months from the date that the Created STC is listed in the REC Registry, you agree that Uveaa may sell any Created STC to a Buyer without further notice to you and Uveaa will pay to You a STC Amount with respect to such Created STC calculated based on the then current Offered Price for such Created STC published on the Software less any applicable unpaid Licence Fee. Uveaa will send You an automated email reminder after eleven (11) months from the date that the Created STC is listed in the REC Registry.
- You agree to select an Offered Price for each Created STC within thirty (30) days from the date the Pending STC becomes a Created STC (the date the Created STC appears in the REC Registry) unless otherwise directed or deemed inappropriate by Uveaa. If You fail to do so:
- Invalid STCs & STC Amount Paid to You
- If for any reason a Pending STC, Created STC and/or Uploaded STC Application for which a STC Amount has been paid to You by Uveaa is found to be invalid and/or is failed by the CER/Uveaa and/or is affected by a Potential Breach and/or results from a Defective Installation and/or is not able to properly form the basis or part of an Uploaded STC Application, because it was a Pre-Created STC, then in Uveaa’s sole opinion and without notice to you or without limiting Uveaa’s rights and remedies:
- You grant to Uveaa a Security Interest and PMSI (which Uveaa may register a Financing Statement on the PPSR) over any STC Amounts (plus any associated Licence Fee) paid to you by Uveaa in respect of such invalid STCs, Pre-Created STCs and all STC Applications (however created by fraud, negligence or otherwise);
- You grant to Uveaa a Security Interest and PMSI (which Uveaa may register a Financing Statement on the PPSR) over any current/future STC Amounts (plus any associated Licence Fee) paid and/or owed or that may be owed in the future including all STC Applications;
- You must, on request by Uveaa, immediately refund to Uveaa any STC Amount received by You for such Pending STC, Created STC and/or Uploaded STC Application without any deductions;
- the Licence Fees or other amounts paid or deducted with respect to such Pending STCs, Created STCs and/or Uploaded STC Applications are not refundable to You;
- the Licence Fees or other amounts paid or deducted with respect to such Pending STCs, Created STCs and/or Uploaded STC Applications are not refundable to You;
- You are solely responsible to claim a refund or rebate of any Taxes (if applicable) from relevant taxation authorities;
- If Uveaa acts under this clause 3.7, Uveaa may demand immediate repayment of the STC Amount(s) (or such part of the STC Amount(s) as has been advanced to You) and Licence Fees from You or from any third party in accordance with these General Terms of Use and/or under any personal guarantee provided about these General Terms of Use; and
- If the CER conducts and/or authorises a third party to conduct an audit in accordance with the RET Legislation and/or Industry Guidance in respect of any of Your STC Applications, You will be solely responsible for such audit costs and indemnify Uveaa from any/all such direct/indirect costs and/or general/special liability.
- You grant to Uveaa a Security Interest and PMSI (which Uveaa may register a Financing Statement on the PPSR) over any STC Amounts (plus any associated Licence Fee) paid to you by Uveaa in respect of such invalid STCs, Pre-Created STCs and all STC Applications (however created by fraud, negligence or otherwise);
- Suspension and Termination of Services to You
- Uveaa reserves the right to modify, restrict, suspend, discontinue, terminate or close Your Account or any part of the Services without notice at any time and without any liability to You, including the right to:
- suspend the feature for You to select an Offered Price for a Pending STC, Created STC and/or any Uploaded STC Applications offered by the Services;
- suspend or terminate Your Account and/or access to the Software/Services, if it determines, in its sole discretion, that doing so is necessary to enforce these General Terms of Use and/or the App Terms of Use and/or You are subject to a Potential Breach;
- suspend or cancel a transaction or Your Account in the event of, in Uveaa’s sole opinion, a Potential Breach has occurred or You have made derogatory or defamatory statements about Uveaa on/by any media; and
- In the event Your Account is terminated,all STC Applications that are not Uploaded STC Applications will be deleted from Your Account; and
- You must nominate within thirty (30) days of termination, a REC-Registry Account to transfer all Created STCs and/or Uploaded STC Applications in Your Account for which you have not selected an Offered Price which has been approved by Uveaa. Subject to the payment of the Licence Fee per Created STC per any Uploaded STC Application, Uveaa will transfer such Created STCs and/or Uploaded STC Applications to your nominated REC-Registry Account within a reasonable time.
- suspend the feature for You to select an Offered Price for a Pending STC, Created STC and/or any Uploaded STC Applications offered by the Services;
- Suspension & Termination of Installer Account
- If You and/or Uveaa become aware of any Defective Installations or in You or Uveaa’s opinion any suspicious behaviour by an Installer that may result in any direct/indirect economic/legal/reputational damage, loss and/or liability to Uveaa, then:
- You and/or Uveaa will notify the other party of such Defective Installations or suspicious behaviour within 15 Business Days of becoming aware of such behaviour;
- After 14 Business days (or otherwise agreed), Uveaa may agree in writing with you to allow You to process specific existing STC Applications from the suspect Installer subject to You suspending and/or restricting access to the Installer’s Accounts and/or Your account and/or restricting their (i.e. the Installer and/or You, customer/end user) access to the Device Application, Software/Services, so that no new STC Applications can be submitted by that Installer (e.g. Your customer/end-user) and once the agree STC Applications have been processed, terminate the Installer’s Account unless otherwise directed by Uveaa;
- Uveaa may at any time suspend and/or terminate the Installer’s Account and/or their access to the Software/Services under these General Terms of Use and/or the App Terms of Use;
- Uveaa may direct You to immediately suspend or terminate that Installer’s Account and/or their access to the Software/Services pursuant to these General Terms of Use and/or App Terms of Use and/or other contractual arrangements You may have with such Installer granting access to the Software/Services;
- You will suspend or terminate the Installer’s Account and/or access to the Software/Services immediately upon receipt of Uveaa’s direction;
- Uveaa may inspect the Owner’s Eligible Premises (e.g. Installation Address) in accordance with these General Terms of Use; and
- If an Installer’s Account and/or access to the Software/Services is suspended, halted, dealt with and/or terminated in accordance with this Agreement, then You indemnify Uveaa from any direct/indirect loss, damage and/or liability flowing directly/indirectly from such action and from any claims (whether in contract, tort, legislative or otherwise) whatsoever from You and/or the Installer or You against Uveaa in respect of such liability in respect of such action (or related) action.
- If You and/or Uveaa become aware of any Defective Installations or in You or Uveaa’s opinion any suspicious behaviour by an Installer that may result in any direct/indirect economic/legal/reputational damage, loss and/or liability to Uveaa, then:
- Obligation to Keep Up to Date with RET Legislation & OH&S
- You must keep up to date with any changes to the RET Legislation and all relevant laws (including OH&S Laws) and implement any reasonable changes to Your processes and systems in respect of You or Your customers and/or Installers use of the Software and/or Services.
- Uveaa will use its reasonable endeavours to keep you up to date on changes to the RET Legislation but You must rely on Your own investigations and not rely on such information from Uveaa for which Uveaa excludes any liability to you for any loss and/or damage sustained by You and/or Your customers/Installers.
- Uveaa may at any time suspend and/or terminate the Installer’s Account and/or their access to the Software/Services under these General Terms of Use and/or the App Terms of Use;
- Uveaa may direct You to immediately suspend or terminate that Installer’s Account and/or their access to the Software/Services pursuant to these General Terms of Use and/or App Terms of Use and/or other contractual arrangements You may have with such Installer granting access to the Software/Services;
- You will suspend or terminate the Installer’s Account and/or access to the Software/Services immediately upon receipt of Uveaa’s direction;
- Uveaa may inspect the Owner’s Eligible Premises (e.g. Installation Address) in accordance with these General Terms of Use; and
- If an Installer’s Account and/or access to the Software/Services is suspended, halted, dealt with and/or terminated in accordance with this Agreement, then You indemnify Uveaa from any direct/indirect loss, damage and/or liability flowing directly/indirectly from such action and from any claims (whether in contract, tort, legislative or otherwise) whatsoever from You and/or the Installer or You against Uveaa in respect of such liability in respect of such action (or related) action.
- You must keep up to date with any changes to the RET Legislation and all relevant laws (including OH&S Laws) and implement any reasonable changes to Your processes and systems in respect of You or Your customers and/or Installers use of the Software and/or Services.
- Holding of STCs
- You agree that Uveaa may choose, in its sole discretion, to hold the value of all Pending STCs, Created STCs and/or Uploaded STC Applications in all valid Uveaa Accounts as a combination of STCs in Uveaa’s REC-Registry Account and cash in an Authorised Deposit Taking Institution as defined in the Banking Act 1959 (Cth), the Reserve Bank or a State Bank.
- Accessing and using the Software
- Licence of Software
- Upon Uveaa’s acceptance of Your application for an Account and provided You are complying with Your obligations under these General Terms of Use, including paying all necessary fees (e.g. Licence Fee), Uveaa grants to You from the creation date of Your Account a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to access and use the Software via the Website solely for using the Services within the Territory.
- Access to the Software
- The Software will be made available for access via the Website subject to these General Terms of Use and/or the App Terms of Use. You should be aware and agree that Uveaa may from time to time without notice suspend access to the Software and/or Services or disconnect or deny You access to the Software/Services in the event of technical failure, modification, event of Force Majeure or maintenance of the Software/Services or the Website. Uveaa will use its reasonable endeavours to procure the resumption of access to the Software/Services or the Website as soon as reasonably practicable.
- Uveaa Solar PV Installer App
- You must ensure the Device Application is used to upload all relevant Data onto the Software. Additional terms of use will apply to use of the Device Application. If the Device Application is not used to upload the Data, Uveaa may be unable to provide the Services.
- Use of the Software and Services
- You agree always to access and use the Software and/or the Services:
- in accordance with these General Terms of Use and all variations of these General Terms of Use as notified by Uveaa from time to time, and the notices sent to You or otherwise made available on the Website concerning the Software or the Services;
- making Your own enquiries into the laws applying in each jurisdiction in which You use the Software and the Software/Services and ensure Your access and use of the Software and the Services comply with all applicable laws and all relevant regulatory needs including the RET Legislation & OH&S Laws;
- Uveaa may at any time suspend and/or terminate the Installer’s Account and/or their access to the Software/Services under these General Terms of Use and/or the App Terms of Use;
- in accordance with Uveaa’s Privacy Policy.
- You must promptly notify Uveaa if You believe or suspect that the Software or the Services have been compromised or are being used in a matter that breaches these General Terms of Use.
- in accordance with these General Terms of Use and all variations of these General Terms of Use as notified by Uveaa from time to time, and the notices sent to You or otherwise made available on the Website concerning the Software or the Services;
- Updates
- Uveaa may, at its discretion, provide Updates to the Software on the Website from time to time at no additional charge. Uveaa may give you reasonable notice for the provision of Updates. You must keep up-to-date with the operation of and any Updates of the Software. Use and access to all Updates are subject to these General Terms of Use.
- Restrictions on Use
- During the term of these General Terms of Use and following termination or expiry, You must not, and must not authorise or encourage any third party to, use the Software or the Services in any way that causes You to breach these General Terms of Use or in any way that violates any of the items described in the list of ‘Prohibited Actions’ and ‘Spam’ as outlined in the Schedule.
- Licence of Software
- Your data
- Ownership
- All Data uploaded onto the Software by You or on Your behalf remain, as between You and Uveaa, Your property. You grant Uveaa an irrevocable exclusive licence to use the Data for the purposes of these General Terms of Use.
- If You:
- take photographs of the products installed at the Installation Address;
- take photographs of the Owner for witnessing purposes, recording the owner’s signature assigning his or her their rights in the potential STC; or
- electronically record the signature of the Owner,
- You must obtain or ensure You and/or Your employee, agent or contractor obtains the Owner’s written consent with respect to the taking or recording of such Data or signature prior to using such Data or signature in the Software or otherwise for the Services.
- Uploading the Data in the Services
You agree and acknowledge that:- You are solely responsible for the content of any Data that is uploaded by You or on Your behalf in an Uploaded STC Application or Submitted STC Applications via the Software and Uveaa takes no responsibility for the accuracy or the content of the uploaded Data;
- If the CER refuses Your Uploaded STC Application because any of the Data Submitted by You is not correct, Uveaa shall have no liability to You;
- it is Your responsibility to ensure that the Data on Your screen is refreshed and up-to-date and that You have access to a valid/active internet connection;
- You will not upload any Data via the Software and/or Device Application that is of a pornographic or unsavoury nature; and
- If the Data You upload contains any Malware, Uveaa will not be responsible for any costs, losses and/or damages sustained by You and/or Your clients and You indemnify Uveaa against any such claims. You further indemnify Uveaa against an/all direct/indirect/special losses and/or damages that Uveaa and/You may sustain indirectly/directly flowing from your breach of this clause;
- Uveaa expressly assumes no responsibility for, without limitation, backing up Your Data or damage to Your Data. You are responsible for ensuring that you have any necessary backup of all Data and Documentation.
- You must obtain or ensure You and/or Your employee, agent or contractor obtains the Owner’s written consent with respect to the taking or recording of such Data or signature prior to using such Data or signature in the Software or otherwise for the Services.
- You are solely responsible for the content of any Data that is uploaded by You or on Your behalf in an Uploaded STC Application or Submitted STC Applications via the Software and Uveaa takes no responsibility for the accuracy or the content of the uploaded Data;
- Using the Data in the Services
- You expressly consent and represent and warrant that Uveaa may access, preserve, store, use, adapt, compile, disclose, share, transfer or deal (Sharing) with Your Data if needed to do so by law or by any judicial or regulatory body, or when such Sharing is reasonably necessary in Uveaa’s sole opinion to:
- Provide the Software/Services to You (including providing Your Data to the CER, the installer, retailer, wholesaler the Owner or other party (e.g. Enterprise User), and doing all other things necessary for the verification, creation, registration and/or audit of the relevant STC);
- analyse and verify the accuracy of the Data;
- enforce these General Terms of Use and/or the App Terms of Use;
- comply with legal process, including but not limited to civil and criminal subpoenas, court orders or other compulsory and/or non-compulsory disclosures;
- comply with needed or commercially prudent record keeping practices; or
- otherwise fulfil the purpose for which the Data is provided.
- Provide the Software/Services to You (including providing Your Data to the CER, the installer, retailer, wholesaler the Owner or other party (e.g. Enterprise User), and doing all other things necessary for the verification, creation, registration and/or audit of the relevant STC);
- You represent and warrant that:
- Uveaa’s use of the Data pursuant to this clause does not infringe the rights of any third party, and any documents or reports generated by Your use of the Software must only be used by or on behalf of You for the purposes for obtaining the Services.
- You represent and warrant that Uveaa may Share such Data with the CER, installer, retailer, wholesale, and Owner.
- You expressly consent and represent and warrant that Uveaa may Share such Data if, in Uveaa’s sole opinion, the Sharing of such Data is necessary and/or would facilitate us providing the Services to You and/or Your representative with the following class of entities:
- new installers/retailers/wholesale providers;
- a third-party PV system componentry validation service provider;
- a third-party PV system componentry validation service provider;
- a manufacturer of any PV system componentry for warranty purposes; and/or
- other third parties that provide similar services to our Services.
- You expressly consent and represent and warrant that Uveaa may access, preserve, store, use, adapt, compile, disclose, share, transfer or deal (Sharing) with Your Data if needed to do so by law or by any judicial or regulatory body, or when such Sharing is reasonably necessary in Uveaa’s sole opinion to:
- Ownership
- Security and audits
- Username and password
- You must create a username and password only for the Authorised Person to gain access to Your Account. You are responsible for the security of Your password, log-in or access details or other security measures. You are responsible for all activities that occur under Your user name. Where the correct user name and password are provided for the purpose of accessing or using the Software or the Services, Uveaa is entitled to assume that the access is by You, or the Authorised Person and You indemnify Uveaa completely against any claim of direct/indirect loss or damage, including trading losses, that results from wrongful, fraudulent or other access (using the correct user name or password) to the Software or the Services.
- Security
You must maintain the confidentiality of Your user name and password. You must not disclose any security measures to any other person and must keep those details confidential. To help ensure the security of Your password or Account, You must sign out from Your Account at the end of each session. You must promptly notify Uveaa of any actual or suspected breach of security related to the Services, including, but not limited to, unauthorised use of Your password or Account. - Audits and investigations
Uveaa is entitled to contact the Owners and Installers and to undertake relevant internal audits & inspections in order to verify that the installation of SGUs/SWHs has taken place with respect to identified STC Applications or STCs and You will be liable for any costs incurred in the event of any such audit/inspection/investigation carried out for any Potential Breaches. If,it is found that any installation of SGUs/SWHs with respect to identified STC Applications and/or STCs is a Defective Installation, or the STCs are Pre-Created STCs or :- You will fully indemnify Uveaa for any direct/indirect loss, damage and/or general/special liability caused by You or about any Defective Installations and/or invalid STCs;
- Uveaa may hold any Pending STCs, Created STCs and/or Uploaded STC Applications that are within Your Account and delay, vary and/or cancel any payment to you of any/all STC Amounts or other sums until the issue is resolved and may charge the Licence Fee for such STCs;
- You grant Uveaa a Security Interest and PMSI (which Uveaa may register a Financing Statement on the PPSR) over any STC Amounts paid to you by Uveaa in respect of such invalid STCs (however created by fraud, negligence or otherwise) including all STC Applications and future STC Amounts payable paid; and
- Uveaa may sell any other Pending STCs, Created STCs and/or Uploaded STC Applications in Your Account without further notice to You to set off or offset any losses, costs or expenses or other claims under these General Terms of Use.
- You will fully indemnify Uveaa for any direct/indirect loss, damage and/or general/special liability caused by You or about any Defective Installations and/or invalid STCs;
- Username and password
- Intellectual Property Rights
- Ownership
- All intellectual property in and to the Software (including any Updates, development, modification, adaptation, enhancement or improvement of the Software) and all trademarks (registered and unregistered), service marks, logos, domain names, and other distinctive brand features used by Uveaa in connection with the Software, the Website or the Services belong to Uveaa. Apart from the permitted use under these General Terms of Use, You acquire no right, title or interest in or to Uveaa’s intellectual property by virtue of these General Terms of Use. The Software is a web-based application and apart from accessing the Software on the Website, none of its source or object codes will be made available to You.
- Infringement
Without limiting any other provision of these General Terms of Use, if any of the Software infringes the intellectual property rights of any third party, Uveaa may at its discretion, modify or re-work the Software so that such infringement is removed; procure the right for You to continue enjoying the benefit of the Software in accordance with these General Terms of Use; or terminate these General Terms of Use upon immediate written notice to you, in each case You agree that this will be Uveaa’s sole liability to You to the extent permitted by law. In the event these General Terms of Use are terminated, You must nominate within thirty (30) days of termination, a REC-Registry Account to transfer all Pending STCs, Created STCs and/or Uploaded STC Applications in Your Account for which an Offered Price has not been selected. - Ownership/Security Interest
- You represent and warrant that:
- You have no rights to the Software other than as under the licence granted pursuant to these General Terms of Use;
- You will not register a Security Interest over the intellectual property or other personal property of Uveaa (or another company/trust etc.).
- Uveaa and/or a company/trust directly/indirectly related to the directors of Uveaa and/or a related party may register a Financing Statement securing their ownership of the intellectual property.
- You have no rights to the Software other than as under the licence granted pursuant to these General Terms of Use;
- You represent and warrant that:
- Ownership
- Disclosure of information and privacy
- Confidentiality
- You must keep all information obtained from the Software or the Services in strict confidence, unless such information is available in the public domain (other than by unauthorised disclosure), or available to You from a third party who is authorised to disclose such information to You.
- Permitted disclosure
If disclosure of any information provided by You to Uveaa, or by Uveaa to You, is or may be needed by law or regulatory authority, the party under the obligation must immediately notify the other party of that fact. If the other party objects to the disclosure on the basis that it is not needed by law, the party must act in accordance with any reasonable written legal opinion provided to it by the other party, or the other party’s legal advisors. - Privacy
- Uveaa’s Privacy Policy governs how it collects, uses, handles and discloses any personal information You provide or disclose to Uveaa and forms part of these General Terms of Use. You should carefully read and review Uveaa’s Privacy Policy in full before uploading or otherwise disclosing to Uveaa any personal information.
- You expressly consent to:
- us disclosing personal information regarding PV system componentry to the third party service providers that validate the serial numbers of any PV system componentry (e.g. solar panels, inverters, batteries etc.);
- us disclosing personal information regarding PV system componentry to the manufacturers of any PV system componentry (e.g. solar panels, inverters, batteries etc.) for the purposes of any warranty claim; and
- a third-party service provider providing PV system componentry validation services to disclose your personal information to another service provider providing similar services and/or the CER in accordance with their own privacy policy.
- us disclosing personal information regarding PV system componentry to the third party service providers that validate the serial numbers of any PV system componentry (e.g. solar panels, inverters, batteries etc.);
- Uveaa and/or a company/trust directly/indirectly related to the directors of Uveaa and/or a related party may register a Financing Statement securing their ownership of the intellectual property.
- Uveaa’s Privacy Policy governs how it collects, uses, handles and discloses any personal information You provide or disclose to Uveaa and forms part of these General Terms of Use. You should carefully read and review Uveaa’s Privacy Policy in full before uploading or otherwise disclosing to Uveaa any personal information.
- Confidentiality
- Representations, Warranties and indemnity
- Your Representation & Warranty
- You represent and warrant to the best of Your knowledge that the materials, information and Data provided to Uveaa for the purposes of using the Services:
- are true, correct and current;
- are able to be disclosed by You;
- do not infringe the rights of any third party; and
- are able to be legally provided to Uveaa and their disclosure does not breach any law or any obligation (whether of confidence or otherwise) owed to any person.
- You further warrant that you have all necessary rights, power and authority to enter these General Terms of Use and to perform the acts required of You under these General Terms of Use.
- Acknowledgement
Subject to clause 9.1, You acknowledge and agree that:- You have not relied upon or been induced by any representation by Uveaa and Uveaa makes no warranty or representation as to the results that may be obtained through the Services or the Software and the accuracy, reliability or otherwise of any information obtained through the Services or the Software;
- the Software and the Services are provided on an AS IS and AS AVAILABLE basis and You use the Services or the Software entirely at Your own risk; and
- use of the Software or the Service may be subject to technical limitations such as network coverage and third-party service availability.
- You have not relied upon or been induced by any representation by Uveaa and Uveaa makes no warranty or representation as to the results that may be obtained through the Services or the Software and the accuracy, reliability or otherwise of any information obtained through the Services or the Software;
- Indemnity
You release and indemnify Uveaa, its associated entities and their respective officers, employees, consultants and agents from and against all actions, claims, proceedings and demands (including those brought by third parties) which may be brought against it or them, whether on their own or jointly with You and whether at common law, in equity or pursuant to statute or otherwise, in respect of any loss, death, injury, illness or damage (whether personal or property, and whether direct or consequential, including consequential financial loss and reputational) arising out of or in connection with:- a breach of Your warranties or obligations contained in these General Terms of Use;
- any illegal or wrongful act by You or Your officers, contractors, employees or agents about the use of the Services or the Software;
- the failure of Your contractors, employees, agents and Installers to use reasonable care in carrying out Your obligations under these General Terms of Use;
- the use of the Services or the Software by You or on Your behalf; or
- breach of intellectual property rights of third parties arising out of the use of the Data,
- a breach of Your warranties or obligations contained in these General Terms of Use;
- and from and against all damages, reasonable costs and expenses incurred in satisfying, defending or settling any such claim, proceeding or demand.
- Your Representation & Warranty
- Limitation of Liability
- Non-excludable terms
- Nothing in these General Terms of Use excludes, restricts or modifies the application of any legislation which by law of any jurisdiction cannot be excluded, restricted or modified. Without limiting the foregoing, where You are considered a “consumer” within the meaning of the Australian Consumer Law (ACL), Uveaa gives the guarantees to the extent needed by the ACL (Consumer Guarantees) with respect to the Software and the Services.
- No Express Warranty
Subject to this clause 10 and in addition to (where applicable) any Consumer Guarantees and any other rights and remedies You may have under applicable law which cannot be excluded, to the extent permitted by law, all representations, warranties, guarantees, terms and conditions which would otherwise be implied in or imposed on these General Terms of Use in connection with any goods or services supplied by Uveaa or otherwise relating to the performance of Uveaa’s obligations under these General Terms of Use, the Software or the performance of any goods or the Services, are excluded. Without limiting the foregoing, to the extent permitted by law, Uveaa does not represent and/or warrant that:- Your use of the Software will not infringe the intellectual property rights of third parties;
- the Software will be error and/or Malware free or that its use or availability will be uninterrupted, continuous or the Software will be accessible always;
- the Software will operate in combination with other software or any equipment, or other system; or
- the Software will provide any function other than as set out in the Documentation.
- Limitation of Liability
Without limiting the generality of this clause 10 and to the extent permitted by law, in the event, Uveaa has any liability to You:- for any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, Malware or delay in transmission or operation;
- for any injury, loss or damage;
- for any reliance on the information or materials available via the Software (including Your Data); and/or
- otherwise arising out of the provision of the Services,
- whether at common law, under contract, tort (including negligence), in equity, pursuant to statute or otherwise; Your sole remedy is limited to payment of any STC Amount due and owing to You and You cancelling Your Account with Uveaa.
- Permissible Limitation on Non-Excluded Terms
To the extent permitted by law, Uveaa’s liability for any claim arising from a breach of any obligation or warranty under these General Terms of Use or any term, condition or guarantee implied or imposed by statute, which by law cannot be excluded (including any Consumer Guarantees), is limited, at the option of Uveaa, to the re-supply the Software or the Services or where applicable, the payment of the cost of re-supplying the Software or the Services. - Consequential Loss
To the fullest extent permissible at law, Uveaa is not liable for any direct, indirect, punitive, incidental, special, consequential damages or any damages whatsoever including, without limitation, damages for loss of use, data or profits, arising out of or in any way connected with the provision of or failure to provide the Services or the Software, or otherwise arising out of the Services using the Software, whether based on contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability or otherwise, even if Uveaa has been advised of the possibility of damages. - Waiver
A failure or delay by Uveaa to exercise a power or right under these General Terms of Use does not operate as a waiver of that power or right, and the exercise of a power or right by Uveaa does not preclude its future exercise or the exercise of any other power or right. - Limitation of Liability
- A notice or other communication connected with these General Terms of Use (Notice) has no legal effect unless in writing and Your Contact Details are true, correct and valid.
- In addition to any other method of service provided by law, the Notice may be sent to Your Contact Details as follows:
- sent by prepaid ordinary mail to the address for service of the addressee in the Contact Details, if the address is in Australia and the Notice is sent from within Australia;
- sent by email to the address stated in the Your Account;
- Uveaa does not have a facsimile so no Notices shall be sent and/or received by facsimile; or
- delivered to the address for service of the addressee in the Your Account.
- If the Notice is sent or delivered in a manner provided by clause 12.2, it must be treated as given to and received by the party to which it is addressed:
- if mailed from within Australia to an address in Australia, on the 3rd Business Day (at the address to which it is mailed) after mailing;
- if sent by email before 5 pm on a Business Day at the place of receipt, on the day it is sent and otherwise on the next Business Day at the place of receipt;
- if otherwise delivered before 5 pm on a Business Day at the place of delivery, upon delivery, and otherwise on the next Business Day at the place of delivery.
- If a Notice is served by a method that is provided by law but is not provided by clause 12.2, and the service takes place after 5 pm on a Business Day, or on a day that is not a Business Day, it must be treated as taking place on the next Business Day.
- A Notice sent or delivered in a manner provided by clause 12.2 must be treated as validly given to and received by the party to which it is addressed even if:
- the addressee has been liquidated or deregistered or is absent from the place at which the Notice is delivered or to which it is sent; and/or
- the Notice is returned unclaimed.
- the addressee has been liquidated or deregistered or is absent from the place at which the Notice is delivered or to which it is sent; and/or
- A party may change its address for service by giving Notice of that change to each other party.
- You indemnify Uveaa for any Notice issued by You and/or Uveaa but fail to be received by either party if Your Contact Details are not true, correct and/or valid.
- A notice or other communication connected with these General Terms of Use (Notice) has no legal effect unless in writing and Your Contact Details are true, correct and valid.
- Dispute Resolution
All questions or disputes by You relating to the Services including these General Terms of Use should be communicated by You to Uveaa in writing. The parties’ CEOs (or other nominated persons with authority to resolve the dispute) shall meet or discuss by phone/email within 14 Business Days of the date of the written notification of the dispute, (unless provided for otherwise in these General Terms of Use). If the dispute is not resolved by the parties within 28 Business Days of the date of the written notification of dispute, then either party may only seek further redress in the Courts of NSW. - Force Majeure
If the performance of this agreement or any obligations under this agreement, except the making of required payments, is prevented, restricted, or interfered with because of a Force Majeure event, the affected party, upon giving prompt notice to the other party, is excused from such performance to the extent of such prevention, restriction, or interference. The affected party must use its best efforts to avoid or remove the Force Majeure event or to limit the impact of the event on its performance and must continue performance with the utmost dispatch when the Force Majeure event is removed. - Amendments
- Uveaa may vary these General Terms of Use at any time by general notice on a page of the internet referred to on the homepage of the Website. Any variation of these General Terms of Use will take effect on the date specified on the notice. If You do not wish to accept the amendments, please notify us before the date the amendments take effect and Uveaa will terminate Your Account. If You continue to use or access the Software or the Services after the amendments come into effect, You will be deemed to have accepted the amendments.
- These General Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement with respect to its subject matter in its entirety and supersede prior agreements.
- Uveaa may vary these General Terms of Use at any time by general notice on a page of the internet referred to on the homepage of the Website. Any variation of these General Terms of Use will take effect on the date specified on the notice. If You do not wish to accept the amendments, please notify us before the date the amendments take effect and Uveaa will terminate Your Account. If You continue to use or access the Software or the Services after the amendments come into effect, You will be deemed to have accepted the amendments.
- Non-excludable terms
- Governing Law
- The law in New South Wales governs these General Terms of Use and the parties submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New South Wales.
- Security Interest
- You grant to Uveaa a Security Interest over all Pending STCs, Created STCs and/or STC Applications in Your Account and any debts and/or monies owing by You to Uveaa (e.g. monies paid to You in respect of any Pending STCs and/or Created STCs where such Pending STCs and/or Created STCs have been failed by the CER/Uveaa and/or were created as a result of a Potential Breach and/or are Pre-Created STCs and/or Licence Fee) and acknowledge that Uveaa may register a Financing Statement on the PPSR to protect such interest.
- You grant to Uveaa a PMSI in respect of any Pending STCs and/or Submitted STC Applications and any debts and/or monies owing by You to Uveaa (e.g. monies paid to You in respect of any Pending STCs and/or Created STCs where such Pending STCs and/or Created STCs have been failed by the CER/Uveaa and/or were created as a result of a Potential Breach and/or Pre-Created STCs and/or Licence Fee) and acknowledge that Uveaa may register a Financing Statement on the PPSR to protect such interest.
- You grant to Uveaa a Security Interest over all Pending STCs, Created STCs and/or STC Applications in Your Account and any debts and/or monies owing by You to Uveaa (e.g. monies paid to You in respect of any Pending STCs and/or Created STCs where such Pending STCs and/or Created STCs have been failed by the CER/Uveaa and/or were created as a result of a Potential Breach and/or are Pre-Created STCs and/or Licence Fee) and acknowledge that Uveaa may register a Financing Statement on the PPSR to protect such interest.
- Uveaa Communication & Inspection of Owners/Users Installation
- You acknowledge that:
- Uveaa may, at its sole discretion, telephone, email, or write to the Owner or user of the SGU/SWH designed and/or installed by You (or your agents/contractors/employees);
- Uveaa may, at its sole discretion, inspect the Installation Address;
- You indemnify Uveaa for any direct/indirect losses and/or damages claimed against Uveaa due to any Defective Installations installed by You (or your agents/contractors/employees) at an Installation Address; and
- Uveaa may set off any direct/indirect losses and/or damages claimed against Uveaa in accordance with this clause against any future STC Amounts payable to You.
- You acknowledge that:
- Cash for Stock Option
- If You have entered an agreement with a wholesaler/distributor/financier approved by Uveaa (Approved Uveaa Partner) for the supply of solar photovoltaic panels, batteries and any other ancillary equipment (Stock) needed by You to sell and/or install such Stock with payment for such Stock to be made from the STC Amounts under these General Terms of Use, then You represent and warrant to Uveaa the following:
- You direct Uveaa in writing to pay the Approved Uveaa Partner on Your behalf any STC Amounts from the relevant Uploaded STC Application for the Stock subject to such arrangement with the Approved Uveaa Partner;
- Uveaa will pay the Approved Uveaa Partner the relevant STC Amount rather than pay You such STC Amounts;
- You must pay Uveaa the Licence Fee before Uveaa pays the Approved Uveaa Partner; and
- You must account for any GST payable in respect of the Stock and/or STCs.
- You remain bound by these General Terms of Use and the App Terms of Use.
- You will procure the approval of the Approved Uveaa Partner for Uveaa to be granted, hold and register a Security Interest and/or PMSI over any STC Amounts and/or Licence Fees paid to the Approved Uveaa Partner resulting from a Potential Breach and/or Defective Installations and/or Pre-Created STCs.
- You indemnify Uveaa for any loss, damage and or liability whatsoever in respect of any liability incurred by Uveaa in relation to the above transaction.
- If You have entered an agreement with a wholesaler/distributor/financier approved by Uveaa (Approved Uveaa Partner) for the supply of solar photovoltaic panels, batteries and any other ancillary equipment (Stock) needed by You to sell and/or install such Stock with payment for such Stock to be made from the STC Amounts under these General Terms of Use, then You represent and warrant to Uveaa the following:
- Running Account & Set-Off
- You represent and warrant that any indebtedness owed by You to Uveaa under these General Terms of Use (e.g. Uveaa has paid you the STC Amount for any Pending STCs and/or Created STCs and such Pending STCs and/or Created STCs have been failed by the CER/Uveaa; and/or are Pre-Created STCs; and/or result from a Potential Breach and/or actual breach) may be satisfied, at any time and without notice to You and to the fullest extent permitted by law, by means of the cancellation of Your indebtedness to Uveaa by Uveaa offsetting and being reimbursed such indebtedness from any other existing and/or future valid STC Applications Submitted by You to Uveaa and any STC Amounts owed to You.
- You represent and warrant that Uveaa may at any time and without notice to You and to the full fullest extent permitted by law set-off and apply any and all STCs, STC Applications and/or STC Amounts (including Licence Fees) held at the time by Uveaa and any and all other indebtedness at any time owed by Uveaa to You against any indebtedness (whether such indebtedness arises before and/or after any administration, insolvency and/or receivership crystallising resulting from dealings before such proceedings commence) owed by You to Uveaa irrespective of whether or not Uveaa shall have made any demand under these General Terms of Use or App General Terms of Use or Enterprise Terms of Use or other relevant transaction documents.
- You represent and warrant that any indebtedness owed by You to Uveaa under these General Terms of Use (e.g. Uveaa has paid you the STC Amount for any Pending STCs and/or Created STCs and such Pending STCs and/or Created STCs have been failed by the CER/Uveaa; and/or are Pre-Created STCs; and/or result from a Potential Breach and/or actual breach) may be satisfied, at any time and without notice to You and to the fullest extent permitted by law, by means of the cancellation of Your indebtedness to Uveaa by Uveaa offsetting and being reimbursed such indebtedness from any other existing and/or future valid STC Applications Submitted by You to Uveaa and any STC Amounts owed to You.
- Grid Connection Application
- You and the Owners:
- Consent to us collecting and submitting all needed Data (including your login details with the Network Service Provider) to lodge the Owners’ grid connection application with their Network Service Provider; and
- If you and/or the Owners do not “opt out”, you and the Owners are deemed to have granted us express consent to provide this service and you and the Owners will indemnify us against any direct/indirect loss, damage, claim suffered by you and or us in providing such service; and
- We will provide you a receipt following the successful lodgement of the grid connection application; and
- Acknowledge that the Network Service Provider may request we cease this service at any time and that we will not be liable to you and/or the Owners in such instances for any damage/loss suffered by your and/or the Owners if such event occurs.
- You and the Owners may not grant us consent to perform such service by “opting-out” by clicking the “opt-out” button when you create an STC Application.
- You and the Owners:
- Term and Termination
- Your Uveaa account will be active from the date You register your Uveaa Australia account and will remain active until terminated by either party.
- Uveaa will store any data provided to Uveaa securely for a minimum period of 7 years.
- Termination by You: You may terminate this Agreement with immediate effect at any time for convenience by emailing Us with written notice of termination to: info@Uveaa.com.
- Termination by Us: Uveaa reserves the right to terminate your access to its service under the following conditions:
- Prohibited acts as described under the Schedule at the end of these General Terms of Use
- Using abusive or threatening language with Uveaa staff
- Knowingly and deliberately submitting falsified/forged documentation for the purpose of processing STC applications.
- Breach of any of the other terms and conditions described in these General Terms of use.
- Termination by Us: Uveaa reserves the right to terminate your access to its service under the following conditions:
- Consequences of termination. Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason:
- Uveaa will ensure any outstanding funds relating to approved STC trades are paid out to You (less service fees), OR
- Uveaa will recoup their financial losses by withholding outstanding funds if You have any failed or forfeited STC applications that were previously paid out to you
- Uveaa may, upon request:
- Reactivate Your account at Your written request if you need to access any installation data such as photos and signed agreements or wish to resume the use of Our product
- Uveaa may provide limited access to your account if your termination was initiated by Us due to any of the reasons outlined in Section 17.3.a
- Notwithstanding the above, You will continue to be subject to the terms and conditions of this agreement indefinitely.
- Your Uveaa account will be active from the date You register your Uveaa Australia account and will remain active until terminated by either party.
- Schedule – Prohibited Acts
- Prohibited Acts
- You must not (and must ensure Your contractors, agents and employees do not), even after the termination or expiry of these General Terms of Use:
- Take and/or send to a third party any screenshot/print screen of the Software;
- Sell, lease, licence, sub-license, rent, loan, timeshare, encumber, provide, disclose, distribute or otherwise transfer or make available to, or permit the use of the Software or any material created by You using the Software or the Services, in whole or in part, to any third party;
- Acquire, download, reproduce, or install the Software, in whole or in part, on any computer equipment other than during use permitted under these General Terms of Use;
- Use the Software or the Services for (or to promote or encourage) any illegal, fraudulent or inappropriate purpose, or about any violation of the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others;
- Use the Software or the Services for providing legal or financial services or advice or for any purpose requiring continuous or fail-safe operation or for the avoidance of personal injury, death or illness of any person;
- Alter, remove or otherwise interfere with any STCs applied by or created in the account of another user;
- Construct Your own system to access the information on the Software;
- Send, upload, distribute or disseminate onto or via the Software or the Services or offer to do the same with respect to any unlawful, defamatory, harassing, abusive, fraudulent, infringing, obscene, or otherwise objectionable content;
- Intentionally distribute Malware via the Software;
- Transmit content or use the Software or the Services that in the opinion of Uveaa acting reasonably may be considered harmful to or inappropriate for minors;
- Impersonate another person (via the use of an email address, account and/or Contact Details) or otherwise misrepresent yourself or the source of any email or communication when using the Software or the Services;
- Interfere without cause in the reasonable enjoyment by other Uveaa users of the Services;
- Create multiple user accounts, create user accounts by automated means or otherwise engage in false, fraudulent, deceptive or misleading conduct in respect of user identity;
- Sell, trade, resell, transfer or otherwise attempt to dispose of, or otherwise exploit any content on the Software (including Your Data) for any unauthorised commercial purpose;
- Decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, attempt to derive the source code for, modify, adapt, translate or copy the Software, in whole or in part; or develop any software or create derivative works based upon the Software;
- Remove, tamper with, seek to override or otherwise interfere with any security or technological protection measure forming part of the Software;
- Remove any copyright, trade mark or other proprietary rights notices contained in or on the Software or Services;
- Reformat or frame any portion of any web page that is like the Software or the Webpage;
- Create a deep link to the Website for any purpose unless expressly authorised in writing by Uveaa;
- Use manual or automated software, devices, scripts robots, or other means or processes to access, “scrape,” “crawl” or “spider” any web pages contained in the Website;
- Access, via automated or manual means or processes, the Software for purposes of monitoring its availability, performance or functionality or for any competitive purpose;
- Attempt to or access the Software by any means other than through the interfaces provided by the Website or via the Device Application;
- Engage in any action that directly or indirectly interferes with the proper working of or places an unreasonable load on Uveaa’s infrastructure, including but not limited to unsolicited communications to other users or our personnel, attempts to gain unauthorised access, or transmission or activation of computer viruses/Malware;
- Interfere with or disrupt the availability of the Software, including but not limited to any servers or networks connected with the Website; or
- Misrepresent Uveaa or the Software or the Services as being associated with content with another website, web service, software service, software or other services without Uveaa’s prior permission.
- Take and/or send to a third party any screenshot/print screen of the Software;
- Spam
- You are prohibited from generating or facilitating unsolicited commercial communication (“spam”). Such activity includes, but is not limited to:
- Sending communication in violation of Australia’s Spam Act 2003 or any other applicable anti-spam law;
- Imitating or impersonating another person or email address or Uveaa’s account, or creating false accounts for the purpose of sending spam;
- Data mining any web property (including Uveaa) to find email addresses or accounts;
- Sending unauthorised mail or communication via open, third-party servers;
- Sending emails or communication to users who have requested to be removed from a mailing list or Your contact list;
- Selling, exchanging or distributing to a third party the email addresses of any person without such person’s knowing and continued consent to such disclosure;
- Sending unsolicited emails or communications to significant numbers of email addresses or accounts belonging to individuals and/or entities with whom You have no pre-existing relationship.
- Sending communication in violation of Australia’s Spam Act 2003 or any other applicable anti-spam law;
- Prohibited Acts