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Terms and Conditions

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Effective date: 01/03/2026
Site operator:  DRIFTR (“we”, “us”, “our”)
Contact: operations@driftr.world

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1. Acceptance of these Terms

By accessing this website or engaging our services, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the website or services.

2. Scope of services

We provide field verification, progress assurance, reconnaissance, and related advisory services for conservation and philanthropic deployments, including evidence packs and tranche recommendations. Any scope, timeline, deliverables, and fees are confirmed in a written proposal, statement of work, or engagement letter (“Engagement Terms”). If these Terms conflict with Engagement Terms, the Engagement Terms prevail.

3. No guarantees and decision responsibility

We provide professional judgement and evidence-based reporting. Conservation outcomes are influenced by factors outside our control. We do not guarantee outcomes, access, cooperation of third parties, government approvals, safety conditions, or project success. You remain responsible for all funding decisions and tranche releases.

4. Not legal, tax, or investment advice

Our work is operational and evidentiary. We do not provide legal, tax, accounting, or regulated investment advice. You should obtain independent professional advice where appropriate.

5. Engagement, scheduling, and changes

Field work is scheduled subject to weather, security, access, permitting, transport availability, and local conditions. We may adjust itineraries or methods to manage safety, legality, or feasibility. We will notify you as soon as practicable of material changes.

6. Fees, expenses, and procurement

Unless otherwise agreed in writing:

  • Retainers and fees are payable in advance in accordance with Engagement Terms.

  • Travel, logistics, accommodation, local transport, guides, and ground equipment are billed at cost and require prior approval.

  • Specialised equipment and permits (including drones and sensors) may be purchased for an engagement and billed to you at cost, itemised.

  • You are responsible for import duties, local taxes, and customs requirements relating to equipment and supplies required for the mission.

7. Cancellations, postponements, and standby time

Because field missions rely on fixed bookings and constrained windows:

  • If you cancel or postpone, you remain responsible for non-refundable third-party costs already incurred.

  • If a mission cannot proceed due to conditions outside our control (weather, conflict, government restrictions, transport failure, illness, force majeure), we will apply reasonable efforts to reschedule. You remain responsible for external costs and rebooking costs.

  • Standby days requested by you, or caused by access constraints beyond our control during a mission, may be billable as set out in the Engagement Terms.

8. Client obligations

You agree to:

  • Provide accurate project information, contacts, permissions, and constraints in a timely manner.

  • Ensure you have lawful authority to commission verification activity and to receive project information.

  • Inform us of any sensitive constraints (political, community, security, confidentiality) that may affect safe and lawful operations.

9. Field safety, risk, and travel participation

Our missions take place in remote environments. You acknowledge inherent risks including weather, transport incidents, wildlife, illness, security events, and limited medical evacuation capacity. If you or your representatives participate in any visit or expedition:

  • Participation is at your own risk and subject to our safety rules and local law.

  • You are responsible for appropriate insurance, medical clearance, and any required vaccinations, visas, and permits.

  • We may refuse participation or terminate participation where safety, conduct, or legality is compromised.

10. Drones, sensing, and data capture

Where we perform aerial or sensing work, we will seek to operate lawfully and responsibly. You acknowledge that data capture may be constrained by permits, airspace restrictions, weather, wildlife disturbance protocols, and local enforcement directives. Outputs such as wildlife estimates and biomass proxies are inherently uncertain and will be presented with methodology notes and confidence limits.

11. Confidentiality

We treat client information and project findings as confidential unless you instruct otherwise in writing, or disclosure is required by law. We may use anonymised, non-identifying learnings to improve internal methods, unless you prohibit this in writing.

12. Intellectual property and use of deliverables

Unless otherwise agreed:

  • We retain all intellectual property in our methods, templates, and know-how.

  • Upon full payment, you receive a non-exclusive licence to use deliverables for your internal decision-making and governance purposes.

  • You may not publish or distribute deliverables publicly without our written consent, except to your professional advisers under confidentiality.

13. Website content and permitted use

Website materials are provided for information. You may not copy, republish, or exploit site content without permission. You agree not to misuse the site, attempt unauthorised access, or introduce malicious code.

14. Third-party services and links

We may reference third-party services, transport providers, guides, or suppliers. We are not responsible for their acts or omissions. Any third-party links are provided for convenience and are not endorsements.

15. Privacy

We handle personal information in accordance with applicable privacy law in British Columbia, including the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). We collect and use personal information only for purposes a reasonable person would consider appropriate in the circumstances, such as providing services, arranging logistics, communicating, billing, and maintaining records.
Where we capture photographs or video, we do so for verification and reporting purposes and we will handle sensitive material discreetly.

16. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law:

  • We are not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, loss of profits, loss of opportunity, loss of reputation, or loss of data.

  • Our total aggregate liability arising out of or relating to services or these Terms will not exceed the total fees paid to us for the specific engagement giving rise to the claim, unless a different cap is stated in the Engagement Terms. Limitation of liability clauses are common in professional consulting contexts.

17. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from claims arising from your funding decisions, your use of deliverables, or your breach of these Terms, except to the extent caused by our gross negligence or wilful misconduct.

18. Force majeure

Neither party is liable for delays or failure to perform due to events beyond reasonable control, including extreme weather, natural disasters, conflict, civil unrest, government action, transport disruption, or communications outages.

19. Governing law and jurisdiction

These Terms and any disputes are governed by the laws of British Columbia and the federal laws of Canada applicable in British Columbia, and the courts of British Columbia will have jurisdiction.

20. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. The updated version will be posted on the website with a revised effective date.

21. Contact

Questions about these Terms should be sent to: operations@driftr.world

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