Terms of Service
Welcome to ScopeSimple. These Terms of Service ("Terms") are an agreement between you and ScopeSimple Technologies Inc. ("ScopeSimple", "we", "us", or "our") governing your use of the ScopeSimple app ("the App"). By downloading or using the App, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the App.
1. What ScopeSimple is
ScopeSimple is a tool that helps individuals and small businesses estimate their carbon footprint and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions using published regional emission factors. It is an estimation and educational tool. It is designed for individuals and small to medium-sized organisations — not for industrial operations, regulated facility-level reporting, or formal third-party assurance.
2. Estimates, not guarantees (important)
The figures ScopeSimple produces are estimates, calculated from the information you provide and from published emission factors sourced from government and recognised bodies (such as Environment and Climate Change Canada, the US EPA, the UK Government / DEFRA, and the Australian Government / DCCEEW).
You acknowledge and agree that:
- Results depend entirely on the accuracy and completeness of the information you enter. Inaccurate inputs produce inaccurate results.
- Emission factors are periodic averages and involve inherent assumptions and simplifications, which are documented in the App's methodology materials.
- ScopeSimple covers Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions and does not include Scope 3 (value-chain) emissions. A complete emissions picture for many organisations is larger than what the App calculates.
- The results are provided for general information and self-assessment. They are not a certified, audited, or assured emissions statement, and should not be relied upon as one. If you need a figure for regulatory filing, certification, third-party assurance, or any purpose with legal or financial consequences, you should obtain independent professional verification.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, we make no warranty that the results are accurate, complete, or fit for any particular purpose, and we are not responsible for decisions made or actions taken in reliance on them.
3. Your responsibilities
You agree to:
- Use the App lawfully and only for its intended purpose.
- Provide accurate information if you want meaningful results.
- Keep your own records of anything important to you. Because your data is stored only on your device (see our Privacy Policy), deleting the App or your device may permanently erase it, and we cannot recover it for you.
4. Subscriptions, billing, and renewals
ScopeSimple offers optional paid subscriptions (currently Personal Premium and Business tiers). The following applies to all subscriptions:
- Purchases are processed by Apple through your Apple ID account, and are subject to Apple's terms. We do not process or store your payment details.
- Auto-renewal: Subscriptions automatically renew at the end of each billing period (monthly or annual, as selected) unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your Apple ID account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends.
- Managing and cancelling: You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time in your device's Settings → your Apple ID → Subscriptions. Cancelling stops future renewals; it does not retroactively refund the current period.
- Refunds are handled by Apple in accordance with Apple's policies, not by us. Requests should be directed to Apple.
- Price and feature changes: We may change subscription prices or the features included in each tier. Where required, changes to an existing subscription's price will be handled according to Apple's rules, including any notice or consent Apple requires.
The specific features included in the free and paid tiers are described in the App and may evolve over time.
5. Intellectual property
The App, including its design, text, graphics, the ScopeSimple name and logo, and its underlying software, is owned by us or our licensors and is protected by intellectual-property laws. We grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to use the App for its intended purpose. You may not copy, modify, reverse-engineer, redistribute, or create derivative works from the App except as permitted by law.
Reports and outputs you generate from your own data are yours to use.
6. Third-party links and services
The App may link to third-party websites or services (for example, carbon-offset providers). We do not control them and are not responsible for their content, products, practices, or terms. Your use of any third-party website or service is at your own risk and subject to that third party's own terms and privacy policy.
7. Disclaimer of warranties
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the App is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the App will be uninterrupted, error-free, or that results will meet your requirements.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties, so some of the above may not apply to you. In that case, such warranties are limited to the minimum extent permitted by law.
8. Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, ScopeSimple and its owners will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for any loss of data, profits, or goodwill, arising out of or relating to your use of (or inability to use) the App or your reliance on its results.
Where liability cannot be excluded but may be limited, our total aggregate liability to you is limited to the greater of (a) the amount you paid us, if any, for the App in the twelve months before the event giving rise to the claim, or (b) ten Canadian dollars (CAD $10).
Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law, including under consumer-protection laws that may apply to you.
9. Changes to the App and to these Terms
We may update, change, or discontinue features of the App, and we may update these Terms from time to time. When we make material changes to these Terms, we will revise the "Last updated" date above. Your continued use of the App after changes take effect means you accept the revised Terms.
10. Governing law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the Province of Alberta and the federal laws of Canada applicable there, without regard to conflict-of-laws rules. You agree that the courts located in Alberta, Canada will have jurisdiction over any dispute arising from these Terms or your use of the App, subject to any mandatory consumer-protection rights you have under the laws of your own place of residence.
11. Contact
Questions about these Terms:
ScopeSimple Technologies Inc.
Alberta, Canada
hello@scopesimple.com