1. About CarbonRoute360, functionality, right of use, and access
1.1 The CarbonRoute360 solution (“The Tool”) is a web-based service for business (” Customer”) use only.
1.2 The Tool is produced and marketed by Uniteam Group ApS (“Vendor”); a Danish Company duly incorporated in Denmark with the Danish Business Authorities under the company 3209398.
1.3 Vendor provides the Tool to Customer to help Customer fulfil its obligations regarding reporting on CO2 emissions.
1.4 Based on Customer’s own information on a particular transport, Customer can calculate CO2e emissions for internal use only.
1.5 For more information on Vendor please visit https://uniteamgroup.com.
1.6 The legal entity on whose behalf these terms of use (“Agreement”) are accepted becomes Vendor’s Customer.
1.7 By accepting this Agreement, Customer acknowledges and agrees with the Tool’s functionality, as detailed in Appendix A.
1.8 Customer is responsible for ensuring that only users that Customer trusts to have sufficient knowledge about using the Tool will be added as users. Sufficient knowledge includes but is not limited to, adequate training, knowledge, and know-how of using the Tool.
1.8.1 Customer is responsible for ensuring each user is set up with an individual account in the Tool.
1.8.2 Customer is also responsible for using the Tool undertaken by an external consultant or user using the Customer’s account/access. Customer acknowledges and accepts that an external user may only use the Tool on behalf of Customer.
1.9 Customer furthermore accepts that the Tool’s functionality and user interface may occasionally change as part of its development and updates.
1.10 Upon timely payment of fees due to Vendor, Customer acquires a non-exclusive right to access and use the Tool in accordance with these terms.
1.11 Customer can get access to the Tool as follows:
1.12 Customer has a 14-day trial period after registration.
1.13 Customer shall register with complete company details, including a valid VAT number if domiciled within the European Union.
1.14 Registration requires a valid e-mail and phone number to be validated. Registration is incomplete until you have verified the phone number and e-mail you provided. Hotmail, Gmail, and the like will not be accepted.
1.15 If Vendor cannot approve your submitted EU VAT number, your registration will be denied.
1.16 The submitted phone number and e-mail must belong to the legal entity named as the
subscriber.
1.17 After the trial period, which can be shortened, if Customer has reached the limit for the database queries, Customer can only obtain continuous access to the Tool after accepting this Agreement and paying for a subscription with a valid and accepted credit card. Customer is responsible for updating the credit card before the used credit card expires. If your credit card expires without being substituted with a valid credit card, then your access to the Tool will be suspended until your account has been updated with a valid credit card.
1.18 Customer has access to the Tool for as long as the subscription is maintained and paid for by Customer, including consumption. If Customer does not close their account, a new subscription period will automatically be entered and charged to the credit card.
1.19 The details of the subscription model and prices can be found here: www.carbonroute360.io/price
2. Scope of access
2.1 The Tool can be accessed via the Internet using a client workstation with adequate Internet access and a supported browser.
2.1.1 It is Customer’s sole responsibility to ensure adequate access to the Internet, that the device used for access uses one or more supported browsers, and that the device is adequately protected against unauthorised access and use.
2.1.2 Vendor provides an API for customers who would like to access the Tool from their own supported application. Use of the API as access to the Tool requires and additional agreement with Vendor to be entered into separately.
2.2 Access includes, unless otherwise agreed, the standard functionality of the Tool as detailed in Appendix A.
2.2.1 The granted right of use includes the Customer’s use of the Tool for internal use only. Access to the Tool may occur at Customer’s premises or remotely by Customer’s users.
2.3 Customer shall be liable for the use of the Tool.
3. Subscription and consumption
3.1 The subscription period is 12 months, calculated from the day of payment. Each subsequent subscription period will also be 12 months unless terminated in accordance with clause 17.3.
3.2 The subscription fee is paid three months in advance. The subscription fee can be found here.
3.3 The database’s queries undertaken by Customer will be invoiced each month for the previous month’s consumption and paid using the submitted credit card.
3.3.1 The query prices can be found here.
3.4 The subscription fee and any consumption prices shall be adjusted once a year with the increase in the European Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), during that year, however, always with a minimum of 3 %. The increase with be calculated for the first time in January 2025 with October – October as base. The increase will only be announced on the website as the new subscription price. The increased subscription and consumption fees shall be applied to the first subsequent subscription term fees.
4. Functionality and limitation of use
4.1 The Tool’s functionality is described in Appendix A, which takes precedence over any description in marketing material or on CarbonRoute360.io
4.2 Appendix A also contains limitations on the use of the Tool and specific waiver of responsibility as Vendor does not resume responsibility for the actual use of and output from the Tool.
5. Communications
5.1 The parties may communicate electronically (e.g., via the Vendors support portal and email) with binding effect.
6. System requirements
6.1 Detailed system requirements for access to and the use of the Tool can be found at https://CarbonRoute360.io.
7. Commencement of use
7.1 Before using the Tool, the Customer must create an account on the Vendor’s website. The customer is offered a 14-day trial period, during which the Customer must either stop using the tool or pay and enter into the provided subscription model.
7.2 Once the Customer has accepted these terms and the payment is accepted, the subscription will be active, and the Customer can use the Tool as a paid customer.
7.2.1 There may be functionality only available for paid Customers.
7.3 Commencement of use is thus the time of effective payment of the fees due.
8. Consumption of queries and calculations.
8.1 Customer may create the number of users that the Customer desires.
8.2 Customer is responsible for all consumption within the Service in particular queries to the database
8.3 The subscription will define the available data storage included in the Customer’s account. Data will be stored for a period of 3 years. Customer is made aware and accepts that changes to a report will mean that the previous version of said report will be overwritten, as only the last version of a report is stored.
9. Consultancy assistance
9.1 Configuration of the tool to suit Customer’s specific requirements, data import and/or export, or any other assistance are not included in these terms and may be undertaken against a separate agreement and payment based on time and material.
10. Support
10.1 Customer has access to technical support via electronic means only.
10.2 Support for using the Tool will only include support for the Tool itself. Support for third-party software or hardware must be directed to the third-party provider.
10.3 Vendor will generally respond to support requests within two (2) business days.
11. Maintenance
11.1 Vendor will, on an ongoing basis, maintain the Tool to keep the Service up to date.
11.2 Maintenance does not, by default, include new functionality, as Vendor can choose to release new functionality in new modules and provide access to and use of these new modules subject to payment of an additional and/or separate fee.
12. Availability and maintenance windows
12.1 Vendor intends that the tool will be available at least 99 % of the time, which is measured and calculated in accordance with the sub-processor’s Service Level Agreement.
12.2 To maintain and update the Tool, Vendor will occasionally plan and execute maintenance work where the Tool may be unavailable.
12.3 Where Vendor has announced such maintenance work at least 24 hours in advance, this unavailability does not affect the measured target availability.
13. Intellectual Property Rights
13.1 All Intellectual Property Rights, including complete copyright to the Tool and all subsequent versions of the Tool, shall belong to Vendor, regardless of whether Customer has contributed with ideas/input/tests, etc., for the future development of new functionality.
13.2 Vendor has no rights to Customer’s data but shall be allowed to use Customer data to improve the Tool and make generic benchmark services, excluding any use of personal data as defined in the EU General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation 2016/679, 27 April 2016).
14. Liability and waiver
14.1 Customer shall be solely liable for any use of the Tool, including access to the Tool and any handling of Customer’s data.
14.2 EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, VENDOR EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRIMGEMENT AND INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE OR FREE OF HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT ANY CONTENT (INCLUDING CUSTOMER DATA OR THIRD-PARTY DATA) WILL BE SECURE OR NOT OTHERWISE LOST OR DAMAGED.
14.3 Vendor does not assume any responsibility for using the Tool for which it is not intended or does not support. The instructions for users explain the only intended use for the Tool.
14.4 Vendor shall not be liable for any inability to access the Tool caused by:
14.4.1 Customer’s lack of internet access regardless of the reason.
14.4.2 Telecommunication problems, such as cable breakdowns, unusually heavy traffic, etc., make it impossible to access the Tool.
14.4.3 Updates and other required maintenance of the Tool or the underlying it-infrastructure.
14.4.4 Such extraordinary circumstances which are Acts of God or outside the control of Vendor or its sub-suppliers, and which could not or should not reasonably have been foreseen and should not have been avoided or overcome when entering into this Agreement.
14.5 In no event shall the Vendor be liable for any consequential, incidental, indirect, special or exemplary damages arising in connection with the use of the Tool or these Terms of Use or its subject matter, including loss of data or lack of access to the Tool or any other theory of liability giving rise to such damages, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise and regardless of
whether Vendor was advised or aware of the possibility of such damages. Expressly excluded are damages caused by Vendor’s wilful misconduct or gross negligence.
14.6 Vendor’s liability for damages shall under all circumstances be limited to the total consideration received from the Customer in the most recent twelve (12) months before the claim is made, however, with an absolute maximum of EURO 8,000 during the entire term of Customers use of the Tool.
14.7 If Vendor cannot, under applicable law, disclaim liability, Vendor’s liability is limited to the maximum possible under applicable law.
15. Assignment
15.1 Vendor is free to assign rights and/or liabilities in connection with the Tool to a third party without prior written consent from Customer. Furthermore, the Vendor may use sub-suppliers to fulfil all of or parts of its obligations.
16. Changes to these Terms of Use, including Appendix A.
16.1 Vendor may update these Terms of Use or Appendix A with a 4-month written notice to reflect new regulations, practices, and features in the Tool or the underlying calculation or data integrations.
16.2 If Customer disagrees with the updated terms, Customer may terminate the use of the Tool with a three-month notice, regardless of any commitment to a longer-term or non-terminable period.
17. Security, backup and local storage of data.
17.1 In accordance with present industry standards for security, the Tool has been secured against unauthorised access, as further detailed on https:// CarbonRoute360.io.
17.2 Vendor has configured routines to ensure a quick recovery of the Too ln the event of a crash. No warranty for the restore time is granted.
17.3 The tool is backed up daily. The backup includes all data.
17.3.1 The backup copies are stored following best practices, and the Vendor conducts periodic restore tests to ensure that the backups can be used to restore the Tool.
17.3.2 Backups cannot be used to restore the Customer’s data if the data is lost as a result of the customer’s actions or omissions.
17.4 Before closing an account, Customer shall ensure that all data have been copied/downloaded locally to Customer’s system, as it is not possible for Customer to retrieve data after the account has been closed.
18. Applicable law and arbitration
18.1 These Terms and any dispute, controversy proceedings or claim of whatever nature arising out of or in any way relating to these Terms, their formation (including any non-contractual disputes or claims) and Customers use of, and access to the Tool shall be governed by and construed exclusively in accordance with the law Denmark without giving effect to any choice or conflict of Law provision or rule.
18.2 Any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or Customer’s use of and access to the Tool, including any disputes regarding the existence, validity or termination thereof, shall be finally settled by arbitration arranged by the Danish Arbitration Institute (“DAI”) in accordance with the rules of arbitration procedure adopted by the DAI and in force at the time when such proceedings are commenced.
18.3 The place of arbitration shall be Copenhagen, Denmark. The language of the arbitration shall be English unless otherwise agreed upon between the parties. All aspects of the arbitration shall be treated as Confidential Information subject to the terms of this Agreement.
18.4 This arbitration clause shall not prevent a party from seeking injunctive relief or any other interim relief from a court of competent jurisdiction.
19. Termination, and disablement of access
19.1 The access to and use of the Tool may be terminated by Customer as follows:
19.1.1 Access to and use of the Tool is contingent upon Customer paying the applicable fees on the due date.
19.2 If Customer no longer wants to pay for the use of the Tool, Customer shall terminate its access to the Tool in accordance with 19.3.
19.3 Customer may terminate access to the Tool at the end of a subscription period for which the access is paid with a prior one (1) month written notice.
19.3.1 If the access is not terminated, it will automatically be extended for another subscription period, and the Customer will be liable for paying a new access fee and consumption fees.
19.4 Termination, save for termination in accordance with clause 19.8, does not entitle Customer to a
proportional refund of any prepaid subscription fee.
19.5 If Customer, given at least ten (10) days written notice, has not paid any outstanding fees or other amounts due to the Vendor, the Vendor is entitled to disable Customer’s access to the Tool.
19.6 Access to the Tool cannot be restored until Customer has paid all amounts due, including all costs.
19.7 Vendor may delete the account and all data, with the consequence that the account can no longer be restored if Customer has not paid any outstanding balance above Euro 1,000 within three months after the due date.
19.8 In addition, either party may terminate this access of use without notice if the other party has not remedied a material breach at the latest ten (10) working days after receiving a written demand thereof.
20. The Tool:
20.1 The Tool is provided by Vendor to Customer as a tool that may help the Customer fulfil its obligations when reporting on CO2 emissions.
20.2 The Tool’s output is in the format of an emission reports.
20.3 The Tool, its emissions reports, and their information are solely for estimating the estimated tons of CO2e that the respective transportation activity is expected to emit.
20.4 Vendor assumes no responsibility for the information’s accuracy, completeness, or timeliness. No claims can be derived from the information or guidelines provided.
20.5 Vendor strives to keep the Tool and its emissions reports updated with accurate and current information, but Vendor makes no representation or warranty for the accuracy, timeliness, suitability, and completeness of the information obtained through the calculation or whether the information is error-free.
20.6 To the extent that applicable laws and/or regulations allow, Vendor disclaims any potential liability – regardless of the circumstances and regardless of the interpretation that might be applied to applicable laws or rules, tort law, contract law, strict liability, or otherwise – that may arise from accessing or using the emission report or information contained in the emission report or any other output generated by the Tool.
20.6.1 The above applies whether the claim for damages is direct or indirect damages, including loss of revenue, profit, or third-party claims or demands, regardless of whether the Vendor knew or should have known about the possibility of such a claim or demand.
20.7 If Vendor cannot, under applicable law, disclaim liability, Vendor’s liability is limited to the maximum possible under applicable law.
21. Prerequisites for CO2e calculations in emissions report
21.1 The content in the emissions report, generated by the Tool, may not be modified or compromised without prior written approval from Vendor. However, the Customer is permitted to copy, distribute, transmit, publish, and resell the data without the need for prior consent from the Vendor.
21.2 To compile these carbon footprint calculations, delineations and assumptions have been necessary to form the basis for the results and thus influence the final calculated CO2e emissions. The result of the Emissions report is the total CO2e emission for a transported quantity, based on the activities that the Customer enters into the Tool.
21.3 The delineations and assumptions made are elaborated below. The emissions report aims to visualize and aggregate CO2e emissions in relation to choices of route, distance, and type of transport and fuel type.
21.4 The results cannot necessarily be compared with other CO2e calculation methods and should only be compared with data generated in the Tool.
21.5 Vendor has taken reasonable measures to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the data. However, Vendor offers no guarantees, either expressed or implied, regarding the data’s accuracy, completeness, timeliness, or suitability for specific purposes.
21.6 The Customer is encouraged to perform their own due diligence before making decisions based on the data and/or the emission reports.
22. Data base
22.1 Used environmental data is obtained from international transport and distribution-related databases and calculation methods, GLEC Framework V3. GLEC Framework v3 classifies logistics emissions into three areas based on the accounting principles set out by the Greenhouse Gas Protocol.
22.2 Scope 1 includes direct emissions from assets owned or controlled by the reporting company.
22.3 Scope 2 encompasses indirect emissions from the production and distribution of electricity, heat, and steam purchased by the reporting company. In particular, in version v3, scope 3 includes indirect emissions from the reporting company’s supply chain, such as transport emissions and product use. GLEC Framework v3 complies with ISO 14083 and divides the total greenhouse gas emissions into emissions related to the energy consumption for the operation of transport or hub activities and emissions related to the provision of this energy.
22.4 While emissions from transport operations – hub and transport activity – make up the tank-to-wheel (TTW) emissions (also referred to as “tank-to-vehicle” where relevant), the energy delivery emissions for energy used for transport activity or hub operations constitute the well-to-tank (WTT) emissions.
22.5 The estimates included in the current version of the Tool is the full fuel lifecycle, which consists of well-to-tank (WTT), emissions from extraction, production, and delivery of energy, as well as tank-to-wheel (TTW), emissions caused by moving the vehicle. These values are generated by Searoutes’ API approach to CO2e calculations, which are provided either as modelled or default data. The type of data is always verifiable through the indicator in the last column of the emissions report. See calculations methodology https://developer.searoutes.com/docs.
22.6 Furthermore, data originating from external sources, or third parties is included, and the Vendor is not responsible for the accuracy or completeness of such data.
22.7 Customer should exercise caution and not base decisions solely on third-party data without independent verification and control.
23. Calculation Method
23.1 The CO2e calculation tool exclusively analyzes the environmental impact and converts greenhouse gases (as per the Kyoto Protocol) into a metric ton CO2 equivalent (CO2e) based on selected activities.
23.2 Calculations made in connection with emissions report handle data entered by Customer in the provided software and associates specific emissions related to this activity as per GLEC Framework V3 and relies on calculations supported by the GHG Protocol’s accounting principles. The GLEC Framework aims to cover all freight transport and hub operations along the transport chain. This covers transport operations from national to international levels, anywhere in the world. Transfer points on a journey, such as ports or warehouses, where goods are transferred, stored, or repackaged, are also included. They are collectively classified as hubs. Furthermore, in accordance with the scope of ISO 14083, freight transport using pipelines and cable cars is added to this GLEC Framework V3.
23.3 An organization’s carbon footprint from its freight transport and hub operations, according to GLEC Framework V3, is the sum of emissions from all transport chains, taking into account emissions from the organization’s own operations, purchased energy, and subcontracted operations (Areas 1, 2, and 3), as well as emissions across the full fuel/energy lifecycle. This applies
to organizations that are transport providers as well as their customers. GLEC Framework v3 covers all these aspects.
23.4 The GLEC Framework provides a separate approach for calculating emissions from black carbon in the “Black Carbon Methodology for the Logistics Sector”. This black carbon calculation approach was developed by Smart Freight Centre, UN Climate and Clean Air Coalition, International Council on Clean Transportation, and the US Environmental Protection Agency’s
SmartWay team as an optional element for GLEC Framework v2 and is also included as an optional (“informative”) appendix to ISO 14083.9. The Black Carbon Methodology provides a method for calculating emissions from black carbon following the same principles as the GLEC Framework.
23.5 The default conversion is always to CO2e, which is the standard unit used to represent the global warming potential of various GHGs according to their Global Warming Potential (GWP). Therefore, CO2e is used throughout the GLEC Framework in accordance with ISO 14083. GHGs included in ISO 14083 and GLEC Framework v3 are:
23.6 Based on Customer’s input of route, provider, weight, and distance, the total CO2 equivalence burden for the particular activity is calculated. An intensity factor is always used, relating to the relationship between CO2e and the transported quantity.
23.7 The CO2e calculation tool processes the data entered by the Customer and expects it always to be accurate and reliable. The rows in the emissions report are based solely on the Customer’s input.
23.8 Vendor is not responsible for the accuracy of the entered values.
24. Assumptions
24.1 The estimates in the emissions report are calculated based on the environmental impact of different activities in each stage line and accumulated so that the total CO2e emissions for the entire supply chain are included.
24.2 Since emission factors and databases constantly change and are updated over time, the emissions report is considered always current. Data should be continuously updated and refreshed as needed.
24.3 The Tool is dynamic and continuously adjusted to the latest data basis and methods if available to Vendor.
25. Exclusions from GLEC Framework and assumptions regarding entered data:
25.1 Not included in the calculation of GHG emissions are:
25.2 The results of any carbon sequestration activities or trading in GHG emissions are excluded. These are not part of the transport chain’s GHG emission calculation or qualified to track progress relative to science-based targets for the transport sector. However, they may be included in subsequent environmental reporting and requirements from an organization, depending on the basis on which the requirements are made.
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