These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your use of the Demeter farm management application (“App”), operated and published by CURLY SCIENTIST PTY LTD (“we”, “us”, “the Company”). By downloading, installing, or using the App you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the App.
1. Description of service
Demeter is a local-first farm management application that helps farmers:
- Record crop plantings, fertilizer applications, sprayings, irrigation, harvests, and other farm activities.
- Track farm costs, revenue, and per-field profitability.
- Generate reports (PDF, CSV, Excel).
- Optionally back up data to the user’s own Google Drive.
- Optionally use a user-supplied Groq Cloud API key for AI-assisted voice transcription and entry extraction.
2. AI features & data accuracy
Demeter ships AI-assisted features (voice transcription via on-device Whisper or the Groq Cloud LLM, automatic entry classification, weekly summaries, AI chat). You acknowledge and agree that:
- AI output may be inaccurate, incomplete, or wrong. Transcription can mishear; classification can pick the wrong category; summaries can omit details or misstate facts.
- You are responsible for reviewing every entry before saving it to your records, and for verifying any AI-generated suggestion before acting on it.
- The App is not a substitute for professional agronomic, financial, or legal advice. Decisions about planting, spraying, irrigation, finances, or compliance are yours and yours alone.
- Software contains bugs. The App may produce unexpected results, lose data, or fail to record an action. Please report problems to dev@curlyscientist.com so we can investigate.
3. User responsibilities
3.1 Accurate information
You are responsible for the accuracy of all data you enter into the App. The App’s reports, KPIs, and insights are only as good as the data you provide.
3.2 Account security
If you connect the App to Google Drive, you are responsible for maintaining the security of your Google account credentials. If you provide a Groq API key, you are responsible for that key’s security and for any charges Groq bills you for usage.
3.3 Backup responsibility
The App provides optional cloud backup, but you remain ultimately responsible for maintaining your own backups of important farm data.
4. Intellectual property
The App, including its source code, design, features, and content, is owned by CURLY SCIENTIST PTY LTD and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. You retain ownership of all farm data, notes, photos, and other content you create within the App.
5. Disclaimer of warranties
THE APP IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, including without limitation merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, and non-infringement.
5.1 Agricultural decisions
The App’s outputs are for informational purposes only and do not constitute professional agricultural advice. You acknowledge that:
- Farming decisions based on the App’s data are made at your own risk.
- The App does not guarantee crop yields, pest control outcomes, irrigation efficiency, or financial results.
- Local conditions, regulations, and practices vary widely; you should consult local agricultural experts for specific advice.
5.2 Weather data
Weather information is provided by third-party services (Open-Meteo) and may not be accurate. Do not rely solely on App weather data for critical farming decisions.
6. Limitation of liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY AUSTRALIAN LAW (including the Australian Consumer Law where applicable), CURLY SCIENTIST PTY LTD shall not be liable for:
- Any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages.
- Loss of crops, livestock, revenue, profits, savings, goodwill, data, or business opportunity.
- Data loss or corruption (whether stored locally or in an optional third-party cloud backup).
- Any damages arising from your use of, or inability to use, the App.
- Any damages arising from AI-generated suggestions, transcriptions, classifications, or summaries.
In no event shall the Company’s total cumulative liability exceed the amount you paid the Company for the App in the twelve months preceding the claim (or AUD $0 if the App is free for you).
Nothing in these Terms is intended to limit any rights you may have under the Australian Consumer Law that cannot lawfully be excluded.
7. Data and privacy
Your use of the App is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which explains what data the App collects, where it’s stored, and how it’s protected. The Privacy Policy is available in-app via Settings or at curlyscientist.com/apps/demeter/privacy.
8. Third-party services
8.1 Google Drive (optional)
If you enable Google Drive backup you must comply with Google’s Terms of Service. Drive storage is subject to Google’s policies and limits. We are not responsible for Google Drive availability or for any data Google handles on your behalf.
8.2 Groq Cloud (optional)
If you provide a Groq Cloud API key for AI features you must comply with Groq’s Terms of Service. We do not store your key on any of our servers and do not see your usage. You are responsible for any usage charges Groq bills you.
8.3 Open-Meteo
Weather data is provided by Open-Meteo. Service availability and accuracy are not guaranteed; the data is consumed over HTTPS without any authentication credentials.
9. Modifications to the Terms
We may modify these Terms from time to time. If we make material changes we will re-prompt you to accept the updated Terms in-app at the next launch after the update is installed. Continued use of the App after changes constitutes acceptance of the new Terms.
10. Termination
You may stop using the App at any time and uninstall it from your device. You can also delete all your app data via Settings → Delete all my data before uninstalling. We may terminate or suspend your access to the App if you violate these Terms.
11. Governing law
These Terms shall be governed by the laws of Australia, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any dispute arising from or relating to the App or these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Australia.
12. Severability
If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue in effect.
13. Contact
For questions about these Terms or to report a problem, please contact us at:
- Email: dev@curlyscientist.com
By using Demeter, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service.