DORAS Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using DORAS ("the Service"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. The Service is provided by Austen & McKenzie Software ("we", "us", or "our"). If you do not agree to these terms, you may not use the Service.

2. Description of Service

DORAS is a web-based software platform for offshore dropped object risk analysis. The Service provides computational tools for risk assessment following DNV-RP-F107 methodology. The Service is intended for professional use by qualified engineers and safety professionals in the offshore energy industry.

3. User Accounts

To access the Service, you must register for an account. You agree to:

• Provide accurate and complete registration information
• Maintain the security of your account credentials
• Notify us immediately of any unauthorized access to your account
• Accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account

4. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

• Use the Service for any unlawful purpose
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Service or its systems
• Interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Service
• Share your account credentials with unauthorized parties
• Reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble any part of the Service
• Use the Service to compete directly with our products or services

5. Intellectual Property

The Service, including its software, algorithms, methodology, documentation, and visual design, is owned by Austen & McKenzie Software and protected by intellectual property laws. You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the Service for your professional purposes. Your analysis data and study results remain your property.

6. Data and Confidentiality

You retain ownership of all data you upload or create using the Service. We will treat your data as confidential and will not share it with third parties except as required to provide the Service or as required by law. You are responsible for ensuring you have the right to use any data you upload to the Service.

7. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Service is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. We do not warrant that:

• The Service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free
• Results obtained from using the Service will be accurate or reliable
• Any errors in the Service will be corrected

8. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Austen & McKenzie Software shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits or revenues, whether incurred directly or indirectly, or any loss of data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses resulting from your use of the Service.

9. Service Availability

We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue the Service at any time with or without notice. We will make reasonable efforts to notify users of significant changes. During beta testing periods, the Service may have limited availability and features may change.

10. Termination

We may terminate or suspend your account and access to the Service at our discretion, without notice, for conduct that we believe violates these Terms or is harmful to other users, us, or third parties. You may terminate your account at any time by contacting us.

11. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. We will notify users of material changes by posting the updated Terms on the Service or by email. Your continued use of the Service after such modifications constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

12. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Australia, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any disputes arising under these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Western Australia.

13. Contact Information

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at: