PedigreeForge Beta Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)
Version: nda_beta_2026_02_22
Effective date: 2026-02-22
This Non-Disclosure Agreement ("Agreement") is between PedigreeForge and the individual entering their legal name and selecting "I agree" in the beta sign-up flow ("Recipient").
1. Purpose
Recipient may receive access to confidential beta materials, product behavior, pricing details, roadmap information, support communications, and non-public data solely for evaluating and using the PedigreeForge beta.
2. Confidential Information
Confidential Information includes all non-public information disclosed by PedigreeForge in any form, including software behavior, UI, technical architecture, performance details, pricing strategy, customer information, and operational practices.
Confidential Information does not include information that Recipient can prove:
(a) was publicly available through no breach of this Agreement,
(b) was already lawfully known by Recipient before disclosure,
(c) was independently developed without use of Confidential Information, or
(d) was lawfully received from a third party without restriction.
3. Recipient Obligations
Recipient agrees to:
(a) keep Confidential Information confidential and use reasonable safeguards,
(b) use Confidential Information only for beta evaluation and use,
(c) not disclose Confidential Information to any third party without written permission,
(d) limit disclosure to people with a strict need to know and equivalent confidentiality obligations,
(e) not publish screenshots, recordings, benchmarks, or feature details without written approval.
4. Prohibited Actions
Unless required by law or expressly permitted in writing, Recipient will not:
(a) reverse engineer or attempt to derive source code,
(b) share credentials or allow unauthorized account access,
(c) use Confidential Information to build or improve a competing service.
5. Required Disclosures
If Recipient is legally compelled to disclose Confidential Information, Recipient will provide prompt notice (where legally permitted) to allow PedigreeForge to seek protective measures.
6. Ownership
All Confidential Information remains the property of PedigreeForge. No license or transfer of intellectual property rights is granted except the limited beta access right.
7. Term
This Agreement starts on acceptance and continues for as long as Recipient has beta access. Confidentiality obligations survive for three (3) years after termination of beta access.
8. Remedies
Recipient acknowledges that unauthorized disclosure may cause irreparable harm. PedigreeForge may seek injunctive relief and any other remedies available at law or equity.
9. Beta Service: No Warranty
THE BETA SERVICE IS PROVIDED STRICTLY "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE", WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, AVAILABILITY, SECURITY, OR ERROR-FREE OPERATION. USE OF THE BETA SERVICE IS ENTIRELY AT RECIPIENT'S OWN RISK. PEDIGREEFORGE IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR SPECIAL LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH ACCESS TO OR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE, THE BETA SERVICE.
10. Beta Data: No Retention Guarantee
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WARNING: DATA ENTERED DURING THE BETA IS NOT PERMANENT AND
MAY BE DELETED AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE OR LIABILITY.
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The beta environment is a pre-release testing system. ANY DATA ENTERED DURING THE BETA — INCLUDING ANIMAL RECORDS, PEDIGREES, REGISTRATION NUMBERS, HEALTH TESTS, OWNERSHIP RECORDS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND ANY OTHER CONTENT — IS NOT GUARANTEED TO BE RETAINED.
PedigreeForge may reset, purge, migrate, or permanently delete all beta data at any time, with or without prior notice, and without liability of any kind.
Recipient must not treat the beta environment as a production or permanent system. Recipient must not rely on data entered during the beta for any regulatory, breeding, commercial, or record-keeping purpose. PedigreeForge will endeavour to provide reasonable notice before a full data reset where operationally feasible, but is under no obligation to do so.
11. Privacy Notice (Australian Privacy Act 1988)
PedigreeForge collects personal information in connection with this Agreement and the operation of the beta service, in accordance with the Australian Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs).
The following personal information is collected at the time of acceptance: legal name, email address (if provided at the time of sign-up), IP address, browser user-agent string, acceptance timestamp, and the version of the document accepted. This information is collected for the purposes of recording legal consent, verifying identity, operating and securing the beta service, and enforcing this Agreement.
Information may be stored on servers located outside of Australia, including in the United States and the European Union, operated by infrastructure providers including Neon (database), Vercel (hosting), and Cloudflare (storage and CDN). By accepting this Agreement, Recipient consents to this cross-border disclosure of their personal information under APP 8.2.
Recipient may request access to, or correction of, their personal information by contacting PedigreeForge. PedigreeForge will not sell or disclose personal information to third parties except as required by law, to operate the service, or to enforce this Agreement. Personal information will be retained for the duration of the beta and for a period thereafter as required by law or legitimate business need.
12. Electronic Acceptance and Signature
Recipient agrees that entering their legal name and selecting the acceptance checkbox is an electronic signature and is intended to have the same force and effect as a handwritten signature. The IP address recorded at the time of acceptance forms part of the legal record of this Agreement.
13. Governing Law and Venue
This Agreement is governed by the laws of New South Wales, Australia, excluding conflict-of-law principles. The parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of courts located in New South Wales, Australia.
14. Entire Agreement
This Agreement is the complete agreement regarding confidentiality for beta access and supersedes prior communications on this subject.
Beta access agreement required
Please read the full agreement below before signing. Scrolling is required.
Beta data is not permanent and may be deleted without notice.
All data you enter during the beta — including animal records, pedigrees, registration numbers, health tests, and photographs — may be reset or permanently deleted at any time. Do not use this environment to store records you need to keep. See section 10 of the agreement below for full details.