Terms of Service

Effective 18 July 2026

1. About These Terms

These Terms of Service (Terms) govern your use of the SecondQuote service (the Service) operated by Alystrx Pty Ltd (ACN 700 412 120) (we, us, our).

By using the Service, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Any dispute arising from these Terms will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Australian Capital Territory.

2. What the Service Does

SecondQuote is a decision-support tool. It analyses trade quotes submitted by users and returns an indicative assessment of quote completeness and pricing context based on heuristic rules and publicly available reference data.

The Service is designed to help homeowners make more informed decisions when evaluating quotes from tradespersons for residential work. It is not a substitute for professional advice.

3. What the Service Does Not Do

You must read and understand this section before using the Service. The Service does not:

  • determine whether a quote is fair, reasonable, or worth accepting
  • provide financial, legal, or professional advice of any kind
  • guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or currency of any assessment
  • verify the identity, licensing, or quality of any tradesperson
  • validate or endorse any quote, tradesperson, or construction approach
  • replace the judgment of a qualified building surveyor, architect, engineer, or other licensed professional

The Service returns indicative signals only. Any action you take based on the Service output is taken at your own risk.

4. Eligibility

You may use the Service if you are 15 years of age or older. By using the Service, you confirm that you meet this requirement.

The Service is intended for use by Australian residents evaluating quotes for residential trade work in Australia.

5. Accounts and Authentication

5.1 Anonymous use

You may submit a quote and receive a result without creating an account. An email address and session identifier are collected to support optional account creation after the fact.

5.2 Account creation

Account creation is prompted when you make a payment or elect to save your result. Accounts are created via email verification. We send a single-use code to the email address you provide. Entering the code (or using the fallback link in the same email) authenticates you and creates your account.

You do not set a password. Access to your account is controlled by access to your email inbox. You are responsible for maintaining the security of your email account.

5.3 Account responsibilities

You are responsible for:

  • providing accurate information at account creation, including your name and email address
  • maintaining the security and confidentiality of your email account, through which authentication codes and links are delivered
  • all activity that occurs under your account
  • notifying us at support@secondquote.app if you believe your account has been compromised

5.4 Account linking

If you submit a quote anonymously and subsequently create an account using the same email address, we will link your anonymous submission to your account. This allows your result and feedback history to be retained under your account.

5.5 Account deletion

You may request deletion of your account at any time by contacting privacy@secondquote.app. On deletion, your name, email, and directly identifying information will be removed. Analytical data that cannot identify you will be retained in de-identified form consistent with our Privacy Policy.

6. Your Obligations

When using the Service, you agree to:

  • provide accurate information, including your name and email address
  • submit only quote text that relates to genuine residential trade work
  • not use the Service for any unlawful, fraudulent, or harmful purpose
  • not attempt to reverse-engineer, scrape, or systematically extract data from the Service
  • not circumvent access controls, including creating multiple accounts to obtain additional free checks
  • not submit content that infringes the intellectual property rights of others

7. Payments and Access

7.1 Free tier

The Service provides one free quote analysis per user. Free access is tracked by session and account. Creating multiple accounts to obtain additional free checks is a breach of these Terms.

7.2 Paid access

Additional access is available on a paid basis. Pricing tiers are displayed at the point of purchase. All prices are in Australian dollars and include GST where applicable.

Payments are processed by Stripe, Inc. By completing a payment, you agree to Stripe's terms of service. We do not store your payment card details.

7.3 Refunds

Due to the nature of the Service (immediate digital delivery of an analysis result), we do not offer refunds once an analysis has been delivered, except where required by the Australian Consumer Law.

If you experience a technical failure that prevents delivery of your result, contact support@secondquote.app and we will assess your request.

7.4 Australian Consumer Law

Nothing in these Terms limits or excludes any rights you have under the Australian Consumer Law that cannot be excluded by agreement.

8. Intellectual Property

All intellectual property in the Service, including the analysis engine, rules, content, and software, is owned by Alystrx Pty Ltd or its licensors.

You retain ownership of the quote text you submit. By submitting quote text, you grant Alystrx Pty Ltd a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to use that content for the purposes described in our Privacy Policy, including internal calibration and the development of aggregated, de-identified market intelligence.

You must not reproduce, modify, distribute, or create derivative works from any part of the Service without our prior written consent.

9. Disclaimer of Warranties

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Service is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without warranty of any kind. We do not warrant that:

  • the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or available at any particular time
  • the analysis results will be accurate, complete, or suitable for any particular purpose
  • the Service will identify all risks or deficiencies in a quote

Assessment results reflect heuristic analysis based on reference data available at the time of the assessment. They do not reflect real-time market conditions.

10. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Alystrx Pty Ltd and its directors, employees, and contractors will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your use of the Service, including:

  • any decision made in reliance on a Service assessment
  • any loss arising from an inaccurate or incomplete assessment
  • any consequential, indirect, incidental, or special loss

Where our liability cannot be excluded by law, it is limited to the amount you paid for the specific access that gave rise to the claim, or the re-supply of the relevant service, at our election.

11. Third Party Services

The Service uses Anthropic (AI processing), Supabase (database and authentication), Vercel (hosting), and Stripe (payments). We are not responsible for the availability or performance of these services beyond our reasonable control.

12. Privacy

Our collection and use of personal information is governed by our Privacy Policy, available at secondquote.app/privacy. By using the Service, you consent to our Privacy Policy.

13. Termination and Suspension

We may suspend or terminate your account and access to the Service at any time if we reasonably believe you have breached these Terms, without notice and without refund.

We may discontinue the Service at any time. Where we discontinue a paid subscription with remaining access, we will provide a pro-rata refund for unused paid access.

14. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. Material changes will be indicated by an updated effective date. Continued use of the Service after a change constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

15. Contact

Alystrx Pty Ltd

Product: SecondQuote

Email: support@secondquote.app (general enquiries)

Email: privacy@secondquote.app (privacy and account deletion)

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