Data Use and Insights Licence Agreement

1. Parties

Agreement between Stacksy Pty Ltd (trading as WhistleIQ) and the event organiser or hockey organisation identified in an associated Order Form, Subscription Agreement, or platform usage.

2. Purpose

WhistleIQ delivers software services for officiating appointment, feedback, development, and analysis. The agreement outlines permissions regarding data collection, processing, and insights generation through the platform.

3. Definitions

• Platform Data — All data, content, and materials uploaded to or generated through WhistleIQ.
• Customer Content — Data, images, video, audio, text, feedback, reports uploaded by authorised users.
• Derived Data — “Anonymised, aggregated, de-identified, or transformed data, metrics, statistics, benchmarks, trends, and insights.”
• Personal Information — As defined under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).

4. Ownership

Customer Content remains customer property. WhistleIQ retains ownership of the platform, intellectual property, Derived Data, and developed methodologies.

5. Licence Granted by Customer

WhistleIQ receives a “perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive licence” to host, process, analyse content, aggregate data anonymously, and reuse anonymised statistics in publications and research.

6. Specific Data Types Covered

Agreement applies to: officiating feedback, match data, video metrics, uploaded media, survey responses, and system usage data.

7. Anonymisation and Privacy

WhistleIQ takes reasonable steps ensuring Derived Data is anonymised outside operational contexts. WhistleIQ won’t publish identifiable Personal Information without consent (except where legally required). The agreement operates with the Privacy Policy and Australian legislation.

8. Customer Warranties

Customer confirms obtaining necessary consents from participants, possessing authority to grant licences, and that content doesn’t infringe third-party rights.

9. Use of Insights and Public Commentary

WhistleIQ may reference anonymised insights in presentations, marketing, grant applications, and reports. Attribution to specific organisations requires prior written agreement unless information is publicly available or customer-approved.

10. No Limitation on Core Service Use

Nothing restricts WhistleIQ’s ability to operate, maintain, improve the platform, develop features based on aggregated learning, or apply learnings across sports and jurisdictions.

11. Term and Survival

Agreement commences upon first platform use. Licences survive subscription termination for Derived Data retention, benchmarking, and compliance purposes.

12. Limitation of Liability

WhistleIQ excludes liability from reuse of anonymised Derived Data, except where Australian Consumer Law applies.

13. Governing Law

Governed by Western Australia laws with exclusive court jurisdiction there.

14. Acceptance

Agreement forms part of the EULA and Terms of Use. Platform access constitutes automatic acceptance without separate consent required. Customers must ensure third parties using the platform accept equivalent terms.

15. Precedence and Availability

Agreement is publicly available on the website. Data use provisions in this agreement prevail over inconsistencies in the EULA, Subscription Agreement, or Order Form.

Use of the WhistleIQ platform constitutes acceptance of this Agreement.