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Terms & End User License Agreement

Last updated: July 18, 2026

These terms ("Agreement") govern your use of the DryAcre desktop software, the dryacre.com website, and related services (together, the "Software"). By downloading, installing, or using the Software, you agree to this Agreement. If you do not agree, do not install or use the Software.

Important: DryAcre is a planning aid, not professional engineering

DryAcre helps you plan and estimate agricultural tile-drainage systems. Its outputs — grades, spacing, pipe sizes, routing, depths, and flow estimates — are computed from the elevation data you provide using simplifying assumptions, and may contain errors or not reflect real field conditions. DryAcre is not a substitute for a licensed engineer, surveyor, or agronomist. You are solely responsible for independently verifying any plan with a qualified professional, and for complying with all applicable laws, permits, and rules (including drainage-district, wetland, easement, setback, and property-boundary requirements) before excavating or installing tile. Do not rely on DryAcre as your only basis for a drainage decision.

1. License grant

Subject to this Agreement, DryAcre grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to install and use the Software on Windows PCs that you own or control, for your own tile-drainage planning.

2. Trial version

The free trial is provided for evaluation. It may be time-limited and certain features (such as saving and exporting) may stop working when the trial period ends. All other terms, including the disclaimers below, apply fully to the trial.

3. License type, maintenance & updates

A purchased license is a one-time, perpetual license and includes a maintenance window (currently 12 months) covering updates released during that window. You keep the right to use any build released while your maintenance was active, even after it lapses. Renewing maintenance provides access to newer builds. The Software may check for and install updates from our servers; you can change or disable this in the application's update settings.

4. Restrictions

Except as permitted by law, you may not: (a) copy, redistribute, resell, rent, or sublicense the Software; (b) reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble it; (c) circumvent or tamper with its licensing; or (d) remove any proprietary notices.

5. Ownership

The Software is licensed, not sold. DryAcre and its licensors retain all rights, title, and interest in the Software, including all intellectual property. Your field data and the drainage plans you create with the Software are yours.

6. Disclaimer of warranties

The software is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, and non-infringement. DryAcre does not warrant that the software will be error-free, that its calculations or outputs will be accurate or suitable for any site, or that it will operate without interruption.

7. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, in no event will DryAcre or its operator be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, crops, yield, property, or data, or cost of rework or remediation, arising out of or related to your use of (or inability to use) the software or any drainage plan produced with it — even if advised of the possibility of such damages. DryAcre's total aggregate liability for any claim will not exceed the amount you paid for the license in the twelve months before the claim (or, for the free trial, fifty U.S. dollars).

Some jurisdictions do not allow certain warranty exclusions or liability limits, so some of the above may not apply to you; in that case those provisions apply to the fullest extent permitted by law.

8. Your responsibility

You agree that you are responsible for how you use the Software and any plans you create with it, including field verification, professional review where appropriate, and regulatory compliance.

9. Termination

This license ends automatically if you breach this Agreement. On termination you must stop using and remove the Software. The disclaimers and liability limits survive termination.

10. Governing law

This Agreement is governed by the laws of the United States and the State in which DryAcre's operator is domiciled, without regard to conflict-of-laws rules.

11. Changes to these terms

We may update this Agreement; the "last updated" date reflects the current version. Continued use after a change means you accept the updated terms.

12. Contact

Questions about these terms? Email support@dryacre.com.