Agi3 Ltd.
1. Identity
Who is the tech company?
Agi3 Ltd.
What products, platform, or services within the tech company are certifying as Ag Data Transparent?
Agi3 – Enterprise Risk Management Platform
Who are the primary users of the product, platform, or services?
Farmers, Brokers, Farm Advisors, and any member of a farm team that the farmer would like to give access to.
2. Categories of Ag Data Collected
What categories of data does the data platform collect?
Agronomic Data
Farm Management Data
Land Data
Machine Data
Weather and Climate Data
Livestock Data
Agi3 Data Access and Use Agreement Section 3 (The Information Agi3 Collects) explains: The types of data You agree to provide to Agi3 (the “Ag Data”) may include the following, as determined by You in Your sole discretion: (a)Agronomic Data. This includes all crop and field information, such as planting data, seed type, disease and pest management application, fertilization, prescriptions and yield / harvest information. (b) Land Data. This includes soil and fertility data, topographical, elevation, watershed, and drainage data, geospatial information, and tillage and conservation data. (c) Farm Management Data. This includes information related to commodity price, regulatory compliance, supply chain, and other management data. (d) Machine Data. This includes telematics information, machine health, fuel consumption, load, use, and other machine performance data. (e) Climate and Weather Data. This includes precipitation, wind speed and direction, temperature, and other weather information.
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3. Ownership
Do the tech company’s agreements with the user address ownership of user data?
Yes. Section 1 (Your Ownership of Ag Data) of Agi3’s Data Access and Use Agreement: Agi3 believes that You are the owner of Ag Data that originates from Your farm, device, or equipment. Agi3 believes that ownership should give You the right to share, download, and delete Your Ag Data, as further specified in this Agreement.
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4. Transparency in Aggregation
Does the tech company allow the user to opt out of inclusion in anonymized and aggregated datasets that are accessible by other users?
Yes. Agi3 Data Access and Use Agreement Section 8 (Creation and Use of Aggregated Data) explains: Agi3 may, from time to time, anonymize and aggregate Your Ag Data with data from other participants or data made available to Agi3 to create aggregated datasets (“Aggregated Data”). Aggregated Data does not contain any identifiable information about You or any individual. You hereby acknowledge and agree Aggregated Data may be used by Agi3 for any lawful purpose.
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5. Vendor Access to Data
Does the tech company require outside contractors that have access to user data to follow the tech company’s data policies?
Yes. Agi3 Data Access and Use Agreement Section 7 (Agi3 Use of Your Ag Data) ss (c) explains: You hereby grant Agi3 a limited right and license to use Your Ag Data for the Project, provided that Agi3 allows only those of its employees, subcontractors, agents, and affiliates who need access in relation to the Project, and who are subject to obligations of confidentiality no less stringent than those contemplated herein, to access or use Your Ag Data.
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6. Consent
Does the tech company obtain a user’s consent before sharing user data with third parties? (E.g. integrations, government and others)
Yes. Agi3 Data Access and Use Agreement Section 7 (Agi3 Use of Your Ag Data) ss (a) explains: You hereby grant Agi3 a limited right and license to use Your Ag Data for the Project, provided that Agi3 uses Your Ag Data solely for the Project, and for no other purpose whatsoever without Your prior consent.
Further, Agi3 Data Access and Use Agreement Section 10 (Government) explains: Agi3 will not share Your Ag Data with government agencies unless You provide Your consent and direction. This promise will not prevent Agi3 from complying with a court order or other valid government request that requires Agi3 to legally disclose information to the government. Agi3 shall notify You of any government request to obtain Your Ag Data. Agi3 shall have no liability to You for disclosure of Ag Data in response to a subpoena, court order, or other government demand that legally requires Agi3 to respond.
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7. Consent
By signing up, does the user give the tech company the right to sell aggregated data to third parties without obtaining further consent?
No. Agi3 Data Access and Use Agreement Section 7 (Agi3 Use of Your Ag Data) ss (a) explains: You hereby grant Agi3 a limited right and license to use Your Ag Data for the Project, provided that Agi3 uses Your Ag Data solely for the Project, and for no other purpose whatsoever without Your prior consent.
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8. Portability
Does the tech company maintain an original copy of user data that can be retrieved or deleted upon a user’s request?
Yes. Agi3 Data Access and Use Agreement Section 12 (Storage, Portability, and Return or Destruction of Ag Data) explains: Ag Data is stored on servers owned or leased by Agi3. Upon expiration or termination of this Agreement, or at any time during the term of the Agreement upon Your written request, Agi3 shall deliver to You any and all of Your Ag Data that is in Agi3’s possession or control and/or, at Your direction, promptly destroy all copies of such Ag Data and confirm such destruction in writing to You. For greater certainty, You acknowledge and agree that in some circumstances, Your Ag Data may not be retrievable in its original form and, in particular, that machine learning models and aggregated data sets created using Your Ag Data prior to (a) termination or expiry of this Agreement or (b) revocation of Your consent cannot be deleted.
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9. Data Security
Will the tech company notify the user if a breach of data security causes disclosure of the user’s data to an outside party?
Yes. Agi3 Data Access and Use Agreement Section 9 (Security/Notice) explains: Agi3 takes reasonable steps to protect the privacy, confidentiality and security of Your Ag Data. In the event of a data breach, natural disaster, or other unforeseen event that causes Your Ag Data to be deleted or compromised, Agi3 will take appropriate and timely steps in accordance with applicable laws. You acknowledge and agree that Agi3 is not liable for any loss of or unauthorized disclosure to Your Ag Data due to an Act of God, other catastrophic event, or a data breach (unless caused by Agi3’s gross negligence).
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10. Notice
Will the tech company notify the user when data agreements are changed and summarize how the agreements were changed?
Yes. Agi3 Data Access and Use Agreement Section 11 (Term and Termination) explains: This Agreement shall commence on the date You begin sharing Your Ag Data with Agi3, and shall remain in effect until: (a) terminated by either party at any time, without cause, upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the other party; or (b) replaced by a new data access and use agreement as may be issued by Agi3 from time to time and mutually agreed by the parties.
Agi3 will notify all users of any changes and provide a short summary of what has changed via email as well as within the program. We will then require users to acknowledge the new agreement.
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11. Changes in Company Ownership
Do the tech company’s data agreements address what happens to user data if the tech company is sold to another company?
Yes. Agi3 Data Access and Use Agreement Section 14 (Sale of Agi3) explains: In the event Agi3 is sold or acquired by another company, You will be notified and, subject to Section 12 above, will have the option for at least thirty (30) days after the transfer of deleting Your Ag Data. Otherwise, this Agreement will continue to apply to Your Ag Data until the new owner provides You notice of a new ag data use agreement.
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