Terms of Service

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of the Prime Origins Atlas marketplace operated by Prime Origins Limited ("Prime Origins", "we", "us"), accessible at https://primeoriginsatlas.org. By accessing or using the marketplace you agree to be bound by these Terms.

Prime Origins Limited is a company registered in England and Wales (company number 15775663), with its registered office at 128 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, United Kingdom. Contact: oliver@primeorigins.org.

Atlas is a marketplace where buyers can purchase units listed by project developers. Listings fall into three kinds, and each listing identifies which it is: "Registry-issued" credits, verified and issued under a recognised registry such as Verra, Gold Standard, ACR, Puro.earth or Climate Action Reserve; "Pending Issuance Units", registered under the UK Woodland Carbon Code or Peatland Code against predicted future removal and not yet verified or issued; and "Developer self-verified" listings, documented by the project developer under their own methodology and not held on any registry. These are different instruments with different uses, and they are not interchangeable.

Prime Origins acts as an intermediary between buyers and sellers. Title to credits transfers via the underlying registry where applicable. Prime Origins does not itself issue credits.

You must be at least 18 years old and legally capable of entering into a binding contract to use the marketplace. Where you are acting on behalf of an organisation, you confirm that you have authority to bind that organisation.

You agree to provide accurate, current and complete information when interacting with the marketplace and to update it as necessary. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any account credentials.

Credit listings show price per tonne CO₂ equivalent (tCO₂e), vintage, registry, methodology and additional metadata. Prices are quoted in pounds sterling (GBP) unless otherwise stated and exclude any applicable taxes. Where Prime Origins does not hold the credits, the listed price is indicative and the binding price is the one given in a written quote. A single platform fee of 8%, calculated on the credit price multiplied by the number of tonnes, is added on top of the credit price and paid by the buyer at checkout or on the quote. No other charge is added by Prime Origins. Where a listing offers Pending Issuance Units or other units that are not issued carbon credits, the listing and the quote identify the unit type, and what is sold is that unit type only.

Where Prime Origins holds the credits, orders are processed via Stripe, payment is captured at the point of order, and if you elect retirement we will arrange it on the underlying registry within 48 business hours and provide the certificate by email. Where units are sourced to order, no payment is taken until you accept a written quote identifying the project, the unit type and the registry position, including serial numbers where the units have been issued; retirement, where it is available for that unit type, follows the registry transfer on the timescale stated in that quote.

Because carbon credits are non-tangible commodities and retirement is irreversible, all sales are final unless required otherwise by law.

Project developers may apply to list credits via the seller application form. All listings are subject to manual review and approval by Prime Origins. We may decline any application at our sole discretion. Sellers warrant that they have full legal title to the credits being listed and that all submitted documentation is accurate and complete.

No fee is deducted from the seller. The 8% platform fee is charged to the buyer on top of the price the seller sets, and the seller receives the listed price in full. There is no listing fee and no separate seller commission. Payouts settle on a schedule set by Prime Origins.

Listings marked "Registry-issued" have been checked against the public registry record for the project identifier, methodology, vintage and verification status. Listings marked "Pending Issuance Units" are registered and validated projects whose units have not yet been verified or issued. Listings marked "Developer self-verified" are published with the developer's own documentation, are not held on any registry and have not been independently verified by Prime Origins. Prime Origins does not issue, verify or certify any unit sold through Atlas, and its review is neither a financial nor an environmental guarantee.

Each listing identifies its registry or developer documentation, unit type and verification status. Buyers should assess whether the units and proposed use meet the requirements applicable to their organisation and claim. Suitability for any reporting or disclosure framework depends on the unit, the intended claim, the buyer and the rules of that framework as they stand at the time, and Prime Origins gives no assurance on that point.

All content on the marketplace (excluding listing content provided by third-party project developers) is owned by or licensed to Prime Origins. You may not reproduce, modify, or distribute it without our written consent.

You agree not to: (a) attempt to interfere with the integrity or security of the marketplace; (b) use it to engage in fraudulent, deceptive or unlawful activity; (c) scrape, mirror, or systematically extract data without our consent; or (d) infringe the rights of any third party.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Prime Origins' total aggregate liability arising out of or in connection with the marketplace or these Terms is limited to the platform fees paid to us by you in the 12 months preceding the claim. We exclude liability for indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive losses, including loss of profits, business or goodwill.

Nothing in these Terms limits liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or for any other liability that cannot be limited by law.

We may suspend or terminate access to the marketplace at any time without notice if you breach these Terms, if required by law, or for legitimate operational reasons. Provisions that by their nature survive termination (including liability, intellectual property and governing law) will continue to apply.

We may amend these Terms from time to time. The current version will always be available at https://primeoriginsatlas.org/terms with the "last updated" date shown above. Continued use of the marketplace after changes constitutes acceptance.

These Terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales. The courts of England and Wales have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute, save that we may bring proceedings in the courts of the country where you are based.

For any questions about these Terms, contact oliver@primeorigins.org.