Legal
Effective date: 5 April 2026 · Last reviewed: 24 June 2026 (added §15 Professional Services — DaoShu 1v1 Consulting; renumbered subsequent sections)
Please read these Terms carefully before using the DaoShu Energy website or services. By registering an account or submitting a property for analysis, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.
DaoShu Energy operates the website at daoshuenergy.com and provides cultural feng shui analysis reports for residential and commercial properties.
These Terms form a legally binding agreement between you and DaoShu Energy, governed by the laws of South Australia, Australia.
Cultural reference only — not professional advice. Reports are based on traditional Chinese cultural principles (Ba-Zhai / Eight Mansions theory) and fall within metaphysical research for cultural and informational purposes only.
Our reports do not constitute professional property advice, investment advice, financial advice, legal advice, building advice, or any other form of licensed professional advice. They should not be used as the sole or primary basis for any decision to purchase, rent, sell, or develop any property.
You must be at least 18 years of age to use the Service. By registering, you represent that you are 18 or older and have the legal capacity to enter into these Terms.
You must register with a valid email address. You are responsible for all activity under your account. Notify us immediately at support@daoshuenergy.com if you suspect unauthorised access.
One credit is consumed per completed analysis report. Credits are non-transferable between accounts. Credits do not expire while your account remains active. If your account is terminated for breach of these Terms, unused credits are forfeited.
New registrations receive one complimentary analysis credit. This free credit is provided once per person and may not be transferred. We reserve the right to modify or discontinue the free credit offer at any time with reasonable notice.
All payments are processed by Stripe, Inc. (USA). By purchasing credits, you agree to Stripe's terms of service. We do not store your payment card details.
All prices are in Australian Dollars (AUD). The displayed price is the final amount payable. Price changes will not affect credits already purchased.
DaoShu Energy is not currently registered for Australian GST (we are below the AU$75,000 annual turnover threshold under the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 (Cth), s 23-15). Accordingly:
Energy Credits (“EC”) are a platform-internal billing unit used to access specific services on DaoShu Energy. 1 EC = AU$1. Unless required under the Australian Consumer Law guarantees, EC purchases are non-refundable; EC are non-transferable and not redeemable for cash. Purchased EC expire 12 months from the date of purchase; bonus EC (e.g. from referral codes) expire 30 days from issue.
You may earn bonus EC by referring new users with a referral code. To keep the program fair to everyone, bonus EC is issued only when the referred person is a genuine new user who completes the qualifying action.
Fraudulent or abusive activity will result in forfeiture of any bonus EC obtained through that activity, and may lead to suspension of the referral program for the account. Such activity includes, but is not limited to:
We will only forfeit or suspend on these specified grounds. This does not affect any rights you have under the Australian Consumer Law.
The Date-Selection Membership unlocks the “house / venue facing” (扶山) feature within the date-selection tool for account holders. Before purchasing, you acknowledge and agree to the following:
Membership grants access to a cultural date-selection tool. Its outputs are traditional Chinese metaphysics for cultural reference only and are not professional, financial, medical, or property advice.
Your rights under the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) apply to this Service and cannot be excluded by these Terms.
Under the ACL, you have guarantees that our Service will be provided with due care and skill. Nothing in these Terms limits or excludes these statutory rights.
| Situation | Remedy | Timeframe |
|---|---|---|
| The address cannot be located, or an uploaded floor plan is invalid or unreadable | EC automatically returned to your account | Immediately |
| We are unable to complete your analysis on the first attempt | Our specialist team takes over to complete and deliver your report — no action is needed from you, and we keep you updated | Report delivered when ready |
| After review, we determine your report cannot be delivered | Full EC refund to your account, or a full monetary refund if you prefer | On determination |
| A delivered report contains a material error attributable to us | EC returned, or a corrected report | On request within 14 days |
| Change of mind after the report is delivered | No refund (digital content delivered) | N/A |
You agree not to:
All content on the DaoShu Energy website — including our analysis pipeline, rule engine, visual maps, and branding — is owned by DaoShu Energy. You receive a personal, non-transferable licence to view and download your own reports for personal use only.
You retain ownership of any floor plan images you upload. By uploading, you grant us a limited licence to process the image solely for the purpose of generating your report.
Our reports are based on classical Chinese I-Ching culture, environmental metaphysics, and folk theories. While we strive for accuracy in applying these principles, environmental energy and aura analysis are time-sensitive and subjectively interpreted, and results may vary. We do not warrant that every report will be free of errors.
Reports reflect conditions only at the time of assessment and are for personal cultural reference. They are not the opinion or advice of any human expert unless explicitly indicated.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, DaoShu Energy's total liability to you for any claim arising from these Terms or the Service is limited to the amount you paid us in the 12 months preceding the claim.
We are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including loss of profits, data, or goodwill arising from your use of the Service.
Nothing in these Terms excludes, restricts, or modifies any consumer guarantee, right, or remedy you have under the Australian Consumer Law that cannot be excluded by agreement. If the ACL applies, our liability is limited to resupplying the service or refunding the cost paid.
You may close your account at any time by contacting support@daoshuenergy.com. Unused credits will not be refunded on voluntary closure.
We may suspend or terminate your account for breach of these Terms. In such cases, unused credits are forfeited. We will give you reasonable notice except where immediate termination is required to prevent fraud or harm.
We may update these Terms. We will notify registered users of material changes by email at least 14 days before they take effect. Continued use of the Service after notice constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.
These Terms are governed by the laws of South Australia, Australia. You submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of South Australia.
In addition to our automated analysis, we offer optional “DaoShu 1v1 Consulting” — a paid consultation conducted personally by Master DaoShu (the “Practitioner”). This section sets out terms specific to that service, in addition to the rest of these Terms.
1v1 Consulting is a cultural consultation service grounded in classical Chinese feng shui tradition. It is not real estate, financial, architectural, engineering, legal, medical, or psychological advice. The Practitioner is not licensed under the Land Agents Act 1994 (SA) or any equivalent legislation. You should obtain independent professional advice in those areas before making any decision affected by the consultation. Sections 9 and 11 of these Terms apply equally to material delivered as part of a 1v1 consultation.
The current fee is AUD $500 per consultation. Booking is arranged by contacting us through the “Contact DaoShu” channels (WhatsApp / WeChat / email); we will confirm scheduling and payment instructions by reply. Payment is processed as set out in §5, and a payment receipt is issued by email.
After booking, we will contact you within 5 business days to schedule the consultation. Consultations are typically delivered by video call and take approximately 45 minutes. A written summary report is delivered by email within 14 days of the live session.
You may reschedule once at no charge with at least 48 hours’ notice. Subsequent rescheduling, or rescheduling with less than 48 hours’ notice, may incur an administrative fee of up to AUD $100.
| Situation | Outcome |
|---|---|
| Consultation not scheduled within 30 days of booking due to our scheduling backlog | Full refund on request (no administrative fee) |
| The Practitioner cancels and cannot offer an acceptable alternative time within a further 14 days | Full refund |
| You cancel before the live session begins | Refund minus a $50 administrative fee |
| You miss the scheduled live session without prior notice | No refund (the time slot is unrecoverable). One free reschedule may be offered at our discretion. |
| You are dissatisfied with the consultation content for subjective reasons | No refund. The cultural nature of the service means perspectives may differ from your own. |
| Failure that constitutes a “major failure” under the Australian Consumer Law | The remedies in §6 apply. Nothing in this §15 limits your statutory consumer rights. |
Live sessions are not recorded by us unless you explicitly request a recording in writing. Notes taken by the Practitioner for preparing your summary report are deleted within 90 days of report delivery. The Practitioner is bound by a duty of confidentiality regarding information shared during the consultation, except where disclosure is required by law or reasonably necessary to prevent imminent serious harm.
Any decision you make based on a 1v1 consultation is your own decision. To the extent permitted by law, our maximum aggregate liability for any single 1v1 consultation is the fee paid for that consultation (AUD $500). This limitation does not apply to liability that cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law.
If you opt in to a recurring email from us (currently the weekly DaoShu Mobile recommendation):
From time to time we may send you messages about the Service. These fall into two categories:
In-app messages appear in the “Platform Messages” panel within the contact area when you are logged in. They are one-way notices — you cannot reply in-app; to contact us, use the WhatsApp / WeChat / email channels provided. You may dismiss any in-app message.
Unsubscribe. You can opt out of promotional email at any time via the one-click unsubscribe link in each such email; opting out does not affect essential service announcements. For how we target messages (e.g. by region or usage) and our sender identification (incl. ABN), see the Privacy Policy.