E-03. ASSESSMENT AGREEMENT AND CONDITIONAL ESG STAR DESIGNATION LICENCE — TEMPLATE ======================================================================== Template to be completed and adopted by the parties; requires legal and tax review for each specific implementation. - Version: 1.0 - Date drafted: 25 September 2026 - Status: template to be completed and adopted - Operator: [TO BE COMPLETED] - Approved by: [TO BE COMPLETED] - Date adopted: [TO BE COMPLETED] - Date of application: [TO BE COMPLETED] Scope: Ordering an assessment and any later right to communicate. As of today the template grants no right to the designation. Related Q&A: Q&A: ESG Star 4–8 — https://tardigrada.ai/qa §1. Parties. Client [details], assessment provider [details and competence], designation rights holder [details and basis of rights]. Where these are different entities, their roles and signatures are shown separately. §2. Subject. The subject is an assessment under E-01 version [ ] for unit [ ], location [ ], period [ ] and scope [ ]. The deliverable is a report with findings and limitations. The fee [amount/taxes/due date] is payable for the agreed scope of work, regardless of its outcome. §3. Obligations. The client provides lawful access to data and people, truthful information and disclosure of known limitations. The provider is responsible for professional performance of the agreed work, confidentiality and conflict management. Personal data rules are set in an annex reflecting the actual roles. §4. Licence conditions. This template does not by itself grant a licence. Its effectiveness requires, jointly: proof of rights to the designation, adopted rules of use, fulfilment of the applicable legal requirements for the scheme, completion of an independent assessment and a written activation document signed by the rights holder and the licensee. §5. Licence scope. The activation document states the designation, scope of use, assessed unit, permitted claims, channels, territory, period, fee or no fee, and decision identifier. The licence is non-exclusive and without the right to sublicense unless otherwise agreed separately. Any claim refers only to the assessed scope and period; it must not be broadened. §6. Prohibited claims. The licensee does not present the designation as approval by the EU, UN or ISO, or as a guarantee of all aspects of its business. It makes the scope and limitations of the assessment and the current decision status available to the audience at the agreed location [ ]. §7. Suspension and withdrawal. Where there is a justified risk of misleading the audience, the rights holder suspends use of the designation with reasons. The licensee stops new publication upon service of the notice and updates existing materials within the period set in the activation document [period]. Remedying the breach allows a review. Withdrawal of the licence and appeals follow E-02. §8. Final provisions. Liability, termination, effects of expiry, governing law, court and form of amendments: [agreed provisions]. Absence of licence activation does not waive payment for an assessment actually ordered and performed. Signatures and dates: [ ]. SOURCES ======= 5. ISO/IEC 17029 — verification principles (https://www.iso.org/news/ref2448.html) — Official description of competence, impartiality and consistency of verification bodies; TarDigRada has not been assessed against the full standard. 6. Directive (EU) 2024/825 (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/825/oj) — EU date of application of the transposing measures: 27 September 2026. The status of Polish transposition was not verified at the date of drafting. Requirements for labels and claims must be addressed before any designation is launched. 7. Regulation (EU) 2024/3005 — ESG ratings (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/3005/oj) — The ESG Star model requires individual qualification; this document does not determine whether it is in or out of scope. Public sources are substantive references. They do not imply patronage, accreditation or endorsement of the project. Before signing, the templates must be completed and checked against the specific business. Project and content author: Ada Margo — TarDigRada.ai