THE MUDCRAB CODE™

Terms of Use

Last updated: September 2026

Welcome to The Mudcrab Code™.

These Terms of Use apply when you purchase, access or participate in The Mudcrab Code™.

By purchasing the course and creating an account, you agree to these Terms.

1. About The Mudcrab Code™

The Mudcrab Code™ is an Australian online educational course featuring the experience, techniques and knowledge of professional Queensland mud crabber Greg Sichter.

The course provides practical education about mud crabbing, including trip planning, tides, weather, equipment, bait, pot placement, handling, boating and trailer preparation, safety, sustainability, storage, cleaning and cooking.

The information shared throughout the course is based largely on Greg's practical experience developed over almost 50 years of commercial mud crabbing.

2. Educational Information

The Mudcrab Code™ is provided for general educational and informational purposes.

Fishing, boating and activities around waterways involve inherent risks. Conditions can change quickly and techniques that are appropriate in one location or set of conditions may not be appropriate in another.

You remain responsible for assessing your own circumstances, experience, equipment and environmental conditions before undertaking any activity demonstrated or discussed in the course.

3. Fishing Laws & Regulations

Fishing laws and regulations vary between Australian states and territories and can change.

While we make reasonable efforts to provide accurate information and links to official government resources, it is your responsibility to check the current fishing regulations that apply to the location where you are fishing before you go crabbing.

This includes, but is not limited to:

Where information contained within The Mudcrab Code™ differs from current legislation or official government regulations, the current official regulations take precedence.

4. Safety & Personal Responsibility

Mud crabbing may involve boats, trailers, waterways, tides, mudflats, mangroves, wildlife, live crabs, sharp equipment, slippery surfaces and changing weather conditions.

You are responsible for your own safety and for determining whether you have the appropriate skills, experience and equipment to safely undertake an activity.

Always follow applicable boating, fishing and safety requirements.

Never place yourself or another person at unnecessary risk simply to follow a technique demonstrated in the course.

Where you are uncertain about the safe operation of a boat, trailer, motor or other equipment, seek appropriate professional advice or training.

5. Animal Welfare

Students are responsible for complying with applicable animal-welfare requirements when handling, keeping, transporting, preparing and dispatching live crustaceans.

Where The Mudcrab Code™ provides links to organisations such as the RSPCA or other external resources, students should refer to the most current guidance available before acting.

6. No Guarantee of Results

There is no single formula that guarantees you'll catch mud crabs.

Every creek, season, tide and fishing trip is different.

The Mudcrab Code™ provides techniques and principles designed to improve your knowledge and understanding of mud crabbing, but we cannot guarantee any particular catch or fishing result.

Results depend on many factors outside our control, including location, weather, tides, seasons, fishing pressure, equipment and crab movement.

7. Personal Course Access

Your purchase provides access to The Mudcrab Code™ for your personal use.

You must not:

Members of your household may watch the course with you, but your registered account remains for your personal use.

8. Intellectual Property

Original videos, written materials, downloadable resources, graphics, branding and other original course materials forming part of The Mudcrab Code™ remain the intellectual property of their respective owner(s).

Purchasing the course gives you permission to access and use these materials for your own personal learning.

It does not transfer ownership or intellectual-property rights to you.

9. Private Facebook Community

Students may be invited to join The Mudcrab Code™ private Facebook community.

Participation is optional.

Members are expected to communicate respectfully and must not post unlawful, abusive, threatening, discriminatory, misleading or otherwise inappropriate content.

We reserve the right to moderate or remove content and, where reasonably necessary, remove members who seriously or repeatedly breach the community rules.

Facebook is operated independently by Meta and is subject to its own terms and privacy practices.

10. Refund Policy

When you purchase The Mudcrab Code, you’ll receive immediate access to the course content and downloadable resources.

As this is a digital course with immediate access, we’re unable to offer refunds simply for change of mind. We encourage you to have a look through the course information before purchasing to make sure it’s right for you.

Of course, your rights under the Australian Consumer Law still apply. Nothing in this policy excludes, restricts or modifies any rights or remedies you may have under Australian Consumer Law.

If you experience a problem with the course or believe you may be entitled to a remedy, please contact us at [email protected] and we’ll be happy to help.

11. Course Access & Availability

Your purchase includes ongoing access to The Mudcrab Code™ for as long as the course remains available.

This means you can return to the course and its resources after completing it without needing to purchase the course again.

From time to time, we may update, replace or improve lessons, downloadable resources or the platform used to deliver the course.

While we intend to keep The Mudcrab Code™ available for the foreseeable future, we cannot guarantee that the course, Thinkific platform or any particular technology or feature will remain available indefinitely.

If The Mudcrab Code™ is permanently discontinued, we will make reasonable efforts to provide enrolled students with advance notice where practicable.

Nothing in this section limits any rights you may have under Australian Consumer Law.

12. Third-Party Services & Links

The course may contain links to government departments, animal-welfare organisations, Facebook, Thinkific and other third-party websites and services.

These links are provided for convenience and further information.

We do not control third-party websites and are not responsible for their availability, content, policies or future changes.

13. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by Australian law, The Mudcrab Code™, its creators and instructors are not responsible for loss, damage or injury resulting from a student's independent decisions or activities while fishing, boating, travelling, handling equipment or applying information provided through the course.

Nothing in these Terms excludes, restricts or modifies any liability, consumer guarantee, right or remedy that cannot lawfully be excluded, restricted or modified under Australian law.

14. Changes to The Course or These Terms

We may update The Mudcrab Code™, its resources or these Terms from time to time to reflect changes to the course, fishing regulations, technology, best-practice guidance or our business operations.

The current version of these Terms will be available through The Mudcrab Code™ course site.

15. Australian Law

These Terms are intended to operate consistently with applicable Australian law, including the Australian Consumer Law.

Nothing in these Terms is intended to remove or restrict rights that cannot legally be excluded.

16. Contact Us

If you have questions about these Terms, your course access or a refund request, please contact us using the support email provided on The Mudcrab Code™ course site.

By creating an account, purchasing or accessing The Mudcrab Code™, you acknowledge that you have read and agree to these Terms of Use.