Terms of Service

Ridgeflow · Last updated: August 4, 2026

1. Agreement

By using the Ridgeflow website or apps ("the Service"), you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

2. What the Service is — and isn't

Ridgeflow aggregates trail, hut, campsite, terrain, weather and points-of-interest information for locations worldwide, from public-agency and community sources (OpenStreetMap, national and regional park agencies, and national mapping agencies — see Attribution below). This information is provided as-is, for planning purposes only:

• Trail, hut and campsite status, access, fees and conditions change frequently. Always verify locally — with the managing agency, posted signage and current conditions — before you go. A trail shown open here can be washed out, closed or dangerous today.
• Coverage is uneven between countries and the app says where it is thin. Official closure notices, avalanche advisories and severe-weather warnings are integrated for some places and not others; where they are not, the app tells you so rather than implying all-clear. Never read the absence of a warning as a statement that conditions are safe.
• Routing, time estimates and terrain data are estimates. They are not a substitute for your own judgment, navigation skills, river-crossing judgment, or emergency preparedness in remote areas. Absence of a warning is never an all-clear.
• We are not responsible for injury, loss, fines, or damage arising from reliance on the Service. Backcountry travel is inherently risky and you undertake it at your own risk. Tell someone your intentions before you go.

3. Accounts

As shipped today Ridgeflow has no accounts and no sign-in, and nothing you do in the app is sent to us — everything is stored on your own device. Clauses 3 and 4 describe how accounts and purchases will work once sign-in is switched on; they are published in advance and take effect only from that point.

When accounts are enabled, you will sign up with a username and password (no email address is required). You are responsible for safeguarding your credentials — and because accounts have no email, keep the recovery code from Account somewhere safe; it is the only self-serve way to reset a forgotten password. You will be able to delete your account at any time in the app (Account → "Delete account"), which permanently erases your stored data.

4. Purchases

There is nothing to buy today — every feature is currently open, and the app takes no payment. Once subscriptions are enabled, Pro features are unlocked per account. Purchases made through the Apple App Store or Google Play are billed and refunded under those stores' terms. Purchases made on our website are processed by Stripe; contact us at joshlees1@gmail.com for billing questions. Entitlements apply across all platforms where you sign in with the same account.

5. Acceptable use

• No scraping, bulk-downloading, reselling, or redistributing the Service's data or map tiles beyond the app's built-in offline features.
• No attempts to bypass feature gating, rate limits, or authentication.
• No unlawful use.

6. Your content

Routes and spots you save remain yours. You grant us the license needed to store and sync them for you. We do not sell your personal data — see the Privacy Policy.

7. Third-party data & attribution

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Basemap cartography © OpenFreeMap / OpenMapTiles; elevation from Mapzen/AWS Terrarium; weather by Open-Meteo.

New Zealand: track, hut and campsite data © Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai (CC-BY 4.0); basemaps and aerial imagery © Toitū Te Whenua LINZ (CC-BY 4.0); public-access data © Herenga ā Nuku Aotearoa (CC-BY 4.0); regional council track data under each council's own licence.

Official trail and campground networks elsewhere are used under each publisher's licence, including: US Forest Service, US Geological Survey and National Park Service (US federal, public domain); USDA NAIP imagery (public domain); Parks Canada (OGL-Canada); NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, Tasmania (theLIST), Queensland (QPWS) and South Australia (DEW) (CC-BY 4.0); swisstopo, IGN France, Kartverket Norway, Sport Ireland, ČÚZK Czechia, Land Tirol, Provincia di Bolzano (CC0), LDBV Bavaria and others (CC-BY 4.0 or equivalent). Each dataset remains subject to its own licence and its publisher's disclaimers.

8. Disclaimer & limitation of liability

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ACCURACY, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR AVAILABILITY. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM ARISING FROM THE SERVICE IS LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US IN THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE CLAIM.

9. Termination

We may suspend or terminate access for breach of these Terms. You may stop using the Service and delete your account at any time.

10. Changes

We may update these Terms; material changes will be noted in the app or by email. Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance.

11. Governing law & contact

These Terms are governed by the laws of New Zealand. Questions: joshlees1@gmail.com.

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