Terms of Use
These terms govern use of the Geoplacer iOS app and this website. If you do not agree, do not use Geoplacer.
The product
Geoplacer is a general geospatial viewing tool for iPhone. It is a lightweight field GIS viewer for opening and checking spatial data. It is not a replacement for desktop GIS, surveying instruments, or certified mapping products.
You remain responsible for verifying spatial data accuracy, completeness, coordinate reference system, datum, projection, and suitability for your intended use.
Geoplacer is not guaranteed to be surveying-grade, cadastral truth, engineering certification, or legal-boundary evidence. Do not rely on it alone for property lines, construction set-out, navigation safety, emergency response, or any use where an error could cause harm or legal dispute.
The app may convert coordinate systems for display. Always check alignment against a trusted source before field use. A successful import is not a warranty that the data is complete or correctly georeferenced.
Acceptable use
You may use Geoplacer to view and organise spatial data you have the right to use. You agree not to:
- infringe copyright, database rights, or licence terms attached to GIS files, basemaps, or other content;
- disrupt or overload the app or any map-tile service it uses, except where the law allows;
- use Geoplacer to commit crime, harass others, or present mapped features as certified survey or legal boundaries;
- submit malware or interfere with other people’s devices.
Your files
You keep the rights you already have in files you import. You are responsible for confirming that you may copy those files onto the device and view them in Geoplacer.
Intellectual property
Geoplacer, the GEOPLACER wordmark, and the app’s design are owned by the operator of Geoplacer or its licensors. These terms do not transfer ownership of the software to you. Apple’s standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement also applies to App Store downloads.
Third-party maps and data
The basemap uses OpenStreetMap Standard tiles from tile.openstreetmap.org. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Data Commons Open Database License. You must respect OpenStreetMap licence and tile-usage requirements. Attribution is always visible on the map and opens openstreetmap.org/copyright.
Geoplacer does not control the accuracy of OpenStreetMap, your imported files, or other third-party datasets.
Availability
The app, this website, and map tiles may be unavailable, slow, or changed without notice. Poor network conditions may show an incomplete basemap even when your local layers are present.
Website
This website introduces Geoplacer and hosts support, privacy, and terms pages. It does not store your spatial files.
Warranty
Geoplacer is provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranties of any kind, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the app will be error-free, that every file will import, that coordinates will align, or that the map is suitable for professional, legal, or safety-critical use.
Some places do not allow certain warranty exclusions. Where that is so, the exclusion applies only to the extent permitted.
Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the operator of Geoplacer is not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for lost profits, lost data, or business interruption, arising from use of Geoplacer or inability to use it.
Nothing in these terms excludes or limits liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.
Ending use
You may stop using Geoplacer at any time by deleting the app. We may stop offering the website, future updates, or support if you materially breach these terms.
Changes
These terms may be updated. The date at the top will change when they are. If you do not agree with an update, stop using Geoplacer and delete the app.
Contact
Questions about these terms can be sent to geoplacer@kardiahk.com. See also the Privacy Policy.