Plot Terms of Service

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your use of the Plot mobile application (“App”), provided by Tom Wicks (“we”, “us”). By downloading or using the App, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the App.

1. Who may use the App

You must be at least 13 years old to use the App in the UK. If younger, you must have verifiable parental or guardian consent.

You are responsible for your device, your Apple ID, and any settings or credentials you use with the App.

2. Fees

The App is currently free.

If we introduce paid services (e.g. subscriptions), additional terms — including renewal, cancellation, and refund rights — will be provided in advance.

3. Your content, storage and sharing

You retain ownership of the trips, places, journeys, routes, stops, notes, tickets, photos and other files you add to Plot (“User Content”). You must have the rights and any permissions needed to use that content, including information about other people.

New trips are stored on your device. You can enable iCloud sync for individual trips using your Apple Account. CloudKit then stores and syncs the trip content, with a copy on your device. You do not need a separate Plot account. Plot does not maintain a separate server copy of your full trip database; the image-search requests described in our Privacy Policy are processed by our API.

Attached tickets, files and photos are stored locally and are not included in Plot’s trip sync or sharing. They may be included in device or computer backups, depending on your settings. Keep independent copies of important travel documents: adding a ticket to Plot does not create or confirm a booking or guarantee that a carrier will accept the file for travel.

Sharing requires iCloud sync. Invited participants can view the shared trip’s places, journeys and notes, and can change or delete shared content if given editing permission. Owners can manage or stop sharing, and participants can leave. Ending access does not remove copies a participant has already made.

Deleting trip content, moving a trip out of iCloud or changing sharing may take time to reach other devices and Apple’s services. Removing the app does not necessarily remove cloud copies or backups. See the Privacy Policy for storage and deletion details.

You allow Plot and the service providers used for your chosen features to process your content only as needed to provide those features. We do not claim ownership of your content.

4. Third-party services

Plot uses Apple MapKit and location services for place search, maps, route estimates and related lookups, and Apple iCloud/CloudKit for optional sync and sharing. Trip cover photos come from Unsplash through our image-search API, hosted on Vercel. The relevant providers’ terms and privacy policies apply to their services.

If you choose to open directions, search for a saved place on Google or TikTok, visit a place’s website or follow another external link, you are using a separate service. The selected place name and location may be passed to that service for the action you request.

The current app does not import social-media posts or extract places from screenshots using an AI provider. Attaching a screenshot or document stores a file; it does not automatically read, verify or create plans from its contents.

Third-party maps, images and information remain subject to their owners’ rights and may change or become unavailable. Attribution is provided where required. These provisions do not exclude responsibilities or consumer rights that cannot lawfully be excluded.

5. Itineraries and travel information

Plot is a planning and organisation tool. It lets you save places, arrange plans by day, record journeys and stops, and keep notes and documents alongside them. We are not a travel agency and do not book transport, accommodation or experiences.

Journey routes, durations and time-zone information are planning aids. Plot does not provide live flight tracking, transport timetables or guaranteed navigation. Verify departure and arrival times, time zones, routes and booking requirements with your carrier or provider.

Place information, including addresses and contact details, may change or be incomplete. Check important details directly before travelling. A cover photo is illustrative and may not depict the exact place you have saved.

Saved content can be available on your device without a connection, but online functions such as new place searches, map data, route calculations, cover images, sync and sharing require the relevant services and a network connection. Plot does not guarantee offline maps or that every item will be available offline.

You are responsible for checking your plans and taking appropriate precautions when travelling. Nothing in this section removes your statutory consumer rights or excludes liability that cannot lawfully be excluded.

6. Acceptable use

You must not:

• use the App unlawfully or to infringe others’ rights;
• upload malware, interfere with networks, or attempt to bypass security or usage controls;
• scrape, reverse engineer, or misuse APIs beyond permitted use.

We may suspend or terminate access if you breach these Terms.

7. Intellectual property

Except for your User Content, all rights in the App (including design, code, and trademarks) belong to us or our licensors.

You may not copy, modify, distribute, or sell any part of the App except where permitted by law.

8. Privacy

Our Privacy Policy explains how we handle personal data.

9. No emergency or critical use

The App is not a safety-critical service. Do not rely on it for navigation, emergencies, or urgent communications.

10. Disclaimers

The App is provided “as is” and “as available.”

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties (express or implied), including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

We do not guarantee the App or third-party services will always be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free.

11. Limitation of liability

Nothing in these Terms limits or excludes liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud, or other liability that cannot be excluded under UK law.

Subject to that:

• We are not liable for loss of profits, goodwill, or data (including loss, corruption, or inaccuracy of User Content), or for indirect, incidental, or consequential damages.
• Our total liability to you for any claims relating to the App is limited to the greater of £1 or the amount you paid us (if any).
• Trip content may be stored locally or synced through iCloud/CloudKit, while attachments remain local to Plot. Access and synchronisation can be affected by your device, Apple’s services and your network. This does not exclude responsibility that cannot lawfully be excluded.
• You are responsible for maintaining independent backups of your data.

12. Indemnity

You agree to compensate us for losses, claims, or expenses (including reasonable legal fees) resulting from your intentional or reckless misuse of the App, your User Content, or your breach of these Terms.

13. Changes

We may update or discontinue the App at any time.

We may update these Terms; material changes will be notified via the App or email (where provided). Your continued use after changes means you accept them.

14. Termination

You may stop using the App at any time.

We may suspend or terminate your access if you breach these Terms or where required by law.

Sections that should survive (IP, disclaimers, liability, indemnity) will continue after termination.

15. Governing law

These Terms and any disputes are governed by the laws of England and Wales.

If you are a UK or EU consumer, you may also bring claims in your local courts.

16. Export and sanctions compliance

You may not use the App in violation of applicable export control or sanctions laws.

17. Miscellaneous

These Terms (plus referenced policies) are the entire agreement between you and us.

If any part is invalid, the remainder stays in effect.

You may not transfer your rights under these Terms; we may transfer ours (e.g. in a merger or sale).

Failure to enforce any part of these Terms does not waive our rights.

18. Contact

Email: hello@plot.guide

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