Terms of Use - Playa Maps

1. Acceptance of These Terms

Playa Maps (the "App") is operated by Playa Cruisers ("we," "us," or "our"). Before first use, the App presents these Terms and requires your agreement; by tapping "I Understand & Continue," or by downloading, accessing, or using the App, you agree to these Terms of Use and to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the App. The App records the date and app version on which you accept.

2. What the App Is - and Is Not

The App provides route suggestions, map overlays, speed-limit information, and navigation guidance oriented toward low-speed vehicles: Neighborhood Electric Vehicles (NEVs), golf carts, and bicycles.

The App is a reference and planning aid only. It is not:

• a determination that any road, route, crossing, or maneuver is legal for your vehicle;
• a substitute for your own observation of posted signs, signals, and road conditions;
• a survey, engineering study, or official statement of any government agency; or
• a guarantee that map data, including speed limits, one-way status, closures, and network designations, is current, complete, or accurate.

Route information can be outdated or wrong. You are solely responsible for operating your vehicle safely and lawfully at all times.

3. Operator Responsibility and Assumption of Risk

• NEVs and golf carts are motor vehicles subject to all applicable traffic laws, including California Vehicle Code sections 21251 and 21260, and local ordinances that vary by city.
• Operating any vehicle involves inherent risk. You assume all risk arising from your use of the App and your operation of any vehicle, including risk arising from inaccurate, incomplete, or outdated map or routing data.
• You must not interact with the App in ways that distract you while your vehicle is in motion. Program destinations before you depart.
• You are responsible for confirming that your vehicle is legal to operate where you ride, that you hold any required license and registration, and that you comply with all equipment, signage, and insurance requirements.

4. No Warranty

THE APP AND ALL CONTENT ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT ROUTES ARE LEGAL, SAFE, OR AVAILABLE, THAT SPEED-LIMIT OR ROAD DATA IS ACCURATE, OR THAT THE APP WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW CERTAIN WARRANTY EXCLUSIONS, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

5. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, PLAYA CRUISERS AND ITS OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, DATA PROVIDERS, AND PARTNERS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR PERSONAL INJURY, PROPERTY DAMAGE, TRAFFIC CITATIONS, OR VEHICLE DAMAGE, ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE APP OR RELIANCE ON ITS CONTENT. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, OUR TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO THE APP SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS (US $100). SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW CERTAIN LIABILITY LIMITATIONS, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

6. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

• use the App while operating a vehicle in a manner that violates distracted-driving or any other law;
• reverse engineer, scrape, or bulk-extract map data, routing data, or aggregated statistics;
• interfere with, probe, or circumvent the App's security or rate-limiting measures;
• use the App's data or services to build a competing dataset or service; or
• use the App for any unlawful purpose.

We may suspend or terminate access for violations of these Terms.

7. Data Contributions and Feedback

Trip-data sharing is optional, off by default, and governed by the Privacy Policy. By opting in, you grant us a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, process, aggregate, and derive statistics from the contributed pseudonymous data, including sharing aggregate statistics with cities and planning agencies. This license survives your later deletion of raw contributed data only as to aggregate statistics already derived. Any feedback, bug reports, or suggestions you submit may be used by us without restriction or compensation.

8. Intellectual Property; Data Sources

The App, its design, software, and curated datasets are owned by Playa Cruisers or its licensors. Map and network data include material from third-party sources, including OpenStreetMap, the South Bay Cities Council of Governments (SBCCOG) Local Travel Network, SCAG regional bike network data, Los Angeles County eGIS, NREL, HERE Technologies, and Apple MapKit, as described in the App's Data Sources & Attribution screen. No data source endorses the App. Your use of Apple MapKit content through the App is also subject to Apple's terms.

9. Third-Party Services

The App relies on services operated by third parties, including Apple, Google/Firebase, HERE Technologies, and Cloudflare. We are not responsible for third-party services, and their availability may change. Their terms and privacy policies apply to their processing.

10. Changes to the App and These Terms

We may modify or discontinue features at any time. We may update these Terms; material changes will be posted in the App and on our website with an updated "Last Updated" date, and continued use after the effective date constitutes acceptance.

11. Dispute Resolution

• Informal resolution first: contact legal@playacruisers.com and allow 30 days to resolve any dispute informally.
• Arbitration: any dispute not resolved informally shall be resolved by binding individual arbitration in Los Angeles County, California, administered by JAMS under its Streamlined Arbitration Rules and Procedures and its Consumer Arbitration Minimum Standards, and you and Playa Cruisers each waive the right to a jury trial and to participate in a class action.
• Arbitration opt-out: you may opt out by emailing legal@playacruisers.com within 30 days of first accepting these Terms, stating your intent to opt out.
• Small claims and injunctive carve-outs: either party may bring qualifying claims in small-claims court, and either party may seek injunctive relief for intellectual-property misuse.

12. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles. Venue for any court proceeding permitted under Section 11 lies in Los Angeles County, California.

13. Miscellaneous

If any provision of these Terms is held unenforceable, the remainder stays in effect. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, are the entire agreement between you and Playa Cruisers regarding the App. Failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver.

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