Climbinge Terms of Service and Privacy Policy

1.1 About Climbinge

Climbinge allows users to browse, add, edit, and share information about climbing routes, crags, boulders, areas, grades, route types, photos, location details, and related climbing content.

"Climbinge", "we", "us", and "our" refer to the operator of the Climbinge service. "You" means any person who accesses or uses Climbinge.

1.2 Account and access

You may need an account to add routes, upload photos, save activity, or use certain features. You agree to provide accurate information and to keep your login details secure. You are responsible for activity that happens through your account.

We may suspend, restrict, or remove access if we believe you have misused the service, violated these terms, uploaded harmful content, or created risk for other users or the climbing community.

1.3 Climbing risk and safety

Rock climbing, bouldering, mountaineering, hiking, and related outdoor activities are dangerous and involve risk of injury, death, property damage, changing weather, loose rock, access restrictions, wildlife, unsafe landings, unreliable protection, incorrect grades, and other hazards.

Climbinge is an information-sharing platform. Information on Climbinge may be incomplete, inaccurate, outdated, user-submitted, or unverified. Route grades, locations, approach directions, access notes, photos, and safety information should not be treated as professional advice or a guarantee of safety.

You are solely responsible for your decisions, preparation, equipment, judgment, partners, and safety. You should verify conditions locally, follow access rules, respect landowners and communities, and climb within your ability.

1.4 User content

You may upload or submit route information, grades, descriptions, photos, comments, corrections, ticks, location information, and other content.

You confirm that you have the right to submit any content you upload. You must not upload content that is illegal, misleading, abusive, defamatory, invasive of privacy, infringing, harmful, spammy, or unsafe.

By submitting content to Climbinge, you give Climbinge a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to host, store, display, reproduce, adapt, publish, distribute, and use that content for operating, improving, promoting, and making the service available. This licence allows Climbinge to show your content to other users and to use it in route pages, maps, search, guide-like views, app features, and related promotional or community materials.

You remain responsible for the accuracy and legality of your content. We may edit, moderate, hide, or remove content where needed, including for safety, accuracy, legal, access, or community reasons.

1.5 Route data and community contributions

Climbinge may include factual climbing information such as route names, grades, route types, locations, GPS coordinates, areas, crags, descriptions, photos, and approach information.

Some content may be submitted by users or contributors. Some content may be moderated, corrected, merged, or verified over time. We do not guarantee that any route, grade, location, or access information is accurate or complete.

If you believe content is inaccurate, unsafe, infringing, or should be removed, please contact us.

1.6 Prohibited uses

You agree not to:

• misuse the service or interfere with its operation;
• scrape, copy, or bulk extract Climbinge data without permission;
• upload false, harmful, unlawful, or infringing content;
• impersonate another person or organisation;
• upload malware or attempt to access accounts or systems without permission;
• use Climbinge to harass, threaten, spam, or abuse others;
• publish sensitive location or access information where doing so may create safety, conservation, landowner, or community harm.

1.7 Third-party services

Climbinge may use third-party services for hosting, analytics, maps, authentication, email, payments, crash reporting, or other operational needs. Your use of those third-party services may also be subject to their own terms and privacy policies.

1.8 Mobile app

If you use the Climbinge mobile app, you are granted a limited, personal, non-transferable licence to install and use the app to access Climbinge. You must not reverse engineer, modify, resell, or misuse the app.

If you download the app from Google Play, Apple App Store, or another app store, the app store's own terms may also apply.

1.9 Changes to the service

We may update, change, suspend, or discontinue parts of Climbinge at any time. We may also change these terms. If changes are material, we will try to provide reasonable notice through the website, app, or other appropriate means. Continued use of Climbinge after changes means you accept the updated terms.

1.10 Disclaimers and limitation of liability

Climbinge is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. We do not guarantee that the service will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, accurate, complete, or suitable for your needs.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Climbinge is not liable for injuries, losses, damages, claims, or costs arising from your use of the service, reliance on route information, climbing activities, user content, third-party services, or inability to access the service.

1.11 Governing law

These terms are intended to be governed by the laws of India, unless applicable law requires otherwise. Courts in Bengaluru, Karnataka will have jurisdiction, unless applicable law requires a different forum.

1.12 Contact

For questions, concerns, takedown requests, or support, contact us at: support@climbinge.com

2.1 What this Privacy Policy covers

This Privacy Policy explains how Climbinge collects, uses, stores, and shares information when you use our website, mobile app, and related services.

By using Climbinge, you understand that we collect and use information as described below.

2.2 Information we collect

We may collect the following types of information:

2.3 How we use information

We use information to:

• provide and operate Climbinge;
• create and manage user accounts;
• display route, crag, photo, and climbing information;
• allow users to add, edit, and discover routes;
• improve route quality, search, maps, and app features;
• moderate unsafe, inaccurate, infringing, or abusive content;
• respond to support requests;
• improve security and prevent misuse;
• analyse usage and fix bugs;
• send service-related messages;
• comply with legal obligations.

2.4 Public information

Some information you submit may be public or visible to other users, including route data, photos, grades, route descriptions, comments, corrections, ticks, usernames, and other community contributions.

Do not upload private, sensitive, or third-party information unless you have permission and are comfortable with it being shown on Climbinge.

2.5 Sharing information

We may share information with:

• other users, where content is part of public or community features;
• service providers who help us host, store, analyse, secure, or operate Climbinge;
• map, analytics, authentication, email, crash reporting, or infrastructure providers;
• law enforcement, regulators, courts, or public authorities where required by law;
• another organisation if Climbinge is involved in a merger, acquisition, restructuring, or transfer of assets;
• others with your consent.

We do not sell your personal information to advertisers.

2.6 Data storage and security

We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect information. However, no internet or mobile service is completely secure. You use Climbinge at your own risk and are responsible for keeping your account credentials safe.

Information may be stored and processed in India or other countries where our service providers operate.

2.7 Retention

We keep information for as long as needed to provide Climbinge, maintain route and community records, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, prevent misuse, and improve the service.

Some public route contributions may remain visible even if your account is deleted, especially where they form part of community route records. We may anonymise or detach such content from your account where appropriate.

2.8 Account deletion and data requests

You may request account deletion or access/correction of your personal information by contacting us.

When you request deletion, we will take reasonable steps to delete or anonymise personal information associated with your account, subject to legal, safety, fraud-prevention, backup, and legitimate operational needs.

Public route information, corrections, and community contributions may remain where removing them would affect the integrity, safety, or usefulness of the climbing database.

2.9 Children

Climbinge is not intended for children under 13. If you are under 18, you should use Climbinge only with consent from a parent or guardian. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child without appropriate consent, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.

2.10 Your choices

You can:

• choose what information you add to your profile or route pages;
• control device permissions such as location and photos;
• disable cookies through your browser;
• unsubscribe from marketing emails, if any;
• contact us to request access, correction, or deletion of personal information.

2.11 Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If changes are material, we will try to notify users through the website, app, or other reasonable means. The updated version will show the latest revision date.

2.12 Contact

For privacy questions, data requests, account deletion, or complaints, contact us at: support@climbinge.com