ScubaTrail — End User License Agreement & Terms of Service

Version 1.0 · Effective date: 2026-07-27
Provider: JH Compliance v/ Jan Hjelvang, CVR 21733296, Denmark · info@jh-compliance.dk · +45 52 50 30 20

Accepted explicitly at sign-up, versioned and time-stamped, with an audit trail.

1. Acceptance

By creating an account or using ScubaTrail (the “Service”) you agree to these Terms and to
our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the Service. We record the
version, timestamp and your acceptance for audit purposes.

2. Eligibility & account

You must be at least 13 years old and provide accurate information. You are responsible for
your credentials and for activity under your account. Keep your password secure; notify us of
any unauthorised use.

3. Licence to use the app

We grant you a personal, limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to use
the Service for your own dive-logging and community use, subject to these Terms. We (or our
licensors) retain all rights in the Service, software, brand and design.

4. Free and paid tiers; payments

  • ScubaTrail is free to download and use for core features (manual dive logging, browsing
    dive sites and the species database).
  • ScubaTrail Pro unlocks assisted features (imports, calculations, gear, sync). Pro is a
    subscription sold via Stripe on the web. Subscriptions renew automatically until
    cancelled; you can cancel any time via the Stripe billing portal (Account → Manage
    subscription    ).
  • Right of withdrawal / refunds: EU consumers have a statutory 14-day right of withdrawal
    for distance contracts. Where you ask us to start a paid subscription immediately, that right
    lapses once the service has been fully performed with your prior consent; otherwise refunds
    follow applicable consumer law. Purchases made through an app store also follow that store’s
    policies.
  • Prices and included features may change with prior notice; changes do not affect a paid
    period already purchased.

5. Your content & contributions

5.1 Your dive log and photos are yours — private by default

Your dive log entries and the photos you upload are your own property. They are private
by default and are shared or made public only if you explicitly choose to do so in the app
(for example the “make public” toggle on a dive or your profile). We never otherwise publish
your log or photos, and we never sell them or use them for advertising. To run the Service for
you, you grant ScubaTrail a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive licence to host, store, back
up, reproduce and display this content solely as needed to operate the Service for you (e.g.
showing your log on your devices, generating thumbnails). This does not permit us to make
private content public.

5.2 Contributions to the shared ScubaTrail database

When you add or enrich a dive site, a dive center/shop, or a marine-species (“critter”) record
or observation, you agree that the contribution may be included in and become part of
ScubaTrail’s shared, community database, and you grant ScubaTrail a worldwide, royalty-free,
non-exclusive, irrevocable licence to use, store, adapt, combine, publish and distribute it as
part of the Service and its datasets — including publication of dive-site and dive-center/shop
data under the Open Database License (ODbL, share-alike). Dive-site and dive-center/shop
contributions are stored anonymously (no user reference); species observations feed the shared
species/site data in aggregated and/or anonymised form (e.g. “confirmed seen here”). You keep
ownership of your original content; this licence lets us maintain the shared database even if you
later delete your account.

Your personal dive log and photos (§5.1) are separate from these shared contributions and are
never published as part of the shared database unless you explicitly make them public.

5.3 Warranty (important)

You confirm you have the right to contribute the content — that it is your own or openly
licensed, accurate to the best of your knowledge, and not copied from a third party. This
protects the shared/open database from third-party copyright.

5.4 Sharing your dives and photos to social media

The Service may let you share your own dives and photos to third-party platforms such as
Instagram, YouTube and Facebook (via your device’s share sheet or a ScubaTrail-generated
share card/image with our branding and a link back to the Service).

  • Any such sharing is your own action to your own accounts, at your choice. You decide what,
    if anything, to share; using the share feature does not make your ScubaTrail log public (§5.1).
  • By using the feature you authorise ScubaTrail to generate a shareable image/card from the
    dive and photos you select.
  • You are responsible for what you post and for complying with each platform’s own terms
    and privacy policies    . Those platforms are independent controllers of any data you send them;
    we do not control how they use it.
  • You confirm you hold the necessary rights and permissions for what you share — including, where
    people are recognisable (e.g. dive buddies), their consent.
  • We are not responsible for third-party platforms or for content once it has been posted there.

6. Acceptable use

Do not: break the law; infringe others’ rights; upload third-party copyrighted material without
permission; harass or abuse others; attempt to breach security, scrape at scale, or disrupt the
Service. We may moderate, remove content, or suspend accounts that violate these Terms.

7. Dive-safety disclaimer (please read)

ScubaTrail is a logbook and information tool — not a dive computer, dive planner, or safety
device. It must not be used for real-time diving decisions, decompression calculations,
gas or oxygen-exposure management, or any decision affecting your safety. Always rely on a
certified dive computer, proper training, and your own judgement. Diving is inherently
dangerous; you are solely responsible for your safety and for diving within your certification
and limits. The Service is provided for record-keeping and enjoyment only.

8. Privacy

Our handling of personal data is described in the Privacy Policy, which forms
part of these Terms.

9. Third-party data & attribution

The Service includes openly licensed data that carries its own attribution and licence terms
(see docs/licensing.md), including dive-site data © OpenStreetMap / OpenDiveMap contributors
(ODbL), species data (CC-BY), and species photos under their respective CC licences. You must
respect those licences when using such content.

10. Intellectual property

The ScubaTrail name, logo, “Explore · Remember · Share” tagline, software and design are owned
by JH Compliance v/ Jan Hjelvang and protected by law. These Terms grant you no rights in them
beyond use of the Service.

11. Disclaimers

The Service is provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties of any kind, to the
maximum extent permitted by law. We do not warrant that data (including dive-site or species
information) is accurate, complete or fit for any purpose. Statutory rights of consumers are
unaffected.

12. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, JH Compliance v/ Jan Hjelvang is not liable for
indirect or consequential loss, loss of data, or loss arising from diving activity or reliance
on the Service. Nothing limits liability that cannot be limited by law (e.g. for death or
personal injury caused by negligence, or for gross negligence or intent). Statutory consumer
rights are unaffected.

13. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify JH Compliance v/ Jan Hjelvang against claims arising from your content,
your contributions (including the warranty in §5.3), your sharing to third-party platforms
(§5.4), or your breach of these Terms, to the extent permitted by law.

14. Termination

You may stop using the Service and delete your account at any time. We may suspend or terminate
access for breach of these Terms or where required by law. Sections that by nature survive
(IP, disclaimers, liability, governing law) continue after termination. Contributions already
merged into the shared, anonymised database (§5.2) remain part of that database after account
deletion; your personal log and photos (§5.1) are deleted per the Privacy Policy.

15. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms; we will post the new version with an effective date and, for
material changes, ask you to re-accept or notify you. Continued use after the effective date
means acceptance.

16. Governing law, language & disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of Denmark, without prejudice to mandatory consumer
protections in your country of residence. Disputes are subject to the competent Danish courts,
subject to any mandatory consumer jurisdiction rules.

Governing language. These Terms are drafted in English, which is the authoritative and
binding version. We may provide translations (e.g. Danish) for convenience; in case of any
conflict or ambiguity, the English version prevails — without prejudice to mandatory local
consumer-protection rules, which apply regardless of language.

17. Apple App Store (applies to the iOS app)

These Terms are between you and JH Compliance v/ Jan Hjelvang only, not Apple. Apple is not
responsible for the app or its content, support, warranties, or any claims. Apple and its
subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms and may enforce them against you.
You confirm you are not in a US-embargoed country or on a prohibited-parties list, and you will
comply with applicable third-party terms when using the app. Where these Terms are less
restrictive than Apple’s standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement, Apple’s
minimum terms apply.

18. Contact

JH Compliance v/ Jan Hjelvang · CVR 21733296 · info@jh-compliance.dk · +45 52 50 30 20 · Denmark

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