Terms of Service
1. Acceptance of Terms
These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of the Bearings mobile application and related services (the "Service"), operated by McGlaflin Labs, LLC ("Bearings", "we", "us"). By creating an account or using the Service, you agree to these Terms.
2. Description of Service
Bearings narrates the history, landmarks, and points of interest near you as you travel by car or on foot, and lets you save completed trips as journal entries you can revisit and optionally share via a public link.
3. Accounts
You must provide accurate information to create an account and are responsible for activity that occurs under it. You must be at least 13 years old to use the Service.
4. Subscriptions & Purchases
Some features require a paid subscription or one-time purchase, billed through the Apple App Store or Google Play using the payment method on file with that platform. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, through your platform account settings (Bearings does not process payments directly and cannot issue refunds on the platform's behalf). Prices are shown in the app before purchase and may change for future billing periods with notice.
5. Your Content
Journal entries, photos, and other content you save or share through the Service remain yours. By creating a shareable link for a journal entry, you're choosing to make that entry's content viewable by anyone with the link, until you revoke or delete it. You're responsible for content you choose to share and for having the rights to any photos you upload.
6. Location Data & Third-Party Sources
The Service uses your device's location to determine what to narrate, and draws on third-party data sources (including but not limited to Wikipedia, mapping and routing providers, and weather data) to generate narration content. We aren't responsible for inaccuracies originating in that third-party data.
7. Acceptable Use
- Don't use the Service in a way that violates any law or infringes anyone's rights.
- Don't attempt to access accounts, data, or systems you're not authorized to access.
- Don't use the Service to distribute malware, spam, or harmful content.
8. Intellectual Property
The Bearings app, its design, and its narration-generation technology are owned by McGlaflin Labs, LLC. These Terms don't grant you any rights to our trademarks or branding beyond what's needed to use the Service as intended.
9. Disclaimers
The Service is provided "as is." Narration content, including historical and cultural information, is generated with the help of automated systems and third-party sources, and may occasionally be inaccurate or incomplete — it's provided for informational and entertainment purposes, not as an authoritative or safety-critical reference (in particular, don't rely on it in place of your vehicle's own navigation for driving directions).
10. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, McGlaflin Labs, LLC is not liable for indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from your use of the Service.
11. Termination
You may stop using the Service and delete your account at any time. We may suspend or terminate access for violation of these Terms.
12. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. Material changes will be reflected by an updated effective date above; continued use of the Service after a change constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.
13. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of North Carolina, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles.
14. Contact
Questions about these Terms can be sent to trevor@mcglaflinlabs.com, or mailed to McGlaflin Labs, LLC, 3113 Loso Terrace, Charlotte, NC 28217, United States.