Terms of Use for Sjökortis

1. About these terms and the contracting party

These terms apply between you and:

when you use the Sjökortis iOS app. By using the app, you accept these terms.

Sjökortis uses Apple’s standard EULA for the licence to the app. These terms supplement the standard EULA and govern the app’s content and features; they do not replace or limit the standard EULA. In the event of a conflict, the standard EULA applies to the app’s licence to the extent required, and mandatory law always takes precedence.

2. The app in brief

Sjökortis is an app for navigation and life on the water. The app requires no account and works without the internet. It contains local features such as GPS, anchor watch, man overboard, routes, tracks, races, AIS/NMEA via your own receiver, and import of your own compatible charts.

The app is a one-time purchase on the App Store; there are no subscriptions or in-app purchases. The current price is shown on the App Store before you buy. Purchases, payment and refunds are handled by Apple under Apple’s terms; refund requests are made at reportaproblem.apple.com. We never receive your payment card details.

The app does not come with any official charts. You view your own imported charts (section 4) or the demo chart.

Sjökortis is a navigational aid. The app does not replace official charts, good seamanship or the skipper’s responsibility, and it is not an official or type-approved navigation system (section 5).

3. Licence and intellectual property

• The app, its design, the Sjökortis brand and all associated code belong to us or our licensors. No right to the source code is granted by these terms.
• The app contains open-source components, including MapLibre Native (BSD-2-Clause) and GRDB.swift (MIT), used in accordance with their respective licences.
• The demo chart contains entirely fictional data and must not be used for navigation.
• You may not use the app in breach of the law.

4. Your own imported charts and files

Sjökortis lets you import chart and geodata files (S-57/GeoJSON as a base chart, BSB/KAP as a raster layer, and GPX files). Sjökortis does not provide licensed charts through this feature — the import feature is merely a technical tool for displaying files that you already have at your disposal.

• You are responsible for ensuring that you have the necessary licences and rights to use, store and display imported files. This applies in particular to commercial chart products and other copyright-protected geodata.
• We do not provide, sell, distribute or control the content you import and make no assessment of your rights to it.
• Imported content stays on your device.
• We are not responsible for the content or accuracy of imported files, or the consequences of using them (sections 5 and 7). Importing is at your own risk.

5. Safety and use at sea

This section is central — read it carefully.

• Sjökortis is a navigational aid and does not replace official charts, good seamanship or the skipper’s responsibility. You are always responsible for navigation decisions, route choices and the safety of the vessel.
• Automatic route planning is for guidance only. Always check the route against an official chart; route legs you move manually are not depth-checked.
• The safety features (anchor watch, grounding warning, speed warning, man overboard) depend on GPS reception, battery, notification permissions and the app being allowed to run. They may be delayed, fail to trigger or be interrupted — for example if iOS terminates the app, if the device is switched off or if the GPS signal is lost. The anchor watch background alarm is delivered as an ordinary time-sensitive notification and does not break through silent mode or Focus when the app is in the background.
• The grounding warning is off by default, reads only the chart shown on screen, looks about ten seconds ahead and goes silent when there is no GPS signal. It is an aid, not a safeguard.
• The depth value in the app is chart data for the position — not an echo sounder — and is never better than the chart you have imported. AIS data comes from your own receiver and may be incomplete; not all vessels are visible.
• Never use Sjökortis as your only source of information in situations where errors could lead to personal injury or damage to property.

6. Changes to the app

The app’s features are built to work without the internet. We may change, add or remove features in new versions. If a new version adds features that require an account, in-app purchases or a network connection, we will update these terms before it is released.

7. Limitation of liability

• The app is provided as is. To the extent permitted by mandatory law, we are not liable for indirect or consequential damage, loss of profit or loss of data, and our total liability is limited to what you have paid for the app.
• We are not liable for damage resulting from the app being used in breach of section 5 (for example as the only source of navigation), from incorrect self-imported data or from circumstances beyond our control.
• Nothing in these terms limits your rights as a consumer under mandatory Swedish law, or our liability in cases of intent or gross negligence.

8. Personal data

The app sends no personal data to us. How data is handled is described in our Privacy Policy.

9. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms. In the event of material changes, we will inform you in the app within a reasonable time before the change takes effect. If you do not accept the change, you can stop using the app and delete it.

10. Governing law and disputes

Swedish law applies to these terms. Disputes are settled by a Swedish general court. As a consumer, you can also turn to the National Board for Consumer Disputes (ARN), Box 174, 101 23 Stockholm, www.arn.se.

11. Contact

• Support, as well as agreements, rights and other legal questions: support@sjokortis.se
• These terms are published at: https://sjokortis.se/terms