Plain-language summary (not a substitute for the full terms). LensScape is a free-to-use photo-spot planning app with an optional paid Pro plan. You use it at your own risk. Spot, sun, weather, aurora, route, crowd and drone-airspace information are estimates that can be wrong. Never trespass, break drone rules or take risks for a photo. You keep ownership of your photos. Photos and spots you upload can be shown across LensScape (the app, the website, spot pages, link previews and share cards), always credited. We only use a photo in our own social posts or ads if you switch that on for that photo. We limit our liability as far as the law allows. Nothing in these terms takes away rights that consumer law in your province, state or country says cannot be taken away.
1. Who we are and this agreement
1.1 LensScape (the "Service") means the LensScape iOS app, the website lensscapeapp.com and related services. It is operated by Meet Suthar, an individual sole proprietor, operating as LensScape of 240-4304 Skyview Ranch Rd NE, Calgary, AB T3N 0P4, Canada ("LensScape", "we", "us"). Contact: support@lensscapeapp.com · Phone: +1 587-434-2178.
1.3 You accept the Terms by continuing when you create an account, by tapping a button that says you accept, or by using the Service. If you do not agree, do not use the Service. We record the version you accepted and when.
2. Consumer rights come first
Some laws give consumers rights that a contract cannot exclude or limit. These include the Alberta Consumer Protection Act, Quebec's Consumer Protection Act, other provincial consumer laws, US state laws, and the laws of the EU, UK, Australia and other countries. Every limit, exclusion, waiver and dispute rule in these Terms applies only to the extent the law that applies to you allows it. If a part of these Terms is not allowed where you live, it does not apply to you. The rest still applies.
3. Who can use LensScape
3.1 Minimum age. You must be at least 13. In the EU/EEA, UK and other places that set a higher age for consenting to online services (up to 16), you must be that age or have a parent's or guardian's consent where the law allows it. See the Children & Age Policy. At sign-up you confirm you are 13 or older. Confirming this falsely breaks these Terms. 3.2 Minors (under 18, or under the age of majority where you live). You may use LensScape only with the involvement of a parent or guardian, who agrees to these Terms for you. Under-18 accounts start friends-only, are never featured, are not indexed by search engines and are left out of nearby alerts to people who do not follow them.
3.3 You may not use the Service if you have been banned, if the law prohibits you from using it, or if you are on a government sanctions list.
4. Accounts and sign-in
4.1 You can browse some features as a guest. To post, comment, follow, save trips to your profile or buy Pro on the web, you need an account. You can sign up with email and password, Sign in with Apple or Google Sign-In. Apple's and Google's own terms apply to their sign-in services.
4.2 Keep your sign-in secure. You are responsible for activity on your account unless it happened because of our breach. Tell us at once at support@lensscapeapp.com if you think someone else is using your account.
4.3 Give accurate information. Do not impersonate anyone or create accounts to get around a ban or limit.
4.4 You can delete your account in the app at any time (Account → Delete Account). See Account Deletion. 5. What the Service does
5.1 LensScape helps you find and plan photo spots. Features include maps and near-me or city search, spot and studio details, sun and light times, weather, aurora forecasts and alerts, drone-airspace information, trip planning and shared trips, an activity (busy/quiet) heat map, user photos ("Add your photo", shown as "I shot here"), new spots pinned by users ("Pin a new spot"), likes, comments, follows, a For You feed, reviews and notifications.
5.2 It's information, not advice. All information is for general planning only and may be incomplete, out of date or wrong. Read the Safety, Location & Forecast Disclaimer. It is part of these Terms. 5.3 Feed ranking. The For You feed is ranked automatically. Signals include accounts you follow, engagement (likes, comments, saves), distance from you (if you share location), topics you seem to like, freshness and trust signals such as account age and open reports. We do not guarantee that any post will reach anyone. See the Privacy Policy for how we use data for ranking.
5.4 We may add, change, limit or remove features, including free features, at any time. If we remove a core Pro feature during a paid period, see the Subscription Terms.
5.5 The Service may be unavailable at times, and we do not promise any level of uptime.
6. Your content
6.1 "Your Content" means anything you post or submit: photos ("Shots"), captions, comments, reviews, profile details, spot or studio submissions, trip titles and shared trips.
6.2 You keep ownership. You give us the limited licence set out in the Copyright & IP Policy and, for photos and location information uploaded under this version, the Content License in section 6.6. Together they cover hosting, storing, resizing and displaying Your Content in the Service, always with credit. We use a photo in LensScape's own social media posts or ads only if you switched that on for that photo. 6.3 Your promises. For everything you post, you promise that: (a) you created it, or you have every right needed to post it and grant our licence; (b) it does not infringe anyone's copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity or other rights; (c) anyone who can be identified in it agreed to be shown (and for a minor, their parent or guardian agreed); (d) it was not taken while trespassing, breaking drone or park rules, or putting anyone in danger; and (e) it follows the Community Guidelines.
6.4 Public by default. Accounts aged 18+ start public: your profile, Shots, likes, comments and profile trips can be seen by anyone, may appear in search engines and on lensscapeapp.com spot pages, and can be shared outside LensScape. You can switch to friends-only in settings.
6.5 We do not have to host, display or keep Your Content. We may refuse, hide, age-restrict or remove it at any time, for any reason or none, including automated filtering. Keep your own copies. LensScape is not a backup service.
6.6 Content License for photos and spot information. This section applies to photos and location information you upload after you accept this version of the Terms, including photos you add to an existing spot ("Add your photo") and new spots you pin ("Pin a new spot"). (a) You keep ownership. You own your photos and the text you write. We do not claim ownership of them. (b) The licence you give us. When you upload, you grant LensScape a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide licence to host, store, display, reproduce, adapt (for example resize, crop to fit a layout, re-encode and remove metadata) and distribute that content within LensScape: in the app, on lensscapeapp.com, on spot pages, in link previews (including the preview image, or "og:image") and on share cards. We may sublicense it only to service providers that host and deliver LensScape for us. We credit your photos to your @handle, or to "a LensScape photographer" if you have no public handle. (c) Our social posts and ads need your separate opt-in. We use a photo in LensScape's own social media posts or in advertising only if you switch on that option for that specific photo. It is off by default, the photo is always credited, and you can switch it off at any time. Switching it off stops new uses. Posts we already published on third-party platforms while it was on come down if you ask us at support@lensscapeapp.com. (d) When the licence ends. The licence for a photo or for location information ends when you delete it or delete your account. Removal from the app and website is prompt, and copies in backups and caches clear within a reasonable period (normally up to 30 days). Copies we must keep by law may remain. After you delete your account, a spot you pinned that we approved and published may stay on LensScape without your name, because other people rely on it. (e) What you confirm. Each time you upload, you confirm that you took the photos yourself (or you own all the rights needed to grant this licence) and that the content meets section 6.3 and the Community Guidelines. (f) Location safety. Pin public places only. Do not upload the location of a private home or residence, other private property without public access, or a sensitive site such as an active nest or den or a fragile cultural or natural site. We may reject a spot, move its pin or publish it as an approximate area. We use and store the pin you confirm. If your photo contains location data, we remove it from the photo before it is shown and keep the coordinates privately to check the photo was taken at the spot. We never show them publicly. (g) Review before publishing. We review new spots and photos before they go public. A spot or photo waiting for review is not shown to anyone else. We may decline any submission.
7. Zero tolerance for objectionable content and abusive users
We do not tolerate objectionable content or abusive users. Do not post or do anything the Community Guidelines prohibit. This includes nudity or sexual content, any sexualization of minors, harassment, hate, threats, violence, self-harm promotion, spam, scams, private information about others, content that encourages trespass or unsafe or illegal acts, and infringing content. •
Filtering: photos are checked by an automated safety filter (Google Cloud Vision SafeSearch) and text by word filters before or after they appear.
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Reporting: you can report any Shot, comment, user or shared trip in the app. Content may be hidden automatically after several reports, or after one report for child safety or self-harm, while we review it. We aim to review child-safety and self-harm reports within 24 hours and other reports within 72 hours.
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Blocking: you can block any user. Blocking hides each of you from the other and removes follows both ways.
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Enforcement: we may warn you, remove content, limit features (for example, commenting), suspend or permanently ban accounts, and set device or account flags to stop banned users from coming back. We may do this with or without notice, and we will usually tell you why unless that would be unsafe or unlawful.
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Appeals: if you think we got it wrong, email support@lensscapeapp.com with the subject "Appeal".
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Law enforcement: we may report content to the authorities, including reporting child sexual exploitation to the Canadian Centre for Child Protection (Cybertip.ca) or NCMEC where the law requires it.
8. Prohibited use
Do not: (a) break any law, or anyone's rights; (b) scrape, crawl, bulk-download or harvest data, including spot data or other users' data, except search engines following robots.txt; (c) reverse engineer the Service or get around Pro limits, ad limits, view limits, rate limits or security, except where the law expressly allows it; (d) use bots or fake accounts, or fake engagement; (e) upload malware or overload the Service; (f) use the Service to track, stalk or locate a person; (g) resell or commercially exploit the Service without our written permission; (h) use Google Maps content except as Google's terms allow (see section 12); or (i) use the Service to train AI models.
9. Location features
9.1 Location features are optional and use your device permission. Nearby alerts, the activity heat map, aurora alerts, trip arrival alerts and similar features use your location only as described in the Privacy Policy. 9.2 Activity heat map. The map shows only LensScape activity, grouped by area, delayed and rounded. "Quiet" means little LensScape activity. It does not mean an area is empty, safe or open. Never rely on the map to judge crowds, safety or whether a place is open.
9.3 Trips. Routes come from OSRM using OpenStreetMap data, or are shown as straight-line estimates. Live navigation may use Apple Maps. Routes may be wrong, closed, unsafe, seasonal or illegal for your vehicle. Follow road signs, the law and local conditions.
9.4 Shared trips. If you share a trip or show it on your profile, its stops and route can be seen by whoever can see it. Do not share a trip that reveals your home or where you are right now.
10. Pro and payments
LensScape Pro is an optional auto-renewing subscription. The Subscription Terms apply to it. In-app purchases are billed by Apple. Web purchases are billed by Stripe for us. Prices, free trials, renewal, cancellation and refunds are explained there. 11. Ads
Free users see ads from Google AdMob, including optional rewarded ads that unlock extra spot-detail previews. We are not responsible for advertisers' products, sites or claims. Ad personalization depends on your choices (App Tracking Transparency on iOS, and consent prompts where the law requires them). Rewards have no cash value.
12. Third-party services and content
12.1 The Service relies on third parties. These include Google Maps Platform (maps, places, photos), Apple (MapKit, Sign in with Apple, App Store), OpenStreetMap and OSRM, OpenAIP, NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center, OpenWeather, Copernicus and Natural Resources Canada elevation data, Firebase/Google Cloud, RevenueCat, Stripe, Expo, Vercel and Google AdMob/Analytics. See Attributions. 12.2 Google Maps. If you use Google Maps features, you agree to the Google Maps/Google Earth Additional Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy. Some place photos come from Google Maps Platform. They belong to their owners, are shown with their authors' credit, may be served from LensScape's servers, and are never used on LensScape's public web pages or in share images. Do not copy them.
12.3 We do not control third-party services or their data, and we are not responsible for them. Their terms and privacy policies apply. Third-party data is provided "as is", and if a provider stops or changes its service, our features may change or stop.
12.4 No endorsement. NOAA, OpenStreetMap, Apple, Google and our other data sources do not endorse LensScape.
13. Our intellectual property
The Service, including its software, design, logos, the LensScape name, curated spot descriptions and compilations, belongs to us or our licensors. Your Content and third-party content belong to their owners. We give you a personal, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to use the Service for your own non-commercial purposes under these Terms. If you send us feedback, we may use it freely without paying you.
14. Assumption of risk and release
14.1 Photography and travel can be dangerous. You might be scouting cliffs, water, roads, rooftops, wilderness, remote or cold places, or going out at night for golden hour, blue hour or the aurora. You alone decide whether, when and how to go anywhere and what to do there, and you accept all risks of doing so to the fullest extent permitted by law. Those risks include injury, death, getting lost, wildlife, weather, cold, vehicle accidents, theft, damage to gear, fines and trespass or drone-law consequences.
14.2 To the fullest extent permitted by law, you release LensScape and its owner(s), contractors and suppliers from claims arising from your visits to locations, travel, outdoor activities, drone flights and dealings with other users, studios or third parties. If you are a California resident, you waive California Civil Code §1542, which says: "A general release does not extend to claims that the creditor or releasing party does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release and that, if known by him or her, would have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor or released party." This release does not apply where the law does not allow it, including claims for death or personal injury caused by our negligence in jurisdictions that prohibit excluding them, or claims for our gross negligence, fraud or intentional misconduct.
15. Disclaimers
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE SERVICE AND ALL CONTENT AND DATA ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE", WITH ALL FAULTS AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE. THIS INCLUDES MERCHANTABILITY OR MERCHANTABLE QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY, AVAILABILITY, AND ANY WARRANTY THAT LOCATIONS ARE ACCESSIBLE, LEGAL TO ENTER, SAFE, OPEN, OR AS DESCRIBED. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT SUN, WEATHER, AURORA, KP, ROUTE, CROWD, AIRSPACE OR OTHER INFORMATION IS ACCURATE, CURRENT OR COMPLETE. AIRSPACE INFORMATION IS NOT AUTHORITATIVE AND MAY BE MISSING. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR USER CONTENT OR OTHER USERS' CONDUCT, ONLINE OR OFFLINE. Some places do not allow some of these disclaimers. If so, they apply only as far as allowed, and any warranty that cannot be excluded is limited to the shortest period the law allows.
16. Limitation of liability
16.1 TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, LENSSCAPE AND ITS OWNER(S), CONTRACTORS, LICENSORS AND SUPPLIERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, PHOTOS, GOODWILL OR OPPORTUNITY, OR FOR ANY PROPERTY DAMAGE, PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH ARISING FROM VISITING A LOCATION OR RELYING ON INFORMATION IN THE SERVICE. THIS APPLIES HOWEVER IT ARISES (CONTRACT, TORT INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, STATUTE OR OTHERWISE), EVEN IF WE WERE TOLD IT WAS POSSIBLE.
16.2 TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO THE SERVICE OR THESE TERMS IS LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US FOR PRO IN THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM, OR (B) CAD $50.
16.3 What we don't limit. Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that the law does not allow us to exclude or limit. Depending on where you live, that can include liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud, gross negligence or intentional misconduct, and your statutory consumer rights. In Quebec, we do not exclude liability for our own acts or those of our representatives (Consumer Protection Act, s. 10). Users in the EU/UK: we are liable under the statutory rules for intent and gross negligence and for injury to life, body or health.
16.4 These limits are an essential part of the bargain. Without them, we could not offer the Service free or at its current price.
17. Indemnity
To the fullest extent permitted by law, you will defend, indemnify and hold harmless LensScape and its owner(s), contractors and suppliers against third-party claims, losses, damages, fines and reasonable legal costs arising from: (a) Your Content; (b) your breach of these Terms or the law; (c) your visits to locations, travel, drone use or other conduct; or (d) your infringement of anyone's rights. We may control the defence of a claim at our own cost, and you will cooperate. This section does not apply to consumers where the law does not allow it.
18. Suspension and termination
You can stop using the Service and delete your account at any time. We may suspend or end your access, or any part of the Service, at any time. We will usually do this because you broke these Terms, the law requires it, there is a risk of harm, or we are discontinuing the Service. If we end a paid Pro subscription for our convenience rather than your breach, see the Subscription Terms about refunds. Sections 6.2 (for content that stays up, such as reposts we made under a featuring opt-in before you deleted), 12–17, 19 and 21 survive termination.
19. Disputes, governing law and where claims are heard
19.1 Talk to us first. Before starting a claim, email support@lensscapeapp.com with your name, a description of the problem and what you want. We will try to resolve it within 60 days. This does not stop either of us going to small claims court or seeking urgent relief.
19.2 Governing law. These Terms are governed by the laws of the Province of Alberta and the federal laws of Canada that apply there, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. The UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply. If you are a consumer, you also keep any mandatory protections of the law where you live.
19.3 Courts. Subject to sections 19.4–19.6, disputes will be heard in the courts of Alberta (Court of King's Bench or Alberta Court of Justice, sitting in Calgary), and you and we submit to their jurisdiction. If you are a consumer, you may also sue in the courts where you live if the law there gives you that right.
19.4 Canadian consumers (outside Quebec). You are not required to arbitrate. After a dispute arises, you may choose whether to arbitrate it under section 19.5 or take it to court (Alberta Consumer Protection Act, s. 16(3)(b)). Nothing here stops you joining a class action where the law gives you that right.
19.5 Arbitration (US residents, and anyone else who chooses it where allowed). If you live in the United States, then to the fullest extent permitted by law, any dispute that is not resolved informally and not brought in small claims court will be resolved by final, binding individual arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) under its Consumer Arbitration Rules. The arbitration will be held online or by phone where possible, or in your home county. We will pay the filing, administration and arbitrator fees above US$250 for a consumer claim, unless the arbitrator finds your claim frivolous. Either party may bring IP-infringement or misuse claims in court. You may opt out of arbitration within 30 days of first accepting these Terms by emailing support@lensscapeapp.com with the subject "Arbitration opt-out", your name and your account email.
19.6 Class action waiver. To the fullest extent permitted by law, claims may be brought only individually, not as a plaintiff or class member in a class, collective or representative proceeding. This waiver does not apply to consumers in Quebec (Consumer Protection Act, s. 11.1), to Alberta or other Canadian consumers where the law does not allow it, or to consumers in the EU/UK. If this waiver is found unenforceable for a claim, that claim must be heard in court, not arbitration.
19.7 Quebec, EU and UK consumers. Sections 19.5 and 19.6 do not apply to you. You may bring claims in your local courts. EU consumers may also use local alternative dispute resolution bodies.
19.8 Time limit. To the extent the law allows, claims must be brought within one year after they arise. This does not shorten any limitation period that cannot be shortened by contract, including for consumers.
20. Apple App Store terms
If you got the app from Apple's App Store: (a) these Terms are between you and us, not Apple, and we, not Apple, are solely responsible for the app and its content; (b) your licence is limited to using the app on Apple-branded devices you own or control, as the App Store Usage Rules allow; (c) Apple has no obligation to provide maintenance or support; (d) if the app fails to meet any warranty that applies and cannot be excluded, you may notify Apple, which may refund the app's purchase price (if any), and Apple has no other warranty obligation; (e) Apple is not responsible for claims about the app, including product liability, failure to meet legal or regulatory requirements, or consumer-protection or privacy claims; (f) Apple is not responsible for investigating, defending or settling third-party IP claims about the app; (g) you confirm you are not in a country under a US government embargo or named a "terrorist supporting" country, and are not on a US government list of prohibited or restricted parties; (h) questions and complaints go to us at the contact in section 1; (i) you must follow third-party terms (such as your wireless carrier's) when using the app; and (j) Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms and may enforce them against you.
21. Changes to these Terms
We may update these Terms. Each version has a version number and effective date. For a material change, we will tell you in the app, by email or by notification at least 30 days before it takes effect (except where it is urgent for legal or safety reasons), and ask you to accept the new version before you post, comment, follow or share again. If you do not accept, you can delete your account. A paid subscriber who rejects a material change affecting Pro may cancel and request a pro-rated refund of the unused period for web purchases. For App Store purchases, refunds are handled by Apple under its policies. Non-material changes, such as clearer wording or new features, take effect when posted.
22. General
These Terms are the entire agreement between you and us about the Service. If a court finds part of them unenforceable, that part is limited as little as possible and the rest still applies. If we don't enforce a term, we have not waived it. You may not transfer these Terms. We may transfer them to a successor, such as a company that takes over LensScape, and we will tell you if we do. Neither of us is liable for delays caused by events beyond reasonable control. Headings are for convenience only. "Including" means "including without limitation". If these Terms are translated, the English version controls where the law allows. Les parties ont exigé que ces conditions soient rédigées en anglais.
Meet Suthar, an individual sole proprietor, operating as LensScape · 240-4304 Skyview Ranch Rd NE, Calgary, AB T3N 0P4, Canada · support@lensscapeapp.com · +1 587-434-2178