Effective Date: April 17, 2025
Last Updated: July 2, 2026
These Terms of Service and Privacy Policy (together, the “Terms”) govern your access to and use of the Cyclemate cycling navigation and activity application, website, and related services (the “Services”) provided by Cyclemate, Inc. By accessing or using the Services, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Services.
Which categories are shared with third-party providers — and which one — is set out in Section 3.
To operate the Services we engage service providers across the categories listed below. Each is contractually bound to process personal data only on our instructions, to apply appropriate security measures, and, where applicable, to comply with international data transfer requirements.
A current list of named service providers, including the regions in which they process personal data and the legal mechanisms applied to any international transfers, is available on request by emailing [email protected].
We do not sell personal information, do not share it for cross-context behavioural advertising, and do not use third-party analytics or advertising trackers.
All users have the following rights with respect to their personal information:
Cyclemate, Inc. is the controller of personal data processed through the Cyclemate app and website. Our address is in Section 13 below.
Legal bases. We process your personal data on the following legal bases:
Your rights. You have the right to:
International transfers. Cyclemate operates from the United States and our service providers process data in the United States and other countries. Where personal data is transferred out of the EEA, UK, or Switzerland, we rely on the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses (and the UK International Data Transfer Addendum for UK transfers) together with supplementary measures, or on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework where the recipient is certified.
Cyclemate is a small business — we do not meet the revenue, record-volume, or revenue-from-sale thresholds in the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), that would impose the full statutory obligations on us. We still want California residents to have the substantive rights the law confers, so we offer them voluntarily.
Notice at collection. The categories of personal information we collect, the purposes we use them for, and whether we sell or share them are:
| Category (Cal. Civ. Code §1798.140(v)) | Examples | Purpose | Sold / shared? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identifiers | Name, email, account ID, IP address, device identifiers | Account creation, authentication, support | No |
| Customer records (Cal. Civ. Code §1798.80(e)) | Name, email, home/work addresses you choose to save | Provide and personalise the service | No |
| Internet or network activity | App and feature usage, crash data | Operate, secure, and improve the service | No |
| Geolocation data | Precise location during cycling sessions (foreground and background while a ride is active) | Record rides, generate routes, improve SuperSafe routing | No |
| Inferences | Preferences derived from your usage (e.g. typical destinations) | Personalise suggestions | No |
Sensitive Personal Information. Precise geolocation collected during rides is Sensitive Personal Information (“SPI”) under California law. We use it only for the purposes listed above — providing rides and routing — which is one of the purposes permitted without a separate “Right to Limit” request under Cal. Civ. Code §1798.121(a). We do not infer characteristics about you from your SPI and we do not share it for advertising.
Sale and sharing. We do not sell personal information and we do not share it for cross-context behavioural advertising, as those terms are defined in the CCPA. We have not done either in the prior 12 months.
Your California rights. You have the right to:
How to make a request. Email [email protected] with the subject “California Privacy Request” and tell us which right you want to exercise. We will verify your identity by matching your request to your account email. If you use an authorised agent, the agent must provide written permission signed by you and verifying their identity; we may still ask to verify directly with you. We will respond within 45 days; if we need more time we will tell you and may take an additional 45 days as the law allows.
If you live in Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, Utah, Texas, Oregon, Montana, Delaware, Iowa, Tennessee, or another state with a comprehensive consumer privacy law, you have rights substantially similar to those above. Email us using the process in Section 4.3 and we will honour them on the same timeline.
We protect your data with industry-standard encryption (TLS in transit, AES-256 at rest), access controls, audit logging, and the principle of least privilege. We restrict employee and contractor access to personal data to those who need it to operate the service.
We retain personal data only as long as we need it. Specific retention periods:
Cyclemate is not intended for children. You must be at least 13 years old to use Cyclemate, or 16 if you live in the European Economic Area (in line with the GDPR's default age of digital consent). You confirm your age when you create an account. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone below the applicable age. If we discover that we have collected information from someone below that age, we will delete it promptly. If you believe a child has provided us with information, please email [email protected].
You may use the Services only for lawful, personal, non-commercial purposes and in accordance with these Terms and applicable law, except as expressly permitted under Section 8 (Advertising & Featured Listings). You agree not to, and not to permit any third party to:
We may, at our discretion and without obligation, investigate suspected violations and take appropriate action, including issuing warnings, removing content, restricting features, or terminating accounts.
We may monitor use of the Services to detect and prevent fraud, abuse, security incidents, and violations of these Terms, and to comply with our legal obligations. We may, in our discretion and without prior notice, suspend, restrict, or terminate your access to the Services in whole or in part if we reasonably believe that you have violated these Terms, that your continued use creates risk to Cyclemate, other users, or third parties, or that we are required to do so by law or valid legal process. We may cooperate with law enforcement and other authorities and disclose information about you and your activity where required by law, valid legal process, or where we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to prevent fraud, harm, or imminent risk to life or property. You may stop using the Services and delete your account at any time as described in Section 4.1.
Cyclemate provides suggested routes based on third‑party data, publicly available sources, user reports, and internal heuristics. Our SuperSafe mode is a custom routing engine intended to prioritize routes that may reduce exposure to certain road risks. SuperSafe does not and cannot guarantee your safety, the absence of hazards, or that a route is the “safest.” Route conditions can change rapidly due to weather, construction, traffic, road closures, or other factors outside our control.
You are solely responsible for your riding decisions and for verifying the suitability of any route for your experience level, equipment, and conditions.
Cyclemate uses map data from © OpenStreetMap contributors, made available under the Open Database License (ODbL). OpenStreetMap is a collaborative project and its data is contributed by volunteers worldwide.
Cyclemate does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of any map or routing data derived from OpenStreetMap or any other source. Map data may contain errors, omissions, or outdated information, including but not limited to incorrect road classifications, missing infrastructure, inaccurate speed limits, or changes due to construction or road closures.
Information in the app and on our website is provided for general informational purposes only and does not constitute safety, training, legal, or professional advice. You should seek professional guidance where appropriate.
Cycling and outdoor activities involve inherent risks, including the risk of serious injury or death. By using Cyclemate, you acknowledge and accept these risks and agree that you participate voluntarily and at your own risk.
We do not undertake a duty to monitor or warn users about hazards. Some features, including enhancements to SuperSafe, may be released as beta or experimental features and may be incomplete or inaccurate. Use them with caution.
From time to time we grant selected users access to surfaces that are not generally available, including the routing graph explorer and the ride-issue report review queue (each, a “Restricted Surface”). Access is granted at our discretion, may be revoked at any time and for any reason, and is personal to you. You may not share your access, credentials, or any content of a Restricted Surface with any other person.
When you use a Restricted Surface you may see information that is confidential to Cyclemate or that concerns other users, including:
By using a Restricted Surface you agree that:
Your confidentiality and use restrictions under this section survive the revocation of your access and the termination of your account. We may treat any breach as grounds for immediate termination, and we may refer conduct that constitutes unlawful access to or misuse of personal data to the appropriate authorities under applicable privacy law.
Some Restricted Surfaces require you to accept additional admin terms before access. Those terms supplement these, are presented at the point of access, and are recorded against your account. Where they conflict with this section, the more protective provision applies.
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Cyclemate, its affiliates, and their respective officers, employees, and partners from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or in any way connected with: (a) your use of the services; (b) your violation of these terms or of any law; (c) your infringement of any third party's rights; or (d) any content you submit, post, or transmit through the services. We may, at our option, assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which case you agree to cooperate with our defense.
This Section 8 applies when you purchase a featured destination listing or any other paid promotional placement on the Services (“Advertising Services”). By purchasing Advertising Services you confirm that you are acting for purposes relating to your trade, business, craft, or profession (an “Advertiser”), that you are authorised to bind the business you represent, and that you are not purchasing as a consumer. Consumer protections in these Terms, including the Regional Terms in Section 11, do not apply to Advertising Services. Where this Section 8 conflicts with the rest of these Terms, this Section 8 prevails for Advertising Services.
A featured listing is a flat-fee promotional placement for a single business location, for the period you purchase, in the city you purchase it for. It currently comprises: (a) a listing card for your business on the Explore surface of the Services; and (b) a highlighted marker for your location on the map. The exact presentation, position, and surfaces on which your listing appears are determined by us and may change during your listing period (see Section 8.6).
Fees are charged for the placement and period only. Advertising Services are not sold on a CPM, CPC, CPA, or any other per-impression, per-click, or per-action basis, and the fee does not depend on how many people see or interact with your listing. We make no commitment as to reach, frequency, audience size or composition, delivery, or any other advertising metric, and we do not provide audited or third-party-verified metrics. Any statistics we may share with you are indicative only.
You submit your listing content (business name, description, images, location, and branding) through the Services. Payment is taken before review. We review every listing after payment and aim to complete review within 24 hours, though this timeframe is not guaranteed. Approval is an editorial decision made at our sole discretion: in addition to the content standards in Section 8.5, we may decline any listing that we judge, subjectively, to be a poor fit for the Services, our audience, or the surface on which listings appear, even where it does not breach a specific rule. We are not obliged to give reasons for a decision, although we will usually explain them. We apply the same standards to every applicant, and we will never decline or remove a listing on the basis of a protected characteristic (such as race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, disability, or age) of a business's owners, staff, or customers. If we reject your listing at initial review, we will refund the full amount paid and, for subscriptions, cancel the subscription; no listing will be published. Once approved, your listing goes live for the period you purchased.
Fees are exclusive of any applicable taxes, levies, or duties unless stated otherwise at checkout. You are responsible for any taxes applicable to your purchase. Where UK VAT applies to a supply to a UK business under the reverse charge mechanism, you are responsible for accounting for it, and you agree to provide your VAT registration number on request.
You warrant that your listing content is accurate and not misleading, complies with applicable law (including advertising and consumer protection law), and that you own or have the rights needed to use all names, text, and images you submit. You grant Cyclemate a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to host, reproduce, display, and promote your listing content within the Services and in materials describing the Services, for the duration of your listing.
Listing content must not include anything unlawful, misleading, infringing, obscene, hateful, or otherwise objectionable. The Acceptable Use rules in Section 7 also apply. In addition, we do not accept listings for or promoting:
Venues that serve alcohol (such as pubs, bars, and breweries) are welcome, but listing content must not promote excessive drinking or riding under the influence. We may update these categories from time to time, and we may remove or suspend a listing that breaches this Section at any time without refund.
Featured listings are paid placements and may be labelled as such (for example “Featured” or “Sponsored”). A listing does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by Cyclemate. We do not guarantee any level of impressions, views, clicks, visits, sales, or other results, and we may change the placement, format, ranking, or surfaces on which listings appear at any time.
We may suspend or remove a listing, or terminate your access to Advertising Services, where you breach these Terms; in that case no refund is due. If we remove your listing or discontinue Advertising Services other than for your breach, we will refund the unused portion of any fees paid on a pro-rata basis, which is your sole and exclusive remedy.
Nothing in this Section limits liability that cannot lawfully be limited (including for death or personal injury caused by negligence, or for fraud). Subject to that: neither party is liable to the other for indirect or consequential loss, loss of profits, loss of revenue, or loss of anticipated savings arising from the Advertising Services; and our total aggregate liability to you arising out of or in connection with the Advertising Services is limited to the fees you paid to us for Advertising Services in the 12 months before the event giving rise to the claim.
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the services are provided on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis, without warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, or statutory, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non‑infringement. We do not warrant that routes or data will be accurate, reliable, current, uninterrupted, or error‑free.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Cyclemate and its affiliates, officers, employees, and partners will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for lost profits, lost data, or business interruption, arising out of or relating to your use of the services, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.
To the extent any liability cannot be excluded, our aggregate liability for all claims relating to the services will be limited to the greater of: (a) the amount you paid to Cyclemate, if any, for the services in the 12 months before the event giving rise to the liability, or (b) USD $100. These limitations apply to the extent permitted by law and are subject to the regional terms below.
Except for claims that may be brought in small claims court, you and Cyclemate agree to resolve any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these terms or the services by binding individual arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) under its Consumer Arbitration Rules. Judgment on the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction.
We may update this policy and terms periodically. Continued use of Cyclemate after updates means you accept the revised terms.
If you have questions or requests regarding this policy, contact us at:
Cyclemate, Inc.
1301 N Broadway, STE 70599
Los Angeles, CA 90012
📧 [email protected]