Acceptable Use Policy

1. Purpose of the Website

CarRoutePlanner.com provides free, browser-based tools for route planning, map exploration, GPS coordinate lookup, distance measurement and elevation estimation. The website is intended for normal, human-driven interaction and general informational use.

2. Permitted Use

You may use the website for lawful, personal and non-commercial purposes, including:

• Planning routes between locations
• Exploring maps and switching layers
• Measuring approximate distances on a map
• Finding latitude and longitude coordinates
• Checking estimated elevation values

Use of the website must not interfere with other users or degrade the performance of the service.

3. Prohibited Activities

You must not engage in any of the following activities:

• Automated scraping, crawling or data harvesting at scale
• Sending excessive or repeated requests that may overload the system
• Using bots, scripts or automated tools to access map, routing or data endpoints
• Attempting to bypass rate limits, security controls or usage restrictions
• Reverse engineering, decompiling or attempting to extract source code
• Interfering with the normal operation, availability or security of the website
• Using the website for unlawful, fraudulent or harmful purposes
• Reproducing or redistributing content or data without permission

4. Fair Use and Rate Limiting

The website implements technical measures to ensure fair usage, including request limits, caching and traffic filtering.

These measures are designed to:

• Protect infrastructure resources
• Prevent abuse and automated exploitation
• Maintain consistent performance for all users

Users exceeding reasonable usage thresholds may experience temporary restrictions.

5. Security and Protection Measures

CarRoutePlanner.com uses security technologies and monitoring systems to protect the website, including:

• Cloudflare content delivery and security services
• Traffic analysis and anomaly detection
• Server-side rate limiting and request validation

Any attempt to bypass or interfere with these protections is strictly prohibited.

6. Enforcement

We reserve the right to take appropriate action if this Policy is violated. This may include:

• Blocking IP addresses or networks
• Restricting or terminating access to the website
• Reporting activity to relevant authorities where required

Enforcement decisions are made at our sole discretion to protect the integrity and availability of the service.

7. Third-Party Services

The website relies on third-party services for maps, routing, analytics and advertising. Misuse of this website may also violate the terms of those providers.

We are not responsible for restrictions or limitations imposed by third-party services as a result of misuse.

8. Changes to This Policy

This Acceptable Use Policy may be updated at any time. Changes will be published on this page and will take effect immediately upon posting.

9. Contact

If you have questions about this Policy or need clarification on acceptable use, please contact:

Email: [email protected]