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Offmaps Rules on Safety, Route Publishing and Conduct
These Rules form an integral part of the Offmaps user documents and apply to all persons who publish routes, create meetups/trips, take part in outings, or leave reviews, messages and other user content in the Service.
1. General principles
1.1. Offmaps is a digital platform for coordinating the off-road community. Offmaps does not guarantee the safety of routes, does not organize trips and does not assume any obligations for the preparation, conduct, escort, insurance, evacuation or rescue of participants.
1.2. Each User takes part in a route and/or meetup solely at their own risk and independently assesses their physical fitness, health, driving skills, the serviceability of their vehicle, and the availability of communications and equipment.
1.3. The creator of a route and/or meetup must act in good faith, publish information as accurately as possible and not mislead other Users regarding difficulty, the lawfulness of access, surface, weather risks, water crossings, the need for additional equipment and other material conditions.
2. Route publishing rules
- do not publish routes whose completion involves unlawful entry into private, restricted-access, guarded, nature reserve, closed or other restricted territories without legal grounds;
- do not publish knowingly false, distorted or dangerous information about difficulty, surface condition, the depth of fords, the presence of bridges, water crossings, bail-out points and other material parameters;
- do not publish other people’s routes, tracks, files, photos, videos, descriptions and other materials without the rights or the permission of the rights holder;
- where there are known restrictions, seasonality, an access control regime, paid entry, a hunting/forestry/nature protection regime or other specific features, state them in the route description;
- do not include in a route hidden advertising messages, spam, malicious links, calls to unlawful activity or discriminatory/offensive materials;
- when adding photos and videos, do not publish personal data, images of third parties, vehicle registration numbers, private properties and other information without the necessary legal grounds, if this may violate the rights of others.
3. Rules for creating meetups and joint trips
3.1. A User who creates a meetup/trip acts in their own name and is solely responsible for the content of the invitation, the place, time, terms of participation, fees, verification of the lawfulness of the route, the permissibility of passage and other conditions.
3.2. The meetup organizer must clearly state the material conditions of the trip: the format, vehicle type, approximate difficulty, starting point, equipment and communication requirements, as well as known restrictions and risks.
3.3. It is prohibited to use Offmaps to organize illegal races, transportation, commercial activities without the necessary permits, dangerous events with concealment of risk, or events that violate the rights of third parties and public order.
3.4. Before confirming participation, a trip participant must independently assess the route, the group composition, the weather conditions, the condition of the vehicle and their own capabilities. Joining a meetup does not mean that Offmaps has verified the route, the organizer or the participants.
4. Communication and conduct in chats
- respectful communication without threats, harassment, stalking, insults and discrimination;
- a prohibition on publishing personal data of third parties in the absence of the necessary legal grounds;
- a prohibition on publishing unlawful content, malicious links, advertising without consent, phishing and fraudulent offers;
- a prohibition on inciting dangerous behavior, unauthorized passage through prohibited sections, disregard of safety precautions, or evasion of lawful demands of state authorities and landowners.
5. Safety and user responsibility
- before setting out, check that the route is up to date, the weather forecast, the condition of roads/fords, and the availability of communications, fuel, water, a first-aid kit and recovery gear;
- use a serviceable vehicle that matches the stated route type, as well as protective gear and equipment;
- do not rely solely on Offmaps data, GPS, third-party maps or advice from other users;
- inform your family/participants of the planned route and the expected time of return;
- if there is a threat to life and health, immediately contact the official emergency services at 112 or through other applicable channels.
6. SOS and emergency functions
6.1. If the Service includes an SOS button, coordinate sending, an alarm notification or other emergency functionality, it is provided solely as an additional digital tool and is not a guaranteed communication, rescue, security, medical or emergency assistance service.
6.2. The operation of emergency functionality depends on signal quality, the serviceability of the device, the battery charge, the accuracy of geolocation, the availability of data access and third-party services. The Operator does not guarantee the delivery or processing of such a signal or its receipt by the addressee.
7. Moderation and enforcement measures
7.1. The Operator may, without prior notice, hide, restrict, make technical formatting edits to, or delete routes, meetups, messages, reviews, media files and other materials that violate the law, the rights of third parties or these Rules, or that create a risk to users.
7.2. The Operator may block accounts, restrict chat, prohibit the publication of routes and apply other measures in the event of repeated violations, security threats, abuse or justified complaints.
7.3. The User may submit a complaint about a route, meetup, message or other content using the tools provided in the interface or to the Operator’s email address.
8. Final provisions
8.1. These Rules apply together with the User Agreement, the License Agreement and the Offmaps Policy on the Processing of Personal Data.
8.2. Violation of these Rules may result in restriction of access to the Service, deletion of content and other measures provided for by the Offmaps documents and the law.
Rights holder and operator details
- Rights holder and operator
- Ilya Ivanovich Malakhov
- Status
- individual, rights holder of the Offmaps service
- Address for legally significant communications
- 31 Zhukovskogo St., Zhukovsky, Zhukovsky urban district, Moscow Region, 140181, Russian Federation
- support@offmaps.ru
- Phone
- +7 993 588-41-53