OpenStreetMap Terms Scorecard

Grade A — Highly protective (score 93/100)

OpenStreetMap provides a collaborative service with standard liability limitations, but imposes a one-year statute of limitations on all legal claims.

Standard terms with a 1-year claim limit and mandatory London jurisdiction.

Terms at a glance

Sells your data
NO
Forced arbitration
NO
Trains AI on your content
NO
Collects biometric data
NO
Shares data with government
UNCLEAR
Easy to cancel
YES
Tells you before changes
NO
Deletes data on request
UNCLEAR

What the terms actually say

Section VIII — Disputes and jurisdiction

any claim or cause of action you might have ... must be filed within ... one (1) year after the pertinent facts ... could have been discovered (or be forever barred).

You must file any legal claim within one year of discovering the issue, or you lose the right to sue forever.

Section XI — Changes to Services or Terms

All changes will be effective immediately upon posting to the OSMF website unless they specify a later date. ... your continued use of the Services after new Terms become effective constitutes your binding acceptance of the new Terms.

The company can change the terms at any time without direct notice, and your continued use counts as agreement.

Section VIII — Disputes and jurisdiction

you agree to file and resolve it exclusively in a court located in London, United Kingdom.

All legal disputes must be handled in London courts, which may be inconvenient or expensive for international users.

Section VI — Account cancellation or suspension

You are free to stop using the Services any time.

You have the right to stop using the service at any time without penalty.

Last reviewed 2026-07-27 under rubric v3.5.

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