Last modified: February 11, 2026
We have simplified our Terms of Service to reflect that offerings which previously required paid licenses are now free to use.
Welcome
Thank you for using our products and services ("Services"). These Services are provided by Gestalt Systems GmbH ("We" or "Us"), located at Robert-Bosch-Straße 7, D-64283 Darmstadt, Germany and registered under the registration number HRB 97191 with the Darmstadt Court of Registry, Germany. By using our Services, you are agreeing to these terms. We may modify these terms at any time, for example to reflect changes to applicable law or changes to our Services. You should look at the terms regularly. We will post a notice of modifications to these terms on this site. Changes will not apply retroactively and will become effective no sooner than fourteen days after they are posted, unless those changes have been made for legal reasons or they address new functionalities or features, in which case they will become effective immediately. These Terms of Service and all disputes arising directly or indirectly from them are subject to German law to the exclusion of the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (UNCITRAL/CISG). The exclusive place of jurisdiction for all disputes arising directly or indirectly from these Terms of Service is Darmstadt, Germany to the extent permissible by law.
General Terms of Service
Using Our Services / Fair Usage
Obtaining a license gives you permission to use our respective Services, and we hope you will enjoy them. Do not misuse our Services. Do not interfere with them or try to access them using a method other than the interface and the instructions that we provide. Do not use them for purposes beyond what they are designed for. For example, do not use Aquaplot Explorer for navigation purposes. We may suspend your account if we are investigating suspected misuse and we may stop providing our Services to you if you do not comply with our terms or policies. We strive to provide our Services 24 hours a day each day. However, we cannot guarantee availability at any time at any place and it is your responsibility to make sure that your internet connection is working. We generally promise to maintain availability 97% of the time. Should you require a more stringent SLA, please contact us. Please make sure to take appropriate action against malicious software, for example by using updated antivirus software. We take great care to keep our servers safe but we cannot guarantee their safety from all attacks we might experience in the future.
Communication
We welcome customers from all over the world. However, we do not promise to provide our Services or support in every language. All Services and support communications will be in English.
Routes and Distances
Aquaplot provides route and distance calculations between any two points on Earth connected via open sea. You can use this information for example to estimate time at sea or to get a first sense of the cost of a voyage, e.g. in terms of bunker consumed. However, it is important to recognize that it is not suitable for navigational purposes. Also, it does not account for all aspects that may affect true cost, distance or other metrics observable in reality. For example, distances and the underlying routes that are the basis for these values calculated with Aquaplot Explorer are determined based on a map of routable water. This data is based in part on third-party data, may contain errors and is generally only updated with a significant time delay. As a result, although we work hard to provide the best service possible, all results derived from calculations with Aquaplot Explorer are therefore to be treated as estimates only and routes displayed may not be safe to actually navigate.