Terms of use
Last updated 6 October 2026
These terms apply when you use the View Scanner app and this website, made by Huw Baynham. By using the app you agree to them.
A guide, not a navigation aid
View Scanner names what is probably in your view, from maps, height data and your phone's sensors. Names, heights and distances can be wrong – for example if your phone's position or compass is off, or the skyline is hidden by cloud. Do not rely on it to navigate or to make safety decisions in the hills. Always carry a map and compass and know how to use them.
Free trial, credits and areas
- Every area can be used free during the trial period shown in the app.
- Credits are bought through the App Store or Google Play. Each credit unlocks one area for as long as the app and its map data are available. Credits don't expire.
- Once a credit has been used on an area it can't be moved to a different area.
- Refunds are handled by Apple or Google under their own policies; this does not affect your legal rights.
Map data
Maps, names and heights come from Ordnance Survey open data (Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence). We improve the map data from time to time and the app offers updates when they're available.
Acceptable use
Please don't try to copy, resell or extract the map data packages from the app, or interfere with our download service.
Liability
We provide the app with reasonable care and skill, but we are not responsible for loss or harm arising from relying on its results beyond what the law requires. Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot be limited by law.
Law
These terms are governed by the law of Scotland. If you live elsewhere in the UK, or in the EU, you keep the protections of your local consumer law.