Terms of Service — SunsetVue
Last updated: 2026.07.14 Effective: 2026.07.14
1. Who we are
SunsetVue ("SunsetVue", "we", "us") is a web application operated by Maciej Karpinski, Arnistrasse 5, 8908 Hedingen, Switzerland. Contact: sunsetvueapp@gmail.com.
These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of the SunsetVue website and application (the "Service"). By creating an account or using the Service, you accept these Terms. If you do not accept them, do not use the Service.
2. What the Service does
SunsetVue provides predictive quality scores for sunrises and sunsets based on publicly available meteorological data. The Service samples weather conditions at multiple geographic points along the sun's azimuth path and produces a score and a suggested verdict (for example: GO, MAYBE, SKIP), together with supporting data such as cloud cover, cloud base height, and terrain context.
3. The forecast is a prediction, not a fact
This section is important. Please read it.
- Sunset and sunrise quality predictions are inherently uncertain. They are derived from third-party weather models that are themselves probabilistic and frequently wrong.
- A GO verdict is not a guarantee of a good sunset. A SKIP verdict is not a guarantee of a bad one.
- Scores, verdicts, cloud data, elevation data, and terrain visualisations are provided for informational purposes only and must not be relied upon as the sole basis for any decision.
- The Service does not account for terrain occlusion in its scoring, does not assess trail conditions, avalanche risk, rockfall, weather hazards, daylight remaining, or the physical accessibility or safety of any location.
4. Your safety is your responsibility
Landscape and nature photography frequently involves travel to remote, elevated, or hazardous locations, often in low light.
You are solely responsible for your own safety and for every decision you make about where and when to go. Before travelling to any location you must independently check official weather warnings, mountain and avalanche bulletins, trail and road conditions, sunset and civil twilight times, and your own equipment, fitness, and experience. Where relevant, consult official Swiss sources such as MeteoSwiss and the SLF avalanche bulletin, or the equivalent authorities in your country.
We are not a guide service, and we do not recommend locations as safe.
5. Accounts
- You must be at least 16 years old to create an account.
- You are responsible for the accuracy of the information you provide and for all activity under your account.
- Authentication is handled by our identity provider (Clerk). You must keep your login credentials and email inbox secure.
- We may suspend or terminate accounts that breach these Terms, abuse the Service, or attempt to circumvent usage limits.
6. Plans, limits, and payment
Free plan. Includes a limited number of manual forecast checks per day, a limited number of saved locations, and advertising. Exact limits are shown in the app and may change.
Paid plan. Unlocks higher or unlimited usage, additional saved locations, email notifications, and an ad-free experience, as described on our pricing page at the time of purchase.
- Payments are processed by Stripe. We do not receive or store your full card details.
- Subscriptions renew automatically for successive periods until cancelled. You may cancel at any time from your account settings; cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period.
- Prices are stated in CHF, USD, or EUR and are inclusive/exclusive of VAT as indicated at checkout.
- Except where required by law, fees already paid are non-refundable. We may, at our discretion, offer a refund.
EU/EEA consumers — right of withdrawal. If you are a consumer in the EU/EEA, you have 14 days to withdraw from a distance contract for digital services. Every paid plan begins with a 14-day free trial that runs alongside that period: you can cancel at any point during the trial, you will not be charged, and you keep your withdrawal right in full. Starting a subscription is a request for the Service to begin immediately. If you withdraw within the 14 days, we will refund anything you have paid for that period.
7. Advertising
The free plan is supported by third-party advertising (Google AdSense). We do not control the content of individual ads. Whether you see personalised or non-personalised ads depends on the consent choices you make in the cookie banner. See the Cookie Policy.
8. Acceptable use
You may not:
- scrape, crawl, or systematically extract data from the Service;
- use automated means to exceed usage limits, or create multiple accounts to do so;
- resell, sublicense, or redistribute forecast outputs as a competing product or service;
- reverse engineer the scoring model, or attempt to gain unauthorised access to our systems;
- upload unlawful content or use the Service to harm others.
9. Intellectual property
The Service, including its scoring methodology, code, design, and branding, is owned by us and protected by copyright and other laws. These Terms grant you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to use the Service for your personal or internal professional photography purposes.
Underlying weather and elevation data is provided by third parties (including Open-Meteo, Tomorrow.io, and IPGeolocation) and remains subject to their own terms and licences.
10. Third-party services and availability
The Service depends on third-party APIs and infrastructure. We do not guarantee that the Service will be available, uninterrupted, timely, or error-free. We may modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Service at any time. If we discontinue a paid feature you have already paid for, we will refund the unused portion of your subscription on a pro-rata basis.
11. Disclaimer of warranties
To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Service is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including any warranty of accuracy, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.
12. Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law:
- We are not liable for any loss, injury, damage, cost, or missed opportunity arising from your reliance on a forecast, score, or verdict, or from any journey or activity you undertake.
- We are not liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages, or for lost profits, lost data, or wasted expenditure.
- Our total aggregate liability for any claim relating to the Service is limited to the greater of (a) the amount you paid us in the twelve (12) months preceding the event giving rise to the claim, or (b) CHF 50.
Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability for death or personal injury caused by our gross negligence or wilful misconduct, or any other liability that cannot lawfully be excluded. If you are a consumer, your mandatory statutory rights are unaffected.
13. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless against claims, damages, and costs arising from your breach of these Terms or your misuse of the Service.
14. Changes to these Terms
We may update these Terms. If a change is material, we will notify you by email or in-app at least 14 days before it takes effect. Continued use of the Service after the effective date constitutes acceptance. If you do not agree, you may cancel your subscription and stop using the Service.
15. Termination
You may delete your account at any time from your account settings. We may suspend or terminate your access if you materially breach these Terms. On termination, your right to use the Service ends immediately; sections 3, 4, 9, 11, 12, 13, and 16 survive.
16. Governing law and jurisdiction
These Terms are governed by Swiss law, excluding its conflict-of-law rules and the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG). The exclusive place of jurisdiction is Hedingen, Switzerland.
If you are a consumer resident in the EU/EEA, this choice of law does not deprive you of the protection of the mandatory consumer-protection rules of your country of residence, and you may also bring proceedings in the courts of your country of residence.
17. Miscellaneous
If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full force. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of it. You may not assign these Terms without our consent; we may assign them in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.