Terms of Service
Updated October 18, 2026 · Version 2026-10-18.2
Operator: [Legal business name pending]. Business identification is pending and must be completed before public launch. Legal and privacy contact: info@onewave-ai.com.
1. Agreement and eligibility
These terms govern the Gillby website, apps, AI features, maps, route tools and APIs (the “Service”). “Gillby,” “we,” and “us” mean the operator identified above, including its personnel and service providers where applicable. By affirmatively accepting these terms, you agree to them. If you do not agree, do not use the Service. You must be at least 18 and legally able to enter this agreement. If using the Service for an organization, you represent that you have authority to bind it.
2. Planning information only — never clearance to proceed
GILLBY IS NOT A NAVIGATION SYSTEM, A LOOKOUT, A PILOT, OR AN EMERGENCY SERVICE. NEVER USE A ROUTE, CLEARANCE VALUE, GREEN INDICATOR, SCORE, “GO” LABEL, OR AI RESPONSE AS PERMISSION TO PASS UNDER A BRIDGE OR THROUGH ANY WATERWAY.
The Service does not certify that any route is safe, navigable, legal, unobstructed or suitable for your vessel. A route may omit bridges, overhead cables, shoals, restricted areas, hazards or other constraints. A successful calculation means only that particular modeled checks produced a result; it is not a complete safety assessment.
Bridge clearances are estimates, not measurements of the opening in front of your boat. Water levels, tides, surge, waves, chart datums, construction, hanging equipment and bridge operations can change clearance. Published opening schedules can be suspended. Independently verify actual vertical and horizontal clearance and the bridge’s current operating status. Know your vessel’s full air draft, including antennas, outriggers, towers, equipment and other projections. Contact the bridge tender where appropriate. If clearance or opening status is uncertain, do not attempt passage.
Depths and under-keel margins may be incomplete, outdated or based on surveys and predicted water levels. Shoaling, shifting sand, draft, loading, squat, waves and conditions may invalidate any estimate. Forecasts, lightning information, camera images and alerts may be delayed, unavailable or wrong. Missing alerts or hazards do not mean conditions are safe.
3. Your responsibilities and boating risks
The master and operator retain responsibility for navigation, a proper lookout, safe speed, vessel seaworthiness, equipment, passenger safety, weather decisions and compliance with applicable rules. Verify conditions using current official nautical charts, Notices to Mariners, bridge notices, posted clearance gauges, onboard instruments, direct observation and competent seamanship. Use appropriate independent safety margins. Do not operate the app while doing so distracts from safe vessel operation.
You understand boating involves risks including collision with bridges or other structures, grounding, capsizing, injury, death, property damage and environmental harm. You voluntarily undertake the inherent risks of your boating activities. This acknowledgment does not waive rights that cannot lawfully be waived or excuse conduct for which liability cannot legally be limited.
Gillby does not monitor your position for rescue, contact authorities for you, or guarantee delivery of any warning. In an emergency, use marine VHF Channel 16 or call 911. See Get help.
Release of claims and express assumption of risk
PLEASE READ: THIS SECTION LIMITS YOUR RIGHT TO RECOVER DAMAGES WHERE THE LAW ALLOWS.
You acknowledge that using planning information on the water can result in collision, bridge strikes, grounding, vessel loss, property damage, environmental damage, serious injury or death. You understand that incorrect vessel dimensions, missing obstructions, inaccurate clearance estimates, outdated data and erroneous AI responses may contribute to those events. You choose whether to undertake an activity and accept its inherent risks, subject to rights that cannot lawfully be waived.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, YOU RELEASE GILLBY, ITS OPERATOR, OWNERS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS FROM CLAIMS YOU MAY HAVE ARISING FROM YOUR RELIANCE ON THE SERVICE’S ROUTES, BRIDGE CLEARANCES, DEPTHS, FORECASTS, ALERTS OR AI OUTPUT, INCLUDING CLAIMS CAUSED BY THEIR ORDINARY NEGLIGENCE IN COLLECTING, PROCESSING OR DISPLAYING THAT INFORMATION. This release is limited to the information and planning service described in these terms. It does not authorize unsafe conduct or establish that any particular passage is safe.
This release does not apply to gross negligence, reckless or willful misconduct, fraud, or any liability that cannot lawfully be released. In particular, it does not waive claims for personal injury or death where a waiver is prohibited, mandatory maritime protections, nonwaivable consumer or privacy rights, or rights held independently by passengers, children or other people who have not validly agreed. You are not agreeing on behalf of those people merely because they are aboard your vessel. If applicable law prohibits any portion of this release, that portion does not apply.
There is no promise that this release or any liability limitation will be enforceable in every jurisdiction or circumstance. The limitations in Section 8 apply separately to the extent permitted by law.
4. AI, outside data and third-party services
AI can invent facts, misunderstand questions and produce confident but incorrect answers. Independently verify safety-relevant statements. Data may be interpolated, modeled, generalized or stale, even when attributed to an official source. Gillby is not endorsed by NOAA, the Coast Guard, bridge operators, towing companies or other data providers merely because their information or links appear here.
External maps, cameras, towing providers, AI providers and other linked services are controlled by third parties. Their availability, terms, privacy practices, fees and performance are their responsibility. Arranging a tow or other service is a separate transaction with that provider.
5. Accounts and acceptable use
Provide accurate information, keep credentials secure and notify us of unauthorized access. You may not interfere with the Service, bypass access controls or rate limits, distribute malware, infringe others’ rights, misuse personal information, or use the Service unlawfully. Access may be limited or suspended for security, misuse, legal requirements or material breaches of these terms.
6. Content and ownership
Gillby and its licensors retain rights in the Service, software, branding and content, subject to third-party and open-data licenses. We grant you a limited, nonexclusive, revocable right to use the Service in accordance with these terms and applicable licenses. You retain rights in information you submit and grant us permission to process, store and transmit it as necessary to provide, secure and maintain the Service, as described in the Privacy Policy. Do not submit information you lack the right to share.
7. Disclaimer of warranties
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS, AVAILABILITY, SECURITY, OR THAT A ROUTE OR ACTIVITY WILL BE SAFE. No statement by the Service creates a warranty. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain exclusions; those exclusions apply only where lawful.
8. Limitation of liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, GILLBY AND ITS OWNERS, PERSONNEL, AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF DATA, OR LOSS OF USE ARISING FROM THE SERVICE OR RELIANCE ON ITS OUTPUT, INCLUDING ROUTES AND BRIDGE OR DEPTH ESTIMATES, WHETHER A CLAIM SOUNDS IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING ORDINARY NEGLIGENCE), OR ANOTHER LEGAL THEORY, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, OUR TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SERVICE OR THESE TERMS WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF US $100 OR THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US FOR THE SERVICE IN THE TWELVE MONTHS BEFORE THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM.
Nothing in these terms excludes or limits liability for fraud, willful misconduct, gross negligence, personal injury or death where such limitation is prohibited, or any other liability or consumer right that applicable law does not permit us to exclude or limit. Mandatory maritime law and other mandatory law control over conflicting provisions.
9. Third-party claims
To the extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify Gillby for third-party claims, damages and reasonable legal expenses caused by your unlawful use of the Service, infringement of another person’s rights, or material breach of these terms. This obligation does not cover claims to the extent caused by Gillby’s negligence or misconduct. We will give reasonable notice and cooperate; no settlement may admit fault or impose obligations on you without your consent.
10. Disputes and governing law
Contact us first at info@onewave-ai.com so we can try to resolve concerns. This does not delay a legally required filing deadline or prevent urgent relief. These terms are governed by Florida law, without its conflict-of-law rules, except where applicable federal maritime law or other mandatory law governs. Nothing here removes a consumer’s mandatory rights or access to a court with jurisdiction. These terms do not impose mandatory arbitration or a class-action waiver.
11. Changes, termination and general terms
Features may change or become unavailable. We will provide notice of material changes to these terms through the Service or appropriate account communications and obtain renewed agreement where required. Changes do not retroactively alter accrued claims. You may stop using the Service at any time. Provisions that by their nature should survive termination will survive. If a provision is unenforceable, the remaining terms continue to apply to the extent lawful. These terms and applicable feature-specific terms form the agreement concerning the Service.
Legal notices: info@onewave-ai.com. The operator’s legal name remains pending as identified above.