By accessing or using AuthoriProspector (the "Service"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms") and our Privacy Policy below. If you do not agree, you may not use the Service.
These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and Nagashi Limited (Nevada LLC) ("Nagashi," "we," "us," or "our"). We may update these Terms at any time. Continued use of the Service after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.
Before accessing the map application, you are separately required to accept an in-product disclosure ("Clickwrap") that records your explicit acknowledgment of the research-only nature of the Service.
AuthoriProspector is a research and discovery utility that overlays federal, state, and provincial mineral claim data, Public Land Survey System (PLSS) grids, Canadian crown land boundaries, and historic mine markers onto an interactive map. The Service also generates informational Notice of Location documents.
The Service is provided for informational and research purposes only. It is not a licensed land survey, legal advice, geological opinion, or a certification of claim status or land ownership. All data is sourced from government databases including:
We do not guarantee the completeness, accuracy, or timeliness of upstream government data. Claim boundaries shown are algorithmic estimates with an inherent margin of error of at least 50 feet. Physical verification of active monuments, posted claim notices, and official county and provincial recorder filings supersedes any digital rendering produced by this Service.
Access to premium features requires an active paid subscription at the current listed price, billed monthly through Stripe. Pricing is displayed at checkout and on the subscription page.
Preview period: New accounts receive a limited-time free preview upon accepting the required disclosure. Preview access does not require payment information and expires automatically.
Free trial: A free trial may be offered at Stripe checkout. Your card is held but not charged during the trial. Cancellation before trial expiry incurs no charge.
Cancellation: You may cancel at any time from your account settings. Access continues through the end of the current billing period. No refunds are issued for partial periods.
Failed payments: If payment fails, your subscription enters a grace period. Continued non-payment results in suspension. We will attempt to notify you by email before suspension.
All billing is processed by Stripe, Inc. We do not store your full payment card details. Stripe's own terms and privacy policy govern payment processing.
You agree not to use the Service to:
We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that violate these restrictions, without prior notice.
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.
WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT: (A) THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE; (B) CLAIM BOUNDARIES ARE ACCURATE TO ANY SPECIFIC TOLERANCE; (C) GOVERNMENT DATA IS COMPLETE, CURRENT, OR AUTHORITATIVE; (D) ANY DOCUMENT GENERATED BY THE SERVICE MEETS LEGAL REQUIREMENTS IN YOUR JURISDICTION; OR (E) THE SERVICE IS FREE FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
The Service does not constitute legal advice, surveying services, geological opinion, or mining consultation. Nothing in the Service should be construed as a recommendation to stake, file, or abandon any mining claim. You should consult qualified legal, surveying, and geological professionals before taking any action in reliance on Service data.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, NAGASHI LIMITED AND ITS OFFICERS, MEMBERS, AND AGENTS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE.
This includes without limitation: trespass on private, restricted, or federally protected land; physical injury, death, or property damage during prospecting activities; claim disputes, adverse claims, or legal actions arising from reliance on Service data; loss of income, business opportunity, or mineral rights; or any damage resulting from upstream government API outages or data errors.
OUR TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CLAIM ARISING UNDER THESE TERMS SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNTS PAID BY YOU TO NAGASHI IN THE THREE (3) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or limitation of liability for consequential damages. In such jurisdictions, our liability is limited to the maximum extent permitted by law.
We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice. Upon termination, your right to use the Service ceases immediately.
Provisions that by their nature should survive termination — including disclaimers, limitations of liability, indemnification, arbitration, user content licenses, and governing law — shall survive termination of these Terms.
PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY. IT AFFECTS YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING YOUR RIGHT TO FILE A LAWSUIT IN COURT.
8.1 Informal Resolution First. Before initiating arbitration, you agree to contact us at legal@authoriprospector.com and provide a written description of the dispute, the relief sought, and your contact information. We will attempt to resolve the dispute informally within sixty (60) days. If the dispute is not resolved within that period, either party may commence arbitration as described below.
8.2 Binding Arbitration. Except as provided in Section 8.5 below, you and Nagashi Limited agree that any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms, the Privacy Policy, or your use of the Service — including questions of arbitrability — shall be resolved exclusively by final, binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") under its Consumer Arbitration Rules, as modified by these Terms. The arbitration shall be conducted by a single arbitrator. The arbitrator shall have exclusive authority to resolve all threshold questions of arbitrability. The award shall be final and binding, and judgment on the award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.
8.3 Arbitration Procedure. The arbitration may be conducted by telephone, video conference, written submissions, or in person in Carson City, Nevada at your election. The arbitrator shall apply Nevada law consistent with the Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA"). The arbitrator may award any individual relief that a court of competent jurisdiction could award, including injunctive or declaratory relief, but only on an individual basis. The parties shall each bear their own attorneys' fees unless the arbitrator finds that a claim or defense was frivolous, in which case the arbitrator may award fees to the prevailing party. AAA filing fees shall be governed by the then-current AAA Consumer Arbitration Rules.
8.4 Class Action Waiver. YOU AND NAGASHI LIMITED AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS, COLLECTIVE, CONSOLIDATED, PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL, OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. The arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person's claims and may not otherwise preside over any form of a class, collective, or representative proceeding. If this class action waiver is found to be unenforceable with respect to any claim, that claim shall be severed and litigated in a court of competent jurisdiction while all remaining claims proceed in arbitration.
8.5 Exceptions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may bring an individual action in small claims court for disputes within that court's jurisdictional limits. Either party may also seek emergency injunctive or other equitable relief in a court of competent jurisdiction to prevent the actual or threatened infringement, misappropriation, or violation of intellectual property rights, confidential information, or other proprietary rights, without waiving the right to arbitrate all other claims under this Section.
8.6 Opt-Out Right. You have the right to opt out of this arbitration agreement by sending written notice to legal@authoriprospector.com with the subject line "ARBITRATION OPT-OUT" within thirty (30) days of the date you first agreed to these Terms. Your notice must include your full name and the email address associated with your account. Opting out does not affect any other provision of these Terms.
8.7 Severability. If any part of this Section 8 is found invalid or unenforceable, that part shall be severed and the remainder shall continue in full force and effect, except that if the class action waiver in Section 8.4 is found unenforceable in its entirety, this entire Section 8 shall be null and void with respect to that claim.
9.1 Governing Law. These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Nevada and the Federal Arbitration Act, without regard to conflict-of-law provisions. To the extent any dispute falls within the exceptions in Section 8.5, you consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state or federal courts located in Carson City, Nevada for resolution of that claim, and you waive any right to a jury trial in any such proceeding.
9.2 Shortened Limitations Period. ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR THE SERVICE MUST BE FILED WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE DATE THE CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION AROSE, OR IT WILL BE PERMANENTLY BARRED, REGARDLESS OF ANY STATUTE OR LAW TO THE CONTRARY. This shortened period applies whether the claim sounds in contract, tort, statute, or any other legal theory.
9.3 Entire Agreement. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy set forth below and any in-product disclosures or clickwrap agreements accepted during onboarding, constitute the entire and exclusive agreement between you and Nagashi Limited with respect to the Service and supersede all prior and contemporaneous negotiations, representations, warranties, marketing materials, oral statements, and written agreements relating to the Service. No amendment to these Terms is valid unless made in writing and posted to this page by Nagashi Limited.
9.4 Severability & No Waiver. If any provision of these Terms (other than the arbitration provisions governed by Section 8.7) is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. Our failure to enforce any right or provision does not constitute a waiver of that right or provision.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, YOU AGREE TO DEFEND, INDEMNIFY, AND HOLD HARMLESS NAGASHI LIMITED AND ITS OFFICERS, MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, SUCCESSORS, AND AGENTS (COLLECTIVELY, THE "NAGASHI PARTIES") FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, DEMANDS, ACTIONS, DAMAGES, LOSSES, LIABILITIES, COSTS, AND EXPENSES (INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS' FEES AND COURT COSTS) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO:
We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume exclusive control of the defense and settlement of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you. In that event, you agree to cooperate fully with us in asserting any available defenses and to not settle any such matter without our prior written consent. Your indemnification obligations survive termination of these Terms and your use of the Service.
Nagashi Limited does not guarantee continuous, uninterrupted, or error-free availability of the Service. We provide no uptime warranty of any kind, express or implied. Scheduled maintenance, upstream data source changes, and unplanned outages may occur without notice.
We shall not be liable for any failure to perform or delay in performing any obligation under these Terms if such failure or delay is caused by events beyond our reasonable control, including without limitation:
During any such event, our obligations under these Terms are suspended for the duration of the event. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to restore the Service following any such event and will communicate material outages via email or in-app notice where practicable. Force majeure events do not entitle you to a refund of any subscription fees already paid.
12.1 User Content. The Service permits users on organizational plans to upload custom geospatial data files and other content ("User Content"). You retain all ownership rights in your User Content. By uploading User Content, you represent and warrant that: (a) you own or have obtained all necessary rights, licenses, consents, and permissions to upload and share the User Content through the Service; (b) the User Content does not and will not infringe, misappropriate, or violate any third-party intellectual property right, privacy right, or proprietary right; (c) the User Content does not contain malicious code, malware, or any content that is unlawful, defamatory, or obscene; and (d) the User Content complies with these Terms and all applicable laws.
12.2 License Grant. By uploading User Content, you grant Nagashi Limited a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable license to store, reproduce, process, display, transmit, and otherwise use your User Content solely as necessary to provide the Service to your organization and its authorized members. This license terminates when you delete the User Content or close your account, subject to reasonable backup and archival periods. We claim no ownership rights in your User Content and will not use it for any purpose beyond operating the Service.
12.3 DMCA Notice & Takedown. Nagashi Limited respects intellectual property rights and complies with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512). If you believe that content accessible through the Service infringes your copyright, please submit a written notice to our designated agent at legal@authoriprospector.com containing all of the following: (i) a physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on their behalf; (ii) identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed; (iii) identification of the allegedly infringing material and sufficient information to locate it within the Service; (iv) your name, address, telephone number, and email address; (v) a statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and (vi) a statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
12.4 Counter-Notice. If you believe your User Content was removed in error, you may submit a counter-notice to legal@authoriprospector.com containing: (i) your physical or electronic signature; (ii) identification of the removed material and its prior location; (iii) a statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification; and (iv) your name, address, and telephone number, and consent to jurisdiction of the federal district court for the district in which your address is located.
12.5 Repeat Infringers. We reserve the right to terminate the accounts of users who are determined to be repeat infringers of third-party intellectual property rights.
Account information: When you create an account, Clerk (our authentication provider) collects your email address and, if applicable, OAuth profile data from Google or Apple. We store your user ID, email, subscription status, and clickwrap acceptance version in our database.
Strike pins: If you place a strike pin on the map, we store its GPS coordinates, label, and associated PLSS key, linked to your user account.
User Content: If you upload custom geospatial data files through an organizational plan, those files are stored in our cloud storage (Cloudflare R2) and referenced in our database.
Payment data: Stripe collects and stores your payment card details. We receive only a tokenized customer ID, subscription status, and billing dates from Stripe — never your full card number or CVV.
Server logs: Standard web server logs may capture IP addresses, timestamps, and bounding-box parameters from API requests. Logs do not contain your GPS location or identity.
We do not use cookies for behavioral tracking or advertising. Session cookies set by Clerk are strictly necessary for authentication.
We use collected information solely to:
We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for advertising or marketing purposes.
The Service integrates the following third-party providers, each subject to their own privacy policies:
We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third parties. We encourage you to review their respective privacy policies before using the Service.
Retention: Account and subscription records are retained while your account is active and for a reasonable period thereafter for legal and audit purposes. Strike pins and User Content are retained until deleted by you or upon account closure. Server logs are retained for up to 30 days.
Access and deletion: You may request a copy of the personal data we hold, or request deletion of your account and associated data, by contacting us at legal@authoriprospector.com. Requests are processed within 30 days subject to legal retention obligations.
California residents (CCPA): California residents have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act, including the right to know, delete, and opt out of the sale of personal information. We do not sell personal information. Contact legal@authoriprospector.com to exercise your rights.
Children: The Service is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us information, contact us immediately.
For questions about these Terms or Privacy Policy, to submit a DMCA notice, or to exercise your data rights:
Nagashi Limited (Nevada LLC)
Carson City, NV, United States
Email: legal@authoriprospector.com
We aim to respond to all inquiries within 5 business days.