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Terms of use

Draft, as of 12 November 2026. Convenience translation: the German version is legally binding.

1. Provider and scope

The provider is Kevin Finkler, sole trader (KeeForm); for contact details see the legal notice. These terms apply to everyone who uses Wildpulse and submits sightings, with or without an account. This is free of charge. By submitting a sighting you accept these terms. The terms for wildlife guides apply in addition to the "wildlife guide" subscription.

2. What happens to your sighting

A submitted sighting is public on the map: species, place, date and time, photo and note, plus your display name if you have set one. Rare and endangered species are shown imprecisely or with a delay to protect the animals.

3. Your photos and details

You only submit what you saw yourself. You took the photos yourself, or you are allowed to use them for this purpose. The photos show no recognisable people.

Your photos remain yours. You allow us to show the photo and details in Wildpulse: on the map, on species pages, on collectible cards, in wildlife guides (no. 4) and as a preview image when sharing. For this we may store, resize and crop the photos. This permission is free of charge, non-exclusive and ends when the sighting is deleted (no. 6).

4. Wildlife guides

Lodges, clubs and nature reserves can have their own page on Wildpulse, the "wildlife guide". Some of them pay us for it. The page shows which animals were seen in their area. That helps the community and can help the animals too: if you know what lives there, you can protect it.

New sightings of yours also appear in these wildlife guides, with species, place, time, photo and display name. Your note never appears there. This is the default.

You can switch it off at any time: in your profile under "Show in wildlife guides" or via "Change" when submitting. It then applies to all sightings you submit afterwards. If you want earlier sightings removed from the wildlife guides, send us an email. You are not paid for the display.

5. Rules

• No invented sightings, no photos by others, no images from the internet or made by AI.
• Animals in zoos, enclosures or households are not wild animals. In the photo import you mark them as "Not a wild animal".
• Do not disturb the animals. Keep your distance, especially at nests, dens and breeding sites. Do not enter closed or private land.
• No insults, no advertising and no details about other people in the note.

We may review, hide or delete entries and block accounts if they break these rules or the law.

6. Deleting

With an account you can delete your sightings yourself. As a guest you cannot; send us an email instead. If you delete your account, your sightings stay on the map without any link to you unless you delete them first. More in the privacy policy.

7. No warranty, liability

The records come from users and public sources. They show where animals were reported, not where they live or can reliably be found. Wildpulse makes no statement about whether a place or an animal is safe. We do not promise any particular availability.

We are fully liable for intent and gross negligence, for injury to life, body and health and under the Product Liability Act. For slight negligence we are liable only for breaches of essential obligations and limited to the foreseeable, typical damage. Otherwise liability is excluded.

8. Changes and law

We may change these terms, for example for new features. The date is shown at the top. We announce important changes in Wildpulse. German law applies; mandatory protective rules of your country of residence remain in force. We do not take part in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board.

Questions: contact@wildpulsemap.com