Terms of Use — ClaimScout

By accessing or using ClaimScout (the “Service”), you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

The Service is a software research aid for people interested in U.S. public-land mining claims and related public records. It is not a law firm, land surveyor, title company, broker, or government agency.

All maps, claim outlines, open-ground rankings, Locator drafts, Clerk packets, MLRS-style worksheets, Watch alerts, Lapse lists, File & List copy, and similar outputs are for personal research and education only.

Nothing in the Service is legal advice, surveying advice, tax advice, investment advice, or a guarantee of land status, mineral rights, title, or claim validity.

Labels such as “open ground,” “unclaimed,” or “looks unclaimed” are provisional research flags and can be incorrect, incomplete, delayed, or outdated. You are solely responsible for verifying land status against official BLM MLRS records, master title plats, withdrawals, patents, county records, and other primary sources before any staking, filing, payment, purchase, sale, or travel.

ClaimScout does not file mining claims with the BLM, MLRS, or any county. It does not monument claims, record notices, pay maintenance fees, or create property rights.

Clerk packets, MLRS fill sheets, fee worksheets, location-notice drafts, and similar documents are research drafts only. They are not official BLM, MLRS, Pay.gov, or county forms. You must complete and file your own paperwork on the official systems.

Draft claim polygons and legal-description helpers are approximate research sketches. They are not metes-and-bounds surveys and must not be relied on as a recorded legal description without independent professional verification.

Federal claim size limits shown in the app (for example lode and placer acreage caps) are informational summaries of commonly cited rules and may not reflect every exception, state overlay, withdrawal, or current regulation.

Claim layers, open/staked/unverified labels, serial numbers, patents, production history, and third-party links may be incomplete, delayed, outdated, or wrong.

“Open ground,” “unclaimed,” “unrenewed,” or similar labels are provisional research flags only. Land may be withdrawn, patented, under application, privately owned, or otherwise unavailable.

BLM, USGS, county, and commercial data sources can be down, rate-limited, or change without notice. The Service may show “unknown” or fail closed rather than invent status.

You must comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, including mining claim location, recording, maintenance fees, environmental rules, and land-use restrictions.

You must not use the Service to harass others, scrape in a way that harms providers, attempt unauthorized access, or misrepresent app output as official government determinations.

If you share listings or claim information with others, you alone are responsible for accuracy, disclosures, and any consumer-protection rules that apply.

You may create an account with email and password, or sign in with Google or X where those options are shown. Your plan, saved claims, Watch pins, and related desk records can be stored on that account.

Free, Pro, Outfit, and Owner plans, redeem codes, and feature limits may change. Features may be added, limited, or removed.

Paid plans, when offered, are billed through Stripe. Stripe’s terms apply to card processing. We do not store full card numbers. Owner access for the configured operator email is complimentary and is not a paid subscription.

Unauthorized sharing of license or owner codes, or of an account, may result in termination of access.

ClaimScout software, branding, and original content are owned by the operator of the Service or its licensors. You receive a limited, revocable license to use the Service for your own lawful research.

Public-domain government data remains public domain; third-party marks (BLM, USGS, Esri, map providers, etc.) belong to their owners.

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE OPERATOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free, or that results will be accurate or complete.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE OPERATOR AND ITS AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS, AND CONTRIBUTORS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, LOST CLAIMS, FAILED FILINGS, WASTED TRAVEL, OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM RELATING TO THE SERVICE WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNTS YOU PAID TO THE OPERATOR FOR THE SERVICE IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS BEFORE THE CLAIM, OR (B) FIFTY U.S. DOLLARS (US $50).

Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations; in those places, liability is limited to the fullest extent allowed.

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the operator of ClaimScout from claims, damages, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising from your use of the Service, your staking or filings, your content, or your violation of these Terms or of law.

The Service may link to or load data from BLM MLRS, USGS, counties, map tile providers, and other sites. Those services have their own terms and privacy practices. We are not responsible for third-party content or availability.

We may update these Terms by posting a new version in the app or on the Service. Continued use after the effective date means you accept the changes.

We may suspend or end access for abuse, legal risk, or operational reasons.

These Terms are governed by the laws of the United States and the state in which the operator principally conducts business, without regard to conflict-of-law rules, except where mandatory consumer laws of your residence apply.

If a provision is unenforceable, the rest remains in effect.

Questions about these Terms: [email protected].

Effective date: September 14, 2026.