Map Tiles
| Service | What it's used for | Data sent |
|---|---|---|
| OpenStreetMap Terms | Privacy Policy | The default map tile provider - renders the base map imagery shown on route maps. | Map tile coordinates for the area being viewed, plus the visitor's IP address as part of the standard HTTP request. |
Geocoding
| Service | What it's used for | Data sent |
|---|---|---|
| Nominatim (OpenStreetMap) Terms | Privacy Policy | Used for address lookups when adding destinations/points of interest, and - for visitors - when searching for routes near a place using the "Near a Place" route filter, the Route Finder Location/Location Preview blocks, or a location-based Route Shortcut. | The address, place name, or coordinates being searched for, and the visitor's IP address. |
Routing / Directions
| Service | What it's used for | Data sent |
|---|---|---|
| OSRM routing (FOSSGIS e.V., routing.openstreetmap.de) Terms | Privacy Policy | Used to generate turn-by-turn cycling directions text for a route's prompt card, and, if an administrator has chosen it under Routing Services, for point-to-point routing (preferred or as a fallback). | The route's GPX coordinates, sent server-side when a route's directions text is generated (not on every page view); for point-to-point routing, start and end coordinates and the travel profile, also server-side. |
POI Search
| Service | What it's used for | Data sent |
|---|---|---|
| Overpass API (OpenStreetMap) Terms | Privacy Policy | Free fallback for the on-map POI search when Google Places isn't configured, and used server-side to look up nearby named natural features (peaks, water, valleys) when generating a route's turn-by-turn directions text. | The visitor's search text and the map area being searched (from the visitor's browser), or one route coordinate and a search radius (from your server) when an administrator generates directions text. |