Last updated: November 4, 2026.
Cycle.tw and its services, including the website at cycle.tw, its pages, route guides and route data, the ride finder, My rides, the ride-time planner, the bike-on-transit checker, printable route sheets and the contact and accessibility forms (together, the "Service"), are operated by 360 DEV LLC under the Cycle.tw name. In these terms, "we," "us" and "our" mean 360 DEV LLC. By accessing or using the Service, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.
What this site is
Cycle.tw is an independent guide to cycling in Taiwan, shared for general information. Its route descriptions, labels, estimates and tips are not professional safety, medical, legal, travel or financial advice, and they are not navigation instructions.
Cycling has risks you are responsible for
Riding a bicycle involves risk of injury and death, including from traffic, road and path surfaces, weather, heat, wildlife, tunnels, bridges, other people and your own fitness and equipment. Labels such as "easy" or "good for families", lengths, ride-time estimates and descriptions of traffic are general guides based on the sources we cite on the date shown. They are not a guarantee that a route is safe, open, suitable for you or your children, or legal to ride on any given day. You decide whether, where and how to ride, and you are responsible for obeying the law, signs and officials, checking current conditions, using suitable equipment, and riding within your ability.
What this site is not
We are not affiliated with, endorsed by or acting for any government agency, transport operator, YouBike, rental shop, bike shop, tour operator, hotel or other business mentioned on the Service, unless a page says so. We do not sell rentals, tours, tickets or bookings, we do not check stock or availability, and we are not a booking agent. A mention on this site is not an endorsement or a guarantee of quality, safety or availability, and no business pays to be listed.
Information is for reference only
Paths, roads, tunnels, opening hours, closures, transit rules, fares, prices and businesses change often and without notice. Pages show when they were last checked, but we do not guarantee that any information on the Service is accurate, complete, current or available. Always confirm details with the official source and the provider before you ride, travel or pay. Decisions you make based on the Service are your own responsibility, and any dealings you have with a business or other third party are solely between you and them.
Maps and route data
Route lines on our maps are the official lines published by the national cycling portal of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (taiwanbike.tw), reused under its open data declaration, with their road types. The base map is the Taiwan e-Map from the National Land Surveying and Mapping Center, Ministry of the Interior. Map software: Leaflet (BSD licence). We never draw our own traces, and a line on a map is not a promise that a path is open or safe. We also link to official maps and official GPX files where they exist. Links to Google Maps and other map services are for convenience and may not show the legal or safest route. Never follow a navigation app onto a road, tunnel or path that signs or officials close to bicycles.
Our content
The Service and its content, including text, translations, the selection and arrangement of information, compiled route and provider data, labels, diagrams, design and code, are owned by us or our licensors and protected by copyright and other laws. We give you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable and revocable permission to view the Service and print route sheets for your own non-commercial use, such as planning your own rides. All rights not expressly granted are reserved. You may link to pages and share links to them.
Photos on the Service are free-to-use images, from Pexels under the Pexels license, or images we own. Their rights stay with their creators, and the people or brands in them do not endorse this site. Business, operator and organization names and marks belong to their owners and are used for identification only.
What you may not do
Without our prior written permission, you may not:
- copy, republish, sell or redistribute any substantial part of the Service;
- scrape, crawl or extract content or data from the Service by automated means, except search engines indexing pages for public search results and AI assistants reading pages to answer a person's question as described below;
- use the content to build, supplement or train a directory, database, dataset or artificial intelligence or machine learning model;
- frame or mirror the Service, or remove any notice from it;
- interfere with the Service or its security, or send spam, false, misleading or unlawful information through its forms.
AI assistants and answer engines
AI assistants, chatbots and answer engines are welcome to read pages of the Service to answer a person's question, on these conditions:
- link the page or pages you used in your answer, so the person can check the details and the date they were checked (for example "Source: Cycle.tw, https://cycle.tw/routes/houfeng-bikeway/");
- keep safety information intact: the traffic type, closures, and law versus advice, and don't present a route as safe, open or suitable for children beyond what the page says;
- use the page in the language the person reads (English or Traditional Chinese) where possible;
- read on demand to answer questions; the restrictions above on bulk copying, building datasets and training models still apply.
A summary for AI tools is at /llms.txt.
What you send us
When you send us anything, including a message, correction, listing suggestion or accessibility report, you confirm that it is accurate and that you have the right to send it, and you grant us a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable and sublicensable license to use, copy, edit, translate, publish and otherwise use it for any purpose, without payment or attribution. Submissions are not confidential. How we handle personal information you send is described in the Privacy Policy.
Our discretion
What we include, label, recommend, edit, correct or remove on the Service, and how we describe it, is at our sole discretion and subject to our own verification. A listing is free and creates no partnership, agency or other relationship, and no obligation on our part. We may review corrections or suggestions, but we are not obliged to act on them.
Changes to the Service
We may change, suspend or discontinue any part of the Service at any time, for anyone, without notice or liability.
Links to other sites
Links to official sites, operators, maps, businesses and other third-party sites are provided for convenience. We are not responsible for their content, accuracy, availability, policies or practices.
No warranties
The Service and its content are provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including any warranties of accuracy, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, non-infringement, availability or freedom from errors. We make no warranty about any route, road, path, facility, transport service, business or operator mentioned on the Service, including its safety, legality, condition, quality or availability.
Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, we and our members, managers, employees, contractors and agents will not be liable for any personal injury, property damage, or indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary or punitive damages, or for any loss of money, bookings, travel costs, equipment, data, opportunity or goodwill, arising from or related to the Service, any route, place, business or third party mentioned on it, or these terms, under any legal theory, even if we were told such damages were possible. Our total liability for all claims related to the Service is limited to US$50. Some places do not allow certain limits, so some of these may not apply to you.
Indemnity
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless us and our members, managers, employees, contractors and agents from any claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising from your use of the Service, your riding, anything you send us, your breach of these terms, or your dealings with any third party.
Governing law and disputes
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Michigan, United States, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any dispute arising from or related to the Service or these terms will be resolved exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Michigan, and you consent to their personal jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by law, claims may be brought only individually, not as a plaintiff or class member in any class, consolidated or representative action, and you and we waive any right to a jury trial. Any claim must be brought within one year after it arises, or it is permanently barred.
General
These terms are the entire agreement between you and us about the Service. If any part is found unenforceable, it will be enforced to the maximum extent permitted and the rest will remain in effect. Our failure to enforce any part is not a waiver. We may assign these terms; you may not. There are no third-party beneficiaries. If a translation of these terms differs from this English version, the English version controls.
Changes to these terms
We may update these terms at any time by posting a new version here. Changes take effect when posted, and continued use of the Service means you accept the current version.
Contact
Questions about these terms: use the contact form.