Terms of Use

Scope and purpose

Open Braille Beacon is an open-source assistive location cue designed to help blind and low-vision people locate existing Braille and tactile signage in public buildings.

It is not certified indoor navigation. It does not replace a white cane, guide dog, orientation and mobility training, physical tactile signage, or a user's own safety judgment.

Use of this website

This website presents concept descriptions, renders, and documentation. It does not sell, distribute, or operate hardware. You may view and link to this site freely.

This proyect has abolutly no warranty

The project and its website are provided "AS IS" without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, or non-infringement. This reflects the warranty terms of the project’s GPLv3 and CERN-OHL-S licenses.

Limitation of liability

In no event shall the contributors or maintainers be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising from the use of this website, the project documentation, or any hardware built from these designs — even if advised of the possibility of such damage. This reflects the liability terms of the project’s GPLv3 and CERN-OHL-S licenses.

Not medical or device advice

The content on this site describes a concept system. It is not medical advice, clinical guidance, or a certified assistive device specification. Any hardware built from these designs must be independently validated for safety and compliance before use.

BLE signal limitations

Bluetooth Low Energy RSSI provides approximate proximity only. It does not determine exact distance, direction, alignment, or safe passage through an area. Any implementation must communicate this limitation to users.

Third-party links

Links to GitHub and other external sites are provided for reference only. We do not control and are not responsible for the content, privacy practices, or availability of third-party sites.

Applicable license

The project is dual-licensed: software is licensed under GPLv3, and hardware is licensed under CERN-OHL-S. See the software license text and the hardware license text in the repository.

Changes

These terms may be updated as the project evolves. Significant changes will be noted in the repository.

Contact

Questions can be raised through GitHub Issues.