Data & attribution
ByndBellis built on open data and public directories, refreshed regularly and hand-corrected from parent and provider reports. Here's exactly where it comes from and how it's licensed.
| Source | What we use it for | License |
|---|---|---|
| OpenStreetMap | Base geography, place locations & addresses | ODbL 1.0 |
| Overture Maps Foundation | Places dataset — names, categories, confidence | ODbL / CDLA-Permissive |
| Foursquare OS Places | Place names, categories & contact details | Apache 2.0 |
| Protomaps | Vector basemap tiles rendered in MapLibre | Open map tiles & basemap style |
| GeoNames | ZIP code centroids used for location search | CC BY 4.0 |
| Governing-body directories | USA Fencing, US Youth Soccer, USA Gymnastics & peers — club locators | Used by permission / public |
| Town recreation catalogs | Municipal rec-department program listings | Public records |
How we keep it fresh
Each source is refreshed regularly and reconciled against a stable internal ID, so manual corrections are never overwritten.
Found an error?
Every provider page has “Suggest an edit.” Human-reviewed fixes persist permanently across data updates.
Category emoji artwork is from Twitter/Twemoji (CC BY 4.0). ByndBell does not claim ownership of provider names or trademarks; listings are informational and not an endorsement. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.