Originally Posted by
tripice351
I think when they refer to "on your commute" they are talking about people checking in as they drive by. If you go into the lobby, you are factually "actually visiting the location" so they have no way of saying that violates the TOS.
When I asked the question, I explicitly told them that I will be physical in the lobby when I check in. Seems like they have secret entries in their TOS. And as far as read in this thread, the amount of check-ins to get blocked seem to vary a lot, too.