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<h1>Access blocked</h1>
-<p>You have been blocked because you have been overusing OSM's geocoding service.
-Please be aware that OSM's resources are limited and shared between many users.
-To have this block lifted, contact the <a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/System_Administrators">Nominatim system administrator</a>.</p>
+<p>You have been blocked because you have violated the
+<a href="https://operations.osmfoundation.org/policies/nominatim/">usage policy</a>
+of OSM's Nominatim geocoding service. Please be aware that OSM's resources are
+limited and shared between many users. The usage policy is there to ensure that
+the service remains usable for everybody.</p>
-<p>For more information, consult the <a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Nominatim_usage_policy">usage policy</a> for the OSM Nominatim server.
+<p>Please review the terms and make sure that your
+software adheres to the terms. You should in particular verify that you have set a
+<b>custom HTTP referrer or HTTP user agent</b> that identifies your application, and
+that you are not overusing the service with massive bulk requests.</p>
+
+<p>If you feel that this block is unjustified or remains after you have adopted
+your usage, you may contact the Nominatim system administrator at
+nominatim@openstreetmap.org to have this block lifted.</p>
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