1. Information We Handle
AutoCare is a vehicle maintenance record app. You may choose to enter information about your vehicles and service history, including:
- Vehicle make, model, year, fuel type, color, license plate, and VIN;
- Current mileage and mileage recorded at a service visit;
- Service dates, service types, titles, shops or technicians, costs, parts, and notes; and
- Maintenance reminders, due dates, due mileage, completion status, and notes.
AutoCare does not require an account and does not ask you to provide your name, phone number, or email address to use the core app features.
2. Information Stored on Your Device
Your vehicle, service, cost, and reminder data is stored locally on your iPhone using the app's local storage. AutoCare does not operate a server or cloud database for this information.
Because the data is stored locally, it is not available to us unless you choose to share it, such as by using the export and share feature in the app.
3. How We Use Information
Information you enter is used only to provide the app's features, including:
- Displaying your garage, service timeline, costs, reminders, and maintenance insights;
- Calculating mileage, spending, service counts, and other summaries shown in the app;
- Scheduling local maintenance notifications when you create a date-based reminder and grant notification permission; and
- Creating a report when you explicitly use the export or share feature.
AutoCare does not use your vehicle data for advertising, profiling, or personalized marketing.
4. Notifications
If you grant permission, AutoCare may schedule local notifications for eligible maintenance reminders. These notifications are generated by iOS on your device. AutoCare does not send your reminder data to a remote notification server.
You can change notification permission at any time in your iPhone's Settings.
5. Information We Do Not Collect
AutoCare does not intentionally collect or access:
- Precise or approximate location;
- Contacts, photos, camera, or microphone content;
- Advertising identifiers or tracking data;
- Browsing history; or
- Analytics, crash reporting, or other usage telemetry through a third-party SDK.
6. Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information or vehicle data.
If you choose to export or share a report, iOS may pass the information you selected to the destination you choose, such as Mail, Messages, Files, or another installed app. That destination's own privacy policy governs its handling of the shared information.
We may disclose information if required to do so by applicable law, legal process, or a valid governmental request.
7. Data Security and Retention
We rely on the security features provided by iOS and your device passcode to help protect locally stored app data. No electronic storage system is completely secure, so absolute security cannot be guaranteed.
You control the data stored in AutoCare. You can edit records, use the app's delete-all-data function, or delete individual vehicles and their related records and reminders. Deleting the app generally removes its locally stored data, subject to any device backup maintained by you or Apple.
8. Your Choices and Rights
Depending on your location, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or otherwise control personal information. Since AutoCare does not maintain an online account or cloud database, most of these actions can be completed directly in the app:
- Review and edit vehicle, service, and reminder information;
- Delete individual records, vehicles, and related reminders;
- Delete all local data from Settings; and
- Export a plain-text report before deleting data.
If you need help exercising a right or have a privacy question, contact us using the details below.
9. Children’s Privacy
AutoCare is not directed to children under 13, or the minimum age required in your jurisdiction. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided personal information, please contact us so we can review the request.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If a change is material, we will take reasonable steps to make the updated policy available through the app or the location where this policy is published. The revised policy takes effect when it is posted, unless a later date is stated.
11. Contact Us
If you have questions, comments, or complaints about this Privacy Policy or AutoCare's privacy practices, please contact us: