OBD Apps · LegalPrivacy Policy — Smog Predict, Used Car Check & OBD Cockpit
DRAFT — not yet in effect. This draft is derived from Section 7 of the User Agreement. Items in [brackets] are placeholders the Company has not yet confirmed. It becomes the Privacy Policy only when this notice is removed and an effective date is set.
Effective date: [date] · Applies to: the Smog Predict, Used Car Check and OBD Cockpit apps on the web, Android and iOS (the “Apps”), published by [TourGuid LLC] (the “Company,” “we,” “us”).
1. Summary
- Vehicle data the Apps read from your car stays on your device.
- To activate the Apps once on a device, you give your name and email address. We email you an authorization number, and keep a record that you accepted the User Agreement.
- We do not sell personal information, use it for advertising, or track you across other apps or websites.
2. Information that stays on your device
The Apps read information your vehicle reports through its diagnostic port: trouble codes, readiness monitors, sensor values, vehicle identification number (VIN), and module information. They also store scan history, reports, recordings and settings. All of this is stored only on your device, in the App’s local storage. We do not receive it unless you choose to share or export a report, and then it goes only to the people or apps you choose.
3. Information we receive
Activation (once per device and Agreement version). To activate the Apps, you give:
- your full name and email address;
- your check mark agreeing to the User Agreement.
We then create an Acceptance Record. It contains your name, your verified email address, the receipt number, the date and time, the Agreement version, the App edition and version, your device platform, and the network (IP) address and country the confirmation came from.
The authorization number we email to you is stored only in scrambled (“hashed”) form and is deleted within fifteen minutes.
Requests you start. Some features contact a public data service only when you tap them:
| Feature | Sent to | What is sent |
|---|---|---|
| Check Recalls | U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) | Make, model and model year |
| Online VIN lookup (off by default) | NHTSA vPIC | The VIN only |
These services receive the request directly from your device under their own privacy policies. We do not receive the answers.
We do not use advertising identifiers or analytics, and we do not collect location, contacts or photos.
4. Why we use it
We use Acceptance Records only:
- to keep proof that you accepted the User Agreement;
- to answer questions about a receipt number;
- to enforce or defend our legal rights.
The legal bases are performance of our contract with you and our legitimate interest in keeping evidence of that contract. We do not send marketing email unless you separately opt in.
5. Service providers
These companies process information on our behalf and only to provide their service:
| Provider | Role |
|---|---|
| Cloudflare, Inc. | Hosts the Apps’ website and the activation service, and stores Acceptance Records |
| Resend, Inc. | Delivers the authorization-number email and the Acceptance Record email |
| Google LLC (Gmail) | Hosts the Company mailbox that receives Acceptance Records (tourguidllc@gmail.com) |
We do not sell or share personal information with anyone else, except where the law requires it or to protect our legal rights.
6. How long we keep it
Acceptance Records are kept for as long as you use the Apps and for [four (4)] years afterwards, or longer if the law or a legal claim requires it, and then deleted. Pending authorization numbers are deleted within fifteen minutes.
7. Your rights and choices
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct or delete your personal information, to object to or limit its use, and to receive a copy of it. This includes California (CCPA/CPRA) and the European Economic Area or United Kingdom (GDPR).
To make a request, email tourguidllc@gmail.com from the address you activated with, and include your receipt number if you have it. We will respond within the time the law requires.
Please note:
- Because acceptance must be recorded, deleting your Acceptance Record means the Apps must be activated again before further use.
- Records we must keep to defend a legal claim may be kept until the claim is resolved.
To delete the information stored on your device, delete the App or clear its data.
8. Children
The Apps are not intended for anyone under 18, and we do not knowingly collect information from children.
9. Security
Information travels to our services over encrypted connections (HTTPS). Authorization numbers are stored hashed. Access to Acceptance Records is limited to the Company.
10. International transfers
Our service providers may process information in the United States and other countries. Where the law requires it, transfers rely on appropriate safeguards.
11. Changes
If we change this policy, we will update the effective date here. If the change is material, we will also show the new version in the Apps.
12. Contact
[TourGuid LLC] · [Street address] · [City, State ZIP] · tourguidllc@gmail.com