CarStory
Privacy Policy
CarStory is a car-maintenance log for iPhone and iPad. It is built so that your data stays yours. In short: we do not collect, store, sell or share any of your personal data. There is no account, no advertising, no analytics and no tracking.
Where your data is stored
Everything you enter — vehicles, photos, fuel fill-ups, service records, parts, documents and reminders — is stored on your device. If iCloud is turned on for your Apple Account, CarStory also keeps a copy in your own private iCloud database so it syncs across your devices. That data is protected by your Apple Account; the developer of CarStory cannot see or access it.
What leaves your device, and when
CarStory only contacts outside services when you use a feature that needs them:
- Safety recall checks. After you turn on recall checks (they are off until you agree), CarStory sends a vehicle's year, make and model to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) public recall database. No VIN, name or other personal data is sent.
- VIN decoding. When you tap Decode in the vehicle form, the VIN you entered is sent to NHTSA's public vehicle-information (vPIC) service to look up the vehicle's details.
These requests go directly from your device to NHTSA. As with any internet request, NHTSA's servers can see your device's IP address; NHTSA's own privacy policy applies to those services. CarStory does not send this information anywhere else and does not keep a record of the requests.
Purchases
CarStory is free for one vehicle. The optional Unlimited Garage purchase is processed entirely by Apple through the App Store. We never receive your payment details. The app only checks with Apple, on your device, whether your Apple Account owns the purchase.
Photos, files and notifications
- Photos you choose (vehicle pictures, receipts, logos) are selected with the standard iOS photo picker and stored with your CarStory data. CarStory cannot see the rest of your photo library.
- Documents and backups are saved only where you choose (for example, Files or iCloud Drive).
- Reminders are local notifications created on your device. No notification server is involved.
What we don't do
- No user accounts or sign-in.
- No analytics, crash-reporting or advertising SDKs.
- No tracking across apps or websites, and no data sold or shared with data brokers.
Deleting your data
Delete a vehicle in the app to remove it and everything recorded for it. Deleting the app removes the data stored on that device. To remove the iCloud copy, open iOS Settings → [your name] → iCloud → Manage Storage → CarStory and delete its data.
Children
CarStory is not directed at children and, because it collects no personal data, collects none from children.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted on this page with a new effective date.
Contact
Questions about privacy? Email info@mercuryproject.cz.