Privacy Policy

Effective August 10, 2026

What ServiceVault stores

ServiceVault is a local-first app. All data you create — vehicle details, service history, maintenance schedules, parts, trouble codes, notes, and any photos you attach — is stored in a local database on your device using Apple's SwiftData framework. This data never leaves your device unless you explicitly export or share it yourself (for example, using the built-in Backup & Transfer feature, or the Share button on a PDF report).

ServiceVault has no backend server. There is nothing for us to collect, because there is nowhere for your data to go.

Network requests

ServiceVault makes network requests only when you use a specific feature that needs current external information, and only directly to that information's source — never through a server we operate, because we don't operate one:

• VIN decode — sends the VIN you entered to NHTSA's free public vPIC API (vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov) to look up year/make/model/trim/engine details.
• Safety recalls — sends your vehicle's year/make/model to NHTSA's public recalls API (api.nhtsa.gov) to check for open recalls. This can run automatically (toggleable in Settings) or on demand.
• Database updates — downloads updated copies of the vehicle year/make/model/trim catalog when you tap "Update" in Settings. This is a static file download, not a query containing your data.

Every one of these requests goes directly from your device to NHTSA's public servers. We don't operate a server in between, we don't log these requests, and we don't receive a copy of them. No feature that talks to the network is required for the app's core functionality — vehicle tracking, service history, reminders, and manual trouble-code lookup all work fully offline.

Camera, photo library & Bluetooth

• Camera / Photo Library — used only to attach photos to a vehicle or receipt, or to scan a VIN barcode, odometer, license plate, or registration sticker using on-device text/barcode recognition. Nothing captured by the camera is uploaded anywhere; scanned values fill a form for you to review and confirm before anything is saved.
• Bluetooth — used only to connect directly to an OBD-II adapter you plug into your own vehicle, to read diagnostic trouble codes and live sensor data. This is a direct, local, device-to-adapter connection. No adapter data is sent anywhere off your device.

No accounts, no analytics, no advertising

ServiceVault has no sign-in, no user accounts, no analytics SDKs, no crash reporting services, no advertising networks, and no third-party tracking of any kind.

Children's privacy

ServiceVault is not directed at children and does not knowingly collect information from anyone, of any age — there is nothing to collect regardless of who uses the app.

Your data, your device

Because everything lives only on your device, deleting the app deletes your data. Use Settings → Data → Backup & Transfer if you want a copy — that backup file is yours, stored wherever you choose to save or share it, and ServiceVault never sees it.

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted at this same URL with a new effective date.

Contact

Questions about this policy or the app: iosapp@h2prop.anonaddy.me