This Privacy Policy explains how Car Dashboard ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, shares, and protects your information when you use the Car Dashboard application (the "App"). By using the App, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Policy.
1. Information We Collect
1.1 No Account Required
You do not need to register an account or provide login credentials to use the App. We do not require you to provide your name, email address, or similar identifying information to use core features.
1.2 Device and Technical Data
To ensure the App operates properly and securely, we may automatically collect:
- Device model, operating system, and version
- Language and region settings
- IP address (which may indicate approximate location)
- App version, performance metrics, and crash diagnostic data
1.3 Location Data (Navigation, Weather, and Parking Location)
With your permission, the App may use your device or vehicle location to:
- Provide turn-by-turn navigation and route suggestions;
- Display nearby routes, points of interest, or relevant map content;
- Show local and route-based weather information;
- Record and display where your vehicle is parked, and allow you to share that location with others.
You can manage location access at any time through your device or vehicle system settings; disabling location may limit navigation, weather, and parking location functionality.
1.4 Contacts and Calling Data
With your permission, the App may access your device or system contacts solely to:
- Display your contact list within the App;
- Allow you to initiate calls using the numpad or contacts interface.
The App does not upload your contacts to unrelated third parties for marketing purposes. Call functionality is executed through your device or vehicle system; we do not listen to or record your calls.
1.5 Media Integration (Apple Music)
When you connect Apple Music or similar services, the App may process the following information to enable playback controls:
- Playback status and basic track metadata (e.g., track title, artist, album);
- Session or integration tokens where required by the platform.
Your use of Apple Music is also governed by Apple's own terms and privacy policy.
1.6 Photos, Videos, and AI-Generated Content
The App's AI generation features allow you to upload photos or video content to create personalized Widgets.
1.7 Audio Data
Data generated when you browse, preview, select, or customize sound effects (including text-to-speech and local audio import).
1.8 Usage and Analytics Data
We may collect anonymized or pseudonymized usage data, such as feature usage frequency, interaction paths, crash reports, performance metrics, and permission usage. Some of this data is collected on our behalf by third-party analytics providers.
2. How We Use Your Information
To Provide and Deliver Core Features
- Display, edit, and manage Widgets, sound effects, and related content
- Support AI generation and editing
- Provide navigation routing, weather information, and record parking location
- Support contacts display, calling, and Apple Music playback control
To Improve Performance and User Experience
- Monitor performance and fix crashes or issues
- Optimize the experience across devices and use cases
- Analyze permission-related issues and failures to improve onboarding
To Ensure Security and Prevent Misuse
- Detect, prevent, or investigate fraud, abuse, or unauthorized access
- Protect the rights, safety, and property of users, Car Dashboard, and others
Legal Bases (Where Applicable)
Depending on your location, our processing of your information may be based on: your consent (e.g., for location, contacts, or photo/video permissions), our legitimate interests (e.g., product improvement and security), or compliance with legal obligations.
3. Third-Party Services
The App integrates or connects with the following third-party providers to enable AI image generation, analytics, and media playback. Each provider processes the relevant data independently in accordance with its own privacy policy, and we require them to use the data only to the extent necessary to provide the relevant service, not for purposes unrelated to the App.
3.1 Protection Commitments for AI and Technical Processing
When third-party providers process data on our behalf, we require them, through applicable contracts, service terms, security measures, and technical configurations available to us, to provide the same or equivalent level of protection as described in this Privacy Policy and required by applicable Apple guidelines. Our commitments include:
- Purpose-bound processing: providers may only act on data to carry out the specific AI generation or analytics request you initiated.
- No independent use by providers: providers cannot repurpose what you submit for their own marketing or business objectives.
- No model training by us: we do not use your original photos, videos, or generated content to train our own models. Where third-party API settings or contractual terms allow, we configure or require providers not to use your submitted content for model training.
- Limited retention: we do not store your original photos/videos on our own servers. Third-party providers may temporarily process or retain limited data according to their own security, abuse monitoring, legal, or service operation requirements. We require processing to be limited to what is necessary for the requested service.
- Encrypted transmission: content is transmitted using encrypted API or system transmission methods where technically supported.
3.2 Provider-Specific Details
OpenAI To provide the Create With AI feature, the App transmits photos (such as photos of people or vehicles) that you actively upload to OpenAI for processing, and returns the generated result to you. Your material is uploaded and processed only when you actively initiate a generation request; material transmitted during generation is used solely to complete your generation request and not for any unrelated purpose; whether the data is used for model training or other subsequent purposes is governed by OpenAI's own policies. If you do not wish to have your uploaded photos processed, you may choose not to use the AI generation features. OpenAI's privacy policy: https://openai.com/policies/row-privacy-policy/
AppsFlyer Used for install attribution and marketing analytics; may collect device identifiers (such as IDFA/IDFV) and app install/in-app event data. AppsFlyer's privacy policy: https://www.appsflyer.com/legal/services-privacy-policy/
Meta (Facebook) Used for advertising analytics and attribution; may collect device information and app usage events. Meta's Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/
Firebase (Google) Used for crash reporting, performance monitoring, and usage analytics; may collect device information, crash logs, and usage behavior data. Firebase's privacy policy: https://firebase.google.com/support/privacy
Apple Music When you connect Apple Music, playback status, track metadata, and related data are processed by Apple in accordance with its own terms and privacy policy; we do not control and are not responsible for Apple's data practices. Apple's Privacy Policy: https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/
4. How We Share Information
We do not sell your personal data. We share limited information only in the following circumstances:
- Service Providers: including crash analytics and app store payment providers, who process data only to the extent necessary to provide their services and are bound by confidentiality and security obligations.
- Third-Party Services: including OpenAI, AppsFlyer, Meta (Facebook), Firebase (Google), and Apple Music, data is processed as described in Section 3.
- Legal Requirements: we may disclose information as required by law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request.
- Business Transfers: in the event of a merger, acquisition, restructuring, or sale of assets, information may be transferred as part of the transaction and will continue to be protected consistent with this Policy.
5. Data Retention
We retain data only for as long as necessary to:
- Provide and maintain the App and its features (content you save, such as in My Widgets, My Sounds, or My Car, is retained until you delete it or the App is uninstalled)
- Retain material sent to OpenAI for AI generation only until generation is complete, after which it is deleted or anonymized
- Retain analytics and attribution data collected via AppsFlyer, Meta, and Firebase in accordance with each provider's own retention policies
- Comply with legal, regulatory, or contractual obligations
- Resolve disputes and enforce agreements
Where feasible, we aggregate or pseudonymize data to reduce identifiability.
6. Data Security
We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect information processed by the App from unauthorized access, loss, or misuse. However, no system can guarantee absolute security. We recommend that you:
- Use trusted devices and keep your software up to date
- Avoid unauthorized modifications to your device or vehicle system
7. Your Choices and Controls
You can manage location, contacts, photo/video, notification, and other permissions, as well as analytics/diagnostic data collection (where supported by your system), through your device or system settings. You can also manage AppsFlyer, Meta, and Firebase's access to your device identifiers through your device's advertising tracking settings (such as App Tracking Transparency permission). You may also delete your saved content at any time or stop all data collection by uninstalling the App.
8. Children's Privacy
The App is not directed to children under the age of 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided personal information through the App, please contact us using the information below so we can take appropriate action.
9. International Data Transfers
Depending on your location and the location of our service providers (including OpenAI, AppsFlyer, Meta, Firebase, and Apple), your information may be transferred to and processed in other countries or regions, which may have data protection laws different from those in your jurisdiction. Where required, we take appropriate safeguards to ensure such transfers comply with applicable law.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, or legal requirements. Updated versions will be made available within the App or through other appropriate channels, along with a new effective date. We encourage you to review this Policy periodically.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
Email: [email protected]