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Your car's story stays on your phone.

Car Aide AI is built around on-device diagnostics and local storage. This page explains what we do, what we don't collect, and how third-party platform features may still apply.

  1. 1. Information We Do Not Collect
  2. 2. Data Stored on Your Device
  3. 3. AI Processing
  4. 4. Voice Input
  5. 5. Text-to-Speech
  6. 6. Advertising
  7. 7. Crash and Performance Data
  8. 8. Children's Privacy
  9. 9. Your Rights
  10. 10. Changes to This Policy
  11. 11. Contact

Last updated · April 25, 2026

1. Information We Do Not Collect

Car Aide AI (“we,” “our,” “the app”) is a mobile car-diagnostics assistant. We do not require an account. We do not collect your name, email, phone number, location, or vehicle identification. We do not sell or share personal data. We have no servers that store your diagnoses.

2. Data Stored on Your Device

The following data is stored locally on your phone and never transmitted to us:

  • Onboarding selections, including vehicle type and preferred language
  • Chat history with the AI assistant
  • Diagnosis history
  • The on-device AI model (~770 MB)
  • App settings and preferences

Uninstalling the app deletes all of this.

3. AI Processing

Our AI chat runs entirely on your device using an on-device language model. Your questions, transcriptions, and the AI's answers never leave your phone. We do not receive, log, or train on them.

4. Voice Input (Speech-to-Text)

When you hold the microphone button, the app uses your device's built-in speech recognition — Apple's on iOS and Google's on Android. Depending on your OS settings, audio may be processed on-device or sent to the platform provider for transcription. We do not control that pipeline and never see the audio or transcript ourselves.

5. Text-to-Speech

AI responses can be read aloud using your device's built-in text-to-speech engine. This is an OS feature, and text passed to it does not leave the device.

6. Advertising

Car Aide AI is free to start and the free tier is supported by ads on the Diagnosis Result screen served by Google AdMob. AdMob may collect a device advertising identifier and basic device info to serve relevant ads. On iOS, you can opt out via Settings → Privacy → Tracking. On Android, use Settings → Google → Ads. We do not receive or store this data ourselves. Pro removes ads with a one-time lifetime upgrade.

Read Google's advertising policy.

7. Crash and Performance Data

We rely on the platform-default crash reporting provided by Apple through App Store Connect and Google through Play Console. These reports are anonymous and contain no personal data. You can opt out in your device settings.

8. Children's Privacy

Car Aide AI is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect information from children.

9. Your Rights

Because we don't collect personal data, there's nothing to request, delete, or export from our systems. To clear local data, uninstall the app or use the Clear History option in Settings.

10. Changes to This Policy

If we make material changes, we will update the “Last updated” date above and, for significant changes, surface a notice in the app.

11. Contact

Questions? Email support@caraideai.com.