Privacy Policy

LiveGasCost is operated by Live Gas Cost LLC, a Wisconsin limited liability company ("we", "us"). This Privacy Policy explains what information the LiveGasCost app collects, how we use it, and the choices you have. By using the app you agree to this Policy.

1. Information we collect

• Account information: your email address and password (stored only as a secure one-way hash — we never store your plaintext password).
• Vehicle information: the year, make, model, fuel type, and MPG of the vehicles you add.
• Trip data: distance, duration, idle time, estimated fuel used, estimated cost, and the labels/categories you assign to your trips.
• Location data: GPS coordinates of your route, collected while a trip is recording, so we can map the trip and price each mile.
• Motion activity:if you turn on automatic drive detection, the app uses your device's motion sensors to recognise when you start and stop driving, so a trip can record without you having to press start.

2. Background location

A drive does not stop when your screen does. If you grant background (or "Always") location access, LiveGasCost continues recording your route while the app is in the background or closed — but only while a trip is actually recording, either one you started or one automatic drive detection recognised. Android shows a permanent notification the whole time this is happening.

When no trip is recording, we do not collect your location. You can turn automatic drive detection off, or refuse background access entirely, and still track trips manually with the app open.

3. What we do NOT collect

We do not collect your location when no trip is recording. We do not collect your contacts, photos, messages, or an advertising identifier, and we do not track you across other apps or websites.

4. How we use your information

We use your information solely to provide the app to you: to calculate and display your trip costs, map your routes, maintain your vehicle garage and trip history, and operate your account. We do not use your data to build advertising profiles.

5. We do not sell your data

We do not sell your personal information to third parties, and we do not share your location data with anyone. Your trips and routes are yours.

6. Service providers and data sources

Your data is stored securely in a PostgreSQL database hosted on Railway, our infrastructure provider, and transmitted over encrypted connections. We use the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) for fuel prices and the U.S. EPA database for vehicle MPG. Map tiles are served by OpenStreetMap, and place names are resolved on your device from a bundled GeoNames data set. These providers process only what is needed to deliver the feature and do not receive your account credentials.

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL). Place data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

7. Analytics

We use Firebase Analytics (a Google service) to collect anonymized, aggregated usage data — such as which screens are used and whether features work — to improve the app. This is standard Firebase Analytics data and is not used to identify you personally. We also use Firebase Crashlytics to receive crash reports so we can fix bugs.

8. Purchases

If you buy the one-time unlock or a Cloud subscription, the payment itself is handled by the Apple App Store or Google Play — we never see or store your card details. We use RevenueCat to tell our server which purchases are active on your account, so your unlock follows you to a new device.

9. Data retention and deletion

We keep your data while your account is active. You can request full deletion of your account and associated data at any time by emailing support@livegascost.com from the address on your account. We will delete your personal data except where we are required to retain limited records by law.

If your Cloud subscription ends, we keep the backup copy of your trips for 90 days — kept only so you can restore it if you resubscribe — and then permanently delete it. Your trips are stored on your phone, so this only affects our copy: the history in the app is unaffected either way. Deleting your account removes both the server copy and the data on your device.

10. Your California privacy rights (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, you have the right to know what personal information we collect, to request deletion of it, and to opt out of the sale of your personal information. We do not sell personal information, so there is nothing to opt out of. To exercise your rights, email support@livegascost.com.

11. Your rights in the EU/EEA and UK (GDPR)

If you are in the European Union, the European Economic Area, or the United Kingdom, you have the right to access, correct, export, or delete your personal data, and to object to or restrict certain processing. To make a request, email support@livegascost.com.

12. Children

LiveGasCost is not intended for and may not be used by children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us information, contact support@livegascost.com and we will delete it.

13. Security

We protect your data with encrypted connections, hashed passwords, and access controls. No system is perfectly secure, but we work to keep your information safe.

14. Changes to this Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make material changes, we will notify you and ask you to review and accept the update on your next login.

15. Contact

Questions or requests about your privacy? Email support@livegascost.com.