Terms of Service

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of the LiveGasCost mobile application and related services ("LiveGasCost", the "app"). The app is operated by Live Gas Cost LLC, a Wisconsin limited liability company ("we", "us"). By creating an account or using the app, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the app.

1. What LiveGasCost is for

LiveGasCost is a tool for personal trip cost tracking only. It estimates what a driving trip costs in fuel, and lets you log and review your own trips. It is intended for individual, personal use — not for commercial dispatch, fleet management, safety-critical, or regulatory purposes.

2. Location data and background tracking

LiveGasCost collects GPS location only while a trip is recording. If you grant background ("Always") location access, recording continues while the app is in the background or closed, so a drive is not cut short when your screen turns off. If you turn on automatic drive detection, the app may also start recording when it detects that you are driving. When no trip is recording, the app does not collect your location. You can revoke background access or turn drive detection off at any time. See our Privacy Policy for details.

3. Fuel prices are estimates (EIA)

Fuel prices shown in the app are sourced from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) regional average data. These are regional averages and may not match the price at any particular station or at the time you drive. We make no guarantee of the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of fuel price data.

4. MPG data is an estimate (EPA)

Vehicle fuel-economy (MPG) figures are sourced from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) database. Actual fuel economy varies with your driving style, vehicle condition, load, weather, terrain, and other factors. EPA figures are estimates and are not a promise of the mileage you will achieve.

5. Cost calculations are estimates only

All trip cost figures, cost-per-mile values, fuel-used amounts, and related calculations are estimates produced from the data above and from your inputs. They are provided for general informational purposes and are not guaranteed to be accurate. Do not rely on them as exact financial figures.

6. No liability for financial decisions

You are solely responsible for any decisions you make. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any financial or other decisions made based on information provided by the app, including budgeting, reimbursement, pricing, or purchasing decisions.

7. Safety — do not use while driving

Do not interact with the app while operating a vehicle. You are responsible for driving safely and for complying with all traffic and distracted-driving laws. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any accidents, injuries, death, or damage to property that occur while you use the app, including while driving. By using the app you assume all responsibility and risk for your own conduct.

8. Not tax advice

LiveGasCost does not provide tax, legal, or accounting advice. The mileage report, trip categories, deduction estimates, and CSV exports are record-keeping aids only. Nothing in the app is a substitute for advice from a qualified tax professional, and no figure the app produces should be filed with a tax authority without your own review.

You are responsible for your own tax filings and record-keeping, including the accuracy of the mileage and categories you record. Reports the app generates are not certified tax records or accounting documents, and we do not warrant that they satisfy the requirements of the IRS, any state tax authority, or any employer's reimbursement policy. Deduction figures are estimates based on a standard per-mile rate and the trips you have classified as business — we do not verify that any trip qualifies as a deductible business expense. Consult a qualified tax professional about your situation.

9. Purchases and subscriptions

The app is free to use for tracking your drives. Optional purchases are a one-time unlock (which reveals the live dollar cost and the tax reports) and an auto-renewing Cloud subscription for backup and sync (monthly or annual); current prices are on our Pricing page. All purchases are processed by the Apple App Store or Google Play and are governed by that store's terms — we do not process or store your payment details.

Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled. You can cancel at any time in your App Store or Google Play subscription settings; cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period, and access continues until then. Refunds are handled by the store under its refund policy, not by us. Your trips are stored on your device, so a lapsed or cancelled subscription ends the cloud backup but does not remove your history from your phone; the one-time unlock does not expire.

When a Cloud subscription ends we retain the backup copy of your trips for 90 days — kept only so you can restore it if you resubscribe — after which it is permanently deleted. The copy on your phone is not affected.

10. Third-party data and attribution

Maps in the app are rendered from OpenStreetMap data: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL). Place names are resolved from a bundled GeoNames data set: Place data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Fuel prices come from the U.S. Energy Information Administration and vehicle fuel-economy figures from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. These sources do not endorse LiveGasCost.

11. No warranty

The app is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the app will be uninterrupted, error-free, or secure.

12. Availability and discontinuation of the service

We may modify, suspend, or discontinue the app, or any part of it, temporarily or permanently, at any time and with or without notice, and we will not be liable to you or anyone else for doing so. If we permanently discontinue the app, we will make reasonable efforts to notify active subscribers and will stop charging subscriptions. Because your trips are stored on your device, discontinuing the app does not delete the records held on your phone.

13. Your account and acceptable use

You are responsible for keeping your account credentials secure and for activity under your account. You agree not to misuse the app, including attempting to disrupt the service, access other users' data, submit false or abusive data, or use the app in violation of any law.

14. Termination

We may suspend or terminate your account and your access to the app at any time, at our sole discretion, for any reason or no reason, with or without notice — including for abuse, fraud, or violation of these Terms. Where we terminate a paid account without cause, we will refund the unused portion of the then-current subscription period to the extent required by law or by Apple App Store or Google Play policies. You may stop using the app and request deletion of your data at any time (see the Privacy Policy).

15. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms at any time. When we make material changes, we will update the version and prompt you to review and accept the updated Terms on your next login. Your continued use of the app after an update means you accept the revised Terms.

16. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Wisconsin, USA, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. Any disputes will be subject to the courts located in Wisconsin, to the extent permitted by law.

17. Contact

Questions about these Terms? Email support@livegascost.com.