Terms of Service
These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the Car Port mobile application (the “App”) in the United Kingdom automotive context. By downloading, accessing, or using the App, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the App. Our Privacy Policy explains how we handle information.
1. Nature of the service
Car Port is an information and organisation tool. It helps you record, view, and manage vehicle-related information on your device (for example reminders, logs, and related records) in connection with UK motoring.
Where you enter a UK registration, the App may retrieve public record data from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) via its API (or as otherwise made available). We are not a government body, we are not endorsed by the DVSA or any other official authority, and we do not provide an official government service.
Third-party and API-sourced data may be incomplete, delayed, or updated after you view it. We do not warrant that any third-party data (including DVSA data) is complete, current, or 100% accurate. You should verify important matters (such as MOT status, tax, and roadworthiness) through official channels when decisions matter.
2. No mechanical advice
The App may provide maintenance reminders and allow you to log work you have carried out or plan to carry out. Nothing in the App is mechanical, engineering, or safety advice, and nothing in the App replaces inspection, diagnosis, or repair by a qualified professional.
You are solely responsible for ensuring your vehicle is roadworthy, safe, and compliant with UK law (including MOT, insurance, tax, and construction and use requirements). Always consult a qualified motor technician or other appropriate professional for mechanical and safety decisions.
3. Subscriptions (Car Port Pro)
Car Port Pro is an optional, subscription-based upgrade to certain features. Subscriptions are sold and managed through the Apple App Store and/or Google Play (as applicable), using your platform account and payment method on file with Apple or Google.
Payments, renewals, cancellations, and refunds are handled by Apple and/or Google under their terms and policies, not by us directly. If you have a billing or refund question, you must contact Apple or Google as your store provider. We do not process your card or take subscription payments ourselves.
4. Data loss
Car Port is designed as a local-first app: your vehicles, logs, and related content are primarily stored on your device.
We are not responsible for loss of your data if you delete the App, clear app data, reset your device, or lose or damage your device without a backup that you have chosen to make (for example via device backup features such as iCloud or Google account backup, where available and configured by you). It is your responsibility to maintain backups appropriate to your needs.
5. Acceptable use
You agree not to:
- Scrape, harvest, or systematically extract data from the App or our systems in breach of these Terms or applicable law; or
- Attempt to gain unauthorised access to our services, the DVSA API, or related infrastructure, or interfere with their proper operation (including by probing, overloading, or circumventing technical limits).
6. Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by the laws of England and Wales, the App is provided “as is” and “as available.” We exclude liability for indirect or consequential loss, loss of data, loss of profit, or similar losses where the law allows us to do so.
Subject to the paragraph below, our total aggregate liability for any claim arising out of or in connection with these Terms or the App (whether in contract, tort (including negligence), or otherwise) is limited to the total amount you paid to us for the App or Car Port Pro in the twelve (12) months immediately before the event giving rise to the claim. If you have not paid us anything in that period, that amount is zero.
Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, fraud, or any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.
7. Governing law
These Terms and any dispute arising from them or the App are governed by the laws of England and Wales. Subject to mandatory protections that apply to you as a consumer where you live, the courts of England and Wales have non-exclusive jurisdiction.
Changes to these Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. We will post the updated version in the App or on our website and adjust the “Last updated” date above. Continued use after changes take effect constitutes acceptance where the law allows.
Contact
Questions about these Terms: [Insert Your Support Email] (same placeholder as in our Privacy Policy).