The Short Version
Check Engine Chat does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data. Period.
Data Collection
We collect nothing.
- No personal information
- No usage analytics
- No crash reports
- No device identifiers
- No location data
- No conversation content
- No audio recordings
- No photos
- No cookies or tracking pixels
On Device Processing
All AI inference happens entirely on your device. Your questions, conversations, and any future audio or image inputs are processed locally and never transmitted to any server, cloud service, or third party.
Network Requests
The free version makes zero network requests. The app works fully in airplane mode. No internet connection is required or used.
Future versions with optional web search will only make network requests when you explicitly use that feature. Those requests contain only the search query.
Local Storage
Conversations and vehicle preferences are stored locally on your device in the app's private sandbox. This data is not accessible to us or any third party. Deleting the app removes all locally stored data.
Third Party Services
Check Engine Chat does not integrate with any third party analytics, advertising, or data collection services. No SDKs from Facebook, Google Analytics, Firebase, Amplitude, Mixpanel, or any other tracking service.
Children's Privacy
Since we collect no data from anyone, we inherently comply with COPPA and similar regulations worldwide.
Changes
If we change this policy, we will update this page. Given that our core principle is zero data collection, we do not anticipate meaningful changes.
Contact
Questions? support@candi-transformer.com