The short version
Carveny is a logbook from Buknal Enterprise LLC. It records what you tell it about your vehicles, and reminds you when something you scheduled is due. It doesn't inspect your car, it isn't connected to it, and it can't tell you whether it is safe to drive. Follow your manufacturer's maintenance schedule and your mechanic, not the App.
Your records live on your device and in your own iCloud, so keeping a backup is up to you — we have no copy. Premium is a one-time purchase billed by Apple, with no subscription.
Acceptance of these terms
These Terms of Use are an agreement between you and Buknal Enterprise LLC ("we," "us") covering the Carveny app ("the App"). By downloading or using the App, you accept these terms and Apple's Licensed Application End User License Agreement (the "Apple EULA"). If you don't agree, don't use the App.
Our Privacy Policy explains how information is handled and forms part of these terms. You must be at least 13 years old, and old enough to form a binding contract where you live, to use the App.
Your license to use Carveny
We grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use the App on Apple devices you own or control, as permitted by the Apple EULA and the App Store Terms of Service. You may use it for your own vehicles, including vehicles you drive for work.
You may not:
- Copy, modify, translate, or create derivative works of the App;
- Reverse-engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract its source code;
- Sell, rent, sublicense, or redistribute the App, or bypass the purchase required to unlock Premium features;
- Use the App to run a commercial fleet-management service for third parties, or to resell its output as a vehicle history or inspection service;
- Remove proprietary notices, or use our name, logo, or app icon without permission.
We retain all rights in the App, including its design, content, and trademarks. The records you create are yours — we claim no ownership of your vehicles, entries, notes, or photos, and we have no copy of them.
Your records are yours to keep
The App stores your records on your device, and in your own iCloud if sync is on. We do not hold a copy, and we cannot recover your data if a device is lost, reset, or damaged, if you delete the App, or if iCloud data is removed from your Apple Account.
Keeping a usable backup is your responsibility. Leave iCloud Backup on, and export a PDF or CSV before you change devices or delete anything you would miss. You are also responsible for the accuracy of what you enter — the App records what you give it and does not verify it against any outside source.
Scanning is a shortcut, not a guarantee
The App can read a VIN, an odometer, and a gas receipt with your camera, using text recognition built into iOS and, on supported devices, Apple's on-device Apple Intelligence model. Recognition is not always correct. Glare, dirt, damage, a worn sticker, an unusual font, a trip meter shown instead of the odometer, or a faded receipt can all produce a wrong reading, and digits such as 0 and O or 5 and S are easy to confuse.
Check every scanned value before you save it, especially a VIN, which you should confirm character by character against the vehicle. A VIN copied from the App into a registration, an insurance form, a parts order, or a listing is your responsibility to verify.
Reminders are not mechanical advice
The App can suggest intervals for common services, such as an oil change or a tire rotation. These are generic starting points, not advice about your vehicle. The correct interval depends on your make, model, year, engine, oil type, climate, load, and how you drive, and only your owner's manual, your manufacturer's maintenance schedule, and a qualified mechanic can tell you what your car actually needs. Where they differ from the App, follow them, not the App. The App is not a substitute for an inspection, and warranty or lease terms may require service on a schedule it knows nothing about.
Reminders are scheduled by iOS and delivered as ordinary notifications. Don't rely on them as your only prompt for anything important. A notification can be missed, delayed, silenced, or not delivered at all — because notifications are off or in a Focus mode, because the device was off, restarted, out of battery, or in Low Power Mode, because the App was offloaded, or because an iOS setting or update changed something. You remain responsible for maintaining, inspecting, insuring, and registering your vehicle on time, whatever the App does or doesn't show.
Exported reports
A PDF or CSV export is a copy of your own self-entered records. It is not a certified vehicle history report, not an inspection, not a title or odometer verification, and not a warranty document, and it is not verified by us or by anyone else. We make no representation to any buyer, seller, dealer, mechanic, insurer, or authority who receives one.
If you share an export, you are responsible for its accuracy. Misstating a vehicle's mileage or service history in a sale is illegal in many places, including under U.S. federal odometer law, and the consequences of doing so fall on you, not on us.
Driving safety
Don't use the App while driving. Scanning an odometer, photographing a receipt, or logging a fill-up all require your attention and your hands. Park safely and switch the engine off first, and follow the law where you are about handheld device use. If you use Siri or a shortcut, keep your eyes on the road and stop if it needs more than a word from you.
Take the same care at a gas station, where phone use may be restricted, and anywhere near moving traffic.
Acceptable use
Use the App lawfully. Don't use it to record or track vehicles you have no right to record, to store someone else's VIN or plate without a legitimate reason, to produce a misleading record for a sale or a claim, or to interfere with the App's security or its purchase system.
Disclaimer of warranties
The App is provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, and non-infringement, to the fullest extent permitted by law. We don't warrant that the App will be uninterrupted or error-free, that scanning will read a value correctly, that a reminder will be delivered, that sync will complete, or that any suggested service interval is right for your vehicle.
Some jurisdictions don't allow the exclusion of certain warranties, so parts of this section may not apply to you.
Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Buknal Enterprise LLC is not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for loss of data, profits, revenue, or goodwill, arising out of your use of the App. This includes damage or loss relating to:
- Maintenance that was late, missed, skipped, or performed too early, for any reason;
- Mechanical damage, breakdown, failure, accident, or injury involving your vehicle;
- A reminder that was not delivered, was delivered late, or was dismissed;
- A VIN, odometer reading, or receipt value that was scanned or entered incorrectly;
- Records lost, corrupted, duplicated, or not synced between devices, including through iCloud;
- A warranty, lease, insurance, registration, or inspection requirement that was not met;
- A sale, purchase, valuation, claim, or dispute involving a report exported from the App;
- Fuel economy or spending figures that proved inaccurate, and any decision made on them.
Our total liability for any claim relating to the App is limited to the greater of the amount you paid us for it in the 12 months before the claim, or $50 USD. Some jurisdictions don't allow certain limitations, so parts of this section may not apply to you.
Apple's role
This agreement is between you and us, not with Apple, and Apple is not responsible for the App or its content. Apple has no obligation to provide support for the App. If the App fails to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple and Apple will refund the purchase price; to the maximum extent permitted by law, Apple has no other warranty obligation.
We, not Apple, are responsible for addressing any claim that the App or your use of it infringes intellectual property rights, and for product liability claims, claims that the App fails to conform to legal requirements, and claims under consumer protection or similar laws, to the extent the law allows. Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these terms and may enforce them against you.
You represent that you are not located in a country subject to a U.S. Government embargo or designated as a "terrorist supporting" country, and that you are not on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.
Termination
You may stop using the App at any time by deleting it. We may suspend or terminate your license if you breach these terms. Sections that by their nature should survive termination, including the disclaimers, limitation of liability, and governing law, survive it.
Governing law
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Florida, United States, without regard to its conflict of law rules. Any dispute will be brought in the state or federal courts located in Florida, and you consent to their jurisdiction. If you are a consumer elsewhere, this doesn't deprive you of the protections of the mandatory laws of your country of residence.
If any provision of these terms is found unenforceable, the rest remains in effect.
Changes to these terms
We may update these terms as the App changes. The updated version takes effect when posted on this page, with a revised "Last updated" date. Continuing to use the App after a change means you accept the new terms.
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