Terms of Use

HybridEdge for iOS and hybridedge.com.au · Effective 31 October 2026

The short version: HybridEdge is an information tool. Don't touch it while driving. Its figures are measurements and estimates to help you understand your car's running costs, not professional advice, and not guaranteed. You use the app, your OBD reader, and this website at your own risk, and nothing here takes away rights the Australian Consumer Law says you keep. The App Store version is a yearly subscription through Apple, with the first month free for new subscribers.

1. Agreement

Your licence to use the HybridEdge app is Apple's standard licence for apps on the App Store, the Licensed Application End User License Agreement. You accept it when you get the app. These terms add to it: they cover this website, and the points below about the subscription, road safety, the accuracy of figures, and OBD hardware. If anything here conflicts with Apple's licence, Apple's licence applies to your use of the app. Using this website, or using the app, means you agree to these terms as well. If you don't agree, don't use the app.

2. What HybridEdge is

HybridEdge is an information and record-keeping tool for plug-in hybrid vehicle running costs. It reads data from your vehicle (via an OBD-II adapter you supply) and from figures you enter, and presents measurements, calculations, and estimates based on them. It does not control your vehicle and it is not a substitute for your vehicle's own instruments, your owner's manual, or professional advice.

3. The subscription

The App Store version of HybridEdge is an auto-renewing yearly subscription, bought through Apple at the price shown before you subscribe. New subscribers get the first month free. Apple takes the payment; we never see your card details.

The subscription renews each year unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends. That includes the free month: cancel at least 24 hours before it ends and you won't be charged.
To cancel or manage it, open Settings on your iPhone, tap your name, then tap Subscriptions.
Refunds are handled by Apple, under Apple's policies.
Family Sharing is on, so people in your Family Sharing group can use your subscription too.
If the price changes, Apple tells you before the new price applies to you.
If your subscription ends, your trips and records stay on your phone, and you can still make a backup and export your logbook.

4. Road safety comes first

Do not interact with HybridEdge while driving. Set up trip logging before you set off, and review your figures after you park. You are solely responsible for driving safely and for complying with all road laws, including laws about mobile phone use in vehicles. If a feature ever seems to invite attention while the car is moving, park first.

5. Accuracy of figures

We work hard to make HybridEdge's numbers accurate, and the app is built to show measured data wherever it can. Even so, every figure the app shows (costs, energy use, efficiency, savings, CO₂ estimates, and comparisons) depends on your vehicle's reported data, your hardware, and the prices and settings you enter. Figures are provided for general information only. They may be wrong, incomplete, or out of date, and they are not financial, taxation, or professional advice. Check any figure against your own records before relying on it for a decision that matters: a tax claim, a vehicle purchase, or a warranty dispute.

6. Your vehicle and OBD hardware

OBD-II readers are third-party hardware made and sold by others; we don't manufacture, supply, or warrant them. HybridEdge asks your vehicle standard read-only questions of the kind a mechanic's scan tool asks; it does not write to, configure, or modify your vehicle. However, you connect hardware to your vehicle's diagnostic port at your own risk, and you are responsible for checking whether using an OBD accessory affects your vehicle's warranty or insurance. If in doubt, ask your dealer before plugging anything in.

Some cars react to a reader left in the port. On a long park it can slowly drain the 12-volt battery, and on some models a reader has set off the alarm when the car was locked. If your car does either, unplug the reader when you park for a long time.

7. Beta and pre-release versions

Versions of HybridEdge distributed through TestFlight are free pre-release software. They may contain defects, may lose data, and may change or stop working without notice. Use beta builds with that in mind. Any purchase made in a TestFlight version is an Apple test purchase: nothing is charged, and it doesn't carry over to the App Store version.

8. No warranties

To the maximum extent permitted by law, HybridEdge and this website are provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including warranties of accuracy, fitness for a particular purpose, or uninterrupted operation. Section 11 explains the rights this does not affect.

9. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential loss or damage (including loss of data, loss of savings you expected to make, vehicle damage, fines, or costs arising from decisions made in reliance on the app's figures) arising out of or in connection with your use of the app or website. To the maximum extent permitted by law, our total aggregate liability is limited to the amount you paid for your subscription in the twelve months before the claim arose.

10. Your responsibilities

You agree to use the app lawfully and as intended, and you are responsible for what you do with it and while using it. To the extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify us against claims by third parties arising from your unlawful use of the app or your breach of these terms, for example a claim arising from unsafe device use while driving.

11. Australian Consumer Law

Nothing in these terms excludes, restricts, or modifies any consumer guarantee, right or remedy under the Australian Consumer Law or any other law that cannot lawfully be excluded. Where our liability under such a non-excludable provision can lawfully be limited, it is limited, at our option, to resupplying the app or paying the cost of having it resupplied.

12. Intellectual property

The app, its design, and the content of this website belong to the developer. The vehicle-specification database describes publicly available figures. You may not copy, resell, or redistribute the app.

13. Changes

These terms may change as the app grows, for example when new features ship. Changes will be posted here with a new effective date, and continuing to use the app after a change means you accept the updated terms.

14. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of New South Wales, Australia, and you submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of its courts.

Contact

Questions about these terms: support@hybridedge.com.au