License and Usage

License & Usage Rights

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Tesla Carview is open source — but with important restrictions on how it may be used.

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What the license says in plain language

Tesla Carview is licensed for non-commercial, private use only.

✅ You MAY:

• Run your own instance for personal use (tracking your own Tesla)
• Run an instance for your family (spouse, children, parents) — non-commercial household use
• Run an instance for a small private group of friends — as long as nobody pays for access and you receive no compensation
• Modify the code for your own private installation
• Fork the repository and contribute improvements back
• Share the project with others, with clear attribution to the original author

❌ You may NOT:

• Charge money for access to your instance (no subscription fees, no access fees)
• Use it as part of a paid service (no SaaS, no "Tesla tracking as a service")
• Offer it to commercial customers (no fleet management for businesses, no enterprise use)
• Remove or obscure copyright notices or attribution
• Sell modified versions of the software
• Use it for commercial fleet management (managing vehicles for a business)

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What counts as "commercial"?

Not commercial (allowed):

• You track your own Tesla
• Your partner/children use your instance to track the family car
• 3–5 close friends share a server you all split the hosting costs on equally (at-cost, no profit)

Commercial (not allowed):

• You charge a monthly fee for friends/customers to use your instance
• You offer Tesla tracking as part of a paid app or subscription
• Your employer pays you to manage a fleet with this software
• You build a business around this software

Grey areas → ask first. Open a GitHub issue or contact the author.

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Attribution requirements

If you run a public instance or share a modified version, you must:

1. Keep the copyright notice in the LICENSE file
2. Keep the AUTHORS file and NOTICE.md intact
3. Add your own name/changes to AUTHORS if you made significant modifications
4. Link back to the original repository: https://github.com/KnevS/Tesla-Carview

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Tesla's terms of service

Using Tesla Carview connects to Tesla's official Fleet API. By using Tesla Carview, you also agree to:

• Tesla's API Terms of Service
• Tesla's fair use policy for API calls

Responsible API usage is built into Tesla Carview (sleep detection, rate limiting), but you are responsible for compliance with Tesla's terms.

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Privacy considerations for self-hosters

If you grant access to others (family, friends), you should:

• Configure an imprint and privacy policy (→ Legal Content)
• Tell users what data is collected and stored
• Provide a way for users to request data deletion (Admin → Data → Delete User Data)
• Be aware that vehicle location and charging data is personal information under GDPR/DSGVO

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Contributing to the project

Contributions are welcome! By submitting code:

• You agree that your contribution will be licensed under the same terms
• Your name will be added to the AUTHORS file with your permission
• Please sign off commits: git commit -s

See CONTRIBUTING.md for the full contribution guide.

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Full license text

The complete license is in the repository: LICENSE

Questions about licensing? Open an issue or contact the author at the email in the repository's AUTHORS file.