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Bluewink Privacy Policy

Effective date: April 11, 2026 Last updated: April 11, 2026

About Bluewink

Bluewink (“the app”, “we”, “our”) is a free, open-source, third-party companion application for monitoring and controlling Hyundai and Kia electric vehicles. Bluewink is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or in any way officially connected with Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, or any of their subsidiaries or affiliates. “Bluelink” and “Kia Connect” are trademarks of their respective owners.

This privacy policy explains what information Bluewink handles and how it is used.

Summary

• We do not collect any personal information.
• We do not run any servers or analytics.
• All data stays on your device or is sent only to Hyundai/Kia’s official APIs using your own account.

What data the app handles

To function, Bluewink stores and uses the following data on your device only, in encrypted secure storage (Android Keystore via expo-secure-store):

Data	Why	Where it lives
Hyundai/Kia username and password (some regions)	To authenticate with the official Hyundai/Kia API on your behalf	On-device, encrypted
Refresh token / access token	To stay authenticated between sessions	On-device, encrypted
Vehicle PIN	Required by the Hyundai/Kia API to authorize remote commands	On-device, encrypted
Vehicle ID, VIN, model, year	To identify your car when sending commands	On-device, encrypted
Cached vehicle status (battery %, range, lock state, charging status, location)	To display the latest known state and reduce API calls	On-device, encrypted

What we transmit and to whom

Bluewink communicates only with the official Hyundai/Kia API endpoints for the region you select (for example, prd.eu-ccapi.hyundai.com for Hyundai Europe). All communication uses HTTPS.

We do not send your data to any other server. There is no Bluewink backend.

What we do not do

• We do not collect, transmit, or store any data on servers we control.
• We do not use analytics, crash reporting, or telemetry services.
• We do not use advertising libraries or trackers.
• We do not sell, share, or rent any data to third parties.
• We do not track your location for any purpose other than displaying it in the app (the location data comes from the Hyundai/Kia API in response to your own request).

Third-party services

The app uses the official Hyundai/Kia connected car APIs (Bluelink / Kia Connect) under your own account. Your relationship with Hyundai or Kia is governed by their respective privacy policies and terms of service.

Children’s privacy

Bluewink is not directed at children under 13 and does not knowingly collect any data from anyone, including children.

How to delete your data

Because all data is stored on your device, you can delete everything by:

1. Opening Bluewink → Settings → “Reset All Data” (clears tokens, cache, and config), or
2. Uninstalling the app from your device.

There is no data on any server we control, so there is nothing for us to delete on your behalf.

Open source

Bluewink is open source. You can review the code at: https://github.com/JFerretti/egmp-alternate-app

Changes to this policy

If we change this policy in a meaningful way, we will update the “Last updated” date above and publish the new version at the same URL. Continued use of the app after changes constitutes acceptance.

Contact

For privacy questions or concerns, please open an issue on the GitHub repository: https://github.com/JFerretti/egmp-alternate-app/issues

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