Permit Hours Terms of Use

Effective August 2026. Last updated August 2026. Kovan Apps Yazılım Ltd. Şti.

These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your use of the Permit Hours mobile application (the “App”) operated by Kovan Apps Yazılım Ltd. Şti. (“Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”). By downloading, installing, or using the App, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the App.

1. Description of Service

Permit Hours is a supervised-driving log. It lets you record practice sessions, by timer or by entering them manually, split them into daytime and nighttime minutes, track progress toward your state’s stated requirements, share the log with another supervisor, and export a printable PDF report.

Not an official DMV service: Permit Hours is an independent app and is NOT affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to any Department of Motor Vehicles, Bureau of Motor Vehicles, state licensing agency, insurer, or driving school. The hour requirements shown in the App are compiled from public sources for reference only and may be out of date or incomplete. Always verify current requirements with your own state’s licensing agency, and confirm with them whether a printed log from this App is acceptable before relying on it.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old, or the age of majority in your jurisdiction, to accept these Terms and to make purchases in the App. The App is intended to be set up and maintained by a parent, guardian, or supervising driver. A learner driver may use the App under the supervision of such an adult.

3. Accounts and Family Sync

The App does not require a traditional account: there is no sign-up, password, or email address. Your device is identified by an anonymous ID generated on first launch.

Enabling Family Sync creates a family record and a short share code.
Anyone who enters that code joins your family and can see the sessions in it. You are responsible for who you give the code to.
A family is limited to a small number of member devices.
Losing access to your device may mean losing access to the anonymous identity linked to your family; keep your exported PDFs as a backup of your records.

4. Accuracy of Your Log

You are solely responsible for the accuracy and honesty of the entries you record. The App calculates the day/night split from the session’s times and the sun’s position, and may estimate distance from your device’s GPS; both are approximations that you can review and edit. Submitting a knowingly false driving record to a licensing agency may be unlawful, and you assume all responsibility for what you submit.

5. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

Use the App while driving, or in any way that distracts the driver, set up and stop the timer only when it is safe to do so
Reverse-engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract the source code of the App
Access our backend other than through the App, or attempt to bypass purchase, rate, or family-size limits
Use the App to store or share content that is unlawful, abusive, or that infringes anyone’s rights
Attempt to gain access to another family’s records

6. Purchases and Payments

The App offers a single optional one-time purchase (“Full Unlock”, $7.99 USD or local equivalent). By purchasing, you agree to the following:

What Full Unlock Includes

Unlimited logging, the free-hour limit no longer applies
PDF export of the complete driving log
Import from another driving-log app
Coverage for the whole family: one purchase unlocks the members of a single family

Billing

Payment is charged once to your Apple ID or Google Play account at confirmation of purchase.
This is not a subscription: there is no recurring charge, no trial, and no automatic renewal.
The unlock is tied to your store account and can be restored on a new device via “Restore purchases”.
A purchase unlocks one family. It cannot be applied to multiple separate families.

Free Tier

Before purchase, the App allows a limited number of logged hours per account so you can evaluate it. The exact limit may change over time. Sessions you logged for free remain yours; reaching the limit stops further logging until you unlock, and never deletes existing records.

Refunds

Refund requests are handled by Apple or Google according to their respective refund policies. We do not process refunds directly. For assistance, contact Apple Support or Google Play Support.

7. Intellectual Property

The App, including its design, interface, code, logos, and all associated intellectual property, is owned by Kovan Apps Yazılım Ltd. Şti. and protected by applicable copyright and trademark laws. State agency names and form titles referenced in the App are the property of their respective agencies and are used solely to describe the requirements the App presents. You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use the App for personal, non-commercial purposes. The driving records you enter remain yours.

8. Third-Party Services

The App integrates with the following third-party services, each governed by their own terms and privacy policies:

Google Play Services, Core device functionality (Android)
Firebase, Anonymous authentication, cloud functions, database, remote config, analytics, crash reporting, app check (Android & iOS)
RevenueCat, One-time purchase validation (Android & iOS)

We are not responsible for the practices of these third-party services. We encourage you to review their respective privacy policies and terms.

9. Disclaimer of Warranties

THE APP IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

Accuracy or currency of the state hour requirements shown in the App
Acceptance of any exported report by any licensing agency
Accuracy of GPS-derived distance or of the calculated day/night split
Uninterrupted, timely, or error-free operation of the App or of Family Sync
Fitness for any particular purpose

10. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, KOVAN APPS YAZILIM LTD. ŞTİ. SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE APP, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

A licensing agency rejecting a log, or a licence application being delayed or denied
Loss of logged sessions, whether from device loss, uninstall, deletion, or sync failure
Incorrect hour totals, day/night splits, or distances
Any incident occurring during a practice drive, you are responsible for driving safely and lawfully
Interruption or unavailability of the Service, or loss of data, revenue, or profits

OUR TOTAL LIABILITY SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM, OR ONE HUNDRED US DOLLARS ($100), WHICHEVER IS GREATER.

11. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Kovan Apps Yazılım Ltd. Şti. and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from your use of the App, violation of these Terms, or violation of any applicable law.

12. Termination

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to the App at any time, without notice, for conduct that we believe violates these Terms or is harmful to other users, us, or third parties. You may terminate at any time by deleting your data in the App (Settings → Delete my data) and uninstalling it. Upon termination, your right to use the App ceases immediately.

13. Privacy

Your use of the App is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference. Location and route data recorded by the drive timer stay on your device and are never uploaded.

14. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of Turkey. Any disputes arising from these Terms or your use of the App shall be submitted to the competent courts of Ankara, Turkey.

15. Changes to These Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. Changes will be effective immediately upon posting. Your continued use of the App after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms. We encourage you to review these Terms periodically.

16. Contact Us

Kovan Apps Yazılım Ltd. Şti.
Üniversiteler Mah. 1597 Cad. No: 3/127 Bilkent, Çankaya, 06800 Ankara, TR
Email: info@kovanapps.com
Response Time: Within 30 days

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