Last updated: October 12, 2026
EVBuddy helps you find public EV chargers near you, compare prices, and see driver-reported plug status. This page explains exactly what data the app uses, in plain language. The short version: your location never leaves your device for storage, reports are anonymous, and there are no accounts, no advertising trackers, and no data sales.
When you open EVBuddy, your browser may ask permission to use your location. If you allow it, your location is used in your browser to find chargers near you and sort them by distance. Your coordinates are sent to our server only as part of a charger search request (so the server can return nearby stations). EVBuddy does not store your coordinates in any database and never ties them to an identity — there are no accounts to tie them to. (Like any website, our web server keeps standard access logs of requests it serves.) If you decline location access, the app works the same using a city you pick or search for instead. EVBuddy never tracks your location in the background.
EVBuddy runs on driver reports: the price you paid at a charger and whether it was working. When you post a report, we store the station, the price, the working/issues status, and the time of the report — and nothing else. Reports carry no name, no account, no device identifier, and no location history; they are anonymous by design and are shown to other drivers as station information.
Your app color theme choice is saved in your browser's local storage
(evb-theme) so the app looks the way you left it. It stays on
your device, is never sent to our server, and you can erase it any time by
clearing your browser's site data.
Charger locations and details come from public sources: the U.S. Department of Energy / National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Alternative Fuels Data Center, and bundled public station listings. That data describes charging stations and the businesses that host them — it is not data about you.
The map is drawn with OpenStreetMap tiles via the Leaflet library. When the map loads, your browser requests map images from OpenStreetMap's tile servers, which — like any web server — can see your IP address and the map area requested. That traffic is covered by the OpenStreetMap Foundation privacy policy.
If EVBuddy's practices change (for example, if accounts are added), this page will be updated and the date above will change before the new practice takes effect.