Terms of service

About these terms

Stout Racing Lab ("the service", "we", "us") is run by Daniel Stout, a sole proprietor based in Texas, United States. These terms are an agreement between you and us. By creating an account or using the service, you agree to them and to our privacy policy.

Stout Racing Lab is an independent tool. It isn't affiliated with or endorsed by iRacing.com Motorsport Simulations.

Who can use it

You must be at least 13 years old. If you're under 18, you need a parent's or guardian's permission, and a parent or guardian must make any purchase.

Your account

• Use an email address you control, and keep your password and personal API tokens private.
• You're responsible for what happens under your account, including uploads made with your API tokens (for example by the companion uploader).
• One account per person. Accounts can't be shared, sold or transferred.
• Tell us at [email protected] if you think someone else is using your account.

Your files and data

You keep all rights to what you upload: telemetry (.ibt), setup files and sheets, and the notes you write. You give us permission to store and process them only as needed to run the service for you. That includes sending summaries computed from them to our AI provider when you ask for an AI run (see how we use AI). We don't sell your data or use it for advertising.

Only upload files you have the right to share, normally your own sessions. A telemetry file can contain the names of other drivers in the same session; we store it as it is and don't show those names to anyone else.

You can delete any session, or your whole account, at any time. See the privacy policy for what that removes and when.

Credits and payment

• Most of the service is free. The AI features (Ask the engineer, Ask the coach) use credits, which you buy in packs. The cost of each run is shown before you start it.
• Payments are handled by Stripe on its secure checkout page. Stripe acts as the merchant of record (the seller) for the purchase, so Stripe's terms also apply to it, and Stripe adds sales tax or VAT where it applies. We never see your card details.
• Credits don't expire. They have no cash value, can't be transferred between accounts, and can't be resold.
• If an AI run fails, whatever the reason, its credits are returned automatically.
• We may change pack prices for future purchases. We may also change how many credits a run costs; we'll announce that at least 14 days ahead, and it never affects a run already started.
• Free introductory credits are one-time, for new accounts with a confirmed email address. Creating extra accounts to collect them again isn't allowed.

Refunds

You can get a full refund within 14 days of buying a pack if you haven't used its credits. The details, and what happens to credits when an account is closed, are in the refund policy.

AI advice

Setup recommendations, driving tips and coach's notes are generated by an AI model from your data. They're suggestions for sim racing in iRacing, can be wrong, and are no substitute for your own judgment: try changes in practice before relying on them. They are not advice about real vehicles. Read how we use AI.

Acceptable use

Don't:

• attack, overload or probe the service, or try to get around its limits, credits or security;
• access other people's accounts or data;
• upload malware, or files that aren't telemetry or setups;
• scrape the service, or resell or redistribute access to it;
• use it for anything unlawful.

Availability and changes

We run the service on our own server and work to keep it available, but it may be down at times for maintenance, updates or faults. We may add, change or remove features. If we ever close the paid service, we'll give at least 30 days' notice and refund credits you bought and haven't used.

Ending your use

You can delete your account at any time on the account page. That removes your data as described in the privacy policy, and any credits left in the account are lost, so ask for any refund you're due first.

We may suspend or close an account that breaks these terms. If we close your account for any other reason, we'll refund credits you bought and haven't used.

Disclaimers

The service is provided "as is" and "as available". To the extent the law allows, we make no warranties, express or implied, including fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy of results, or that the service will be uninterrupted or error-free. Nothing in these terms limits rights you have under consumer law that can't be limited by contract.

Limitation of liability

To the extent the law allows, we aren't liable for indirect, incidental or consequential losses, such as lost race results, lost data or lost profits. Our total liability for any claim about the service is limited to the greater of what you paid us in the 12 months before the claim and US$50.

Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Texas, United States, and disputes go to the courts there. If you live elsewhere, you keep any protections your local consumer law gives you.

Changes to these terms

We may update these terms. For important changes we'll email you, or show a notice in the app, at least 14 days before they apply. Continuing to use the service after that means you accept the new terms.

Contact

Questions about these terms: [email protected].