CCD Device Lease & Annual Membership Terms
Version 1.6 — November 11, 2026.
CCD Device Lease & Annual Membership Terms
These terms govern the Continuously Connected Device (“Device”) and annual testing membership supplied by Golden State Emissions Testing, using the customer-facing brand Golden State Emissions (“GSE,” “we,” or “us”) to the company or owner identified in the order (“Customer” or “you”). The person placing an order must have authority to bind the Customer. The contracting business is Golden State Emissions Testing, with a mailing address of 2115 Bridgeport Loop, Discovery Bay, CA 94505.
1. Important agreement summary
- The Device is leased, not sold. It remains GSE’s property. Membership payments never transfer ownership to you.
- The membership is annual: $399 per Device, paid in advance. The first term includes 12 months plus 7 extra days for activation and delivery; subsequent terms are 12 months. Free standard shipping is included with the initial device shipment. Applicable taxes are disclosed and added at checkout.
- Automatic annual renewal: unless you cancel renewal before the next charge, the membership renews for another 12 months at the disclosed annual rate.
- Current early-buyer offer: the normal $99 one-time setup charge is waived. No $99 setup charge is collected under this offer. Renewals are $399 per Device at the current rate.
- No prorated refund for voluntary cancellation or regulatory changes, except where required by law. Cancelling renewal prevents future annual renewal charges.
- Covered malfunction replacement is free during an active membership when the failure was not caused by Customer damage, misuse, or unauthorized alterations.
2. Device ownership and permitted use
GSE retains all right, title, and ownership in the Device and any GSE-owned replacement equipment supplied under the membership. You receive a limited right to possess and use it for the approved vehicle during the paid membership term. Do not sell, pledge, sublease, modify, open, or transfer it to another person or vehicle without GSE’s approval. Keep identification labels intact. Payments are for the annual membership and temporary use of the equipment; they are not installment payments toward a purchase.
3. Annual term, billing, and renewal
The initial membership begins at checkout and includes 12 months plus 7 additional days to allow for device activation and delivery. The first renewal is due 12 months plus 7 days after the checkout date shown in the order confirmation. After that first renewal, membership renews every 12 months on the resulting annual renewal date unless cancelled. This is a one-time seven-day allowance for the first term, not an additional seven days on every renewal. An individual activation date does not change this schedule. Each Device has the annual charge shown in the accepted order. Unless cancelled, each membership automatically renews for successive 12-month terms. You authorize the secure payment processor to collect the annual amount for the number of Devices you approve. GSE does not store raw credit-card details.
We will provide an order acknowledgment you can retain, identifying the annual price, renewal terms, cancellation method, and these terms. We will send legally required renewal and annual reminders. For an annual membership subject to California’s Automatic Renewal Law, the renewal notice will be sent 15–45 days before renewal. Any price or material-term change will be disclosed with the notice and cancellation opportunity required by applicable law. New fees or materially different terms will not be imposed retroactively on a prepaid term.
4. Cancelling automatic renewal
You may cancel automatic renewal at any time through My Account → Subscriptions on our website, or by emailing gsemissions@gmail.com. Tell us the account name and membership or vehicle you want cancelled. We will not require a telephone call to cancel an online enrollment. If you cannot access your account, contact us by email or at (925) 354-4370 or (925) 818-1831.
Cancellation stops future renewal charges; it does not ordinarily undo the current annual payment. Service and authorized equipment use continue through the paid term unless you request earlier termination or these terms permit termination. Cancelling does not create an obligation to pay for another annual term. Any statutory right to immediate termination, a refund, or another remedy remains available.
5. Annual commitment, refunds, and regulatory changes
To the fullest extent permitted by law, an accepted annual membership is a commitment for the full paid term, including the seven-day allowance in the first term. Fees are not prorated or refunded because you use the Device less than expected, sell or stop operating a vehicle, voluntarily stop using the service, or cancel automatic renewal.
If CARB or another authority changes, suspends, reduces, replaces, or ends the testing requirement, that regulatory change alone does not cancel the current annual payment obligation or entitle you to a refund or credit. This applies even if you no longer need testing for the remainder of that term. You can cancel automatic renewal to prevent the next annual charge.
This policy does not override nonwaivable rights, required refunds, remedies for unauthorized or erroneous charges, or rights arising from GSE’s breach, misrepresentation, or failure to provide legally required performance. If a change makes continued performance unlawful or impossible, we will notify you, stop charging for future renewals of the unavailable service, arrange return of GSE equipment, and address the current term as applicable law requires. Nothing requires payment for a future term you have timely cancelled.
6. Compatibility and customer responsibilities
Device service is available only for compatible, approved vehicles. For the current offering, the diesel ENGINE must be model year 2013 or newer; a 2013 truck may have a 2012 engine. Vehicle model year alone does not establish eligibility. Provide accurate VIN, engine, registration, connector, and diagnostic-port information. Request compatibility review when uncertain. A Y-cable is available at no additional charge when appropriate.
Follow the supplied plug-in and operating instructions. Keep the Device properly connected and reasonably protected from damage. Maintain the vehicle, diagnostic port, emissions systems, and any necessary connectivity. Promptly tell GSE about a warning, device failure, vehicle sale, vehicle change, loss, theft, or damage. Do not transfer the Device to another vehicle until GSE approves the change and updates the records.
7. Free replacement for covered malfunction
During an active paid membership, GSE will provide a replacement Device at no additional charge if the Device malfunctions under normal, instructed use and the malfunction was not caused by Customer damage or an excluded event. Replacement may be with a new or functionally equivalent Device capable of providing the contracted service. There is no new setup charge or restart of the annual term for a covered replacement.
Contact GSE as soon as you notice a problem. We may ask for basic troubleshooting or photographs to determine whether a replacement is needed. We will provide replacement and return instructions, cover standard shipment of an approved covered replacement, and provide a prepaid return method for the defective GSE Device. Return the defective unit as instructed. We will explain any exclusion in writing; we will not require payment for a covered replacement.
Free replacement does not cover loss, theft, intentional or accidental Customer damage, misuse, unauthorized modification or repair, improper connection contrary to instructions, or damage caused by a vehicle fault or external event. A replacement outside the covered policy requires a written quote and your separate approval before any charge. No automatic damage, loss, or nonreturn charge is authorized by these terms alone.
8. Return of leased equipment
When the paid membership ends or authorized equipment use otherwise terminates, stop using the Device and return all GSE-owned equipment in reasonable condition, allowing for normal wear, within 30 days after GSE provides return instructions. Ordinary end-of-membership return shipping is the Customer’s responsibility unless GSE agrees otherwise; covered malfunction returns follow Section 7. Do not discard the equipment. Contact GSE promptly if return is delayed or the Device has been lost or damaged. Any disputed loss or nonreturn amount must be separately documented; this clause does not authorize an undisclosed penalty or automatic card charge.
9. Testing limitations and continuing compliance
The membership provides the contracted Device connectivity, automatic testing, and reporting functions for an eligible vehicle. It does not guarantee that a vehicle will pass, receive registration, or meet every regulatory obligation. GSE is an independent service provider, not CARB or DMV. The Customer remains responsible for vehicle maintenance, registration, government fees, account requirements, and responding to compliance notices.
Testing or reporting may be interrupted by power loss, disconnection, incompatible equipment, communications outages, vehicle faults, maintenance, or third-party systems. Notify GSE promptly and arrange any needed alternative testing. A replacement Device does not itself extend a regulatory deadline. This section does not excuse GSE from duties or remedies imposed by law.
10. Vehicle information and privacy
You authorize GSE to use the vehicle and order information you provide to configure and support the service and to submit testing information to CARB or other required recipients. Data handling is subject to our published privacy policy and applicable law. These terms do not authorize unrelated sale or marketing use of vehicle information. Payment processing uses secure third-party payment services.
11. Changes, legal rights, and contact
These terms are governed by California law, subject to any mandatory law that applies to the Customer. Nothing waives a nonwaivable statutory right or excuses fraud, willful misconduct, or other liability that cannot lawfully be excluded. If one provision is unenforceable, the remaining provisions apply to the extent permitted by law. Material changes apply only after required notice and consent, where applicable, and do not retroactively remove accrued rights.
Golden State Emissions Testing
Email: gsemissions@gmail.com
Phone: (925) 354-4370 or (925) 818-1831
Business mailing address: 2115 Bridgeport Loop, Discovery Bay, CA 94505.
12. Optional marketing SMS and email
Marketing permission is voluntary and separate from agreeing to the lease or annual renewal. Buying a membership, submitting an inquiry, emailing GSE, or texting GSE does not by itself enroll you in marketing. We may respond to your inquiry and send appropriate service, order, safety, and legally required notices without treating that response as marketing consent.
If you separately choose SMS marketing, you authorize Golden State Emissions to send recurring promotional text messages about CTC, OVI, and our automatic testing device to the mobile number you provide, including messages sent using automated technology. Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply. Consent is not a condition of purchasing, leasing, or receiving service. You confirm you are authorized to consent for that number. Reply STOP to opt out or HELP for help, or contact gsemissions@gmail.com. We honor other reasonable withdrawal requests as required by law. Carriers are not responsible for delayed or undelivered messages.
If you separately choose email marketing, you agree to receive promotional emails from Golden State Emissions at the email address you provide. You may unsubscribe using the link in each marketing email or by contacting us. Refusing or withdrawing marketing permission does not cancel your membership or reduce your contractual service.
We record each channel separately, including the disclosure accepted, consent method, address or number, date, and withdrawal status. We do not sell or share mobile opt-in data or consent with third parties or affiliates for their own marketing or promotional purposes. Service providers may process the information on our behalf to deliver GSE messages, subject to applicable privacy obligations.