Data Protection Statement

1. Data Protection Statement 

General notes

I. Data Protection Statement 

We take the protection of your personal data very seriously and treat it confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this Data Protection Statement. This Data Protection Statement applies to our cellular iPhone and Android apps (hereinafter "APP"). It explains the nature, purpose and scope of data collection during APP use. We point out that data transmission over the Internet be exposed to security gaps. A complete protection of the data from access by third parties is not possible.

Controller (responsible entity) 

The controller (responsible entity) for data processing within the framework of this APP is:

Bits Maker

André Bongartz

Hofgartenstraße 12

74189 Weinsberg

Germany

E-Mail: apps(a)bitsmaker.de

 

Webseite: www.bitsmaker.de

Tel: +49 (0) 169 - 94 66 72 32

 

The "Controller (responsible entity)" is the entity that collects, processes or uses personal data (e.g. names, e-mail addresses, etc.).

Data Protection Officer

You can reach our Data Protection Officer under:

André Bongartz

Hofgartenstraße 12

74189 Weinsberg

Germany

E-Mail: datenschutz(a)bitsmaker.de

Tel: +49 (0) 169 - 94 66 72 32

 

General storage duration of personal data

Unless otherwise specified or specifically specified in this Data Protection Statement, personal data collected by this APP shall be stored until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for the data storage is no longer applicable. Insofar as there is a statutory obligation to store or any other legally recognized reason for storing the data (e.g. legitimate interest), the personal data concerned shall not be deleted before the respective retention reason ceases to apply.

Legal basis for the storage of personal data

The processing of personal data is only permitted insofar as there is an effective legal basis for the processing of such data. Insofar as we process your data, this is done regularly on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR (for example, insofar as your data is provided voluntarily in the registration form or within the framework of the contact form), for the purpose of fulfilling the contract in accordance with Article 6 (1) lit. b GDPR (e.g. when using in-app purchases or the use of other fee-based APP functions) or due to legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR, which are always weighed taking your interests into consideration (for example in the context of advertising campaigns). The relevant legal bases may be specified in a separate provision within the framework of this Data Protection Statement. 

 

Change of this Data Protection Statement

We reserve the right to change these Data Protection Provisions at any time in accordance with statutory requirements.

II. Your rights

The GDPR grants data subjects, whose personal data is processed by us specific rights, with regard to which we would like to inform you at this juncture:

Revocation of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your consent. These shall be requested from you before the start of data processing. You can revoke this consent at any time. An informal message by e-mail to us is sufficient. The legality of the data processing operations carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

RIGHT OF OBJECTION AGAINST DATA COLLECTION IN PARTICULAR CASES AND AGAINST DIRECT ADVERTISING (ART. 21 GDPR) 

INSOFAR AS DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6 (1) LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU AS A DATA SUBJECT RESERVE THE RIGHT, AT ANY TIME, TO FILE AN OBJECTION, FOR REASONS ARISING OUT OF ITS SPECIAL SITUATION, AGANST THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA CONCERNED; THIS APPLIES ALSO TO A PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. PLEASE REFER TO THIS DATA PROTECTION STATEMENT FOR THE RELEVANT LEGAL BASIS PURSUNT TO WHICH A PROCESSING IS PERMITTED. INSOFAR AS YOU FILE AN OBJECTION, WE SHALL NO LONGER PROCESS THE AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN PROVIDE LEGITIMATE INTERESTS FOR PROCESSING, WHICH TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OR INSOFAR AS THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ASSERTION, EXERCISE OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS. 

INSOFAR AS YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR THEPUPOSES OF THE EXERCISE OF DIRECT ADVERTISING, YOU RESERVE THE RIGHT TO FILE AN OBJECTION AGAINST THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH ADVERTISING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING, INSOFAR AS IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT ADVERTISING. INSOFAR AS YOU FILE AN OBJECTION, YOUR PERSONAL DATA SHALL THEN NO LONGER BE USED FOR THE PURPOSES OF DIRECT ADVERTISING. 

Right of appeal to a supervisory authority

In the case of violations of the GDPR, the data subject is entitled to a right of appeal to a supervisory authority. The right of appeal is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies.

Information, deletion and rectification 

As a data subject, you at any given time reserve the right to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients and the purpose of the data processing, as well as a right to rectification or deletion of this data. For further information on personal data, please contact us at any time under the address provided in the imprint

Right to restriction of processing

As a data subject, you at any given time reserve the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time under the address provided in the imprint. The right to restrict processing exists in the following cases:

        • Insofar as you challenge the accuracy of your personal information stored with us, whereby we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the audit, you as a data subject reserve the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
        • Insofar as the processing of your personal data is unlawful, you as a data subject reserve the right to request the restriction of data processing instead of the deletion.
        • Insofar as we no longer require your personal information, but you need it to exercise, defend or assert a claim, you as a data subject reserve the right to request that your personal information be restricted instead of deleting it.
        • Insofar as you have filed an objection pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR, a weighing-up of your and our interests must be carried out. As long as it is not clear whose interests prevail, you as a data subject reserve the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
        • Insofar as you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data – without prejudice to its storage – may only be used with your consent or for the purpose of asserting, exercising or defending legal claims or protecting the rights of another natural or legal person or for important public interests of the European Union or a Member State. 

Right to data portability 

You as a data subject reserve the right to have data that we automatically process on the basis of your consent or in fulfilment of a contract, to be transmitted to you personally or to a third party in a standard, machine-readable format. Insofar as you require the direct transmission of the data to another controller (responsible entity), this shall only be done to the extent technically feasible.

 

III. Access rights of the APP

To provide our services through the APP, we require the access rights listed below, which allow us to access specific functions of your device.

  • NO ACCESS TO Location Data
  • NO ACCESS TO Device Number of your smartphone 
  • NO ACCESS TO Contacts of your contact list 
  • NO ACCESS TO Photos, videos 
  • NO ACCESS TO Call lists 
  • NO ACCESS TO Camera 
  • NO ACCESS TO Microphone 
  • NO ACCESS TO Camera 
  • NO ACCESS TO personal data

 

Access to the device functions is required to ensure the functionality of the APP. The legal basis for this data processing is our legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR, your consent within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR or – insofar as a contract has been concluded – the fulfilment of our contractual obligations (Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR).

The storage period for the data thus collected is regulated as follows: 

No data is stored and therefore the storage time is 0 seconds. All data remains on the mobile device.

IV. Collection of personal data within the framework of APP use

General

When you use our APP, no personal data is collected from you. As we do not collect any data, these are of course not stored at any time. The storage time for data collected in this way is 0 seconds.

 

Inquiry within the APP, by e-mail, telephone or fax

Insofar as you contact us (e.g. via contact form within the app, by e-mail, telephone or fax), your request including all resulting personal data (e.g. name, request) shall be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR, insofar as your request relates to the fulfilment of a contract or is required for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases the processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR) and / or on our legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR), since we have a legitimate interest in the effective processing of requests addressed to us. The data sent by you to us by way of contact request, remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage ceases to apply (e.g. after completion of your request). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected. We shall not share your information without your consent.

 

Stand: März, 2020