Data protection declaration BeTidy app

Preamble

With the BeTidy app you can create organization and cleaning plans, share them with family members and get support from organization experts. This privacy policy applies exclusively to the use of the BeTidy app.

With the following data protection regulations:

  • We show in an easy-to-understand manner what data we collect and how we use this data,
  • enable you to have more control over your data
  • and provide you with comprehensive information on your rights as a user of our app Disposal.

Providing and installing the BeTidy app

When you download the mobile app, the necessary information is transferred to the App Store, in particular your user name, email address and customer number for your account, time of download, payment information and the individual device code. We have no influence on this data collection and are not responsible for it. We only process the data to the extent necessary to download the mobile app to your mobile device.

 

Data protection

(1) Responsible body

The responsible body for data processing within this APP is:

BeTidy GmbH
Richard-Strauß-Str. 3
D – 84034 Landshut
E-Mail: info@betidy.io
Website: https://betidy.io/
Tel.: +49 871 14246157

“Responsible body” is the body that collects, processes or uses personal data (e.g. names, email addresses, etc.).

(2) General storage period for personal data

Unless otherwise or more specifically stated within this data protection declaration, the personal data collected by this APP will be stored until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. If there is a legal obligation to store data or another legally recognized reason for storing the data (e.g. legitimate interest), the relevant personal data will not be deleted until the respective reason for retention no longer applies.

(3) Legal basis for storing personal data

The processing of personal data is only permitted if there is an effective legal basis for the processing of this data. If we process your data, this is done regularly on the basis of your consent in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR and Section 25 (1) TTDSG, for the purpose of fulfilling the contract in accordance with Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR (e.g. B. when using in-APP purchases or the use of other paid APP functions) or due to legitimate interests according to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR, which are always balanced against your interests (e.g. within the framework of advertising measures). The relevant legal bases may be specified in a separate place within the framework of this data protection declaration.

(4) Encryption

This APP uses encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as the requests you send to us as the APP operator or the communication between APP users. This encryption prevents the data you transmit from being read by unauthorized third parties.

(5) External links

Within our app you will find outbound links that point to third-party sites. These will open in the system browser of your mobile device. We mark outgoing links with the following symbol:  externer Link
BeTidy has no influence whatsoever on the content and design of other providers’ sites. The guarantees in this data protection declaration therefore do not apply there. BeTidy assumes no liability for the links from this website or for their content. We carefully check all external links, but we cannot rule out that the content of linked websites changes or that the content is completely removed by the respective operator.

(6) Changes to this privacy policy

We reserve the right to change this privacy policy at any time in compliance with legal requirements.

§ 2 Your rights

The GDPR grants those affected whose personal data is processed by us certain rights, which we would like to inform you about here:

(1) Revocation of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your consent. We will expressly obtain this from you before starting data processing. You can revoke this consent at any time. All you need to do is send us an informal email. The legality of the data processing operations carried out up to the time of revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

RIGHT TO OBJECT TO DATA COLLECTION IN SPECIAL CASES AND TO DIRECT ADVERTISING (ART. 21 GDPR)

IF THE DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6 ABS. 1 LITER. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE TERMS. THE APPLICABLE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS DATA PROTECTION POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS THE AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN PROOF COMPLEX REASONS FOR PROCESSING THAT OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOM OR THAT OF THE PROCESSING SERVE TO DETERMINE LEGAL CLAIMS .
IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH ADVERTISING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT IT IS CONNECTED WITH SUCH DIRECT ADVERTISING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES.

(2) Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, those affected have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies.

(3) Information, deletion and disposal

You have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient and the purpose of data processing, as well as the right to correct or delete this data. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice for this purpose or for further questions on the subject of personal data.

(4) Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

  • If you dispute the accuracy of the personal data we hold about you, we will generally need time to verify this. For the duration of the review, you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted.
  • If the processing of your personal data was/is occurring unlawfully, you can request that data processing be restricted instead of deletion.
  • If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend or assert legal claims, you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted instead of deletion.
  • If you have lodged an objection in accordance with Article 21 Para. 1 GDPR, a balance must be made between your interests and ours. As long as it is not yet clear whose interests prevail, you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data – apart from its storage – may only be used with your consent or to assert, exercise or defend legal claims or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a member state.

(5) Right to data portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the data to be transferred directly to another person responsible, this will only be done if it is technically feasible.

§ 3 Access rights of the app

In order to provide our services via the APP, we require the access rights listed below, which enable us to access certain functions of your device.

Photos, videos

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 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR, your consent within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit – the fulfillment of our contractual obligations (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR).

§ 4 Collection of personal data as part of using the APP

To use our products and services, we store your personal data for as long as you have created a BeTidy account with us. If we no longer need your personal data to use our products and services, we will delete or anonymize this data after a reasonable period of time. This is the case, for example, if we change or no longer offer products, services and/or functions.

Use of the BeTidy account

Your personal data will be processed as long as the BeTidy account exists. Your data will be automatically deleted when your BeTidy account is deleted. Your data will not be deleted if legal obligations require the storage of the data, we need this data to defend against claims or to enforce our claims, we need this data to prove compliance with legal requirements, this data is required to process data protection inquiries are.

(1) General

When you use our APP, we collect the following personal data from you:

  • Username
  • E-mail address
  • Usage Data
  • IP adress
  • Device identifier
  • Metadata

The processing of this personal data is necessary to ensure the functionalities of the APP. The legal basis for this data processing is our legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR, your consent within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit – the fulfillment of our contractual obligations (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR).

(2) Request within the APP, by email or telephone

If you contact us (e.g. via contact or support form within the app, by e-mail or telephone), your request including all resulting personal data (e.g. name, e-mail, request, app – Version, device type, operating system, operating system version) is stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR, provided your request is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR) and/or on our legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR), as we have a legitimate interest in the effective Processing inquiries sent to us. The data you send to us via contact request will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected. We will not pass on your data without your consent.

(3) Newsletter data

If you would like to receive the newsletter offered in our APP, we need an email address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter. Further data is not collected. We use this data exclusively to send the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties. The newsletter is sent based on your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR).

You can revoke this consent at any time. The data you provide to us for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted after unsubscription.

§ 5 Data analysis

When you access our APP, your behavior can be statistically evaluated using certain analysis tools and analyzed for advertising and market research purposes or to improve our offerings. When using such tools, we ensure compliance with statutory data protection regulations. When using external service providers (contract processors), we ensure through appropriate contracts with the service providers that data processing complies with German and European data protection standards.

(1) Matomo

This app uses the open source analysis service Matomo.

With the help of Matomo we are able to collect and analyze data about how users use our app. This allows us, among other things, Find out when which screen views were made and from which region they come. We also collect various log files (e.g. IP address, operating systems) and can measure whether our APP users carry out certain actions (e.g. clicks, purchases, etc.).

The use of this analysis tool is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The app operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its offering and its advertising. If appropriate consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR and Section 25 Para. Fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

You have the option to prevent actions you take from being analyzed. This will protect your privacy, but will also prevent the owner from learning from your actions and improving usability for you and other users. To deactivate the analysis, please go to Profile in the app and then to Data protection. In the menu at the top right, you can now select “Deactivate Matomo”.

    § 6 App hosting

    To provide our app and services, we use the app hosting provider Amazon Web Services, Inc., 410 Terry Avenue North, Seattle WA 98109, USA (hereinafter “AWS”) as a specialized service provider. This stores the app or user data on its servers. In connection with hosting, we process personal data that arises from the following actions by the user:

    • When using the app
    • when creating and using your personal BeTidy account and
    • Management of profiles.

    We also use the Amazon Cognito service from AWS (hereinafter “Cognito”). Cognito allows us to manage the BeTidy account.

    The use of hosting service providers is based on Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter f GDPR and our legitimate economic interests in offering and providing this app, platform and services. We have concluded contracts with the service providers regarding order processing for the processing of personal data. Through these contracts, AWS ensures that they process the data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and ensure the protection of the rights of data subjects.
    AWS stores the data on servers in Frankfurt. It may still be possible for AWS to access the data from the USA. Only pseudonyms are transmitted. It is not possible to draw any conclusions about you personally.

    7. Plugins and tools

    YouTube with extended data protection

    This app integrates videos from the YouTube website. The website is operated by Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

    We use YouTube in extended data protection mode. According to YouTube, this mode means that YouTube does not store any information about visitors to this website before they watch the video. However, the extended data protection mode does not necessarily exclude the passing on of data to YouTube partners. This way, regardless of whether you watch a video, YouTube establishes a connection to the Google Marketing Network.

    As soon as you start a YouTube video in this app, a connection to YouTube’s servers is established. The YouTube server is informed which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to assign your surfing behavior directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

    Furthermore, after starting a video, YouTube can store various cookies on your device or use comparable recognition technologies (e.g. device fingerprinting). This allows YouTube to obtain information about visitors to this app. This information is, among other things, used to collect video statistics, improve user experience and prevent fraud attempts.

    If necessary, further data processing operations may be triggered after starting a YouTube video, over which we have no influence.

    The use of YouTube is in the interest of an attractive presentation of our online offerings. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s end device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

    Further information about data protection at YouTube can be found in their data protection declaration at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

    The company is certified according to the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards when data is processed in the USA. Every DPF certified company undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. Further information can be obtained from the provider using the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant-detail?contact=true&id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active

    Version: 1.0, as of: 08/2023