privacy policy

General

We take the protection of your personal data very seriously and treat it confidentially in accordance with applicable data protection laws and this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy applies to our iPhone and Android mobile apps (hereinafter “APP”). This policy explains the nature, purpose, and scope of data collection in connection with the use of the App. Please note that data transmission over the Internet may be subject to security vulnerabilities. It is not possible to completely protect data from access by third parties.

Data Controller

The entity responsible for data processing in connection with this app is:

Magnospira GmbH & Co. KG

14 Wolffsonweg

D-22297 Hamburg

Email: info@magnospira.com

Website: www.bacteria.de

Phone: +49 4069 63 82010

Fax: +49 40 69 63 82 030

“Data controller” means the entity that collects, processes, or uses personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).

Data Protection Officer

You can contact our Data Protection Officer at:

Jiri Snaidr

14 Wolffsonweg

D – 22297 Hamburg

Email: snaidr@magnospira.com

Phone: +49 4069 63 82010

Fax: +49 40 69 63 82 030

General Retention Periods for Personal Data

Unless otherwise specified or further clarified in this Privacy Policy, the personal data collected by this app will be stored until you request that we delete it, revoke your consent to its storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. If there is a legal obligation to retain the data or any other legally recognized reason for storing it (e.g., legitimate interest), the relevant personal data will not be deleted until the respective reason for retention no longer applies.

Legal Basis for the Storage of Personal Data

The processing of personal data is permitted only if there is a valid legal basis for processing such data. When we process your data, we generally do so based on your consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR (e.g.,

(when you voluntarily provide your data in the registration form or via the contact form), for the purpose of fulfilling a contract pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR (e.g., when using in-app purchases or other paid app features) or based on legitimate interests pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, which are always balanced against your interests (e.g., in the context of advertising activities). The relevant legal bases are specified, where applicable, in a separate section of this Privacy Policy.

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 communications between app users. This encryption prevents the data you transmit from being read by unauthorized third parties.

 

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy at any time, in compliance with legal requirements.

Your Rights

The GDPR grants data subjects whose personal data we process certain rights, which we would like to explain to you here:

Withdrawal of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your consent. We will explicitly request this consent from you before beginning data processing. You may revoke this consent at any time. To do so, simply send us an informal email. The legality of the data processing operations carried out up until the time of revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

RIGHT TO OBJECT TO DATA COLLECTION IN SPECIFIC CASES AND TO DIRECT MARKETING (ART. 21 GDPR)

IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6, PAR. 1, SUBPAR. E or F of the GDPR, you have the right at any time, for reasons arising from your particular situation, TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. PLEASE REFER TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY FOR THE SPECIFIC LEGAL BASES ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED.IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS THE PERSONAL DATA IN QUESTION, UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR THAT THE PROCESSING IS NECESSARY FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS.

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS BEING PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, THEN YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING, TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES.

Right to File a Complaint with a Regulatory Authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. This right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies.

Access, Deletion, and Correction

You have the right at any time to receive, free of charge, information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of the data processing, as well as the right to have this data corrected or deleted. For this and any other questions regarding personal data, you can contact us at any time at the address provided in the legal notice.

Right to Restriction of Processing

You have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted. To do so, you may contact us at any time at the address provided in the legal notice. The right to restriction of processing applies in the following cases:

  • If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we generally need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification process, you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted.
  • If the processing of your personal data was or is unlawful, you may request that the processing be restricted instead of having the data erased.
  • 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 being erased.
  • If you have filed an objection under Article 21(1) of the GDPR, a balancing of your interests against ours must be conducted. Until it is determined 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, such data—other than for storage purposes—may be processed only with your consent or for the purpose of asserting, exercise, or defend legal claims; to protect the rights of another natural or legal person; or for reasons of a substantial public interest of the European Union or a Member State.

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—provided to you or to a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another data controller, this will be done only to the extent that it is technically feasible.

Inquiries via the app, email, phone, or fax

When you contact us (e.g., via the contact form within the app, by email, phone, or fax), your inquiry—including all personal data contained therein (e.g., name, inquiry)—will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. The processing of this data is based on Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, provided that your inquiry relates to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on your consent (Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR) and/or on our legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR), as we have a legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries directed to us. The data you send us via a contact request will remain with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent to its storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been fully processed). Mandatory legal provisions—in particular statutory retention periods—remain unaffected. We will not disclose your data without your consent.

Newsletter Information

If you would like to subscribe to the newsletter offered in our app, we need your email address as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the provided email address and that you consent to receiving the newsletter. No other data is collected. We use this data exclusively to send you the requested information and do not share it with third parties. The newsletter is sent based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You may revoke this consent at any time. We will store the data you have provided to us for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter until you unsubscribe, at which point it will be deleted.

Data Analysis

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

Google Analytics Firebase

We use Google Analytics Firebase (hereinafter “Google Firebase”) to analyze user behavior. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Google Firebase includes various features that allow us to analyze your in-app behavior. This enables us, for example, to analyze your screen views, button clicks, in-app purchases, or the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. We can also determine which features within our app are used frequently or rarely. For these purposes, Google Firebase stores, among other things, the number and duration of sessions, operating systems, device models, region, and a range of other data. A detailed overview of the data collected by Google Firebase can be found at:

https://support.google.com/firebase/answer/6318039?hl=de

The use of Google Firebase may require the transfer of your personal data to the United States. The retention period for data collected in this manner is governed as follows:

Regardless of the settings, data from Google Signals is stored in Analytics for a maximum of 26 months.

We use Google Firebase to optimize this app and improve our services. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR.

For more information about Google Firebase, visit: https://firebase.google.com/ https://www.firebase.com/terms/privacy-policy.html

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