Privacy policy

Data protection at a glance

General notes

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data refers to any information that can be used to identify you personally. For detailed information on data protection, please refer to our Privacy Policy, which is listed below this text.

Data collection on this website

Who is responsible for the data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the operator’s contact information in the legal notice section of this website.

How do we collect your data?

Your data is collected, first of all, when you provide it to us. This may include, for example, data that you enter into a contact form.

Other data is automatically collected by our IT systems when you visit the website. This consists primarily of technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or the time the page was accessed). This data is collected automatically as soon as you access this website.

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data is collected to ensure that the website functions properly. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right at any time to receive, free of charge, information about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. For this and any other questions regarding data protection, you can contact us at any time at the address provided in the legal notice. Furthermore, you have the right to file a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

In addition, under certain circumstances, you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted. For details, please refer to the Privacy Policy under “Right to Restriction of Processing.”

Third-party analysis tools and tools

When you visit this website, your browsing behavior may be analyzed for statistical purposes. This is done primarily through cookies and so-called analytics tools. The analysis of your browsing behavior is generally anonymous; your browsing behavior cannot be traced back to you.

You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Detailed information about these tools and your options for objecting can be found in the following privacy policy.

General notes and mandatory information

Data protection

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with applicable data protection laws and this Privacy Policy.

When you use this website, various types of personal data are collected. Personal data is data that can be used to identify you personally. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and how we use it. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.

Please note that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating via email) may be subject to security vulnerabilities. It is not possible to completely protect data from access by third parties.

Note on the responsible body

The data controller for this website is:

ApptiveGrid GmbH
Mr. Christian Denker
Brüsseler Platz 26
50674 Cologne

Phone: +49 221 56078099
Email: kontakt@apptivegrid.de

The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).

Revocation of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You may withdraw any consent you have already given at any time. To do so, simply send us an informal email. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out prior to the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

Right to object to the collection of data in specific cases and to direct marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)

IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6(1)(e) OR (f) OF THE GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THE the processing of your personal data; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. THE SPECIFIC LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA, UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR THAT processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims (objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) of the GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING, TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(2) OF THE GDPR).

Right of appeal to the competent supervisory authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, their place of work, or the location of the alleged violation. This right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

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 controller, this will be done only to the extent that it is technically feasible.

SSL or TLS encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential information, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address bar of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the padlock icon in your browser’s address bar.

If SSL or TLS encryption is enabled, the data you send to us cannot be read by third parties.

Information, deletion and correction

In accordance with applicable legal provisions, 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 data processing, as well as, where applicable, the right to have this data corrected or deleted. For this and any other questions regarding personal data, you may contact us at any time at the address listed in the legal notice.

Right to restrict 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 of your data be restricted instead of its erasure.
  • 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, instead of erasure, the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
  • If you have filed an objection under Article 21(1) of the GDPR, a balancing of your interests against ours must be conducted. As long as it remains unclear 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—apart from its storage—may be processed only with your consent or for the purpose of asserting, exercising, or defending legal claims, or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of an important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.

Objection to advertising e-mails

The use of contact information published in accordance with the legal notice requirement to send unsolicited advertising and informational materials is hereby prohibited. The operators of this website expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of promotional information, such as through spam emails.

Data collection on this website

Server Log Files

The provider of this website automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These include:

  • Browser Type and Browser Version
  • Operating system used
  • Referrer URL
  • Hostname of the connecting computer
  • Time of the server request
  • IP address

This data is not combined with other data sources. The collection of this data is based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in ensuring the technically error-free display and optimization of its website—to this end, the server log files must be collected.

Privacy Policy for Apps

Personal Information

To create an account in our app, you need at least an email address and a username. We do not share any of your personal information with third parties.

Push Notifications

If you want to receive push notifications even when you're not using one of our apps, you'll need to grant us permission to do so.

Our app uses Firebase Cloud Messaging (Android) and Apple Push Notifications (iOS). These services generate a key based on the app ID and device ID. The keys do not allow any identification of individual users.

GPS location data

Your GPS location is temporarily collected for navigation and routing purposes. No location data is shared with third parties. The GPS feature is optional and can be disabled at any time in the app settings.

Subscriptions

Subscriptions to our app are processed through the respective app stores (Apple App Store, Google Play Store) . Apple's and Google's privacy policies apply.

As of January 2024