Use of our mobile app

In the following, we inform about the processing of personal data when using our mobile app. Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, location data, an online identifier or one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person, such as name, address, e-mail address, or user behavior.

§ 1 Person responsible under data protection law
The responsible persons within the meaning of Article 4 (7) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) are Sebastian Connette and Andreas Schwarz (CEOs).
The contact details of the responsible persons are:
Debuff Interactive UG (limited liability)
Hauptstraße 156
66386 St. Ingbert
E-mail: info@debuff-interactive.com
Fax: 06894 - 5822570

§ 2 Personal data processed during download
The Deutschland - Das Quiz application or Debuff Interactive UG (limited liability) do not collect any data themselves when purchasing or downloading the app.
When downloading this app, the corresponding store (e.g. App Store / Play Store) may collect data, in particular username, email address and customer number of your account, time of download, payment information and the individual device identification number, as well as possibly other data and provide you with analysis results. This is done exclusively by the store you have selected. We have no influence on this data processing. Accordingly, we are not responsible for this collection and processing; the responsibility for this lies solely with the operator of the store. We process the data only insofar as it is necessary for downloading the mobile app to your mobile device.
Link to the privacy policy
- of Apple app store: https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww/
- of Google play store: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de

§ 3 Notes on app permissions
When downloading, installing and using our apps, certain permissions and accesses to your smartphone / tablet are requested. These serve exclusively the functionality of our app. The game app offered here accesses the technical platform and services as well as interfaces (API) of the Android / iOS / Windows operating system.
The data collected about you in this context is processed by Google / Apple / Microsoft and may be transferred to countries outside the European Union. Which information Google / Apple / Microsoft receives and how it is used is described in general terms by Google / Apple / Microsoft in its data usage guidelines. There you will also find information on how to contact Google / Apple / Microsoft and on the settings options. The data usage guidelines are available at the following link:
- Apple: https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww/
- Google: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de
- Microsoft: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement
In what way Google / Apple / Microsoft uses this data for its own purposes, to which data individual users are assigned, how long Google / Apple / Microsoft stores this data and whether the data is passed on to third parties, is not conclusively and clearly stated by Google / Apple / Microsoft and is not known to us.
As the provider of the app, we do not collect or process any data regarding app permissions.

§ 4 Personal data processed during use
(1) When you use our app, we process the personal data that are technically necessary for us to offer you the functions of our mobile app and to ensure stability and security, so they must be processed by us.
(2) We only collect this data if this is necessary for the fulfillment of the contract between you and us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDRP). Furthermore, we collect this data if this is necessary for the functionality of the app and your interest in the protection of your personal data does not outweigh (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDRP) or if you consent to the collection and processing (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDRP).
(3) We collect and process the following data from you:
- Mobile version of the app: Access data includes the app settings and app properties. This access data is processed to technically enable the operation of the app.
- Windows version of the app: Access data includes the app settings and app properties. This access data is processed to technically enable the operation of the app.
All this information remains exclusively on your end device (app settings, app properties). No data and information is sent by the app over the Internet, transmitted to us, read by us or stored by us in a central location.
(4) If the processing of data requires the storage of information in your terminal equipment or access to information already stored in the terminal equipment, Section 25 (1), (2) TTDSG is the legal basis for this.

§ 5 Data subject rights
(1) You have the following rights vis-à-vis the controller with regard to the personal data concerning you:
a) Information:
You have the right to request information about your personal data processed by us in accordance with Art. 15 GDRP. In particular, you can request information about the processing purposes, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right of complaint, the origin of your data if it has not been collected by us, as well as the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, if applicable, meaningful information about its details.
b) Correction:
In accordance with Art. 16 GDRP, you have the right to demand the immediate correction of incorrect or completion of your personal data stored by us;
c) Deletion:
In accordance with Art. 17 GDRP, you have the right to request the deletion of your personal data stored by us, unless the processing is necessary for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information, the fulfillment of a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims;
d) Restriction of processing:
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data in accordance with Art. 18 GDRP, insofar as the accuracy of the data is disputed by you, the processing is unlawful, but you object to its erasure and we no longer need the data, but you need it for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims or you have objected to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 GDRP;
e) Right to data portability:
In accordance with Art. 20 GDRP, you have the right to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format or to request that it be transferred to another controller;
f) Revocation/Contradiction:
- Data collection based on consent:
In accordance with Art. 7 (3) GDRP, you have the right to revoke your consent at any time. This has the consequence that we may no longer continue the data processing based on this consent for the future.
- Data collection, insofar as this is necessary for the functionality of the app and your interest in the protection of your personal data does not outweigh (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDRP):
Insofar as the collection of your personal data within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDRP is necessary for the functionality of the app and your interest in the protection of your personal data does not outweigh this, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data in accordance with Art. 21 GDRP, insofar as there are grounds for doing so that arise from your particular situation.
If you wish to exercise your right of revocation or contradiction, simply send an e-mail to info@debuff-interactive.com.

§ 6 Right of appeal:
You have the right to complain to a supervisory authority in accordance with Art. 77 GDRP.
Supervision of compliance with data protection regulations is carried out by the Independent Data Protection Center Saarland.
Contact information:
Independent Data Protection Center Saarland
Fritz-Dobisch-Str. 12
66111 Saarbrucken
Phone: 0681 - 94781 0
Fax: 0681 - 94781 29
E-Mail: poststelle@datenschutz.saarland.de

§ 7 Amendment of the data protection notice
(1) In the context of the further development of data protection law as well as technological or organizational changes, our data protection notices are regularly reviewed to determine whether they need to be adapted or supplemented. You will be informed of any changes.
(2) This privacy notice is current as of January 2024.