Privacy policy
Contact information of the responsible person
Responsible for the processing of personal data within the meaning of the DSGVO is:
Florian Rachmann, Bergstr. 25, 52062 Aachen, Germany
E-mail address: dev@fwcr.de
Definitions
The terms "GDPR" and "General Data Protection Regulation" refer to Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
In this privacy statement, we refer to the definitions of terms set out in the GDPR in accordance with Art. 4 of the GDPR, which can be viewed at this link (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32016R0679#d1e1393-1-1). Please click on this and other links from this privacy policy only if you agree to the opening of these third-party sites and their privacy policies.
The following two definitions of terms from the GDPR are used particularly frequently in this privacy statement, which is why we want to convey them to you in particular: "For the purposes of this Regulation:
‘personal data’ means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (‘data subject’); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person;
‘processing’ means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction".
In this privacy policy, the terms "AdGuard Home Client", "we" and "our" refer to the data controller within the meaning of the GDPR, as defined in contact information of the controller.
The term "app" means the mobile application (software) "AdGuard Home Client" developed, distributed and operated by Florian Rachmann.
Scope
This privacy policy applies to our app. For apps and websites of other providers, which may be referred to via links, the data protection notices and / declarations of those providers alone apply. Please only open these contents of other third party providers if you agree with the opening of these third party contents and their data processing and privacy policy.
Which (personal) data are processed?
The app itself does not collect any personal data. However, the app allows you to connect to an AdGuard Home instance. The AdGuard Home instance may collect personal data when you use it as your DNS server as well as when you use the AdGuard Home web interface or this app to manage and monitor the instance. Data collected by the AdGuard Home instance may be transmitted to the app and displayed as part of the app's functionality. The app only stores the credentials required to connect to the AdGuard Home instance and the settings you have made in the app itself. It does not store any data collected by the AdGuard Home instance. We do not have access to the credentials and settings stored in the app or the data collected by the AdGuard Home instance as all processing is done locally on your device.
Download the app
When you download and install our app, the operator of the platform through which you obtain the respective app (for example, Apple, Inc. for the App Store and Google Ireland Limited for the Google Play Store) collects personal data required for the download. This data includes, in particular, your name, your e-mail address as well as your postal code, time of download, IP address and the individual device identification number of your end device (so-called IMEI), as well as your payment information, if applicable. This collection and processing of your personal data is generally carried out solely by the respective platform operator without our involvement in the data processing or any possibility to influence it. In this respect, the data protection provisions of the platform operator apply, which can be viewed on the relevant platform. Only to the extent necessary for the download and provision of our app, we receive and process this personal data collected by the platform operator. If we process personal data as part of the installation, this is done on the basis of the contract for the use of the app that you concluded with us when downloading and installing the app, pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. b) DSGVO.
Contact us
If you contact us voluntarily (for example, by e-mail), only the data and messages you provide (for example, your e-mail address, your message and any other information you may have provided voluntarily) will be stored by us in order to process your requests (for example, contact inquiries or suggestions for improvement). We delete the data generated in connection with contacting you or we anonymize the personal reference permanently after storage is no longer necessary, or we restrict processing if there are legal obligations to retain data.
General legal basis for the processing
Personal data is processed by us only as necessary and for the purpose of providing functional and user-friendly services.
Contract processing
The data you provide for the use of our service offer will be processed by us for the purpose of contract execution and are necessary to this extent. Conclusion and execution of the contract are not possible without the provision of your data.
The legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) DSGVO.
We delete the data when the contract has been fully processed, but must observe the retention periods under law.
Contact request / contact possibility
If you contact us via e-mail, the data you provide will be used to process your request. The provision of the data is necessary for processing and answering your request - without their provision, we can not answer your request or at best limited.
The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) DSGVO.
The transmission of your data as a result of such a request is nevertheless voluntary by you, so that you give your consent at the same time (legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) DSGVO). In addition, we have a legitimate interest in processing the data pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO, as we would like to answer or process your inquiry.
Your data will be deleted or we will finally anonymize the personal reference, provided that your inquiry has been conclusively answered and the deletion does not conflict with any statutory retention obligations, such as in the case of any subsequent contract processing.
Duration of data processing
As a matter of principle, we process your personal data for as long as is necessary to achieve the processing purposes, is required by a legal obligation to retain the data or is necessary for other reasons. Subsequently, the data will be deleted in accordance with the statutory provisions, unless they are required for the initiation, execution and termination of a contract and/or there is no legitimate interest on our part in the processing.
Data protection
In order to protect your data from unwanted access as comprehensively as possible, we take technical and organizational measures.
SSL or TLS encryption
Our app communicates for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content exclusively via the HTTPS protocol. This encryption prevents the data you transmit from being read by unauthorized third parties.
Data protection officer
The controller shall provide the contact details of its data protection officer, if any, appointed pursuant to Art. 37 GDPR, if there is an obligation to appoint a data protection officer. However, we are currently not obliged to have a data protection officer. Nevertheless, you are welcome to contact us at any time with questions regarding data protection or with notifications regarding data protection-related problems by e-mail to the e-mail address provided above.
Your rights as a data subject
When processing your personal data, the GDPR grants you, as the data subject, certain rights, which arise in particular, but not exhaustively, from Art. 15 to 18, 20, 21, 77 etc. DSGVO. If you wish to assert your rights, please contact us using the above contact details.
Right of access (Art. 15 DSGVO)
You have the right to request confirmation as to whether personal data concerning you is being processed; if this is the case, you have a right to information about this personal data and to the information listed in detail in Article 15 of the GDPR. In your request for information, you should specify your concerns in order to make it easier for us to compile the necessary data.
Right to rectification and erasure (Art. 16 DSGVO)
You have the right to request without undue delay the rectification of any inaccurate personal data concerning you and, where applicable, the completion of any incomplete personal data.
Right to erasure (Art. 17 DSGVO)
You have the right to request that personal data concerning you be deleted without undue delay, provided that one of the reasons listed in detail in Art. 17 GDPR applies, for example, if the data is no longer required for the purposes pursued.
Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 DSGVO)
You have the right to request the restriction of processing if one of the conditions listed in Art. 18 DSGVO is met, for example, if you have objected to the processing, for the duration of any review. This applies in particular if we process your data for a legitimate interest. However, we cannot always comply with this, for example if we are obliged to archive the data for audit purposes in accordance with the provisions of tax law. In this case, however, the data will be blocked for further use and deleted after the end of the statutory retention period.
Right to data portability (Art. 20 DSGVO)
In certain cases, which are listed in detail in Art. 20 GDPR, you have the right to receive the personal data concerning you in a structured, common and machine-readable format or to request the transfer of this data to a third party.
Right of objection (Art. 21 DSGVO)
If data is collected on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO (data processing for the protection of legitimate interests), you have the right to object to the processing at any time on grounds relating to your particular situation. We will then no longer process the personal data, unless there are demonstrably compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims. This shall not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until revocation.
Right of appeal to a supervisory authority
Pursuant to Art. 77 DSGVO, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you are of the opinion that the processing of data concerning you violates data protection provisions. The right of complaint can be asserted in particular before a supervisory authority in the Member State of your residence, your place of work or the place of the alleged infringement. A list of the addresses of the data protection supervisory authorities can be found at: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html. However, we are also open at any time to notifications regarding data protection problems and will rectify any existing problems if you notify us to this effect using the above contact details, for example by e-mail to the e-mail address provided above.
Changes and additions
Changes in the legal situation or laws may make it necessary to adapt this data protection declaration. We may change this privacy policy at any time by posting a new version. It will become effective at the time of publication. If you continue to use the app, you will be deemed to have accepted the amended policy.
Status of this privacy policy: 19.12.2024