Privacy - Website

1. Privacy at a Glance

General Information

The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data means any information that can be used to personally identify you. Detailed information on data protection can be found in our full Privacy Policy below.

Data Collection on this Website

Who is responsible for data processing on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the operator’s contact details in the section “Controller Information” in this Privacy Policy.

How do we collect your data?

Some data are collected when you provide them to us. This can be, for example, data you enter into a contact form.
Other data are collected automatically or with your consent when you visit the website by our IT systems. These are primarily technical data (e.g. browser type, operating system, time of page access). The collection of these data occurs automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?

Part of the data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyse your user behaviour. If contracts can be concluded or initiated via the website, the transmitted data will also be processed for quotations, orders, or other enquiries.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to receive, at any time and free of charge, information about the origin, recipients, and purposes of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the rectification or erasure of these data. If you have given consent to data processing, you may withdraw this consent at any time with effect for the future. Furthermore, you have the right, under certain circumstances, to request restriction of processing of your personal data. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

You can contact us at any time regarding these rights and for any further questions about data protection.

2. Hosting

Hosting Provider

We host the content of our website with the following provider:

IONOS
Provider: IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Str. 57, 56410 Montabaur, Germany (hereinafter “IONOS”).
When you visit our website, IONOS collects various log files, including your IP address.
For more details, please refer to the IONOS Privacy Policy:
👉 https://www.ionos.com/terms-gtc/privacy-policy

The use of IONOS is based on Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR.
We have a legitimate interest in ensuring the most reliable presentation and availability of our website.
Where consent has been requested, processing is based solely on Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR and Section 25 (1) TTDSG, insofar as the consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g. device fingerprinting) as defined by the TTDSG. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

Data Processing Agreement (DPA)

We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with IONOS.
This legally required contract ensures that IONOS processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

3. General Information and Mandatory Details

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 the statutory data protection regulations as well as this Privacy Policy.

When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data are data that can be used to personally identify you. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and for what purpose.

Please note that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating via e-mail) may be subject to security vulnerabilities. A complete protection of the data from access by third parties is not possible.

Controller Information

The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:

Zethan Hanke
In der Heuluss 5c
81827 Munich, Germany
E-Mail: Info@buddycheck.app

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, e-mail addresses, etc.).

Storage Duration

Unless a more specific storage period is stated in this Privacy Policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for the data processing no longer applies.
If you request deletion of your data or withdraw your consent to processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons to retain it (e.g., tax or commercial law retention obligations). In the latter case, deletion will occur after these reasons no longer apply.

Legal Bases for Data Processing on this Website

Where you have given consent to data processing, we process your personal data based on Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR or, in the case of special categories of data under Art. 9 (1) GDPR, on Art. 9 (2)(a) GDPR.
If you have expressly consented to the transfer of personal data to third countries, processing is additionally based on Art. 49 (1)(a) GDPR.
Where you have consented to the storage of cookies or to access information on your device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), processing is also based on Section 25 (1) TTDSG.
Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

If your data are required to perform a contract or to carry out pre-contractual measures, processing is based on Art. 6 (1)(b) GDPR.
If processing is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, we process your data based on Art. 6 (1)(c) GDPR.
Processing may also take place based on our legitimate interests under Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR.
The relevant legal basis in each case is specified in the corresponding sections of this Privacy Policy.

Recipients of Personal Data

In the course of our business activities, we work with various external parties. This may involve the transfer of personal data to these third parties.
We only share personal data with external parties when it is necessary for contract performance, required by law (e.g., tax authorities), based on our legitimate interest under Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR, or otherwise legally permitted.
When using data processors, we share personal data only on the basis of a valid Data Processing Agreement (DPA).
In the case of joint processing, a Joint Controller Agreement is concluded.

Withdrawal of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You may withdraw consent that you have already given at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out before the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

Right to Object to Data Processing in Specific Cases and to Direct Marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)

If data processing is based on Art. 6 (1)(e) or (f) GDPR, you have the right, at any time and on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object to the processing of your personal data, including profiling based on those provisions.
The respective legal basis for each processing operation 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 the processing serves the establishment, exercise, or defence of legal claims (objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR).

If your personal data are processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for such advertising; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to direct marketing.
If you object, your personal data will no longer be used for direct marketing purposes (objection pursuant to Art. 21(2) GDPR).

Right to Lodge a Complaint with a 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, place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement.
The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to receive data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfilment of a contract in a commonly used, machine-readable format, and to have it transferred to yourself or to a third party.
If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be carried out where technically feasible.

Right of Access, Rectification, and Erasure

Within the framework of applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain information free of charge about your stored personal data, their origin, recipients, and the purpose of data processing, and, if applicable, a right to rectification or erasure of these data.
You may contact us at any time for this purpose, or if you have further questions about personal data.

Right to Restrict Processing

You have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data. You may contact us at any time for this purpose. The right to restrict processing applies in the following cases:

• If you contest the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification, you have the right to request restriction of processing of your personal data.
• If the processing of your personal data was or is unlawful, you may request restriction of processing instead of erasure.
• If we no longer need your personal data but you require them for the establishment, exercise, or defence of legal claims, you have the right to request restriction of processing instead of erasure.
• If you have objected to processing pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, a balancing of interests must be carried out between your interests and ours. As long as it has not been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request restriction of processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, such data – apart from storage – may only be processed with your consent, or for the establishment, exercise, or defence of 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.

4. Data Collection on This Website

Cookies

Our website uses “cookies.” Cookies are small data files that do not harm your device.
They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (persistent cookies) on your device.
Session cookies are automatically deleted once you leave the website, while persistent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them manually or your browser performs automatic deletion.

Cookies may be set by us (so-called first-party cookies) or by third-party companies (third-party cookies).
Third-party cookies enable the integration of specific services provided by third-party companies within websites (for example, payment processing services or embedded media).

Cookies serve various purposes.
Many cookies are technically necessary because certain website functions would not work without them (e.g., shopping cart functions or video playback).
Other cookies may be used for analysing user behaviour or for advertising purposes.

Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process, to provide certain functions requested by you (e.g., shopping cart functionality), or to optimise the website (e.g., audience measurement cookies) are stored based on Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified.
The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies to ensure the technically error-free and optimised provision of its services.

Where consent for the storage of cookies or similar recognition technologies has been requested, processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR and Section 25 (1) TTDSG; such consent can be withdrawn at any time.

You can configure your browser to notify you when cookies are set, to allow cookies only in specific cases, to exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and to automatically delete cookies when closing the browser.
Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

Details about which cookies and services are used on this website can be found in this Privacy Policy.

5. Plugins and Tools

YouTube

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

When you visit one of our web pages containing a YouTube video, a connection is established to YouTube’s servers. This informs the YouTube server which of our pages you have visited.

In addition, YouTube may store various cookies on your device or use comparable recognition technologies (such as device fingerprinting).
This allows YouTube to collect information about visitors to this website.
The collected data may be used, among other things, to compile video statistics, improve user experience, and prevent fraud attempts.
The data collected may also be processed within Google’s advertising network.

If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube can directly associate your browsing behaviour with your personal profile.
You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account before visiting our website.

The use of YouTube is based on our legitimate interest in providing an attractive presentation of our online content.
This constitutes a legitimate interest under Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR.
Where consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively based on Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR and Section 25 (1) TTDSG, insofar as consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG.
Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

Further information about how YouTube handles user data can be found in YouTube’s Privacy Policy:
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en 

YouTube (Google) is certified under the EU–US Data Privacy Framework (DPF).
The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the United States designed to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the U.S.
Companies certified under the DPF commit to upholding these data protection standards.
More information can be found here:
https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780 

6. Contact Form and Email Communication

If you contact us via contact form or email, your request, including all personal data (such as name, email address, and message content), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your inquiry.

This data will not be shared without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 (1)(b) GDPR, if your request relates to the performance of a contract or is necessary for pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively handling inquiries (Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR), if requested.

You may withdraw your consent at any time. Data sent via contact form or email will remain with us until you request deletion, withdraw your consent, or the purpose of data storage no longer applies.

7. SSL / TLS Encryption

 For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries you send to us, this website uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the browser’s address line changing from “http://” to “https://” and the lock symbol in your browser bar. When SSL or TLS encryption is enabled, data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

8. IONOS WebAnalytics

This website uses IONOS WebAnalytics, a web analysis service provided by IONOS SE.
Data are collected exclusively for statistical analysis and the technical optimisation of the website.
The following data are collected: referrer (previously visited page), requested web page or file, browser type and version, operating system, device type, access time, and anonymised IP address (only used to determine the place of access).

The data are completely anonymised and cannot be traced back to individual users.
Data processing is based on Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR, as we have a legitimate interest in analysing website usage to improve our online presence.
No data are shared with third parties.

More information on: https://www.ionos.com/terms-gtc/privacy-policy

We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy to ensure continued compliance with legal requirements or to reflect changes to our services. The current version will always be available on this website.

Last Updated October 2025