Privacy Policy

1.Collection of Data

appy.berlin GmbH & Co. KG (“appy.berlin”) collects information through its websites on simplem.app (the “Websites”) in several places.

If you use the Websites, you will need to register to use certain features (each registered user a “User”). The registration process requires that you provide us with your first name, last name, email address, and company name (“Personal Data”). The Personal Data will be handled by appy.berlin in strict confidence according to the applicable legal provisions. The Personal Data will only be collected, processed and used for the purpose of providing our Websites functions, unless you expressly consent to other uses. The Personal Data is collected, used and processed electronically.

No persons under the age of 18 will be actively marketed to, nor will they be knowingly asked to provide personal information.

2. Use of Personal Data

appy.berlin will only transfer or process Personal Data to third parties if this is required for statutory or legal reasons and/or if this is required in order to offer and implement services of appy.berlin to you and/or if appy.berlin has your explicit consent to do so.

appy.berlin shall be entitled to collect, process and use your Personal Data for the purpose of identifying, delimiting and removing malfunctions and errors in the telecommunication systems. If the requirements are met, appy.berlin may collect, process and use Personal Data that is necessary to uncover any unlawful use of the telecommunication systems and services. In accordance with prevailing legal provisions, appy.berlin may provide information to criminal prosecution authorities and courts for prosecution purposes.

Apart from this, appy.berlin will not pass on your Personal Data without your explicit prior consent.

3.Use of Web Analytic Services

The following web analytic services are used to improve the user experience of our Websites.

a. appy.berlin uses Google Analytics, a service for the marketing analysis of this website, of Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses codes consisting of text and numbers, which will be stored on your computer and which allow for an analysis of the use of the Websites (“Cookies”). The information generated by the Cookie about your use of the Websites (including your IP address) will be transferred to and stored by a Google Server. Google will use this information, to evaluate your use of the website, to prepare reports about the website activities for the website operators and to provide further services connected to the use of websites and the use of the Internet. Google may transfer this information to third parties, if legally obliged to do so or if third parties process these data on behalf of Google. In no case, Google will connect your IP address with other data from Google.

Please note that our Websites uses Google Analytics with the extension ‘_anonymizelp()’ and consequently IP addresses are only used in shortened form in order to prevent direct personal references.

b. appy.berlin may send you a newsletter with information regarding its services or other promotional material. You may cancel the order at any time and free of charge by using the link in the newsletter or in your user account settings.

Consent to use of personal data

1. I consent to the use of my Personal Data by appy.berlin for the purposes of market researches and sending me a newsletter.

4. Information

Upon request, appy.berlin shall provide you with the information on the stored Personal Data relating to your person, free of charge and without delay. The information can be provided electronically, if desired. In applicable cases we are obliged, upon request, to correct, block or delete the Personal Data stored about you.

5. Cookies

appy.berlin makes use of cookies to provide its Users with a customised product/service through identifying unique visitors and their respective usage patterns. Cookies are identifiers placed on a User’s hard drive by the server and allow appy.berlin to streamline its products to better suit Users’ needs.

Demographic and traffic data may be collected by third parties on our website. Third parties may also use cookies, for which we have neither access nor control.

The combination of this data could inadvertently lead to the identification of individual Users. User data may from time to time be collected and analysed for statistical purposes, though in this case no individual’s data will be identified. If the User has agreed to provide their information to third parties with the ultimate goal of receiving personalised products and services, then appy.berlin may provide said third parties with the relevant data. In this case, we rely on technical and organisational means to assure that applicable data security regulations are followed.

All information, whether on data processors on appy.berlin’ premises or on servers acting on appy.berlin’ behalf, remains in complete control of appy.berlin at all times. Servers may be located in jurisdictions where data protection laws differ from those in the User’s jurisdiction.

6. Use of Log Files

appy.berlin uses log files. This information may include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track User’s movement in the aggregate, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. However, none of the information stored in our log files, including but not limited to IP addresses, is linked to personally identifiable information.

At appy.berlin we collect aggregate traffic statistics, internet protocol addresses, browser types, and internet service providers (ISP) using log files. Traffic statistics include, but are not limited to: referring/exit pages, date/time stamp, clicking patterns and click through rates. These data are used to streamline the User experience, improve the products and services provided to Users on the appy.berlin Website. None of this information, however, is linked to an identifiable individual, and as previously mentioned, is only used in the aggregate.

7. Right of Access, Correction, and Cancellation

You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your credentials and information associated with your account that you desire to remain confidential. You also agree that you are responsible for any and all activities that may take place, or occur under your credentials and account.

Maintaining the confidentiality of the User’s credentials is the sole responsibility of said User. Any activities that take place under a User’s account are the responsibility of that User.

If Users wish to withdraw usage rights, they can at any time delete their account.

8. Data Protection

appy.berlin hereby explicitly notifies you that data protection and data privacy during data transfer via open networks such as the Internet cannot be completely guaranteed under the current state of technology. You understand and acknowledge that the provider can view, in technical terms, the pages stored on the web server and, perhaps, other data stored on such server at any time.

9. GDPR / DSGVO Compliance 

Please note that effective on 25th May 2018 SimpleM.app’s Privacy Policy is extended by appy.berlin GmbH & Co. KGs DSGVO-compliant “Datenschutzerklärung” .
You can read about our GDPR compliant Privacy Policy at appy.berlin/datenschutzerklaerung/
Please note that we currently provide it in German only. For a translation to your European language we kindly ask you to use the free Google Translate service at https://translate.google.com. Thank you for your kind understanding.

10. Contact

Should you have further questions concerning the Data Privacy Provisions, please do not hesitate to contact us at simplemapp+privacy@appy.berlin