Robotics Smart Machines HoverBots App Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy for the App “HoverBots Control and Programming App”

  1. Foreword and selected terminology

This privacy policy informs our app users about the processing of personal data that is collected and processed in the context of the use of the app.

  • GDPR is an abbreviation for the European General Data Protection Regulation.
  • BDSG is an abbreviation for the Federal Data Protection Act in its current version.
  • Personal data are all individual details that allow conclusions to be drawn about a natural person (see Art. 4 para. 1 GDPR for definition). This includes, for example, names, e-mail addresses, telephone numbers, but also data such as IP addresses or customer numbers.
  • The processing of personal data  includes all operations, such as the collection, storage, transmission, archiving or deletion of personal data (definition Art. 4 para. 2 GDPR).
  • The data subject within the meaning of data protection law is any natural person by whom personal data is processed.
  • Further definitions of terms can be found in the General Data Protection Regulation, which can be found in Art. 4 of the GDPR (definitions).
  1. Responsible body and data protection officer

Responsible for data processing

Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co. KG
Pfizerstraße 5 – 7
70184 Stuttgart
Phone: 0711/2191-0
E-Mail: info@kosmos.de

Data Protection Officer

Fabian Henkel
Certified Data Protection Officer
E-Mail: info@externer-datenschutzbeauftragter-stuttgart.de
Web: https://www.externer-datenschutzbeauftragter-stuttgart.de

  1. Data exchange by using the App

Principle: Local processing
All processing operations take place exclusively locally on your device, a deletion of the app also leads to the deletion of all data processed with the app.  We have configured our app so that it does not send any data to our servers. This also includes metadata that is generated in the context of server log files. The use of the app is completely anonymous. This means that Kosmos Verlag does not know the users and cannot establish a reference to their identity.

  1. Access authorizations in the end device

For the full functionality of the app, it is necessary that you grant access rights. At this point, we would like to explicitly point out that no data exchange with our systems takes place even by granting access rights.

You are free to grant access rights, by granting access rights you allow the app to access certain functions or data in your device, these are processed locally on your device by the app. In this respect, you give the app your consent to process data locally on your device (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke the granting of access rights at any time, for this purpose call up the settings with app permissions in your device. Depending on the operating system, you can find the rights management in the settings under Apps or Permissions. More detailed information can be found in the operating instructions of your device or operating system.

Access to the storage
The app allows you to record data via the camera, among other things, but this requires access to the memory.

Access to the camera
Access to the camera is required to record gestures and movements that the robot learns, but images are not recorded. Based on movements in front of the camera, the robot can learn commands.

Access to Bluetooth
The app requires access to the Bluetooth interface in your device. This is required to connect the robot to your smartphone.

Note on Bluetooth access in Android-based systems
When using Bluetooth, the right of geolocation is required on devices with Android operating system. This is not predetermined by our app, but by the operating system. The app does not carry out any location at this point and does not process any geolocation data.

Access to your GPS location
The App needs access to your network location, to enable Bluetooth Low Energy scanning and connect to the robot.

Access to your network location
The App needs access to your network location, to enable Bluetooth Low Energy scanning and connect to the robot.

  1. Your rights under the General Data Protection Regulation

Every natural person is entitled to certain rights, these are defined in particular in Articles 15 to 21 and 77 of the GDPR. In principle, you have the following rights, which you can claim against us.

Right to revoke consent given in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR You can revoke your consent at any time without giving reasons with effect for the future.

Right to information according to Art. 15 GDPR (restrictions according to § 34 BDSG possible)
You have the right to request information about the data processed by you and the purposes of the processing at any time.

Right to rectification pursuant to Art. 16 GDPRIn the event that you discover that we are processing incorrect or incomplete data about you, you have the right to have it corrected.

Right to deletion according to Art. 17 GDPR (restrictions according to § 35 BDSG possible)
You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data that we process about you at any time. If complete deletion is not possible, for example because we have to comply with statutory retention obligations or we can assert legitimate interests for other reasons, we will restrict your data until these reasons cease to apply.

Right to restriction of processing pursuant to Art. 18 GDPRThe right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. For this purpose, you can contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

  • If you dispute 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 the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
  • If the processing of your personal data was / is unlawful, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
  • 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 the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.
  • If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. As long as it has not yet been determined 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, this data may only be processed – apart from being stored – with your consent or for the purpose of asserting, exercising or defending legal claims or protecting the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.

Right to data portability according to Art. 20 GDPR
The right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another responsible party, this will only be done to the extent that it is technically feasible.

Right to object to certain processing operations and direct advertising pursuant
 to Art. 21 GDPR If the data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (e) or (f) GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. The respective 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 which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves the purpose of asserting, exercising or defending legal claims (objection pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR).

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

Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR in conjunction with § 19 BDSGIIn 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 place of the alleged violation. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies.

  1. Further information

If you contact us, for example by telephone or e-mail, we process your data for a specific purpose in order to answer your request. You will find comprehensive information on the processing of your data in the context of contacting and communicating in the general KOSMOS privacy policy, which you can reach under the following link https://www.kosmos.de/de/content/Footer/Legal/Datenschutz.