Privacy policy – Schlagwerk
Version: 2026-11-10
Privacy contact
For privacy requests concerning Schlagwerk, contact schlag_werk@gmx.de. This notice covers the Schlagwerk app and the associated legal pages hosted using Amazon S3 and CloudFront.
Local loft records
Schlagwerk is a pigeon-breeding record app. No user account is required. Ring numbers, sex, birth and hatch dates, breeds, colour varieties, notes, parent relationships, breeding pairs, clutch and egg status, exhibition results, photos and optional sale details are stored on your device or in your browser. Your loft records are not automatically sent to the operator or the legal-page host. No advertising or behavioural analytics is integrated. The operator cannot remotely access your local records. Do not include unnecessary personal details in notes, photos or buyer information. You are responsible for having permission to record information about other people.
Settings and acceptance records
The app stores your selected language, completion of the introduction, and the version, time and language of your acceptance of the terms and acknowledgement of the privacy policy locally. English is the default language; German can be selected at first launch and later in settings. A new version of the legal documents requires a new acknowledgement. Acceptance of the terms and acknowledgement of this notice are not blanket consent to optional data processing.
Purposes and legal bases
Where personal data is involved, processing necessary to provide requested app functions and administer purchases or the terms is based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR. Local storage necessary for functions explicitly requested by you is based on section 25(2)(2) TDDDG. Optional camera and location functions require separate device permissions; where consent is the legal basis, it is based on Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and can be withdrawn in device settings for the future. Hosting security and non-contractual support requests are based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, with the legitimate interest of securely delivering requested pages and answering enquiries. Statutory retention requirements are based on Article 6(1)(c) GDPR.
Photos and camera
Camera or photo-library access is requested only when you choose the relevant action. Selected images are cropped or processed locally and stored in the app’s document storage; exhibition-card photos can be converted locally for PDF export. The app does not upload photos for image recognition or AI processing. Photos and any personal information visible in them can be included in a backup or bird report that you explicitly export or share. Refusing camera access does not prevent you from using the other app functions.
Exhibition locations
Only when you tap the location action and grant permission does the app obtain the device’s current location. The operating system’s location or geocoding service may process coordinates to determine an address. Coordinates and the address may be saved with the exhibition locally. There is no continuous or background tracking. You can enter a place manually instead. Withdrawing device permission does not automatically delete previously saved locations.
Purchases through Apple StoreKit
Subscriptions in the native iOS app are handled directly through Apple StoreKit. Apple processes account, payment and transaction data under its own responsibility. The app receives verified product and transaction identifiers, subscription expiry and revocation status from Apple to verify and restore access. Unfinished transactions are stored locally until processed. This feature does not provide the operator with bank or card details or your Apple Account password. RevenueCat is not used. Purchase verification starts after the required legal acknowledgement and serves performance of the subscription contract. Apple may provide the operator with sales and financial reports. Further information: https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/data/en/app-store/
Purchases through Google Play
Subscriptions in the native Android app are handled directly through Google Play Billing. Google processes account, payment and transaction data under its own responsibility. The app queries currently owned subscriptions from Google Play and verifies signed purchase data using the app’s public license key. Product identifiers, purchase tokens, package name and purchase status are processed to unlock Plus, restore purchases and acknowledge completed purchases with Google Play. Pending payments do not unlock Plus. These purchase records are not included in pigeon backups or sent to the operator. This feature does not provide the operator with bank or card details or your Google password. Google may provide the operator with sales and financial reports. Purchase verification starts after the required legal acknowledgement and serves performance of the subscription contract. Further information: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Export, PDF and sharing
JSON exports contain your recorded data, including saved photos, exhibition locations and any buyer details. Bird reports can contain pedigree, photos and exhibition results. Sharing starts only through your action. You choose the recipient and service; their own terms and privacy notices apply. Exports and recipient copies are not recalled when you later edit or delete records. JSON export is not a promise of automatic import or cloud restoration. Keep export files secure.
Legal pages on AWS
The legal pages are delivered through Amazon S3 and CloudFront using a dedicated Schlagwerk bucket and a separate CloudFront distribution. Requests may involve IP address, timestamp, requested URL, browser or device headers and technical response information. The pages contain no advertising, analytics, cookies or browser-storage code. Delivery through CloudFront’s global network can involve countries outside the EU/EEA. Processing is subject to AWS’s service terms and data-processing arrangements, including applicable transfer safeguards. Technical retention follows the configured service logging and the provider’s operational, security and legal requirements. Legal-page requests do not include your loft records. AWS information: https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/data-privacy/.
Retention, archive and deletion
Records remain locally until you remove the app’s data. Selling or deleting a bird moves it to the archive; it does not erase its pedigree, photos or historical results. Deleted breeding pairs may remain as historical records. Exhibition deletion removes that exhibition and its results from local records. Use the app’s Delete all local data action to erase the app dataset and the preferences and acceptance record. App-owned image files are removed where the device permits; source photos in your photo library, exports, recipient copies and device or cloud backups must be removed separately. Uninstalling or offloading an app may not erase all device or backup copies. Apple and Google purchase records are retained according to contractual, verification and statutory requirements; contact the operator for deletion requests concerning data under the operator’s control. Deleting app data does not cancel a store subscription.
Email enquiries and recipients
If you contact schlag_werk@gmx.de, your address, message, attachments and technical email metadata are processed to answer the enquiry. Retention lasts as long as needed to handle the request, meet legal duties or defend legal claims. Depending on your actions, recipients include the email provider, AWS, Apple, Google, operating-system location and backup services, and the sharing services and recipients you choose. International processing may occur under each service’s applicable safeguards. Do not send a full loft backup unless needed for your support request.
Your rights and updates
Subject to the legal conditions, you have rights of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, data portability and objection under Articles 15–21 GDPR. You can withdraw any separate consent for future processing. To exercise rights contact schlag_werk@gmx.de. The operator cannot access purely local records remotely; you can export or remove them yourself. You may complain to a supervisory authority, particularly where you live or work or where a breach allegedly occurred. There is no automated decision-making producing legal or similarly significant effects. Breeding statistics and calculated hatch dates are planning aids. Changes to functions or processing may require an updated notice and a new acknowledgement.
Sharing bird records by link
When you share a bird by link, selected bird data is encoded in the URL fragment. It is not uploaded as a bird record to our server. The link is not encrypted: anyone holding the complete link can read and forward its contents. Photos, buyer details and sale prices are excluded. You can optionally include notes, ancestors and exhibition results. Recipients can preview and explicitly import the data into their local records. Ancestors may be added as pedigree references. Existing birds are not overwritten. Links contain snapshots; subsequent changes are not synchronized. Shared links cannot be revoked. Opening the preview page involves technical connection data processed by the hosting provider; the URL fragment is not sent to the server in the HTTP request. Sharing through WhatsApp or other services is subject to their privacy policies.