Privacy Policy – App

Dear App-User,

We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data as confidential and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

This data protection statement applies to the app „@Home for Homematic“ (hereinafter „App“). It explains the type, purpose and scope of data collection in the context of app use. 

Please note that data transmitted via the internet (e.g. via email communication) may be subject to security breaches. Complete protection of your data from third-party access is not possible.

p.p. Gerald Klunker

Privacy Policy

Updated: January 01, 2024

General information and mandatory information

Notice concerning the responsible party

The party responsible for processing data on this App is:

Geralds App-Manufaktur
UG (haftungsbeschränkt)

Represented by Gerald Klunker
65719 Hofheim

Telephone: +49 6122 7054917
Telefax: +49 6122 7053867
email: info@athomeapp.de

The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (names, email addresses, etc.).

Revocation of your consent to the processing of your data

Some data processing operations, for example CCU Push Notifications, are only possible with your express consent. You may revoke your consent at any time with future effect. An informal email making this request is sufficient. The data processed before we receive your request may still be legally processed.

You can withdraw your consent to the processing of personal data by TCF advertising vendors (e.g. Google Advertising Products) in the app under the menu item „Legal information / Privacy settings“.

Right to file complaints with regulatory authorities

If there has been a breach of data protection legislation, the person affected may file a complaint with the competent regulatory authorities. The competent regulatory authority for matters related to data protection legislation is the data protection officer of the German state Hessen. A list of data protection officers and their contact details can be found at the following link: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data which the company processes based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract automatically delivered to yourself or to a third party in a standard, machine-readable format. If you require the direct transfer of data to another responsible party, this will only be done to the extent technically feasible.

Information, blocking, deletion

As permitted by law, you have the right to be provided at any time with information free of charge about any of your personal data that is stored as well as its origin, the recipient and the purpose for which it has been processed. You also have the right to have this data corrected, blocked or deleted. You can contact the responsible party at any time using the address given in the legal notice if you have further questions on the topic of personal data.

Opposition to promotional emails

I hereby expressly prohibit the use of contact data published in the context of apps legal notice requirements with regard to sending promotional and informational materials not expressly requested. The app developer reserves the right to take specific legal action if unsolicited advertising material, such as email spam, is received.

Data collection in the App

Locally stored data

The following data are crucial for the use of the app.

  • Configuration (e.g., connection parameters, users, passwords)
  • Homematic data (e.g., devices, rooms, functions, favorites, messages)

Depending on your Homematic configuration, this data may contain personal data. The data are only stored on your iOS device. The data will not be passed to the developers nor to third parties.

CCU Push Notifications

When using the feature „CCU Push Notifications“ the app transfers data to the developer’s so-called push server. The server is responsible for sending push notifications. The transmitted data may contain personal data.

Whenever the „CCU Push Notifications“ function is activated, the following data are stored on the push server. They will be deleted as soon as the feature is disabled in the app. The data will not be shared with third parties.

  • The date and time of activation
  • ID of the @Home app on your iOS device
  • ID of your CCU

To send a CCU push notification, the following data are first transferred to the push server and from there to the so-called Push Notification Service of Apple Inc. Immediately after data transfer, the data are deleted from the push server.

  • ID of the @Home app on your iOS device
  • Text of the push notification

The data are not assignable to a specific person.

The data are transmitted in encrypted form. An exception is the unencrypted transmission of CCU push messages by the 1st generation CCU.

The push server is located in a French computer center of OVH GmbH. Technical and operational security precautions have been taken to protect the server from unauthorized access and misuse.

You can quit the „CCU push notification“ feature and the associated processing of your data via the app by deactivating notifications and deleting the message logic from the CCU.

Access to the camera

If mode „smart“ is selected in „Interface Settings“, the app requires access to the camera of the iOS device. This access is used only for measuring the ambient brightness. Recordings are not stored and not shared with the developer or third parties.

Access to the camera is also required to capture QR Codes to setup CCU access via a WireGuard VPN.

You can prevent access to the camera by deselecting the „smart“ mode in the app and/or denying access to the camera in the iOS settings.

Access to location data

If the feature „Geofencing“ is activated in the settings, the app requires access to the iOS location service. Geofencing requires this access to control your CCU depending on your location. @Home does not store this data and does not pass location data on to the developer or third parties.

You can prevent access to the camera by deselecting the „smart“ mode in the app and/or denying access to the camera in the iOS settings.

Contact the Developer

Using the app’s help function, you can send an email to the developer from within the app.

The developer uses this data exclusively for the fulfillment and processing of your request or for the transmission of information directly related to it.

In particular, your personal data will not be shared with third parties.

Depending on your email settings, the transmission of the email may be unencrypted.

Contact requests via the Facebook platform are subject to the Facebook Inc. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 

For contact requests via the „HomeMatic-Forum“, the conditions and privacy policy of the forum operator apply.

Statistical evaluation

When you run the app, the following data can be automatically collected and statistically evaluated by the developer’s web server:

  • IP address
  • Time of the server request
  • Identifier of the @Home app on your iOS device
  • App version number
  • iOS version number
  • iOS device type (e.g. iPhone 7)

These data will not be combined with data from other sources.

The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO. The developer has a justified interest in the evaluation in order to optimize his app. The developer receives information about the frequency of use and distribution of the app.

The developer cannot assign the data to any particular person. The data are transmitted in encrypted form and deleted after 15 days at the latest. The data will not be passed to third parties.

The web server is located in a French computer center of OVH GmbH. Technical and operational security precautions have been taken to protect the server from unauthorized access and misuse.

Advertising

This app uses the Google Mobile Ads SDK to provide advertising from Google Inc. („Google“).

Before the first ad is shown, you will be asked for your consent to the processing of personal data by TCF advertising vendors (Transparency & Consent Framework). You can withdraw your consent at any time in the app under the menu item „Legal Notices / Privacy settings“.

The developer also has no access to the collected personal data. Googles privacy policy applies.

In-App Purchases and Subscriptions

In-App Purchases and Subscriptions are handled by the Apple App Store from Apple Inc. („Apple“). The developer has no influence on the collection of personal data by Apple. The developer also has no access to the collected personal data. Apples App Store privacy policy applies.

State and Changes to this Privacy Policy

Due to the further development of the app or due to changed legal or official requirements, it may become necessary to change this data protection declaration. You can access and print out the current data protection declaration on the website at http://www.athomeapp.de/privacy.