Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 03/21/2023

This page informs you of our privacy policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information when you use our Breaking 77 app or website. By creating an account (registration) and using the services provided in the app, you consent to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Likewise when using the website (even without registration).

Why do we collect personal data

We use your personal information to provide you with access to the App, the Website and related products and services, including managing your requests, login and authentication information, storing your preferences, administering your account, responding to your requests and processing payments.

Privacy Principles

We will process and protect your data in accordance with EU data protection regulations and other applicable laws.

You can request to view or remove the personal information collected by our systems at any time. Deleting your account in the app means deleting all personal data. However, please note that certain services may not be provided after you delete your personal information.

We store your personal data until your user account is closed. This period may be extended, but only for as long as is reasonably necessary for us to have sufficient information to respond to any issues that may arise after your relationship with us has ended. When your personal information is no longer needed, we will delete it or convert it to an anonymous form.

Information on the collection and use of data

When registering a user account and using our Services, we may request or ask you to provide certain information for the purpose of providing and developing our Services. This information may include:

Name, gender, year of birth, e-mail address, password (encrypted), country, profile picture, golf handicap, distance unit, place and time at which you used golf courses with our app, data on golf rounds entered, IP address , traffic data related to your internet connection; and information about how you use our software.

We use your personal information to provide you with the Breaking 77 Services, including creating and managing your user account and providing customer support.

Device information

We collect information about your device in order to customize the services for you in the best possible way:

push tokens
date of Last Use
device model
time zone
vendor ID
locale
OS version
platforms
cookies

Cookies are files that may contain an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your computer’s hard drive.

We use cookies to collect information, for example to confirm that you are logged in, to collect data about app/website traffic and app/website interactions, in order to provide better user experiences and tools in the future. We may also use trusted third party services to track this information on our behalf. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some parts of our services.

Third Party Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or transfer your personal information to third parties, except as necessary to perform the Services or as required by law. We may use authorized third parties to process your data, e.g. B. Hosting your data on secure and encrypted servers hosted by third party cloud service providers. Such authorized processor is obliged to comply with the conditions set out in this document. Below is the list of services:

HOSTING.DE

https://www.hosting.de/

This is our web hosting provider: we use it to host our website.

FIREBASE (Google)

https://firebase.google.com

This is our cloud provider: we use it to securely store and manage all data that you generate by using the service in the cloud.

GOOGLE ANALYTICS FOR FIREBASE

https://firebase.google.com/docs/analytics?hl=en

Web and App Analytics Service: We use it to track your use of the Service and to generate reports on user activity.

META

https://www.facebook.com/

Search functionalities related to the “Friends” feature. Analysis and marketing tool.

MAILCHIMP

https://mailchimp.com/

Newsletter marketing service: we use it to offer you exciting information about our services and partners.

ALGOLIA

https://www.algolia.com

Search service: The app uses the services of Algolia for the internal search.

hosting.de

Data protection link: https://www.hosting.de/ueber-uns/datenschutz/

We use the web hosting provider hosting.de GmbH, Franzstr. 51, 52064 Aachen in Germany. Our provider processes the personal data entered by the user (name, address, …), their contact details (telephone numbers, email addresses, …), contract data, information about your use of our offers (access times, viewed content, …), content (audio files, documents , …), as well as the technical communication data stored in the server log. The processing is based on our legitimate interest in making our offer available with the appropriate quality and securely.

Server log

When you visit our website, your browser automatically transmits the following data to our web server:

The request with the information from which page you are coming
The website address
Your IP address
Browser type and browser version
The time of the request
The result, i.e. the requested website page or an error message

This data is kept in a “server log” by our hosting provider for the purpose of logging and is automatically deleted after a few days. Under no circumstances will this data be passed on to third parties. Likewise, this data will under no circumstances be merged with your personal data. The storage serves the purpose of tracking possible abuse and fraud incidents.

Google

Data protection link: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de

We use the above services from Google LLC., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”).

Which data is processed by Google?

In doing so, Google collects data that is collected during use of your device, your browser and the apps used (e.g. IP address, date, time and the URL via which you were forwarded to our app/website). If you have a Google account and are logged in there while using the services, Google also collects data that is stored in your Google account. Detailed information can be found in the data protection declaration and in the article How Google stores the data collected. You can prevent the connection to your account by logging out of your Google account before visiting our website.

Purpose of data processing

Google collects this data on the one hand to be able to provide the requested services and on the other hand to improve, maintain or optimize the services. You can find more information on this in Google’s data protection declaration.

Data transfer to a third country

Google LLC in the USA has undertaken to ensure adequate data protection in accordance with the American-European Privacy Shield.

Control Your Account Data / Opt-Out

You can control the use of your data by adjusting the settings in your Google account. In particular, you can set the settings for personalized advertising here https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.

Firebase

Data protection link: https://firebase.google.com/support/privacy?hl=de

In general, when users use Firebase, Google is a data processor within the meaning of the GDPR and processes personal data on their behalf. Similarly, when customers use Firebase, Google generally acts as a service provider under the CCPA that processes personal data on their behalf. Firebase’s terms include data processing and security terms that detail these responsibilities.

Certain Firebase Services that are governed by the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Terms of Service are already governed by their associated data processing terms, the GCP Data Processing and Security Terms. For a complete list of Firebase services currently governed by the GCP Terms of Service, see the Firebase Services Terms of Service .

Crashlytics and App Distribution are subject to the Firebase Crashlytics and Firebase App Distribution Terms of Service and are covered by their associated Data Processing Terms.

Google Analytics for Firebase

Data protection link: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de

Due to our legitimate interests in the economic operation of our offer and its analysis with the aim of optimizing our offer, we use Google Analytics for Firebase. Cookies are used to collect information about the user of the offer and pass it on to Google. With the help of this data, Google provides us with evaluations of the use of our offer and reports on the interests of visitors to our offer. Target group-oriented profiles are also created in order to provide visitors to our website with suitable advertising offers. Google Analytics for Firebase and Google Analytics are subject to the Google Analytics for Firebase Terms of Service and the Google Analytics Terms of Service, respectively, and the Google Ads Data Processing Terms. See Protecting your data for more information.

Deletion

Personal data will be deleted after 14 months.

Contradiction

You can prevent the use of cookies by changing your browser settings accordingly, as described above under “Cookies”.

In addition, Google provides a plugin for desktop browsers at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de to prevent the processing of data by Google Analytics on the browser on which this plugin is installed .

You can also allow or block cookies from providers of behavioral online advertising individually by changing your browser settings via the European site https://www.youronlinechoices.com or the US site https://www.aboutads.info/choices/set.

MailChimp

Data protection link: https://www.intuit.com/privacy/statement/

We may send you emails for marketing purposes. By registering in the app, you agree to receive the newsletter and the procedures described. The following data is required to be entered:

your email address,
the preferred language of the newsletter

In addition, the following information is also automatically saved:

date and time of your registration,
your IP address
technical data such as browser settings and system information.

This serves to be able to prove the registration process in accordance with the legal provisions.

The newsletter is sent using the mail service provider “MailChimp”, a newsletter mailing platform of the US provider Rocket Science Group, LLC, 675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE #5000, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA. You can view the data protection regulations of the shipping service provider here: https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/. The Rocket Science Group LLC d/b/a MailChimp is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement and thus offers a guarantee of compliance with European data protection standards.

The data determined in the registration process will be passed on to “MailChimp”. MailChimp can use the recipient’s data in pseudonymised form (i.e. without being able to assign it to a specific user) to improve and optimize its own services or for statistical processing. MailChimp will never pass the data on to third parties or use it to contact you.

Measuring success at MailChimp

Based on the data mentioned above, statements can be made about target groups and their reading behavior, about retrieval locations or access times. The statistical surveys also include determining whether the newsletters are opened, when they are opened and which links are clicked. The evaluations help us to recognize the reading habits of our users and to adapt our content to them or to send different content according to the interests of our users.

Legal bases of processing

The sending of the newsletter and the measurement of success associated with it are based on the consent of the recipient in accordance with GDPR Article 6 Paragraph 1 lit. The registration process is logged on the basis of our legitimate interests in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Our interest lies in the use of a secure newsletter system, which serves our business interests and at the same time enables proof of consent.

Deletion of your newsletter data

The terminated email addresses are stored for up to three years on the basis of our legitimate interests before we delete them so that we can prove a previously given consent. Until then, processing will be restricted for the purpose of a possible defense against claims.

You can submit an individual request for deletion at any time, provided that you confirm the previous existence of consent.

Revocation

If you no longer wish to receive marketing emails, click the unsubscribe button at the bottom of such emails.

Algolia

Algolia may collect information that identifies you and collect information about how you use Algolia’s Services. For more information please visit the link above.

Use of references for our marketing

We may also use reviews or comments that you create and submit about our app, services or products for display on our website, in promotional materials. This includes any ratings or comments made through our website, social media presences or through third parties such as the App Store or the Play Store.

Privacy Policy Changes

From time to time, we may change this Privacy Policy to reflect industry initiatives, third-party requirements, or changes in the law, our information collection, use, and disclosure practices, or the features and functionality of the Services, and such changes will be effective after posting. In the event that we update this Privacy Policy, we will update the “Last updated” date above and provide a notice on the website and app. It is therefore important that you periodically review this Privacy Policy to ensure you are up to date with any changes. If we make changes to this Privacy Policy that materially affect our practices with respect to the Personal Information we previously collected from you, we will endeavor to notify you of those changes by posting a notice on the Services or Contact you directly by email or other means. If we are required by applicable data protection laws to obtain your consent to any changes in the use of your personal information that are described in our updated Privacy Policy, we will do so.

Questions

If you have any questions about this policy or if you suspect a violation of your privacy, please contact us at support@breaking77.com. In accordance with Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

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Austria

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Email: support@breaking77.com