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Privacy Policy for the MONCK App According to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

§ 1 General

We take the protection of your personal data very seriously and treat it confidentially and in accordance with legal data protection regulations and this privacy policy. This privacy policy applies to our mobile iOS app "MONCK" (hereinafter "APP"). It explains the type, purpose, and scope of data collection within the framework of APP usage. We would like to point out that data transmission on the internet may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.

(1) Responsible Entity

The entity responsible for data processing within the framework of this APP is:

Paul Josef Erich Pfiel
Korngasse 4
3133 Gemeinlebarn
Email: monck.app@gmail.com
Tel.: +43 676 82537249

The "Responsible Entity" is the entity that collects, processes, or uses personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).

(2) Data Protection Officer

A Data Protection Officer has not been appointed for our company as this is not required under legal provisions (Art. 37 GDPR). For questions regarding data protection, please contact the contact details listed under (1).

(3) General Storage Duration of Personal Data

Subject to deviating or more specific information within this privacy policy, the personal data collected by this APP will be stored until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. If there is a legal obligation to retain data or another legally recognized reason for storing the data (e.g., legitimate interest), the relevant personal data will not be deleted before the respective reason for retention ceases to exist.

It is particularly important to note that the MONCK App stores all data exclusively locally on your device and does not store any data on external servers!

(4) Legal Basis for Storing Personal Data

The processing of personal data is only permissible if an effective legal basis exists for processing this data. If we process your data, this regularly occurs on the basis of your consent according to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 Para. 1 TTDSG, for the purpose of contract fulfillment according to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR (e.g., when using in-APP purchases or other paid APP functions), or based on legitimate interests according to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR, which are always weighed against your interests. The applicable legal bases may be specified separately within this privacy policy.

(5) Encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as requests you send to us as the APP operator or communication between APP users, this APP uses encryption. This encryption prevents the data you transmit from being read by unauthorized third parties.

Since the MONCK App works exclusively locally and does not transmit data to external servers, the risk of unauthorized access to your data during transmission is minimized.

(6) Changes to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to change these privacy policies at any time in compliance with legal requirements.

§ 2 Your Rights

The GDPR grants data subjects whose personal data we process certain rights, which we would like to inform you about here:

(1) Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your consent. We will explicitly obtain this from you before beginning data processing. You can revoke this consent at any time. An informal email to us is sufficient. The legality of data processing operations carried out until revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

RIGHT TO OBJECT TO DATA COLLECTION IN SPECIAL CASES AND TO DIRECT ADVERTISING (ART. 21 GDPR)

IF DATA PROCESSING IS CARRIED OUT ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6 PARA. 1 LIT. 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 THE AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS.

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES.

(2) Right to Lodge a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies.

(3) Information, Deletion, and Correction

You have the right to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing, as well as the right to correction or deletion of this data. You can contact us at the address given in the imprint regarding this and other questions on the subject of personal data.

(4) Right to Restriction of Processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at the address given in the imprint at any time. 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 for the exercise, defense, or assertion of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.

If you have filed an objection pursuant to Art. 21 Para. 1 GDPR, a balancing of your and our interests must be carried out. As long as it has not been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data – apart from its storage – may only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.

(5) Right to Data Portability

You have 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 controller, this will only be done to the extent technically feasible.

§ 3 App Access Rights

To provide our services through the APP, we need the access rights listed below, which allow us to access certain functions of your device.

NFC access: To read the physical NFC card required for starting and ending focus mode Screen Time API access: To block apps selected by the user during focus mode Notifications (Local Notifications): To optionally set reminders for the user

Access to device functions is necessary to ensure the functionality of the APP. The legal basis for this data processing is our legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR, your consent within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 Para. 1 TTDSG and – if a contract has been concluded – the fulfillment of our contractual obligations (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR).

The data thus collected is stored exclusively locally on your device and is not transmitted to our servers or third parties. The data is stored for the duration of the app's use and can be completely removed by uninstalling the app.

§ 4 Collection of Personal Data in the Context of APP Usage

(1) General

When you use our APP, the following data is stored locally on your device:

User preferences (apps/websites to be blocked in focus mode) Set reminders (if activated) Usage data for focus mode (start time, duration, etc.)

The processing of this data is necessary to ensure the functionality of the APP. The legal basis for this data processing is our legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR, your consent within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 Para. 1 TTDSG and – if a contract has been concluded – the fulfillment of our contractual obligations (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR).

All collected data is stored exclusively locally on your device using UserDefaults and Core Data and remains there until you uninstall the app or reset the data within the app.

(2) Inquiries within the APP, via Email, Telephone, or Fax

When you contact us (e.g., via email, telephone, or fax), your inquiry, including all resulting personal data (e.g., name, inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. The processing of this data takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR, insofar as your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR) and/or on our legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR), as we have a legitimate interest in effectively processing inquiries directed to us. The data you send to us via contact requests will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected. We do not pass on your data without your consent.

§ 5 Data Analysis

The MONCK App refrains from using any external data analysis tools. No user data is transferred to external services such as Google Analytics Firebase or similar services. All data remains exclusively local on your device.

Last updated: March, 2025