I. Generalities
We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We handle data confidentially and in accordance with legal provisions on data protection and this privacy policy.
This privacy policy applies to our iOS and Android mobile applications (hereinafter "APP") as well as to our WEB application (hereinafter WEB and APP together: "PRODUCT"), as you can use all platforms simultaneously with your Big-Up account.
This document explains the type, purpose, and scope of data collection in the context of using our products.
The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit or use our PRODUCT. Personal data is any data with which you can be personally identified. For detailed information on data protection, please refer to our privacy policy located below this text.
We would like to emphasize that data transmission over the Internet can present security vulnerabilities. It is not possible to completely protect data from third-party access.
The party responsible for data processing in the context of this PRODUCT is:
PerKut SAS
1254 Morrow Rd, Morrow,
Georgia 30260, United States
E-mail: [email protected]
"The responsible party" is the party that collects, processes, or uses personal data. (par exemple, les noms, les adresses e-mail, etc.).
You can reach us at the following address.
PerKut SAS
1254 Morrow Rd, Morrow,
Georgia 30260, United States
Correo electrónico: [email protected]
Subject to deviant or more specific information within this privacy policy, the personal data collected by this PRODUCT will be stored until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for which the data was stored ceases to apply. If there is a legal obligation to retain the data or any other legally recognized reason to retain the data (for example, legitimate interest), the personal data in question will not be deleted as long as the respective reason for retention applies.
The processing of personal data is only permitted if there is an effective legal basis for the processing of that data. If we process your data, it is regularly done on the basis of your consent in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (for example, when you voluntarily provide your data in the registration form or contact form), for the purposes of contract execution in accordance with Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR (for example, when using in-app purchases or other paid features of the PRODUCT) or based on legitimate interests in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR, which are always balanced against your interests. (par exemple, dans le cadre de mesures publicitaires). The relevant legal basis will be specified in a location distinct from this privacy policy.
This PRODUCT uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as requests you send to us as an operator, or communication between users or payment data (for example, account number for direct debit authorization, Visa/MasterCard, direct debit). This encryption prevents the data you transmit from being read by unauthorized third parties.On the WEB: You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that your browser's address line changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the padlock symbol in your browser's address line.
We reserve the right to modify these data protection rules at any time, in accordance with legal requirements.
The GDPR grants data subjects whose personal data is processed by us certain rights that we wish to inform you about at this stage:
Many data processing activities are only possible with your consent. We obtain it expressly from you before we start processing the data. You can revoke this consent at any time. To this end, an informal email notification to our attention is sufficient. The legality of the data processing operations carried out up to the time of the revocation is not affected by the latter.
If the data processing is carried out based on Article 6 (1) (E) or (F) GDPR, you have the right to object at any time, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you, which also applies to profiling based on these provisions.
The respective legal basis on which the processing is based is found in this privacy policy.
If you object, we will no longer process the relevant personal data, unless we can prove that there are valid reasons for processing that outweigh your interests, rights, and freedoms, or that serve the processing of 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 direct marketing purposes, including profiling, insofar as it is related to such direct marketing. If you oppose it, your personal data will no longer be used for direct marketing purposes.
In the event of a GDPR violation, the affected individuals have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. This right of appeal is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.
You have the right to receive free information at any time about your stored personal data, their origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing, as well as the right to correct or delete this data. You can contact us at any time by email for this purpose and for any other questions regarding personal data.
You have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted. To this end, you can contact us at any time by email. The right to restrict processing exists in the following cases:
If you contest the accuracy of your personal data stored with us, we generally need time to verify it. During the verification period, you have the right to request the limitation of the processing of your personal data.
If the processing of your personal data was/is illegal, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of its deletion.
If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it for the exercise, defense, or assertion of legal rights, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of its deletion.
If you have lodged an objection in accordance with Article 21 (1) GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. As long as it is not yet clear which interests prevail, you have the right to request the limitation of the processing of your personal data.
Access to the device's functions is necessary to ensure the APP's functionality. The legal basis for this data processing is our legitimate interest under Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR, your consent under Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR and/or - if a contract has been concluded - the fulfillment of our contractual obligations (Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR).The data thus collected will generally not be retained longer than necessary for the use of the corresponding functions, but at most until 24 hours after the uninstallation of the App.
IV. Collection of personal data in the context of using the PRODUCT`
Generalities
The processing of this personal data is necessary to ensure the functionalities of the PRODUCT. The legal basis for this data processing is our legitimate interest as per Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR, your consent as per Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR and/or - if a contract has been concluded - the fulfillment of our contractual obligations (Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR).
WEB: Cookies
Our web pages use what are called "cookies." Cookies are small text files and do not cause any damage to your end device. They are either temporarily stored on your device for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently. (cookies permanents). Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or they are automatically deleted by your web browser.In some cases, third-party cookies may also be stored on your terminal device when you enter our site. (cookies tiers). These allow us or you to use certain services from the third-party company. (par exemple, les cookies pour le traitement des services de paiement).
Cookies have different functions. Many cookies are technically necessary because certain functions of the website would not work without them (for example, the shopping cart function or video display). Other cookies are used to evaluate user behavior or display advertisements.
Cookies that are necessary for the execution of the electronic communication process (necessary cookies) or for the provision of certain functions you have requested (functional cookies, for example, for the shopping cart function) or for the optimization of the website (for example, web audience measurement cookies) are stored based on Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR, unless another legal basis is provided. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent for the storage of cookies has been requested, the storage of the cookies in question will be carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent (Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR); consent can be revoked at any time.
You can configure your browser to be informed about the placement of cookies and to allow cookies only in individual cases, to exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or in general, and to activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If you disable cookies, the functionality of this website may be limited.
To the extent that cookies are used by third-party companies or for analytical purposes, we will inform you separately as part of this privacy policy and, if necessary, we will inform you separately as part of this privacy policy and, if necessary, we will ask for your consent.
Server log files
The page provider automatically collects and stores information in what are called server log files, which your browser or the PRODUCT sends to us automatically. This information is as follows
The operating system used
Hostname of the accessing computer
Server request time
The IP address
WEB: Type and version of the browser
WEB: Referrer URL
These data are not merged with other data sources.
The collection of this data is based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. The operator has a legitimate interest in displaying the application technically error-free and optimizing it - for this purpose, the server log files must be recorded.
Registration in the PRODUCT
You can register in the PRODUCT to use additional features. We will use the data entered for this purpose only for the use of the respective offer or service for which you have registered. The mandatory data requested during registration must be provided in full. Otherwise, we will refuse the registration.
In case of significant changes, for example in the scope of the offer or technically necessary modifications, we will use the email address provided during registration to inform you.
The data entered during registration is processed for the purpose of implementing the user relationship established by the registration and, if applicable, for the initiation of other contracts (Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR).
The data entered during registration is stored by us as long as you are registered in this PRODUCT and is then deleted. The legal retention periods are not affected.
This data is used to set up, provision, and personalize your account.The registration for Facebook-Connect and the associated data processing procedures are based on your consent (Article 6, paragraph 1, point a) of the GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future.
You will find more information in Facebook's terms of use and in Facebook's data protection regulations. You will find them at:
https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/ and https://de-de.facebook.com/legal/terms/.
Registration with a Google account
Instead of a direct registration, you can register with your Google account.The provider of this service is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. However, according to Google, the collected data is also transferred to the United States and other third countries.If you choose to sign up with your Google account and click the button, you will be automatically redirected to the Google platform. There, you can log in with your usage data. This will allow you to link your Google account to this PRODUCT or our services. This link gives us access to your data stored at Google. It is mainly about
The email address
This data is used to set up, provision, and personalize your account.The registration with your Google account and the associated data processing procedures are based on your consent (Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future.
You will find more information in Google's Terms of Service and Google's Privacy Policy. These can be consulted at:
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de and https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=de.
Sign up with Apple
We offer you the possibility to sign up and login using your Apple account with "Apple Login". When you sign up for the first time using your Apple ID, the app will ask for your email address so that an account can be created for you.
We will keep your email address and contact you at this address to provide instructions if necessary. When using the "Sign in with Apple ID" feature, Apple will not track you or create a profile about you. Apple only collects the information necessary to allow you to log in and manage your account.
As long as you stay connected to your device, you remain automatically connected to our application. For more information on Apple Sign In, please visit:
https://support.apple.com/HT210318
Request within the framework of the PRODUCT, by email or by phone
If you contact us (for example, via the contact form in the PRODUCT, by email, by phone, or by fax), your request, including all personal data resulting from it (for example, the name, ther equest), will be stored and processed by us in order to handle your request. This data is processed based on Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR, provided that your request is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on your consent (Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR) and/or on our legitimate interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR), as we have a legitimate interest in efficiently handling the requests addressed to us. The data you sent us via a contact request will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for which the data was stored no longer applies (for example, after your request has been processed). The mandatory legal provisions - in particular the legal retention periods - are not affected. We will not share your data without your consent.
Newsletter data
If you wish to receive the newsletter offered in our PRODUCT, we need an email address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the provided email address and that you agree to receive the newsletter. No other data will be collected. We use this data exclusively to send the requested information and do not share it with third parties. The sending of the newsletter is based on your consent (Article 6, paragraph 1, point a) of the GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time.
For the maintenance and analysis of our newsletters, we use the following data through our service providers:
Opening emails.
Clicks on emails
Newsletter subscriptions
Google Ads / Google Admob
APP: If you use the free membership and activate the ad-supported version, if available, in the APP, you will see ads that are currently provided by Google Ads. (Google Admob). Thus, advertising identifiers are collected by Google Ads. (Mobile advertiser ID, iOS IDFA, Android Advertising ID).
You can find more information here:
https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?lang=de-DE&hl=deWEB: Google Ads allows us to display ads on the Google search engine or on third-party websites if the user enters certain search terms in Google (keyword targeting). Furthermore, targeted ads can be displayed based on user data available to Google (for example, location data and interests). (ciblage par groupe cible). As operators, we can evaluate this data quantitatively, for example by analyzing which search terms led to the display of our ads and how many ads led to the corresponding clicks.
The use of Google Ads is based on Article 6, paragraph 1, point f), of the GDPR. The operator has a legitimate interest in marketing their service products as efficiently as possible.
Conversion tracking Google
This PRODUCT uses Google's conversion tracking service. This service is provided by Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google's conversion tracking allows Google and us to see if the user has taken certain actions. For example, we can evaluate which buttons on our PRODUCT have been clicked the most often and which products have been viewed or purchased the most frequently. This information is used to create conversion statistics. We learn the total number of users who clicked on our ads and the actions they took. We do not receive any information that can be used to personally identify the user. Google itself uses cookies or comparable recognition technologies for identification purposes.
The use of Google Conversion Tracking is based on Article 6, paragraph 1, point f) of the GDPR. The operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its web offerings and its advertising. If corresponding consent has been requested (for example, consent for the storage of cookies), the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.You will find more information about Google conversion tracking in Google's privacy policy:https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de .
Hosting and content delivery networks (CDN)The web services belonging to this PRODUCT are hosted by an external service provider. (Hoster). The personal data collected in this PRODUCT is stored on the host's servers.The use of the hosting provider aims to execute the contract with our potential and existing clients (Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR) and in the interest of a secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online services by a professional provider (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR).
Our host will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfill its performance obligations and will follow our instructions regarding this data.
In order to ensure that the processing complies with data protection regulations, we have concluded a data processing agreement with our host.
Google Firebase
This service is provided by Google Inc. 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States. Using Google Firebase may require the transfer of your personal data to the United States.Firebase is part of the Google Cloud Platform (Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Sieblin 4, Ireland) and offers various services to web and application developers (https://firebase.google.com/terms/).
Some Firebase services process personal data. In most cases, the personal data used is limited to what are called instance identifiers, which are timestamped. The instance IDs created by Firebase are used only once and thus allow for assignment to certain events or processes. According to Google, the data collected as part of this process is not personal data.In other cases, Google Firebase stores, among other things, the number and duration of sessions, operating systems, device models, region, and a number of other data. You will find a detailed overview of the data collected by Google Firebase at the following address:
https://support.google.com/firebase/answer/6318039.
For Analytics for Firebase, Google uses not only the aforementioned instance ID but also the advertising ID of the end device. You can modify the use of the advertising ID in the settings of your mobile device.Android: Settings > Google > Ads > Reset the advertising IDiOS: Settings > Privacy > Advertising > No tracking of advertisements We mainly use Google Firebase
To select the configuration data necessary for operation and transfer this data to the end-user devices.
To analyze user behavior and resolve issues related to user experience, for example by evaluating crash reports
To open the newly installed applications on a specific page or in a specific context
Send push notifications or "in-app" messages (notifications that only appear in the relevant PRODUCT). You can disable and enable push notifications at any time through your device's settings.
The paragraph above ("General Information on the Retention of Personal Data") applies to the retention period of data collected in this manner. Personal data on Google Firebase is not stored longer than necessary for the purpose of the service (generally up to 14 months). You will find more information at:
https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7667196?hl=de-DEGoogle Firebase is used to optimize this PRODUCT and to improve our offerings. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR.
You will find more information about Google Firebase at the following address:
https://firebase.google.com/https://www.firebase.com/terms/privacy-policy.html
V. Data AnalysisIf you access our PRODUCT, your behavior may be statistically evaluated using certain analytical tools and analyzed for advertising and market research purposes or to improve our offerings. When using such tools, we ensure that the legal provisions regarding data protection are respected. When we engage external service providers (subcontractors), we ensure, through appropriate contracts with the service providers, that data processing complies with German and European data protection standards.
This PRODUCT uses Google Analytics. This service is provided by Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Analytics allows the operator to analyze user behavior. In doing so, the operator receives various usage data, such as page impressions, dwell time, operating systems used, and the user's origin. This data can be summarized by Google into a profile that is assigned to the respective user or their device.
Google Analytics uses technologies that allow it to recognize the user in order to analyze their behavior (for example, cookies or device fingerprints). The information collected by Google on the use of this PRODUCT is generally transmitted to a Google server in the United States and stored there.The use of this analysis tool is based on Article 6 (1) (f) of the GDPR. The operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both the PRODUCT offered and its advertising. If corresponding consent has been requested (for example, consent for the storage of cookies), the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.
The data stored by Google at the user and event level, which are linked to cookies, user identifiers (e.g., user ID) or advertising IDs (e.g., Double Click cookies, Android advertising ID), are generally anonymized or deleted after 14 months. You will find details on this topic at the following link: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7667196?hl=de.We have concluded a contract with Google for order processing and fully comply with the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.
We have activated the IP anonymization feature in this application. Therefore, your IP address will be truncated by Google within the member states of the European Union or in other states that are signatories to the European Economic Area agreement before being transmitted to the United States. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this PRODUCT, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the PRODUCT, to compile activity reports, and to provide other services to the operator in relation to the use of the PRODUCT and the use of the Internet. The IP address transmitted by your device as part of Google Analytics is not combined with other Google data.
You will find more information on this topic at the following address: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/2763052.
You can prevent Google from collecting and processing your data by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.
For more information on how Google Analytics processes user data, please refer to Google's privacy policy:https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.
We use the Google Optimize tool to understand which of the different versions of our PRODUCT are more useful to users and which are not. Optimize uses Google Analytics cookies to target content variations for a user and a content experience cookie to determine a user's participation in an experience.
You will find information here about data protection in this context:
http://policies.google.com/?hl=fr and /support.google.com/optimize/answer/6292487?hl=fr.
https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookie-usage#optimize_-_cookie_usage
The storage of this distinct data is carried out by Microsoft - we have no influence over the location. These data cannot be attributed by us to a single user in our own database and are physically completely separate.
If you wish to receive the newsletter offered in our PRODUCT, we need your contact information (email address) as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the provided contact information and that you agree to receive the newsletter.
In case of using the APP, the contact data may also consist of device identifiers to be stored, if you wish for us to contact you via push notification.
Other data will not be collected, or only on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively to send the requested information.
The processing of the provided data is based exclusively on your consent (Article 6, paragraph 1, point a) of the GDPR). You can revoke your consent to the recording of data, contact data, and their use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example via the "unsubscribe" link in the newsletter in the case of emails or via your profile settings in general. The legality of data processing already carried out is not affected by the revocation.
The data you provided to us for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter or the newsletter service provider and will be removed from the newsletter distribution list after your unsubscription. The data we have stored for other purposes is not affected.
Once you have been removed from the newsletter distribution list, your contact data may be stored on a blacklist by us or by the newsletter service provider to prevent the sending of future newsletters. The blacklist data will only be used for this purpose and will not be merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with the legal requirements for sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6, paragraph 1, point f) of the GDPR). Storage in the blacklist is not time-limited. You can object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.
VI. Plugins and tools
This PRODUCT uses what are called fonts, which are provided by Google, for the uniform representation of fonts. Google fonts are installed locally. There is no connection to the Google servers.
You will find more information about Google fonts at the address
https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google's privacy policy:
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.
VII. E-commerce and Payment Service Providers
We collect, process, and use personal data only to the extent necessary for the establishment, content, or modification of the legal relationship (inventory data). This is done based on Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR, which allows the processing of data for the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures. We collect, process, and use personal data on the use of this PRODUCT (usage data) only to the extent necessary to enable or bill the user for the use of the service.
The collected customer data will be deleted after the order is fulfilled or the business relationship ends. The legal retention periods are not affected.
Data transmission when concluding a contract for digital services and contentWe only pass on personal data to third parties if this is necessary for the execution of the contract, for example, to the credit institution responsible for payment processing.
Another transmission of the data is not carried out or only if you have expressly given your consent to this transmission. Your data will not be shared with third parties without your express consent, for example, for advertising purposes.
The basis for data processing is Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR, which allows data processing for the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures.
Update September 2024
