flinqe finga – Privacy Policy

1. Controller◀▶▲▼

Controller for data processing within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

Frank Köstler
flinqefinga
Wilhelmshöhe 28
58454 Witten
Deutschland
E-mail: frank@amkabel.de

2. Overview◀▶▲▼

The app flinqe finga can in principle be used without transmitting personal data. All game functions work fully offline.

Personal or device-related data is only transmitted to our server (flinqefinga.de) in the clearly defined cases described below – essentially when you voluntarily use the online leaderboard, the group contest or the team competition. In the team competition your player name and results are also shown on publicly reachable web pages (section 6).

No advertisingNo tracking SDKs No profiling for advertising No sharing with third parties

3. Local data on your device◀▶▲▼

The following data is stored exclusively locally on your device and is not transmitted:

• App settings (volume, vibration, display options, etc.)
• Local leaderboard / game progress
• Self-chosen player name
• Path to an imported keyboard-layout file, if any

This data remains on the device and is deleted when you uninstall the app or via the Android/iOS settings.

4. Online leaderboard (optional)◀▶▲▼

Only if you voluntarily register for the online leaderboard is data transmitted to and stored on the server.

4.1 Registration

• A player name (nickname) chosen by you
• A randomly generated, anonymous device identifier (UUID) – without hardware IDs, used only to assign your own entries

4.2 Transmitted game results

• Player name and device UUID
• Game parameters (keyboard layout, level, rule set, target phrase, navigation mode)
• Result (points, moves, optimal value, time taken)
• App build number
• IP address (stored server-side, see section 8)

Purpose: provision and display of the online leaderboard, assignment of your own entries, detection of abuse/manipulation.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (requested function) and Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in a manipulation-proof leaderboard).

5. Group contest (optional)◀▶▲▼

The app offers a group contest: one person sets up a contest and reads out a short code; anyone who wants to take part joins with that code. Taking part is voluntary and does not require registration for the online leaderboard.

The following is transmitted and stored on the server:

• The display name you give for the contest (your player name or any name you choose)
• The contest code as well as keyboard, rule set, playing time and the list of target phrases
• Your result: points, number of phrases played, moves and time used
• IP address (for technical reasons, see section 8)

Results are visible to everyone taking part in the same contest – that is the point of a shared ranking. No device identifier is transmitted for this.

Purpose: running and evaluating the contest.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (function requested by you).
Storage period: a contest is deleted automatically at the latest four hours after it was created – together with all participant names and results. Nothing is stored permanently.

6. Teams, league and cup (optional)◀▶▲▼

Beyond the group contest you can join a team and take part in a season – a league with a table, a cup, promotion and relegation. All of this is managed in the browser under /liga/, not in the app. It is voluntary: if you do not join, none of the data described here comes into being. It requires an online leaderboard account (section 4), which is what the entries are linked to.

6.1 Team

• The team’s name, short name, colour and motto, and when it was founded
• Your membership: the link between your player name and the team, the date you joined, and whether you play as a regular or as a guest
• Two codes per team: a joining code to pass on and a captain’s code that gives access to the management page

6.2 Season

• The line-up: which board you play on which matchday – decided by the team captain
• Your result per matchday: score, phrases played, moves, time and the efficiency calculated from them
• A rating of your playing strength, and its history, which rises or falls after every board duel
• Honours at the end of the season, such as „Golden Keyboard“
• IP address (for technical reasons, see section 8)

6.3 Who can see this

The table, the fixtures, the board duels, the squads and the honours are on publicly reachable web pages. Your player name, your team and your results appear there. That is the very point of a team competition – without a table anyone can look at, there would be none.

These pages are closed to search engines („noindex“) and do not appear in search results. Anyone who knows the address can, however, open them. The captains’ management page additionally requires the captain’s code.

So please choose your player name in the knowledge that it will be visible there. A pseudonym is enough; your real name is neither required nor recommended.

Purpose: running, scoring and displaying the team and season competition.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (a function you asked for) and Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in scoring that is traceable and resistant to manipulation).
Storage period: results and tables are a competition’s memory and remain for as long as it is meant to be viewable. If you leave a team, the membership ends; results already played stay in the table, because removing them would distort the other teams’ standings. If a team is disbanded, its name and short name stay taken so that old result lists remain readable. On request we will remove your entries (section 11).

7. Diagnostic log of hidden functions◀▶▲▼

The app contains a hidden extra function („Easter egg“). If it is triggered by a deliberate input, a technical diagnostic log is transmitted to the server once.

The following is transmitted:

• Player name and device UUID (if registered, otherwise empty)
• IP address and client identifier (user agent)
• Device model and manufacturer
• Operating system version and Android API/SDK level
• App language and app build number
• Time of triggering

Purpose: technical analysis of usage and device compatibility of this function.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in technical analysis and further development). No advertising tracking, no merging into user profiles.

8. IP address and hosting◀▶▲▼

Whenever you connect to our server, your IP address is processed for technical reasons. In the cases of sections 4 to 7 it is stored together with the respective entry in order to detect and prevent abuse (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

The server is operated by a hosting provider in Germany. A data processing agreement pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR exists with the provider.

9. No sharing, no advertising, no tracking◀▶▲▼

• No data is collected for advertising purposes.
• No third-party analytics, tracking or advertising libraries are integrated.
• No sharing or sale of data to third parties (apart from the technically necessary hosting provider).

10. Storage period◀▶▲▼

• Local data: until uninstallation or manual deletion.
• Online leaderboard: until your entry is deleted (by you in the app or on request).
• Group contest: deleted automatically at the latest four hours after it was created.
• Teams and season: for as long as the competition is meant to be viewable; earlier on request.
• Diagnostic log: only as long as required for analysis, then deleted.

11. Your rights◀▶▲▼

Under the GDPR you have the right to information (Art. 15), rectification (Art. 16), erasure (Art. 17), restriction (Art. 18), data portability (Art. 20) and objection (Art. 21).

You can have your online data deleted at any time:

• in the app via the function to deactivate/delete the online account, or
• by e-mail to frank@amkabel.de.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority.

12. Children◀▶▲▼

The app is aimed at all age groups and does not specifically collect data from children. Online registration is voluntary; minors should only use it with the consent of their parents or guardians.

13. Changes to this policy◀▶▲▼

This privacy policy may be adjusted if app functions or the legal situation change. The current version published here applies.