Webcockpit App privacy policy

Privacy policy for the Sotec WebCockpit Mobile Application

Privacy Policy for Mobile App

Last update: 18.04.2019


We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and according to the legal data protection regulations, as well as this data protection explanation.

This privacy policy applies to our mobile iPhone and Android apps (hereinafter referred to as "App"). It explains the type, purpose and scope of data collection in the context of app usage.

We would like to point out that there are security gaps in data transmission on the Internet. A complete protection of the data against access by third parties is not possible.


Responsible authority:

SOTEC Software Entwicklungs GmbH + Co. microcomputer technology KG

Calwer Str. 11

75395 Ostelsheim, Germany

+49(0)7033 5458-0

Data Protection Officer <dsb@sotec.eu>


Copyright Sotec GmbH. All rights reserved.


If you install and use this app, the following personal data will be collected from you:

usage data: The data is collected exclusively for the following purpose: Statistics to improve quality

The collection of personal data by this app only takes place if we are legally entitled to do so or if you have expressly consented to the collection of the data in question. Login data from existing WebCockpit contracts are also used in the app.

Data collection in the context of app use: Personal data can be collected in the context of app use in particular in the following way:

(1) You enter the data yourself (e.g. user name and e-mail address).

(2) Your data will be automatically collected by our systems or by our service providers (e.g. analysis of data).

(3) Your data will be processed on the basis of the access rights required by this App and the that you have given us (e.g. location data).

Data you enter yourself: If you create an account in our app, contact us via our contact form or post comments / evaluations, the data you enter yourself can be stored by us. If you create a profile in the app, the information stored in the profile will also be stored by us (e.g. e-mail address, user name, telephone number, photos, etc.). We do not pass on this data without your consent.

Contact form: If you send us enquiries via the contact form, your details from the enquiry form including the contact data provided by you there will be used to send us your enquiry.

for the purpose of processing the inquiry and for the case of follow-up questions temporarily stored with us. We do not pass on this data without your consent. The processing of the data entered in the contact form requires your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time. The legality of the data processing operations that have already taken place remains unaffected by the revocation.

Analysis tools: If you access our app, your behavior can be statistically evaluated with the help of certain analysis tools and analyzed for advertising and market research purposes or to improve our offers.

App Access Rights: To provide our services through the App, we require the following access rights, which allow us to access certain features of your device.

Device number of your smartphone: The data is collected for the following purposes:

For statistical purposes

Further data: Network connections for transmitting and reloading data

Device memory: for storing documents (if desired by the user) and for storing (caching) displayed information and data

Telephone function: for example, contact form if the user has triggered the call function.

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

Information, deletion, blocking: You have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, their origin and recipient and the purpose of the data processing as well as a right to correction, blocking or deletion of these data. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint for this and other questions on the subject of personal data.

Right of appeal to the responsible supervisory authority: We would like to point out that you have the right to lodge a complaint with the responsible supervisory authority in the event of violations of data protection law. The responsible supervisory authority for data protection issues is usually the data protection officer of the federal state in which our company has its headquarters. 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/addresses_links-node.html

Objection advertising mails: The use of contact data published in the context of the imprint obligation for the sending of not expressly requested advertisement and information material is hereby contradicted. The operators of the app expressly reserve the right to take legal action against unsolicited mailing or e-mailing of spam and other similar advertising materials.

Contact form: If you send us enquiries via the contact form, your details from the enquiry form, including the contact data you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the enquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. These data will not be passed on without your consent.