Privacy Policy
Summary (in my own words)
Purpose
Checkflix is non-commercial. This site was created as a final project as part of Harvard's CS50 course. Checkflix does not sell anything, especially not your data. Developer and operator of the site is Steffen Ermisch. Checkflix is made to present your Netflix statistics in an appealing way.
Hosting
This webhosting provider for Checkflix is Hetzner Online with servers in Germany. Every hosting provider needs to process data like the browser, the IP address etc. in order to deliver the website. Details can be found in the the privacy policy of Hetzner.
Data processing
When you submit your Netflix data to Checkflix, it is analyzed on your device. The file that is analyzed contains information about what you have watched on Netflix, when, where and with which device. This data is not stored on the server, but on your device in the browser cache. If you want to delete this data, you can do so at any time by clicking on the red button on the file input page.
Analytics
Checkflix uses the open-source tool Umami for analytics. This tool collects anonymous statistics about the website usage. The data is stored and processed on servers of my webhosting provider and is not shared with third parties.
Contact form
When using the contact form, the data you enter will be sent to me by email.
Right of information and deletion
According to EU GDPR, you have the right to request information about personal data service providers store and the right to have this data deleted. To use Checkflix you do not have to create an account - and I do not have any data stored that can be clearly assigned to you. The data you provide is stored on your device and is not shared with me or third parties.
Formal version
Personal data (usually referred to just as „data“ below) will only be processed by us to the extent necessary and for the purpose of providing a functional and user-friendly website, including its contents, and the services offered there.
Per Art. 4 No. 1 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, i.e. the General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter referred to as the „GDPR“), „processing“ refers to any operation or set of operations such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation, alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination, or otherwise making available, alignment, or combination, restriction, erasure, or destruction performed on personal data, whether by automated means or not.
The following privacy policy is intended to inform you in particular about the type, scope, purpose, duration, and legal basis for the processing of such data either under our own control or in conjunction with others. We also inform you below about the third-party components we use to optimize our website and improve the user experience which may result in said third parties also processing data they collect and control.
Our privacy policy is structured as follows:
I. Information about us as controllers of your data
II. The rights of users and data subjects
III. Information about the data processing
I. Information about us as controllers of your data
The party responsible for this website (the „controller“) for purposes of data protection law is:
Steffen ErmischPressebüro JP4
Richard-Wagner-Str. 10-12
50674 Köln, Germany
E-Mail: checkflix@gmail.com
II. The rights of users and data subjects
With regard to the data processing to be described in more detail below, users and data subjects have the right
- to confirmation of whether data concerning them is being processed, information about the data being processed, further information about the nature of the data processing, and copies of the data (cf. also Art. 15 GDPR);
- to correct or complete incorrect or incomplete data (cf. also Art. 16 GDPR);
- to the immediate deletion of data concerning them (cf. also Art. 17 DSGVO), or, alternatively, if further processing is necessary as stipulated in Art. 17 Para. 3 GDPR, to restrict said processing per Art. 18 GDPR;
- to receive copies of the data concerning them and/or provided by them and to have the same transmitted to other providers/controllers (cf. also Art. 20 GDPR);
- to file complaints with the supervisory authority if they believe that data concerning them is being processed by the controller in breach of data protection provisions (see also Art. 77 GDPR).
In addition, the controller is obliged to inform all recipients to whom it discloses data of any such corrections, deletions, or restrictions placed on processing the same per Art. 16, 17 Para. 1, 18 GDPR. However, this obligation does not apply if such notification is impossible or involves a disproportionate effort. Nevertheless, users have a right to information about these recipients.
Likewise, under Art. 21 GDPR, users and data subjects have the right to object to the controller’s future processing of their data pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. In particular, an objection to data processing for the purpose of direct advertising is permissible.
III. Information about the data processing
Your data processed when using our website will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose for its storage ceases to apply, provided the deletion of the same is not in breach of any statutory storage obligations or unless otherwise stipulated below.
Cookies and Services
We use cookies and other web analysis technologies on various pages to make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions. Below you will find details on which data can be processed by which service and for which purpose.
Contact
If you contact us via email or the contact form, the data you provide will be used for the purpose of processing your request. We must have this data in order to process and answer your inquiry; otherwise we will not be able to answer it in full or at all.
The legal basis for this data processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b) GDPR.
Your data will be deleted once we have fully answered your inquiry and there is no further legal obligation to store your data, such as if an order or contract resulted therefrom.
Server data
The web hosting provider of this website is Hetzner (Hetzner Online GmbH, Industriestr. 25, 91710 Gunzenhausen, Germany).
For technical reasons, the following data sent by your internet browser to us or to our server provider will be collected, especially to ensure a secure and stable website: These server log files record the type and version of your browser, operating system, the website from which you came (referrer URL), the webpages on our site visited, the date and time of your visit, as well as the IP address from which you visited our site.
The data thus collected will be temporarily stored, but not in association with any other of your data.
The basis for this storage is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the improvement, stability, functionality, and security of our website.
We have concluded an data processing agreement with Hetzner.
App data
When you submit a file within the app "Checkflix" the data you provide will be processed and stored locally on your device. The file that is analyzed contains information about what you have watched on Netflix, when, where and with which device.
Data processing by TMDB
Checkflix displays images, genre categorization and summaries of movies and series you have watched. This data is provided by The Movie Database (TMDB). To make this possible, titles of series and movies you have watched on Netflix are transferred to TMDB. These API calls run serverside and are not linked to your personal data.
This privacy policy was created with the help of Model Data Protection Statement for Anwaltskanzlei Weiß & Partner