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 GitHub App.

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.

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 the SemanticDiff GitHub App (the “controller”) for purposes of data protection law is:

Sysmagine GmbH
Hans-Bunte-Str. 8-10
69123 Heidelberg
Germany

Telephone: +49 6221 41646-00
Email: info@sysmagine.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 revoke their consent at any time (cf. also Art. 7 Para. 3 GDPR);
• 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 object to the processing of personal data concerning them (cf. also Art. 21 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 app 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.

Server data

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 app: These server log files record the type and version of your browser, operating system, the website from which you came (referrer URL), the webpages in our app you visited, the date and time of your visit, as well as the IP address from which you used our app.

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 app.

The data will be deleted within no more than seven days, unless continued storage is required for evidentiary purposes. In which case, all or part of the data will be excluded from deletion until the investigation of the relevant incident is finally resolved.

Cookies

a) Session cookies

We use cookies in our app. Cookies are small text files or other storage technologies stored on your computer by your browser. We use these cookies to uniquely identify you during and after login to our service and to save your settings.

The legal basis for such processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b) GDPR, insofar as these cookies are used to collect data to initiate or process contractual relationships.

If the processing does not serve to initiate or process a contract, our legitimate interest lies in improving the functionality of our app. The legal basis is then Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) GDPR.

b) Disabling cookies

You can refuse the use of cookies by changing the settings in your browser. Likewise, you can use the browser to delete cookies that have already been stored. However, the steps and measures required vary, depending on the browser you use. If you have any questions, please use the help function or consult the documentation for your browser or contact its maker for support.

If you prevent or restrict the installation of cookies, not all of the functions on our site may be fully usable.

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.

GitHub Integration

In order to provide the functionality of this app, source code and review comments are synchronized with the source code hosting provider GitHub. GitHub is a service of Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA. Based on the Data Privacy Framework, Microsoft is a certified company that provides an adequate level of data protection comparable to the EU.

The legal basis for this data processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b) GDPR. Synchronizing data with GitHub is necessary to provide the functionality of the GitHub application.

GitHub’s privacy policy can be found at https://github.com/site/privacy.

Matomo (Analytics)

This app uses the open source web analytics platform Matomo to measure, collect, analyse and report visitors data for purposes of understanding and optimizing our app. For example, it helps us to identify bugs, and which features are most appreciated. Our team is benefiting from the processing of your personal data, and uses reports generated by Matomo to take action, for example changing the layout of the app, implementing new features, etc. By processing your personal data, you can profit from an app which is getting better and better.

Matomo is processing the following personal data:

• IP address
• Date and time
• Title of the page being viewed
• URL of the page being viewed
• URL of the page that was viewed prior to the current page
• Screen resolution
• Time in local timezone
• Files that were clicked and downloaded
• Link clicks to an outside domain
• Pages generation time
• Country, region, city
• Main language of the browser
• User Agent of the browser
• Form interactions
• Media interactions
• Through which campaign the app was reached

The data thus collected will be anonymized by masking parts of the IP address and is not stored in association with any other of your other 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 app. Without the data, we would not be able to provide you the service we are currently offering to you. Your data will be used only to improve the user experience in our app.

Matomo data is hosted on our own servers located in Germany. The data will be deleted after a period of 6 months.

Based on the Model Data Protection Statement by Anwaltskanzlei Weiß & Partner
This privacy statement was last updated October 10, 2023.