for the CampSecure™ app and the website campsecure.app
Version: 29 May 2026
Controller within the meaning of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):
Bernd Maier
Regentenstr. 5b
51063 Cologne
Germany
Email: info@campsecure.app
We take the protection of your personal data seriously. The CampSecure™ app is built on a “privacy by design” approach.
The app processes personal data primarily on your device only. There is no central storage at CampSecure™ and no transmission of app content to servers operated by the provider (CampSecure™) or to us.
Alarm function in brief: Location, camera and microphone are used only on your device to provide security and alarm features. CampSecure™ does not receive this data. In an alarm you may—only if you configure this in the app—send selected information (e.g. timestamp, photo, location) via email through your own SMTP server to addresses you enter (typically yourself). Neither we nor CampSecure™ are recipients or intermediaries of that alarm content.
Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable person.
The app may request the following Android permissions. They serve the alarm and security features and are processed only on your device. Raw data is not transmitted to CampSecure™ servers, the app provider or us:
The app also processes the following mainly or exclusively on your Android device:
This data is not transmitted to CampSecure™ servers or to us.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (performance of contract / use of the app)
If you enable and configure notifications, the following data may be sent from your device in an alarm via services you choose (scope depends on your settings):
Transmission is only via email (SMTP) through your SMTP account to the email addresses you enter—often yourself or people you name. CampSecure™ does not operate a mail server and has no access to content or recipients. Your SMTP provider and any intermediate mail servers process under their own terms.
We and CampSecure™ are not recipients of this alarm data, do not operate an intermediary cache for it and do not analyse these contents. No data is passed to us through these channels.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (performance of contract)
CampSecure™ does not operate cloud infrastructure to store your app data (location, camera, microphone, alarm media, logs). We do not centrally collect data or track your use of the app for advertising or profiling.
Personal data from the app is not sent to CampSecure™ servers or to us unless you separately use the website (e.g. contact form) or email us—the purposes then are as described there.
Third parties involved in delivery (e.g. Google when installing via Play Store or your SMTP provider) process data under their own terms and only in connection with transmissions you initiate.
When you visit the website, the host may automatically process:
This supports secure technical operation.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest)
Retention: typically 7–14 days.
When you use the contact form we process:
Purpose: handling your request.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR
Processor: EmailJS Inc., USA – https://www.emailjs.com/legal/privacy-policy/
Transfers to the USA rely on standard contractual clauses under Art. 46 GDPR.
We use hCaptcha to reduce spam.
Processor: Intuition Machines, Inc., 350 Alabama St, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA – https://www.hcaptcha.com/privacy
Processing is for protection against automated spam. Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in preventing abuse)
On the website (DE/EN home pages) you may optionally use the CampSecure assistant, an AI-powered chatbot that answers questions about CampSecure based on our stored product and user-guide information.
How processing works: Your message is sent from your browser via HTTPS to our web server at campsecure.app. We apply technical checks (length limits, abuse protection, rate limiting) and then forward the message to the external AI service DeepSeek to generate a reply. API keys and system configuration stay on our server only; they are not exposed in the browser.
Data processed:
Storage: We do not store chat content in a permanent conversation database. It is used only to produce the immediate reply. Short-lived technical logs (e.g. error and security logs) may be created.
Third country / processor: Replies are generated via the DeepSeek API (Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Co., Ltd., People’s Republic of China). Data may be transferred to a country without an EU adequacy decision. We use this service because it is necessary to answer your question and is limited to the message you submit. See DeepSeek’s policy: DeepSeek Privacy Policy.
Please note: Do not enter special-category data (e.g. health data) or credentials in the chat. The assistant does not replace individual legal, security or purchase advice.
Purpose: answering product and support questions on the website.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in informing and supporting visitors); where you voluntarily provide information, also your consent by using the feature.
Objection: Do not use the chatbot if you do not want this processing. You may contact us at any time at info@campsecure.app.
If you ask to be kept informed about CampSecure in the chatbot, we process:
Data is stored in a SQLite database on our web server (not publicly accessible). We send a confirmation email before activation (double opt-in). You may withdraw consent at any time (link in the email or email to us).
Purpose: information about CampSecure at your request.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent).
Email delivery: via our configured SMTP provider (see legal notice / hosting).
When you download or purchase the app, Google LLC’s privacy policy also applies.
For paid purchases, payment data is processed solely by Google Play. The app provider does not receive card or bank details.
Google may process device and usage information in the Play context (e.g. install, updates, crash reports if you allow). See Google’s policy for details.
Short disclosures in the Play Console (in-app privacy, security, data types) should match this policy; if anything conflicts, this page is the full statement for the website and app.
All app data is stored locally only.
Recordings and sensor/location data remain on the device until you delete them in the app, reset app data or uninstall—CampSecure™ does not back them up on a server.
On uninstall, locally stored data is removed as the operating system provides.
Contact form data is kept only as long as needed to handle your request.
Chat messages are not stored as permanent conversation archives (see section 5.4).
Interest-list data is kept until you withdraw consent, unsubscribe or request erasure—at most as long as needed for the stated purpose.
You have the right to:
You may also lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
Lead authority (Germany, NRW): State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information North Rhine-Westphalia – https://www.ldi.nrw.de
The app uses Android’s platform security features.
Sensitive data (e.g. PIN and email credentials) is stored encrypted in the Android Keystore.
Location, camera and microphone data are used only for the alarm features and—outside email notifications you trigger—are not transmitted to us (see sections 3 and 4).
This website uses HTTPS.
The chatbot is protected server-side (access restrictions, rate limits, no public database). DeepSeek and SMTP credentials are not placed in the frontend.
We may update this privacy policy when the law, the app or the website changes. The current version is on this page with the date at the top. Please review it when you use our services again.