Terms of Use & Privacy Policy

Welcome to Puckhunter! We are pleased that you want to use our service. Please note that you can only use our service if you agree to the following terms of use and privacy policy. We would like to briefly inform you about the rights that apply to the provision of the service for you and us. Therefore, please read these provisions carefully.

In short

  • Your data belongs to you
  • We do not analyze your user behavior
  • We transmit all data encrypted
  • With an account, your data and check-ins are transmitted to the server
  • Your location is only used in the "LiveCheckin" function. The location is transmitted to the server but not stored
  • We do not sell data or share data with third parties
  • We do not send unwanted advertisements
  • All your data will be deleted immediately upon deletion of your user account
  • Server location: Germany

Responsible Party

Benjamin Riegger
 Alte Poststr. 5
 88263 Horgenzell

E-Mail: hello@puckhunter.net

Terms of Use

The terms of use constitute a contract between you and Puckhunter (hereinafter also referred to as the Service, Application, or App). Puckhunter is an app or service offering by Benjamin Riegger (hereinafter also referred to as the Provider). We reserve the right to change these terms at any time and will inform you accordingly. If you do not agree to these terms, you are unfortunately not entitled to access and use our services, content, and features. By registering for or using our service, or by continuing to use it after a change in the terms of use or privacy policy, we assume that you have accepted and agreed to these terms and are thereby agreeing to be a party to this binding contract.

Usage

  • The subject of the contract is the free or paid use of the Puckhunter app which can be accessed via www.puckhunter.net and its subpages, as a web application or through desktop applications and corresponding mobile applications (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Apps").
  • With Puckhunter, we offer you a service through which you can enter and track your ice hockey games. Additionally, you can connect with other users to view their games. For this purpose, we provide the technical requirements in the form of the application. The provider does not participate in the content-related networking and communication.
  • The application is provided to the user free of charge. Paid features within the app may be added by the provider at any time and will be clearly marked.
  • For the use of certain functions, registration of a user account with the indication of a username (not necessarily real name), email address, and password may be necessary. Use without a user account is not possible.
  • There is no entitlement to conclude a usage agreement. We reserve the right to reject your registration request at any time without giving reasons. In this case, we will of course delete all data you have already provided.
  • If you have the option to add images within the app, you are obligated to ensure that you have the exclusive usage rights to these images and that making these images or other content publicly available does not violate legal regulations, good morals, and/or the rights of third parties.
  • We are entitled to delete or replace content created by you at any time if there are specific indications that such content violates legal regulations, good morals, and/or the rights of third parties.
  • The application enables the exchange of messages between users, including via email. You agree to receive these messages and undertake not to send any messages that infringe upon the law through the app. Within the app, individual notification functions can be deactivated by you. We do not send unwanted messages and will only contact you if important information regarding your use of the application is pending.
  • In principle, the app also works without an internet connection, but an internet connection may be necessary for certain functions.
  • We strive to ensure high availability and reliability of our services, but we cannot exclude the possibility of unavailability or other technical issues. The user is responsible for regularly backing up their device's data.
  • There is no entitlement to use our services. The provider reserves the right to discontinue the application at any time without giving reasons or to exclude the user from using the application.
  • The provider reserves the right to change the application at any time without giving reasons, especially with regard to any paid features.

Termination

  • The contract for the free use of the Puckhunter application is concluded for an indefinite period.
  • If you have registered within the application, you can terminate the contract at any time by selecting "Delete Account" within your profile settings in the application. All your data will be immediately deleted from our servers.
  • You can terminate the usage agreement at any time by email with appropriate proof that the account to be deleted belongs to you.

Liability

  • Subject to mandatory legal provisions, the provider assumes no liability for direct or indirect damages resulting from the use of Puckhunter or in connection with the services of the provider.
  • In the event of violations of these terms of use or infringements of rights and corresponding claims by third parties, the user expressly indemnifies the provider from any liability and becomes fully liable to the provider for damages.

Privacy Policy

In the following privacy policy, we inform you about the extent to which data is collected when using the Puckhunter app and explain your rights in this context.

Personal Data

Personal data refers to information that can be traced back to an individual. This includes information such as your name or email address. Data that is purely quantitative, such as the number of users per day, is not considered personal data.

Usage Analysis / Tracking

We do not use external tracking providers to collect data in the app, and we do not transmit data to third parties. All functions of Puckhunter that involve user behavior, such as entered ice hockey games or uploaded images, are encrypted and transmitted to the server, where they are stored in association with the user account.

What Data is Transmitted?

When you use Puckhunter, data is loaded from our servers to keep your app up to date, such as the current newsfeed with games from friends or all other users, as well as lists of stadiums and teams. For communication, an ID is generated during installation, which is sent with every communication to our servers.

To allocate the corresponding data to the correct device, the following data is additionally stored:

  • User ID
  • App name
  • App version
  • Installed operating system version
  • Device language setting

App Usage with User Account

With a user account, you have the opportunity to access certain features such as entering games and viewing a list of games entered by you and other users. For this purpose, the following information is required and stored on our servers:

  • Name (freely selectable, can also be a pseudonym)
  • Email address
  • Password (stored only as a hash)

An ID is automatically assigned to your user account, and the device with which you log in or register is linked to this user account. We place great emphasis on data protection and have endeavored to request only the necessary data to ensure usage. By creating a user account, your entered games are transmitted to the server. When you enter a game, the check-in, along with your username, appears in the public newsfeed. Transmission to our servers is also necessary if you want to synchronize multiple of your own devices. Other users have the option to view your entered games within the app as well.

Individual analysis or evaluation of games entered in Puckhunter does not take place. We reserve the right to view this data in individual cases for error analysis and to use it for quantitative evaluations. If you contact us via the feedback form in the app, your username and email is saved to your message

Location Data

In the Puckhunter app, you have the option to display nearby stadiums based on your current location. If you allow the app access to your location, the location is processed on your device and transmitted to the server. The location is neither stored on your device nor on the server.

App Permissions

In order to use all features of the Puckhunter app, the app must be able to access various functions and data on your device. Therefore, it is technically necessary for you to grant the app certain permissions. If you do not want to grant certain permissions, you cannot use some functions of the app. Below, we inform you about the permissions the Puckhunter app requires and what they are used for:

  • Location: (network-based location (Geofence), GPS location): This permission is required to display nearby stadiums based on your current location.
  • Camera: This permission is required to take a photo for a stadium and upload it.
  • Notifications: This permission is used for many functions. The app can inform you via push notification about the following events:
    • A friend has checked in a new game.
    • You have received a friend request.
    • There is a new feature in the app that may be of interest to you.
  • Photos: This permission is required to upload a photo for a stadium.

The information provided by you is transmitted encrypted to prevent misuse of the data by third parties. All collected data is stored on servers in Germany and is subject to German data protection laws.

Duration of Storage and Retention Periods

We store your data for as long as necessary to provide our services and related services, or as long as we have a legitimate interest in further storage. In all other cases, we delete your personal data, except for data that we must continue to retain to comply with legal (e.g., tax or commercial) retention periods (e.g., invoices).

Correction and Deletion of Your Data

If you have registered with a user account on Puckhunter, you can edit your data (name, email address, and password) directly within your profile in the app.

If you wish to delete your user account, please use the "Delete Account" function within your profile. All your data will be removed from our servers within a few minutes.

You have the right to information about your data. For information and suggestions regarding data protection, we are available at the email address feedback@puckhunter.net.

Date: March 15, 2024