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Privacy Policy

Personal data (usually referred to just as “data”) will only be processed by us to the extent necessary and for the purpose of providing a functional and user-friendly service.

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 etc. 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 which may result in said third parties also processing data they collect and control.

The privacy statement applies to all processing of personal data carried out by us:

  • in the Inkonym app, on Android and in your browser
  • on this website, inkonym.com

1) Information about us as controllers of your data

The party responsible for this app (the “controller”) for purposes of data protection law is:

Florian Pollak

E-Mail: campus.elysia+inkonym@gmail.com
Address: Kirchberggasse 17/L1, 1070 Wien, Austria

2) 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 deletion of data concerning them (cf. also Art. 17 GDPR), 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 (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).
  • to object to the controller’s future processing of their data pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) GDPR (cf. also Art. 21 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.

3) Information about the data processing

Contact

If you contact us via email or another form of communication, 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.

Data

The app stores information related to you about the following on the device:

  • the words, names, numbers and patterns you add to “Your terms”, so that every file you open is searched for them, unless you switch off “Remember my terms”, in which case they are forgotten when the app closes
  • your settings, such as which kinds of details are looked for, what starts out ticked, which languages scans and photos are read in, and whether every page is flattened

The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b) GDPR: we need this data in order to provide the app to you as agreed.

Server Log Files

Whenever you open a page, your browser sends a request to the servers this service is delivered from. Those servers are operated on our behalf by Vercel, and they record:

  • your IP address
  • the date and time of the request and the page or file requested
  • the type and version of your browser and your operating system
  • the website that referred you, if any

This happens for every request and cannot be switched off, because without it the pages cannot be delivered to you at all. We do not use this data to identify individual visitors, and we do not combine it with the audience measurement described below.

The legal basis is our legitimate interest in delivering this service securely and reliably, and in defending it against attacks and abuse, Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Log entries are kept only for as long as these purposes require and are deleted or anonymised afterwards.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the hosting provider in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR.

Erasure

Local Data

You may be able to delete all the local data associated with the app via the app/browser settings or tools of your operating system, depending on your browser and operating system.

Please note that for technical reasons - and this applies to any app - there may be residual data after a deletion.

Third-Party Services

We may use third-party providers to provide the services of this app to you. Please refer to the “Service Providers” section for details.

Service Providers

We may employ third-party companies and individuals due to the following reasons:

  • To distribute the app on your specific device
  • To host this website and measure how it is used

We want to inform users of this app that these third parties have access to your personal information. However, they are obligated not to disclose or use the information for any other purpose.

We may use the following services. Please refer to their linked privacy policy for details:

Transfer to Third Countries

Data processing may also take place on servers outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA).

In these cases, we ensure that appropriate safeguards (e.g., Standard Contractual Clauses of the EU Commission) are in place to guarantee an adequate level of data protection.

Web Analytics

We measure how this website is used so we can see which pages are helpful and notice when something is broken. This measurement is carried out for us by Vercel Web Analytics.

The measurement records:

  • the pages you open on this website and the order you open them in
  • the website that referred you here, if any
  • the campaign parameters in the link you followed (for example whether you came from a link we posted on a social network), if the link carried any
  • your approximate location at country level, your device type, operating system and browser
  • which buttons and links you activate on the page, and whether you scroll past half and nine tenths of it

No cookies are set. Visitors are counted using a hash that is derived from your request and replaced every day. We therefore cannot recognise you across different days.

The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interest in an audience-appropriate and reliable website, Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Because no information is stored on or retrieved from your device, this measurement does not require your consent.

The hash is discarded when it is replaced, so after 24 hours at the latest the data can no longer be related to you; only aggregated statistics that permit no conclusions about individual visitors are kept beyond that point.

You have the right to object to this processing at any time under Art. 21 GDPR. To do so, please contact us using the details in the “Information about us as controllers of your data” section above. Sending a “Do Not Track” signal or a general ad blocker from your browser will also prevent the measurement.

The processing might take place in the United States.

Where this involves a transfer outside the European Economic Area, it is safeguarded by the EU Commission Standard Contractual Clauses and the provider’s certification under the EU–US Data Privacy Framework.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR.

Cookies

Cookies are files with a small amount of data that are commonly used as anonymous unique identifiers. These are sent to your browser from the websites that you visit and are stored on your device’s internal memory.

The app stores the following on your device, so that it can do something you have asked it to do:

  • inkonym-landing-theme — is set on this website only, when you pick light or dark with the switch at the top of its pages, and holds that choice so the pages open the way you left them. It is stored in your browser’s local storage rather than as a cookie, and is never sent to us. It stays until you clear your browser data. Each of these is set only once you have made the choice it records, is read by us alone, and holds nothing that identifies you. Because it is strictly necessary to provide what you explicitly asked for, it requires no consent (section 165 Para. 3 TKG 2021, Art. 5 Para. 3 ePrivacy Directive). You can delete it in your browser settings at any time; the app will simply stop remembering that choice.

Apart from these, this Service does not use these “cookies” explicitly. However, the app may use third party code and libraries that use “cookies” to collect information and improve their services. You have the option to either accept or refuse these cookies and know when a cookie is being sent to your device. If you choose to refuse these cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of this Service for technical reasons.

This app may contain links to other services. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that resource. Note that these external resources are not operated by us. Therefore, we strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of them. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

Your Files

Inkonym opens the PDFs, photos, emails and text files you choose and processes them in your device’s memory. They are not uploaded, and they are not sent to us or to anyone else. Text in scans and photos is read by text recognition that runs on your device.

The original file is never changed. An anonymized copy is written only when you ask for it: in the browser as a download, on Android into the Documents/Inkonym folder, or handed to the app you pick from your device’s share sheet. Once you share a copy, whoever receives it holds it under their own terms and privacy policy.

Apart from the copy you save, the app keeps nothing of your files. What it does keep on your device, your terms and your settings, is listed under “Data” above. Both stay in the app’s own storage on your device and are never sent anywhere.

On Android, the app also opts out of Android’s cloud backup and of the transfer of app data to a new phone, so your terms and settings do not leave the device that way either: they are not copied into your Google account’s backup or onto another device.

No Internet Connection

The app makes no network requests. Its text recognition engine (tesseract.js), with the language data for English, German, French, Spanish and Italian, and its PDF engine (pdf.js) are part of the app rather than downloaded when needed. The Android app as it is published does not have Android’s permission to access the internet, so the system does not let it open a network connection at all, and in the browser a content security policy only lets the app connect to the address it was loaded from.

There are no analytics, no crash reports, no advertising, no tracking and no accounts in the app.

If you use Inkonym in your browser, your browser first downloads the app from the server it is published on, as it does for any web page, and that server receives the technical data such a request carries, such as your IP address. Your files are not part of that request: they are opened from your device after the app has loaded.

Removing What the App Keeps

Switch off “Remember my terms” and your terms are forgotten when the app closes. Clearing the app’s data, or uninstalling the app, removes your settings and your terms from your device; as the Android app keeps them out of backups, they are not restored if you install it again. For the web app, clearing your browser’s data for its address removes them.

This Website Is Separate from the App

What is described under “Server Log Files”, “Web Analytics” and “Cookies” happens on this website, inkonym.com, only. The Inkonym app collects nothing: it makes no network requests, keeps your terms and settings on your device, and does not know whether you have ever visited this website.

4) Age Restriction

The use of our app is not permitted for persons under the age of 16. If you are under 16 years of age, please do not use our app or send us any personal data.

5) Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update or change our privacy policy at any time and you should check this privacy policy periodically. Your continued use of the app after we post any modifications to the privacy policy on this page will constitute your acknowledgment of the modifications and your consent to abide and be bound by the modified privacy policy.

Parts of this privacy policy page were created at privacypolicytemplate.net and modified/generated by App Privacy Policy Generator and combined with Model Data Protection Statement for Anwaltskanzlei Weiß & Partner

This privacy policy was last updated on: 2026-10-21T13:26:06.855Z.