Data Protection

Ascora GmbH (Abelssoft) has created this data protection statement in order to explain our use for data protection.

In the following paragraph, we will provide you with information about the collection and distribution of Abelssoft products and the website.

If you have any questions regarding the collection, processing or use of your personal data, in the event of information, correction, blocking or deletion of data, as well as the revocation of any consent or objection to a specific data use, please contact [email protected].

According to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you got the right to receive information about your stored data without any costs as well as the right to get those data corrected if necessary.

In addition, you may request that your data be deleted, as long as they are no longer required for the contract processing and also require the blocking of your data. In this case, however, we will also delete your saved licenses and your account at www.abelssoft.de so that you will not be able to download any programs you may have registered later.

Requests for information and requests for revocation or cancellation may also be sent to the competent authority in electronic form.

Our company data protection officer will be happy to provide you with information or suggestions on the subject of data protection

Dr. Stephan Schenk
Weser Datenschutz GmbH
Buchtstr. 13
28195 Bremen
Tel.: +49 (0) 421 – 40894355
Fax: +49 (0) 421 – 408943555
E-Mail: [email protected]

IP addresses of visitors to our Web site may be used to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer our Web site. IP addresses may also be used to compile general demographic information. We will not attempt to identify individual users through their IP addresses. We sometimes use an outside ad company to display ads on our site. These ads may contain cookies. Cookies received with banner ads are collected by ad companies, and we do not have access to this information.

Our site or our programs may use an order form for customers to register or request information, products, and services. We collect contact information (like their email address), but NOT financial information (like their account or credit card numbers). This information is used to ship orders and/or to keep users updated on similar products of our own or of our partners. Any credit card processing is managed by a certified third parties. Abelssoft does not sell or use your private information for any purpose other than to ship you your order, to contact you if there is a problem with your order or to keep you informed of Abelssofts or partners products.

When you subscribe to our newsletter, we use the data required for this purpose or separately from you to regularly send you our e-mail newsletter according to your consent. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter / customer letter at any time on our website. Alternatively, you can also use the unsubscribe link in the footer area of ​​each newsletter / customer letter. In addition, you can unsubscribe by e-mail at [email protected] by e-mail.  

If you provided us with your data in connection with the purchase of a digital product, a physical good or a service and you have not contradicted it, we reserve the right to send you regular offers from our assortment, as well as from the assortment of cooperation partners. You may at any time object to your use of your data - in particular the use of your e-mail address - without incurring any costs. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter / customer letter at any time on our website. Alternatively, you can also use the unsubscribe link in the footer area of ​​each newsletter / customer letter. In addition, you can unsubscribe by e-mail at [email protected].

Our website and systems are hosted by Hetzner Online GmbH, Industriestr. 25, 91710 Gunzenhausen, Germany.

As part of the hosting services, Hetzner processes personal data on our behalf. This may include technical data such as IP addresses, access times and server log files that are generated when users access our website or use our services.

The processing is carried out on the basis of a data processing agreement in accordance with Article 28 GDPR. Hetzner processes personal data solely in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with applicable data protection regulations.

The server locations used by us are generally located within the European Union. Processing of personal data in third countries only takes place if a corresponding server location is explicitly selected and appropriate data protection safeguards are in place.

Purpose of processing:
Ensuring the secure and stable operation of our website and IT systems, maintaining availability, error analysis and protection against misuse.

Legal basis:
Article 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in the secure and reliable operation of our online services).

We use Cloudflare Inc., 101 Townsend St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA, as a content delivery network (CDN) as well as a security and performance service provider.

Cloudflare helps to increase the security and availability of our website and protects it against attacks, in particular distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. In doing so, Cloudflare may process personal data such as IP addresses, technical metadata and information about HTTP requests.

The processing is carried out as part of a data processing agreement pursuant to Article 28 GDPR. Cloudflare acts exclusively on our instructions.

Cloudflare operates a global network, which means that data may also be processed outside the European Union. In such cases, Cloudflare ensures an adequate level of data protection through appropriate safeguards, in particular by concluding standard contractual clauses.

Purpose of processing:
Securing our website, improving loading times and protecting against unauthorized access and attacks.

Legal basis:
Article 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in the secure, stable and efficient provision of our online services).

This website contains links to other websites. Abelssoft is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites.

On our websites we use cookies in several places to make our services user-friendly,eff ective and secure. Cookies are small text files that your browser saves on your computer. Most of the cookies we use are so-called “Session Cookies”. After your visit these cookies will be deleted automatically. You can prevent the installation of cookies anytime by selecting the option "Do not accept cookies" in your browser.

Our Internet pages use Google (Universal) Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (www.google.com). Google (Universal) Analytics uses methods that allow you to analyze the use of the website, such as "cookies", text files that are stored on your computer. The generated information about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. By activating the IP anonymisation on this website, the IP address will be shortened before transmission within the Member States of the European Union or in other Contracting States of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transferred to a Google server in the US and abbreviated there. The anonymized IP address transmitted by your browser under Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. You may prevent Google's processing of the data (including your IP address) generated by the cookie and your use of the website (including your IP address) as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link:Http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en. Alternatively to the browser plug-in, you can click the following link to prevent Google Analytics collection on this site in the future. An opt-out cookie is stored on your terminal. If you delete your cookies, you must click the link again. Click here to delete all Google Analytics cookies.

We integrate the fonts ("Google Fonts") of the provider Google, whereby the data of the users are used solely for purposes of the representation of the fonts in the browser of the users. The integration takes place on the basis of our legitimate interests in a technically secure, maintenance-free and efficient use of fonts, their uniform presentation and taking into account possible licensing restrictions for their integration. Service provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, parent company: Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; Website: https://fonts.google.com/; Privacy Statement: https://policies.google.com/privacy; Privacy Shield: https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000TRkEAAW&status=Active.

The service "Doubleclick by Google" is used on this website. This service uses cookies to show you advertisements that are relevant to you. This is done using a pseudonymous identification number (pID), which is assigned to your browser. This pID enables the service to recognize which ads have already been displayed and which have been called. The cookies used do not contain any personal data. Rather, the cookies serve the purpose of a website-wide placement of advertisements by enabling Google to identify the pages visited. The information generated by the cookies is transferred by Google to a server in the USA for evaluation and stored there. A transfer of data by Google to third parties only takes place due to legal regulations or in the context of order data processing. Under no circumstances will Google combine your data with other data collected by Google.
By using our website, you consent to the processing of your data by Google in accordance with the description and purposes set out above. You can prevent the use of cookies by making the appropriate settings in your browser. However, such a setting may prevent the website from being used without restrictions.
You can find further information on data protection at Google here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=de

On our website we use affiliate network technologies from CJ (https://www.cj.com). When visitors to Abelssoft are redirected to our website via an ad from a website that is part of the affiliate network ("Network"), this fact is stored in a cookie that the website operator places on your computer. The cookie contains a pseudonym assigned by random pattern. If you complete a purchase on our website or visit the website again within a certain period of time, the network's participants can recognize you on the basis of the pseudonym and assign the purchase to the network. However, this information cannot be linked to you personally and is used purely for the partner's commission brokerage. We do not combine this information with your personal data and do not sell personal data to third parties. If you do not want information about your behavior to be used by CJ as explained above, you can refuse the setting of a cookie required for this - for example, via browser settings that generally disable the automatic setting of cookies. Alternatively, you can delete the cookie.

Some of our products use the OpenAI API to provide, implement, or enhance certain AI-powered features. The API is provided by OpenAI Ireland Ltd, 1st Floor, The Liffey Trust Centre, 117-126 Sheriff Street Upper, Dublin 1, D01 YC43, Ireland, and, where applicable, other affiliated OpenAI entities.

OpenAI develops systems in the field of artificial intelligence and machine learning. Through the OpenAI API, our products can use functions that process text, requests, or other user-provided content automatically and generate responses, assessments, or recommendations based on such content.

The specific data processed depends on the function you use and on the content you enter, paste, upload, or submit for review. If you include personal data in such content, this personal data may also be processed and transmitted to OpenAI. Please do not enter or submit passwords, access codes, payment card details, identification documents, or any other unnecessary sensitive information.

Content transmitted to the OpenAI API is processed for the purpose of providing the respective requested function. According to OpenAI’s information, content submitted via the API or other business offerings is not used by default to improve or train OpenAI models, unless the API customer expressly opts in to such use.

Easy AI

Easy AI uses the OpenAI API to generate responses to your inputs and to perform the tasks you request. When you use Easy AI, the content you enter, paste, or otherwise provide for processing is transmitted to OpenAI so that your request can be processed and an appropriate response can be generated.

Depending on your use of the product, the following data may in particular be processed:

• text entered or pasted by you
• your request to the AI function
• the response generated by the AI
• technical metadata required to provide, secure, and troubleshoot the service

ScamCheck

ScamCheck uses the OpenAI API to analyse user-submitted content for possible indicators of scams, phishing, fraud, social engineering, or suspicious websites. The purpose of the AI analysis is to make warning signs easier to understand and to provide practical recommendations, for example whether a message should be ignored, blocked, not answered, or whether a link should not be opened.

When you use the AI analysis in ScamCheck, only the content that you actively submit for review, or that is technically required to perform the selected review function, is transmitted to OpenAI. Depending on the function used, this may in particular include:

• pasted email texts
• pasted SMS, WhatsApp, or messenger texts
• URLs submitted for review
• text recognised from screenshots
• the respective analysis request
• the response generated by the AI
• technical metadata required to provide, secure, and troubleshoot the service

The submitted content may contain personal data if you include such information in texts, URLs, emails, messages, or screenshots. Please do not submit passwords, payment card details, access codes, identification documents, or any other unnecessary sensitive information.

Purpose of processing

The processing is carried out in order to provide the respective AI-powered function. In Easy AI, this serves in particular to respond to your inputs and to perform the tasks requested by you. In ScamCheck, this serves in particular to analyse submitted content, identify potential indicators of fraud or phishing, and generate understandable risk assessments and recommendations for action.

Avoiding data transmission

You can avoid the transmission of content to OpenAI by not using the respective AI-powered functions or by not submitting any content for analysis. In ScamCheck, you may also cancel an analysis or, where available in the app, withdraw any consent previously given in the settings.

Storage period

Abelssoft does not permanently store the content transmitted to the AI functions unless storage is technically necessary to provide the service, troubleshoot errors, prevent misuse, or comply with legal obligations.

OpenAI may process and temporarily retain API data in accordance with the applicable terms, agreements, and data retention policies, in particular for the purpose of providing, securing, troubleshooting, and monitoring the service for abuse. According to OpenAI, the general OpenAI Privacy Policy does not apply to content that OpenAI processes on behalf of customers through business offerings such as the API; such processing is governed by the applicable customer agreements.

Legal basis

Where consent is required for the use of individual AI-powered functions, the processing is carried out on the basis of your consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) GDPR.

Where the processing is necessary to provide the function requested by you, the processing may, depending on the individual case, also be carried out for the performance of a contract pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) GDPR.

In addition, the processing of technically required data may be based on our legitimate interest pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) GDPR in providing our products securely, reliably, and properly, preventing misuse, and troubleshooting errors.

Transfers to third countries

In connection with the use of the OpenAI API, the processing of personal data by OpenAI or affiliated entities outside the European Union or the European Economic Area cannot be excluded. Where personal data is transferred to third countries, such transfer is carried out in accordance with the applicable data protection laws and on the basis of appropriate safeguards, in particular contractual arrangements and, where required, standard contractual clauses.

Further information

Further information on data processing by OpenAI can be found in OpenAI’s privacy information and in the information provided by OpenAI regarding the use of data in business and API offerings.

Our app, SendMe, requests access to your location data solely to retrieve the network SSID necessary for the app's functionality. This data is not stored, shared with third parties, or used for any other purpose.

We take privacy seriously and are committed to maintaining transparency. Please let us know if there are further concerns.