Privacy

The short version

Camera images and microphone audio are processed on your device only and never sent to us.
Without an account, everything stays on your device.
With an account we store only what the account needs: email, user name, password (as an encrypted hash), points and what you save in your account.
You only see ads when you start one to earn points. Personalised only with your consent.
Our servers are in Germany. No analytics or tracking services.

Who is responsible

The controller for your data in QUEEZE is Tino Troitzsch, Björneborgstraße 1, 04518 Leipzig, Germany. For all privacy questions, write to contact@queeze.me.

Imprint contact@queeze.me

Camera and microphone

QUEEZE reads your body pose through the camera and turns it into music. The detection runs entirely on your device (in the browser or in the app). Camera images and audio are neither stored nor transmitted. You use the microphone for singing and effects; the audio stays on the device too. Access only happens with your permission (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can withdraw it at any time in the settings of your browser or phone.

Playing without an account

Without an account, QUEEZE keeps your settings, your figure, sequences, own sounds and recordings only in the storage of your browser or the app on your device. We have no access to it. If you clear the site data or remove the app, it is gone. You share recordings and videos only when you tap “Share” yourself; where they go is your choice.

Your account

If you create an account, we store: your email address, your user name, your password only as a hash (we do not know it), your points and point bookings, invitations (your invitation code and who joined through which code) and what you save in your account: sequences, own sounds, your figure and recordings. We also store which sound sets you unlocked. The legal basis is the performance of the user agreement (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR). An account is optional. You can delete it at any time under “Account”; we then delete this data.

Emails

We only send emails you trigger yourself: a link to reset your password and a one-time code to sign in. For this we use a mail server (SMTP) that processes your email address and the message to deliver it (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR). There are no newsletters or marketing emails.

Ads for points

You can choose to watch short ad clips and get points for them (rewarded video). In the Android app we use Google AdMob, on the web Google Ad Manager or Google AdSense. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. When an ad is requested, Google receives technical data such as IP address, device and browser details and – in the app – your device's advertising ID. We use personalised ads, cookies and the advertising ID only with your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, § 25 TDDDG), which we ask for first. Without consent, Google shows non-personalised ads. You can withdraw consent at any time in the settings and reset or delete the advertising ID in your phone's settings. Google may also process data in the USA; Google is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. More: policies.google.com/privacy.

Playing together

When you play with others, your devices connect directly (WebRTC). To set this up, the devices exchange a room code and connection data through our server; the other players and our server see your IP addresses. If no direct connection works, the data runs encrypted through a relay server (TURN). Only game data such as notes, figure movements and your player name is sent, never the camera image. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.

Servers and hosting

QUEEZE runs on our platform weltennetz on servers in Germany at IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Str. 57, 56410 Montabaur. When you visit, the servers process technically necessary data (IP address, time, requested address, browser details) to deliver the page and protect it against abuse (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). A data processing agreement with IONOS is in place. Fonts and libraries are served from our own server; nothing is loaded from third-party servers except for ads.

Children and teenagers

If you are under 16, you need your parents' consent for an account and for personalised ads. Without an account and with non-personalised ads you can still play QUEEZE.

How long we keep data

We keep account data as long as your account exists. When you delete it, we delete the data unless the law requires us to keep it. Technical server logs are kept only as long as needed for operation and security.

Your rights

Under the GDPR you have the right to access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability and objection. You can withdraw consent at any time for the future. Write to contact@queeze.me. You can also lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority.

Changes

We update this policy when the app or the law changes. The current version is always at queeze.me/datenschutz.