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Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy describes how Cadonizer ("Cadonizer", "we", "our", or "us") collects, uses, stores, and protects personal data when you use our website, mobile application, and related features (the "Services").

Cadonizer is owned and operated by:

Owner: Ahmed Bir Jmel Address: Oskar-von-Miller-Straße 40, 90478 Nürnberg, Germany Email: [email protected] Support: [email protected]

Cadonizer complies with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), German data protection law, and other applicable international regulations.

By using our Services, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.

2. What Cadonizer Does

Cadonizer is an all-in-one event planning platform that allows users to:

  • create wishlists
  • plan events
  • manage budgets, tasks, RSVPs, and guest lists
  • create e-cards
  • share ideas and inspiration within a community
  • communicate with vendors
  • access an AI assistant ("Cadobot")
  • browse curated products (including affiliate products)
  • use a vendor dashboard

3. Data We Collect

We collect personal data in the following categories:

3.1 Information You Provide

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Phone number (optional)
  • Passwords (encrypted)
  • Occasion details
  • Wishlist items
  • Event information
  • RSVP data
  • Guest list details
  • Uploaded images, videos, and posts
  • Messages to vendors
  • Questions submitted to Cadobot
  • Contact form submissions

3.2 Automatically Collected Data

  • IP address
  • Browser type
  • Device type and operating system
  • App usage statistics
  • Crash logs
  • Interaction data
  • Cookies and tracking technologies
  • In-app behavior (for analytics & personalization)

3.3 Community Content

If you post images, videos, text, or links in the Cadonizer community, this content may become visible to other users depending on your settings.

You are responsible for ensuring you have rights to post it.

3.4 Vendor Information

For business users:

  • company name
  • service details
  • pricing
  • location
  • photos and videos
  • messages exchanged with users

3.5 AI Assistant (Cadobot) Data

When interacting with Cadobot, we process:

  • the text you input
  • event details provided
  • preferences and questions
  • context needed to generate responses

This data may be transferred to OpenAI (USA) for processing.

4. How We Use Your Data

We process your data for the following purposes:

4.1 To Provide Our Services

  • account creation
  • event management
  • wishlist and gift features
  • RSVP handling
  • vendor communication
  • community posting
  • generating e-cards
  • showing personalized product recommendations
  • sending system emails (via Postmark)

Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (contract performance)

4.2 Cadobot (AI Assistant)

Cadobot helps users plan events, generate ideas, and manage tasks using AI (OpenAI API).

Your messages may be processed by OpenAI to generate responses.

Legal basis:

  • Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR — consent
  • Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR — service performance
  • Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR — legitimate interest

You may withdraw consent at any time.

4.3 Analytics

We use:

  • Google Analytics
  • Firebase
  • Internal statistics
  • OneSignal (push notifications)

to understand app usage, stability, and improve performance.

Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR

4.4 Advertising (Future Feature)

We may display in-app ads or vendor promotions.

Legal basis:

  • Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR — consent
  • Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR — legitimate interest

Users can opt out anytime.

4.5 Fraud and Security

  • preventing abuse
  • detecting spam
  • enforcing community rules
  • maintaining app integrity

Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR

4.6 Payment Processing

We do not process payments directly. Subscription payments are handled by:

  • Apple App Store
  • Google Play

For e-card printing, users are redirected to Gelato and pay directly to them.

Cadonizer does not store payment data.

5. Sharing Your Data

We do not sell your personal data.

We only share it with:

5.1 Service Providers

  • Hetzner (German hosting)
  • Contabo (German VPS servers)
  • Firebase (authentication & crash reporting)
  • OpenAI (Cadobot AI processing)
  • Google Analytics
  • OneSignal
  • Postmark (system emails)
  • Gelato (redirect only — no payment data shared)

All processors meet GDPR requirements.

5.2 Other Users

  • wishlist sharing
  • public community posts
  • vendor communications
  • shared event pages

You choose what becomes visible.

5.3 Vendors

If you contact a vendor, we share:

  • your name
  • your message
  • relevant event details

This is necessary to provide the service.

5.4 Legal Requirements

We may share data if required:

  • by court order
  • to enforce our Terms
  • to prevent fraud
  • to protect our rights

6. Cookies & Tracking

We use:

  • essential cookies
  • analytics cookies
  • advertising cookies (future)
  • push notification identifiers

See our full Cookie Policy for details.

7. Data Transfers Outside the EU

Some services may be hosted outside the EU (e.g., OpenAI, Firebase, Postmark).

We ensure GDPR compliance through:

  • Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs)
  • data processing agreements
  • minimized data transfer

8. Your Rights (GDPR)

You may request:

  • access to your data
  • correction of data
  • deletion ("right to be forgotten")
  • restriction of processing
  • data portability
  • withdrawal of consent
  • objection to profiling
  • copy of all stored data

Contact: [email protected]

You may also file complaints with your local Data Protection Authority.

9. Data Retention

We keep your data only as long as necessary:

  • Account data: until deletion
  • Vendor business data: while active
  • Community posts: until deleted
  • Analytics logs: 12–24 months
  • Cadobot chat data: minimal retention, only as required
  • Legal logs: according to German law

10. Age Restrictions

Cadonizer is not intended for children under:

  • 13 years (USA/International)
  • 16 years (EU GDPR)

We do not knowingly collect data from minors. We remove such accounts upon detection.

11. Community Content & Copyright

Users may upload images, videos, and ideas. You must ensure you own the rights.

We may:

  • remove reported content
  • block violating users
  • use public posts for marketing (non-exclusive, royalty-free license)

Cadonizer is not responsible for user-generated content.

12. Security Measures

We use:

  • encryption
  • firewall protection
  • secure hosting (Hetzner & Contabo)
  • limited access controls
  • GDPR-compliant processors

No system is 100 percent secure. Use of our platform is at your own risk.

13. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy as needed. Major changes will be announced within the app.

14. Contact

For privacy inquiries: [email protected]

For support: [email protected]

Last Updated: November 14, 2025

Last updated on November 14, 2025