Privacy Policy
1. Introduction
In our privacy policy (“Policy”), we will explain what information we collect about you, how we process your data, what we use it for, and how we store and protect it.
Who are we (we’re the data controller)
We are the company responsible for processing your data in accordance with this policy, which means that we are the data controller.
Here’s our information: Parazute ApS Lindevej 5, 3500 Værløse Company registration number: 43388843 Email: info@parazute.com
To make the policy more user-friendly, we use “we,” “us,” “our,” etc., to describe our company. When we talk about our “website,” we mean https://www.parazute.com. When we refer to “you,” we mean you as a user of our website or a customer of our online services or products.
Our data protection officer
Data protection is vital to us, and we have appointed a data protection officer (also known as a “DPO”). If you want to contact our DPO, please get in touch with info@parazute.com.
When does the policy apply?
Parazute are committed to respecting your privacy and processing personal data in accordance with the EU GDPR. ThePrivacy Policy set out in this document relates to all websites and mobile applications owned or controlled by Parazute at anygiven time. Collectively they will be referred to as “the services” and will include any alternative means of offering ordelivering our software and services provided in the future. The Privacy Policy should be read carefully to discover how we obtain, process, store and disclose your personal data. The policy also sets out your rights as a data subject.
2. Personal Data
Here we have divided personal data into non-sensitive and sensitive data for your convenience.
Non sensitive personal data
Personal Data
Account Information (e.g. nickname, email and subscription status, photo)
Processing Operation and Purpose
To provide e-mail with exclusive content and inform you of offers, depending on whether you are a Subscriber or Non-subscriber.
To provide access to Premium features if a subscription is purchased.
To notify you about material changes to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
To allow you to upload a profile photo.
Lawful Basis
- You consent by signing up to the Parazute app
- Necessary for the performance of a contract we have with
- Necessary for the performance of a contract we have with
- Necessary to comply with legal obligations.
- To revoke your consent click ‘Unsubscribe’ at the bottom of one of our
Sensitive personal data
Personal Data
Questionnaires about Moods, feelings, habits, stress, sleep, physical activity.
Data relating to exercise, activity, sleep, stress, heart rate, blood pressure and other data supported by Apple Health or Google FIT.
Processing Operation and Purpose
To provide you with your mental status on each parameter – these are private to you
To enable us to calculate a total mental status which we can share with the helpers (parazuters) you have invited your self to your network.
Lawful Basis
- We require your consent to process the health data. It constitutes a special category of personal data under the GDPR, which by default is prohibited save for certain exceptions including explicit consent. Explicit consent is given by signing up to the Parazute app or the update notice.
- We require your explicit consent to process the Apple Health and Google FIT Data . It constitutes a special category of personal data under the GDPR, which by default is prohibited save for certain exceptions including explicit consent. Explicit consent is given by affirmatively clicking that you allow us to read and write data when prompted.
Necessary for performance of contract
We process some of your personal data because it is necessary for the performance of a contract we have with you or it is necessary prior to entering into such a contract. If you do not wish to provide a nickname or email for example, we cannot create your account and you will be unable to avail of certain features. It should be noted, however, that not every app will process this data.
Changes to Personal Data
It is important that the personal data we have in relation to you is current and accurate. If your personal data (e.g. email address) changes during our relationship please inform us promptly. If, for whatever reason, your personal data is inaccurate or incomplete you have the right for this to be corrected or completed.
3. Automatic Collection, Retention and Sharing
Device and Usage information automatically collected
In conjunction with our partners we automatically collect and log certain information stored on your terminal device (“Device Data”) including device type, operating system specification, network settings, unique device identifier and IP address. “Usage Data” is collected and logged to discover how the Apps are used and which features are popular, it includes data relating to the time you are active, purchases and the features, buttons or screens you interact with. This helps to inform and improve our direction and development. We rely on our legitimate interest of measuring and analysing app usage to further inform development and improve the overall user experience.
Our Analytics providers may by default use IP addresses to determine your general non-specific location. Among other things, this allows geographic sorting and protects us and our apps against misuse and nefarious activity.
Retention of Personal Data
We are committed to the principle of storage limitation and will retain your personal data for no longer than is necessary to fulfil our processing purposes. Following account deletion, revocation of consent or a written deletion request, your personal data will beretained for no longer than 30 days, save for certain instances where legal obligations require longer retention periods.
We will also anonymise some personal data so it will no longer be associated with you. In this event we are entitled to retain and use the information freely.
Sharing with Third Parties
In order to provide you with our services, carry out our activities and to comply with legal obligations, we share your personal data with certain third parties such as:
- cloud storage providers, to help us securely store and back-up your data. To be able to provide these services, the providers receive your Account Information; Photo (if provided); and the Mental Health Data.
- analytics providers, who assist us in the improvement and optimisation of the App. To be able to provide these services, the providers receive Device Data and Usage Data.
- analytics providers, who assist us in the improvement and optimisation of the App. To be able to provide these services,the providers receive Device Data and Usage
- newsletter and mailing providers, to enable us to generate and send newsletters to you if you have subscribed. To be able to provide this service, the providers receive your Account Information.
- cookie consent management platforms, who assist us in managing and implementing your preferences when you visit our The platforms receive automatically collected device information to provide this service.
- law enforcement authorities, government authorities, government bodies and the courts where they request it and disclosure is lawful. (e.g. prevention and detection of crime).
4. International Data Transfers
To provide storage and email newsletters we transfer your data to our partners outside the EU. We are committed to ensuring your personal data is protected when transferring to third countries without an adequate level of protection, namely the U.S.
In light of the EU-US Privacy Shield being invalidated, Standard Contractual Clauses are now relied on. Parazute acknowledges the comments in the Schrems II decision that additional safeguards may be needed to supplement such clauses.
5. Security
We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal data from accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure of or access to. These measures include encryption and pseudonymization. Access to your personal data is granted strictly on a need-to-know basis and we have carefully selected our service providers with security considerations in mind.
6. Your Rights
General Rights
You have several rights in relation to your personal data, these include the right to:
- Access a copy of the personal data we hold about you;
- Correction or completion of any inaccurate or incomplete personal data;
- Erasure (save for personal data necessary to comply with legal obligations or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims);
- Obtain a copy of your personal data in a portable format;
- Restrict the processing of your personal data, in the following instances:-
- You are contesting the accuracy of your personal data and we need time to verify
- Processing has been found unlawful, but you oppose
- You require the personal data for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, but we no longer need it for our processing
- You have objected to processing based on our legitimate interests and a final decision is pending.
- Withdraw consent or explicit consent for specific processing;
- Object to the processing of personal data based on our legitimate interests on the grounds that they are overridden by your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms;
- Object to the processing of personal data for direct marketing
If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us. We may request proof of identification to verify your request.
Complaint: Supervisory authority
If you think we have infringed your rights under data protection legislation, you have the right to lodge a complaint. When making your complaint, the relevant supervisory authority is the one in the country:
- where you are habitually resident;
- where you work; or
- where the alleged infringement took place.
The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy you may have. The contact information for the Danish Data Protection Agency is provided below.
Datatilsynet
Carl Jacobsens Vej 35 DK-2500 Valby
+45 33 19 32 00
7. Age Requirement
You must be at least 18 years of age to use the App.
8. Cookies
We use cookies and other such tracking technologies (“Cookies”) to remember certain details when a “User” visits some of the websites owned or otherwise controlled by Parazute. Visit our Cookie provider for further information about stored information.
9. Contact
If you wish to get in contact with us please email info@parazute.com or write to us at Lindevej 5, 3500 Værløse, Denmark.
Questions, comments and requests in relation to this privacy policy or the processing of your personal data should be addressed to our Data Protection Officer (“DPO”).
DPO email: info@parazute.com
10. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We are constantly reviewing our Privacy Policy to ensure compliance with data protection legislation. Our apps are also constantly evolving, and new features and services may change how we process your personal data. Any substantive or material change to this Privacy Policy will be brought to your attention.
Last updated: 15 march 2023
