Privacy policy

PitchPro · As of November 2026

This is a courtesy translation. In case of doubt, the German version is authoritative.

1. Controller

The controller within the meaning of Art. 4(7) GDPR is:

No data protection officer has been appointed, as the requirements of Art. 37 GDPR and Section 38 BDSG are not met.

2. Principle: no data collection

PitchPro does not process any personal data on the provider's servers. The app works completely offline. There are no user accounts, no registration, no analytics or tracking services, no advertising and no sharing of data with third parties.

3. Data stored on the device

All entries remain exclusively in the local storage of the device. Stored are:

• your teams and squads, i.e. names of players, shirt numbers and the goalkeeper flag
• your matches: opponent, date, format, lineup and the logged events (goals, cards, substitutions) with match minute, plus the playing times calculated from them
• your settings for language, match format and substitution reminders

This data is stored via the browser technology localStorage in the protected app directory. It is never transmitted. Uninstalling the app or clearing the app data in the device settings removes it completely. You can delete individual matches, teams and players directly in the app at any time.

4. Entering names of third parties

If you enter names of players, you process personal data under your own responsibility. As this data does not leave the device, nothing is transmitted to the provider. Please nevertheless observe the rules of your club. For underage players we recommend using only shirt numbers, first names or initials.

Match reports, squad files and backups that you pass on via the share function contain the names, events and playing times entered. By sharing them you also share this information.

5. Taking over a matchday or lists from the clipboard

With “Paste matchday” and “Paste list” you can take over text from your device's clipboard to create squads and lineups automatically. The clipboard is accessed only when you explicitly tap the button; depending on the device the operating system asks for permission as well. The text is evaluated in memory only and never transmitted. You can also paste it manually.

6. Permissions and device features

The app does not request permissions for microphone, contacts, location or telephony. It only uses the camera when you choose "Scan QR code" yourself to take over a match report or matchday from another PitchPro; the operating system asks for permission once. The images are analysed on the device only, neither stored nor transmitted, and the camera is turned off once the code has been recognised. While the match clock is running, the app asks the system to keep the screen on, and it signals due substitutions by vibration and a beep. If you set a substitution reminder, the app schedules a local notification on the device; the operating system asks for permission once. These notifications are created solely on your device, no data is sent to a server. You can withdraw the permission at any time in the device settings. When you share a match report or export a file, the content is passed on via your device's share or save function. Where it goes from there is entirely your decision. This also applies to "Send to PitchPro": the match report is contained entirely in the QR code, message or file; no server is involved. Beforehand you choose which content is included and whether first names, shirt numbers only or full names are transferred.

7. Internet connections

PitchPro contains all program parts in the installation package and does not establish any network connections on its own. This also applies to a web version of the app: only the app itself is loaded from the web server that provides it.

8. Distribution via an app store

When you download or buy the app via Google Play or the Apple App Store, the operator processes data independently (e.g. account, device, payment and time of download). The provider of this app has no influence on this. The privacy policy of the respective operator applies:

• Google privacy policy
• Apple privacy policy

9. Your rights

You have the rights of access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability and objection under Art. 15 to 21 GDPR, as well as the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. As the provider does not store any personal data, requests for access or erasure to the provider will usually have no effect. You can delete all data yourself in the app at any time.

10. Changes to this policy

This policy is updated as soon as features of the app that are relevant to data protection change. The current version is available in the app.

11. Contact

For questions about data protection please contact smaehlmann.appdev@gmail.com.