PRIVACY POLICY - SENDGUARD

Information on Data Processing According to Art. 13 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

1. CONTROLLER

Balane GmbH Balanstraße 84 81541 Munich Germany

Contact: Email: privacy@sendguard.app Managing Director: Jonas David Höttler

2. BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT SENDGUARD

What is SendGuard?

SendGuard is a privacy app for iOS and macOS that scans documents, screenshots, and files for personal data before sharing. The app works 100% locally on your device - no cloud, no server uploads.

Our Privacy Promise

"Privacy by Design" - SendGuard was built to protect your privacy, not to collect data.

3. LOCAL DATA PROCESSING

What SendGuard does NOT do:

• →No cloud uploads: Your documents never leave your device
• →No registration: No account, no email address required
• →No telemetry: We don't see what you scan
• →No tracking cookies: Neither in the app nor on the website
• →No data collection: Neither usage statistics nor personal information

What SendGuard does:

• →Local processing: All scans happen directly on your iPhone/iPad/Mac
• →Temporary storage: Scanned data is only held in memory
• →Immediate deletion: No permanent storage of scan results
• →Offline operation: Works completely without internet connection

4. DETECTION TECHNOLOGIES

Used Apple Frameworks (local):

• →Vision Framework: OCR text recognition
• →NSDataDetector: Data type detection (email, phone, etc.)
• →NLTagger: Name and entity recognition
• →Core Image: Image processing
• →PDFKit: PDF metadata analysis

No AI Cloud Services:

SendGuard exclusively uses Apple's On-Device Machine Learning. Your data is never transmitted to external AI services.

5. APP STORE & LICENSING

App Store Connect (Apple Inc.)

• →Purpose: Download and provision of the app
• →Processed data: Only Apple ID for download process
• →Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR (contract fulfillment)

In-App Purchases (PRO Version)

• →Processed data: Apple handles payment processing
• →No credit card data: We receive no payment information
• →Received data: Only confirmation of valid subscription (anonymized)

6. CLOUDKIT SYNCHRONIZATION (OPTIONAL)

Regex Rules Update Service

• →Purpose: Update detection rules for new data types
• →Technology used: Apple CloudKit
• →Processed data: No personal data
• →Transmitted content: Only anonymous pattern updates
• →Frequency: Maximum once daily, only with available internet connection
• →Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest)

7. SHARE EXTENSION

iOS Share Extension

• →Purpose: Direct scanning from other apps (Mail, Photos, etc.)
• →Processing: Completely local on your device
• →Temporary access: Only during active scan process
• →No storage: No permanent copy of shared content

8. YOUR RIGHTS

Data subject rights under GDPR:

• →Information (Art. 15): Information about processed data
• →Rectification (Art. 16): Correction of incorrect data
• →Erasure (Art. 17): "Right to be forgotten"
• →Restriction (Art. 18): Restriction of processing
• →Data portability (Art. 20): Export of your data
• →Objection (Art. 21): Objection to processing

Contact for privacy requests:

Email: privacy@sendguard.app

9. IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER

Compliance Notice:

SendGuard is a helper tool for GDPR compliance. The app cannot guarantee to detect all personal data.

For legal compliance:

• →Review documents manually as well
• →SendGuard does not replace legal advice
• →Detection accuracy depends on document quality and type
• →We assume no liability for undetected data

10. SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY

Bavarian State Office for Data Protection Supervision (BayLDA) Promenade 18 91522 Ansbach Germany

Contact: Phone: +49 (0) 981 180093-0 Email: poststelle@lda.bayern.de

11. CONTACT

Privacy & Data Protection: privacy@sendguard.app General Inquiries: hello@sendguard.app Support: support@sendguard.app

Last updated: 2026 Version: 1.0 Valid for: SendGuard iOS/macOS App