Privacy Policy for NameNest

Effective: April 8, 2026

1. Controller (Art. 13 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR)

The controller responsible for data processing within this app is:

Johannes Hamel (Sole Proprietorship) Zähringerstr. 5 10707 Berlin Germany

Email: j.hamel@hamel-it.de

No data protection officer has been appointed, as the legal requirements for this are not met.

2. Overview of Data Processing

2.1 What Data is Collected?

When using the NameNest app, the following personal data is processed:

  • Content Data: Baby names you save as favorites, preference settings (gender, origin, mood filters) - this data is stored exclusively locally on your device and is not transmitted to us or third parties

2.2 Purposes of Processing

Your data is processed for the following purposes:

  • Provision of app functionality (browsing, searching, and saving baby names)
  • Display of advertisements

The processing of your personal data is based on the following legal bases:

  • Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR (Contract Fulfillment): For providing app functions
  • Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR (Legitimate Interest): For displaying advertisements to finance the free app

3. Data Subject Rights (Art. 15-21 GDPR)

You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:

3.1 Right of Access (Art. 15 GDPR)

You have the right to request information about the personal data we process. Since all your data is stored exclusively locally on your device, you have full access to all your data directly in the app at all times.

3.2 Right to Rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)

You have the right to request immediate rectification of inaccurate or completion of incomplete personal data. You can edit your data directly in the app at any time.

3.3 Right to Erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)

You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data. In the app, you can delete your locally stored data at any time.

3.4 Right to Restriction of Processing (Art. 18 GDPR)

You have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data if the statutory requirements are met.

3.5 Right to Data Portability (Art. 20 GDPR)

You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.

3.6 Right to Object (Art. 21 GDPR)

You have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you on grounds relating to your particular situation.

3.7 Right to Lodge a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority (Art. 77 GDPR)

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority about the processing of your personal data. The supervisory authority responsible for us is:

Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information Friedrichstr. 219 10969 Berlin Email: mailbox@datenschutz-berlin.de

4. Storage Duration and Deletion

4.1 General Principles

Your data is stored exclusively locally on your device. We have no access to this data.

4.2 Storage Duration by Data Category

Data CategoryStorage Duration
Saved FavoritesUntil deletion by user
Preference SettingsUntil deletion by user or app uninstall

4.3 Uninstalling the App

When uninstalling the app, all locally stored data is automatically removed from your device.

5. Data Security / Technical and Organizational Measures (Art. 32 GDPR)

We implement technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data:

  • Local Data Storage: Your data is stored exclusively locally on your device and is not transferred to our servers
  • No Data Transmission: There is no transmission of your content data to us or third parties
  • Offline Functionality: The app works entirely offline (except for ads), minimizing data exposure

6. Advertising

The app displays advertisements provided by Google AdMob (Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA). AdMob may collect and process certain data for the purpose of displaying personalized or non-personalized ads, including:

  • Advertising ID of your device
  • IP address
  • Device information (model, operating system version)
  • App usage data related to ad interactions

You can reset or disable the advertising ID in your device settings. You can also opt out of personalized advertising in the app or through your device settings.

Google’s privacy policy applies to the processing of data by AdMob: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Legal Basis: Processing is carried out based on legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. You have the right to object to this processing at any time.

7. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to adapt this privacy policy to changed legal situations or changes to the app or data processing. The current version is available in the app under Settings > Privacy Policy.

Last Updated: April 8, 2026

8. Contact

If you have questions about the processing of your personal data or the exercise of your data subject rights, you can contact us at any time:

Email: j.hamel@hamel-it.de

We will process your request as quickly as possible.