General conditions of use

I. General

  1. The following conditions of use shall apply as general terms and conditions for the use of the Crypto Currency Converter App (hereinafter “App”), which is provided by the Refinca UG (haftungsbeschränkt), Königsberger Weg 1, 64331 Weiterstadt, Germany (hereinafter “Refinca”).
  2. The App is available for Android and iOS and can be downloaded and installed free of charge in the respective App-Stores (Google Play and Apple App Store) under the conditions applicable there. For use of the respective App-Stores, the conditions of use of the respective operators apply exclusively.
  3. By downloading the App from the App-Store or by accepting these conditions of use, a license agreement for use of the App is made between the user and Refinca. Neither the App-Store operator nor a related company become a contracting party of this license agreement.


II. Range of functions

  1. The App provides, inter alia, the following functionalities to the user:
    1. Converting fiat and crypto currencies
    2. Displaying exchange rates of crypto currencies
  2. In the free basic version of the App, the user receives personalized ads. Additional rights to use the App without ads are granted by watching an ad, within fee-based subscriptions, or ‘one-off’ purchases that are provided by in-app purchases (see V.).
  3. In order to prevent overuse of the Service used to provide the exchange rates, Refinca reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to prevent users from using the Service who directly or indirectly are responsible for
    1. More than 100 requests to the Service over a period of 7 days, or
    2. More than 50 requests to the Service over a period of 24 hours.
  4. The App is constantly developed and thus new features and services are offered at regular intervals. Additional features and services within the App can be or become fee-based. In this case, Refinca will inform the user about the prices and features beforehand.
  5. Furthermore, Refinca is allowed at any time to change, limit, or discontinue features within the App that are provided for free or to only offer them fee-based.
  6. To fully use the functions of the App, the mobile device on which the App is installed must provide an internet connection.


III. Use of the App; Rights

  1. Refinca grants the user the non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, non-transferable right to use the App and all its digital content according to these conditions of use.
  2. The granting of the right of use is subject to the condition of compliance with these conditions of use. In the case of a violation by the user against these conditions of use, the rights to use the App and its contents automatically expire. Refinca can, at its sole discretion and without prior notice, partially or completely lock a user’s access to this App including all its functions and contents if there are reasons to believe that the user violates the conditions of use or causes damage by using the App including its contents.
  3. Besides an expiration of the right of use, a violation of these conditions of use can have further legal consequences for the user, for example in the case of illegal use of the App and its contents. This includes the omission of further use and claims for compensation.
  4. The App has contents that are protected in favor of Refinca or in favor of third parties by copyright, trademark, and/or other protective rights.
  5. The rights to content that a user uploads within the App remain with the user. With the upload however, the user grants Refinca a non-exclusive, free-of-charge, and at any time revocable right of use of the content for the purpose of fulfilling the obligations under the license agreement.


IV. Obligations and responsibilities of the user, prohibitions

  1. The user is not entitled to edit, copy, distribute, publicly reproduce, publicly display, advertise or use content of Refinca (text, images, data etc.) provided via the App or individual parts thereof beyond the contractually agreed purpose, unless this is expressly permitted under these conditions of use or by law.
  2. The user is not permitted to change, adapt, translate, create derivative works from, reverse engineer, disassemble, or decompile the App or otherwise attempt to derive the source code of the App. Legal powers remain unaffected, especially the right of the user to decompile the App to obtain the necessary information to establish its interoperability with other programs, unless Refinca makes it available to him on reasonable terms. The user is not allowed to decompile the App for other purposes.
  3. In addition, any use of the App that has a negative impact on the App itself or on websites connected to it, or on software accessed through the App is prohibited. In particular, any manipulation of the App or the program code, for example by viruses, Trojans or other harmful program codes or other actions or tools that could lead to damage to the App, the service, the digital content, or technical equipment is prohibited.


V. Free basic version, in-app purchase, and payment conditions

  1. The use of the free basic version (see 2.2.2) is free of charge.
  2. The payment processing of in-app purchases is directly handled by the operator of the App-Store via the user account.
  3. As soon as the user has confirmed the in-app purchase in the App-Store, the user account in the App-Store will be debited with the respective amount.
  4. Refinca reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to make in-app purchases available only in certain regions, at limited times, or not at all.


VI. Contract term and termination

  1. The license agreement between the user and Refinca is concluded for an indefinite term, unless and to the extent that the conditions of the respective in-app purchase state something else. If no specific term has been agreed on, the license agreement can be terminated at any time with a notice period of three months without having to give any reasons. Termination has to be done in text form (e.g. E-Mail). In the case of an App subscription, the user also has the option of preventing the license agreement from being renewed for a new subscription period by clicking on the cancellation button integrated in the App; however, this must be done at least 24 hours before the new subscription period begins. Otherwise, the license agreement will be extended by the agreed new subscription period.
  2. The right of the user and of Refinca to terminate the license agreement at any time for good cause remains unaffected. An important reason for Refinca is in particular a use contrary to the obligations and prohibitions regulated in these conditions of use.


VII. Accessibility, support, discontinuation of the App

  1. 1. Refinca ensures an annual average accessibility of the App of 98%. Excluded from this are times when the App cannot be reached due to force majeure, external manipulation or other problems that are beyond the control of Refinca or its vicarious agents.
  2. 2. In case of problems with using the App, the user can contact Refinca as follows: Refinca UG (haftungsbeschränkt), Königsberger Weg 1, 64331 Weiterstadt, E-Mail: request@refinca.de.
  3. 3. Refinca reserves the right to discontinue the App. In such a case, all users will be informed about the discontinuation of the App via communication in the App or by E-Mail. After this notification, users that have made an in-app purchase can still use the App until the end of their current subscription period; at the end of this subscription period, the subscription ends automatically without the need for a cancellation. If the App was purchased without a limited term, the user can still use the App until the end of the 3-month cancellation period.


VIII. Liability

  1. Refinca is liable to the user without limitation only
    • For damages that have been caused intentionally or by gross negligence,
    • For damages resulting from non-compliance with guarantees given in writing to the extent covered by the purpose of the guarantee,
    • In the case of fraud,
    • In the case of physical or personal injuries,
    • In the cases of product liability according to the product liability law.
    Insofar as the liability is not in accordance with the above list governed by the statutory provisions, the following applies: In cases of slightly negligent violation of only insignificant contractual obligations Refinca is not liable for damages. Otherwise, liability for damages caused by slight negligence shall be limited to those damages that are typically to be expected within the scope of the respective contractual relationship (typically foreseeable damages).
  2. Insofar as the liability of Refinca is excluded or limited according to these provisions, this shall also apply to the liability of Refinca’s organs, vicarious agents, and assistants, including the employees.
  3. If Refinca is held liable by a third party due to a violation of these conditions of use by the user, the user indemnifies Refinca against all claims and costs arising directly or indirectly from this, including reasonable costs for defense by a lawyer. This does not apply insofar as the user is not responsible for the violation.


IX. Data protection

Refinca observes relevant data protection regulations. User data are handled confidentially and in a manner permissible under data protection law. The privacy statement available at www.refinca.de/datenschutz provides more detailed information about the collection, processing and use of personal data in connection with the App.

X. Right of revocation

Insofar as the user cannot be assigned to a commercial or independent professional activity, the following provisions apply to him as a consumer within the meaning of § 13 BGB:

Revocation instruction

Right of revocation

You have the right to revoke this contract within fourteen days without having to give any reasons. The revocation period is fourteen days from the day of conclusion of the contract. To exercise your right of withdrawal, you must inform us

Refinca UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
Königsberger Weg 1
64331 Weiterstadt
E-Mail: request@refinca.de

by means of a clear statement (e.g. a letter sent by mail or an E-Mail) of your decision to withdraw from this contract. You may use the attached model revocation form, which is not mandatory. In order to comply with the revocation period, it is sufficient that you send off the notification of the exercise of the right of revocation before the end of the revocation period.

Consequences of revocation

If you revoke this contract, we must reimburse you for all payments we have received from you immediately and at the latest within fourteen days from the day on which we receive notification of your revocation of this contract. For this refund we will use the same means of payment that you used for the original transaction, unless expressly agreed otherwise with you; in no event will we charge you any fees for this refund.
The right to revoke an in-app purchase expires if Refinca has started to execute the contract, i.e. to provide the paid functions of the App, after the user has explicitly agreed that Refinca starts to execute the contract before the end of the revocation period and has confirmed his knowledge that he loses his right of revocation by his agreement with the start of the execution of the contract.

Sample revocation form

(If you want to revoke this contract, please fill out this form and send it back to us.)

To Refinca UG (haftungsbeschränkt), Königsberger Weg 1, 64331 Weiterstadt, E-Mail request@refinca.de:

Herewith, I/we (*) revoke the contract I/we (*) have concluded for the purchase of the following goods (*)/the provision of the following service (*)

Appointed on (*)/received on (*)

Name of the consumer(s)
Address of the consumer(s)

Signature of the consumer(s) (only for notification on paper)

Date

_________
(*) Strike as applicable

XI. Final provisions

  • Contracts between Refinca and the user shall be governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, excluding the UN Sales Convention. The statutory provisions restricting the choice of law and the applicability of mandatory provisions, in particular of the state in which the user as a consumer has his habitual residence, shall remain unaffected.
  • For out-of-court settlements, it is possible to initiate arbitration proceedings via the EU’s OS platform. The arbitration board can be reached under the link http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/ . However, Refinca is neither obliged nor willing to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board.
  • Should individual provisions of these conditions of use be or become invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part, the validity of the remaining provisions shall not be affected.



Privacy statement

The protection of personal data is of great importance for Refinca. Here, we inform you about the use of your personal data by us if you user our Crypto Currency Converter App (see below: section B).
Furthermore, you will receive general information about your rights in relation to the processing of your data (see below: section C).
Should you have any questions after reading this data protection information, please contact us via request@refinca.de.

A. Who is responsible for processing my personal data?

Responsible for processing your personal data within the terms of article 4 No. 7 DS-GVO is Refinca UG (haftungsbeschränkt), Königsberger Weg 1, 64331 Weiterstadt (hereinafter: „Refinca“).

B. Data protection information for the users of our Crypto Currency Converter App

I. General

We process personal data that you as a user of our App Crypto Currency Converter (hereinafter: „App“) voluntarily provide us.
The legal basis for the aforementioned processing is DS-GVO article 6 paragraph 1 sentence 1 point b (processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with the data subject).

II. In-App purchase

If you make an in-app purchase on an Apple device, the transaction and payment will be made exclusively between you and the Apple App Store based on the terms and conditions and the privacy policy of the Apple App Store, which can be found here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/de/terms.html and https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/de-ww/.
If you make an in-app purchase on an Android device in the Google Play Store, the transaction and payment will be made exclusively between you and the Google Play Store based on the terms and conditions and the privacy policy of the Google Play Store, which can be found here: https://play.google.com/intl/de_de/about/play-terms.html and https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.
The legal basis for the aforementioned processing is DS-GVO article 6 paragraph 1 sentence 1 point b (processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with the data subject).

III. CoinGecko API

Our app uses the CoinGecko API provided by GeckoLabs Pte. Ltd. in order to provide the rates and exchange rates (you can find further information on this at https://coingecko.com/en/about). Together with the requests to this API, personal data as for example your IP-address and the time of the request are transmitted. You can find more information about the processing of your data at CoinGecko at https://coingecko.com/en/privacy.
The legal basis for the aforementioned processing is DS-GVO article 6 paragraph 1 sentence 1 point b (processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with the data subject).

IV. Firebase, Google Analytics, and App Analytics

Our App uses Google Firebase (you can find further information on this at https://firebase.google.com/docs) and Google Analytics for Mobile Apps from Google (you can find further information on this at https://developers.google.com/analytics/solutions/mobile). The user data are transmitted to Google in anonymized form. We use Firebase and Google Analytics to analyze and continuously improve the use of our app. In special cases where personal data are transferred to the USA, Google is certified via the EU-US privacy shield. We also use „App Analytics“, an app analysis service by Apple Inc. This tool is used, for example, to process data about the downloads and use of the app. We thereby do not receive any personal data about you from Apple Inc. The legal basis for this processing of personal usage data is our legitimate interests in accordance with DS-GVO article 6 paragraph 1 subparagraph 1 point f.

V. Google AdMob

Our App uses Google AdMob to provide ads within the App (you can find further information on this at https://admob.google.com/intl/en/home/). User data are transmitted to Google according to local data protection law.
The legal basis for this processing of personal usage data is our legitimate interests in accordance with DS-GVO article 6 paragraph 1 subparagraph 1 point f.

VI. Disclosure of personal data

We disclose your personal data to third parties

  • if this is necessary for the purposes described above,
  • at the request of a national authority,
  • on the basis of a court decision,
  • if the law requires it,
  • where necessary to defend ourselves against any claims or allegations made by third parties,
  • to exercise and protect the rights and security of Refinca,
  • if you have (expressly) agreed to this beforehand.

We will try to inform you about legal requirements regarding your data when we believe it is appropriate, unless this is prohibited by law or court order or in case of an emergency. We may challenge such claims if we believe that the claims are excessive, vague, or inadequate. For certain technical processes of data processing, Refinca uses the support of external service providers who are given access to your personal data in order to provide these services, to the extent that this is necessary for the fulfilment of these tasks. These service providers are carefully selected and fulfill high data protection and data security standards. They are bound to strict secrecy and process data only on behalf of and according to the instructions of Refinca.

VII. How long we store data

We store your personal data as long as you have an account with us. Beyond that, we only store personal data if this is required by law (due to warranty, statute of limitations, or retention periods) or otherwise necessary.

C. What rights do I have in relation to my personal data?

You have a right to information about the personal data stored by us and, if the respective legal requirements are met, a right to correction, deletion, and restriction of processing. You also have the right to receive the personal data provided by you in a structured, common, and machine-readable format. This includes the right to transfer these data to another responsible person. Insofar as this is technically possible, you can also request that we transfer the personal data directly to the other person responsible. Insofar as the processing of your personal data is based on a balancing of interests within the meaning of DS-GVO article 6 paragraph 1 subparagraph 1 point f, you have the right to object to this processing under the conditions described in Article 21 of DS-GVO. You can also contact the relevant regulatory authority with complaints.