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Privacy statement

This is a tentative English translation of the German privacy statement for this website, which is available by selecting German language and choosing "Datenschutzbelehrung" at the very bottom of the page. When in doubt, or the translation is incomplete or contradicting, the German version is always the valid reference for legal issues.

We respect your right of informational self-determination. According to German TDDSG, title 5, and MDStV, title 18, part 1 we explain here which data will be stored by us for which purpose, and how you can inspect the data or prompt for their deletion.

Some services of the Opencaching.de website require a user registration. The registration is done in two steps: After entering a valid email address, you will receive a verification email. This email contains a security code and instructions for enabling your account. When you are logged in, you may enter more – optional – data at the "My Profile" page. This data will either improve usage of this website or promote contact to other geocachers.

Entering the following personal data is mandantory:

Besides of this, the following optional personal data is requested:

We will also record the date and time of your account creation and of your last visit at our website.

We will never pass on your email address and/or name to third parties without your explicit request.

Your user name, home country, registration date, timespan since your last visit and all other data (PMR channel etc.) can be viewed by any visitors of the Opencaching.de website and may be requested by and transferred to third parties and other websites, e.g. for creating geocaching statistics. For registered Opencaching.de users, your home location is also visible. However, we reserve the right to deny access to this data by anyone whose intentions may be harmful for you or Opencaching.de. If you do not agree with transfering these data to third parties, you should either enter no data (not applicable to user name and date/time) or e.g. enter inaccurate coordinates.

Cache listings, log entries and published pictures are no private data and may be passed on to third parties.

Inspecting your stored data

After logging in, you can view and change your data at the "My Profile" page.

Deleting your stored data

Accounts of users who did find or log caches cannot be deleted. Hovever, they can be disabled. Disabling includes deletion of all data, including the email address, from the user profile. The user name, cache listings and logs will be retained and stay visible, but the listings will be locked and cannot be logged from thereon. If you desire to disable your Opencaching.de account, please send an email to contact@opencaching.de and using the email address specified in your profile. We then will disable your account.

For questions or when in doubt, please contact us at contact@opencaching.de!