1. Introduction

RescueTag ("we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our emergency information system.

2. Information We Collect

Emergency Profile Information

We collect the following information that you provide when creating an emergency profile:

• Personal information (name, date of birth, address)
• Emergency contact information (names, phone numbers, email addresses)
• Medical information (allergies, medications, organ donor status)
• Profile photo (optional)
• Password (encrypted and never stored in plain text)

Technical Information

We automatically collect certain technical information when you access our services:

• IP address and location information
• Device and browser information
• Access timestamps and usage patterns

3. How We Use Your Information

Emergency Access

The primary purpose of RescueTag is to provide emergency responders and concerned individuals with immediate access to your critical information during emergencies. Your profile information is displayed publicly when accessed via NFC tags or QR codes.

Service Operation

We use your information to:

• Provide and maintain the RescueTag service
• Process profile creation and updates
• Ensure system security and prevent abuse
• Comply with legal obligations

4. Information Sharing and Disclosure

Public Access

Important: Your emergency profile information is intentionally designed to be publicly accessible when scanned via NFC tags or QR codes. This is the core functionality of RescueTag.

Limited Sharing

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share information only:

• With your explicit consent
• To comply with legal requirements
• To protect our rights and prevent fraud
• In connection with a business transfer

5. Data Security

We implement robust security measures to protect your information:

• Passwords are hashed using bcrypt with 12 salt rounds
• All data transmission occurs over HTTPS
• Regular security audits and updates
• Limited access to personal data within our systems
• Rate limiting to prevent abuse

6. Data Retention and Deletion

You can delete your profile at any time through the edit interface. When you delete your profile:

• All profile data is permanently removed from our systems
• Associated photos are deleted
• The profile ID becomes unusable

We retain minimal technical logs for security and legal compliance purposes, but these do not contain your personal emergency information.

7. International Data Transfers

Your data is stored on servers located in the European Union. If you are accessing RescueTag from outside the EU, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, processed, and stored in the EU.

8. Your Rights (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Union, you have the following rights:

• Access: Request a copy of your personal data
• Rectification: Correct inaccurate or incomplete data
• Erasure: Delete your profile and associated data
• Portability: Receive your data in a structured format
• Restriction: Limit how we process your data
• Objection: Object to certain data processing

To exercise these rights, contact us at contact@rescuetag.de

9. Cookies and Tracking

RescueTag does not use cookies or tracking technologies. We do not collect analytics data or track your usage patterns beyond basic technical logs required for system operation and security.

10. Children's Privacy

RescueTag can be used by parents or guardians to create emergency profiles for children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without parental consent. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. Changes become effective immediately upon posting.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

13. Consent

By using RescueTag, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy and agree to the collection, use, and disclosure of your information as described herein. You understand that your emergency profile information will be publicly accessible when scanned via NFC tags or QR codes.