Last updated on 15th April 2025
- Information on the collection of personal data
- We provide information on the collection of personal data during the use of our Service livil (which can be used via our websites, the “livil FLAGS” Smartphone App, the “In-Car Office” Smartphone App and the “In-Car Messenger” Car App). As we are based in the territory of the European Union, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is primarily applicable to our data processing. Personal data are all data that relate to you personally, such as your name, address, email addresses and user behavior as defined in Art. 4 para 1 GDPR.
- The controller, as defined by Art. 4, para. 7 GDPR is Autonomy on Board GmbH, Wittekindstrasse 13A, 06114 Halle (Saale), Germany, Email: info@livil.co (see our imprint) and represented by the Managing Director Nils Frers.
- When you contact us by email, chat, telephone, or via a contact form, we will store the data you share with us (your email address and possibly your name and phone number) in order to respond to your questions as well as to be able to provide you with the best possible service in the future. We will erase data obtained in this respect once storage is no longer necessary, or we will restrict the processing of such data where statutory safe-keeping obligations apply. By submitting a query, you grant us your consent to data-processing in accordance with Art. 6 para 1 lit. a GDPR.
- In the event that we commission service providers for individual functions of the Apps or would like to use your data for commercial purposes, we will inform you of the relevant procedures in detail below. We will also specify the criteria that have been established for determining the storage period.
- Your rights
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You have the following rights regarding our use of the personal data that relates to you:
- The right to information
- The right to rectification and deletion
- The right to restriction of processing
- The right to object to the processing
- The right to data portability
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In addition, you have the right to file a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority concerning our processing of your personal data.
Landesbeauftragter für den Datenschutz Sachsen-Anhalt [Saxony-Anhalt State Commissioner for Data Protection]
Address: Leiterstraße 9, 39104 Magdeburg, Germany
Telephone: +49 391 81803-0
Telefax: +49 391 81803-33
Email: poststelle@lfd.sachsen-anhalt.de
- Collection of personal data when using livil
- Registration Data: your phone number, your first and your last name and your email address. The Registration Data contains your user options, including the terms you have accepted.
- Usage Data: app-instance identifier, number of users and sessions, session durations, operating systems, device models, geography, first launches, App opens. App updates, in-app purchases.
- Message Data: messages you receive, import or send via the livil service via voice or via manual text input in any type (e.g. regular messages or emails, Statement, Multiple Choice Questions, Driving Status information), including any summarizations and smart responses generated by livil; such Message Data may contain personal identifiable information.
- Calendar Data: the events you receive, import or send via the livil service via voice or via manual text input in any type.
- Feedback Data: the information you voluntarily give us if we ask you for feedback about the Apps or the livil service.
- Contact Details: if you provide livil access to your contact details stored on your Phone, the names (first name and last name) and the contact numbers, email addresses or handles of your contacts.
- Location Data: if you provide livil access to your location, the location coordinates of your device that you share with your contacts, or the location coordinates your contacts shared with you; your expected time of arrival (“ETA”) according to your navigation or manual input, or the ETA shared with you by contacts.
- Notes and Reminder Data: the notes and reminders you create via voice or via manual text input on the Apps.
- Registration Data
- The use of the livil service and the livil FLAGS App as well as the In-Car Office App requires a registration at Autonomy on Board via the livil FLAGS mobile App or In-Car-Office App. By this registration you enter into an agreement with Autonomy on Board regarding the services which Autonomy on Board provides via the Apps. During the registration process you will be requested to enter Registration Data.
- Autonomy on Board will use the Registration Data (see Section 3.a) only for the purpose of rendering the services of the livil service unless otherwise specified in this Declaration. The legal basis for the collection and processing of such data is to perform the contract (Art. 6 para 1 lit. b of the GDPR). Such data will be stored for the term of the contractual relationship.
- In addition, Autonomy on Board will use your phone number or email address to send you messages for the purpose to inform you about the livil service (Information Message). The legal basis for such use is Article 6 para 1 lit f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest arises from the purpose of the processing listed below:
- Guaranteeing comfortable use of the livil FLAGS service and/or the livil FLAGS App.
Each Information Message will contain a link through which you can unsubscribe from the list so that you will not receive such Information Message any longer.
- The Registration Data and the Information Message may be transferred to a third country outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA) only based on an adequacy decision in accordance with Art. 45 para 3 GDPR or subject to Standard Contractual Clauses in the meaning of Art. 46 para 2 lit c) GDPR.
- Usage Data
- For the purpose of rendering the services livil processes the Usage Data (see Section 3.2). The legal basis for the collection and processing of such data is Art. 6 para lit. b GDPR. It is in our interest to measure the usage of our services and count the people who interact with us to support and improve product targeting and development and to enable the provision of accurate and reliable reporting. Such data will be stored for the term of the contractual relationship.
- Such data may be transferred to a third country outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA only on the basis of an adequacy decision in accordance with Art. 45 para 3 GDPR or subject to Standard Contractual Clauses in the meaning of Art. 46 para 2 lit c) GDPR.
- Message Data, Calendar Data, Location Data, Notes and Reminder Data
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Depending on the content provider, Message Data, Calendar Data, Location Data, Notes and Reminder Data (see Section 3) may be processed on livil-operated servers in the EU only, for example for summarization, smart response functionalities or push notification delivery.
In addition, for the purpose of rendering the services livil processes the Message Data which will be sent or received via our own messenger “Flags” on livil-operated servers. The legal basis for the collection and processing of such data is Art. 6 para 1 lit. b GDPR. Such data will transit livil-operated servers until the message is delivered. If the information cannot be delivered, we store the data on our servers for a period of [10] days.
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The Message Data, Location Data, Calendar Data Notes and Reminder Data will be transmitted in encrypted form. As soon as we use end-to-end encryption, we will inform you accordingly.
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livil does not share, transfer or disclose Google User Data. All sensitive data, including Google User Data, is encrypted. Google User Data does not leave the handset.
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If you are outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA), we transfer this Message Data, Location Data, Calendar Data, Notes and Reminder Data to a country outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA) only on the basis of an adequacy decision in accordance with Art. 45 para 3 GDPR or subject to Standard Contractual Clauses in the meaning of Art. 46 para 2 lit c) GDPR.
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Where users connect their Google or Microsoft accounts, livil accesses certain data in accordance with the permissions granted. This includes:
- Email data (e.g. Gmail, Outlook): Used solely to enable users to send, receive, and manage emails within the app using voice and touch interactions.
- Calendar data: Used to allow users to view, create, update, and RSVP to events, accessible via voice and touch.
- Contacts data (e.g. via Google People API or Microsoft equivalent): Used exclusively to help users search and select recipients from their contact lists when composing messages.
This access is used only to facilitate user-initiated actions and to deliver the app’s core functionality. No such data is stored on livil-operated servers or shared with third parties.
- Feedback Data
- The Feedback Data will only be used anonymized so that no personal data is used.
- Contact Details
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Only after your explicit consent livil will have access to the Contact Details (see Section 3.5) stored on your phone.
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In principle, all Contact Details (see Section 3.5) will only be stored and processed within the Apps on your devices (phone and/or car).
In addition, for the purpose of rendering the services livil processes the Contact Details Message used within our own messenger “Flags” on the servers of Autonomy on Board within the EU only. The legal basis for the collection and processing of such data is Art. 6 para 1 lit. a GDPR. Such data will be stored on our servers until the respective message from or to the contact is delivered.
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If you are outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA), we transfer this Message Data to a country outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA) only on the basis of an adequacy decision in accordance with Art. 45 para 3 GDPR or subject to Standard Contractual Clauses in the meaning of Art. 46 para 2 lit c) GDPR.
- Third Party Services
- Via livil you can use the services of third parties, like WhatsApp, Gmail, Slack et al, which are offered by such third parties. As far as personal data are used such third parties are the controllers in the meaning of Art. 4, para. 7 GDPR. For more information about the use of personal data please look at the respective privacy policy of the third-party service provider. Please note that with respect to those data you have to exercise your rights you have under the GDPR against such providers.
- Objecting or withdrawing consent to the processing of your data
- If you have consented to the processing of your data, you may withdraw your consent at any time. Such a withdrawal of consent will affect the reliability of the processing of your data after you have sent us the declaration of your withdrawal.
- To the extent that we process your data on the basis of a balance of interests, you may object to the processing of your data. This is the case, if the processing is not specifically necessary for the fulfillment of a contract, which is indicated by us in each case in the description of functions above. When submitting such an objection, please explain the reasons why we should not process your personal data in the manner implemented by us. In the event of a justified objection, we will review the facts and either cease/adapt the processing of your data or demonstrate our compelling legitimate grounds, on the basis of which we will continue to process the data.
Status: April 2025