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Privacy Policy

Information about the protection of your personal data

1. General Information

The protection of your personal data is a matter of particular importance to us. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

Party responsible within the meaning of data protection law:

Sportsmind GbR

Represented by: Janik Notheis and Francesco Scalia

Edith-Stein-Straße 2, 68753 Waghäusel

info@sport-mind.de

2. Collection and Storage of Personal Data

We process personal data when you:

  • visit our website
  • create a profile
  • complete an analysis
  • use training plans
  • sign up for newsletters or emails
  • contact us

The following data may be collected:

  • Name or pseudonym
  • Email address
  • Playing level / mental performance index / mental self-assessments
  • Usage data (IP address, browser, access time)
  • Training progress and results
  • Personality and motivation profile (self-assessments)
  • Text you enter in the AI instant help (processed only, not stored)

3. Purpose of Data Processing

Processing takes place for the purpose of:

  • Providing the analysis and training content
  • Personalizing your training path
  • Measuring progress
  • Scientific evaluation (anonymized)
  • Improving our offering
  • Communicating with you

4. Disclosure of Data

Your data is not sold to third parties.

Data is only disclosed if:

  • you have given explicit consent
  • this is necessary to fulfill a contract (e.g. payment provider)
  • there is a legal obligation to do so
  • you have joined a team - in that case the trainers of that team gain access to your analysis results and training data

If you join a team via an invitation code, the trainers of that team can view your mental analysis (all 10 dimensions, overall score and its history), your exercise progress and the notes on your assignments. The legal basis is your consent under Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, which you give when joining. You may withdraw it at any time with effect for the future by leaving the team - the trainers then lose access to your data. Other members of the team receive no access to your individual scores.

The personality profile (Big Five) and the motivation profile are not part of this team consent: the coaches of your teams only see these results if you explicitly share them in the respective module (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). Without sharing, only you can see them. You can withdraw sharing at any time in the result or in your profile; this takes effect immediately, including for results already saved. For minors, the consent of a legal guardian is also required.

AI instant help (OpenAI)

If you use the AI instant help, we send the text you enter and the app language to OpenAI to create an exercise suggestion. Your name, email address and account ID are not sent. Processing at OpenAI may take place outside the EU, in particular in the USA. We do not store your text permanently and only log technical information (text length, language, selected scenario). If the AI creates a new exercise, we only store that exercise – without your text and without any link to your account. Please do not enter names or health information. If the app detects signs of a crisis before sending, your text is not sent to OpenAI; instead you receive information about support services. Voice input uses your browser's speech recognition; depending on the browser, the audio is sent to the browser provider.

5. Storage and Deletion

Your data is stored only for as long as necessary for the stated purposes or as required by statutory retention obligations.

You can request the deletion of your profile and your data at any time.

6. Your Rights

You have the right at any time to:

  • Information about your stored data
  • Correction of inaccurate data
  • Deletion of your data
  • Restriction of processing
  • Data portability
  • Withdraw consent
  • Lodge a complaint with the data protection supervisory authority

7. Data Security

We use technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against manipulation, loss, and unauthorized access. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.

8. Cookies & Tracking

Sportsmind uses cookies to:

  • ensure the website's functionality (necessary cookies)
  • anonymously analyze usage behavior (analytics cookies)
  • personalize content (personalization cookies)

Cookie categories:

Necessary Cookies

These are required for basic functions and cannot be disabled.

Analytics Cookies

Help us understand how you use the website.

Personalization Cookies

Enable personalized content and recommendations.

You can adjust your cookie settings at any time via the cookie banner or in your browser.

9. Scientific Use

Anonymized data may be used as part of scientific research in sports psychology. Tracing back to individual persons is excluded. This research serves to further develop evidence-based mental training methods.

10. Privacy Contact

If you have questions about data protection, you can contact us at any time:

info@sport-mind.de

Last updated: February 2026

Sportsmind GbR reserves the right to update this privacy policy at any time.