Privacy Policy
App — On-Device Processing
MiaoSense processes all data — including camera footage, microphone audio, and behavioural scores — locally on your Android device. No video, audio, or analysis data is ever sent to our servers or any third party. The app operates fully offline and contains no crash-reporting or analytics libraries.
Data stored locally on your device:
- Cat profiles you create (name, breed, age, notes)
- Analysis session results and FGS score history
- Your consent record (timestamp, Terms version, app version, locale)
- App preferences (theme, language, sensor settings)
MiaoSense reads your device's system language setting (locale) to display content in the appropriate language. This information is processed locally and, if you change the in-app language, stored on your device only.
You can export or permanently delete all locally stored data at any time via Settings → Data → Delete all data.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR — processing necessary to provide the App's functionality.
MiaoWatch — Remote Camera
The optional MiaoWatch feature lets you connect MiaoSense to a camera stream (e.g. an IP camera or webcam) via a URL you enter manually. When MiaoWatch is active:
- The App establishes a network connection exclusively to the URL you configured.
- Video frames are processed in RAM on your device and are never stored or forwarded to MiaoSense servers or any third party.
- The camera URL you enter is stored locally on your device only.
- No data from the camera stream leaves your device.
You are responsible for ensuring you have the legal right to access and monitor the camera you connect to. MiaoSense does not verify the source or legality of the stream.
Storage period: The camera URL remains stored on your device until you remove it manually (Settings → MiaoWatch → Remove Camera) or uninstall the App. Video frames are processed in RAM during active streaming only and are never stored. There are no recipients of your camera data — all processing is on-device; no data is transmitted to MiaoSense or any third party.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. By activating MiaoWatch, you enter into a service arrangement for this optional feature. Processing your camera URL is objectively necessary to establish the connection you requested — without it, MiaoWatch cannot function.
Website — Hosting & Infrastructure
miaosense.app is hosted on Cloudflare Pages (Cloudflare, Inc., USA). As part of its content delivery and security services, Cloudflare processes standard request metadata (IP address, user agent, timestamp) on its servers. No cookies are set by this website and no analytics tools are installed.
Cloudflare is certified under the EU–US Data Privacy Framework (DPF), an adequacy decision pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR, which permits data transfers to certified US recipients without additional safeguards.
The DM Sans typeface is served locally from our own server (self-hosted). Loading the font does not establish any connection to Google or other third parties, and no data is transmitted to third parties in the process.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR — our legitimate interest in operating a secure, reliable website.
User-Exported Media
MiaoSense allows you to save analysis photos and vocal recordings ("exported media") on your device. Exported media is stored exclusively on your device and is not transmitted to Purrception or any third party.
Exported media may contain a visible disclaimer label burned into the image ("MiaoSense — not a vet substitute") and, where applicable, a low-confidence indicator. These labels are for informational purposes and remain part of the file.
Sharing exported media is an action you take in your own responsibility. When you share files via third-party apps (WhatsApp, Instagram, email, etc.), those apps' own privacy policies apply. Please ensure that no identifiable persons are visible in any media you choose to share (see § 201a of the German Criminal Code (StGB) and equivalent national criminal-law provisions in other EU jurisdictions).
Saved media files can be deleted at any time through your device's gallery app or file manager.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR — processing necessary to provide the requested export functionality.
Email Contact
If you contact us at hello@miaosense.app, we process your email address and the content of your message solely to handle your enquiry. We do not share this information with third parties. Correspondence is retained only as long as necessary to resolve your enquiry and is then deleted.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR — our legitimate interest in responding to enquiries directed at us.
Providing your email address is voluntary. If you choose not to, we are unable to respond to your enquiry.
Your Rights (GDPR Art. 15–22)
You have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict, or object to the processing of your personal data, and the right to data portability. To exercise any of these rights, contact:
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. For Germany: Bundesbeauftragter für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit (BfDI).
Controller (Art. 4(7) GDPR)
Robert Sommer
Isoldenstrasse 26, 80804 München, Germany
hello@miaosense.app