[{"content":"","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/en/authors/","section":"Authors","summary":"","title":"Authors","type":"authors"},{"content":"","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/en/categories/","section":"Categories","summary":"","title":"Categories","type":"categories"},{"content":"The German Impressum is the legally authoritative version; this English summary is provided for convenience.\nProvider # Peter Schmidt\nVERSABILit\nBuschweg 31\n53757 Sankt Augustin, Germany\nContact # Phone: +49 171 6890986\nE-mail: team@nearguide.info\nVAT ID # VAT identification number: DE266676765\nLiability for content # As a service provider, we are responsible for our own content on these pages in accordance with general law. However, we are not obliged to monitor transmitted or stored third-party information. Obligations to remove or block the use of information under general law remain unaffected; liability in this respect is only possible from the point at which we become aware of a specific infringement. Upon becoming aware of such infringements, we will remove this content immediately.\nLiability for links # Our offer contains links to external third-party websites (marked with a \u0026ldquo;↗\u0026rdquo; symbol) over whose content we have no influence. We therefore cannot accept any liability for this third-party content. The respective provider or operator of the linked pages is always responsible for their content. Upon becoming aware of legal infringements, we will remove such links immediately.\nCopyright # The content and works created by the site operators on these pages are subject to German copyright law. Reproduction, processing, distribution and any kind of exploitation outside the limits of copyright require the written consent of the respective author or creator. Downloads and copies of this page are permitted for private, non-commercial use only.\n","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/en/impressum/","section":"NearGuide","summary":"","title":"Legal notice","type":"page"},{"content":" Your personal beacon guide # NearGuide turns Bluetooth beacons into self-guided audio-and-text experiences — for museums, exhibitions, tours and venues. Walk up to a beacon and the matching content appears, read aloud if you like.\nLocal-first. No account. No tracking. Your content stays on your device and is shared only when you choose to.\nNearGuide is coming soon to the App Store and Google Play.\nQuestions? → Support · Privacy · Legal notice\n","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/en/","section":"NearGuide","summary":"","title":"NearGuide","type":"page"},{"content":" Privacy at a glance # This privacy policy covers two things: this website (nearguide.info) and the NearGuide app for iOS and Android.\nThis website is built to be deliberately data-minimal: it sets no cookies, loads no external resources (no external fonts, no CDNs, no social media widgets, no video embeds) and uses no tracking and no analytics tools. When you open the site, only the technically necessary access data in server log files is processed by the hosting provider (see \u0026ldquo;Hosting\u0026rdquo; and \u0026ldquo;Server log files\u0026rdquo;).\nThe NearGuide app collects no data (see \u0026ldquo;Privacy in the NearGuide app\u0026rdquo;).\nController # The controller responsible for data processing is:\nVERSABILit\nPeter Schmidt\nBuschweg 31\n53757 Sankt Augustin\nGermany\nE-mail: team@nearguide.info\nThe controller is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.\nNo cookies, no tracking, no external resources # This website stores no cookies on your device and reads no information from your device (no device fingerprinting). No analytics or tracking services are used. All fonts, scripts, stylesheets and images are served exclusively from our own domain; third-party content (e.g. font CDNs, video platforms, maps or social media services) is not loaded. A consent banner is therefore not required.\nNote: your choice between light and dark appearance is stored solely in your browser locally (localStorage) and is not transmitted to us.\nPrivacy in the NearGuide app # The NearGuide app collects no data. There are no accounts, no cloud sync, no analytics, no crash or telemetry SDKs and no third-party SDKs. The Android build holds no INTERNET permission and is technically unable to \u0026ldquo;phone home\u0026rdquo;; the iOS build embeds no networking or diagnostics SDK.\nEverything stays local on your device: your library content, a locally generated device identifier, and the app settings. Data leaves the device only when you actively export a .lnai file via the system share sheet — the app never initiates a transfer on its own.\nAccordingly, the store declarations read: in the Apple App Store \u0026ldquo;App Privacy\u0026rdquo; = Data Not Collected, and on Google Play \u0026ldquo;Data safety\u0026rdquo; = No data collected and no data shared.\nPermissions and their purpose # Permission Purpose Data collected/transmitted? Location Unlocks iBeacon detection in the foreground and background and triggers local notifications. No — no GPS coordinates are read, stored or transmitted. Bluetooth Nearby iBeacon scanning (consumer) and setting up your own beacons (curator feature only). No — no Bluetooth data leaves the device. Notifications Local notification on beacon proximity; on Android also the foreground-service indicator. No — local only, never a remote push. The location permission is solely the technical gateway to iBeacon detection. It is not used for location tracking; no location is determined or evaluated.\nHosting # We host the contents of our website with the following provider:\nSTRATO GmbH\nOtto-Ostrowski-Straße 7\n10249 Berlin\nGermany\nThe personal data arising from the operation of the website (in particular the access data in the server log files, see below) is processed on the host\u0026rsquo;s servers. The external hosting is carried out in the interest of a secure, fast and efficient provision of our online offering (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). A data processing agreement (DPA) pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR exists with the host.\nServer log files # The hosting provider automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser transmits automatically. These are:\nbrowser type and browser version operating system used referrer URL host name of the accessing computer time of the server request IP address This data is not merged with other data sources. The collection serves the technically error-free provision and the security of the website (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).\nSSL/TLS encryption # For security reasons this site uses SSL/TLS encryption. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the browser\u0026rsquo;s address line switching from \u0026ldquo;http://\u0026rdquo; to \u0026ldquo;https://\u0026rdquo; and by the lock symbol in the browser bar.\nYour rights # Within the scope of the applicable statutory provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients and the purpose of the data processing, and where applicable a right to rectification or deletion of this data. You also have the right to request restriction of processing, to object to processing (Art. 21 GDPR) and to request data portability. For this and for further questions on the subject of data protection you can contact the controller named above at any time.\nYou also have a right to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection supervisory authority.\nObjection to promotional e-mails # The use of contact data published within the framework of the imprint obligation to send unsolicited advertising and information materials is hereby objected to. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, for example through spam e-mails.\n","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/privacy/","section":"NearGuide","summary":"","title":"Privacy Policy","type":"page"},{"content":"","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/en/series/","section":"Series","summary":"","title":"Series","type":"series"},{"content":"Questions, feedback or a problem with NearGuide? Get in touch:\nE-mail: team@nearguide.info\nWe usually reply within a few business days.\nFrequently asked questions # How do I open a shared library (.lnai file)? # Tap the .lnai file you received (e.g. in Mail, the Files app, or via the share sheet) and choose NearGuide to open it. The library is imported and replaces the current one — you are asked first.\nWhy does the app ask for location access? # Location access is solely the technical gateway to iBeacon detection (including in the background, to trigger a local notification when you are near a beacon). No GPS coordinates are read, stored or transmitted — there is no location tracking. See the Privacy Policy for details.\nDo I need an account? Is any data collected? # No. NearGuide has no account, no cloud sync, no tracking. Everything stays local on your device; content only leaves it when you choose to share a .lnai file.\nWhich beacons are supported? # NearGuide works with iBeacon-compatible Bluetooth beacons; HolyIOT nRF52 beacons can be set up directly in the curator feature.\n","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/support/","section":"NearGuide","summary":"","title":"Support \u0026 Contact","type":"page"},{"content":"","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/en/tags/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Tags","type":"tags"}]