Last updated: September 2026
App Privacy
1. Responsible Party
The Verein Kinderstark, Sihlquai 131, 8005 Zurich, Switzerland, is responsible for processing personal data in the Tara & Pips Empowerment app. For questions about data protection or to exercise your rights, contact us at info@verein-kinderstark.ch.
2. Scope
This privacy policy applies to the Tara & Pips Empowerment app for iOS and Android. For the website tarapips-empowerment.com, the "Website Privacy" section below on this page applies.
We process personal data in accordance with the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (revFADP). Where individuals in the European Union are affected, we additionally comply with the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
3. Principles
The app is designed for children aged four to nine and is set up and accompanied by parents or caregivers. We process as little data as possible. We do not sell personal data, show advertising, or create advertising profiles of children.
4. User Account
Using the app requires a user account. We collect your email address and your chosen language. The email address lets us give you access to your content and reply to you if needed. The language setting controls which language the stories are delivered in.
The account is set up by parents or caregivers. We do not ask children themselves for any information.
5. Usage Data and Error Reports
We use the following services in the app:
Firebase Analytics by Google. This service records how the app is used, for example which areas are opened and how long the app is used. We use this analysis to improve the app.
Firebase Crashlytics by Google. This service automatically notifies us when the app crashes, together with technical details about the device and the time of the crash. Without such reports we could not fix errors.
Both services are operated by Google. Google's privacy policy applies in addition.
6. Subscription and Payments
The subscription for 3 Swiss francs per month is processed through Apple's App Store or Google Play. You enter your payment details there, not with us. We do not receive any credit card data.
We use the service RevenueCat to manage subscriptions. It processes the information on whether a valid subscription exists and links it to your account. RevenueCat's privacy policy applies in addition.
7. Storage Location
The application runs on Amazon Web Services servers in the eu-central-1 data center in Frankfurt, Germany. The database with account data is located in the us-east-2 data center in Ohio, United States.
8. Children
The app is intended for children under the age of thirteen. We do not ask children for any information beyond what is necessary for using the app. Accounts are created and managed by parents or caregivers. Parents can request information about the data stored for their account, and have it corrected or deleted, at any time.
9. Disclosure to Third Parties
We only disclose personal data where this is necessary for operating the app, namely to Amazon Web Services for hosting, to Google for usage analysis and error reports, to RevenueCat for managing subscriptions, and to Apple and Google for distributing the app and processing payments. Beyond that, we disclose data if we are legally required to do so.
10. Disclosure Abroad
Some data is processed in the United States, in particular the account database and the services provided by Google and RevenueCat. These providers are contractually obliged to protect the data there as well, in line with Swiss and European standards, based on standard contractual clauses or the applicable frameworks for transatlantic data transfer.
11. Retention Period
Your account data remains stored for as long as your account exists. If you delete your account, the associated data is removed immediately. Deletion is possible directly in the app.
12. Data Security
We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data against unauthorized access, loss and misuse. Data is transmitted in encrypted form.
13. Your Rights
You have the right to obtain information about the personal data we process about you, as well as to have it corrected or deleted, unless a statutory retention obligation applies. You may object to the processing and withdraw any consent given at any time. You may also request that your data be provided to you in a common electronic format.
To exercise these rights, a message to info@verein-kinderstark.ch is sufficient.
If you believe that we are not processing your data lawfully, you may contact the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner in Switzerland. Individuals in the European Union may contact their competent data protection supervisory authority.
14. Legal Basis
Where the GDPR applies, we base processing on the performance of a contract for accounts and subscriptions, on our legitimate interest in the secure and functioning operation of the app for error reports, on your consent for usage analysis, and on compliance with legal obligations for accounting.
15. Changes
We may update this privacy policy if the app or legal requirements change. The version published on this page at any given time is the applicable one.
Website Privacy
Last updated: September 2026
1. Scope
This part applies to the website tarapips-empowerment.com of the Verein Kinderstark. For the Tara & Pips Empowerment app, the "App Privacy" section above on this page applies.
2. Responsible Party
The Verein Kinderstark, Sihlquai 131, 8005 Zurich, Switzerland, is responsible. For questions, contact us at info@verein-kinderstark.ch.
3. Hosting
The website is hosted by green.ch AG in Switzerland. When you visit the site, technical details such as IP address, date and time of access, the page accessed, and the browser used are automatically stored in server log files. This is necessary for technical operation.
4. No Analytics or Tracking Tools
The website currently does not use any analytics or tracking tools that evaluate your behavior or set cookies for that purpose. A cookie consent banner is therefore not required.
5. Forms
Forms from Google Forms are embedded on the "Survey" and "Membership" pages. Your entries are transmitted directly to Google. The membership form requires signing in with a Google account, which also captures your Google email address. Google's privacy policy applies in addition.
6. Embedded Content
A video from Streamable is embedded on the website. When you play it, a connection is established to Streamable's servers, which may transmit data such as your IP address.
7. Disclosure to Third Parties and Disclosure Abroad
We disclose data to Google (forms) and Streamable (video) where this is necessary for using the respective function. Both providers are based in the United States.
8. Your Rights
The same rights apply as described in the "Your Rights" section in the "App Privacy" part above.
9. Changes
We may update this part if the website or legal requirements change. The version published on this page at any given time is the applicable one.
