Privacy information
Controller
The controller for the processing of data in connection with this website, the online darts scorer and the tournament site is René Steffin, Lindenhof 1, 15831 Mahlow, Germany, info@dartscorer.online.
This website
This information page loads no content from third-party servers (not even fonts) and uses no tracking. It only sets a cookie if you explicitly choose “Light” or “Dark”: it is called “design”, contains only this choice, also applies to the Ally Pally seating plan and expires after one year; choosing “System” deletes it (Section 25(2) no. 2 TDDDG).
Server log files
When pages are accessed, the web server processes technically necessary data (IP address, date and time, requested file, browser and operating system) to deliver the pages and to keep operations secure. This applies to this website as well as to the web app, the live display and the tournament site. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The log files are deleted automatically after 14 days.
Audience measurement
To see how many people use this website, the Ally Pally seating plan, the web app, the live display and the tournament site, our server counts when it delivers a page. For this we set no cookies, store nothing on your device and read nothing from it; no counting script runs in your browser, and no third-party provider is involved. So that you only count once per day, we create a shortened hash from your IP address and browser identifier together with a random daily key; the IP address itself is not stored. Hashes and the daily key are deleted with the first page request of the following day, after which nobody can be recognised. Only daily totals without any personal reference are kept: the number of page views and visitors per area (for example language, branding of the web app or page of the tournament site) and per hour, device type, operating system and browser (only the family, such as “Android” and “Chrome”, from the browser identifier), your browser’s first language, the country, the domain of a referring page (for example google.com) or which of our pages you came from, and a campaign tag if the link you opened contains one (for example “?quelle=flyer”). We determine the country from your IP address using a country table stored on our server (IP Geolocation by DB-IP, CC BY 4.0); the address is not passed on for this. We also count, without reference to any person, how often features such as the live display, transfer via the server or creating tournaments are used. If your browser sends the “Global Privacy Control” or “Do Not Track” signal, we do not count you at all. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (our interest in learning, with as little data as possible, how the services are used in order to improve them). You can object at any time, with one of the signals mentioned or by email to info@dartscorer.online.
Data processing on your device
All input and calculations in the darts scorer (player data, game history etc.) are processed exclusively on your device and stored in your browser’s storage (local storage or session storage). So that the web app also starts without internet, your browser additionally keeps its files in a cache (service worker). The web app sets no cookies. You can delete everything at any time by clearing the site data in your browser. In these core features the darts scorer also works offline. Data is only sent to our server or to third parties if you use extra features such as “Live display”, data transfer “via the server”, tournament matches, “Give feedback” or voice input (see below).
“Live display” feature
When you activate the live display, your player data and game history are stored on our server and can be retrieved via a randomly generated ID. The data is available to anyone who knows this ID, so treat the ID as confidential. When you switch the live display off, the data is deleted; without updates it is deleted automatically after one hour at the latest.
If you connect a TV with a code, the link between code and ID is stored for at most ten minutes. To prevent abuse, the number of codes per IP address is limited; for this only a hash of the IP address with the times is stored and deleted after ten minutes. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (providing the feature you requested), and for the limit Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
Import / export and transfer via the server
Under “Import / Export” you choose which data you back up or transfer to another device (players, game settings, app settings, statistics, current game). The live display ID is never transferred. When exporting as a file or via QR code or link, the data stays with you: the file is downloaded directly to your device; with the QR code and link the data is contained in the link itself (after the “#”) and is not sent to our server even when the link is opened. However, anyone who receives the file or link has access to the data.
Only if you choose “via the server” is the selected data stored compressed on our server. It can be retrieved with a randomly generated six-character code - by anyone who knows the code, even several times. It is deleted automatically after one hour; before that you can remove it on the device that uploaded it with “Delete from server now”. To prevent abuse (for example trying out codes), the number of requests per IP address is limited. For this only a hash of the IP address with the times of the requests is stored and deleted one hour after the last request at the latest. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (providing the feature you requested), and for limiting requests Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
Tournament site (beta)
On turnier.dartscorer.online you create tournaments. For this, our server stores the tournament name, the player names entered, the format, the pairings and the results; for matches played in the app also the statistics per player (for example average and highest checkout), the match history with the throws per leg (for the match sheets) and, while a match is running and if you wish, the live display ID. Via this ID the tournament site and TV view show the current score. Please only enter player names with the players’ consent; a nickname is enough.
Listed tournaments appear for everyone in the list on the tournament site’s home page; unlisted ones can only be reached via their link. If a password is set, you additionally need the password or a viewing link. We store the password and management key only as a hash. Your browser remembers the management links of your tournaments, the selected player (“I am …”) and the day/night mode of the TV view in local storage. If you choose a design in the tournament site’s settings, it remembers this choice in a cookie “turnierTheme” that contains only the choice and expires after one year (Section 25(2) no. 2 TDDDG). If you connect a TV to a tournament with a code, the link is stored for at most ten minutes.
Emails: if you enter your email address, we send you the management and sharing links of your tournament. If the organiser invites participants by email, they receive the sharing link (never the management link); the organiser confirms that the recipients expect the invitation. The addresses are only used for sending and are not stored; per tournament we only store the number of invitations sent. Emails are sent via our email provider IONOS SE (Montabaur, Germany) as processor. We do not send emails to test, placeholder, system or disposable addresses. The legal basis for emails to you is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, for invitations Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (the organiser’s interest in inviting participants). If you did not want to receive an invitation, please contact info@dartscorer.online.
The organiser can delete a tournament at any time; without changes it is deleted automatically after 90 days at the latest, together with its match history. To prevent abuse (for example trying out passwords or mass emailing), the number of requests per IP address is limited. For this only a hash of the IP address with the times of the requests is stored and discarded after one hour. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (providing the feature you requested), and for the limit Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
Feedback from the web app
With “Give feedback” you send us your message and the chosen type (bug, idea, praise, other), optionally your email address for questions, and technical details (app version, game mode, screen size, browser, online status, whether the app is installed, number of players). The feedback is stored on our server without IP address, forwarded to us by email via our email provider IONOS and deleted after twelve months at the latest. We only use your email address to reply to your feedback. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (handling your feedback and improving the app).
External resources of the web app
The web app loads no external resources; fonts and libraries are hosted on our own server.
Audio input and output
For voice input the web app uses the microphone and your browser’s speech recognition (Web Speech API), but only when you switch voice input on and allow access. Many browsers do not process the recording on the device but send it to their vendor’s servers, for example Chrome to Google or Edge to Microsoft. This is done by the browser vendor under its own privacy policy; the recording is not sent to our server. Score announcements use the voices of your browser or operating system. Some of them are online voices for which the text to be read out is sent to the vendor. If you do not want this, leave voice input off and choose a local voice.
Your rights
You have the right of access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing and objection (Art. 15-21 GDPR) as well as the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority, for example the Brandenburg State Commissioner for Data Protection. For questions please contact info@dartscorer.online.
Changes
This privacy information is updated as needed to reflect changes in the law or technical developments. Last updated: October 2026.
