General Terms of Use for the Elma App
1. general information
The Elma app is designed as a therapy-accompanying app to support parents with an addiction or harmful substance use. It aims to support those affected in achieving long-term, stable abstinence. The Elma app also aims to offer affected parents support in raising their children. As an affected parent, you can also use certain functions of the Elma app together with your child. However, you should make sure that your children only use the app together with you, especially if they are up to ten years old, as they should not have to deal with addiction alone.
You can use the Elma app free of charge as long as you are undergoing inpatient or outpatient treatment at a clinic or addiction counseling center participating in the project. The Elma app is a way of consolidating the content of the therapy and practicing it in everyday life. The app does not replace addiction therapy.
Please read the following terms of use, which apply to every user of the Elma app, carefully. By using this app, you implicitly declare your agreement with these terms of use. The publisher of the app reserves the right to change, delete or add to the information on this app at any time without prior notice.
2. range of functions
The Elma app provides text, audio and video contributions on how to better deal with addiction as well as on self-care and parenting topics. It provides support with specific strategies to reduce addictive cravings. In the diary section, affected parents are instructed to regularly reflect on their feelings, their cravings and the connection with stress and challenges in everyday parenting.
The app also offers children and adult relatives tips and support in dealing with the illness of the affected person in an area specially designed for them.
3. terms of use
In order to use the Elma app, you must have compatible devices and software, in particular the compatible version of the intended operating system. Furthermore, an Internet connection is required to use the application. The costs for data connections depend on the tariffs of your provider.
The publisher of the Elma App reserves the right to change, supplement or delete parts of the application or the entire offer without prior notice or to discontinue the offer temporarily or permanently.
Please note that the Elma application offers you the option of saving confidential data; this is only saved locally on your end device and is not transferred to an external server. If you lose your device, all the information you have saved to date will be lost unless you have made backup copies. The implementation and scope of data collection are the sole responsibility of the user.
4. availability of the Elma app
1 Elma has an availability of 24 hours a day. However, there may be interruptions in availability due to maintenance required for the system. Interruptions in availability may occur, among other things, due to force majeure or other causes for which Elma is not responsible, such as intent or gross negligence.
2 We would like to point this out:
- that it is technically impossible to provide the app free of errors of any kind and that the Central Institute of Mental Health therefore accepts no responsibility for this,
- that errors can lead to the temporary deactivation of the app,
- that the availability of this app is dependent on conditions and services beyond the control of the Central Institute of Mental Health, such as transmission capacities and telephone connections between the individual participants. We are not responsible for any disruptions in this area.
5. copyright and database rights
1. all content included in or provided through any Elma service, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips, digital downloads and data compilations, is the property of Elma or third parties who supply content or make it available on the App and is protected by German copyright and database right laws.
2. the entirety of the content contained in or provided through any Elma Service is also the exclusive property of Elma and is protected by German copyright and database right laws.
3. you may not systematically extract and/or reuse any part of an Elma Service without our express written consent. In particular, you may not use data mining, robots or similar data gathering and extraction programs to extract any material part of an Elma Service for reuse (whether once or many times) without Elma's express written consent. You also may not create and/or publish your own database that incorporates substantial parts of an Elma service without Elma's express written consent.
6. handling of personal data
Personal data is information that relates to an identifiable or identified person. Identifiable means that information provided (e.g. online identifier, location data), which allows conclusions to be drawn about the personal identity of a person, makes it possible to identify the person directly or indirectly.
In this context, your health data (information on the time of abstinence, substances consumed, addiction, etc.) is considered to be particularly protected and therefore subject to special statutory security requirements.
It is not mandatory to enter personal data in order to use the Elma app. If you enter them, your data will be stored locally on your end device. It will not be passed on to an external server.
Further information on the processing of personal data can be found here.
Information on data protection can be found in the "Technical data protection" section
7 Technical data protection
The data you enter in the Elma app is only stored locally on your end device. Data is not transferred to an external server. If your end device is lost or defective, all the data you have saved to date will be lost, unless you have previously created a backup copy.
To limit risks such as misuse by third parties (e.g. theft or passing on of the end device), your end device must be protected with a code lock or password.
Also remember to encrypt your data backups. You can obtain more information on this from your device manufacturer.
8. your account
1. access to some of the app's services requires the creation of an account.
2. the creation of an account is only permitted to persons with full legal capacity who are provided with the registration form on the Elma app.
3. if you use an Elma service, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and for restricting access to your mobile devices. To the extent permitted under applicable law, you agree to be responsible for all activities that occur through your account.
4. the user can change his user name at any time.
5. you may not use an Elma service in a manner that is likely to interrupt, damage or otherwise interfere with Elma's services or access.
6. furthermore, you may not use Elma's services for fraudulent or in connection with a criminal offense, unlawful activity, harassment or inconvenience.
9. obligation of the user to cooperate
As a user, you are responsible for securing your end device against misuse, malicious code, "jailbreaking" or "rooting" (unauthorized removal of the security locks of the manufacturer of your (mobile) input device or the operating system on it) etc. yourself. The Elma app cannot be used in the event of such manipulations. We recommend that you have appropriate protection against malware ("viruses"), for example by purchasing anti-virus software, and that you keep the operating system of your end device up to date (updates and patches).
We expressly point out that data storage on the end device is at your own risk and that the publisher of the Elma app accepts no liability.
10. changes to our privacy policy
If this becomes necessary due to the legal or threat situation or technical developments, we reserve the right to change our security and data protection measures accordingly. In such cases, we will also adapt our general terms of use. Please therefore note the current version at the beginning of these general terms of use.
11. amendment of the terms of use
The publisher may amend and supplement these terms of use at any time. The user shall be notified of the amendments or additions at least one month before they come into effect. The amended terms of use shall only become effective if you agree to the amendment the next time you log in.
12. declaration of consent to the general terms of use of the Elma app
I hereby voluntarily declare that I have taken note of the above General Terms of Use of the ELMA app. I agree to the terms of use described therein. I understand that my personal data will not be passed on to third parties.
Furthermore, I have been informed of my rights as a data subject and know how I can exercise them vis-à-vis the publisher of the Elma app.