Privacy policy
For the BetterShelf app and the website bettershelf.de. Last updated: November 2026. The German version is legally binding.
1. Controller
Paul & Klose Softwarehouse GbRrepresented by the partners Nico Klose and Tobias Eric Paul
Bachweg 36, 54441 Ayl, Germany
Phone: +49 1575 8464585
Email: hello@unsaiddiary.com
2. In short
- BetterShelf runs on your computer. There is no account, no sign-in, no advertising and no usage statistics (telemetry).
- What you keep in BetterShelf – clipboard, notes, snippets, settings – stays on your computer. We receive none of it.
- BetterShelf only connects to the internet when you use a feature that needs it (section 4). These connections go directly from your computer to the respective provider, not through us.
- This website sets no cookies and uses no tracking.
3. Data on your computer
BetterShelf stores its data in the Windows app data folder; for the Store version, in the app package's private area:
| Data | Purpose | Protection |
|---|---|---|
| Clipboard history (text, images, file paths) | Pasting earlier copied content again | encrypted with your Windows user key (DPAPI); content that programs mark as confidential (e.g. password managers) is not recorded |
| Notes | Keeping notes across restarts | encrypted (DPAPI) |
| Calendar subscriptions (addresses), birthdays | Appointments at the clock | encrypted (DPAPI) |
| Settings, layouts, snippets, quick launch, window layouts | Operation | readable only by your Windows account |
| Shelf (references to files, own copies of images) | Parking files | readable only by your Windows account |
| Screenshots | only if you turn on automatic saving, in the folder you choose | – |
| Error log | Troubleshooting; never transmitted | – |
This data does not leave your computer unless you copy it somewhere yourself (e.g. as a ZIP backup into a folder of your choice). When you uninstall the Store version, Windows deletes the data folder.
4. The app's internet connections
BetterShelf only connects in the following cases. As with any request on the internet, the respective server receives your IP address and technical details (e.g. time, program identifier). We do not receive this data. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (the feature you asked for) or Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (technically necessary transmission).
- Calendar subscriptions: If you add a calendar address (e.g. your private Google iCal address), BetterShelf fetches it about every 15 minutes from the provider it belongs to.
- Public holidays: If you choose a country other than Germany, BetterShelf downloads its holidays once a year from Nager.Date (date.nager.at). Country and year are transmitted. BetterShelf calculates German holidays itself.
- Link preview (off by default): If you turn it on and hover over a copied link, BetterShelf fetches the linked page to show its title and preview image. For YouTube links, YouTube (Google) is also contacted; for Instagram links, Instagram (Meta). Links to localhost and to IP addresses in your own network are never fetched.
- Git: If you use the Git feature, the git program installed on your computer connects to your repositories' servers (e.g. GitHub) when you click. BetterShelf only starts git.
- Opening links and programs: Links you open from BetterShelf open in your browser; what happens there is governed by its provider.
5. Microsoft Store
Purchase, download, licensing and updates run through the Microsoft Store. Microsoft is responsible for this, and Microsoft's privacy statement applies. Microsoft provides us with aggregated sales and crash statistics that do not identify you personally.
6. This website
The website bettershelf.de is served by Cloudflare, Inc., 101 Townsend St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA (Cloudflare Pages). When you visit it, Cloudflare processes technically necessary data: IP address, time, page requested, browser and operating system. This serves delivery and security of the site (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Cloudflare is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which the transfer to the USA is based on. The site sets no cookies, loads no fonts or scripts from other providers and uses no tracking.
7. Contact by email
If you email us, we use your address and message only to answer your request (Art. 6(1)(b) or (f) GDPR) and delete them once they are no longer needed and no statutory retention periods apply.
8. Your rights
Under the GDPR you have the right of access (Art. 15), rectification (Art. 16), erasure (Art. 17), restriction of processing (Art. 18), data portability (Art. 20) and objection (Art. 21). Since we receive no personal data from the app, this mainly concerns emails you send us. You can also lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority, e.g. the State Commissioner for Data Protection of Rhineland-Palatinate or the authority where you live.
9. Changes
If new features process data, we will update this policy. The version published here applies.