Effective: October 7, 2026

Overview

Flashcards MD is a flashcard app for iOS, iPadOS and macOS. This privacy policy explains how Flashcards MD handles data, both in the app and on this website.

The short version: The app has no accounts, no analytics and no advertising, and sends nothing to any server of ours. Your cards are files in a folder you control: on your device, or in your own iCloud Drive. The website processes minimal data as described below.

Data Controller

Pascal Weiß
c/o IP-Management #9711
Ludwig-Erhard-Str. 18
20459 Hamburg, Germany
Email: mail@flashcardsmd.app

The App

Data We Collect

Flashcards MD does not collect any personal data. The app does not:

• Require an account or login
• Use analytics, tracking or advertising services
• Send your cards, your learning progress or any other data to a server we operate
• Access your contacts or your location

Data Stored on Your Device

The app stores the following data in the library folder you choose:

• Your cards, as Markdown files, including the images you add to them
• Your learning progress (level and next review date), written into the header of each card file
• Per-set settings, such as the review direction

App-wide preferences (theme, chosen library location, and similar) are kept in the app’s local storage on the device. We have no way of reading any of it.

Deleting the app deletes the local library folder and the preferences. A library kept in iCloud Drive or in a folder you picked on your Mac is not deleted, because it belongs to you and not to the app.

iCloud Drive

If you choose iCloud Drive as your library location, your card files are stored in your own iCloud Drive and synced between your devices by Apple, under your Apple account. The app does not operate any sync service of its own. The recipient is Apple Distribution International Limited, Hollyhill Industrial Estate, Hollyhill, Cork, Ireland (outside the EEA, Apple Inc., Cupertino, California, USA). For details, see Apple’s Privacy Policy.

Camera and Photo Library

The app asks for access to the camera or your photo library only when you add an image to a card. The image is stored as a file in your library folder and goes nowhere else. You can revoke access at any time in your device’s settings.

Sharing and Export

When you share or export a card or a set, the app hands the file to the system share sheet. Where it goes from there is your choice, and the app does not keep a copy.

In-App Purchases

Premium subscriptions are handled entirely by Apple through the App Store. Flashcards MD does not receive or store any payment information, billing details or account credentials. The app only asks the App Store whether your Apple account holds an active subscription. For information about how Apple handles your purchase data, see Apple’s Privacy Policy.

Legal Basis

Apart from the iCloud Drive storage you switch on yourself, the app processes no personal data on any system other than your own device. Where your files are stored in iCloud Drive at your request, the legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (providing the storage location you chose).

The Website

Hosting

This website is hosted on Cloudflare Pages (Cloudflare Inc., 101 Townsend St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA). When you visit this website, Cloudflare processes your IP address and browser metadata in server logs. This is necessary for delivering the website to you.

Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in providing the website).

For details, see Cloudflare’s Privacy Policy.

Email

If you write to us by email, we use your email address and message only to answer you, and delete them once the matter is closed, unless a legal retention period applies.

Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in responding to your inquiry).

Cookies and Tracking

This website does not use cookies, analytics or tracking technologies of any kind.

Fonts

All fonts are self-hosted on this website. No external font services are loaded, and no data is transmitted to third parties for font rendering.

Your Rights

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the following rights:

• Right of access (Art. 15): You can request information about what personal data we process.
• Right to rectification (Art. 16): You can request correction of inaccurate data.
• Right to erasure (Art. 17): You can request deletion of your data.
• Right to restriction (Art. 18): You can request that we restrict processing of your data.
• Right to data portability (Art. 20): You can request your data in a machine-readable format.
• Right to object (Art. 21): You can object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to any processing we base on legitimate interest.

Because the app collects no personal data, these rights primarily apply to data you send us by email. To exercise them, write to mail@flashcardsmd.app.

Right to Lodge a Complaint

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. The competent authority is:

Der Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit Baden-Württemberg
Heilbronner Straße 35, 70191 Stuttgart
Phone: +49 711 6155410
Website: www.baden-wuerttemberg.datenschutz.de

Children’s Privacy

Flashcards MD is suitable for a general audience. It has no accounts, no analytics, no advertising and no location access, and it sends no data to any server operated by us, so no personal information about a child is collected or retained by us. If you are a parent or guardian and have questions, contact mail@flashcardsmd.app.

Changes to This Policy

If this privacy policy changes, the updated version will be posted at this URL with a new effective date.