Please note: this page is a translation provided for your convenience. Only the German version is legally binding. You will find it at geier-it.eu/lv-dsgvo.html.
The essentials first
Your bills of quantities do not leave your computer. GAEB, ÖNORM, Excel and CSV files are read, searched and calculated exclusively locally. There is no telemetry, no usage statistics, no advertising and no crash reports. The only connections to Geier-IT serve the licence check and the update check with the licence server (keygen.gdyn.de). The programs only establish a connection to a cloud server if you enter one yourself.
1. Controller
The controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is:
Geier-IT – Anton Geier
Untere Bergstraße 2
55487 Sohren, Germany
E-mail: info@geier-it.eu
2. What this policy applies to
- LV Viewer for Windows – read and search bills of quantities
- LV PRO for Windows – additionally calculate quantities and totals
- LV Compass for Android – the mobile app; it is covered by its own privacy policy for LV Compass
- this website, insofar as it presents these programs and offers them for download
Both Windows programs come from the same source code and behave identically with regard to data protection. Where they differ, this is stated explicitly.
3. Overview: which connections exist at all
| Connection | Where to | When |
|---|---|---|
| Licence check and update check | Geier-IT licence server, keygen.gdyn.de |
on activation and at every program start |
| Cloud folder (WebDAV) | the server that you enter in the settings | only if you set up a cloud server |
| Local folders and network shares | your computer or your company network – no internet | when searching for and opening files |
There are no other connections. No analytics, advertising or crash-reporting services are integrated.
4. Processing on your computer
The following data remains entirely local and is never transferred to Geier-IT:
- the contents of your bills of quantities and price files (GAEB DA XML, GAEB 90, GAEB 2000, ÖNORM A 2063, Excel, CSV) including short and long texts, quantities and prices,
- file and folder names as well as the names of your projects,
- your search terms, selections and – in LV PRO – the results of the quantity and total calculations,
- program settings such as the colour scheme, search folders and quantity rules.
Settings, the activation record and the cache for cloud files are stored in the Windows user profile under %LOCALAPPDATA%\LV-Viewer or %LOCALAPPDATA%\LV-PRO respectively. The activation record and a stored cloud password are encrypted there and bound to your user account using the Windows Data Protection API (DPAPI).
The calculations can optionally run on the graphics card. This too happens exclusively on your computer; no data is passed to the outside in the process.
5. Personal data in your bills of quantities
Bills of quantities frequently contain personal data, for example names of clients, bidders, planners or contact persons. You or your company alone are responsible for this content, not Geier-IT. We receive neither the files nor extracts from them and have no access to them whatsoever.
Because Geier-IT does not process the contents of your bills of quantities, no processor relationship pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR arises for this content. If you use a cloud server, the relationship with its operator applies – see item 6.
It is different with the licence data: the company name and the name of the user reach the Geier-IT licence server (item 7). Geier-IT processes these few details in order to perform the licence agreement under its own responsibility and not on your behalf; this is therefore not processing on behalf of a controller. If your institution nevertheless requires a contractual arrangement – such as an agreement pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR or an assurance about the server location – we will provide it on request: info@geier-it.eu.
6. Cloud server (WebDAV)
In the settings you can enter your own cloud server (Nextcloud, ownCloud or another WebDAV server) in order to read bills of quantities from there. The following applies:
- The connection goes exclusively to the server you entered. The programs reject unencrypted connections; only
httpsis used. - The user name and password are only sent to this server. They are stored encrypted on your computer. Geier-IT does not receive them.
- The controller for the data stored on this server is its operator – as a rule your company or your hosting provider, not Geier-IT.
- Downloaded files can be cached locally if you wish, so that they can also be read without a connection. This cache is located in the data folder from item 4 and can be deleted at any time.
7. Geier-IT licence server
The programs connect to https://keygen.gdyn.de (server location: Germany) in exactly three cases:
| Process | Data transferred | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| One-time activation | Licence key, company name entered by you, name of the user entered by you, device identifier (SHA-256 hash of the Windows installation identifier – not the identifier itself), program version, product (LV Viewer or LV PRO) | Activation of the licence and binding to your computer |
| Validity check each time the program starts | Licence key, device identifier, company name, name of the user, program version, product | Check whether the licence is still valid (not expired, blocked or reset). If the server cannot be reached, the program continues to work offline with the record already present. |
| Update check each time the program starts | installed program version, product | Notice of a newer version. It is only downloaded and installed after you have answered the prompt with „Yes“. |
What is stored on the licence server
The following is recorded for each licence key: key, product, type of licence (trial or annual licence), status, date of issue, company name, name of the user, activation date, device identifier, last reported program version as well as the time of the last sign-in.
The company name comes from your entry during activation. In the case of a sole proprietorship it may at the same time be the name of a person.
Name of the user
Since September 2026 the programs additionally ask for the name of the person working with this licence key during activation. It is stored with the licence key and sent along with every validity check so that a change is received.
- Purpose: assigning a key to a workstation – for queries, renewals, blocks and when a computer is replaced.
- Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR (performance of the licence agreement) as well as (f) (legitimate interest in orderly licence management and in protection against multiple use).
- You determine the content: instead of the real name you can also enter a designation of the workstation, for example „Building authority, workstation 3“. The programs only check that the field has been filled in.
- Storage period: as long as the licence key exists; if it is deleted, the name disappears with it (see item 11).
- Change and deletion: informally to info@geier-it.eu. The entry can be changed at any time or replaced by a neutral designation.
For public authorities and companies that do not wish to transmit the name at all, we provide a licence without name reporting on request.
IP address and logs
With every connection the server receives your IP address for technical reasons. It is not included in the licence record. In the server's operating log, an activation is recorded with the product, licence key, company name and IP address; the upstream web server also logs accesses for technical reasons. These logs serve troubleshooting and the prevention of abusive multiple use and are not evaluated for any other purpose. They are deleted automatically after 14 days at the latest.
8. This website
When this page is accessed and when the programs are downloaded, the usual technical access data is processed by our web host: IP address, date and time, the address accessed, the volume of data transferred, browser type and operating system. This data is necessary for the operation and security of the site (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR) and is deleted after a short time.
- No cookies are set for analytics or advertising purposes.
- No analytics services, no advertising networks, no social networks and no external fonts or maps are integrated.
- If you write us an e-mail, we process your details exclusively in order to answer your enquiry (Art. 6 (1) (b) or (f) GDPR) and delete them as soon as the enquiry has been concluded and no statutory retention obligation prevents it.
9. Android app LV Compass
The Android version is called LV Compass. It is covered by its own privacy policy, which describes in detail which data stays on the device and what is transferred to the cloud server you entered as well as to the Geier-IT licence server. In the app, too, bills of quantities are processed exclusively on the device; analytics or crash-reporting services are not included.
10. Legal bases
- Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR (performance of a contract): activation and the validity check are necessary in order to provide the licensed software.
- Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate interest): protection of the licence against abusive multiple use, provision of security and functional updates as well as the secure operation of the server and the website.
11. Storage period
- Licence data (key, product, company name, device identifier, activation date, program version) is stored for the duration of the licence relationship and beyond that insofar as statutory retention obligations exist.
- The operating logs of the licence server are deleted automatically after 14 days at the latest. The periods of the web host apply to the website's access logs; these are likewise deleted after a short time.
- You can delete the data on your computer yourself at any time by removing the folder
%LOCALAPPDATA%\LV-Vieweror%LOCALAPPDATA%\LV-PROrespectively. On uninstallation, settings and activation are deliberately retained so that a reinstallation is possible without renewed activation.
12. Disclosure to third parties
Your data is not passed on to third parties. No processors are used for licence management, and there is no transfer to countries outside the European Union.
13. Your rights
Under the GDPR you have the following rights:
- information about the data stored about you (Art. 15),
- rectification of inaccurate data (Art. 16),
- erasure (Art. 17) and restriction of processing (Art. 18),
- data portability (Art. 20),
- objection to processing based on Art. 6 (1) (f) (Art. 21),
- complaint to a data protection supervisory authority (Art. 77). The authority responsible for us is the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information Rhineland-Palatinate (www.datenschutz.rlp.de).
To do so, please use the contact details given under item 1. For information about licence data, stating your licence key is sufficient.
14. Obligation to provide data
Providing the licence key and company name during activation is necessary in order to use the programs; without them the licence cannot be unlocked. All other functions – opening, searching and calculating files – work without any transfer of data to Geier-IT.
15. Changes to this policy
This privacy policy will be adapted if the programs or the legal situation change. You will always find the current version on this page.
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