Privacy policy
For the Android app PodPilot and the website podpilot.sebastianwagner.net. Last updated: 11 November 2026. The German version is legally binding.
In short
- The PodPilot app collects no personal data and transmits nothing to us or to third parties. It has no internet permission – it technically cannot connect to the internet.
- Bluetooth data from your headphones is processed only locally on your device.
- The website sets no cookies, uses no trackers or analytics and loads no content from third-party servers. Our host Cloudflare processes technically necessary connection data when you visit (section 4).
1. Controller
Geitau 21 GmbH & Co. KG, Geitau 21, 83735 Bayrischzell, Germany, represented by Geitau 21 W GmbH (Munich Local Court, HRB 300144), represented by its managing director Sebastian Wagner. Email: servus@sebastianwagner.net.
We have not appointed a data protection officer because the legal requirements for this are not met. Please send any questions to the address above.
2. The PodPilot app
What the app processes – and where
To show battery levels and change settings, PodPilot reads the Bluetooth signals your headphones broadcast anyway (model, battery levels, charging state, whether the case is open and whether the earbuds are worn), and connects directly to supported devices. This data is processed exclusively on your device and not stored permanently – except for the last known battery levels used by the tile and widget.
Your in-app settings (e.g. whether the pop-up should appear) are stored locally in the app's private storage. If you uninstall the app or clear its data, everything is gone.
The app filters out Bluetooth signals from nearby devices that are not AirPods as soon as they are received. Signals from other people's AirPods in range are discarded as soon as it is clear they are not yours.
Permissions
| Permission | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Nearby devices (Bluetooth scan and connect) | Receive the AirPods' status signal and connect to them. The permission is requested in a way that it cannot be used to determine location. |
| Notifications | Optional, silent battery notification while your headphones are connected, plus the battery pop-up. Can be switched off in the app. |
| Companion device presence (REQUEST_OBSERVE_COMPANION_DEVICE_PRESENCE) | Android tells the app when your paired headphones are connected, so battery levels and ear detection only run then. |
PodPilot does not request internet, location, contacts, camera or microphone permissions. You can always see the exact list in Android under Settings › Apps › PodPilot › Permissions.
No third parties in the app
The app contains no ads, no analytics or tracking tools, no third-party crash reporting and no software components that send data to third parties. There is no account.
To the extent personal data is involved at all, the legal basis for local processing is providing the features you request (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR); accessing information on your device is strictly necessary for this (Section 25(2) no. 2 TDDDG).
Google Play
When you install or update PodPilot via Google Play, Google processes data under its own responsibility (e.g. your Google account and device data). We have no influence on this. Google's privacy policy applies. We only receive aggregated, non-personal statistics from Google (e.g. number of installs).
3. Contact by email
If you email us, we process your email address and the content of your message to reply (Art. 6(1)(b) or (f) GDPR). We delete the message once your request is resolved and no statutory retention obligations apply.
4. This website
Hosting by Cloudflare
This website is purely static and is delivered via Cloudflare Pages (Cloudflare, Inc., 101 Townsend St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA). When you visit, Cloudflare processes technically necessary connection data: IP address, time, requested URL, browser identifier (user agent) and referrer. This is necessary to deliver the site and protect it from attacks. Cloudflare keeps this data in server logs only briefly and for security purposes. We do not analyse access data ourselves and keep no visitor statistics.
The legal basis is our legitimate interest in delivering the website securely and quickly (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Cloudflare acts as our processor. For transfers to the USA, Cloudflare is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework; standard contractual clauses also apply.
No cookies, no tracking
The website sets no cookies, uses no local browser storage, contains no analytics, advertising or social media services and loads no fonts, scripts or images from third-party servers. That's why there is no cookie banner.
Link to Google Play
The “Get it on Google Play” button is a plain link. Google Play only opens when you tap it; from then on Google's privacy policy applies.
5. Your rights
You have the right of access (Art. 15 GDPR), rectification (Art. 16), erasure (Art. 17), restriction of processing (Art. 18), data portability (Art. 20) and to object to processing based on legitimate interests (Art. 21). To exercise them, email servus@sebastianwagner.net. Since the app transmits no data to us, we hold no data about your use of the app.
You may also lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority. Ours is the Bavarian Data Protection Authority (Bayerisches Landesamt für Datenschutzaufsicht), Promenade 18, 91522 Ansbach, Germany.
6. Changes
If the app or the website changes in a way that involves processing other data, we will update this policy beforehand. The version published here applies.
Last updated: 11 November 2026 · Geitau 21 GmbH & Co. KG