SMARTBRAIN – TERMS OF USE AND DATA PROTECTION STATEMENT By using the SmartBrain smartphone app, you agree to the following terms and conditions: 1 PURPOSE OF SMARTBRAIN The SmartBrain smartphone app is developed by the University of Basel and aims at training working memory. 2 TARGET AUDIENCE 2.1 FREE USERS SmartBrain can be used by everyone that wants to train working memory, specifically people that experience difficulties with their working memory. For this use case, no Study-Code needs to be entered in the app and a randomized Study-Code will be generated automatically. App users can freely choose a username to personalize the app experience. This username is stored only locally on the device and is not transferred to the database. 2.2 STUDY PARTICIPANTS SmartBrain is intended to be used in scientific studies to investigate the trainings efficacy. Thus, it will be used by participants of ongoing studies. Study participants will receive an anonymized Study-Code from the study personnel which needs to be entered at first launch of the app. This Study-Code is stored locally on the device and is also transferred to the database. It allows an anonymous storage of the data which can be used for study purposes. In addition, participants can freely choose a username which is used for personalization of the app experience. 3 TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR USING SMARTBRAIN The SmartBrain smartphone app is designed for Android and iOS smartphones. Minimum required Android version: ANDROID 5.0 (LOLLIPOP) 4 HOW DOES SMARTBRAIN TRAINING WORK? The app users will have the option to choose from three different tasks that aim to train working memory. The first tasks trains the auditive component, the second the visual component and the third the spatial component of working memory. All tasks include distracting stimuli presented within the tasks. All tasks are adaptive, meaning they increase or decrease in difficulty according to the user's performance. This allows a training on the correct difficulty level for each person. The duration of each task can be set individually, so that the working memory components can be trained according to the individual needs. 5 DISCLAIMER You use SmartBrain and all its content at your own risk. Neither the University of Basel nor any other person or institution involved in the development, creation, or provision of this smartphone app is liable for any direct, indirect or accidental damage resulting from access, use or inability to use this smartphone app, or any errors or omissions in its content. 6 DATA PROTECTION 6.1 THIRD PARTY SERVICES TO ACCESS SMARTBRAIN SmartBrain is distributed via the Google Play Store for Android phones and via the Apple App Store for iOS phones. Registration at the respective distributor's app store is required according to their terms and conditions (Apple Inc., Cupertino, USA, for iOS and Google Limited, Dublin, Ireland and/or Google LLC, Mountain View, USA for Android devices). The Google Play Store privacy policy and additional user terms and conditions can be found at: https://play.google.com/intl/ALL_ch/about/play-terms/ Apple's App Store privacy policy and additional terms and services can be found at: https://www.apple.com/chde/legal/internet-services/itunes/chde/terms.html 6.2 DATA PROCESSING WHILE USING THE APP FEATURES AND DATA TRANSFER SmartBrain only stores anonymized data which can not be linked back to the person using the app. The following data will be collected: - Anonymous Study-Code (only if participation in study) - Information about training progress (reaction times, which button was clicked in which sequence, accuracy of answers, which distractor and items were shown and which language is used) These data are transferred to our instance of Google Firebase from where they are downloaded regularly to local servers of the University of Basel (Switzerland). The user terms and conditions for Google Firebase can be found at: https://firebase.google.com/support/privacy. The collected data will not be shared with any further third party. 6.3 TECHNICAL PERMISSIONS FOR SMARTBRAIN ON YOUR SMARTPHONE The required access permissions for SmartBrain have been reduced to a minimum. The app needs permission to access the internet to transfer the anonymous training performance data. Access to local phone storage is required to temporarily save the collected data and display daily performance statistics. SmartBrain has no access to any private data on the smartphone. 7 COPYRIGHT SmartBrain and its content (in particular, stimuli items, design, logos) are protected by copyright and must be used only for private, non-commercial purposes. Any requests for consent must be submitted in advance in writing to the University of Basel, Transfaculty Research Platform Molecular and Cognitive Neurosciences (MCN). 8 COSTS SmartBrain is provided free of charge. An internet connection is required for certain features (opening links to external websites and transfer of the anonymized user data). This may incur connection fees depending on your contract with your mobile provider. 9 APPLICABLE LAW AND PLACE OF JURISDICTION This user agreement is subject to Swiss law. The place of jurisdiction is Basel, Switzerland. 10 PRIVACY POLICY AMENDMENTS The University of Basel reserves the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time if necessary. This Privacy Policy was last updated on 11.12.2023. 11 WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SMARTBRAIN APP University of Basel, Transfaculty Research Platform, Molecular and Cognitive Neurosciences (MCN, www.mcn.unibas.ch) 12 CONTACT US Contact us if you have questions, suggestions or if you encounter issues at: SmartBrainBasel (at) gmail.com 13 DELETE COLLECTED DATA In case you want us to delete all your collected data, contact us via email at: SmartBrainBasel (at) gmail.com Please include the Study-Code (manually entered or automatically generated) which can be found on the Info Screen in the app. Without the Study-Code we may not be able to track and delete your data in the database.