ElsterSmart - the ELSTER App

ElsterSmart offers the possibility to store the certificate file in an application on a smartphone. On a PC, the certificate is no longer required for this type of login. You can complete the registration for My ELSTER with your smartphone and safely save the certificate file on your device in ElsterSmart. In that way, you have your certificate file with you and can access My ELSTER from anywhere. ElsterSmart can be installed through the App Stores Google Play and Apple App. Quick Start Guide to ElsterSmart

Data protection

General

 

Personal privacy and data security have the highest priority for fiscal authorities. That's why protecting your personal information while you use our app is very important to us. This privacy statement explains what information we collect on our servers while using the app and how that information is used. The operator of this app is the Bavarian State Office for Taxes (area ICT).

Data collected

 

In ElsterSmart no personal data of the user is collected.

Use of the collected data

In ElsterSmart there is no use of personal data. Other data is used for the following purposes:

  • Access to camera: Access to the camera is done by scanning the QR code generated by My ELSTER and thus enabling the transmission and importing of the certificate file in to ElsterSmart. The QR code scanner only scans a QR code based on the corresponding markers in the code. The scanner does not respond to other objects. These are momentarily displayed on the screen, but not saved.
  • Access to photos, media and files: If a certificate import or certificate export is performed in ElsterSmart, the certificate file (.pfx) is retrieved from the file system or stored there. A file is not read in until it has the appropriate file extension (.pfx) and a syntactically valid password has been entered.

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