Environment and everyday life
LifeZen
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In Germany developed · non-commercial · data savings
Technology that really helps in everyday life.
OpenZendevelop free, advertising-free tools for clearly limited everyday situations.LifeZen, HelpZen, MedZenandDocZenare public inApp Storeis available.JobZenwas made byAppleReleased and now inApp Storeare prepared.
Without advertising · Without data trading · With clear limits
Five concrete daily situations
Tools that make information more understandable.
Each project shows its current status, its limits and the next meaningful step.
Social orientation
HelpZen
Consulting stations, tables, offices and assistance offers are easier to find — without having to first understand the whole system.
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Health & Practice
MedZen
Publicly available practical and contact data according to the direction, location and distance.
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Documents
DocZen
Scan or import documents as PDF, translate and comprehensively sum important points, deadlines, amounts and next steps.
Publicly availableiPhone10 languages
Job & Job Search
JobZen
Search, store and sort job offers in Germany according to occupation, postal number and distance according to the resume.
Publicly availableiPhone7 languages
Trust by Understanding
Confirmed status instead of fixed promises
Sources and Actuality
Errors are notified
People hold responsibility
We show not only intentions, but also boundaries.
For each product, we publish the confirmed status of data processing. Open points are expressly marked as open until the technical testing.
Data sources, regional coverage and update status are supplemented with product-related. Where information is still missing, we call the open test step.
Feedback can currently be sent by e-mail. A publicly understandable correction protocol is under construction.
OpenZen supports guidance. professional and administrative decisions remain with people and competent bodies.
All AI functions are running OpenZen AI 1B Our own model on our own servers in Germany. openzen.info itself is fully operated on our own server infrastructure in Germany.
Datenschutz-Prinzipien
Datenschutz ist Teil unserer Architektur.
OpenZen begrenzt Verarbeitung auf den jeweiligen Zweck, betreibt die Anwendungsinfrastruktur selbst in Deutschland und dokumentiert verbleibende externe Dienste offen.
Eigene Infrastruktur in Deutschland
Die OpenZen-Anwendungen und die Website openzen.info laufen vollständig auf der eigenen OpenZen-Server-Infrastruktur in Deutschland. WordPress und Website-Daten liegen auf dem eigenen Ubuntu-Server; ein selbst administrierter deutscher VPS übernimmt den öffentlichen HTTPS-Zugang.
gilt heuteKI-Verarbeitung ausschließlich lokal
KI-Funktionen werden ausschließlich auf einem selbst betriebenen Server verarbeitet. Eingaben verlassen diese Infrastruktur nicht und werden nicht zum Training verwendet.
gilt heuteDatensparsame Funktionen
Personenbezogene Inhalte werden nur dort verarbeitet, wo eine konkrete Funktion sie benötigt. OpenZen betreibt kein Werbetracking.
gilt heuteKein Handel mit Nutzerdaten
OpenZen verkauft keine personenbezogenen Daten, nutzt sie nicht für personalisierte Werbung und betreibt kein Werbetracking.
gilt heuteBegrenzte Speicherung
Eingaben werden nicht dauerhaft gespeichert. Produktbezogene lokale Daten und externe Dienste werden in den jeweiligen Datenschutzhinweisen beschrieben.
gilt heuteDSGVO und nachvollziehbare Grenzen
Rechtsgrundlagen, Empfänger und Betroffenenrechte werden nachvollziehbar beschrieben. Offene Punkte zu Backups, Serverprotokollen und technischen und organisatorischen Maßnahmen (TOM) bleiben sichtbar.
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Two ways
Use direct assistance or improve joint access.
for users
Select the app, check the status and boundaries and find the next step. Without advertising tracking and without unnecessary obstacles.
For municipalities and institutions
Identify a concrete access barrier and consider it in a clearly limited pilot project.
Impact
The effect begins with verified questions.
We do not publish invented reach; instead, we document what is available, what limits exist and how the benefits are to be tested.
5 Products in Different Development and Publishing PhasesDate: 31 July 2026.
Check the data sourcesThe origin, up-to-date and use rights are documented for each product.
Make errors correctionableNotification routes and modification protocols are gradually built.
Personal responsibility
Artem Stukalo, founder of OpenZen
“I don’t want to use technology where it generates the most attention, but where a understandable next step can return time, strength, or dignity.”
More about OpenZen
Participate
To make a concrete daily obstacle more commonly understood.
As a tester/in, a specialist, a municipality, a social institution or a sponsor partner.
Frequent Questions
Shortly explained.
Is OpenZen free?
LifeZen, HelpZen, MedZen, DocZen and JobZen are free and advertising free. HelpZen and MedZen are available in App Store and Google Play; DocZen is available in App Store; JobZen is shared by Apple and is provided in App Store.
What happens to my data?
We only process the data required for the respective function. We do not sell personal data, do not install advertising tracking and do not use your content to train our own OpenZen models. Because the processing varies by product, we publish our own data protection notice for each application. Our technical principles and current implementation status can be found in: Data Protection Principles.
How can a community work with OpenZen?
A collaboration begins with a clearly defined problem, a defined target group, as well as clear data sources, responsibilities, data protection and accessibility requirements.