Personal data is collected on this website for technical purposes only. The policy outlined below provides you with an overview of the types of data collected and the purposes for which data is collected.
The data controller for the collection, processing, and use of your personal data is
agineo GmbH
Pascalstr. 25
52076 Aachen, Germany
(hereinafter referred to as “agineo”).
Our Data Protection Officer is available to answer any questions related to data protection:
agineo GmbH
Personally/confidentially addressed to the Data Protection Officer
Pascalstr. 25
52076 Aachen, Germany
Email: datenschutz@agineo.de
a) Description and scope of data processing
If you only use the website for informational purposes, i.e., if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information (e.g., via a contact form), we collect the following technical information (log file data):
– Operating system of the device used to visit our website
– Browser (type, version, and language settings)
– Amount of retrieved data
– Current IP address of the device used to visit our website
– Date and time of access
– URL of the previously visited website (referrer)
– URL of the (sub)page accessed on the website
– Internet service provider of the accessing system
We are generally unable to know to whom an IP address belongs. We do not merge the data listed above with other data.
b) Legal basis for processing data
The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (f) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Since the collection of data for the provision of the website and the storage in log files are absolutely necessary for operation of the website and for protection against misuse, this legal basis is superseded by our legitimate interest in processing data.
c) Purpose of data processing
The purpose of storing log files is to ensure the proper functioning of the website and also serves to improve and ensure the security of our systems.
Any further evaluation of this data (e.g., for marketing purposes) does not take place in this context
d) Duration of storage
The data stored by agineo shall be deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. This is the case after seven days at the latest. Extended storage is possible. In such cases, user IP addresses shall be deleted or anonymized, rendering it impossible to associate the data to the client accessing the website.
e) Right of objection and removal
Collection of the aforementioned data is imperative for the operation of the website. The right of the user to object therefore does not exist.
a) Description and scope of data processing
The website uses so-called “cookies” in several places in order to increase the user-friendliness, efficiency, and security of our online offer. Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer and stored by your browser. Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session cookies,” which are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Cookies do not cause any damage to your computer and do not contain any viruses. You can disable the use of cookies in your browser settings.
b) Legal basis for processing data
The legal basis for processing personal data with cookies is Art.[1]6[1](1) (f) GDPR. The legal basis for processing personal data with cookies for analytical purposes where the user has given their consent for this is furthermore Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.
c) Purpose of data processing
The purpose of technically necessary cookies is to facilitate website use. User data collected by technically necessary cookies is not used to create user profiles. Analytical cookies are used to improve the quality of our website and its contents. Analytical cookies enable us to learn how the website is used so we can continuously optimize our online offer.
d) Duration of storage, right of objection and removal
The user’s computer stores and transmits cookies, additionally providing users with full control over the use of cookies. You may disable or restrict the transmission of cookies by changing the settings in your browser. Previously stored cookies may be deleted at any time. This can also be done in an automated fashion. You may no longer be able to use all the functions of the website in full if cookies are deactivated for our website.
a) Description and scope of data processing
We offer a contact form on our website which can be used to easily get in touch with us. The data entered in the form will be transmitted to and stored by agineo (email address, possibly your name). In addition, the IP address of the user and the date and time of the transmission will be stored at the time of transmission. You can also contact us via the email address provided. In this case, the user’s personal data transmitted by email will be stored. Personal data shall not be disclosed to third parties. The data shall only be used to process your request.
b) Legal basis for processing data
The legal basis for data transmission is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. If we use our contact form to request information that is not required to establish contact, such fields are always marked as optional. This information allows us to clarify your request and process it more effectively. Such information is provided expressly on a voluntary basis and with your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. If you provide us with information about communication channels (e.g., email address, telephone number), you also agree that we may contact you via such communication channels to respond to your request. The legal basis for processing personal data transferred in the course of email transmission is Art.[1]6[1](1) (f) GDPR. If the aim of email contact is to conclude a contract, Art.[1]6[1](1) (b) GDPR serves as the additional legal basis for processing.
c) Purpose of data processing
Personal data is processed solely to facilitate contact and communication. In the event of contact by email, this also constitutes the necessary legitimate interest in processing the data. The other personal data processed is used to prevent misuse of the contact form and ensure the security of our information technology systems.
d) Duration of storage
The data shall be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for the purpose for which it was originally collected. For personal data from the contact form and those sent by email, this is the case when the respective correspondence with the user has ended. Correspondence ends when the circumstances indicate that the matter in question has been conclusively resolved.
e) Right of objection and removal
The user has the right to withdraw their consent to the processing of personal data at any time. For this purpose, the user can contact the data controller using the contact details provided on the website. Users who contact agineo by email can object to the storage of their personal data at any time. In this case, it will no longer be possible to continue correspondence.
Your data shall only be disclosed to affiliated companies and service partners if they work on our behalf and support agineo in providing their services. The processing of your personal data by contracted service providers is carried out on the basis of a data processing agreement in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR.
These service providers are only given access to such personal data to the extent necessary for the performance of their respective tasks. They are prohibited from disclosing your personal data or using your data for other purposes, in particular, for their own advertising purposes.
In case external service providers come into contact with your data, we have taken legal, technical, and organizational measures and carried out regular checks to ensure that they comply with the applicable data protection laws and regulations.
This applies in particular to the following recipients:
kajado, hosting partner for WordPress-based websites
Your personal data shall not be disclosed to other companies for commercial purposes.
The provider of this website uses the services of etracker GmbH, based in Hamburg, Germany (www.etracker.com), to analyze user data. We do not use cookies for web analysis by default. If we use analysis and optimization cookies, we shall obtain your explicit consent separately in advance. If this is the case and you consent, cookies will be used to enable a statistical reach analysis of this website, a measurement of the success of our online marketing measures as well as test procedures, for example, to test and optimize different versions of our online offer or its elements. Cookies are small text files that are stored by the browser on the user’s device. etracker cookies do not contain any information that makes it possible to identify a user.
etracker processes and stores the data generated with etracker on behalf of the provider of this website exclusively in Germany. This data is thus subject to strict German and European data protection laws and standards. etracker has been independently audited and certified in this regard and awarded the ePrivacyseal data protection seal of approval.
Data is processed based on the legal provisions of Art. 6 (1)[1](f) (legitimate interest) GDPR. Our interest with respect to the GDPR (legitimate interest) is to optimize our online offer and our website. As the privacy of our visitors is important to us, data that may allow a reference to an individual person, such as the IP address, login or device identifiers, are anonymized or pseudonymized as soon as possible. No other use is made of the data, nor is it merged with other data or disclosed to third parties.
You may object to the processing of data described above at any time.
There are no adverse consequences to objecting.
Further information on etracker’s Privacy Policy is available here.
We use services from YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave, 94066 San Bruno, CA, USA, a subsidiary of Google Inc, Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, on our website. For users who are habitually resident in the European Economic Area or Switzerland, Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland is the controller of your data.
We use a two-click solution here to protect your personal data. When you access a page in which a YouTube video is embedded, a connection to the YouTube servers is not established until you click on the “Load video” button. In this case, YouTube will set cookies and use your visitor data for its own purposes. If you are logged in to YouTube at this time, the information about the videos you have viewed will be assigned to your member account at YouTube. You can prevent this by logging out of your member account before visiting our website. Insofar as data is processed outside the European Economic Area/EU, where there is no level of data protection that corresponds to the European standard, Google states that it uses standard contractual clauses.
Google provides further information on YouTube’s Privacy Policy under the following link:
1. purpose and responsibility
We maintain presences on social networks such as Xing, LinkedIn and Instagram to get in touch with interested parties, customers and partners, to inform them about our company and to provide relevant content.
Controller:
agineo GmbH
Persönlich/Vertraulich an den Datenschutzbeauftragten
Pascalstr. 25
52076 Aachen
datenschutz@agineo.de
Legal basis:
Your data is generally processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest). Our interest lies in the interaction with users, public relations work and the improvement of our offer. If consent is required (e.g. for certain tracking technologies), the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.
2. data processing by the social networks
Please note that the operators of the respective platforms process user data for their own purposes. We have no influence on this data processing. This applies in particular to:
– Processing of usage data for pure visits. This includes the usual log file data, such as IP address, browser data, which screen resolution you are using, etc.
– Tracking the use of services as part of the provision of special services
– Creation of user profiles for advertising and market research purposes
– Use of tracking technologies to analyse user behaviour
– Storage and transfer of data to third parties, including outside the EU
Recipients and transfer to third countries
As the operators Meta (Instagram) and LinkedIn are headquartered in the USA, data processing outside the European Union cannot be ruled out. These providers have each been certified under the Data Privacy Framework (DPF) programme and are included in the Data Privacy Framework list of the International Trade Administration (ITA)
Joint Controllership:
For certain processing activities, in particular in connection with the analysis of user interactions and the use of “Insights” functions, there are agreements on joint controllership with the respective platform operators in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR.
With regard to Art. 26 GDPR, we inform you below about the essentials of the existing agreement between us and Meta on joint controllership:
https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum
With regard to Art. 26 GDPR, we inform you below about the essentials of the existing agreement between us and LinkedIn on joint controllership:
https://legal.linkedin.com/pages-joint-controller-addendum
With regard to Art. 26 GDPR, we inform you below about the essentials of the existing agreement on joint controllership between us and New Work SE: https://www.xing.com/terms/onlyfy-one#h2-vereinbarung-zur-gemeinsamen-datenschutzrechtlichen-verantwortlichkeit
3. processing of data by our company
When you interact with us via social networks, we receive certain personal data that we process as follows:
Viewing profile data:
– Depending on your privacy settings, we may see your name, profile picture and other public information.
Communication via direct messages:
– If you contact us via direct message, we process your message content to respond to your enquiry.
– We only store these messages for as long as is necessary to process your enquiry. Private messages are always deleted manually after 30 days.
Comments and interactions:
– Comments, likes and other interactions on our posts are publicly visible and can be moderated by us.
Statistics on the use and utilisation of our websites:
-In particular, we receive information on the number of people who follow us, as well as growth and development within a defined period of time or the number of interactions. We cannot draw any conclusions about specific users from the statistics or link them to the profile data of users who follow us.
You can find more information on insights and analytics here:
Instagram Insights
LinkedIn Insights
Xing Brand Manager
4. special notes on the individual platforms
– Xing is primarily used for professional networking. Messages to our company can be edited by several authorised persons.
– Xing processes profile data and interactions in accordance with its own data protection guidelines.
– Service provider: New Work SE, Am Strandkai 1, 20457 Hamburg, Germany; Website: https://www.xing.com/; Privacy Policy: https://privacy.xing.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung.
– LinkedIn offers extensive analysis options for the interactions on our pages. We receive aggregated, statistical data, but no access to personal user data.
– LinkedIn may use your data for advertising purposes if you are logged in there.
– Service provider: LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland; Website: https://www.linkedin.com; Privacy Policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy; Opt-Out: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out.
– Instagram is part of Meta and is closely linked to Facebook. Data processing often takes place across platforms.
– Through interactions with our profile, your data can be used for advertising and analysis purposes.
– Service provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland; Website: https://www.instagram.com; Privacy Policy: https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/;.
5. your rights
You have various rights under the GDPR:
– Information about the stored data
– Correction of incorrect data
– Erasure or restriction of processing
– Objection to the use of your data
– Revocation of consent
– Right to data portability
– Right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority
Regardless of the details of the respective agreement that we have concluded with the platform operators, you can assert your rights both against us and against the respective operators.
Please note that the operators of the social networks also process your data for their own purposes, over which we have no influence.
6. contact for data protection enquiries:
agineo GmbH
Persönlich/Vertraulich an den Datenschutzbeauftragten
Pascalstr. 25
52076 Aachen
datenschutz@agineo.de
7. Conditions of participation and data protection provisions for competitions and prize draws on Instagram
Conditions of participation
1. organizer
This prize draw is organized by agineo GmbH, Pascalstraße 25, 52076 Aachen, Germany. The prize draw is in no way connected to Instagram and is in no way sponsored, supported or organized by Instagram.
2. eligibility to participate
Participation is free of charge and open to any natural person. All persons aged 18 and over who are resident in the EU and have a public Instagram account are eligible to participate. Participation requires the truthful provision of data relevant to participation. Sweepstakes clubs and automated sweepstakes services are not eligible to participate. Each person can only participate once.
3. exclusion from participation
agineo GmbH reserves the right to exclude participants from the prize draw who violate the conditions of participation, provide false information or attempt to manipulate the prize draw.
4. period of participation
The period of the prize draw will be specified in the corresponding Instagram post. Entries made after this period will not be considered.
5. participation
Participation takes place by carrying out the actions described in the prize draw post. Prizes will be raffled off among all participants. Participation takes place by fulfilling the conditions stated in the post. Postal entries will not be considered in the draw.
6. Prize and notification
The winner(s) will be selected at random after the end of the participation period in an independent draw and notified via an Instagram direct message. The winner(s) will then send agineo GmbH their address as a private message via the corresponding function on the Instagram page or by sending an email to marketing@agineo.de. Participants are responsible for the accuracy of the contact details provided. If the winner(s) do not respond within 48 hours, a new winner will be drawn. The prize is non-transferable and cannot be paid out in cash. In addition, the winner(s) will be announced in the corresponding Instagram post.
7. Legal recourse, liability and reservation clause
Legal recourse is excluded. agineo GmbH reserves the right to modify, interrupt or terminate the competition at any time without prior notice and without giving reasons. However, agineo GmbH will only make use of this option if, for reasons of force majeure, for technical reasons (e.g. viruses in the computer system, manipulation or errors in the hardware and/or software) or for legal reasons, proper implementation of the game cannot be guaranteed. agineo GmbH is not liable for losses, failures or delays caused by circumstances beyond our control.
Data protection regulations
1. responsible body
agineo GmbH, Pascalstraße 25, 52076 Aachen, datenschutz@agineo.de, is responsible for data processing in the context of the competition.
2. data collected
The Instagram user names of the participants are collected as part of the prize draw. In the event of a win, the first and last name and, if applicable, the address data of the winner will also be collected in order to send the prize.
3. Purpose of the data processing
The participants’ data will be used exclusively to carry out the competition and to notify the winners.
4. legal basis
The legal basis for the processing of the data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR (fulfillment of contract) and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent).
5. deletion of data
After completion of the competition and the awarding of prizes, the personal data of the participants will be deleted, provided that there are no statutory retention obligations.
6. Rights of the data subjects
Participants have the right to information, correction, deletion, restriction and transferability of their data as well as the right to object to processing. To assert these rights, participants can contact marketing@agineo.de. For further information on your rights as a data subject, please refer to our data protection information, available at https://www.agineo.de/datenschutzerklaerung/.
7. Consent and revocation
By participating in the competition, participants agree to the conditions of participation and the data protection information. This consent can be revoked at any time, in which case participation in the competition ends.
8. note on Instagram
agineo GmbH would like to point out that Instagram’s privacy policy applies and that no responsibility is assumed for data processing by Instagram.
Every data subject has the right of access to information pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR, the right to rectification of data pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR, the right to erasure of data pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR, the right to restriction of processing pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR, the right to object pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR, and the right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR. In regard to right of access to information and the right to erasure of data, the restrictions set forth in Sections 34 and 35 of the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) apply.
a) Right to lodge a complaint
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority about agineo’s processing of your personal data. The competent supervisory authority for agineo is:
Landesbeauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit Nordrhein-Westfalen
(State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information North Rhine-Westphalia)
Kavalleriestr. 2–4
40213 Düsseldorf, Germany
Telephone:
+49 (0)211/38424-0
Fax: +49 (0)211/38424-999
Email: poststelle@ldi.nrw.de
b) Obligation to provide personal data
There is no obligation to provide us with your personal data. The provision of your personal data is voluntary.
c) Automated decision-making and profiling
Automated decision-making, in particular in regard to your application, or profiling does not take place.
d) Withdrawal of consent
You may at any time withdraw your consent to the processing of personal data given to agineo, including consent given to agineo before the GDPR entered into force, i.e., before May 25, 2018. Please note that withdrawal is only effective for the future. Data processed before you withdrew your consent shall not be affected.
e) Right to object to data processing for direct marketing purposes
Under Art. 21 (2) GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time. Should you object to the processing of your personal data for the purpose of direct marketing, we will discontinue processing your personal data for this purpose. Please note that objection is only effective for the future. Data processed before you raised your objection shall not be affected.
f) Right to object to processing on the grounds of balancing of interests
To the extent that we base the processing of your personal data on the balancing of interests, you may object to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 (1) GDPR. When you exercise your right to object, we ask you to explain the reasons why we should not process your personal data in the manner described by us. If your objection is valid, we will review the facts of the case and will either stop or adjust the data processing or demonstrate our compelling legitimate reasons to you.
This data protection notice is updated regularly. Status: May 2025.