Data Privacy
We — (“Ankaadia” or “we”) — would like to inform you about our processing of your personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your data confidentially and in accordance with legal data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
When you use this website, visit our presence on social media or contact us, various personal data, i.e. data with which you can be personally identified, are collected. This privacy policy explains which data we collect and for which purposes we use the data.
I. General information
1. Responsible person under data protection law
The data processing described in this privacy policy is carried out by or on behalf of Ankaadia. Responsible person within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other national data protection laws and other data protection regulations is
Ankaadia GmbH
Holzweg-Passage 1
61440 Oberursel (Taunus)
Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe District Court, HRB 15559
Phone 06171 89 89 700
contact@ankaadia.com
2. Data protection officer
We have appointed a data protection officer. Our data protection officer can be reached at:
Ankaadia GmbH
- Data Protection Officer -
Holzweg-Passage 1
61440 Oberursel (Taunus)
contact@ankaadia.com
3. Collecting your data
If you contact us via our website, we only collect the information that you provide to us when you contact us. These are
· Title, surname and first name
· Organization
· Email address
· Telephone number
· Your concern to us as a message that you share with us of your own accord.
If you apply to us via our website, we only collect the information that we need to process your application. These are
· Name and surname
· Email address
· Telephone number
· Completed
· Availability
· Your professional experience
· your salary expectations, and
· any additional information and documents that you provide to us of your own accord.
How do we collect your information?
On the one hand, your data is collected when you provide it to us. This may also include data that you provide to us by e-mail. Other data is collected automatically or with your consent when you visit the website by our IT systems. This is primarily technical data (e.g. Internet browser, operating system or time of page view). This data is collected automatically as soon as you use this website.
What do we use your data for?
Some of the data is collected to ensure error-free provision of the website. Further data is collected to process and answer your inquiries to us.
When you visit this website, your surfing behavior can be statistically evaluated. The evaluation is carried out using so-called analysis tools. Detailed information about these analysis tools can be found below in this privacy policy.
Where do we process your data?
Your data will only be processed in a member state of the European Union, in another state party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or in a third country for which there is an adequacy decision by the European Commission in accordance with Article 45 GDPR.
How long do we store your data?
Unless a specific storage period is specified in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you make a legitimate request for deletion or withdraw your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted. If there are other legitimate reasons for storing your personal data (e.g. retention periods under tax or commercial law), the deletion will take place after these reasons cease to apply.
4. General information on the legal basis of data processing on this website
We will only use the personal data provided by you for the purpose of processing the contract and processing your inquiries or your application. Your personal data will only be processed and used for other purposes if you have previously consented to the corresponding use or if we are entitled or obliged to process it on the basis of a legal provision.
If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If your data is necessary to fulfill a contract or to carry out pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR. If the processing of your data is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation, this is done on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c DSGVO. Finally, data processing can be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The following paragraphs of this privacy policy provide information on the relevant legal bases in each individual case.
5. Recipients of personal data
As part of our business activities, we work with various external agencies. In some cases, this also requires the transfer of personal data to these external bodies. We only pass on personal data to external parties if this is necessary as part of the performance of a contract, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g. transfer of data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest in the transfer of data in accordance with Article 6 (1) (fGDPR) or if another legal basis allows the transfer of data. When using contract processors, we only share our customers' personal data on the basis of a valid contract for order processing. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing contract is concluded.
6. Rights of data subjects
Insofar as we process personal data about you, as a data subject, you have the following rights within the meaning of the GDPR. You can contact us at any time to exercise your rights and for further questions on the subject of personal data.
a. Right to information, correction and deletion
Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right to receive information free of charge about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients and the purpose of data processing and, if applicable, a right to correct or delete this data.
b. Right to restrict processing
You can request that the processing of your personal data be restricted under the following conditions:
- if you dispute the accuracy of your personal data, for a period of time that enables us to verify the accuracy of the personal data;
- the processing is unlawful and you refuse to delete your personal data and instead request that the use of the personal data be restricted;
- we no longer need your personal data for processing purposes, but you need this data to assert, exercise or defend legal claims, or
-You have objected to processing in accordance with Article 21 (1) GDPR and it is not yet clear whether our legitimate reasons as the controller outweigh your interests and rights as a data subject.
If the processing of your personal data has been restricted, this data — apart from storage — will only be processed with your consent or to assert, exercise or defend legal claims or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the Union or a Member State. We will inform you before any restriction on the processing of your personal data is lifted.
c. Right to data portability
You have the right to have data that we process on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to yourself or to a third party in a standard, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another person responsible, this will only take place insofar as this is technically feasible.
d. Withdrawal of consent
Insofar as the processing of personal data is based on your consent in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR, you can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future by sending an e-mail to contact@ankaadia.com.
e. Right of objection
You have the right to object at any time, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you, which is carried out on the basis of Article 6 (1) (e) or (f) GDPR. We will no longer process your personal data following your objection, unless we can prove compelling legitimate grounds for processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.
f. Objection to direct marketing
If your personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for the purpose of such marketing. If you object, your personal data will then no longer be used for direct marketing purposes.
g. Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
If you believe that the processing of your personal data violates applicable data protection law, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent supervisory authority, without prejudice to other legal remedies.
7. Processing security
We use appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure that the data collected when using our website is protected against loss, incorrect changes or unauthorized access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously revised in line with technological developments and adapted to the state of technical development.
This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of sensitive content that you send to us. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser's address line starts with “https://” and by the lock icon in your browser line. If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data that you submit to us cannot be read by third parties.
II. Processing of your data on this website
Below, we provide detailed information about individual e-data processing when you visit our website.
8. cookies
In order to optimize the functionality and usability of the website, we use so-called cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your hard drive using your browser. Cookies can come from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies make it possible to integrate certain services from third-party companies within the website.
Cookies have various functions. Some cookies are technically necessary because certain functions of the website would not work without these cookies. Other cookies can be used to evaluate user behavior or for advertising purposes.
You can set your browser so that you are informed when cookies are set and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when you close the browser. If you do not want us to recognize your device, please set your browser so that it deletes cookies from your device, blocks all cookies, or warns you before a cookie is saved. However, in this case, you may not be able to use all functions of the website to their full extent.
We use the following types of cookies for our website (the legal basis for processing personal data using cookies is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR):
Session cookies or functional cookies (e.g. to keep navigation elements open and for help texts) store a so-called session ID, which can be used to assign various requests from your browser to a session.
With language or regional setting cookies, we save which country, currency or language settings should be used to access the website. Without the use of these cookies, some functions of the website cannot be offered. For these functions, it is necessary that the browser is recognized. The user data collected through technically necessary cookies is not used to create user profiles. This is also our legitimate interest in processing personal data in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
Session cookies are automatically deleted when you close the browser. The remaining cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period of time, which can vary in length depending on the cookie. You can delete the cookies we set at any time in your browser's security settings.
9. Provision of the website and creation of log files
Webflow
We host the content of our website with the following provider: Webflow, Inc., 398 11th Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA94103, USA (hereinafter “Webflow”). For details on how Webflow processes data, please see Webflow's privacy policy: https://webflow.com/legal/eu-privacy-policy
Webflow is certified according to the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA, which is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards when processing data in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. For more information, please visit the following link:
https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/6365
Based on the requirements created by the DPF, we have concluded an order processing contract with Webflow and are fully implementing the requirements of the GDPR in the provision of our website. The order processing contract ensures that personal data is only processed in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
When you visit our website, the provider of our website collects and stores information that your browser automatically transmits to us when you access our website. These are:
· Name and URL of the retrieved file
· Browser type and browser version
· The operating system used by the end device
· Website from which access is made (referrer URL)
· Date and time of access
· The IP address of the end device
· Status codes and amount of data transferred
This data is not combined with other data sources.
This data is collected on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. We have a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of our website, ensuring a smooth connection to the website, ensuring convenient use of our website, ensuring system security and stability, and passing it on to law enforcement authorities if an illegal intervention/attack has taken place on our systems. The listed data must be collected for these purposes.
The provider will delete the data mentioned after fourteen days, provided that they are no longer required for other purposes (e.g. defending or asserting claims).
Google Web Fonts
This site uses so-called Google Web Fonts, which are provided by Google, to uniformly display fonts. When you call up a page, your browser loads the required fonts into its browser cache to correctly display texts and fonts. For this purpose, the browser you use must connect to Google's servers. This gives Google knowledge that this website has been accessed via your IP address. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter Google).
The use of Google Web Fonts is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. We have a legitimate interest in the uniform presentation of the typeface on the website. If appropriate consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 para. 1TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. The consent can be withdrawn at any time.
You can find more information about Google Fonts at
https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq
and in Google's privacy policy:
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de
Google is certified according to the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA, which is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards when processing data in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. For more information, please visit the following link:
https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780
Based on the requirements created by the DPF, we have concluded an order processing agreement with Google and fully implement the requirements of the GDPR when using Google Analytics. The order processing contract ensures that personal data is only processed in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
10. Consent and cookie managers
Our website uses Cookiebot's consent technology to obtain your consent to store certain cookies on your device or to use certain technologies and to document this in accordance with data protection regulations. The provider of this technology is Usercentrics A/S, Havnegade 39, 1058 Copenhagen, Denmark (hereinafter “Cookiebot”).
When you visit our website, a connection is made to Cookiebot's servers to obtain your consent and other explanations about cookie usage. Cookiebot then stores a cookie in your browser in order to be able to assign the consents given or their revocation to you. The data collected in this way is stored until you ask us to delete it, delete the Cookiebot cookie yourself, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Mandatory legal storage obligations remain unaffected.
Cookiebot is used to obtain the legally required consent for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR.
We have concluded an order processing contract (AVV) to use the above service. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that it processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
11. Analysis tools and advertising
Google Tag Manager
If you have given your consent, this website uses Google Tag Manager. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”). Google Tag Manager is a tool that allows us to integrate tracking or statistics tools and other technologies on our website. The Google Tag Manager itself does not create user profiles, does not store cookies and does not carry out any independent analyses. It is only used to manage and play out the tools integrated via it. However, Google Tag Manager collects your IP address, which can also be transferred to Google's parent company in the USA.
The use of this service is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and §25 para. 1TDDDG. The consent can be withdrawn at any time.
Google is certified according to the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA, which is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards when processing data in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. For more information, please visit the following link:
https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780
Based on the requirements created by the DPF, we have concluded an order processing agreement with Google and fully implement the requirements of the GDPR when using Google Tag Manager. The order processing contract ensures that personal data is only processed in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
Google Analytics
If you have given your consent, this website uses features of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Analytics enables the website operator to analyze the behavior of website visitors. This provides the website operator with various usage data, such as page views, length of stay, operating systems used and origin of the user. This data is assigned to the user's respective device. There is no assignment to a user ID.
Google Analytics uses technologies that enable user recognition for the purpose of analyzing user behavior. The information collected by Google about the use of this website is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
The data sent to Google is automatically deleted after 14 months. Data whose storage period has been reached is automatically deleted once a month.
The use of this service is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and §25 para. 1TDDDG. The consent can be withdrawn at any time.
We use the IP anonymization function. As a result, your IP address is abbreviated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before transmission to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and abbreviated there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website and Internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not combined with other data from Google.
You can generally prevent Google from collecting and processing your data by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de
You can find more information about how Google Analytics handles user data in the
Google's privacy policy:
https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de
You can find more information about Google Analytics terms of use and data protection at Google at https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/de/ and under https://policies.google.com/?hl=de.
Google is certified according to the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA, which is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards when processing data in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. For more information, please visit the following link:
https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780
Based on the requirements created by the DPF, we have concluded an order processing agreement with Google and fully implement the requirements of the GDPR when using Google Analytics. The order processing contract ensures that personal data is only processed in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
III. Your data when communicating with us
Below, we provide detailed information about individual data processing processes in the event that you contact us, e.g. as an interested party, as an investor, as an applicant or with a request to our data protection officer.
12. Inquiries by letter, e-mail or telephone
If you contact us by post, email or telephone, your request, including all resulting personal data (name, request, address, telephone number or e-mail address), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We will not share this data without your consent.
This data is processed on the basis of Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR, provided that your request is related to the fulfilment of a contract or is necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this has been requested; consent can be withdrawn at any time.
The data you have sent us will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to store it or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions — in particular statutory retention periods — remain unaffected.
13. Microsoft 365
We use Microsoft 365 to process your inquiries. When you communicate with us, we collect, process and store your personal data in Microsoft365. The provider is Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited, One Microsoft Place, South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18, Ireland (“Microsoft”).
On our behalf, Microsoft stores your data in European data centers and does not leave the European data protection area. Microsoft ensures the security of the processing of personal data by implementing appropriate technical and organizational measures. For details on data processing, see Microsoft's privacy policy:
https://privacy.microsoft.com/de-de/privacystatement
We have concluded an order processing agreement with Microsoft and fully implement the requirements of the GDPR when using Microsoft 365. The order processing contract ensures that personal data is only processed in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
14. Microsoft Teams
We use Microsoft Teams as online conferencing tools. When you communicate with us via video or audio conference via the Internet, your personal data is collected and processed by us and the provider of the conference tool. The provider is Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited, One Microsoft Place, South CountyBusiness Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18, Ireland (“Microsoft”).
Microsoft Teams collects all data that you provide/use to use the tools (email address and/or your telephone number). The conference tools also process the duration of the conference, start and end (time) of participation in the conference, number of participants and other “context information” related to the communication process.
Microsoft processes all technical data required to process online communication. This includes in particular IP addresses, MAC addresses, device IDs, device type, operating system type and version, client version, camera type, microphone or loudspeaker, and the type of connection.
If content is exchanged, uploaded or made available in any other way within the tool, it is also stored on the servers of the tool providers. Such content includes, in particular, cloud recordings, chat/instant messages, voicemails uploaded photos and videos, files, whiteboards, and other information shared while using the service.
Please note that we do not have full influence on the data processing processes of the tools used. Our options are largely based on the corporate policy of the respective provider.
Conference tools are used to communicate with prospective or existing contract partners or with applicants (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR). The use of the tools serves to generally simplify and speed up communication with us or our company (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. fGDPR). If consent has been requested, the relevant tools are used on the basis of this consent; consent can be withdrawn at any time with effect for the future.
The data collected directly by us via the video and conference tools is deleted from our systems as soon as you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to store it, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Saved cookies remain on your device until you delete them. Mandatory legal storage periods remain unaffected.
We have no influence on the storage period of your data, which is stored by the operators of the conference tools for their own purposes. For details, please contact the operator of the conference tool directly:
Microsoft ensures the security of the processing of personal data by implementing appropriate technical and organizational measures. For details on data processing, see the Microsoft Teams Privacy Policy: https://privacy.microsoft.com/de-de/privacystatement
Microsoft is certified according to the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA, which is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards when processing data in the USA. Every company certified according to the DPF undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. For more information, please visit the following link:
https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/6474
Based on the requirements created by the DPF, we have concluded an order processing agreement with Microsoft and fully implement the requirements of the GDPR when using Microsoft Teams. The order processing contract ensures that personal data is only processed in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
Additional notes on recording and transcription
In the event that you attend a meeting via Microsoft Teams and this meeting is recorded or transcribed with your consent, the following additional notes apply.
When a Microsoft Teams session is recorded or transcribed, we process the personal data of the people who attend that session.
When using Microsoft Teams recording or transcription, various types of data are processed. The amount of data depends on the information you provide at an online meeting.
The processed data includes:
· Video, audio and presentation recordings, audio recordings, text file of the online meeting chat. Dial-in with the telephone: Information about the incoming and outgoing telephone number, country name, start and end time and other connection data such as the IP address of the device.
· When using the chat, question or survey functions and other functions to upload and download files such as image, sound, video or office data, the data you provide is processed in order to display it and make it available to other participants during or after the meeting and, if necessary, to log it.
We may record and transcribe a Microsoft Teams session to create a recording of the session, whether for logging or for future use and distribution. When a Microsoft Teams session is being recorded or transcribed, the invitation will alert you and the meeting organizer/chair will let attendees know that the MS Teams session is being recorded or transcribed and why before the recording or transcription starts.
We will only use Microsoft Teams recording or transcription features with your consent. You can give your consent during the conference, which is to be recorded, using a feature provided by Microsoft Teams. If you do not give your consent, you can continue to participate in the conference, but your camera and microphone remain deactivated while recording.
Transcribing a recording within Microsoft Teams is a service provided by Microsoft from the USA. As our contract processor, Microsoft is the recipient of the personal data processed in Microsoft Teams. The order processing agreement guarantees that the data transmitted to the USA will not be processed by Microsoft for its own purposes.
15. Social media: LinkedIn
This website uses elements of the LinkedIn network. The provider is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland (hereinafter “LinkedIn”).
Each time you access a page on this website that contains LinkedIn elements, a connection to LinkedIn servers is established. LinkedIn is informed that you have visited this website using your IP address. If you click on LinkedIn's “Recommend” button and are logged into your LinkedIn account, LinkedIn is able to associate your visit to this website with you and your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data and its use by LinkedIn.
The use of this service is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and §25 para. 1TDDDG. The consent can be withdrawn at any time.
For more information, please see LinkedIn's privacy policy at:
https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
The company is certified in accordance with the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA, which is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards when processing data in the USA. Every company certified according to the DPF undertakes to comply with these eData Protection standards. For more information, please contact the provider at the following link:
https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5448
IV. Contact/Information
All inquiries, explanations and inquiries about the use of data can be sent by e-mail:
or by post:
Ankaadia GmbH
- Data Protection Officer -
Holzweg-Passage 1
61440 Oberursel (Taunus)
contact our data protection officer.
Status: August 2025
