Who is responsible for data collection?
‍The website operator, AIM, oversees data processing. For specific contact details, see the “Information on the Data Controller” section.

‍How is your data collected?
1. Direct Submission: Information you provide via forms (e.g., contact forms).A
2. Automatic Collection: Technical data (e.g., browser type, operating system, time of visit) is gathered automatically when you use our website.
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‍Why do we collect your data?
- To ensure a seamless website experience.
- To analyze user behavior for website improvements.

‍Your Rights Regarding Data
You have the right to:
- Access information about the source, purpose, and usage of your data.
- Request correction, deletion, or restriction of your data.
- Withdraw previously given consent at any time
- File a complaint with the appropriate regulatory authority. For any data-related concerns, please contact us directly.

External Hosting Provider:
Our website is hosted by Webflow, Inc.
- Address: 398 11th Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103.
- Privacy Policy: Webflow Privacy Policy

The hosting provider stores data such as IP addresses, communication details, and website interaction records.

Data protection
The operators of these web pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this data privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data are any data by which you can be identified as a person. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It is also explained how and for what purpose this is carried out.

Please note that data transmission on the Internet (e.g. communication by e-mail) may have security gaps. It is not possible to fully protect the data against access by third parties.

Note on the responsible bodyThe responsible Data Controller & Office for this website is:

AIM320 North Service Road West,
Oakville, ON
L6M 2R7, Canada
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Telephone:+1 (226) 770-8911
‍E-mail: hello@iaim.ca
‍The Controller is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g. names, e-mail addresses, etc.).

Storage period
Unless a more specific storage period has been specified within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for processing the data no longer applies. If you assert a justified request for deletion or if you revoke your prior consent to data processing, your data will be erased unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g. retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, the data will be erased after these reasons no longer apply.

SSL or TLS encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or enquiries that you send to us as the site operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Facebook plugin
On this website plugins of the social network Facebook are integrated. The provider of this service is Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. However, according to Facebook, the data collected is also transferred to the USA and other third countries.

You can recognize the Facebook plugins by the Facebook logo or the “Like” button on this website. You can find an overview of the Facebook plugins here: Social Plugins.

When you visit this website, a direct connection is established between your browser and the Facebook server via the plugin. Facebook will then be informed that you have visited this website with your IP address. If you click the Facebook “Like” button while being logged into your Facebook account, you may link the content of this website to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to allocate your visit to this website to your user account. Please note that we, as the provider of the sites, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Facebook. For more information on this regarding Facebook’s privacy policy please refer to: Data Policy.

If you do not want Facebook to be able to allocate your visit to this website with your Facebook user account, please log out of your Facebook user account.

The use of Facebook Plugins is subject to Section 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in ensuring the greatest possible visibility in social media. If a corresponding prior consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Section 6(1) lit. a GDPR; the prior consent may be revoked at any time.

Insofar as personal data is collected on our website with the help of the tool described here and forwarded to Facebook, we and Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland are jointly responsible for this data processing (Section 26 GDPR). The joint responsibility is limited exclusively to collecting the data and forwarding them to Facebook. The processing by Facebook after the forwarding is not part of the joint responsibility. The obligations incumbent on us jointly have been set out in a joint processing agreement. The wording of the agreement can be found at: Controller Addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing the privacy information when using the Facebook tool and for the privacy-secure implementation of the tool on our website. Facebook is responsible for the data security of the Facebook products. You can assert data subject rights (e.g. requests for information) regarding the data processed by Facebook directly with Facebook. If you assert the data subject rights with us, we are obliged to forward them to Facebook.

Data transfer to the USA is subject to the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. For details please refer to: FACEBOOK EUROPEAN DATA TRANSFER ADDENDUM and What are standard contractual clauses?

Twitter plugin
Functions of the Twitter service are integrated on this website. These functions are offered by the Twitter International Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02 AX07, Ireland. By using Twitter and the “Re-Tweet” function, the websites you visit are linked to your Twitter account and made known to other users. In the process, data are also transferred to Twitter. Please note that we, as the provider of the pages, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Twitter. For more information on this regarding Twitter’s privacy policy please refer to: Twitter Privacy Policy.

The use of Twitter plugins is subject to Section 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in ensuring the greatest possible visibility in social media. If a corresponding prior consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Section 6(1) lit. a GDPR; the prior consent may be revoked at any time.

Data transfer to the USA is subject to the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: Twitter Controller-to-Controller Data Protection Addendum.

You can change your privacy settings on Twitter in the account settings under twitter.com/account/settings.

LinkedIn plugin
This website uses functions of the LinkedIn network. The provider is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Each time a page of this website containing LinkedIn functions is accessed, a connection to LinkedIn servers is established. LinkedIn is informed that you have visited this website with your IP address. If you click the LinkedIn “Recommend” button and are logged into your LinkedIn account, it is possible for LinkedIn to associate your visit to this website with you and your user account. Please note that we, as the provider of the pages, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by LinkedIn.

The use of LinkedIn plugins is subject to Section 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in ensuring the greatest possible visibility in social media. If a corresponding prior consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Section 6(1) lit. a GDPR; the prior consent may be revoked at any time.

Data transfer to the USA is subject to the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: EU, EEA, and Swiss Data Transfers.

For more information on this regarding LinkedIn’s privacy policy please refer to: LinkedIn – Privacy Policy.

XING Plugin
This website uses functions of the XING network. The provider is New Work SE, Dammtorstraße 30, 20354 Hamburg, Germany.

Each time one of our pages containing XING functions is accessed, a connection to XING servers is established. As far as we are aware, no personal data are stored. In particular, no IP addresses are stored or usage behaviour evaluated.

The storage and analysis of the data is based on Section 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in ensuring the greatest possible visibility in social media. If a corresponding prior consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Section 6(1) lit. a GDPR; the prior consent may be revoked at any time.

For further information on data protection and the XING Share button, please refer to the XING privacy policy at: xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection.

Google Analytics
This website uses functions 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. In doing so, the website operator receives various usage data, such as page views, duration of visit, operating systems used and the origin of the user. These data may be summarized by Google in a profile that is assigned to the respective user or his end device.

Furthermore, Google Analytics can record your mouse and scroll movements and clicks, among other things. Furthermore, Google Analytics uses various modelling approaches to complement the data sets collected and uses machine learning technologies in the data analysis.

Google Analytics uses technologies that enable the recognition of the user for the purpose of analysing user behaviour (e.g. cookies or device fingerprinting). The information collected by Google about the use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

The collection of this analysis tool is subject to Section 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analysing user behaviour in order to optimise both its website and its advertising. If a corresponding consent has been requested (e.g. consent to the storage of cookies), the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Section 6 (1) lit. a GDPR.; the consent can be revoked at any time.

Data transfer to the USA is subject to the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: Google Ads Controller-Controller Data Protection Terms: Standard Contractual Clauses.

Browser plugin
You can prevent the collection and processing of your data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available under the following link: Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

For more information on how Google Analytics handles user data in Google’s privacy policy please refer to: Data privacy and security – Safeguarding your data.

Storage period
Data stored by Google at user and event level that are linked to cookies, user identifiers (e.g. user ID) or advertising IDs (e.g. DoubleClick cookies, Android advertising ID) are anonymised or erased after 2 months. Details can be found under the following link: Data privacy and security – Data retention.

Google Ads
The website operator uses Google Ads. Google Ads is an online advertising programme of Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Ads enables us to display advertisements in the Google search engine or on third-party websites when the user enters certain search terms on Google (keyword targeting). Furthermore, targeted advertisements can be placed on the basis of the user data available at Google (e.g. location data and interests) (target group targeting). As the website operator, we can evaluate these data in terms of quantity by analysing, for instance, which search terms have led to the display of our advertisements and how many advertisements have led to corresponding clicks.

The use of Google Ads is subject to Section 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in marketing its service products as effectively as possible.

Data transfer to the USA is subject to the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: Privacy & Terms – Data transfer frameworks and Google Ads Controller-Controller Data Protection Terms: Standard Contractual Clauses.

Google Remarketing
This website uses the functions of Google Analytics Remarketing. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Remarketing analyses your user behavior on our website (e.g. clicking on certain products) in order to classify you in certain advertising target groups and subsequently display suitable advertising messages to you when you view other commercial messages online (remarketing or retargeting).

Furthermore, the advertising target groups created with Google Remarketing can be linked with Google’s cross-device functions. In this way, interest-based, personalized advertising messages that have been adapted to you depending on your previous usage and surfing behavior on one end device (e.g. mobile phone) can also be displayed on another of your end devices (e.g. tablet or PC).

If you have a Google account, you can object to personalized advertising using the following link: Ads Settings.

The use of Google Remarketing is subject to Section 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in marketing its service products as effectively as possible. If a corresponding prior consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Section 6(1) lit. a GDPR; the prior consent may be revoked at any time.

For further information and data protection provisions please refer to the Google privacy policy at: Privacy & Terms –Advertising.

Newsletter data (“AIM Insights”)
If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we require an email address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you arethe owner of the specified e-mail address and that you agree to receive thenewsletter. Further data will not be collected or will only be collected on avoluntary basis. We use these data exclusively for sending the requestedinformation and do not pass it on to third parties.

The data entered in the newsletter registration form is processed exclusively onthe basis of your prior consent (Section 6 (1) lit. a GDPR). You may revoke yourprior consent to the storage of the data, the email address and their use forsending the newsletter at any time, for example via the “unsubscribe” link in thenewsletter. The legality of the data processing already carried out remainsunaffected by the revocation.

The data you provide for the purpose of receiving the newsletter will be stored byus or the newsletter service provider until you have unsubscribed from thenewsletter and will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list after you haveunsubscribed from the newsletter or after the purpose has ceased to exist. Wereserve the right to delete or block e-mail addresses from our newsletterdistribution list at our own discretion within the scope of our legitimate interestpursuant to Section 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.

After you have unsubscribed from the newsletter distribution list, your emailaddress will be stored by us or the newsletter service provider in a blacklist, ifnecessary, in order to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist will onlybe used for this purpose and will not be merged with other data. This serves bothyour interest and our interest in complying with the legal requirements whensending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Section 6 (1) lit. fGDPR). The storage in the black list is not subject to time limitation. You mayobject to the storage in case your interests exceed our legitimate interest.

YouTube
This website embeds videos from the website YouTube. The provider is GoogleIreland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
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When you visit one of our websites on which YouTube is integrated, a connectionto the YouTube servers is established. The YouTube server is informed of which ofour pages you have visited.

Furthermore, YouTube may store various cookies on your terminal or usecomparable technologies for recognition (e.g. device fingerprinting). In this way,YouTube can obtain information about visitors to this website. This information isused, among other things, to collect video statistics, improve the user experienceand prevent fraud attempts.

If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to assign yoursurfing behavior directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by loggingout of your YouTube account

YouTube is used for the purpose of an appealing presentation of our online offers.This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Section 6 (1) lit. fGDPR. If a corresponding prior consent has been requested, the processing iscarried out exclusively on the basis of Section 6(1) lit. a GDPR; the prior consentmay be revoked at any time.

For more information on the handling of user data, please refer to YouTube’sprivacy policy at: policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

Google Maps
This site uses the map service Google Maps. The provider is Google IrelandLimited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
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To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. Thisinformation is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.The provider of this site has no influence on this data transmission. If GoogleMaps is activated, Google may use Google Web Fonts for the purpose of uniformfont display. When you call up Google Maps, your browser loads the required webfonts into your browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly.

The use of Google Maps is for the purpose of an appealing presentation of ouronline offers and an easy traceability of the places indicated by us on thewebsite. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Section 6 (1)lit. f GDPR. If a corresponding prior consent has been requested, the processing iscarried out exclusively on the basis of Section 6(1) lit. a GDPR; the prior consentmay be revoked at any time.

Data transfer to the USA is subject to the standard contractual clauses of the EUCommission. Details can be found here: Google Controller-Controller DataProtection Terms and Standard Contractual Clauses (Where Google is aController).For more information on the handling of user data, please refer toYouTube’s privacy policy at: policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

Handling of applicant data
We offer you the opportunity to apply to us for a position (e.g. by e-mail, post orvia the online application form). In the following, we inform you about the scope,purpose and use of your personal data collected as part of the applicationprocess. We assure you that the collection, processing and use of your data willbe carried out in accordance with the applicable data protection law and allother legal provisions and that your data will be treated in strict confidence.

Scope and purpose of data collection
When you send us an application for a position, we process your associatedpersonal data (e.g. contact and communication data, application documents,notes taken during interviews, etc.) to the extent necessary to decide whether toestablish an employment relationship. The legal basis for this is Section 26 of theGerman data protection laws (BDSG) (initiation of an employment relationship),Section 6 (1) lit. b GDPR (general contract initiation) and – if you have given yourprior consent – Section 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. The consent can be revoked at any time.Your personal data will only be passed on to persons within our company whoare involved in processing your application.
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If the application has been successful, the data submitted by you will be storedin our data processing systems on the basis of Section 26 BDSG and Section 6 (1)lit. b GDPR for the purpose of implementing the employment relationship in ourdata processing systems.

Retention period of the data
If we are unable to make you a job offer, if you reject a job offer or withdraw yourapplication, we reserve the right to retain the data you have provided on thebasis of our legitimate interests (Section 6 (1) lit. f GDPR) for up to 6 months fromthe end of the application process (rejection or withdrawal of the application).The data will then be erased and the physical application documents destroyed.This storage serves in particular as evidence in the event of a legal dispute. If it isevident that the data will be required after the 6-month period has expired (e.g.due to an impending or pending legal dispute), the data will only be erasedwhen the purpose for continued storage no longer applies.
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Longer storage may also take place if you have given your corresponding priorconsent (Section 6 (1) lit. a GDPR) or if legal storage obligations prevent thedeletion.