Aix Privacy

What Aix Privacy does

Aix Privacy GmbH is a privately held German professional services firm founded in 2018 in Aachen, specializing in external data protection officer (externe Datenschutzbeauftragte) services for German businesses required to comply with the DSGVO (GDPR) and BDSG. The company is controlled by two managing directors, Bilal Abedin and Sebastian Schwiering, who deliver services alongside a small team (1-10 employees). The core offering is retainer-based appointment of TÜV-certified data protection officers under Art. 37 GDPR and § 38 BDSG, supplemented by process audits, Art. 30 processing register maintenance, monthly on-site or telephone jour-fix meetings, employee training, breach notification advisory (including 72-hour authority reporting), and liaison with supervisory authorities and affected data subjects.

The company's competitive positioning rests on the legal and technical credentials of its consultants — including experience from a law firm specializing in IT and data protection law, programming background, and specialist publications in legal journals — rather than any proprietary technology platform. All services are delivered directly by certified consultants with no disclosed software product, SaaS component, API, or automation layer. Marketing is content-led via an educational blog covering GDPR topics and adjacent regulatory developments (e.g., the Hinweisgeberschutzgesetz), with lead capture through phone and email inquiry.

Commercially, Aix Privacy operates a subscription recurring revenue model with monthly billing and quote-based pricing tied to client size and processing scope. The geographic focus is domestic Germany, with documented operations in North Rhine-Westphalia. The firm has not raised external capital, has no parent company or subsidiaries, and has no disclosed partnerships, M&A activity, or product launches beyond the original 2018 service launch. Its operating posture is that of a stable, owner-operated niche consultancy rather than a venture-backed growth business.

Name

Aix Privacy

Legal name

Aix Privacy GmbH

Website

https://aixprivacy.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Aix Privacy GmbH is a privately held German consultancy, founded in 2018 in Aachen, providing TÜV-certified external data protection officers (DPOs) and GDPR/DSGVO compliance services to German SMEs required to appoint a DPO under § 38 BDSG.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Data Protection & Privacy Compliance Consulting

NAICS

Business Service Centers (56143)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Data Privacy & Data Protection (e.g., GDPR/CCPA) (EDABADAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Privacy Management (Consent, DSAR, RoPA) (HDADAFAH)

Keywords

• GDPR compliance consulting
• External data protection officer
• Data protection advisory
• BDSG compliance services
• Privacy consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Aachen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Data Protection Officer Services: Retainer-based professional services providing external data protection officers (Datenschutzbeauftragte) to German businesses. Scope dependent on company size, data processing extent, and client requirements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Aix Privacy GmbH provides external data protection officer (externe Datenschutzbeauftragte) services to German businesses on a subscription retainer basis. The service bundle covers GDPR/BDSG compliance audits, ongoing maintenance of Article 30 processing registers, monthly consultation meetings, employee data protection training, and breach notification handling within the 72-hour regulatory deadline, all delivered by TÜV-certified data protection officers.

Product overview

Aix Privacy GmbH provides external data protection officer services as a full-service provider in the areas of data protection and data security since GDPR introduction in 2018. The company's service portfolio includes process auditing and GDPR compliance verification, data protection documentation creation and maintenance, monthly consultation meetings, employee training programs, consultation on data protection violation reporting obligations, and acting as a point of contact for supervisory authorities and affected persons. All services are delivered by experienced, TÜV-certified data protection officers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Externe Datenschutzbeauftragte (External Data Protection Officer) Provision of TÜV-certified external data protection officers to German companies required under GDPR and BDSG to appoint a qualified Data Protection Officer. The retainer covers the full portfolio of DPO duties: review of internal processes and GDPR compliance, ongoing creation and maintenance of processing registers (Art. 30 GDPR), monthly on-site or telephone jour-fix meetings, employee training, consultation and execution of breach notification obligations, and acting as point of contact for supervisory authorities (Art. 36 GDPR) and data subjects (Art. 38(4) GDPR). Service scope is tailored to client company size and data processing volume.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• DPOrganizer: DPOrganizer provides a RoPA/privacy management software platform used by privacy officers, comparable in category though software-led rather than service-led like Aix Privacy.
• DataGuard: DataGuard provides privacy and compliance management software for SMEs and enterprises, combining DPO-as-a-service with an automated platform — directly comparable to Aix Privacy's external DPO offering but with a technology-enabled delivery model.

Regional players

• Securys: Securys provides outsourced DPO-as-a-service and GDPR consultancy to UK and European organisations, comparable in service model and mid-market targeting though operating from a different primary geography.

Broad incumbents

• OneTrust: OneTrust is a leading global privacy management and GRC software platform offering consent, DSAR, RoPA, and DPO workflow tools — a broad incumbent in the same privacy compliance space Aix Privacy serves via professional services.
• EQS Group (now Daato): EQS Group is an established European compliance and investor relations provider offering data protection, whistleblowing, and compliance tools, serving a similar mid-market German and EU customer base that Aix Privacy targets.

Direct peers

• Datenschutzexperte.de (BDSK): BDSK/Datenschutzexperte.de is a German provider of external data protection officers and data protection software, directly competing with Aix Privacy in serving German SMEs requiring DPO mandates.
• ITSM GmbH: ITSM GmbH is a German data protection and IT security consultancy that provides external data protection officers and GDPR compliance services to SMEs, closely mirroring Aix Privacy's core offering and customer segment in the DACH region.
• Datenschutz Beratung (activeMind): activeMind is a Munich-based data protection consultancy offering external DPO services, GDPR audits, and training, making it a directly comparable German peer in the same niche service category.
• Dataguard Service (ORPEA/PrivCom): PrivCom and similar German "Datenschutzberatung" boutiques provide external DPO services and GDPR compliance support, serving the same German SMB customer segment as Aix Privacy.

Others

• TÜV SÜD Akademie: TÜV SÜD certifies data protection officers and offers compliance training programmes, an adjacent ecosystem enabler to Aix Privacy (which deploys TÜV-certified consultants) and a potential partner or competitor in the training layer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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