Privacy Notice
Processing of Personal Data on the Sofeei Website and in Online Surveys
Last updated: 14 September 2026
iAGE Kft. (hereinafter: the “Data Controller”, “we”, “us” or “our”) respects the privacy of visitors to the sofeei.com website, persons who contact us, and participants in our surveys. This Privacy Notice explains what personal data we process, for what purposes, on which legal basis, for how long, and what rights data subjects have.
1. Details of the Data Controller
Name: iAGE Kft. (iAGE Informatika Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság)
Registered office: Budakeszi út 7., ground floor, door 2., 1021 Budapest, Hungary
Company registration number: 01-09-914237
Tax number: 14664766-2-41
EU VAT number: HU14664766
Website: https://sofeei.com
Email: peter.c@iageco.com
Privacy contact: peter.c@iageco.com
iAGE Kft. is the data controller for processing activities related to the Sofeei service and website.
2. What Data Do We Process?
2.1. Online Surveys and Questionnaires
When you complete surveys available on the Sofeei website, we may process the following data:
- your responses to the questionnaire;
- your name, if you provide it;
- your company name, if you provide it;
- your email address, if you provide it;
- the date and time of submission;
- the fact and date of your consent;
- technical and security data, such as IP address and browser- or device-related log data, where necessary for the operation and security of the website or form provider.
Surveys may cover professional topics, including software development, AI coding, and experiences with technology use. Please do not submit passwords, access credentials, source code, trade secrets, customer data, or other confidential information through a survey.
2.2. Contact and Other Web Forms
When you submit a contact, demo request, or other web form, we may process:
- your name;
- your company name;
- your job title or role;
- your email address;
- any other information you provide in your message.
2.3. Data Related to Newsletters, Research Results and Future Surveys
Where you provide your explicit consent, we retain your name, company name, and email address in order to:
- send you aggregated survey results;
- inform you about future relevant Sofeei surveys;
- occasionally send you information about Sofeei’s business or professional content and services.
Consent to receive such communications is voluntary and is not a condition of completing a survey or contacting us.
3. Purpose and Legal Basis of Processing
| Purpose of processing | Data processed | Legal basis |
|---|---|---|
| Conducting surveys, processing responses, and creating aggregated findings | Survey responses, submission data, necessary technical data | Legitimate interests of the Data Controller: understanding the needs of the target audience and AI coding practices; or, where required, the data subject’s consent |
| Sending survey results | Name, company name, email address | The data subject’s voluntary consent |
| Sending emails about future surveys, professional content, and Sofeei-related information | Name, company name, email address, consent records | The data subject’s voluntary and explicit consent |
| Responding to contact requests | Name, company name, email address, message | Taking steps at the data subject’s request and/or the Data Controller’s legitimate interests |
| Ensuring website security, operation, and protection against misuse | Technical and log data | Legitimate interests of the Data Controller |
| Compliance with legal obligations and enforcement of legal claims | Data necessary for the relevant purpose | Legal obligation and/or legitimate interests |
4. Consent and Withdrawal of Consent
We retain and use contact details for marketing or informational communications only where you have provided clear consent.
Consent is:
- voluntary;
- provided through a checkbox that is not pre-ticked;
- not a condition of completing a survey;
- withdrawable at any time, without giving a reason.
Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
You may withdraw your consent:
- by clicking the unsubscribe link included in an email;
- by emailing us at peter.c@iageco.com;
- by sending a written request to the Data Controller’s registered office.
After you unsubscribe or withdraw consent, we will no longer send you marketing or informational emails. We will begin processing your request without undue delay and respond to your data protection request no later than one month after receiving it.
5. Data Retention Periods
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary.
| Category of data | Retention period |
|---|---|
| Survey responses | 12 months from the closing of the survey; afterwards, we delete them or retain them only in irreversibly anonymised or aggregated form. |
| Contact details submitted with consent to receive survey results or future communications | Until consent is withdrawn, but no longer than 24 months from the last meaningful contact. |
| Data provided through contact forms | 24 months from the closure of the matter or the last meaningful contact. |
| Data necessary to demonstrate consent | 5 years from withdrawal of consent or deletion of the contact details. |
| Technical security log data | 90 days, unless a longer retention period is necessary to investigate a security incident or pursue a legal claim. |
After the applicable retention period expires, we delete the data or irreversibly anonymise it.
6. Who May Access the Data?
Personal data may be accessed by those employees of iAGE Kft. who need it to perform their duties.
We may also use data processors for purposes including:
- website hosting and infrastructure;
- form or survey services;
- email delivery services;
- customer relationship management systems;
- IT operations, security, and technical support;
- statistical or web analytics services, where appropriate consent has been obtained or another legal basis applies.
Data processors may process personal data only on iAGE Kft.’s instructions, to the extent necessary for the purpose of processing, and are subject to appropriate confidentiality and data-security obligations.
We do not sell personal data.
7. Transfers of Data to Third Countries
Some of our IT or communications service providers may process data outside the European Economic Area.
Where personal data is transferred to a third country, iAGE Kft. applies appropriate safeguards, such as:
- an adequacy decision issued by the European Commission;
- Standard Contractual Clauses adopted by the European Commission;
- another transfer mechanism permitted under the GDPR.
For more information, contact us at peter.c@iageco.com.
8. Data Security
iAGE Kft. applies appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, alteration, loss, destruction, or unauthorised disclosure.
Such measures may include:
- restricting access permissions;
- password-protected systems;
- encrypted data transmission using HTTPS;
- regular security updates;
- backups;
- logging and incident-response processes.
The complete security of data transmission over the internet cannot be guaranteed. Therefore, please do not submit confidential business information, passwords, access keys, or source code through our surveys or web forms.
9. Rights of Data Subjects
You have the right to:
- Request information and access to your personal data;
- Request rectification if your data is inaccurate or incomplete;
- Request erasure in the cases specified by the GDPR;
- Request restriction of processing in the cases specified by the GDPR;
- Object to processing based on legitimate interests;
- Withdraw your consent at any time where processing is based on consent;
- Exercise your right to data portability, where the conditions for doing so are met;
- Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
You may submit your request by email to peter.c@iageco.com or by post to the registered office of iAGE Kft. We will respond without undue delay and no later than one month after receiving your request. Where necessary, we may request information needed to verify your identity.
10. Lodging a Complaint
If you believe that the processing of your personal data infringes applicable law, you may lodge a complaint with the Hungarian National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information:
Hungarian National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (NAIH)
1055 Budapest, Falk Miksa utca 9–11., Hungary
Postal address: 1363 Budapest, Pf. 9., Hungary
Telephone: +36 1 391 1400
Email: ugyfelszolgalat@naih.hu
Website: https://www.naih.hu/
You may also bring legal proceedings before a court if your rights have been infringed.
11. Cookies and Similar Technologies
The sofeei.com website may use cookies and similar technologies for its operation, security, and—where used—website traffic analysis.
Cookies that are strictly necessary help ensure the secure and proper functioning of the website. Where required by law, we request your prior consent before using non-essential cookies, such as analytics or marketing cookies.
The detailed list of cookies, their purpose, provider, and retention period is provided in our Cookie Notice.
12. Changes to This Privacy Notice
iAGE Kft. may update this Privacy Notice from time to time. The current version is always available on the sofeei.com website. The effective date of any update will be indicated at the beginning of this notice.
13. Contact
iAGE Kft.
Budakeszi út 7., ground floor, door 2., 1021 Budapest, Hungary
Email: peter.c@iageco.com
Website: https://sofeei.com