Can I get a signed DPA / AVV?

Yes. We sign a standard German GDPR DPA (Auftragsverarbeitungsvertrag) on request - reach out from /sales. The text is the standard form most customer DPOs already know, no surprise clauses; we also accept your own paperwork if your legal team prefers their template. Reply time is within a working day. Most teams under 50 seats don't need one (the standard plan terms cover the legal posture); larger setups get a short signed addendum alongside.

How do I export my data?

Account settings → export. Returns a JSON archive containing every record you own, every file you uploaded, and the relevant audit-log entries. No support ticket, no waiting period, no fee. Same export shape works on every plan.

How do I delete my account?

Account settings → delete. Confirms once, then removes records, files, embeddings, and audit-log entries within 30 days. Stripe payment metadata stays as long as German tax law requires it (10 years), in line with §147 AO; everything else is gone.

Who are your subprocessors?

Two: Stripe (payment processing only, transferred under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework) and our transactional mail relay (EU-hosted). Neither sees your records. The full list and what each one is allowed to touch lives at /privacy and /security.

Does KI BMS use Google Analytics or Meta Pixel?

No. No third-party analytics at all. Device + session metrics live in our own Postgres + Redis. The cookie banner that GA / Meta require doesn't apply because we don't load them - one fewer dialog between a visitor and the page they came for.

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KI BMS: the GDPR-friendly alternative to softgarden

Plain-language privacy notice, standard German GDPR DPA available on request, self-serve export + delete.

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Julia YukovichCo-Founder + CEO

·February 6, 2026·

2 min read

GDPR isn't a checkbox - it's a posture. If you're moving off softgarden because their AVV / DPA is opaque, KI BMS is what a clean alternative looks like: subprocessor list of two (Stripe + mail relay), self-serve export + delete from account settings, and a standard German GDPR DPA on request when your procurement team needs one.

At a glance

softgarden is right when your company needs careers-page depth as a core function: 30+ open roles per quarter, branded setup, multi-channel posting across 8+ boards. KI BMS is right when you want KI pre-sorting from day 1, a free tier to try, and no 12-month commitment. Both host in Germany; both are GDPR-clean. The difference is speed + pricing model.

GDPR posture

GDPR is a posture, not a checkbox

Three things matter under GDPR for a tool like this: (1) lawful basis for processing, (2) data subject rights (export, delete, port), and (3) the auftragsverarbeitungsvertrag / DPA chain. KI BMS treats them as engineering invariants, not legal optics. Lawful basis is the contract you sign with us. Subject rights are self-serve from your account settings - no support ticket required. The subprocessor list has two entries (Stripe + mail relay). A standard German GDPR DPA is available on request from /sales whenever your procurement team needs one - we don't charge for it and don't gate it behind a plan tier. Where softgarden sits on each of these is the rest of this page.

KI BMS vs softgarden: GDPR comparison

	Ours KI BMS	Theirs softgarden
GDPR auto-anonymisation		Manual
Hosted in Germany
Careers page included
Careers-page builder depth	Standard	Very deep
Multi-job-board posting
KI fit-score built in		Announced 2026
Live kanban pipeline
Multi-voice scorecards
Free tier
Starting price	€0 / €1 / €10 / month	from ~€3,000/year (negotiated)
Minimum contract	None - monthly	12 months typical
Setup time	Hours	Weeks
API + webhooks
MCP + 15 drop-in clients

When to pick which

Pick KI BMS when

You want KI pre-sorting now, not in a roadmap quarter.

A hands-on free tier matters more to you than a dedicated account manager.

Monthly cancellation, prices public on the website.

You want a modern UI that your MD will check on their own.

Pick softgarden when

Careers page + role branding is your most important recruiting asset (industrial, healthcare).

You publish each role to 6+ job boards simultaneously and need that in the tool.

You have 50+ employees and procurement requires a framework agreement anyway.

GDPR questions

What customer data-protection teams typically ask before signing a DPA.

Start with KI BMS

Free plan, no credit card. We host in Germany. Export + delete are self-serve.

Written by

Julia Yukovich

Co-Founder + CEO

Julia is one of the Co-Founders. She handles design, product direction, and most of the support replies that arrive in the morning.

julia.yukovich at aicuflow dot comLinkedIn