Privacy Policy

B4FINANCE 

DATA PRIVACY AND SECURITY POLICY 

This  Data  Privacy  and  Security  Policy  (“Policy”)  describes  the  information  that  we  gather  on  or  through  the  Service,  how we  use  and  disclose  such  information,  and  the  steps  we  take  to  protect  such information. 

This  Policy is incorporated into, and is  subject  to,  the Hosted Services agreements  signed between  the Customer and the Provider. 

  1. DEFINITIONS 

“Client” means the clients of B4Finance’s Customers. 

“Customer Data“ means personal data, reports, addresses, and other  files,  folders or documents in  electronic form that a User of the Service stores within the Service. 

“Personal Data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. 

“Restricted Area” means  web  application  that can  be  accessed  only  by  Users,  and  where  access  requires logging in. 

“Service” means the Hosted Services as described in the Software as a Service agreement 

“User” means  an  employee,  agent,  or  representative  of  a  Customer,  who  primarily  uses  the  restricted areas for the purpose of accessing the Hosted Service in such capacity. 

  1. ROLES 

B4Finance is Data Controller  for login details and other personal data necessary  for the Provider to  provide the Service. 

When processing any other personal data or their client’s data within the scope of the Service, the  Customer  is  the  Data  Controller  and  the  Provider  is  the  Data  Processor,  as  defined  by  GDPR  regulation in force as of 31st of May 2018. 

  1. THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT ON THE SERVICE 

We collect different  types of information  from or  through  the Hosted Services. The legal bases  for  B4Finance’s processing of personal data are primarily that the processing is necessary for providing  the  Service  in  accordance  with B4Finance’s Hosted  Services  Agreement and  that  the  processing  is  carried out in B4Finance’s legitimate interests, which are further explained in the section “How We 

Use the Information We Collect” of this Policy. We may also process data upon your consent, asking  for it as appropriate. 

User-provided Information  

When you use the Hosted Services, as a User, you may provide, and we may collect Personal Data.  Examples  of  Personal  Data  include  name,  email  address,  mailing  address,  mobile  phone  number.  Personal  Data  also  includes  other  information,  such  as  geographic  area  or  preferences,  when  any  such information is linked to information that identifies a specific individual. You may provide us with  Personal Data in various ways on the Service. For example, when you use the Service, post Customer Data, interact with other users of  the Service  through communication or messaging capabilities, or  send us customer service -related requests. 

Information Collected by Customers 

A User may store or upload into the Service his Client Data. B4Finance has no direct relationship with  the individuals whose Personal Data it hosts as part of Client Data. Each Customer is responsible for  providing notice to its clients and third persons concerning the purpose for which Customer collects  their  Personal  Data  and  how  this  Personal  Data  is  processed  in  or  through  the  Service  as  part  of  Client Data. 

Automatically Collected Information 

When  a  User  uses  the  Service,  we  may  automatically  record  certain  information  from  the  User’s  device by using various types of technology. This “automatically collected” information may include  IP address or other device address or ID, web browser and/or device type, dates and times of access or use of the Service. 

Integrated Services 

You may be given the option to interact through the Service with certain services provided by third  parties (each, an “Integrated Service”), such as through the use of your Google account, or otherwise  have the option to authorize an Integrated Service communicate through an API with our Service. 

  1. HOW WE USE THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT 

We use  the information  that we collect in a variety of ways in providing  the Service and operating  our business, including the following: 

Operations 

We  use  the  information  – other  than  Client  Data – to  operate,  maintain,  enhance  and  provide  all  features  of  the  Service,  to  provide  the  services  and  information  that  you  request,  to  respond  to  comments  and  questions  and  to  provide  support  to  users  of  the  Service.  We  process  Client  Data  solely in accordance with the directions provided by the applicable Customer or User.

Improvements 

We use the information to improve the Service, and to develop new products, services, feature, and  functionality.  Should  this  purpose  require B4Finance to  process  Customer Data,  then  the  data  will  only be used in anonymized or aggregated form. 

Communications 

We may use a User’s email address or other information – other than Client Data – to contact that  User  for  administrative  purposes  such  as  customer  service,  to  address  intellectual  property  infringement,  right  of  privacy  violations  or  defamation  issues  related  to  the  Customer Data  or  Personal Data posted on the Service. 

  1. TO WHOM WE DISCLOSE INFORMATION 

Except as described in this Policy, we will not disclose the Personal Data or Customer Data that we  collect or store on the Service to third parties without the consent of the applicable Customer. We  may  disclose information  to  third  parties if you  consent  to  us  doing  so, as well as in  the  following  circumstances: 

Service Providers 

We work with third party service providers who provide website, application development, hosting,  maintenance, and other services for us. These third parties may have access to, or process Personal  Data or Customer Data as part of providing those services for us. We limit the information provided  to these service providers to that which is reasonably necessary for them to perform their functions,  and our contracts with them require them to maintain the confidentiality of such information. 

Law Enforcement, Legal Process and Compliance 

We  may  disclose  Personal Data  or  other  information  if  required  to  do  so  by  law  in  response  to  a  facially  valid  court  order,  judicial  or  other  government  subpoena  or  warrant,  or  to  otherwise  cooperate with law enforcement or other governmental agencies. 

Change of Ownership 

Information about Users, including Personal Data, may be disclosed and otherwise transferred to an  acquirer, successor or assignee as part of any merger, acquisition, debt  financing, sale of assets, or  similar  transaction,  as  well  as  in  the  event  of  an  insolvency, bankruptcy,  or  receivership  in  which  information is transferred to one or more third parties as one of our business assets and only if the  recipient  of  the  User  commits  to  a  Privacy  Policy  that  has  terms  substantially  consistent  with  this  Privacy Policy. 

Customer Data  may  be  physically  or  electronically  transferred  to  an  acquirer,  or  successor  or  assignee as part of any merger, acquisition, debt  financing, sale of assets, or similar  transaction, as  well as in the event of an insolvency, bankruptcy, or receivership in which information is transferred  to  one  or more  third  parties as  one  of  our  business assets,  for  the  sole  purpose  of  continuing  the  operation of the Service, and only if the recipient of the Customer Data commits to a Privacy Policy  that has terms substantially consistent with this Privacy Policy.

  1. DATA SECURITY
Type  Description
Backups VM Snapshots 

Application Aware Dumps (SQL dumps) 

File level backup (copy relevant files to other servers)

Disaster Recovery Infrastructure duplication to another site  

Database Replication  

Backups to external storage (other than main site)

Security Industry standard data encryption protocols (SSL) 

Two-factor Authentication 

HTTPS with properly signed certificates 

Strong audit mechanisms (logging, log forwarding, log analysis) Periodic testing of our security processes (penetration testing)

Database  Each Customer data is stored in a separate database

 

Our clients' testimonials

We have set up B4 Fundraising in 5 days and were able to digitise the process from A to Z. The Support Team has shown professionalism and expertise, we are very happy about B4Finance !

B & Capital

Bernard Arock, General Councel

We are happy with B4 solutions. Since our first fundraising we have developed a real partnership with B4Finance. Second fund has started in 2022 with bigger objectives!

Altaroc

Édouard Villier, COO

Partnering with B4Finance helped us simplify a mandatory duty as the AML/KYC process by its digitalization. The API of Factiva Dow Jones is “a must” as well as the automated risk scoring.

Inpulse IM

Clément André, Investment Officer

We digitally reviewed the KYC information of 13.000 end clients through B4Finance platform, used by 1.100 Financial Advisors for this occasion. The objective of KYC update has been achieved in 12 months.

Nortia

Laurent Ovion, Director of Innovations

Thanks to B4 Diligence and B4 Fundraising modules, we digitised daily tasks regarding online subscription to our funds. We appreciate the tool’s capability to plug through API to our internal softwares.

Siparex Group

Gery Cavrois, Head of Investors Relations and Middle Office

Trusted by 70 Clients in 6 Countries

Meet our experts