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Privacy policy

Blast places great importance on the protection of your privacy and the protection of your personal data.

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The purpose of this document is to provide you with detailed information regarding the protection of your personal data by Blast (“us”). We are the data controller except in the cases provided for by the legislation (Subcontractor Manager, Joint Data Controllers, Data Controller to Data Controller).

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The purpose of this document is to inform you about how we use and protect your personal data and why we process this data.

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By registering on our site, we will store and process the information provided by you, in order to offer you the best possible service.

We are authorized to process data in this context by law (Article 6 (1b) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679). We will delete your information once your request has been processed.

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We are responsible for the processing of your personal data in the course of our activities. The purpose of this page is to inform you about what personal data (hereinafter referred to as “personal data”) we use, why we use it, how long it is stored and how to exercise your rights in relation to this data.

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The information provided on our site is confidential and reserved for Blast's internal use. The user may have access to personal data. Thus, pursuant to articles 32, 38, 39 and 40 of the law of January 6, 1978 relating to the protection of personal data, as amended, it is specified that the information collected by Blast will only be used and will be disseminated to third party entities for the sole purpose of carrying out these terms and conditions or to meet legal and regulatory obligations.

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The user can have access to various personal data concerning in particular startups looking for funding. He undertakes to keep this personal data confidential, not to transfer them, or to make any use of them that is not directly covered by these terms. He will take care to protect access to this personal data.

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The user may obtain the communication of personal data concerning him, if necessary, to request their correction and to oppose, for legitimate reasons, their being processed or used for purposes other than those mentioned above. This request should be sent to:

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BLAST SAS
231 Saint-Honoré Street
75001 Paris
E-Mail: contact@blast.club

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1. Information we collect

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We may collect and process the following personal data:

1.1 Information that you send to us directly

In particular, this information contains the following personal data:

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  • The data required to register for the service we provide on our site. This data includes your first and last name, date of birth, email address and a password. This information is mandatory. Otherwise, Blast will not be able to provide you with the services offered and you will not be authorized to create an account on our site;
  • Your mailing address;
  • Your responses to our emails, your feedback on startups, your investment intentions;
  • Details of your visits to our site and the content you have accessed;
  • Details of financial or accounting transactions carried out on our site or by any other means, including information relating to your membership and your investments.

1.2 Data that we collect automatically

  • During each of your visits, we may collect, in accordance with applicable legislation and with your agreement, if applicable, information relating to the devices on which you use our services or the networks from which you access our services, such as in particular your IP addresses, connection data, types and versions of Internet browsers used, types and versions of Internet browsers used, types and versions of Internet browsers used, types and versions of Internet browsers used, types and versions of your browser plugins, operating systems and platforms, data concerning your browsing experience on our site, in particular your journey through the various URL pages of our site, the content you access or consult, download errors, the length of time spent viewing certain pages, interactions with the page as well as any telephone number used to contact us. Among the technologies used to collect this information, we use cookies in particular.
  • We also collect information about your use of our site (number of visits to startup files, your online requests, your registration date, etc.).

1.3 Retention period of your data

1.3.1. With the exception of the categories of personal data referred to in articles 1.3.2. and 1.3.3. below, your personal data is archived at the end of the following periods:

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  • 5 years after your last use of our site, if you have not closed your account;
  • 1 year after the closure of your account, unless you have received a report, in which case your personal data is kept for 2 years following the last report received if this period is longer.

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1.3.2. Financial data (for example payments, refunds, etc.) will be retained for the period required by applicable tax and accounting laws.

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1.3.3. In the event that your account has been suspended or blocked, we keep your personal data for a period varying from 2 to 10 years from the suspension in order to avoid any circumvention on your part of the rules in force on our site.

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1.3.4. Personal data relating to a prospect, not a customer, may be kept for a period of 3 years from their collection or from the last contact from the prospect.

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At the end of this period of 3 years, we will be able to contact you again to find out if you wish to continue to receive commercial solicitations.

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2. How do we use the personal data we collect?

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In particular, we use the personal data we collect in order to:

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  • perform the contracts concluded between you and us and provide you with the information and services requested;
  • provide you with access and allow you to use our site;
  • send you information about our services (for example, the presentation of new startups, news about startup fundraising presented on our site, get your opinions, etc.) by email or any other means of communication;
  • pre-select startups that meet your investment criteria: sectors, maturity, management team, etc.;
  • help us maintain a healthy and secure environment on our site;
  • inform you about changes to our services;
  • allow you to personalize your profile on our site;
  • manage our site and perform internal technical operations in the context of problem solving, data analysis, testing, research, analysis, studies and surveys;
  • improve and optimize our site, in particular to ensure that the display of our content is adapted to your device.

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3. Where do we store your personal data?

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As a general rule, we keep personal data in our database located in France (at OVH), this is particularly the case for your information provided upon registration and your activity on our site.

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However, insofar as, for example, some of our service providers (in particular: Mailchimp for email campaigns, Fintecture, SWAN, Swipe, or LemonWay for online payment) are located in countries outside the European Union (“third countries”), we transfer some of the personal data to third countries.

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This may in particular be the case for third countries for which the European Commission has not taken an “adequate protection” decision. In such a case, we ensure that this transfer is carried out in accordance with the applicable regulations and guarantees a sufficient level of protection of the privacy and fundamental rights of individuals (in particular through the standard contractual clauses of the European Commission).

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4. What are your rights and how can you exercise them?

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In accordance with the applicable regulations, you have various rights, namely:

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  • Right of access: you can obtain information concerning the processing of your personal data as well as a copy of this personal data.
  • Right to correction: if you believe that your personal data is inaccurate or incomplete, you can request that such personal data be amended accordingly.
  • Right to limitation of treatment: you can request the limitation of the processing of your personal data.
  • Right to erasure: you can request the erasure of your personal data.
  • Right to object: you can object to the processing of your personal data, for reasons related to your particular situation. You have the absolute right to object to the processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes, including profiling related to direct marketing.
  • Right to withdraw your consent: if you have given your consent to the processing of your personal data, you have the right to withdraw this consent at any time.
  • Right to the portability of your data: when this law is applicable, you have the right to have the personal data that you have provided to us returned to you or, where technically possible, to transfer them to a third party.

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In accordance with the applicable regulations, you are entitled to file a complaint with the competent supervisory authority such as the CNIL (Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés) in France.

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5. security

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Blast is committed to doing what we can to ensure the safety of your personal data.

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We have implemented reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, or unauthorized disclosure of personal data transmitted, stored, or otherwise processed, or otherwise processed, or from unauthorized access to such data.

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However, you should keep in mind that the Internet is an open system and that we cannot guarantee that any unauthorized third party will never be able to bypass these measures or use your personal data for inappropriate purposes.

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Blast may contain links to third party websites. Blast is not responsible for the content of these sites, or for the privacy standards and practices of this third party. We recommend that you read and understand the appropriate privacy policies of these third parties and their websites before accepting their cookies and consulting their site to ensure that your personal data is sufficiently protected.

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6. How do you contact us?

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You can exercise your rights by sending us a registered letter to:

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Blast SAS — “Personal Data Protection Department”
231 Saint-Honoré Street
75001 Paris
E-Mail: contact@blast.club

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