Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy describes how Clius Global Partners collects, uses, processes, and protects personal data in connection with its website, services, and business operations.

Clius Global Partners operates in a regulated and high-security environment, including collaborations with financial institutions. We are committed to ensuring that all personal data is processed in strict compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR), French data protection laws, and applicable industry standards.

2. Data Controller

Clius Global Partners
10 Rue de Penthièvre
75008 Paris, France

Contact: contact@cliusglobal.com

3. Categories of Personal Data

We may collect and process the following categories of personal data:

  • Identification data

  • Full name

  • Professional title

  • Company name

  • Contact data

  • Email address

  • Phone number

  • Business contact details

  • Technical and usage data

  • IP address

  • Device identifiers

  • Browser type and version

  • Log data, timestamps, and navigation behavior

  • Professional and business-related data

  • Information shared in the context of advisory services, partnerships, or business inquiries

  • Compliance-related data

  • Information required for due diligence, regulatory compliance, anti-money laundering (AML), and know-your-customer (KYC) processes, where applicable

4. Sources of Data

We collect personal data from:

  • Direct interactions (forms, emails, meetings, calls)

  • Automated technologies (cookies and analytics tools)

  • Business partners and professional networks

  • Publicly available sources, where relevant

5. Purposes of Processing

Personal data is processed for the following purposes:

  • Provision of services and business operations

  • Client relationship management and communication

  • Execution of contracts and pre-contractual measures

  • Regulatory compliance, including AML/KYC obligations

  • Risk management, fraud prevention, and security monitoring

  • Website operation, analytics, and performance optimization

  • Internal reporting, audit, and governance processes

6. Legal Basis for Processing

We rely on the following legal bases:

  • Performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures

  • Compliance with legal and regulatory obligations

  • Legitimate interests, including business development, security, and operational efficiency

  • Consent, where required, particularly for cookies and marketing communication.

7. Data Sharing and Disclosure

Personal data may be shared strictly on a need-to-know basis with:

  • Authorized employees and contractors

  • Professional advisors (legal, financial, compliance)

  • Service providers (IT infrastructure, hosting, analytics, CRM systems)

  • Financial institutions and regulated partners where required for service delivery

  • Regulatory authorities, courts, or law enforcement agencies when legally required

All third parties are subject to strict confidentiality obligations and data protection requirements.

8. International Data Transfers

Where personal data is transferred outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we ensure that appropriate safeguards are implemented, including:

  • Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the European Commission

  • Additional technical and organizational measures where necessary

9. Data Retention

Personal data is retained only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including to meet legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, and reporting requirements.

Retention periods may be extended where required for compliance with financial regulations or ongoing legal obligations.

10. Data Security

We implement robust technical and organizational security measures appropriate to the sensitivity of the data and the risks involved, including:

  • Access controls and role-based permissions

  • Encryption of data in transit and, where appropriate, at rest

  • Secure hosting environments

  • Monitoring systems and incident detection

  • Internal policies on data protection, confidentiality, and cybersecurity

11. Confidentiality and Professional Secrecy

Given the nature of our work with financial institutions and strategic advisory, we apply enhanced confidentiality standards and ensure that all data is handled with the highest level of discretion and security.

12. Your Rights

In accordance with GDPR, you have the following rights:

  • Right of access

  • Right to rectification

  • Right to erasure

  • Right to restriction of processing

  • Right to data portability

  • Right to object to processing

  • Right to withdraw consent at any time

  • To exercise your rights, please contact us at: [insert email]

  • You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the French supervisory authority, the CNIL.

13. Third-Party Services

Our website may include third-party services or links. These providers operate under their own privacy policies, and we encourage you to review them.

14. Updates

This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically to reflect legal, regulatory, or operational changes.