Privacy notice

Last updated 2026-09-22

Controller: Université M’hamed Bougara de Boumerdès. Contact for personal data requests: [email protected], 0665 40 64 80. Contact point: University of Boumerdès Incubator. Data collected. The applicant’s identity and contact details (surname, first name, email address, telephone, location), category (student, researcher, entrepreneur, company), institution or organization and specialization where the route requires it, background and experience, the project description (title, sector, summary, problem, solution, beneficiaries, stage, obstacles), team composition and roles, stated needs, uploaded documents and submitted links. Messages, requests for further information, evaluations and decisions attached to the record are also kept. Use and recipients. This information is used to manage accounts, review applications and, after acceptance, follow the support programme. It is accessible to authorized incubator staff, the evaluators and supervisors assigned to the record, and the technical providers necessary to operate the service. Access follows each person’s role. Records and documents are not published. Storage and hosting. Uploaded documents are encrypted (AES-256-GCM) and kept in private storage that is not publicly accessible, hosted outside Algeria with a provider located in Germany. Files are scanned for malware before they are stored. Platform data is hosted on the service’s server. Proposed retention periods, pending approval by the university: unsuccessful applications, two years from the decision; supported projects, the duration of the support programme and then five years for administrative and accounting purposes; user accounts, until deletion is requested; technical and security logs, one year. These periods are not yet settled and this notice will be updated once they are. Formalities. The legal basis for each processing purpose, and the formalities required by Law 18-07 on the protection of natural persons in the processing of personal data, including those applying to transfers of data abroad, have not yet been completed with ANPDP. Choosing hosting or accepting a checkbox does not by itself authorize a transfer. If you would prefer not to submit certain documents before those formalities are completed, write to the address above. Your rights. To request access, correction, objection or deletion where those rights apply, write to [email protected]. You may also contact the national personal data protection authority (ANPDP). Retention obligations may limit some requests. Any promotional communication requires a choice separate from applying.