Last updated: 26 September 2026
The Innovative SMEs Showcase only collects the information needed to run the platform, publish business profiles and connect businesses, visitors, institutions and partners.
Data collected
- Account : nom, adresse e-mail, organisation, profil choisi (entreprise, financeur, visiteur) et mot de passe (conservé sous forme chiffrée, jamais lisible).
- Business profile : public information provided by the business (name, description, sector, business contact details, location on the map, manager), and optional information used for filters (manager's gender and age range, financing needs).
- Introduction requests and contact messages : name, email, organisation and content of the message.
- Newsletter : email address, after you confirm through a link sent by email.
- Security : IP address for moderation team actions and login attempts, to prevent abuse.
Your location (“near me”)
The “near me” filter uses your device's location, only after you allow it in your browser. It is used to sort businesses by distance, is neither stored nor placed in the page address, and disappears when you leave the page.
Use of data
The data is used to manage the directory, improve search, ensure security, handle contact and introduction requests, and send you the newsletter if you asked for it. No data is sold or used for targeted advertising.
Legal bases
Performance of the service (managing the account and profile), our legitimate interest in securing the platform, and your consent for the newsletter and geolocation.
Sharing and third-party services
Public profile information is visible to everyone: that is its purpose. An introduction request is passed on to the business concerned. Two third-party services receive your IP address when you use them:
- OpenStreetMap, which provides the base maps;
- YouTube (cookie-free mode), only when you start playing a BPME TV video.
The English and Portuguese versions of the site are produced by machine translation: the text of public pages (never that of the member area) is sent to the DeepLservice, without your IP address or any information about you. Your language choice is remembered by a cookie for one year.
Retention period
- Account and profile: while the account is active, then 3 years after the last activity.
- Contact messages and introduction requests: 3 years.
- Newsletter: until you unsubscribe (a link is included in every issue).
- Team action log: 1 year.
Your rights
You can access, correct or delete your data, or object to its processing. Your account information and profile can be edited directly from your space; for any other request, write to us from the Contact page. We reply within 30 days.