Type of Data Collected:

• Identification information (details about your identity and civil status);
• Your contact details (postal address, email, phone number);
• Data about your tax status, such as your tax identification number, FATCA forms and other required information;
• Your banking details;
• Information about your professional career and performance (positions held, employment history, performance reports, etc.);
• Data related to a work permit (for foreign employees);
• Data related to your training and professional experience and your skills related to the position to be filled in case of application (language skills, technical skills, etc.);
• Details of transactions made by you or one of your associated persons, including dates, amounts, currencies, payer and beneficiary details;
• Due diligence data, for example data required to comply with financial crime requirements (anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing and other requirements) and data needed to comply with regulatory obligations such as suspicious activity reporting;
• Information about other people, such as witnesses, family members, emergency contacts and guardians, including their signatures, addresses and their relationship with you;
• Cookies (to improve your browsing experience and collect analytical data);
• Usage data (information about how you use our services, including IP address, browser and device information);
• User-generated content: Any content you submit on our platform.
• Data concerning the purpose of your visit to the premises of The Foreign Bank of Algeria (BEA);
• Video surveillance recordings;
• Recording of your itinerary inside BEA premises;
• When necessary, and only after obtaining your explicit consent, BEA may collect sensitive data, including health data.

Use of Your Data:

The purposes of collecting your data are:

1. To comply with legal and regulatory obligations to which the The Foreign Bank of Algeria (BEA) is subject:
   • Completion of tax controls and notification obligations
   • Response to potential requests from a duly authorized public or judicial authority;
   • The fight against money laundering and terrorist financing
   • Operational risk management (e.g. security of IT networks and transactions...)
2. Within the framework of your contractual relationship such as:
   • The conclusion, management and execution of your contracts with The Foreign Bank of Algeria (BEA);
   • Customer relationship management and business prospecting through loyalty actions, monitoring and improving customer relationship quality...
3. Management of the relationship with the Bank:
   • Opening, closing and management of accounts and/or subscribed services and products;
   • Processing of complaints;
   • Risk management and control;
   • Debt collection;
   • Management of payment incidents.
4. Service provision;
5. Management of our information system;
6. Personalization of our offers;
7. Administrative management of Bank staff and monitoring of professional careers;
8. Candidate pre-selection: sorting, recording, ranking of CVs;
9. Management of recruitment procedures;
10. Creation of a CV database to contact candidates to propose new interviews;
11. Generation of statistics and data anonymization to improve the recruitment process;
12. Provision of IT tools, telephony, and management of access to our services and information systems;
13. Arrangement of a suitable working environment especially for people with reduced mobility;
14. Ensure the safety of people and equipment by identifying visitors when accessing resources and facilities of The Foreign Bank of Algeria (BEA);
15. Protect the rights of The Foreign Bank of Algeria (BEA) (for example to defend itself in case of litigation);
16. In case of emergency if the health or safety of an employee or a third party is threatened (for example in case of fire);
17. Communication (respond to your requests, send updates and provide support);
18. Recording of your conversations and communications (phone interviews, emails, fax, etc.). This recording may be made for purposes of improving telephone reception, compliance with legal and regulatory obligations.....
19. Analyze user behavior and improve our services;
20. For Marketing purposes and improving service quality (sending promotional materials);
21. Management and execution of internal processes, such as appointments.

Data Sharing:

As part of our missions, we may share your data with:

• Trusted third-party service providers, for essential functions;
• When required by law or to protect our rights.

Data Security:

To protect your collected data, we have implemented appropriate physical, technical and organizational security measures to prevent any loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure or alteration.

Data Retention:

Your personal data is retained for a determined period, corresponding to the time necessary for their processing, in compliance with legal deadlines and regulatory obligations.

Your Rights:

In accordance with Law 18-07 (Articles 32 to 36), you have the following rights:

• Right to information (under the conditions of Articles 32 and 33 of Law 18-07);
• Right of access (under the conditions of Article 34 of Law 18-07);
• Right to rectification (under the conditions of Article 35 of Law 18-07);
• Right to object (under the conditions of Article 36 of Law 18-07);

Contact

For more information, clarification regarding this policy, or to exercise any of your rights, please contact the Representative of the Data Controller at the following email address: pdcp@bea.dz

By using our services, you accept the terms of our Personal Data Protection Policy.