Privacy Policy

This policy applies to Bekin Consulting

Bekin Consulting respects your privacy and is committed to safeguarding the confidentiality and privacy of the personal information entrusted to us.

The Privacy Policy set forth herein elucidates how Bekin Consulting handles and protects your personal information concerning the hosting of this website and the delivery of comprehensive business advisory services in fields such as corporate finance, restructuring, economic and financial consulting, forensic and litigation consulting, health solutions, strategic communications, and technology ("Services").

Notice at Collection

Bekin Consulting collects the personal information described below for the purposes and for the period described below. We do not sell your personal information or disclose it for cross-context behavioral advertising (“sharing”). We also do not collect or process sensitive personal information for the purpose of inferring characteristics about you. To the extent you provide Bekin Consulting with personal information about others, you are responsible for providing this notice to them.

Scope of this policy

This policy pertains to personal information collected and/or utilized by Bekin Consulting in its role as a controller, as defined in the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other similar laws (e.g., Brazil’s Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados, the DIFC Data Protection Law 2020, etc.). California residents should also refer to the section of this policy concerning their rights. The circumstances under which this collection may occur are detailed in the "When do we collect personal information" section below. When delivering services to clients, we sometimes manage personal information as a processor (e.g., hosting client data on our e-discovery platforms). This entails processing the information solely based on our clients' instructions, who maintain control over the information. Therefore, if our utilization of your personal information is outside the scope of this policy, you may need to reach out to the client (and controller) responsible for processing your information. For the purposes of these Privacy Practices, “Personal information” refers to information related to an identified or identifiable individual or reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a specific individual or household.

Cookie Policy

Bekin Consulting Consulting is committed to safeguarding the privacy of your personal information and to being transparent about the technologies it uses. This Cookie Policy explains how and why cookies and similar technologies are used by Bekin Consulting to improve and enhance your user experience when using our websites.

Information Security

Bekin Consulting has implemented effective technical safeguards, security policies, and procedures to safeguard personal information from unauthorized loss, misuse, alteration, or destruction. These measures encompass imposing confidentiality obligations on our staff and service providers, limiting access to your personal information on a "need to know" basis, and delivering relevant training to our personnel. Additionally, we have comprehensive data incident response protocols and conduct regular audits of our IT Security Program.

Performing Services for Our Clients

As discussed above, many of our Services involve the processing of personal information. In the majority of cases, personal information is provided to us in strict confidence, subject to restrictive undertakings on its use / disclosure.

What is our legal basis for collecting personal information?

Various laws, including the GDPR, mandate us to establish a 'lawful basis' for processing your personal data. Typically, this processing is justified by:

  • Executing contractual obligations or initiating a contract upon your request (e.g., delivering specific services as an individual client, or assisting your employer/service provider with contractual commitments to you).
  • Adhering to legal requirements, such as gathering client data for taxation/accounting purposes or making disclosures to courts/regulatory bodies.
  • Conducting tasks in the public interest, such as conducting background checks for anti-money laundering and counterterrorism measures.
  • Pursuing our legitimate interests while respecting your rights and interests, particularly concerning service delivery, client onboarding, and relationship management activities.

Bekin Consulting retains your personal information for the period of time required for the purposes for which it was collected, any compatible purposes which we subsequently establish, or any new purposes to which you subsequently consent, or to comply with legal, regulatory and Bekin Consulting policy requirements. This period of time will usually be the period of your, or the relevant client's, relationship or contract with Bekin Consulting plus a period reflecting the length of time for which legal claims may be made following the termination of such relationship or contract. Some information (such as call recordings, tax records and certain information required to demonstrate regulatory compliance) may need to be kept for longer. Personal information will be kept for a shorter or longer period of time if so required by law or an Bekin Consulting policy, if the information becomes subject to a legal hold (for example, following a communication from our regulator) or if we have identified through a data protection impact assessment that a different retention period is appropriate.

Children`s Privacy

Bekin Consulting`s websites are not intentionally designed for or directed at children under the age of 16. It is Bekin Consulting’s policy never to knowingly collect or maintain information about anyone under the age of 16, except as part of an engagement to provide professional services.

Changes to this Policy

By using Bekin Consulting websites you consent to the collection, use and storage of personal information as described in this Privacy Policy and elsewhere on the websites. Bekin Consulting reserves the right to make changes to this Website Privacy Policy from time to time. Bekin Consulting will notify you by posting amendments to the Privacy Policy on this website.

Contact Us

If you have questions or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, feel free to contact us at [email protected].