Last updated: 30 August 2026
SFDS, a SASU with capital of €100, an independent boutique specialising in fundraising, capital raising and business development.
47 rue Vivienne, 75002 Paris, France
RCS Paris 847 965 654, SIRET 847 965 654 00027
Email: contact@sfds.biz
Legal representative: Ian Corns, Chairman
We only collect the data necessary for the site to function and for our relationship with visitors and clients: contact form, email capture before purchasing a study, payment for a study, and audience measurement once you have given your consent.
| Data | Collected via | Purpose | Legal basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name, email, message | Contact form | Respond to your request | Consent |
| Capture before purchasing a study ("Our Studies") | Send you the study, follow up if the purchase is not completed | Consent | |
| Email, payment data | Purchase of a premium study | Process the order and deliver the document | Performance of a contract |
| IP address, pages visited | Browsing the site (after consent) | Audience measurement (Google Analytics 4) | Consent |
| Language choice | Browsing the site | Remember your preferred language | Legitimate interest (stored locally in your browser, never transmitted to a server) |
We never collect payment data directly: it is handled exclusively by Stripe, our payment provider (see section 3).
Your data is never sold. It may be shared with the following sub-processors, strictly necessary for the site to function:
| Sub-processor | Role | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Stripe | Payment processing for study purchases. SFDS does not store any banking data; Stripe is PCI-DSS certified. | EU / United States (standard contractual clauses) |
| Resend | Sending transactional emails (purchase confirmation, download link, response to contact form) | to be confirmed |
| Google (Google Analytics 4) | Audience measurement, only after your consent via the cookie banner | EU / United States (Data Privacy Framework) |
| IONOS SARL | Hosting of the site and database | France (Sarreguemines) |
| Data | Duration |
|---|---|
| Contact form messages | 3 years after the last exchange |
| Email collected before purchase (lead) | 3 years if no purchase is completed (to be confirmed) |
| Order data (invoicing) | 10 years, in accordance with French accounting obligations |
| Signed download link (purchased study) | 24 hours, then expires automatically |
| Audience measurement cookies | 13 months maximum (CNIL recommendation) |
The site uses a limited number of cookies, detailed in our cookie policy. No audience measurement cookie is set before your explicit consent.
In accordance with the GDPR, you have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict and object to the processing of your data, as well as a right to data portability. Details of these rights and how to exercise them are on our Your Rights page · Terms of Sale · Market Studies.
You may also lodge a complaint with the CNIL (the French data protection authority): www.cnil.fr.
This policy may be updated, in particular to reflect changes to the site or to applicable regulations. The date of the last update appears at the top of this page.
For any question regarding your personal data: contact@sfds.biz
