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BNP Paribas – American Branch
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
General Manager: Everett Schenk
Contact: Michele Sicard, michele.sicard@americas.bnpparibas.com
Head Office : BNP Paribas SA – 16, Boulevard des Italiens 75009 Paris (France)
Phone : +33 (1) 49.46.62.54
Legal representative : Baudouin Prot
Communication : Antoine Sire
Hosted by : Systèmes d'Information Groupe BNP Paribas
Phone : +33 (1) 40.14.45.46
Designer : Médiaction, Netz, Gotham, Systèmes d'Information Groupe BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas wishes to draw users' attention to the following information :
1 - Access to the site
2 - Intellectual Property
3 - Hypertext links
4 - Liability
5 - Caution
Confidentiality is not guaranteed on the network and every internet user must take all the measures necessary to protect data and\or software from possible viruses circulating on internet.
6 - Cookies
Users are informed that when visits are made to this site, a cookie may be installed automatically and retained temporarily in the user's memory or on his hard disk. Cookies do not make it possible to identify users, rather they record information about the user's use of the site. Users acknowledge that they have been informed of this practice and authorise BNP Paribas to use it. Users may deactivate the cookie using the settings in their navigation software.
7 - Law and Jurisdiction
The content of this site shall be governed by the law applicable in the United States. Users acknowledge that the courts of this state shall have jurisdiction over the content and use of the site or claims arising therefrom.
SEC Short Sale Emergency Order Disclosure
Market makers may not knowingly effect a short sale as part of bona-fide market making and hedging activity related directly to bona-fide make making in a derivative security based on a Covered Security, if customer's or counterparty's transaction will result in the customer or counterparty establishing or increasing an economic net short position (through actual positions, derivatives or otherwise) in the issued share capital of a firm covered by the Order.
Business Continuity
BNP Paribas, N.A. maintains a comprehensive Corporate Business Continuity Program to protect the firm and its clients against disruptions that may affect business operations. We will take reasonable measures to provide continuous business operation and services to our clients with the least possible impact in the event of a business disruption.
The Program is comprised of three areas: Crisis Management, Business Continuity, and IT Disaster Recovery, all of which are all managed, administered and supported by a dedicated team of Business Continuity professionals. The organization is lead by a Steering Committee that is comprised of senior management representing critical areas of the firm. Key components of the program include:
- Structured, comprehensive Business Continuity Plans for all departments,
- Planned and unplanned exercises of various types designed to keep the plans and procedures current (large and small scale),
- Awareness Programs for continued education and knowledge on the part of all staff,
- Formal business continuity plan reviews to ensure plans are current, requirements are met, and management is held accountable, and
- Internal and external validation by audit and regulators.
Our recovery plans allow us to provide clients prompt access to their funds and account information during significant business disruptions (SBDs.) We have deployed our operations over a network of geographically diverse locations for the Business and Technology. The physical separation of Technology and Business provides flexibility necessary to meet the firm's Recovery Time Objectives in the event of an unexpected business interruption. Our Primary Business locations, Production and Backup Data Centers are strategically located to protect against wide-scale disruptions. Additionally, "mission-critical" departments have been split to operate from two locations concurrently to ensure transparency to the operation, and critical systems are addressed in our recovery plans and strategies.
Our Production and Backup Data Center locations are hardened facilities equipped with redundant power and cooling systems that protect against infrastructure failures. The voice and telecommunications infrastructure has been designed to provide several layers of redundancy to ensure transparency through major failures.
Our Business Recovery Sites are configured to support the firm's critical business functions and to ensure continuity of business. These sites are tested on an annual basis at a minimum, and whenever changes are required.
Our plans describe the actions BNP Paribas will take to address different kinds of SBDs -- building failures, local incidents and regional disruptions. These plans are exercised, reviewed and enhanced on an ongoing basis.
In summary, BNP Paribas maintains a comprehensive program to ensure that the firm and its clients can continue to conduct business when disruptions to normal business operations occur.
For more information, please contact your relationship manager.
Read the Privacy Pledge
Privacy Pledge (41 ko)
Privacy Pledge
BNP Paribas Securities Corp
The confidentiality of personal information of our customers is paramount to our firm and its employees. BNP Paribas Securities Corp. (“BNPPSC”) maintains the highest standards to safeguard personal information of our customers and to comply with privacy rules and regulations as required by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. The firm and its employees are committed to protect your personal information and using it in a fair manner.
BNPPSC restricts access to your personal and account information to those employees with a need to know the information in order to provide you with products or services. BNPPSC maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to guard your nonpublic information. We educate our employees to treat personal information with care.
Based upon our relationship with you, BNPPSC collects personal information from and about you that is adequate, relevant and appropriate under the circumstances. This Privacy Pledge details our practices regarding the use, retention and security of the information about you and our compliance in accordance with the USA Patriot Act. For example, BNPPSC may collect or verify public or nonpublic personal information from or about you from the following sources:
- From information that you provide from applications, forms, and communications and other instructions
- From your transactions that are executed and cleared by BNPPSC
- From nonaffiliated third parties from whom we obtain information about you in connection with our customer relationship, i.e., your creditworthiness/credit history. These non-financial entities include consumer/credit reporting agencies, verification services, and public reference sources including the internet
- From nonaffiliated entities that help us process your applications or service your account, such as transfer agents, other clearing entities, printing and mailing your confirmations and account statements; and provide us with consulting, accounting, legal and other services.
BNPPSC might be called upon to provide personal information to third parties as permitted by law, such as government agencies or respond to a subpoena or court order and a request from a self regulatory organization that BNPPSC is under their jurisdiction.
BNPPSC does not rent or sell personal information. If you become aware of any discrepancies in your personal information, please notify us and we will make every effort to make the correction immediately.
If you decide to close your account(s) with us or become an inactive customer, the firm will continue to adhere to the Privacy Pledge.
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Pledge, please call us at (212) 841-2000.
BNP Paribas – American Branch
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
General Manager: Everett Schenk
Contact: Michele Sicard, michele.sicard@americas.bnpparibas.com
Head Office : BNP Paribas SA – 16, Boulevard des Italiens 75009 Paris (France)
Phone : +33 (1) 49.46.62.54
Legal representative : Baudouin Prot
Communication : Antoine Sire
Hosted by : Systèmes d'Information Groupe BNP Paribas
Phone : +33 (1) 40.14.45.46
Designer : Médiaction, Netz, Gotham, Systèmes d'Information Groupe BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas wishes to draw users' attention to the following information :
1 - Access to the site
- Users of this site acknowledge that they have the skills and equipment necessary to access and use the site.
- BNP Paribas shall not be liable for items beyond its control nor for any damage that may be suffered by the user's technical environment, particularly computers, software, network equipment or any other equipment used to access or use the service and/or the information.
- It should be noted that it is an offence, subject to criminal penalties, to access or remain fraudulently in a computer system, to hinder or distort the functioning of such system, or to introduce data to or modify fraudulently the data in a computer system.
- Access to the usa.bnpparibas.com site is free of charge. The costs of accessing and using the telecommunications network shall be borne by the user, under the terms and conditions set by the access providers and telecommunications operators.
2 - Intellectual Property
- BNP Paribas owns, or has title to the rights to, all of the items that make up the site, particularly the data, designs, graphics, photos and audio tape which are protected by the rule of Intellectual Property. It is prohibited to reproduce, represent, distribute or redistribute the contents of the site by any means whatsoever, whether in whole or in part, without the prior express authorisation of BNP Paribas. Such action constitutes an infringement of rights for which penalties are provided.
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3 - Hypertext links
- The usa.bnpparibas.com site contains hypertext links to sites that are not controlled by BNP Paribas. In consequence, BNP Paribas shall not have any liability for the contents of sites that users are able to access through its own site.
- Hypertext links may not be set up to the usa.bnpparibas.com site without the prior authorisation of BNP Paribas.
4 - Liability
- BNP Paribas shall reserve the right to correct the contents of the site at any time and without notice. Furthermore, BNP Paribas shall have no liability in the event of any delay, error or omission regarding the contents of these web pages, nor in the event of any interruption to the service or of the service ceasing to be available.
- BNP Paribas shall not be held liable for any decision taken on the basis of information provided on this site, nor for the use that may be made thereof by third parties. Any person who wishes to benefit from the services and/or the products presented on this site should consult the contractual terms and conditions applicable to said products and/or services, and the price list, which are available at local branches of BNP Paribas.
- Access to the products and services presented on this site may be subject to restrictions in respect of certain persons or in certain countries. No product and/or service shall be provided by BNP Paribas to any person if such product and/or service contravenes the law in his native country, or in any other country by which he is concerned. However, it shall be incumbent on the interested party to check in advance that his legal or tax status enables him to subscribe to products and/or services presented on the site, by consulting his usual advisers.
- This document is for informational purpose only, BNP Paribas, shall have no legal or contract liability and reserve the right to modify or cancel any characteristics of the product.
5 - Caution
Confidentiality is not guaranteed on the network and every internet user must take all the measures necessary to protect data and\or software from possible viruses circulating on internet.
6 - Cookies
Users are informed that when visits are made to this site, a cookie may be installed automatically and retained temporarily in the user's memory or on his hard disk. Cookies do not make it possible to identify users, rather they record information about the user's use of the site. Users acknowledge that they have been informed of this practice and authorise BNP Paribas to use it. Users may deactivate the cookie using the settings in their navigation software.
7 - Law and Jurisdiction
The content of this site shall be governed by the law applicable in the United States. Users acknowledge that the courts of this state shall have jurisdiction over the content and use of the site or claims arising therefrom.
SEC Short Sale Emergency Order Disclosure
Market makers may not knowingly effect a short sale as part of bona-fide market making and hedging activity related directly to bona-fide make making in a derivative security based on a Covered Security, if customer's or counterparty's transaction will result in the customer or counterparty establishing or increasing an economic net short position (through actual positions, derivatives or otherwise) in the issued share capital of a firm covered by the Order.
Business Continuity
BNP Paribas, N.A. maintains a comprehensive Corporate Business Continuity Program to protect the firm and its clients against disruptions that may affect business operations. We will take reasonable measures to provide continuous business operation and services to our clients with the least possible impact in the event of a business disruption.
The Program is comprised of three areas: Crisis Management, Business Continuity, and IT Disaster Recovery, all of which are all managed, administered and supported by a dedicated team of Business Continuity professionals. The organization is lead by a Steering Committee that is comprised of senior management representing critical areas of the firm. Key components of the program include:
- Structured, comprehensive Business Continuity Plans for all departments,
- Planned and unplanned exercises of various types designed to keep the plans and procedures current (large and small scale),
- Awareness Programs for continued education and knowledge on the part of all staff,
- Formal business continuity plan reviews to ensure plans are current, requirements are met, and management is held accountable, and
- Internal and external validation by audit and regulators.
Our recovery plans allow us to provide clients prompt access to their funds and account information during significant business disruptions (SBDs.) We have deployed our operations over a network of geographically diverse locations for the Business and Technology. The physical separation of Technology and Business provides flexibility necessary to meet the firm's Recovery Time Objectives in the event of an unexpected business interruption. Our Primary Business locations, Production and Backup Data Centers are strategically located to protect against wide-scale disruptions. Additionally, "mission-critical" departments have been split to operate from two locations concurrently to ensure transparency to the operation, and critical systems are addressed in our recovery plans and strategies.
Our Production and Backup Data Center locations are hardened facilities equipped with redundant power and cooling systems that protect against infrastructure failures. The voice and telecommunications infrastructure has been designed to provide several layers of redundancy to ensure transparency through major failures.
Our Business Recovery Sites are configured to support the firm's critical business functions and to ensure continuity of business. These sites are tested on an annual basis at a minimum, and whenever changes are required.
Our plans describe the actions BNP Paribas will take to address different kinds of SBDs -- building failures, local incidents and regional disruptions. These plans are exercised, reviewed and enhanced on an ongoing basis.
In summary, BNP Paribas maintains a comprehensive program to ensure that the firm and its clients can continue to conduct business when disruptions to normal business operations occur.
For more information, please contact your relationship manager.
Read the Privacy Pledge
Privacy Pledge (41 ko)
Privacy Pledge
BNP Paribas Securities Corp
The confidentiality of personal information of our customers is paramount to our firm and its employees. BNP Paribas Securities Corp. (“BNPPSC”) maintains the highest standards to safeguard personal information of our customers and to comply with privacy rules and regulations as required by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. The firm and its employees are committed to protect your personal information and using it in a fair manner.
BNPPSC restricts access to your personal and account information to those employees with a need to know the information in order to provide you with products or services. BNPPSC maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to guard your nonpublic information. We educate our employees to treat personal information with care.
Based upon our relationship with you, BNPPSC collects personal information from and about you that is adequate, relevant and appropriate under the circumstances. This Privacy Pledge details our practices regarding the use, retention and security of the information about you and our compliance in accordance with the USA Patriot Act. For example, BNPPSC may collect or verify public or nonpublic personal information from or about you from the following sources:
- From information that you provide from applications, forms, and communications and other instructions
- From your transactions that are executed and cleared by BNPPSC
- From nonaffiliated third parties from whom we obtain information about you in connection with our customer relationship, i.e., your creditworthiness/credit history. These non-financial entities include consumer/credit reporting agencies, verification services, and public reference sources including the internet
- From nonaffiliated entities that help us process your applications or service your account, such as transfer agents, other clearing entities, printing and mailing your confirmations and account statements; and provide us with consulting, accounting, legal and other services.
BNPPSC might be called upon to provide personal information to third parties as permitted by law, such as government agencies or respond to a subpoena or court order and a request from a self regulatory organization that BNPPSC is under their jurisdiction.
BNPPSC does not rent or sell personal information. If you become aware of any discrepancies in your personal information, please notify us and we will make every effort to make the correction immediately.
If you decide to close your account(s) with us or become an inactive customer, the firm will continue to adhere to the Privacy Pledge.
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Pledge, please call us at (212) 841-2000.
