Security & Privacy

Belang is built on a European foundation with data sovereignty as a guiding principle. In technical choices, we weigh quality against autonomy.

Technisch

Not all our relationships, integrations and tooling comes from European soil. We are extra vigilant with critical dependencies and sensitive information. For supporting services we rely on global standards.

Infrastructuur en hosting

Our infrastructure runs entirely on European soil. Primary hosting in Eemshaven (Netherlands) and Science Park Amsterdam, with redundancy across multiple EU locations.

Digital Ocean
Google Cloud Platform

Stack

The application is built on React and Laravel and runs in isolated Docker containers. Updates are deployed via GitLab pipelines and system health is monitored via Sentry.

React
Laravel
Docker
Sentry

AI beleid

AI applications exclusively use European providers. AI features are powered by Mistral AI, with data processing taking place within EU jurisdiction.

Mistral AI

Product security

The platform has Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and Role-Based Access Control as standard. Actions within the application are traceable via audit logs.

Juridisch

Legal safeguards ensure data portability and organizational continuity. Our foundation structure prevents acquisition, and subscription agreements guarantee data export rights.

Anti lock-in provisie

The Subscription Agreement contains anti-lock-in provisions to promote data portability. The complete dataset is exportable at any time.

Continuïteit

Belang is a foundation and cannot be acquired or sold. The mission is anchored in the legal structure to legally secure data sovereignty.

Roadmap

  1. 'Forget-me' functionaliteit

  2. ISO 27001 certificering

  3. Onafhankelijke Pentest