Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

ForensicBIM ("we", "our", or "us") provides trustworthy IFC data valuation and auditing services. We are dedicated to safeguarding your privacy and ensuring the security of all project files, model geometries, and personal information you entrust to us.

This Privacy Policy details how we collect, process, store, and protect your information when you use the ForensicBIM platform.

2. Information We Collect

When you interact with our service, we may collect the following categories of information:

• Account & Authentication Details: When you sign in using Google or Firebase Authentication, we receive your verified email address and basic profile identifier.
• Uploaded BIM & IFC Models: Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) files and associated building model data that you upload for analysis.
• Analytical & Derived Metrics: Quantities, geometries, element counts, data density, schema compliance records, and estimated book value valuations computed during analysis.
• Technical & Log Data: Session cookies, IP addresses, browser types, and anti-abuse verification tokens (such as Google reCAPTCHA) used to secure our service.

3. How We Use Your Information

We process your data strictly to deliver and maintain our valuation and validation services:

• To execute automated extraction of architectural metrics, geometry calculations, and element counting.
• To validate IFC models against open buildingSMART standards and verify schema compliance.
• To calculate book value valuations based on architectural data metrics.
• To maintain your personal dashboard and history of analyzed models.
• To detect, prevent, and mitigate security threats, abuse, or unauthorized access.

4. Data Storage, Regional Location, and Deletion

Storage Location: The data from ForensicBIM are all stored on the location you select. Your uploaded models and analysis reports are stored securely in Google Cloud Storage and Google Cloud Firestore. We support regional Google Cloud Storage buckets across:

• Europe (EU): Netherlands (europe-west4)
• United States (US): Iowa (us-central1)
• United Kingdom (UK): London (europe-west2)
• Singapore: Singapore (asia-southeast1)
• Hong Kong: Hong Kong (asia-east2)
• Australia: Sydney (australia-southeast1)
• Japan: Tokyo (asia-northeast1)
• South America: São Paulo (southamerica-east1)

Storage Immutability: After storing you can delete, but you cannot change the location of the storage after or during processing.

Processing Location: When you select a region, both data storage and processing are performed in that selected region. Processing is conducted within your chosen regional infrastructure, and absolutely no data is stored anywhere outside ForensicBIM except your selected bucket. In addition, IFC schema validation is processed on buildingSMART servers, and data sent to buildingSMART is automatically deleted after 120 days.

Customer Control & Permanent Deletion: You have full authority to delete your uploaded models and analysis records at any time directly through your dashboard. When you delete, all data from your analysis and your IFC are permanently removed. There is no way for an admin or anyone to recover your data.

5. Third-Party Processors, Dependencies & Security

To provide robust analysis and infrastructure, we work with trusted service providers who operate under rigorous security and data processing terms:

• Google Cloud Platform & Firebase: Infrastructure, multi-region secure file storage, database storage, and authentication.
• Google reCAPTCHA: Anti-spam and bot mitigation to protect system availability.
• BIM Schema Validation (validate.buildingsmart.org): Official buildingSMART International validation engine used for open IFC schema verification and compliance. Data sent to buildingSMART is automatically deleted after 120 days.
• MyBimApi Secure Processing Engine: Automated model metric calculations, data density analysis, and 3D thumbnail generation are executed in the region you select for storage. Both processing and storage remain localized to your chosen region, and absolutely no data is stored outside ForensicBIM.

We maintain technical, administrative, and physical safeguards designed to prevent unauthorized access, loss, alteration, or disclosure of your data.

6. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction (including GDPR, CCPA, and applicable data privacy regulations), you have the following rights:

• Right to Access / Request a Copy of Personal Data: You can access and review the personal information and models stored in your account. You can request a complete copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to be Forgotten (Right to Erasure): You can request the deletion of your account, uploads, and analysis history. When you choose to delete your data from your dashboard, it is permanently erased from our databases and storage buckets.
• Right to Portability: Export your analysis records and download your files in open standard formats (IFC).
• Right to Object: Object to or restrict specific data processing activities.

7. Cookies Statement

ForensicBIM uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to provide, customize, evaluate, and improve our services. A cookie is a small piece of text sent to your browser by a website you visit. We use authentication cookies to keep you logged in securely, and functional cookies to remember your regional storage preferences.

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings, although some core functionality (like logging in and selecting storage regions) may not work without them.

8. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your data, please contact our team at: