We protect your data

Privacy Policy:

Responsible:

Name/Fa.: Horizon Alpha GmbH & Co KG
Street no.: Lena-Christ-Straße 50
Postcode, town, country: 82152 Planegg
Commercial Register/No.: HRA 100179
Managing Director: Werner Mahalek, Alexander Kuttig
Phone: +49 89 90 17 18 71
e-mail address: info@horizon-alpha.com

Data Protection Officer:

Name: Herbert Mahalek, Matthias König
Street no.: Lena-Christ-Straße 50
Postcode, town, country: 82152 Planegg OT Martinsried
Phone: +49 89 90 17 18 71
e-mail address: herbert.mahalek@horizon-alpha.com, matthias.koenig@horizon-alpha.com

Status: 21.06.2024

1. Basic information on data processing and legal basis

1.1 This privacy policy explains the type, scope, and purpose of the processing of personal data within our online offering and the associated websites, functions, and content (hereinafter jointly referred to as 'online offering' or 'website'). The privacy policy applies regardless of the domains, systems, platforms, and devices used (e.g. desktop or mobile) on which the online offering is executed.

1.2 The terms used, such as 'personal data' or their 'processing', refer to the definitions in Art. 4 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

1.3 The personal data of users processed in the context of this online offering includes contact data (e-mail address) and content data (entries in the contact form).

1.4 The term 'user' includes all categories of data subjects affected by data processing. These include our business partners, customers, interested parties, and other visitors to our online offering. The terms used, such as 'user', are to be understood as gender-neutral.

1.5 We only process users' personal data in compliance with the relevant data protection regulations. This means that user data will only be processed if we are legally authorised to do so. This means, in particular, if the data processing is necessary for the provision of our services (e.g. processing of orders) as well as online services, or if it is legally required, the users have given their consent, or on the basis of our legitimate interests (i.e. interest in the analysis, optimization, and economic operation and security of our online offering in the sense of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR, especially in measuring reach, creating profiles for advertising and marketing purposes, as well as collecting access data and using services from third-party providers).

1.6 We point out that the legal basis for consents is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a. and Art. 7 GDPR, the legal basis for the processing for the fulfillment of our services and implementation of contractual measures is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b. GDPR, the legal basis for the processing for the fulfillment of our legal obligations is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c. GDPR, and the legal basis for the processing to safeguard our legitimate interests is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR.

2. Security measures

2.1 We take organisational, contractual and technical security measures in accordance with the state of the art to ensure that the provisions of data protection laws are complied with and to protect the data processed by us against accidental or intentional manipulation, loss, destruction or access by unauthorised persons.

2.2 The security measures include, in particular, the encrypted transmission of data between your browser and our server.

3. Disclosure of data to third parties and third-party providers

3.1 Data will only be passed on to third parties within the framework of the legal requirements. We only pass on user data to third parties if this is necessary, for example, on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR for contractual purposes or on the basis of legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR in the economic and effective operation of our business operations.

3.2 If we use subcontractors to provide our services, we take appropriate legal precautions and appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure the protection of personal data in accordance with the relevant legal regulations.

3.3 If content, tools or other means from other providers (hereinafter jointly referred to as 'third-party providers') are used within the scope of this privacy policy and their registered office is located in a third country, it can be assumed that data will be transferred to the countries in which the third-party providers are based. Third countries are countries in which the GDPR is not directly applicable law, i.e. generally countries outside the EU or the European Economic Area. Data is transferred to third countries either if there is an adequate level of data protection, user consent or other legal authorisation.

4. Contact regarding IT project, application, other questions

4.1 We process content data (e-mail address, text entered) for the purpose of fulfilling our contractual obligations and services in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b. GDPR.

4.2 In the context of establishing contact, we store the IP address and the time of the respective user action. The storage is based on our legitimate interests, as well as those of the user in protection against misuse and other unauthorised use. This data will not be passed on to third parties unless it is necessary to pursue our claims or there is a legal obligation to do so in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR.

4.3 When contacting us (via contact form or e-mail), the user's details are processed to process the contact enquiry and its handling in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR.

5. Collection of access data and log files

5.1 On the basis of our legitimate interests within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR, we collect data about every access to the server on which this service is located (so-called server log files). The access data includes the name of the website accessed, file, date and time of access, amount of data transferred, notification of successful access, browser type and version, the user's operating system, referrer URL (the previously visited page), IP address and the requesting provider.

5.2 Log file information is stored for security reasons (e.g. to investigate misuse or fraud) for a maximum period of seven days and then deleted. Data whose further storage is required for evidentiary purposes is excluded from deletion until the respective incident has been finally clarified.

5.3 Provision of server capacities by Google, LLC, Google Data Protection Office, 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, California 94043. You can view the data protection provisions and the Data Processing Agreement here: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de; https://cloud.google.com/terms/data-processing-terms. Google LLC is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement and thus offers a guarantee of compliance with the European level of data protection https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active.

6. User rights

6.1 Users have the right, upon request and free of charge, to obtain information about the personal data we have stored about them.

6.2 In addition, users have the right to rectification of inaccurate data, restriction of processing and erasure of their personal data, if applicable, to assert their rights to data portability and, in the event of the assumption of unlawful data processing, to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

6.3 Users can also revoke their consent, in principle with effect for the future.

7. Deletion of Data

7.1 The data stored by us will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for its intended purpose and the deletion does not conflict with any statutory retention obligations. If the user's data is not deleted because it is required for other and legally permissible purposes, its processing will be restricted. This means that the data is blocked and not processed for other purposes. This applies, for example, to user data that must be retained for commercial or tax law reasons.

7.2 In accordance with legal requirements, data is stored for 6 years in accordance with Section 257 (1) HGB (trading books, inventories, opening balance sheets, annual financial statements, commercial letters, accounting vouchers, etc.) and for 10 years in accordance with Section 147 (1) AO (books, records, management reports, accounting vouchers, commercial and business letters, documents relevant for taxation, etc.).

8. Right to Object

Users can object to the future processing of their personal data in accordance with legal requirements at any time. The objection can be made in particular against processing for direct marketing purposes. The objection must be made in writing (at least by email - info@horizon-alpha.com).

9. Changes to the Privacy Policy

9.1. We reserve the right to amend the privacy policy in order to adapt it to changed legal situations or in the event of changes to the service and data processing. However, this only applies with regard to declarations on data processing. If user consent is required or parts of the privacy policy contain provisions of the contractual relationship with the users, the changes will only be made with the consent of the users.

9.2. Users are requested to inform themselves regularly about the content of the privacy policy.