Privacy Policy

Horizon Focus Magazine (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is firmly committed to protecting your privacy and upholding the highest standards of data protection. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, process, and safeguard your personal information when you access or interact with our website, horizonfocusmag.com (the “Website”). We fully comply with the applicable provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and other data protection laws, ensuring a privacy-first approach in all our data handling practices.

1. Scope of This Policy and Data Controller Responsibilities

This Privacy Policy applies to all visitors, users, and others who access or use the Website. Horizon Focus Magazine is the data controller with respect to the collection and use of your personal data through the Website. This means we determine the purposes and means of processing your personal data.

For any inquiries regarding the processing of your personal data, you may contact us at: [email protected].

2. Categories of Personal Data We Process

We may collect and process the following categories of personal data either directly from you or automatically through your use of the Website:

a. Usage Data: Includes data about your interactions with the Website, such as IP address, browser type, operating system, referral URLs, pages viewed, and the dates/times of website access.

b. Account Data: Includes your full name, mailing address, email address, telephone number, login credentials, and any other information you provide when creating an account or subscribing to our services.

c. Profile Data: Includes your reading preferences, subscription history, purchase behaviors, saved articles, and interests related to products or services featured on the Website.

d. Communication Data: Includes records of your communications with us, such as inquiries submitted via contact forms, email correspondence, support requests, and interaction logs.

e. Technical Data: Includes information on the devices used to access our services, such as device model, browser configurations, time zone settings, operating system, and mobile network information.

f. Transaction Data: Includes payment details, billing address, order history, delivery and shipping information, processed through third-party payment providers.

g. Preference Data: Includes your expressed consent to various forms of marketing communications, newsletter preferences, and feedback or survey responses.

3. Legal Bases for Data Processing

We process personal data lawfully, fairly, and transparently based on the following legal justifications:

– Consent: Where you have explicitly consented to the processing (e.g., for receiving newsletters or marketing).
– Contractual Necessity: When processing is required for the performance of a contract or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract.
– Legal Obligation: Where necessary to comply with legal or regulatory requirements.
– Legitimate Interests: Where such interests are not overridden by your fundamental rights and freedoms, including improving user experience, ensuring network security, and operating our business effectively.

4. Your Rights Under Data Protection Law

You have the following rights in relation to your personal data, subject to applicable legal restrictions:

– Right to Access: Obtain confirmation of whether your data is being processed and access a copy.
– Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
– Right to Erasure: Request deletion of personal data under specific circumstances (e.g., withdrawal of consent or no longer necessary for the original purpose).
– Right to Restriction: Request limited use of your data during legal proceedings or accuracy challenges.
– Right to Data Portability: Receive personal data provided to us in a structured, commonly used format and transmit it to another controller.
– Right to Object: Object to processing based on legitimate interests, direct marketing, or profiling activities.

To exercise these rights, you may contact us at [email protected].

5. Security Measures

We implement robust organizational and technical security measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These include:

– End-to-end encryption of data in transit and at rest.
– Role-based access controls and authentication protocols.
– Regular data backups and disaster recovery mechanisms.
– Ongoing staff training in data privacy and security awareness.

6. International Data Transfers

Where personal data is transferred outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we ensure an adequate level of protection by implementing safeguards including European Commission Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) or verifying recipient participation in recognized frameworks such as the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.

If you are located outside of the United States, please be aware that your data may be transferred to and processed in jurisdictions that may not provide the same level of data protection as your home country.

7. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected. Specifically:

– Usage Data: Retained for up to 1 year for analytics and troubleshooting.
– Account and Profile Data: Retained for as long as your account remains active or for up to 2 years following closure.
– Communication and Support Data: Retained for 3 years for legal and service quality purposes.
– Transaction Data: Retained for 7 years to comply with regulatory obligations.
– Preference and Marketing Data: Retained for 1 year or until consent is withdrawn.
After these periods, data is securely anonymized or deleted unless legally required to be retained longer.

8. Cookie Policy

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze trends, and deliver personalized content.

– Essential Cookies: Required for core website functionality, such as login authentication and shopping cart management.
– Functional Cookies: Enable enhanced features such as remembering preferences or displaying customized content.
– Analytics Cookies: Provide insights into user behavior, traffic sources, and site performance (e.g., Google Analytics).
– Performance Cookies: Help improve the speed and responsiveness of our services by collecting uptime metrics.

9. Cookie Management and Compliance

Upon visiting the Website for the first time, you will be presented with a clear cookie consent banner. You may accept, reject, or customize your cookie preferences in line with GDPR consent requirements.

Users under the CCPA may exercise their rights to opt-out of the sale or sharing of personal information associated with cookies by utilizing our “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” link (where applicable) or by contacting [email protected].

You may also manage your cookie settings through your web browser’s preference panels and use third-party tools that support Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals.

10. Children’s Privacy

We do not knowingly collect or process personal data of children under the age of 13. If we discover that we have inadvertently obtained information relating to a child, we will take appropriate steps to delete it promptly. If you believe that a child under 13 has provided us with personal data, please contact us at [email protected].

11. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect legal, technical, or operational changes. When material changes are made, we will provide notice on the Website or notify you directly by appropriate means. You are encouraged to review this Privacy Policy periodically to remain informed about how we are protecting your information.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, your personal data, or would like to exercise your rights, please contact:

Horizon Focus Magazine
Email: [email protected]

We are committed to full compliance with data protection laws, including GDPR and CCPA. If at any time you have privacy concerns or wish to better understand how your personal information is used, we are here to assist you.