Privacy policy
Your Privacy Is Important To Us
Horizon Yachts (referred to as "we", "us", "our" or the "company") follows the privacy practices that are described in this notice. We reserve the right to make the changes in our privacy practices and the new terms of our notice will be effective for all information that we may maintain. We encourage you to review this privacy notice periodically. Personal Data Processing You should always feel safe when providing personal data to Horizon Yachts. We do everything we can to protect your data from unauthorized access and comply with applicable law. This notice provides an overview of what personal information we may collect about, how we use your personal information, and how we protect your personal information.
A. What personal data is collected?
The personal information we collect from you when you interact with us includes:
B. How does Horizon Yachts process personal data?
Collection and consent
Horizon Yachts collects personal data through both digital and analog channels (e.g. websites, industry events, seminars, customer meetings, by telephone, etc.). The data is stored in the company’s customer databases. We always request your consent if we need to save your personal data for a specific purpose, except when:
We never collect more information than the situation requires and only for specific purposes. Such purposes include:
Horizon Yachts’ website
The company’s main website, www.horizonyacht.com, uses cookies to make our website easier for you to use and better tailor them to your interests.
Horizon wants to understand how you users utilize our website, so that we can improve upon the experience – to do this we employ Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel. As with many of these services, Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel track a user’s interaction with websites via first-party cookies, and this is how we collect information about how users use Horizon’s website. We then utilize this information to help improve our website features as well as to compile reports about usage. We do not identify specific visitors in such reports – we only disclose website usage and trends. The information collected by Horizon Yachts is not distributed or sold.
C. How long is personal data stored?
We will keep your personal data for the following:
D. Sharing of information with others
We may share your personal data with:
E. Protecting your personal information
We use a variety of security measures and technologies to help protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration or destruction in line with applicable data protection and privacy laws. For example, when we share your personal information with third parties, we may put in place a written agreement which commits the third parties to keep your information confidential, and to put in place appropriate security measures to keep your information secure.
F. Rights of persons affected
Data privacy laws provide you with a number of rights regarding your personal data. You may be entitled to:
Right of access
You have the right to request information regarding what personal data we process about you or your company. The request for information must be submitted in writing to us at info@horizonyacht.com. Requests shall be answered within 15 days.
Right to correction
You can ask us to correct your data. We will then take reasonable steps to keep your information up-to-date, and process it in a timely, complete, and accurate manner based on the most up-to-date information available to us.
Right to deletion
You can demand that we delete your data, provided that the legal prerequisites exist. Right to restriction of processing You may ask that we restrict the processing of your data if:
Right to data portability
We will transfer your data upon your request - as far as this is technically possible - to another person in charge. However, you are only entitled to this right if the data processing is based on your consent or is required to carry out a contract. Instead of receiving a copy of your data, you may also ask us to submit the data directly to another person in charge who you specify.
Right to objection
You may object to the processing of your data at any time for reasons that arise from your particular situation if the data processing is based on your consent or on our legitimate interests or those of a third party. In this case, we will no longer process your data. The latter does not apply if we can prove compelling legitimate reasons for the processing that outweigh your interests, or we need your data to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims.
Right to complain
You may complain to your local data protection authority if your privacy rights are violated, or if you have suffered as a result of unlawful processing of your personal information.
G. Who should I contact regarding questions on personal data processing?
If you have any questions about Horizon Yachts processing of personal data, please contact info@horizonyacht.com.
Changes to personal data provisions
Changes concerning personal data processing in Horizon Yachts will be communicated on this website. Provisions may change owing to, for example, legislative amendments. However, if the processing of personal data is governed by a customer agreement, the contractual provisions apply until amended, unless these are irreconcilable with law or other legally binding provisions.
H. Privacy notice not applicable to other websites
From time to time we may provide links to websites or mobile applications that are not owned or controlled by us. This privacy notice does not apply to those websites. If you choose to use those websites, please check the legal and privacy statements posted on each website or mobile application you access to understand their privacy practices and any cookies they may collect.
I. Cookies and other technologies
To improve your experience on our site, we may use “cookies.” Cookies are an industry standard and most major web sites use them. A cookie is a small text file that our site may place on your computer as a tool to remember your preferences. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. Our cookie policy is posted on this website. We do not control or manage any aspect of any third parties’ cookie policy.
J. Children
Our services are not designed for children under the age of 16. If you have reason to believe that a child has provided personal data to us, please contact us.
K. California Privacy Rights
California law permits residents of California to request notice of how their information is shared with third parties for direct marketing purposes or to opt out of such sharing. If you are a California resident and would like a copy of this notice or to opt out, please email us at info@horizonyacht.com.
Additionally, if you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) requires us to disclose the following information with respect to our collection, use, and disclosure of personal data from its consumers within the preceding twelve (12) months.
Categories and Information of Personal Data Collected: We have collected the following categories of personal data: identifiers; commercial information; demographic information (note that some demographic information may be considered characteristics of protected classifications under state or federal law); internet or electronic network activity; geolocation data; inferences; non-public information regarding education, and other categories of personal data that relates to or is reasonably capable of being associated with you. For examples of the precise data points we collect, please refer to Section A of this Privacy Policy.
Personal information does not include any publicly available information from government records, deidentified or aggregated consumer information, and any information excluded from CCPA’s scope, including but not limited to, health or medical information covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”), California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (“CMIA”), clinical trial data, and certain personal information covered by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”), the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (“GLBA”), California Financial Information Privacy Act (“FIPA”), and/or the Driver’s Privacy Protective Act of 1994.
Additionally, we may have obtained the categories of information referenced above either directly from you (example: filling out forms) or indirectly from you (example: action taken on the website and/or joining the mailing list).
Business or Commercial Purpose for Collecting and Use of Personal Data: We may use or disclose the personal data we collect for the following business and/or commercial purposes:
We will not collect categories of personal data and/or use such personal data for a different, unrelated, and/or incompatible purpose without first providing notice.
Categories of Sources of Personal Data: We collect each category of personal data listed above from you and the third-party sources described in Sections A and B of this policy.
Categories of Personal Data Disclosed: In the preceding 12 months, we have disclosed the following categories of personal data for business or commercial purposes: identifiers; commercial information; internet and electronic network activity; geolocation data; inferences; and other categories of personal data that relates to or is reasonably capable of being associated with you. We disclose your personal data for a business purpose to service providers.
Categories of Third Parties With Whom We Share Personal Data: We may share each category of personal data listed above with the third parties as described in Section D for a business or commercial purpose. If we do disclose personal information for a business purpose, we will take appropriate measures that information is confidential and not used for any purpose except for performing a contract.
Your Consumer Rights
California consumers have the right to request access to their personal data, additional details about our information practices and deletion of their personal data (subject to certain exceptions). California consumers also have the right to opt out of sales of personal data, if applicable. We describe how California consumers can exercise their rights under the CCPA below. Please note that you may designate an authorized agent to exercise these rights on your behalf by providing a notarized power of attorney evidencing that you have empowered the authorized agent to exercise your CCPA rights on your behalf. We will not discriminate against you if you choose to exercise your rights under the CCPA.
Right to Know: You may request access to the specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you in the last 12 months. You may also request additional details about our information practices, including the categories of personal information we have collected, the sources of collection, the purpose for collecting information, the categories of information we share, and the categories of third parties with whom we share information.
Right to Delete: You have the right to request that Horizon Yachts delete the personal data we have collected from you within the last 12 months and retained, subject to certain exceptions. Please note that we may retain certain information as required or permitted by applicable law. Horizon Yachts also reserves it right to retain information that is necessary to complete transactions for goods and services requested, to take actions reasonably anticipated within the context of an ongoing business relationship with you (example: warranties), to prevent fraud, to exercise any constitutional right of another consumer such as free speech, to comply with California Electronic Communications Privacy Act, to comply with any legal obligation, and to use information for other internal and lawful uses that are compatible with the context in which personal data was provided.
Exercising Rights: You may make a request for access and/or deletion by emailing info@horizonyacht.com. We will verify your request by contacting you after receiving your request to verify your identity. If you make a request to delete your personal data, certain products and/or services may no longer be available to you. Additionally, we are not able to respond to your request to delete or provide you with personal data if Horizon Yachts is unable to verify your identity and/or authority to make a request on behalf of others.
We will provide a response to your request within forty-five (45) days of receipt of your request. If necessary, we will inform you in writing that an extension of time (up to 90 days) is required. We generally do not charge a fee to process or respond to a request unless it is excessive, unfounded, and/or repetitive. If we determine a fee is warranted, Horizon Yachts will tell you of the decision and cost estimate to complete your request.
Non-Discrimination: As discussed above, we will not discriminate for exercising any rights under the CCPA. For instance, unless permitted by the CCPA or law, we will not deny you goods or services, charge you a different price or rate of goods or services, provide a different level or quality of goods or services, and/or suggest that you received a different price or rate for goods or services. However, if permitted by the CCPA, we may offer certain financial incentives that can result in different prices, rates, and/or quality levels. If any financial incentive program is offered, Horizon Yachts requires your prior opt in consent, which you may revoke at any time.
No Sale of Personal Data: In the preceding twelve (12) month period, Horizon Yachts has not sold personal data as the term “sell” is defined by the CCPA. Horizon Yachts also will not sell personal data in the future.
Do Not Track (DNT) Signals
We honor do not track signals and do not track, plant cookies, or use advertising when a Do Not Track (DNT) browser mechanism is in place.
Changes to Privacy Notice: Horizon Yachts reserves it right to amend this privacy notice at any time. When we make changes to this notice, we will post the updated notice on the website and update the notice’s effective date. Your continued use of the website following the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of such changes.
L. Contact Information
If you have any concerns or questions about this privacy notice, the ways in which Horizon Yachts collects and uses your personal data as described above, your rights regarding such or wish to exercise your rights under California law, please do not hesitate to contact us at:
Phone Number (Toll Free): 833-365-0287
Main Office Number: +886 7 8607770
Email: info@horizonyacht.com
Policy last updated: 3/25/2020
Horizon Yachts (referred to as "we", "us", "our" or the "company") follows the privacy practices that are described in this notice. We reserve the right to make the changes in our privacy practices and the new terms of our notice will be effective for all information that we may maintain. We encourage you to review this privacy notice periodically. Personal Data Processing You should always feel safe when providing personal data to Horizon Yachts. We do everything we can to protect your data from unauthorized access and comply with applicable law. This notice provides an overview of what personal information we may collect about, how we use your personal information, and how we protect your personal information.
A. What personal data is collected?
The personal information we collect from you when you interact with us includes:
- IP-address and information about your website visit behavior
- First name
- Last name
- Address
- Telephone number
- Account number and information
- Order information
- Payment information
B. How does Horizon Yachts process personal data?
Collection and consent
Horizon Yachts collects personal data through both digital and analog channels (e.g. websites, industry events, seminars, customer meetings, by telephone, etc.). The data is stored in the company’s customer databases. We always request your consent if we need to save your personal data for a specific purpose, except when:
- When we are obligated to store your data owing to legal requirements and other demands for information.
- When you or your company enters into a business relationship with us (legitimate interest) or by contractual obligation. When we have a legitimate business purpose, such as product or service improvements, quality assurance, business operations, minimize disruption to services, and auditing, monitor and analyze trends, usage and activities.
We never collect more information than the situation requires and only for specific purposes. Such purposes include:
- providing information on a product or service
- providing a product or service, including service and warranty requests
- marketing activities (through newsletters, eblasts, post cards, social media or other engagement, etc.)
- responding to your requests or requests from others (business partners and representatives)
- legal requirements
- recruitment
Horizon Yachts’ website
The company’s main website, www.horizonyacht.com, uses cookies to make our website easier for you to use and better tailor them to your interests.
Horizon wants to understand how you users utilize our website, so that we can improve upon the experience – to do this we employ Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel. As with many of these services, Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel track a user’s interaction with websites via first-party cookies, and this is how we collect information about how users use Horizon’s website. We then utilize this information to help improve our website features as well as to compile reports about usage. We do not identify specific visitors in such reports – we only disclose website usage and trends. The information collected by Horizon Yachts is not distributed or sold.
C. How long is personal data stored?
We will keep your personal data for the following:
- as required by law or by contract
- as long as necessary to perform the service or task requested
D. Sharing of information with others
We may share your personal data with:
- owners and employees of the company and related companies;
- third party product manufacturers and representatives
- third party agents, vendors, and suppliers
- third party multiple listing services and yacht closing services
E. Protecting your personal information
We use a variety of security measures and technologies to help protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration or destruction in line with applicable data protection and privacy laws. For example, when we share your personal information with third parties, we may put in place a written agreement which commits the third parties to keep your information confidential, and to put in place appropriate security measures to keep your information secure.
F. Rights of persons affected
Data privacy laws provide you with a number of rights regarding your personal data. You may be entitled to:
Right of access
You have the right to request information regarding what personal data we process about you or your company. The request for information must be submitted in writing to us at info@horizonyacht.com. Requests shall be answered within 15 days.
Right to correction
You can ask us to correct your data. We will then take reasonable steps to keep your information up-to-date, and process it in a timely, complete, and accurate manner based on the most up-to-date information available to us.
Right to deletion
You can demand that we delete your data, provided that the legal prerequisites exist. Right to restriction of processing You may ask that we restrict the processing of your data if:
- You deny the accuracy of the data for the period which we need to check to verify the accuracy of the data.
- The processing is unlawful, and you refuse the deletion of your data and instead demand the restriction of its use.
- We no longer need your information, but you need it to enforce, exercise or defend your rights.
- You have objected to the processing, so long as it is not certain that our legitimate reasons outweigh yours.
Right to data portability
We will transfer your data upon your request - as far as this is technically possible - to another person in charge. However, you are only entitled to this right if the data processing is based on your consent or is required to carry out a contract. Instead of receiving a copy of your data, you may also ask us to submit the data directly to another person in charge who you specify.
Right to objection
You may object to the processing of your data at any time for reasons that arise from your particular situation if the data processing is based on your consent or on our legitimate interests or those of a third party. In this case, we will no longer process your data. The latter does not apply if we can prove compelling legitimate reasons for the processing that outweigh your interests, or we need your data to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims.
Right to complain
You may complain to your local data protection authority if your privacy rights are violated, or if you have suffered as a result of unlawful processing of your personal information.
G. Who should I contact regarding questions on personal data processing?
If you have any questions about Horizon Yachts processing of personal data, please contact info@horizonyacht.com.
Changes to personal data provisions
Changes concerning personal data processing in Horizon Yachts will be communicated on this website. Provisions may change owing to, for example, legislative amendments. However, if the processing of personal data is governed by a customer agreement, the contractual provisions apply until amended, unless these are irreconcilable with law or other legally binding provisions.
H. Privacy notice not applicable to other websites
From time to time we may provide links to websites or mobile applications that are not owned or controlled by us. This privacy notice does not apply to those websites. If you choose to use those websites, please check the legal and privacy statements posted on each website or mobile application you access to understand their privacy practices and any cookies they may collect.
I. Cookies and other technologies
To improve your experience on our site, we may use “cookies.” Cookies are an industry standard and most major web sites use them. A cookie is a small text file that our site may place on your computer as a tool to remember your preferences. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. Our cookie policy is posted on this website. We do not control or manage any aspect of any third parties’ cookie policy.
J. Children
Our services are not designed for children under the age of 16. If you have reason to believe that a child has provided personal data to us, please contact us.
K. California Privacy Rights
California law permits residents of California to request notice of how their information is shared with third parties for direct marketing purposes or to opt out of such sharing. If you are a California resident and would like a copy of this notice or to opt out, please email us at info@horizonyacht.com.
Additionally, if you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) requires us to disclose the following information with respect to our collection, use, and disclosure of personal data from its consumers within the preceding twelve (12) months.
Categories and Information of Personal Data Collected: We have collected the following categories of personal data: identifiers; commercial information; demographic information (note that some demographic information may be considered characteristics of protected classifications under state or federal law); internet or electronic network activity; geolocation data; inferences; non-public information regarding education, and other categories of personal data that relates to or is reasonably capable of being associated with you. For examples of the precise data points we collect, please refer to Section A of this Privacy Policy.
Personal information does not include any publicly available information from government records, deidentified or aggregated consumer information, and any information excluded from CCPA’s scope, including but not limited to, health or medical information covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”), California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (“CMIA”), clinical trial data, and certain personal information covered by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”), the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (“GLBA”), California Financial Information Privacy Act (“FIPA”), and/or the Driver’s Privacy Protective Act of 1994.
Additionally, we may have obtained the categories of information referenced above either directly from you (example: filling out forms) or indirectly from you (example: action taken on the website and/or joining the mailing list).
Business or Commercial Purpose for Collecting and Use of Personal Data: We may use or disclose the personal data we collect for the following business and/or commercial purposes:
- For the business or commercial purposes described in Section B of this privacy policy;
- To provide you with any support and to respond to any inquiry made on the website;
- To fulfill or meet any reason why the personal data was provided in the first place;
- To create, maintain, and/or customize an account with us;
- To potentially process requests, purchases, transactions, and/or payments;
- To prevent fraud;
- To improve the website and/or the website experience;
- To deliver content and product and service offerings relevant to your interests;
- For testing, research, analysis, and/or product development; and
- To respond to law enforcement requests and as required by law, court order, or government regulations.
We will not collect categories of personal data and/or use such personal data for a different, unrelated, and/or incompatible purpose without first providing notice.
Categories of Sources of Personal Data: We collect each category of personal data listed above from you and the third-party sources described in Sections A and B of this policy.
Categories of Personal Data Disclosed: In the preceding 12 months, we have disclosed the following categories of personal data for business or commercial purposes: identifiers; commercial information; internet and electronic network activity; geolocation data; inferences; and other categories of personal data that relates to or is reasonably capable of being associated with you. We disclose your personal data for a business purpose to service providers.
Categories of Third Parties With Whom We Share Personal Data: We may share each category of personal data listed above with the third parties as described in Section D for a business or commercial purpose. If we do disclose personal information for a business purpose, we will take appropriate measures that information is confidential and not used for any purpose except for performing a contract.
Your Consumer Rights
California consumers have the right to request access to their personal data, additional details about our information practices and deletion of their personal data (subject to certain exceptions). California consumers also have the right to opt out of sales of personal data, if applicable. We describe how California consumers can exercise their rights under the CCPA below. Please note that you may designate an authorized agent to exercise these rights on your behalf by providing a notarized power of attorney evidencing that you have empowered the authorized agent to exercise your CCPA rights on your behalf. We will not discriminate against you if you choose to exercise your rights under the CCPA.
Right to Know: You may request access to the specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you in the last 12 months. You may also request additional details about our information practices, including the categories of personal information we have collected, the sources of collection, the purpose for collecting information, the categories of information we share, and the categories of third parties with whom we share information.
Right to Delete: You have the right to request that Horizon Yachts delete the personal data we have collected from you within the last 12 months and retained, subject to certain exceptions. Please note that we may retain certain information as required or permitted by applicable law. Horizon Yachts also reserves it right to retain information that is necessary to complete transactions for goods and services requested, to take actions reasonably anticipated within the context of an ongoing business relationship with you (example: warranties), to prevent fraud, to exercise any constitutional right of another consumer such as free speech, to comply with California Electronic Communications Privacy Act, to comply with any legal obligation, and to use information for other internal and lawful uses that are compatible with the context in which personal data was provided.
Exercising Rights: You may make a request for access and/or deletion by emailing info@horizonyacht.com. We will verify your request by contacting you after receiving your request to verify your identity. If you make a request to delete your personal data, certain products and/or services may no longer be available to you. Additionally, we are not able to respond to your request to delete or provide you with personal data if Horizon Yachts is unable to verify your identity and/or authority to make a request on behalf of others.
We will provide a response to your request within forty-five (45) days of receipt of your request. If necessary, we will inform you in writing that an extension of time (up to 90 days) is required. We generally do not charge a fee to process or respond to a request unless it is excessive, unfounded, and/or repetitive. If we determine a fee is warranted, Horizon Yachts will tell you of the decision and cost estimate to complete your request.
Non-Discrimination: As discussed above, we will not discriminate for exercising any rights under the CCPA. For instance, unless permitted by the CCPA or law, we will not deny you goods or services, charge you a different price or rate of goods or services, provide a different level or quality of goods or services, and/or suggest that you received a different price or rate for goods or services. However, if permitted by the CCPA, we may offer certain financial incentives that can result in different prices, rates, and/or quality levels. If any financial incentive program is offered, Horizon Yachts requires your prior opt in consent, which you may revoke at any time.
No Sale of Personal Data: In the preceding twelve (12) month period, Horizon Yachts has not sold personal data as the term “sell” is defined by the CCPA. Horizon Yachts also will not sell personal data in the future.
Do Not Track (DNT) Signals
We honor do not track signals and do not track, plant cookies, or use advertising when a Do Not Track (DNT) browser mechanism is in place.
Changes to Privacy Notice: Horizon Yachts reserves it right to amend this privacy notice at any time. When we make changes to this notice, we will post the updated notice on the website and update the notice’s effective date. Your continued use of the website following the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of such changes.
L. Contact Information
If you have any concerns or questions about this privacy notice, the ways in which Horizon Yachts collects and uses your personal data as described above, your rights regarding such or wish to exercise your rights under California law, please do not hesitate to contact us at:
Phone Number (Toll Free): 833-365-0287
Main Office Number: +886 7 8607770
Email: info@horizonyacht.com
Policy last updated: 3/25/2020