General:

We care about providing you with tools and information to manage and protect your online privacy. We have developed this privacy policy to inform you about what information this web site collects, who may receive that information, what we may do with the information, and how long we keep it. While we have made every attempt to make this policy as clear as possible, if you have any further questions about it, feel free to contact us.

Your Information:

We will not give out any information you submit at our site to any third parties except in compliance with a request of a law enforcement agency. Under no circumstances will your name, e-mail, phone number or address be sold to, or given to any other parties. We will never willfully sell, lease, or rent any of your or your business' personally identifiable information to any third party.

Collected Information:

Your personal information is collected through our contact forms only. This website currently has no applications or programs that gather information from your computer without your consent. Users are required to give us contact information (e.g., your name and email address) and demographic information (e.g., your zip code). Certain information, such as your email address, is collected in order to verify your identity and for use in our records. Information collected at this website is kept in our records only as long as is necessary to provide requested services to our clients.

Summation:

If you have any questions about this privacy statement or the practices of this site, please contact us.

Client Data Sharing

The Horizon Group of Companies may during the course of business be provided or gain access to personal data held by our customers regarding their own clients. Customers of The Horizon Group of Companies should ensure that their clients are informed that data may be shared with their IT Support Providers for business operations, including but not limited to support and assistance with problems relating the the files containing data, the software used to access the data or providing backup services for the data. Data may be held by The Horizon Group of Companies as required to provide assistance to the client. All requests for data management with regards to customer data should in the first instance be directed to the customer directly, if this fails the client can contact the The Horizon Group of Companies Data Controller. contact us.

During the course of business clients will be required to provide personal information regarding staff members to The Horizon Group of Companies Ltd in order to setup accounts and provide support. Please ensure your staff are aware that you are sharing this information and that in turn, The Horizon Group of Companies may share that information with service providers in order to provide you with the services required.

The Horizon Group of Companies may use systems that log users login habits both to The Horizon Group of Companies Hosted and to clients own systems, these are used primarily to assist in the provision of support to the client and provide records of systems access. Clients should inform their staff this logging may be in place. Sharing of Data The Horizon Group of Companies may require, for the accurate and timely fulfilment of Legal Obligations, HR and Accountancy processes and to provide you with a range of products and services, to share your data with third parties. These Companies may include:

Accountancy and Book Keeping Management

HR Management

Service Providers

Hardware / Software Suppliers

Support Partners

Solicitors Changes will be updated here as required.

You have a right under the GDPR to ensure that your data is up to date and accurate. If you have any concerns over the accuracy of data held on you, please write to the Data Protection Officer below.

You have a right under the GDPR to access, review and receive a copy of any data held on you by The Horizon Group of Companies. If you would like to exercise this right, please write to the Data Protection Officer below.

How to contact the Data Protection Officer

Please use the contact information below to write to the Data Protection Officer. In order for us to fully comply with your rights under the act, all requests being made should clearly mention “General Data Protection Regulations” and include your full name, address and relevant contact information for a response. Requests submitted by any other means than written letter may not be processed.

Data Protection Officer: Name: Ian White Position: Company Director 
Unit 2.02, High Weald House,

Glovers End,

Bexhill on Sea,

East Sussex. TN39 5ES
Email ian@horizonguk.com

Escalation

If you are unhappy with any decision made by the Data Protection Officer and wish to escalate your case. You will need to contact the Information Commissioners Office via https://ico.org.uk/concerns/ for further information on your rights.

Data Breaches

In the unlikely event of a Data Breach, The Horizon Group of Companies contact you via the last known details we hold on file for you. It is your responsibility to ensure that such information is up to date both during and after your employment. You will be informed as far as is technically possible of the data that has been potentially compromised and where you can seek further advise about your rights