Privacy Policy

Who we are

Our website address is: https://hora-instruments.com.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

PRIVACY POLICY REGARDING THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

The protection of your personal data is treated with maximum responsibility by HORA S.A.

Therefore, we handle the processing of your personal data with care, in accordance with the principles established in the data protection legislation applicable in Romania, including (EU) Regulation 2016/679 on the protection of persons with regard to the processing of personal data and the free circulation of this data and the repeal of Directive 95/46/CE (“GDPR”) published in the Official Journal of the European Union L 119 (4.5.2016).

Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable person; an identifiable person is a person who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier, or to one or more specific elements, its own physical, physiological, genetic, economic, cultural or social identities.

This privacy policy concerns the personal data of our customers and suppliers, existing or potential, of their legal or conventional representatives, of other persons who contact us or who visit us, employees or potential employees and applies to data collected including through our website, www.hora-instruments.com as well as all other personal data that we collect via e-mail or offline.

The privacy policy describes:

The purpose for which we collect and use your personal data; the basis for the processing of personal data for these purposes; the categories of personal data we collect from you and process; the duration of the processing of this data; your rights as subjects of personal data processing (data subject) and how you can exercise them; to whom we may disclose your personal data.

Purposes and grounds for processing and the categories of personal data processed

in the context of the interaction with HORA S.A., you as a person, may be subject to the personal data processing activities that we carry out. Thus, we use your personal data in the following cases:

1.If your are a customer of HORA S.A.

1.1 Communication with you

We use your contact details to communicate with you regarding your requests and any other relevant aspects related to the conduct of the business relationship. In this case, the basis of the processing is represented by the execution of the contract between us.

1.2 Data processing as an obligation imposed by law

It is possible for us to process some of your data in the context of providing information to state authorities, based on applicable legal provision or to fulfill obligations imposed by law. In this case, the basis of the processing is represented by the existence of a legal obligation.

1.3 Sending newsletters

We may also use your contact details to provide to you, in electronic format, with our newsletters relating to our products and services, but only if you have subscribed and therefore expressly consented to such processing.

You can withdraw your consent at any time thus expressing your option not to receive our newsletter in the future, by clicking on “unsubscribe” when you receive the respective e-mail or by sending an e-mail to mail@hora.ro.

The categories of data processed in the context of our relationship with you are: name, e-mail, telephone, fax, address, as well as other personal data that you can provide us directly and that are necessary to fulfill the above mentioned purposes.

2. If you are a representative or contact person of a client of HORA S.A.

2.1 Communication with you

We use your contact data for the purpose of communication with you, as a representative or employee of a client of ours, when the communication is necessary to fulfill the obligations assumed in the relationship with our client. We can also process your personal data for marketing purposes, when we want to promote or offer new products or services to our client, whose representative or employee you are, in which case we can send you commercial communications addressed to the company you represent.

2.2  Data processing as an obligation imposed by law.

It is possible for us to process some of your data in the context of providing information to state authorities, based on applicable legal provisions or to fulfill some obligations imposed by law. In this case, the basis of the processing is represented by the existence of a legal obligation.

In all cases, the data is provided either directly by you or by the customer. The categories of data processed in this context are, in general: name, position, e-mail, telephone, fax, address, identification data, as well as other personal data provided to HORA S.A., usually by you and which are necessary to fulfill the above mentioned purposes.

3. If you are a supplier of HORA S.A.

3.1 Communication with you

We use your contact data in order to communicate with you, as a supplier of HORA S.A., when communication is necessary to fulfill the obligations assumed by the contract between us. In this case, the basis of the processing is represented by the execution of the contract.

 3.2 Data processing as an obligation imposed by law

It is possible to process some of your data in the context of providing information to the state authorities, based on the applicable legal provisions or to fulfill obligations imposed by law. In this case, the basis of the processing is represented by the existence of a legal obligation.

The categories of data processed in the context of our relationship with you are: name, e-mail, telephone, fax, address, as well as other personal data that you can provide us directly and that are necessary to fulfill the above mentioned purposes.

4. If you are a representative or a contact person of a supplier of HORA S.A.

4.1 Communication with you

We use your contact data in order to communicate with you, as a representative or employee of one of our suppliers, when the communication is necessary to fulfill the obligations assumed by the contract concluded with our supplier. In this case we rely on the legitimate interes to ensure that the relationship with the supplier you represent is carried out adequately.

4.2 Data processing as an obligation imposed by law

We may process some of your data in the context of providing information to state authorities, based on applicable legal provisions or to fulfill obligations imposed by law. In this case the basis of the processing is represented by the existence of a legal obligation.

In all cases the data is provided either directly by you or by the provider. The categories of data processed in this context are, in general: name, position, e-mail, telephone, fax, address, identification data, as well as other personal data provided to HORA S.A., usually by you, and which are necessary to fulfill the above mentioned purposes.

5.If you are a potential business partner or contact person or representative of a potential client or supplier of HORA S.A.

5.1 Communication with you

We process your personal data when we want to promote or offer products or services to the company whose representative or employee you are, in which case we can send you commercial communications addressed to the company you represent. We will also be able to process your personal data in order to communicate with you, in the process of concluding a contract with the company whose representative or employee you are (if you have duties in this regard), when it wants to purchse the products or our services or we wish to purchase the products or services offered by it.

In this case we rely on our legitimate interes to promote or offer products and services to or to request products and services from the company whose representative or employee you are, in which case in the commercial communication with company we address you as representative, employee, collaborator of it, respectively our legitimate interes to communicate with you as a representative or employee of the company, in the process of concluding a contract with it.

The categories of data processed in this context are, in general: name, position, e-mail, telephone, fax, address, identification data, as well as other data provided to HORA S.A., usually by you, and which are necessary to fulfill the above mentioned purposes.

6. If you are an employee of HORA S.A. or a person in practice/internship at HORA S.A.

6.1 Development of the employment relationship.

We use personal data in order to execute the individual or collective labor contract applicable in the relations between us, respectively the practice/internship agreement. In this case, the basis of the processing is represented by the execution of a contract.

6.2 Data processing as an obligation imposed by law.

It is possible for us to process some of your data in the context of providing information to state authorities, based on applicable legal provisions or to fulfill obligations imposed by law. In this case, the basis of the processing is represented by the existence of a legal obligation.

6.3 Communication with you

We use your contact details to communicate with you regarding the company’s activity and any other aspects relevant to the business. We rely, in this case, on the legitimate interest of the company to ensure the correct and complete information of the employees and the smooth running of the activity.

The categories of data processed in the context of our relationship with you are: name, e-mail address, telephone, address, personal data included in education and training details, professional qualifications, state of health, signature, brand number as well as other data with personal data that you can provide directly to us and that are necessary for the fulfillment of the above mentioned purposes.

7. If you are a job/internship applicant

We use the personal data contained in the CVs we receive to evaluate the qualifications of applicants for a position within the company, including in relation to our internship or internship program. In this case, the basis for processing is our legitimate interest.

The categories of data processed in the context of our relationship with you are: name, e-mail, telephone, fax, address, personal data included in CVs, details of education and training, professional qualifications, as well as other personal data that you can provide to us and which are necessary to fulfill the purposes mentioned above.

8. If you are a visitor to our premises:

We use your personal data to ensure the security of our premises, assets and staff. In this case, we base the processing of personal data on the legitimate interest of  HORA S.A., namely the protection of premises, assets and our personnel. The categories of data processed in this context are: your name, the series and number of the identity document, the image, the voice, the signature as well as other personal data that you can provide to us and that are necessary to fulfill the above mentioned purposes.

9. If you are a user of our website

We use the personal data we collect from you when you visit our website, www.hora-instruments.com to monitor traffic and improve the site’s content. We base this data processing activity on our legitimate interest to ensure the proper functioning of our website, as well as its improvement.

The categories of data processed in this context are: the time and date of accessing the website on the Internet and the IP address from which our website was accessed on the Internet.

Provision of personal data

In the event that certain personal data are requested from you directly, for the purposes mentioned above, please provide them to us in a correct and complete manner, otherwise there is the possibility of improper development of the relations between us.

If you provide to HORA S.A. the personal data of other natural persons, please make sure beforehand of the legality of such a disclosure and inform them, in advance, of the way to HORA S.A. intend to process their personal data as described in this privacy policy.

Disclosure of your personal data

As a general rule, we will not disclose your personal data to third parties.

However, it may be necessary to transfer your personal data to other companies within the European Economic Area (EEA).

Also, if we have concluded a contract with a service provider or contractor to provide us with services or provide a service on our behalf, they may have access to your personal data. HORA S.A. does not authorize these service providers/contractors to use or disclose your personal data except in connection with the provision of their services.

Duration of processing

We intend to keep your personal data for the duration of the contract/agreement between us, as well as thereafter, in accordance with our internal policies and legal obligations.

If the data is not collected under a contract/agreement, this data will be kept for as long as necessary to achieve the purpose of the intended data collection.

Your rights

As a data subject, the GDPR gives you a number of rights, including:

the right of access – enabling you to obtain confirmation that your personal data is being processed by us and, if so, the relevant details of such processing activities;

the right to rectification – allowing you to rectify your personal data if it is inaccurate;

the right to erasure – allowing you to obtain the erasure of your personal data in certain cases (for example, if the data is no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which it was collected);

the right to restriction of processing – allowing you to obtain the restriction of processing of your personal data, in certain cases (for example, when you dispute the accuracy of your personal data, for a period that allows us to verify this accuracy);

the right to object – allowing you to object to the further processing of your personal data under the conditions and limits established by law;

the right to data portability – allowing you to receive the personal data about you that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or to transmit this data to another data controller.

You can exercise the aforementioned rights and learn more about these rights by submitting a written request to us, at Reghin, 545300, str. Salcâmilor no. 3, by e-mail at mail@hora.ro or by phone at +40265512411.

You also have the right to file a complaint with the National Authority for the Supervision of Personal Data Processing.

We are committed to always treating your requests with the utmost care, in the shortest possible time and to ask us any questions you may have.

Versions to this privacy policy

This privacy policy is effective as of May 25, 2021.

The privacy policy can be updated whenever necessary. Any update will become applicable to you within 15 days from the publication of the new version on the website www.hora-instruments.com.

Cookies policy

Cookies Policy HORA S.A

This site collects statistical data using cookies in order to continuously improve the user experience. However, they do not reveal who you are, your name or your address. If you want to avoid all cookies, you can block them in your browser.

What are Cookies and what are they used for?

A cookie is a small data file consisting of letters and numbers, stored temporarily. A cookie contains a randomly generated ID that allows it to recognize the user’s computer and collect information about the web pages visited on a particular browser and their functions.

Cookies cannot identify who you are, your name or address. They also cannot spread viruses, spyware or other harmful programs.

Cookies can ensure a faster and easier interaction between users and websites.

Also, cookies can be used to store information about the activities carried out by the user on a certain web page, so that he can easily resume those activities on a subsequent access to the site. Cookies can tell the server which pages to show the user, so that the user does not have to remember this or restart the browsing session.

Similarly, cookies can store information about products ordered by the user on an e-commerce site.

What types of Cookies do we use?
  • Absolutely necessary cookies. They allow you to navigate our website and use its basic functions. These cookies are essential for the use of websites.
  • Functionality cookies. They are used to recognize you when you return to our site and allow us to provide you with enhanced and personalized features, such as your preferred language. These cookies collect anonymous information and cannot track your browsing on other websites. The expiration period of these cookie files can be a maximum of 1 year.
  • Analytical and statistical cookie files. These allow us to recognize and count users and to collect information about how our website is used (for example, pages opened most often). This helps us improve the way our website works, for example by making sure you can easily find what you’re looking for. The expiration period of these cookie files can be a maximum of 2 years.
  •     The hora-instruments.com site uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google. Google Analytics uses cookies to help a particular website analyze how that website is used. Google collects this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports for website operators and providing other services related to website activity. The expiration period of these cookie files can be a maximum of 2 years.
  • Marketing cookie files. They record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have accessed. The information received is used to offer promotions or advertisements as relevant to you as possible. The expiration period of these cookie files is a maximum of 6 months.
Do cookies contain personal data?

Cookies themselves do not require personal information to be used and, in most cases, do not personally identify Internet users. Personal data collected through the use of Cookies can only be collected to facilitate certain functionalities for the user. This data is encrypted in a way that makes it impossible for unauthorized persons to access it.

How can the use of Cookies be limited?

Limiting the use of Cookies or deleting them may affect certain functionalities of the web page. If you still want to delete them, the “Help” section of the browser you use should provide instructions on how to locate the file or directory that stores cookies. You can withdraw your consent to cookies at any time. If you wish to remove the cookies stored on your devices and configure your web browser to refuse cookies, you can access the preferences settings in your web browser. You will usually find cookie settings in the “Options”, “Tools” or “Preferences” menus of the web browser you are using. Depending on web browsers, various means can be used to disable cookies. For more information, please visit the website corresponding to your browser:

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