Privacy Policy for Horologyne.com

Last Updated: April 24, 2025

Your privacy is critically important to us. At Horologyne.com, we have a few fundamental principles:

• We are thoughtful about the personal information we ask you to provide and the personal information that we collect about you.  
• We store personal information for only as long as we have a reason to keep it.
• We aim for full transparency on how we gather, use, and share your personal information.  

This Privacy Policy explains how Horologyne.com (hereinafter “we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, and discloses information that we obtain about visitors to our website, horologyne.com (the “Site”).

Information We Collect

We collect information in a few ways:

1. Information You Directly Provide to Us:
   • Personal Information: This might include your name, email address, and any other information you voluntarily provide when you subscribe to a newsletter, leave comments on articles, or contact us through forms on the Site.
   • Correspondence: Records of any correspondence when you contact us.
2. Information We Automatically Collect:
   • Log Data: Like most website operators, we collect information that web browsers, mobile devices, and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, IP address, unique device identifiers, language preference, referring site, the date and time of access, and operating system. We collect this information when you visit our Site.  
   • Usage Data: We collect information about your activity on the Site, including the pages you visit, the time spent on those pages, the links you click, and other statistics.
   • Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies and similar technologies to help us identify and track visitors, their usage of our Site, and their website access preferences. These technologies help improve your experience and allow certain features to function.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:

• To operate, maintain, and improve the Site and its content.
• To understand how you use our Site and to personalize your experience.
• To communicate with you, respond to your comments and inquiries, and provide customer support.
• To send you newsletters or promotional materials if you have subscribed (you can unsubscribe at any time).
• To monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with the Site.
• To detect, prevent, and address technical issues, fraud, or other illegal activities.
• For advertising purposes, including serving personalized ads through third-party services like Google AdSense.

Sharing Your Information

We do not sell your personal information to third parties. We may share your information with third parties in the following circumstances:  

• With Your Consent: We may share information with your explicit consent.
• Third-Party Service Providers: We may share information with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf, such as website hosting, data analysis, email delivery, and marketing assistance. These third parties are required to protect your information.  
• For Business Transfers: If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.  
• To Comply with Laws: We may disclose your information if required by law, subpoena, or other legal process, or if we have a good faith belief that disclosure is reasonably necessary to (a) respond to a legal request; (b) enforce our Terms of Service; (c) prevent fraud or other illegal activity; or (d) protect our rights, property, or safety, or that of our users or the public.  
• Aggregated or De-identified Information: We may share information that has been aggregated or de-identified so that it cannot reasonably be used to identify you.  

Third-Party Advertising (Google AdSense)

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our Site. Google AdSense uses cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our Site and other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our sites and/or other sites on the Internet.  

• Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to your website or other websites.
• Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to your users based on their visit to your sites and/or other sites on the Internet.
• Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Ads Settings. (Alternatively, you can direct users to opt out of a third-party vendor’s use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info).  

Please note that Horologyne.com does not control the cookies used by third-party advertisers.

For more information on how Google uses information from sites or apps that use their services, please visit Google’s Privacy & Terms site.  

Cookies and Your Choices

Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You can typically choose to set your browser to remove or reject browser cookies. Please note that if you choose to remove or reject cookies, this could affect the availability and functionality of the Site.  

Links to Other Websites

Our Site may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.  

Children’s Privacy

Our Site is not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under age 18 without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.  

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.  

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:  

• Through the contact form on the Site: https://horologyne.com/contact/