Privacy Policy

This privacy policy informs you about the processing of personal data in connection with our website and our advisory services, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR).

Data Controller

HWC GmbHRößlergasse 9/3/421230 Vienna, Austriaoffice@horizon-wings.com

Categories of Personal Data

When you visit our website, the following data may be processed automatically: IP address, browser type and version, operating system, referrer URL, time of access, and pages viewed. This data is used solely for the technical operation and security of the website.

When you contact us via email or through our contact page, we process the personal data you provide — typically name, email address, organisation, and the content of your inquiry.

Purposes and Legal Bases

Personal data is processed for the following purposes:

Provision and security of the website

Legal basis: Article 6(1)(f) GDPR — legitimate interest in operating a secure and functional website.

Responding to inquiries and managing client relationships

Legal basis: Article 6(1)(b) GDPR — performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures.

Compliance with legal obligations

Legal basis: Article 6(1)(c) GDPR — including commercial and tax retention obligations.

Data Retention

Personal data is retained only as long as necessary for the purposes described above, or as required by statutory retention periods (typically seven years under Austrian commercial and tax law for business correspondence).

Website log data is retained for a maximum of thirty days unless retention is required for security incident investigation.

Recipients

Personal data is not transferred to third parties unless required by law or necessary for the performance of our services. Where external service providers (such as hosting providers) process data on our behalf, this is governed by data processing agreements pursuant to Article 28 GDPR.

International Transfers

Personal data is processed primarily within the European Economic Area. Any transfer to third countries is conducted in accordance with Chapter V GDPR, including adequacy decisions or appropriate safeguards.

Your Rights

Under the GDPR, you have the right to:

  • Access information about personal data we hold about you (Article 15)
  • Request correction of inaccurate data (Article 16)
  • Request deletion of your data (Article 17)
  • Request restriction of processing (Article 18)
  • Object to processing (Article 21)
  • Data portability (Article 20)

To exercise these rights, contact us at office@horizon-wings.com.

Right to Lodge a Complaint

You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Austrian Data Protection Authority (Datenschutzbehörde, www.dsb.gv.at) if you believe the processing of your personal data violates the GDPR.

Cookies

This website does not use tracking cookies, analytics cookies, or third-party tracking technologies. Only essential technical cookies necessary for the basic operation of the website are used.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The current version is always available on this page.