Privacy Policy

Privacy & Cookie Policy

 

This website is provided by Horizon (GP) Limited (“Horizon”). Horizon (GP) Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 739413) and is registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (Reg ref ZA150045).

 

When we refer to “personal information” in this privacy policy, we mean information, which identifies you as an individual, or is capable of doing so. We may hold and use data about you in your capacity as a consumer, business customer, individual, as a shareholder, or any other capacity in which you may visit our websites. Please read this privacy policy carefully. By clicking ‘accept’ and continuing to visit any of our websites or use of any of our Conduct, you indicate your agreement to our use of your personal information as set out in this privacy policy

 

What information do we collect about you?

 

We collect information about you when you become our client, apply to use any of our services or contact us in person, by telephone, by e-mail or by post. When you access or use our websites, website usage information is collected using cookies.

 

How will we use your information?

 

We collect information about you for the following reasons: to process an application to use our services; to verify your identity to help prevent money laundering and financial crime; to help protect your information and prevent unauthorised access to your information; and to help to improve the services we provide to you. We may use, collect and share your information (including but not limited to, information from cookies, log files, location data, and usage data) with businesses that are legally within the Horizon group of companies, or that become part of that group ("affiliates") in order to facilitate the objectives listed above. However, your personal information will not be shared between different companies within our group of companies unless you have consented to this or unless this is necessary for the provision of services to you. Information will be shared with third parties where this is necessary to enable us to provide our services to you or to allow us to comply with our legal or regulatory obligations.

 

Third parties with whom we will share your information and the reasons for this are as follows:

 

Brokers and other agents or intermediaries - We share information with brokers and other agents or intermediaries, consultants and service providers in order to carry out the purchase and sale of investments on your behalf and to ensure we can provide and maintain the provision of services to you.

 

The Financial Conduct Authority and other regulators - The Financial Conduct Authority, other regulatory bodies and some government agencies have a legal right to access the information we hold. We have a legal obligation to disclose information we hold to such bodies.

 

Our professional advisers - Our appointed auditors, accountants, lawyers and other professional advisers sometimes require access to the information we hold in order to advise us.

 

Access to your information and correction

 

You have the right to request a copy of the information that we hold about you. If you would like a copy of some or all of the personal information we hold about you please contact us using the contact details on our website. We want to make sure that your personal information is accurate and up-to-date. You may ask us to correct or remove information you think is inaccurate.

 

How we protect your personal information

 

We take appropriate security measures (including physical, electronic and procedural measures) to help safeguard your personal information from unauthorised access and disclosure. For example, only authorised employees are permitted to access personal information, and they may do so only for permitted business functions. In addition, we use firewalls to help prevent unauthorised persons from gaining access to your personal information.