Privacy Principals
We are committed to maintaining the privacy of stockholders and to safeguarding our non-public personal information. The following information is provided to help you understand what personal information we collect, how we protect that information and why, in certain cases, we may share information with select other parties.
Generally, we do not receive any nonpublic personal information relating to our stockholders, although certain nonpublic personal information of our stockholders may become available to us. We do not disclose any nonpublic personal information about our stockholders or former stockholders, except as permitted by law or as is necessary in order to service stockholder accounts (for example, to a transfer agent or third party administrator).
We restrict access to nonpublic personal information about our stockholders to our Advisor’s employees with a legitimate business need for the information. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards designed to protect the nonpublic personal information of our stockholders.
Use of Personal Information Which We Collect
If you e-mail us for information, we may ask you to voluntarily provide us with personal information including your name, e-mail address and mailing address so that we may contact you to respond to your comments, questions, or requests for information. Aside from a reply to an e-mail received by us, it is not our intent to contact you unless you request particular information, participate in our online promotions or opt-in to receive future information as described below.
If you contact us via our CONTACT US link on HorizonTechFinance.com, you may be asked to voluntarily provide personal information including your first name and e-mail address so that we may contact you to respond to your comments, questions or requests for information by you. Aside from a reply to an e-mail received by us, it is not our intent to contact you unless you request particular information. Although we may retain your contact information in our database, we will use it only to respond to your requests.
We may use Google Analytics or other third party analytic tools to analyze user behavior which allows us to measure consumer interest in the various areas of our Website for product and Website development purposes. These third party analytic tools tell us aggregate and collected information such as, how the site was accessed and how long visitors stayed. This information is used for our own internal purposes to improve the content of this Website, to enhance users’ experience when visiting our Website, and to customize the content and/or layout of our pages. All information of user behavior described herein will be recorded on a group basis, and such analysis may be shared with our Website development consultants. This information is aggregated and not personally identifiable. To learn more about Google Analytics and how it uses your data, please visit http://www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html.
Links to or From Other Web Sites
The HorizonTechFinance.com Website and social media applications may contain links to other websites. Horizon Technology Finance has no control over and assumes no responsibility or liability for the privacy practices of these websites. You should review the privacy policies of each website you visit. It is our policy to try to link only with sites that share our views on privacy. Nevertheless, we are not responsible for the content or information collection policies of other sites. If you visit another site, you should review their privacy and other policies.
How HorizonTechFinance.com Uses Cookies
Like many other commercial sites, our site may utilize a standard technology called a “cookie” to collect information about how our site is used. Cookies were designed to help a Website recognize a user’s browser as a previous visitor and thus save and remember any preferences that may have been set while the user was previously browsing the site. Our cookie cannot retrieve any other data from your hard drive or pass on a computer virus. Our Website may use cookies to enhance your visit. Cookies can securely store a user’s password, personalize home pages, identify which parts of a site have been visited or keep track of your preferences. Our cookies may collect a domain name and track a path through our Web pages. We only use cookies to gather the information indicated in this policy and do not use cookies to gather personal identifying information about you without your consent. Most browsers include an option to clear existing cookies or reject new ones. If you elect to do this, portions of this website may not function as intended.
Disclosure To Third Parties
Except as specified herein, we do not share personal information about you with any third party without your permission and we do not allow third parties to collect personally identifiable information from users on this website.
Social Media Applications
You may have the opportunity to utilize applications on third party social media websites and services like Facebook through an application on our Facebook page. Consequently, your Personal Information may be shared with that third party social media service provider and they may share data with us. In the event that you choose to provide your information to a third party social media service provider, your information will be governed by the policies of those service providers. We don’t exercise control over third party social media service providers. Those service providers may place their own cookies or other files on your computer, solicit personal information from you and follow different rules regarding the use of the information you submit to them. We encourage you to read the privacy policies or statements of the other websites you visit.
Short Message Service (SMS) Privacy
We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. When you sign up for our SMS service, you agree to receive text messages from us. We will only use your mobile number to send you relevant and timely messages about our products, services, offers, and events. You can opt out of receiving these messages at any time by replying STOP to any message or contacting us at info@horizontechfinance.com.
We will not share or sell your mobile number or any other personal information with third parties for the purpose of marketing or promotion. This excludes the data that you provide when you opt in to our SMS service and give your consent to receive our messages. We will ensure that they comply with our privacy policy and applicable laws.
We may also disclose your personal information if required by law, regulation, court order, or legal process. We will notify you of any such disclosure unless prohibited by law.
By using our SMS service, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this privacy policy and agree to its terms. If you have any questions or concerns about how we handle your personal information, please contact us at info@horizontechfinance.com.
Contacting Us Regarding Your Personal Information
Questions regarding this Terms of Use Policy, the accuracy of your personal information, the use of the information or any other questions regarding this Website may be directed to:
Horizon Technology Finance
312 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, CT
06032
This Terms of Use Policy is subject to change at our discretion. All changes will be posted as soon as they go into effect.