1. Data We Collect

In the course of our activities, we may collect the following categories of personal data:

• Identification Data: Name, surname, email address, phone number, when you contact us via the website form or by email.
• Technical Data: IP address, browser type, operating system, device and connection data, as well as statistics regarding activity on the site (e.g., pages visited, time spent).
• Content Data: Any information you voluntarily provide in messages sent through the website.

We do not collect sensitive data (e.g., health data, racial or ethnic origin, religious beliefs) through this website.

2. Purposes and Legal Bases for Processing

We process your personal data for the following legitimate purposes:

• Responding to Requests: To answer your questions, quotation requests, or assistance requests, based on our legitimate interest in conducting business.
• Service Improvement: To analyze website usage and improve its functionality, security, and content, based on our legitimate interest.
• Legal Compliance: To fulfill our legal obligations, such as maintaining accounting records or responding to official requests.

Processing is based on your consent (when required and explicitly given), the necessity to perform a contract, or our legitimate interest, which does not override your fundamental rights and freedoms.

3. Cookies and Similar Technologies

The website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to function correctly and to analyze traffic.

Types of Cookies Used:

• Essential Cookies: Necessary for the basic functioning of the website (e.g., session security). These do not require consent.
• Analytics Cookies: Used to understand how the site is used (e.g., with Google Analytics). These are only activated with your consent.
• Preference Cookies: To remember your settings (e.g., preferred language).

You can manage your cookie preferences directly in your browser. Blocking certain cookies may affect the website's functionality.

4. Data Sharing with Third Parties

Your data may be shared with the following categories of third parties, only to the extent strictly necessary:

• IT Service Providers: Companies that provide us with website hosting, traffic analysis, or digital security services, who act as data processors and are contractually obligated to protect the data.
• Competent Authorities: Only when required by law or to defend our rights in court.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to third parties for marketing purposes.

International Transfers:

Data is primarily processed within the European Union/European Economic Area. If a service provider has servers in other countries, we ensure that adequate data protection safeguards are in place (e.g., European Commission adequacy decisions or Standard Contractual Clauses).

5. Your Rights

In accordance with data protection legislation, you have the following rights:

• Right of Access: You can request a copy of your personal data that we hold.
• Right to Rectification: You can request the correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Right to Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): You can request the deletion of your data, under certain conditions provided by law.
• Right to Restriction of Processing: You can request that we limit how we use your data.
• Right to Data Portability: You can receive your data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
• Right to Object: You can object to certain types of processing based on legitimate interest.
• Right to Withdraw Consent: In cases where processing is based on consent, you can withdraw your consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at the dedicated email address for data protection requests: privacy@haltsec.com. We will respond within 30 days. You have the right to lodge a complaint with the National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing.

6. Security Measures

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These include encryption, access control, security audits, and employee training. However, no digital security system is infallible, and data transmission over the internet cannot be guaranteed as 100% secure.

7. Contact for Privacy Questions

For any questions or requests related to this Privacy Policy or the processing of your personal data, you can contact the Data Protection Officer at:

• Dedicated Email: privacy@haltsec.com
• Postal Address: Aleea Decebal 8
• Phone: 0237552511 (for general inquiries; for formal data rights requests, please use email)

Please clearly specify the nature of your request so we can respond as efficiently as possible.

8. Policy Changes

We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. The updated version will be published on this page, with a clearly indicated revision date. We encourage you to check this page periodically.

Date of Last Update:

This policy was last updated on May 15, 2024.