January 2026
Este documento em Português
Privacy Notice
This Privacy Notice outlines how Halotrope – Heat & Light (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, protects, and discloses personal data when you use our website, halotrope.com.
We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data in an open and transparent manner, in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) 2016/679.
Identity and Contact Details of the Data Controller
The data controller responsible for the processing of your personal data is:
Halotrope – Heat & Light, 4490-680 Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal. If you need to contact us regarding privacy issues, please do so via our administrative email address.
What Personal Data We Collect
| Type | Examples | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Identity Data | Name, title, institution | Consent / legitimate Interests / correspondence |
| Contact Data | Email address, telephone number, address | Consent / correspondence |
| Technical Data (Completely anonymised) | Browser type and version, time zone setting, operating system, network location | Security, website improvement, traffic analysis |
Purposes and Legal Basis for Processing
All purposes for collecting data, such as described above, are basically: consent, communication, website security, traffic analysis and, potentially, legal precaution. There is no commercial exploration of any data whatsoever.
Personal data is only collected when you willingly provide it, mostly for the purposes of correspondence. Automatically retrieved data comprises technical data and is completely anonymised, and can never be traced back to you personally.
The purposes for collecting data may be changed in the future. Be sure to check back again if there are any changes to the website.
Who We Share Your Data With
As of this moment, we do not share any data with any third party, however, if such need arises you will be contacted by email for written consent.
International Data Transfer
As of this moment, there is no foreseeable reason for transferring any personal data outside the European Economic Area (EEA), however, if such need arises you will be contacted by email for written consent.
Data Retention
We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.
To determine the appropriate retention period for personal data, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure, and the purposes for which we process your personal data.
Your Data Protection Rights (GDPR)
Under the GDPR, you have:
- Right of Information: The right to be informed about how your data is processed (this notice serves that purpose).
- Right of Access: The right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to Rectification: The right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Right to Erasure (‘Right to be Forgotten’): The right to request that we delete your personal data under certain circumstances.
- Right to Restrict Processing: The right to request that we temporarily halt the processing of your data.
- Right to Data Portability: The right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
- Right to Object: The right to object to processing based on legitimate interests or direct marketing.
- Rights in Relation to Automated Decision Making and Profiling: The right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing.
- Right to Withdraw Consent: Where we rely on consent as the legal basis for processing, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.
Cookies
This website uses cookies. Please refer to our separate Cookie Policy for detailed information on how we use cookies, the types of cookies we use, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.
Links to Other Websites
Our website halotrope.com may contain links to other websites, which are not under our control. We are not responsible for the content of these websites nor how they use personal data. We recommend you familiarize yourself with the privacy policy of every website that you visit, if such policy exists.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this website’s Privacy Policy periodically. Each time an update is made, the new Privacy Notice will be published on this page, with the effective date referenced at the top of the page. As a general rule, you should check the Privacy and Cookie Policies for changes whenever you identify new features on this website.
Feedback and final clauses
You can contact the administration of halotrope.com regarding any questions related to this privacy policy. If you do not agree with this privacy policy, we strongly advise you not to visit this website.
