📄 Privacy Policy — solMaxys

1. Introduction

Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy describes how solMaxys and its applications and websites collect, use and protect user information. By using our services (applications or websites), you agree to the terms described here.

2. Covered Applications

This policy applies to all applications developed by solMaxys, including but not limited to:

• solmaxys.pt – Institutional website and application support
• Horizound – Online radio streaming and podcast application
• Future applications and services developed by solMaxys

3. Data Collected

Our applications and websites do not directly collect personal data (such as name, email or precise location). However, some integrated third-party services may collect technical data, automatically and anonymously, for operational and statistical purposes:

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to improve user experience, measure performance and display advertising. Some of these technologies are managed by external partners, such as Google.

• Google AdSense (Google LLC) — displays ads on the website and may use cookies and identifiers to show personalized or non-personalized advertising, according to user consent.
• Google AdMob (Google LLC) — serves ads and may use device identifiers, cookies or usage data to display personalized or non-personalized advertising.
• Google Analytics for Firebase (optional, if used) — collects anonymous usage metrics to improve application experience.

You may choose to disable personalized ads or withdraw consent for data collection in the privacy settings of the applications themselves.

4. Consent and GDPR Compliance

The solMaxys website and applications use Google's Consent Management Platform (CMP), which presents a privacy message to users in the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom and Switzerland. This message allows you to accept or refuse the use of cookies and personalized advertising, in compliance with GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive.

Users can review or change their advertising consent at any time through the "Manage privacy preferences" button, if available on the site or in the applications.

5. Data Sharing

The collected data is processed only by the services mentioned above. It is not sold, rented or shared with third parties outside these platforms.

6. Security

We adopt reasonable measures to protect information processed through our applications. However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure.

The solmaxys.pt website uses secure connection (HTTPS) and valid SSL certification to protect data transmission between the user and the server.

7. External Links

Our applications may include links to third-party websites or streams (e.g. online radios, websites). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these sites.

8. User Rights

According to GDPR, users have the right to:

• request access, rectification or deletion of data processed by third parties;
• withdraw consent at any time;
• file a complaint with the data protection authority of your country.

To exercise any of these rights regarding data processed by Google, see:
👉 https://policies.google.com/privacy
👉 In Portugal, the supervisory authority is the National Data Protection Commission (CNPD).

9. Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or about how our applications work, you can contact us through:

📧 gdpr@solmaxys.pt or through our contact form.

10. Changes

This Policy may be updated periodically. Changes will be published on this page, with a revised update date.