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Cookie Policy

Last updated: 20 November 2025

This Cookie Policy explains how Mark Berkovics, trading as “Horizons Edge” / “Horizons Edge AI” (“Horizons Edge”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on the website horizonsedgeai.com (the “Website”).

This Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which explains how we process personal data and describes your rights under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).

 
1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, smartphone) when you visit a website. Cookies may serve various purposes, such as enabling website functionality, improving performance, analysing usage or delivering personalised advertisements.

Cookies may be:

  • Session cookies – removed when you close your browser

  • Persistent cookies – remain stored for a set period

  • First-party cookies – placed by the website you visit

  • Third-party cookies – placed by external services (e.g., analytics, social media, embedded content)

We may also use similar technologies such as web beacons, pixels, local storage, or scripts.

 
2. Who is the data controller?

The controller responsible for the placement of cookies and processing of personal data through the Website is:

Mark Berkovics – Horizons Edge / Horizons Edge AI
Camí de Vallvidrera al Tibidabo 5
08017 Barcelona
Spain
Email: [email protected]

 
3. How we use cookies

The Website uses cookies for the following purposes:

A. Strictly necessary cookies (no consent required)

These cookies are essential for the operation of the Website and cannot be disabled. They include:

  • Cookies necessary for core WordPress and Elementor functionality

  • Security or session cookies required by the hosting platform (Bluehost) or CDN (e.g., Cloudflare) to protect the Website

  • Cookies required to load pages properly, manage caching or maintain performance

These cookies do not store personally identifiable information unless necessary for security.


B. Preferences / functional cookies (consent required)

These cookies enable enhanced functionality or personalization, such as:

  • Remembering user settings or preferences

  • Improving load times via caching plugins

As of now, we do not intentionally use functional cookies apart from those that WordPress or Elementor may set by default.


C. Analytics / statistics cookies (consent required)

These cookies help us understand how visitors use the Website. They may track:

  • Which pages are visited

  • Time spent on pages

  • Clicks, scrolling, device type, browser type

Currently, we do not use analytics tools.
In the future, we may use:

  • Google Analytics 4 (GA4)

  • Privacy-friendly analytics platforms (e.g., Plausible, Matomo, Fathom)

Analytics cookies will only be activated after you give consent via the cookie banner.


D. Marketing / targeting cookies (consent required)

These cookies allow us or third parties (e.g., social platforms) to deliver relevant advertising and measure its effectiveness.

Right now, we do not use advertising cookies.

In the future, we may use:

  • LinkedIn Insight Tag (likely, given your audience)

  • Meta / Facebook Pixel

  • Google Ads remarketing tags

  • Email marketing platforms that set cookies (e.g., for newsletter tracking)

Marketing cookies will only be set after your explicit consent.

 
4. Third-party cookies and links

Some features on the Website may link to third-party services that set their own cookies.

Calendly

We do not embed Calendly on the Website, but clicking our Calendly booking link will take you to Calendly’s own website, which uses cookies. Calendly is responsible for cookies on its own website. We encourage you to review Calendly’s cookie and privacy policies.


Social Media Links

We provide links to our social media accounts (LinkedIn, YouTube). Visiting those platforms may result in cookies being set by the respective platform, based on their own policies.


Embedded content (future use)

If in the future we embed YouTube videos, Vimeo videos, maps, or social feeds, those providers may set cookies (often for analytics or tracking) once you load their content.
We will ensure that such cookies are only loaded after your consent.

 
5. Cookie durations

Unless otherwise stated by the cookie banner (which always shows the most up-to-date durations), we follow these general retention periods:

  • Strictly necessary cookies: session-based or short retention (typically only until browser is closed)

  • Preference cookies: up to 6–12 months

  • Analytics cookies: typically 12–24 months depending on provider (e.g. GA4 defaults)

  • Marketing cookies: typically 12–24 months, depending on the platform

All durations are shown in your cookie consent banner, which dynamically reflects the actual cookies in use.

 
6. How to manage cookies
A. Via our cookie banner

When you first visit the Website, you will see a cookie consent banner that allows you to:

  • Accept all cookies

  • Reject non-essential cookies

  • Customize your preferences (enable/disable each category)

Non-essential cookies (analytics, marketing, functional that are not required) will be disabled by default until you give consent.

You can change or withdraw your consent at any time by clicking “Cookie settings” (usually found in the footer of our Website).


B. Via your browser settings

You can also control or block cookies through your web browser. Methods vary by browser, but typically include:

  • Viewing and deleting stored cookies

  • Blocking cookies from specific websites

  • Blocking all cookies

  • Setting notifications for cookie usage

Blocking cookies may impact Website functionality.


C. Opt-out of third-party services

Some providers offer their own opt-out tools. Examples:

 
7. Legal basis for using cookies

Under GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive:

  • Strictly necessary cookies may be used without consent because they are required for the Website to function (Article 5(3) ePrivacy; Article 6(1)(f) GDPR – legitimate interests).

  • All other cookies (analytics, marketing, functional) require the user’s freely-given, informed, explicit consent before being activated (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR).

If a user rejects non-essential cookies, we respect that choice.

 
8. International data transfers

Some third-party cookie providers (such as Google, LinkedIn, Calendly, or cloud/CDN providers) may transfer data outside the European Economic Area.
When such transfers occur, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place, such as:

  • Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs)

  • Adequacy decisions (if applicable)

  • Additional measures required by GDPR

Details are available in our Privacy Policy or upon request.

 
9. Updates to this Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect:

  • Changes to cookies used

  • Introduction of new tools (e.g., analytics, marketing pixels)

  • Changes in legal requirements

  • Changes in the Website’s functionality

The updated version will be posted on this page and marked with a revised “Last updated” date.

 
10. Contact us

If you have any questions or concerns about our use of cookies, please contact us at:

Email: [email protected]
Postal address:
Mark Berkovics – Horizons Edge / Horizons Edge AI
Camí de Vallvidrera al Tibidabo 5
08017 Barcelona
Spain