Privacy Policy

Heatex Eesti OÜ is committed to protecting your privacy and complying with all applicable laws and regulations regarding any personal data we may collect about you when you visit our website, heatex.ee. By using our website, you agree that we may collect and use your data in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

With this privacy policy, we would like to explain to you what information we collect, how we use it, and what your rights are regarding the protection of your information. This policy applies only to our website and its visitors and does not apply to data collected through other channels.

The controller of your data is Heatex Eesti OÜ

Email: heatex@heatex.ee

We collect and process information in accordance with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which took effect on May 25, 2018.

Data Collection and Use

What Information Do We Collect?

The information we collect includes both the information you knowingly and actively provide to us when using or participating in our services or campaigns, as well as all information that your devices send when you access our products and services.

The data we collect includes information that you have knowingly shared with us when using our services or participating in our campaigns, as well as information that your devices automatically transmit to us.

We may receive your personal information in the following ways:

  • When you place an order at the heatex.ee online store
  • When you register as a user of the heatex.ee online store
  • If you contact us by phone, email, or online chat
  • If you purchase a product on an installment plan and enter into a lease agreement
  • When you browse the heatex.ee website
  • If you provide personal information about another person who will receive the goods
  • If you make payments using online banking or another electronic payment method
  • If you comment on, like, or share a post on our social media account
  • If you subscribe to our newsletter
  • When you comment on posts on our website

Types of Data Collected

Personal Information

We will only ask you for personal information when it is necessary to provide you with a service. When you contact us or visit our website, you may share the following information with us:

  • First Name and Last Name
  • Personal Identification Number
  • Email address
  • Mailing address, country, county, city
  • Phone number
  • Your purchase history and activity in our online store
  • Chat history between you and us
  • Information About Your Web Browser and IP Address

Log Files

Our website, heatex.ee, stores log files about its visitors. The information collected may include:

  • Type of device used
  • Internet Protocol (IP) address
  • browser type
  • Internet Service Provider (ISP)
  • Date and time of the website visit
  • Number of clicks on the entry and exit pages of the website

The information contained in log files is used to analyze trends, administer the website, monitor the activities of website visitors, and collect demographic information. The information obtained is not intended to, nor does it allow for, the identification of any individual.

Cookies

Like most websites, heatex.ee also uses “cookies.” A cookie is essentially a text file that is stored on the user’s device when visiting a website. Cookies are used to determine and save preferences, regional settings, service usage options, and more.

If you wish, you can disable cookies in your browser settings, but in that case, the service provided to you may be disrupted.

Cookies are divided into persistent cookies and session cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your personal computer or mobile device even after you close your browser or shut down your computer. Session cookies, however, are deleted immediately after you close your browser.

Cookies are categorized by their purpose:

Required cookies. Session cookies, which are used to enable you to use the services offered on our website. These cookies help authenticate users and prevent malicious use of user accounts. Without these cookies, we cannot provide you with the services you request.

Notification cookies. These cookies determine whether users have accepted the use of cookies on the website.

Functional cookies. These cookies allow your browser to remember the choices you make while using the website, such as saving your login information or language preferences. The purpose of these cookies is to provide you with a more personalized experience and to avoid having to re-enter your preferences.

How We Use Data

We may use the information we collect for various purposes, including:

  • To maintain, manage, develop, personalize, and expand our website
  • To collect statistics so that we can provide better services and/or offers and understand and analyze the behavior of visitors to our website
  • To verify your identity by phone, text message, or email
  • When sending you information and requesting feedback about our services
  • To prevent fraud and protect our website
  • To allow us to stay in touch with you through our social media account
  • To enable the review of chat history in order to expedite the provision of relevant advice
  • With the goal of improving the quality of our service and offering more effective browsing solutions
  • To develop new products and services or improve their functionality
  • To ship/deliver goods, process orders, issue invoices, place orders via online banking, and confirm your order or issue a refund
  • Offers of products and services that may be of interest to you, based on your previous orders
  • To simplify and speed up our interactions with you when you contact us
  • For other purposes. For example, to analyze data, study trends, and evaluate the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns.

In what circumstances might we share your information?

  • We may share or transfer your personal information in connection with a change in ownership of our company, a merger, a sale of assets, financing, or an acquisition. We will notify you of the transfer of your personal information and of any change in the privacy policy governing such information.
  • We may share your information with our partner companies, requiring them to comply with this Privacy Policy. Our partner companies include our parent and subsidiary companies, joint venture partners, or companies that we own.
  • We may share your information with our business partners to offer you certain products, services, or promotions.
  • With your consent, we may disclose your personal information for any other purpose.
  • We are required to disclose your personal information if required by law. In good faith, we may also disclose your information to comply with a legal obligation, protect our rights or property, prevent or detect potential violations of the law related to the use of our service, and ensure the safety of our users.

Retention of Your Personal Data

The company will retain your personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes set forth in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your personal data to the extent necessary to fulfill our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), to resolve disputes, and to enforce our legal agreements and policies.

The company also retains log files for internal analysis purposes. Log files are typically retained for a shorter period of time, unless this data is used to enhance security or improve the functionality of our service, or unless we are required by law to retain this data for a longer period.

Processing of Children’s Data

None of our products or services are directed at children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect data from children under the age of 13. If we suspect that we are processing the data of a person under 13, we will remove that person from all of our databases.

Your Rights to Protect Your Data

You always have the right not to share your information with us, understanding that this may affect your experience on our website. If you decide not to share your information with us, we will not treat you any differently as a result. When you provide us with personal information, you understand that we will collect, store, use, and disclose it in accordance with this Privacy Policy. You have the right to request details about the data we collect about you.

When we receive personal information about you from a third party, we protect it in accordance with this Privacy Policy and the laws of the Republic of Estonia. If you share third-party data yourself, you confirm that you have the right and permission to do so.

Even if you have previously consented to share your personal data with us for marketing purposes, you retain the right to change your mind at any time. You always have the right to opt out of communications from us and to request that we remove your information from our databases. From time to time, we may also ask you for information to verify your identity. If you find that the information we have collected about you is inaccurate, outdated, incomplete, irrelevant, or misleading, please contact us by email at heatex@heatex.ee. We will do everything in our power to correct any inaccurate, incomplete, misleading, or outdated information.

If you believe we have violated applicable data protection laws and wish to file a complaint, please contact us using the contact information provided in this document and provide us with all the details regarding the violation. We will investigate your complaint immediately and respond to you in writing, presenting the results of the investigation and outlining the steps we will take to resolve your complaint. You also have the right to contact a regulatory authority or data protection authority.

GDPR Data Protection Rights

We want to ensure that you are aware of all your data protection rights. Every user of this website is entitled to the following:

  • Right of Access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
  • Right to Rectification—You have the right to request that we correct any data you believe to be inaccurate. You also have the right to request that we complete any data you believe to be incomplete.
  • Right to Erasure – Under certain conditions, you have the right to request that your personal data be erased.
  • Right to Restriction of Processing – Under certain conditions, you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted.
  • Right to Object to the Use of Personal Data—Under certain conditions, you have the right to object to the use of your personal data.
  • Right to Data Portability—Under certain conditions, you have the right to request that we transfer the data we have collected to a third party or directly to you.

The Security of Your Data

The security of your personal information is important to us, but please keep in mind that no method of transmitting information over the Internet or electronic storage method is 100% secure. Although we do everything we can to protect your data, we cannot guarantee its complete security.

Heatex Eesti OÜ will take all reasonable measures necessary to ensure that your data is processed securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and the laws of the Republic of Estonia. Your data will not be disclosed to any organization or country, unless there is a valid reason to do so and the security of your data is guaranteed.

Links to Other Websites

On our website, you may find links to other websites that are not owned by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be redirected to that third party’s website. We strongly recommend that you review the privacy policy of every site you visit.

We have no control over third-party websites and assume no responsibility for their content, privacy policies, services offered, or anything else.

Privacy Policy Updates

We reserve the right to make changes to this privacy policy as necessary. After updating the privacy policy, we will change the date of the update at the bottom of the document. If you continue to visit and use our website after the privacy policy has been updated, we will consider this to be your tacit consent to the changes.

Last modified on May 5, 2025