Privacy

Privacy policy

How we handle information about you, in plain language.

Effective October 10, 2026 · Last updated October 11, 2026

Our privacy commitments

We collect the information you choose to send us, plus basic technical data needed to run and protect this website.
We use it to respond to you, quote and deliver our services, and run our business.
We don’t sell personal information, share it for targeted advertising, or use advertising cookies.
We don’t publish client imagery without the client’s permission.
You can ask to see, correct, or delete your information, wherever you live, by emailing info@horusskyworks.com.

Who we are and what this covers

Horus Skyworks (“we,” “us”) is a drone services company serving Southern California. This policy covers information we collect through horusskyworks.com, when you contact us, when we provide services, and when independent contractors work with us. It applies to individuals and to people who contact us on behalf of a business, such as our clients’ employees and our vendors. Imagery and data we capture for a client project is also governed by that project’s agreement.

Information we collect, and why

The categories below cover everything we have collected in the last 12 months. For each one: what it includes, where it comes from, why we use it, who receives it, and how long we keep it.

Contact information

Includes: Name, email address, phone number, company, and job title.
Source: You, through our quote form, email, phone, or in person.
Why we use it: Responding to you, preparing quotes, providing services, and project communication.
Who receives it: Service providers that run our email, website, and files; professional advisors.
How long we keep it: Inquiries that don’t become projects: as long as reasonably needed to follow up, then deleted. Clients: for the relationship, then as long as tax, insurance, and legal record-keeping requires.

Project information

Includes: Site location or address, the services you need, timing, access details, and files you send us.
Source: You, and people you ask us to work with.
Why we use it: Scoping, quoting, planning flights, requesting airspace authorization, and delivering services.
Who receives it: Service providers; the FAA when an authorization request requires the location; people you ask us to work with.
How long we keep it: Same as contact information.

Communications

Includes: The content of emails, messages, and notes from calls with us.
Source: You.
Why we use it: Responding to you, keeping project records, and improving our service.
Who receives it: Service providers that run our email and files; professional advisors.
How long we keep it: Same as contact information.

Device and usage information

Includes: IP address, browser and device type, pages visited, the site that referred you, and approximate location (such as country or region) derived from your IP address.
Source: Collected automatically by our hosting, security, and analytics providers, and by Google when the map on our home page loads.
Why we use it: Delivering and securing the website, blocking spam and abuse, and understanding overall site use.
Who receives it: Cloudflare (hosting, security, analytics); Google, for the embedded map.
How long we keep it: As set by those providers, generally short-term and in aggregated form.

Aerial imagery

Includes: Photos, video, and thermal or multispectral imagery captured for client projects. It can incidentally include people, vehicles, license plates, or neighboring property.
Source: Our flights.
Why we use it: Delivering the project to the client who commissioned it, and keeping project records.
Who receives it: The commissioning client and anyone they direct us to share it with.
How long we keep it: As set by the project agreement, or as long as needed to support the client and our records.

Business and payment records

Includes: Billing contacts, quotes, invoices, and payment records.
Source: You, and our accounting and payment providers.
Why we use it: Billing, accounting, taxes, and insurance.
Who receives it: Accounting and payment providers; accountants, insurers, and government agencies as required.
How long we keep it: As long as tax, accounting, and legal requirements call for.

Contractor and applicant information

Includes: For pilots and other independent contractors who work with us or apply to: contact details, FAA certificate and training records, insurance certificates, payment details, and tax forms (W-9), which include a taxpayer identification number.
Source: You.
Why we use it: Evaluating and engaging contractors, confirming certifications and insurance, paying you, and tax reporting.
Who receives it: Accountants and payroll or tax providers, insurers, and government agencies such as the IRS as required.
How long we keep it: As long as tax, insurance, and legal requirements call for.

Sensitive information. The only sensitive personal information we collect is the taxpayer identification number on a contractor’s W-9 form. We use it only for tax reporting and as the law requires, never to infer anything about you. Please don’t send us Social Security, driver’s license, or financial account numbers through this website.

Other uses. We also use information as needed to keep this website secure and free of abuse, to comply with law and respond to legal process or aviation authorities, and to protect people and property. We don’t use it for automated decisions that have legal or similarly significant effects on anyone.

We share information only as needed to run our business:

Service providers who work on our behalf under contract and may use it only to serve us: Cloudflare (website hosting, security, spam protection, and analytics), Resend (delivers contact-form messages to our inbox), Google Workspace (business email and file storage), and our accounting and payment providers.
Pilots and contractors who fly or support a project, limited to what they need for that project and under a written agreement.
Professional advisors such as our insurers, accountants, and attorneys.
People you ask us to work with, such as your licensed land surveyor, engineer, or contractor.
The client who commissioned a project, who receives the imagery and data we capture for it.
Legal and safety reasons: to comply with law or legal process, respond to government or aviation authorities, or protect people and property.
Business changes: if our business is sold or reorganized, information may transfer to the new owner under this policy.
With your consent, for any other purpose.

We don’t sell or share your information

We don’t sell personal information, and we don’t share it for cross-context behavioral (targeted) advertising, as those terms are defined under California law. We haven’t done either in the last 12 months, and that includes information about anyone under 16. We don’t offer financial incentives in exchange for personal information.

Cookies, analytics, and online tracking

Our website doesn’t use advertising or tracking cookies.
We use Cloudflare Web Analytics, which counts visits without cookies and without building profiles of individual visitors. Cloudflare may also use strictly necessary security technologies, including Turnstile on our quote form, to tell people from bots.
The Service Areas section of our home page shows an interactive map provided by Google. When it loads, Google may collect your IP address and usage information and may set cookies, as described in Google’s Privacy Policy.
Other than Google through that map, we don’t allow third parties to collect personal information about your online activities over time and across different websites when you use our site.

Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control

Some browsers send “Do Not Track” or Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals. We don’t track visitors across websites, sell personal information, or share it for targeted advertising, so there’s nothing for these signals to switch off, and our practices don’t change in response to them. If we ever start activities these signals apply to, we’ll honor GPC as a valid request to opt out and update this policy first.

Aerial imagery and privacy

We fly under FAA rules and California law, and we plan each flight to capture the client’s site, not its surroundings.
We don’t intentionally record people in private settings, and we don’t use imagery to identify individuals.
We don’t publish client imagery, in our portfolio or anywhere else, without the client’s permission.
If you believe our imagery shows you or your property and you’d like it reviewed, blurred, or removed where possible, contact us at info@horusskyworks.com.

How long we keep information

We keep each category of information only as long as described under Information we collect, and why. In deciding how long that is, we consider why we collected it, whether you’re an active client, our tax, insurance, and legal obligations, and whether the information is needed to resolve disputes or support a project. When we no longer need it, we delete it or make it anonymous.

How we protect information

We use encrypted connections (HTTPS) for this website, two-step verification on our business accounts, and limited, need-to-know access to client, contractor, and project information. Tax forms are stored with restricted access. No system is perfectly secure, but we work to protect what you share with us, and if a breach affects your personal information, we’ll notify you as California law and other applicable laws require.

Your privacy rights

Wherever you live, you can ask us to:

Know and access the personal information we have about you, including the categories, where it came from, why we use it, and who we share it with, and get a copy in a commonly used format.
Correct information that’s inaccurate.
Delete information about you, subject to records the law requires us to keep.
Opt out of the sale or sharing of your information, and limit the use of sensitive information. We don’t do any of these things, but you can still tell us not to, and we’ll record your choice.

No discrimination: we won’t deny you service, charge you a different price, or treat you differently for exercising your privacy rights.

How to make a request

Email info@horusskyworks.com with “Privacy request” in the subject line.

Verification: to protect your information, we’ll confirm your identity by matching details you give us with what we already have, usually by replying to the email address on file. We’ll use those details only to verify your request. You don’t need an account with us to make a request.

Timing: we’ll confirm we received your request within 10 business days and respond within 45 calendar days. If we need more time, up to another 45 days, we’ll tell you why. Requests are free; we may decline requests that are clearly unfounded or excessive and will explain why.

Authorized agents: someone you authorize, including a business registered with the California Secretary of State, can make a request for you with your signed permission. We may still ask you to confirm your identity or the permission directly with us.

Appeals: if we decline your request, you can ask us to reconsider by replying to our decision. We’ll respond to an appeal within 45 days. If we deny your appeal, you can contact your state attorney general.

State privacy notices

Some state laws require specific notices. The rights described above already apply to everyone; this section adds what particular states require.

California residents

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CCPA) and the California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA), California residents have the right to know, delete, correct, opt out of the sale or sharing of, and limit the use of sensitive personal information, and the right not to be discriminated against for using these rights. You can use them as described under How to make a request.

Disclosures for the last 12 months: we collected the categories listed under Information we collect, and why, from the sources and for the purposes listed there, and disclosed them for business purposes only to the recipients listed there. We did not sell or share personal information.
Notice at collection: our quote form includes a short notice of what we collect and why, with a link to this policy.
Shine the Light (Civil Code § 1798.83): we don’t disclose personal information to third parties for their own direct marketing.

Residents of other states

Several other states give residents rights similar to those above, including the right to appeal a decision about a request. We honor those rights for everyone, as described in this policy.

Children’s privacy

Our website and services are meant for businesses and adults. We don’t knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 16. If you believe a child has sent us information, contact us and we’ll delete it.

Emails and text messages

We email you to respond to inquiries and about projects you’ve hired us for. We don’t send marketing emails unless you ask to receive them, and any we send will include an unsubscribe link and our mailing address. We don’t send marketing text messages.

Other websites

Our site links to other websites, such as Google Maps. Their privacy practices are their own, so review their policies before sharing information with them.

Other formats and languages

If you need this policy in another format, such as large print or read aloud over the phone, or in another language, contact us and we’ll provide it. See our Accessibility statement for more.

Changes to this policy

When we update this policy, we’ll change the dates at the top of this page. If we make a significant change to how we use personal information, we’ll post a notice on this website before the change takes effect.

Contact us

Horus Skyworks
Serving Southern California
Email: info@horusskyworks.com