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We are committed to protecting your privacy while using electricities.com.
This policy describes the ways that personally identifiable and
anonymous information about our users is gathered, our information
sharing practices, and how users may request changes to the way this
information
is shared.
Information Collection
ElectriCities is the sole owner of the information collected on electricities.com.
ElectriCities collects information from our users at several different points
on our Web site.
Registration
Users are not required to register in order to use the site.
In order to receive email notifications of news stories, a user
must first complete the email list registration form. During
registration a user is required to give contact information (such
as name and email address). We use this information to contact
the user about services on our site for which he has expressed
interest. It is necessary for the user to provide unique identifiers
(such as name, member city, position title) so we can properly
fulfill requests.
Order Form
We request information from the user on our order form. A user
must provide contact information only (such as name, email, and
shipping address). This information is used to fill customer’s
orders. If we have trouble processing an order, the information
is used to contact the user.
Contact Form
A user may provide contact information (such as name, email, and
telephone number) on our contact form when making comments or asking questions.
This information is used to respond to the user in addressing their questions
or concerns.
Information Use
Log Files and Cookies
Like most standard Web site servers we use log files and cookies
for the purpose of analyzing user trends and FOR THAT PURPOSE ONLY. This
includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service
provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp,
and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s
movement in the aggregate, and gather broad demographic information
for aggregate use. IP addresses, etc. are not linked to personally identifiable
information.
Communications from the Site
News Updates
If a user wishes to subscribe to our news update email list, we
ask for contact information such as name and email address. Out
of respect for our users privacy we provide a way to opt-out of
these communications. Please see the Choice and Opt-out sections.
Service Announcements
On rare occasions it is necessary to send out a strictly service
related announcement. For instance, if our service is temporarily
suspended for maintenance we might send users an email. Generally,
users may not opt-out of these communications, though they can
ask for their name to be removed from our communications list thus
eliminating any future contact from us. Please be advised, however,
that these communications are not promotional in nature.
Customer Service
We communicate with users on a regular basis to provide requested
services and in regards to issues relating to their account we
reply via email or phone, in accordance with the user’s wishes.
Sharing
Legal Disclaimer
Though we make every effort to preserve user privacy, we may need
to disclose personal information when required by law wherein
we have a good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with
a current
judicial proceeding, a court order or legal process served on
our Web site.
Aggregate Information (non-personally identifiable)
We share aggregated demographic information with our partners
and advertisers. [Describe the sharing practices of what your
site
does, but be specific in your relationship with these third parties.]
This is not linked to any personally identifiable information.
Third Party Intermediaries
We use outside shipping companies to ship orders. These companies
do not retain, share, store or use personally identifiable information
for any secondary purposes.
Business Transitions
In the event ElectriCities goes through a business transition,
such as a merger, being acquired by another company, or selling
a portion of its assets, users’ personal information will,
in most instances, be part of the assets transferred.
Links
This Web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we, ElectriCities,
are not responsible for the privacy practices of other such sites.
We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and
to read the privacy statements
of each and every Web site that collects personally identifiable
information. This privacy statement applies solely to information
collected by this web
site.
Security
We take reasonable precautions to protect our users’ information.
All of our users’ information is restricted in our offices. Only employees
who need the information to perform a specific job are granted
access to personally identifiable information. Our employees must
use password-protected screen-savers when they leave their desk. When they
return, they
must re-enter
their password to re-gain access to user information. Furthermore,
ALL employees are kept up-to-date on our security and privacy practices.
Finally, the
servers that store personally identifiable information are in a
secure environment, in a locked facility.
If users have any questions about the security at our Web site,
users can send an email to the webmaster.
Correcting/Updating/Deleting/Deactivating Personal Information
If a user’s personally identifiable information changes (such as
zip code, phone, email or postal address), or if a user no longer
desires our service, we provide a way to correct, update or delete/deactivate
users’ personally
identifiable information. This can usually be done by emailing
the webmaster.
Notification of Changes
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes to
this privacy statement, the homepage, and other places we deem
appropriate so our users are always aware of what information we
collect, how we use
it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it.
If, however, we are going to use users’ personally identifiable information
in a manner different from that stated at the time of collection
we will notify users via email.
Contact Information
If users have any questions or suggestions regarding our privacy policy,
please contact us.
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