INFORMATION COLLECTED AND HOW COMPANY USES THAT INFORMATION
Personally Identifiable Information
We may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information, which is information that could reasonably be used to identify you personally (such as your name, address, e-mail address and telephone number) on various pages of the Web Site, such as when you request a consultation or otherwise contact us. Providing us with information about yourself is voluntary, but if you choose not to provide certain information you may not be able to take advantage of all of the Web Site’s features.
We may also receive information about you from other sources, such as our third party suppliers. We may combine the information we receive from those other sources with information that we collect through the Web Site. In those cases, we will apply this Privacy Policy to any personally identifiable information received.
Company may use your personally identifiable information to provide you with requested information or services, to contact you in connection with your scheduled appointment for an in-house estimate, to process your application for employment and prepare governmental and internal statistical reports, or for other purposes disclosed when you provide your information. We may use your information for internal business purposes, such as to improve the Web Site and our business strategies, or to serve specific content to you. We may also contact you regarding any problems or questions we have relating to your use of the Web Site, or, in our discretion, notify you of changes to our Privacy Policy or other policy or terms that affect you or your use of the Web Site.
Please note that information submitted to the Web Site via a “contact us,” or other similar e-mail address or form will not necessarily receive a response. We will not use the information provided to these e-mail addresses or forms for marketing purposes unrelated to your request, unless otherwise disclosed at the time you provide your information.
The Web Site is not directed to children younger than 13, and Company does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children younger than 13. If Company discovers that a person younger than 13 has provided the Web Site with personally identifiable information, Company will delete that personally identifiable information.
Non-Personally Identifiable Information and IP Address
When you visit or download information from this Web Site, our web servers automatically collect certain non-personally identifying information that describes how our visitors use the Web Site. It can include the number and frequency of visitors to each web page and the length of their stays, browser type, referrer data that identifies the web page visited prior and subsequent to visiting the Web Site, and IP addresses (see below for more information on IP addresses). We also may determine the technology available in order to serve you the most appropriate version of a web page, e-mail or similar service. Our Web Site uses Google Analytics, which uses a first party cookie and JavaScript code that is stored on Google’s server, to track user traffic patterns throughout the Web Site and create overall Web Site usage and demographic statistics by reading information from each user’s browser string (information contained in every user’s browser), including the user’s domain name, browser type, and MIMI type. Company does not link the information collected by Google Analytics to any personally identifiable information you provide to the Web Site. Google Analytics gathers information and presents macro level reporting and trending not down to the individual specific personally identifiable data.
An internet protocol or IP address is a number that is assigned to your computer or network when you are on the internet. When you request pages from this Web Site, our servers may log your IP address. Company may use IP addresses for a number of purposes, such as system administration, to report aggregate information to our business partners, or to audit use of the Web Site. We may associate your IP address with the personally identifiable information you provide.
In addition, note that this Web Site’s pages or e-mail messages may contain cookies, clear gifs or similar technologies as they become available. Cookies are information files that the Web Site places on your computer to provide extended functionality. We may use cookies for a number of purposes, such as tracking usage patterns on the Web Site Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. You can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent by indicating this in the preferences or options menu in your browser. However, it is possible that some parts of this Web Site will not operate correctly if you disable cookies and you may not be able to take advantage of some of this Web Site’s features. You should consult with your browser's provider/manufacturer if you have any questions regarding disabling cookies.
A web beacon is a small graphic image that allows the party that set the web beacon to monitor and collect certain information about the viewer of the web page, web-based document or e-mail message, such as the type of browser requesting the web beacon, the IP address of the computer that the web beacon is sent to and the time the web beacon was viewed. Web beacons can be very small and invisible to the user, but, in general, any electronic image viewed as part of a web page or e-mail, including HTML based content, can act as a web beacon. Company may include web beacons in e-mail messages in order to count how many messages sent were actually opened or acted upon.
Disclosure/SHARING of Collected Information
Company may disclose non-personally identifying information, such as aggregated user statistics, to third parties. With regard to personally identifiable information, unless otherwise disclosed in this Privacy Policy or at the time you provide your information, Company will only share your personally identifiable information with third parties under the following limited circumstances:
Third parties providing services on our behalf: Company may employ other companies and individuals to perform functions on our behalf. Examples include, without limitation, hosting and administering this Web Site, sending communications on our behalf, and providing customer service. These third parties may have access to this Web Site's user information, including personally identifiable information, in order to perform these functions on our behalf.
Legal Protection: Company may transfer and disclose information about our users, including personally identifiable information (and may use IP addresses to identify users in cooperation with internet service providers or law enforcement agencies), to comply with a legal obligation, at the request of governmental authorities conducting an investigation, to verify or enforce compliance with the policies governing the Web Site and applicable laws, or to protect the legal rights, interests, or safety of the Web Site, our users or others.
Corporate change: Company reserves the right to disclose and transfer user information, including personally identifiable information, in connection with a corporate merger, consolidation, restructuring, financing, the sale of substantially all assets, or other corporate change.
Sweepstakes, Contests, and Promotions: On occasion, we may offer promotions --like sweepstakes or contests--by ourselves or in conjunction with a third party sponsor. If you choose to enter a sweepstakes, contest, or other promotion, your personally identifiable information may be disclosed to third parties in connection with the administration of such promotion, including, without limitation, in connection with winner selection, prize fulfillment, and as required by law, such as on a winners list. Winners' information, such as name, city and state may be posted on the Web Site. Also, by entering a sweepstakes or contest, you are agreeing to the official rules that govern such promotions. These rules may dictate specific obligations such as allowing the sponsor(s) of the promotion to use your name, voice, or likeness in advertising or marketing associated with a sweepstakes or contest.
EEOC/Affirmative Action Reporting: In conjunction with laws and regulations enforced by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) and similar state and local regulatory agencies, if you apply for a job with Company, we may ask you to provide us with self-identifying information (such as veteran status, gender and ethnicity). Providing such self-identifying information is voluntary, but if you do provide us with such information, we may submit that information to the EEOC, the OFCCP and similar state and local regulatory agencies for business-related purposes, including, but not limited to, responding to information requests, fulfilling regulatory reporting requirements, and defending against employment related complaints.
YOUR CHOICES
To unsubscribe from our e-mail marketing list, please follow the instructions provided at the bottom of any e-mail sent to you. We will process your request as quickly as we reasonably can, but it may not be possible to update our systems immediately. Please note that even if you choose to unsubscribe, Company reserves the right to contact you regarding any scheduled appointments or services provided or your use of the Web Site.
LINKS
The Web Site and communications sent by the Web Site may contain links that take you outside Company's service and are beyond Company's control. If you "click" on the link to a third party, the "click" takes you to a third party's web site or online content. These other web sites may set their own cookies, collect data, solicit personally identifiable information and/or have their own privacy policies.
SECURITY
Please note that even reasonable security measures do not guarantee the security of any information you transmit via the internet, including to Company. Company cannot guarantee that information it seeks to protect will be protected under all circumstances, including those beyond its reasonable control. You agree that you transmit information to Company via the Web Site at your own risk.
CONSENT TO TRANSFER
This Web Site is operated in the United States. If you are located in the European Union, Canada or elsewhere outside of the United States please be aware that any information you provide to us will be transferred to the United States. By using the Web Site or providing us with your information, you consent to this transfer.
ACCEPTANCE & PRIVACY POLICY CHANGES
By using this Web Site, you accept the privacy practices set forth this Privacy Policy. Company reserves the right to modify, alter or otherwise update this Privacy Policy at any time, and we will post any new or revised policies on the Web Site. However, Company will only use your personally identifiable information in a manner consistent with the Privacy Policy in effect at the time you submitted the information, unless you consent to the new or revised policy.
CONTACT US
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at hostmaster@empire-solar.com.
This Privacy Policy has an Effective Date of September 5, 2007.