PRIVACY POLICY
Last Revised: April 2015
This Privacy Policy discloses Energy Decisions Group, Inc.’s privacy practices and explains our commitment to keeping users of our Website informed about the information we collect on our Website. It also explains how we collect certain other types of technical and Web browsing information through cookies and other technologies, such as Google Analytics. This Privacy Policy applies only to your use of this Website and its Content. This Privacy Policy does not apply to information that Energy Decisions Group, Inc. collects from you offline, nor does it apply to third-party websites to which this Website provides links. Any terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Terms of Website Use.
Your use of this Website is subject to this Privacy Policy. Please read this Privacy Policy in its entirety prior to using this Website or submitting information to us. YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE CONSTITUTES YOUR CONSENT TO THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY OF THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY, DO NOT UTILIZE THIS WEBSITE.
Energy Decisions Group, Inc., is committed to safeguarding and preserving your privacy when visiting and utilizing our Website and its Content or communicating electronically with us through our Website. This Privacy Policy, together with our Terms of Website Use and our Terms of Restricted Content Use, provides explanations of: a.) the types of information we collect through our Website, b.) how we collect such information, and c.) how we store, use, protect and secure such information, so you can make an informed decision about using this Website.
The Website is intended to be used for commercial purposes only, and is not intended for personal or household use by any individual.
Your California Privacy Rights
California Civil Code Section § 1798.83 permits users of our Website that are California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please send an e-mail to client.services@energydecisionsgroup.com.
Children’s Privacy
Our Website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. No one under age 13 may provide any information to or on the Website. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are under 13, do not use or provide any information on this Website or on or through any of its features, register on the Website, make any purchases through the Website, use any of the interactive or public comment features of this Website or provide any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address or any screen name or user name you may use. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us at client.services@energydecisionsgroup.com.
Collection of Information
Some areas of this Website may enable you to communicate directly with us via email or form submission. Some areas of this Website may require you to submit information in order for you to gain access to and benefit from certain Content or certain features of the Website (such as contacting us directly through the Website or by email). This Website may collect contact details, including but not limited to your name, employer, work phone number(s), work email address, or work mailing address. By utilizing this Website, you agree that the contact details you provide to us when you use this Website will be true and complete and that you will keep it true and complete.
This Website may also utilize various types of technology; including but not limited to cookies, Google Analytics, Internet Protocol (“IP”) address identification, Internet tags, and navigational data collection; to collect information about your use of and interactions with this Website, such as how you navigate through the Website or which features or Content you access. The use of IP address identification does not include identification or collection of Users’ personal contact details or personally identifying information and is used solely for the purpose of understanding the broad demographics of our Website’s Users, such as which geographic regions our Users are located in and their browsing patterns.
Browser “Do Not Track” Signals
Some third-party browsers provide “do not track” machine readable signals for Websites, which are automatically applied by default and therefore do not necessarily reflect our visitors’ choice as to whether they wish to receive advertisements tailored to their interests. As a result, we do not respond to these signals.
Use of Information
INFORMATION SHARING:
Energy Decisions Group, Inc. is the sole owner of the information collected on this Website. It is our policy to never share or intentionally disclose such collected information (such as names, work phone numbers, work email addresses, work mailing addresses, employers, titles, or purchase history) with any individual, business, or entity outside of Energy Decisions Group, Inc. and its owners, shareholders, directors, officers, employees and agents without your prior consent (including as may be agreed to herein) unless required by law. We do not, under any circumstances, rent or sell customer information to any outside company, organization, individual or party. We respect your privacy and endeavor to strictly protect and enforce the confidentiality of any information collected through our Website.
CONTACTING WEBSITE USERS:
Our Website may ask Users to submit information in order to access certain areas of the Website or certain Content; to submit inquiries about Energy Decisions Group, our Content, or our products and services; or for other reasons. Users who submit information consent to being contacted by Energy Decisions Group by phone, email and/or mail even if the phone number you provide through our Website is on the United States’ National Do Not Call Registry (www.donotcall.gov). We will use every discretion to limit the frequency of contact with you to only those times deemed necessary to keep you informed of new product or service offerings of possible interest or mutually beneficial research opportunities that may be of interest to you. We endeavor to respect your wishes regarding contact frequency and preferred channel(s) of communication. If you do not wish to receive mail, email or phone calls from us, please contact us by email at client.services@energydecisionsgroup.com and indicate your desire to be removed from our marketing and/or contact channels.
FULFILLMENT OF REQUESTS:
Energy Decisions Group, Inc. may use the information you provide through this Website to fulfill the purpose for which it is provided. This may include the completion of purchases of our products and/or services; to provide products and/or services to you and/or your employer; to respond to your inquiries; to use certain features of our Website and/or its Content; to conduct research surveys, interviews, or discussion panels; and/or to conduct customer feedback surveys.
WEBSITE USAGE TRENDS AND MARKETING ANALYTICS:
Energy Decisions Group, Inc. may use the information you provide through this Website to identify Website usage trends and patterns in order to help us better design this Website and its Content, to inform decision making about our products and services, to measure the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns, or to otherwise inform decision making about our promotional campaigns.
MARKET RESEARCH:
Energy Decisions Group, Inc. may use the information you provide through this Website to contact you to invite you to participate in our market research efforts. This may include inviting you to contribute to our research surveys, interviews, or discussion panels.
PROMOTIONAL COMMUNICATIONS:
Energy Decisions Group, Inc. may use the information you provide through this Website to contact you to provide you with information about our products or services and to extend special offers or promotions that may be of interest to you or your employer.
INTERNAL BUSINESS PURPOSES:
Energy Decisions Group, Inc. may use the information you provide through this Website for internal business purposes, which may include data analysis, developing new products or services, enhancing our Website, and improving our services.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES:
Energy Decisions Group, Inc. may collect information through this Website for the purpose of considering the hiring of potential employment candidates. If you provide information through this Website for the purpose of inquiring about career opportunities and/or applying for employment with Energy Decisions Group, we may use and retain your information for the purpose of considering your application for employment or for more general management purposes.
INFORMATION STORAGE, PROTECTION AND SECURITY:
Energy Decisions Group, Inc. takes reasonable steps to protect your information as you interact with our Website and to protect such information from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction. We store information that you provide to us through this Website in our contact database. Only those owners, shareholders, directors, officers, employees and agents of Energy Decisions Group will have access to our contact database, and such access will be provided only on a need-to-know basis. As stated above, we do not, under any circumstances, rent or sell customer information to any outside company, organization, individual or party.
No Internet transmission can be guaranteed 100% secure or error-free. Specifically, email sent to or from this Website may not be secure. We encourage you to take care in determining content of such emails. Furthermore, where you use log-in details, such as user names or passwords, to access special features or restricted-access areas of this Website, it is your responsibility to safeguard them. The confidentiality of information transmitted over the Internet, and specifically through this Website, cannot be guaranteed. Any information that you transmit to us is at your own risk. We strongly encourage you to exercise caution when transmitting information over the Internet and, specifically, through this Website.
Sale or Transfer of Business or Assets
If Energy Decisions Group, Inc., or any of its affiliates or businesses, is sold or disposed of as a going concern, whether by merger, sale of assets or otherwise, or in the event of an insolvency, bankruptcy or receivership, information of our users may be one of the assets sold or merged in connection with that transaction. Information about our customers and users of our Website may also need to be disclosed in connection with a commercial transaction where we or any one of our businesses are seeking financing, investment, or funding.
Visiting Our Site From Outside Of The United States
If you are visiting our Website or purchasing our products or services from outside of the United States or otherwise contacting us from outside of the United States, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored or processed in the United States, where our servers are located and our central database is operated. The data protection and other laws of the United States and other countries might not be as comprehensive as those in your country, but please be assured that we take steps to protect your privacy. By using our services or purchasing our products, you understand and agree that your information may be transferred to our facilities and those third parties with whom we share it as described in this Policy.
Privacy Policy Changes
Energy Decisions Group, Inc. reviews and reevaluates its Privacy Policy on a regular basis. We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time and without notice to you. In order for you to remain informed of the latest terms of our Privacy Policy, it is your responsibility to review this Privacy Policy each time you visit our Website.
Contact, Questions, Comments
Should you have any questions or comments regarding this Website, Content provided this Website, or our Privacy Policy, please direct them to:
client.services@energydecisionsgroup.com
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Energy Decisions Group, Inc.
ATTN: Privacy Policy
PO Box 13416
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
USA
If you do not wish to receive mail, email or phone calls from us, please contact us at the above email address and indicate your desire to be removed from our marketing and contact channels.