We respect your privacy. We recognize the potential of technology to
help you communicate with us via our Site and through e-mail, and we
would like to use this technology over time to develop a relationship
with you. The Privacy Policy below details the measures taken by us to
protect your privacy in connection with your use of this web site and
other sites owned by us (collectively, "Site"). Please read the
following to learn more about our Privacy Policy.
If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do
not provide us with any information and do not use the Site. Your
continued use of the Site after the Privacy Policy has been modified
will signify your acceptance of the changes for information gathered
after the date of the change.
- Overview
This policy statement discloses our privacy practices including the notification of:
- Personally identifiable information ("PII") collected through our Site;
- Intended usage of this PII;
- Choices available regarding opt-in/opt-out, data collection, use and distribution of the information;
- Security measures to protect the loss or misuse of information under our control; and
- How to maintain the accuracy of your information.
- Consent/Opt-Out
Consent — We may consider requests from
unrelated third parties to contact you, but we will not give that third
party any PII unless we have obtained your consent. You may give this
consent by "opting-in" to having your information shared with third
parties when you register. Additionally, when you opt-in we provide you
the opportunity to be sent newsletters and information about
programming, promotional events, marketing events and opportunities to
participate in research studies.
Opt-Out — If you would like to exercise your
right under the CAN-SPAM Act to not receive future e-mail
correspondence from us, except with respect to your prior financial
transactions or communications, regarding Mandatory Disclosures or as
otherwise required by law, you may do so by using by submitting this opt-out form. You can also send
us an e-mail at
for any opt-out or opt-in purpose. You may change or delete any
information you submitted to us by going to the registration page at
any time. You must include your name and password, and a description of
the information you would like to change. Alternatively, you can send
mail to the following postal address: Coastal Utilities, Inc., Attn:
Privacy - Office of the President, P.O. Box 585, Hinesville, GA
31310.
- The Details
We will not disclose, transfer, sell or otherwise communicate your
PII to any third party, other than our parent, subsidiaries and
affiliates, and each of (i) their employees or (ii) vendors and
contractors operating under confidentiality agreements and subject to
our Privacy Policy, unless you give Coastal permission to do so, except
as set forth in this Privacy Policy. Notwithstanding the foregoing or
anything to the contrary, we may disclose any information you provide
if required to do so by law or pursuant to a request by law enforcement
or if we have a good faith belief that disclosure is necessary to (1)
comply with the law or with the legal process; (2) protect and defend
our rights or property of or those of third parties; or (3) act in an
emergency to protect someone's safety or legal rights ("Mandatory
Disclosures"). As we develop our business, we may buy or sell assets or
change our name or form of entity, and, depending upon the transaction,
your personal information may be one of the transferred assets;
provided, however, we will not sell or transfer PII except subject to
the terms of our Privacy Policy. For instance, in the event that we are
acquired by another company, your PII may be part of the assets
transferred to the acquiring party. We will notify you before PII about
you becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy. The collected
information may be provided in the aggregate to third parties,
including potential business partners and advertisers, but this
information is not linked to any PII before it is disclosed unless we
have obtained your consent.
- Visiting our Site
In general, you may visit our Site and access information while not
revealing any individual user information other than Technology Related
Information (defined below).
We collect PII when you register with us, when you visit our pages
and when you deliver communications or content to the Site. The types
of individual user information collected in the registration process
may include your name, contact information, other PII and other
information volunteered by you. We may combine information about you
that we have with information we obtain from business associates or
otherwise. Without limitation, information collected, including PII,
may be used by us for internal research purposes, marketing, promotions
and public relations, subject only to the terms of our Privacy Policy
and applicable law.
To help administer our Site and provide a positive experience while
visiting our Site, we do collect technology-related information.
"Technology-Related Information" may include, but is not limited to,
the following: source IP address, browser type, browser language,
domain name, date and time visited and visited pages. In addition, we
may employ clear GIFs (also known as web beacons) which are used to
track the online usage patterns of our users anonymously. In addition,
we may use clear GIFs in e-mails sent to our users to track which e-mails
are opened by recipients.
A "cookie" is a small line of text that is stored with your Web
browser for record-keeping purposes and to help us provide better
service to you. Your browser has options to accept, reject or provide
you with notice when a cookie is sent. We use cookies for many purposes
such as to save your password so you don't have to re-enter it each
time you visit our site. We also use cookies to deliver content (which
may include third party advertisements) specific to your interests. We
may set and access our "cookies" on your computer. We let other
companies that show advertisements on some of our pages set and access
their cookies on your computer. Advertisers or other companies do not
have access to our cookies. Other companies' use of their cookies is
subject to their own privacy policies, not this one. We have no control
over the information collected from or about you by any third party
after you have left the Site. By clicking on links to other websites,
advertisers and other third parties, you are leaving the Site. Once you
have left the Site, we do not control the data collection and privacy
practices, or other activities, of any third party linked to this Site
and we assume no liability and are not responsible for any practices of
such third party websites.
- Data Security
We endeavor to ensure the commercially reasonable protection of
user's PII. We have implemented security measures to protect PII
collected on our Site against loss, misuse or alteration. However, the
Internet is an open system and technology and human operators are not
infallible. Accordingly, we cannot and do not guarantee that the
individual user information you have transmitted, including PII, will
not be intercepted by others and/or decrypted or accidentally
disclosed. We cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information
transmitted to us over the Internet, and we accept no liability for any
unintentional disclosure.
- Changes to the Privacy Policy
As a user of the Site, please understand that our Privacy Policy may
change from time to time. If we decide to make any material changes, we
will post these changes on the Site. If, at any point, we decide to use
PII in a manner different than what was stated at the time it was
collected, we will notify users of this change by e-mail. Users will
have a choice as to whether or not we use their information in this
different manner. We will use information in accordance with the
Privacy Policy under which the information was collected unless you
agree otherwise.
In compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
(COPPA), we are a general audience site and do not intend to collect
any PII from children under 13 years of age, unless we believe such
collection to be permitted by law. If you are the parent or guardian
of a child under 13 and believe that he or she has disclosed PII to us,
please contact us at
Upon request, the parent or guardian of a child under 13 may review and
request the deletion of such child's PII, as well as refuse to permit
the further collection or use of such PII.
Still have questions? If you have any questions, or believe we are
not abiding by our posted Privacy Policy, you should contact our
privacy manager by e-mail at
. Alternatively, you can send mail to the following postal address:
Coastal Utilities, Inc., Attn: Privacy - Office of the President,
P.O. Box 585, Hinesville, GA 31310.
