Privacy Policy Policy / Your California
Privacy Policy Rights
This Privacy Policy Policy explains what
information Empire Solar Solutions Inc. ("Company” or “we”) collects on this web site
("Web Site"), how Company uses that information and the Web
Site’s other privacy practices. This Privacy Policy Policy only
covers information collected at this Web Site, and does not cover
any information collected at any other web site by Company or any
other related or unrelated company (unless specifically stated)
or collected offline by Company, unless specifically
stated.
Notice to California Residents / Your
California Privacy Policy Rights:We may
share personal information collected at the Web Site with third
parties for those third parties’ direct marketing
purposes. California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits
California residents who have supplied personal information, as
defined in the statute, to the Web Site to request and obtain
certain information regarding our disclosure, if any, of personal
information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes
(namely, the categories of personal information shared and the
names and addresses of all third parties that received personal
information from this Web Site for their direct marketing
purposes) during the immediately prior calendar year (e.g.
requests made in 2007 will receive information about 2006 sharing
activities). To make such a request (limit one request per
year), please send an e-mail to hostmaster@empiresolar.com, with “California Privacy Policy Rights” as the subject line.
You must include your full name, e-mail address, and postal
address in your message.
INFORMATION COLLECTED, HOW COMPANY
USES THAT INFORMATION, AND YOUR CHOICES
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 schedule an
in-home estimate, apply for a job online, 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 collect personally
identifiable information from you offline, such as when you call
to schedule an in-home estimate or otherwise call our customer
service center. This Privacy Policy Policy does not apply to
information collected in these circumstances. However, we
may combine the information we collect from you offline with
information that we collect through the Web Site. In those
cases, we will apply this Privacy Policy Policy to any personally
identifiable information that has been combined.
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 Policy
to any personally identifiable information received.
Company may use your personally
identifiable information to provide you with requested
information or services, to e-mail you additional information you
have indicated you would like to receive, 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. In
addition, Company may use your telephone number and mailing
address to contact you with information, such as new products and
services or upcoming events. 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 Policy or
other policy or terms that affect you or your use of the Web
Site.
If you send a friend a communication
from the Web Site, the information you provide (names, e-mail
addresses, etc.) is used on a one-time basis to facilitate the
communication and is not used for any other marketing purpose,
unless we obtain additional consent.
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.
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 or e-mail us at hostmaster@empiresolar.com. 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 from marketing e-mails, Company reserves the right to
contact you regarding any scheduled appointments or services
provided or your use of the Web Site.
To choose to no longer receive telephone
contact from us with information regarding new products and
services or upcoming events, please call us at 1-800-588-2300 and
we will place you on our “Do Not Call” list. Although we may
ask for your name, address, and telephone number, we will accept
your request even if you only provide your telephone
number. When we receive your request, the telephone number
you provide is added to our "Do Not Call" list in 7-15 business
days. Please note that even if you choose to be placed on
our “Do Not Call” list, Company reserves the right to contact you
via telephone regarding any scheduled appointments or services
provided.
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, date and
time, domain type, responses to advertisements 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.
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, to track the
success of advertising efforts, to serve targeted banner
advertisements at the Web Site or at third party web sites, 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, web
beacons and similar technologies as they become available.
Cookies are information files that the Web Site places on
your computer to provide extended functionality. 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.
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 use Google Analytics to collect any
personally identifiable data from users, and Company does not
link the information collected by Google Analytics to any
personally identifiable information you provide to the Web Site
(e.g., no individual profiles are created).
Our Web Site also uses the services of
Advertising.com in connection with the serving of targeted banner
advertisements. Advertising.com will employ web beacons to
track users of our Web Site and Advertising.com will use
non-personally identifiable information regarding you to serve
targeted banner advertisements from Company and other advertisers
to you at the Web Site and at third-party web sites that also use
Advertising.com services.
User Forums
Please review our Restriction on Use and
guidelines for User Forums in our Terms of Use.
In addition, please note that this Privacy Policy Policy does not apply
to any information you may disclose publicly in user forums (such
as testimonials and user comments). You should keep in mind
that whenever you publicly disclose information about yourself
online, that information could be collected and used by people
that you do not know. Company bears no responsibility for
any action or policies of any third parties who collect any
information who collect any information users may disclose
in public areas, if any, of this Web Site.
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 Policy or
at the time you provide your information, Company will only share
your personally identifiable information with third parties under
the following 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 and in connection with the serving of targeted
advertisements (for Company and others) on the Web Site and on
third-party web sites.
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.
Other third
parties: At certain times,
we may share personal information collected at the Web Site with
third parties for those third parties' direct marketing
purposes. If you are a California resident, you have the
right to request additional information. Please see the
Notice to California Residents / Your California Privacy Policy Rights
section above.
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 in this Privacy Policy Policy. Company
reserves the right to modify, alter or otherwise update this
Privacy Policy 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 Policy in effect at the time you submitted the
information, unless you consent to the new or revised
policy.
LANGUAGE DISCREPENCIES
In the event there is a discrepancy or
inconsistency between the English language version and any
translated version of this Privacy Policy Policy, unless otherwise
provided by law, the English version shall prevail and
govern.
This Privacy Policy Policy has an Effective
Date of October 22, 2008.
