Privacy

We respect the privacy of everyone who visits this site. Please read our Privacy Policy carefully so that you can understand how we collect and use the personal information that you provide to us.

By submitting your personal data to us, you will be treated as having given your permission for disclosures referred to in this policy.

What does this privacy policy cover?

This privacy policy covers our use of your personal information which is collected through or in connection with the Energy Alumni Networking site.

Who is responsible for the personal information collected on this site?

Alumni Consulting Services Inc. dba Energy Alumni Network controls the personal data collected on this site. We operate on a paperless policy, using online technologies where personal data is stored electronically, and securely on our computer systems.

Special Notice - if you are under 18 years old

If you are under 18 years old please do not send us your personal information (for example, your name, address and email address). If you are under 18 years old, please get your parent or guardian to do so on your behalf.

Information collection and use

We collect and use personal information (including name, address, telephone number and email) in order to:

• respond to questions or requests submitted by you
• process orders or applications submitted by you
• administer or otherwise carry out our obligations in relation to any agreement you have with us
• anticipate and resolve problems with services provided to you
• create products or services that may meet your needs.

Except as set out in this privacy policy, we will not disclose any personally identifiable information without your permission unless we are legally entitled or required to do so (for example, if required to do so by legal process or for the purposes of prevention of fraud or other crime) or if we believe that such action is necessary to protect and/or defend our rights, property or personal safety and those of our users/customers etc.

Providing you with additional information and sharing your information

From time to time we would like to use your personal information for purposes other than as set out in the above section. We believe that these additional uses will be of benefit to you. However, we understand that you may not wish us to use your information in this way. We will not use your information for the purposes set out below if you have indicated that you do not wish us to use your information in this way when submitting the information. Additionally, if at any time you wish us to stop using your information for any or all of the below purposes, please let us know. We will stop the use of your information for such purposes as soon as it is reasonably possible to do so. In such case we will, however, continue to use your personal data for the purposes set out in the above section for as long as it is reasonable to do so.
From time to time we would like to use the information you supply to us for:

• market research and tracking of sales data
• informing you about our products and services, which may include contacting you by telephone

In addition, from time to time we would like to give your name, address and e-mail and any other personal data you supply to us to selected third parties, which may be located outside of the EEA. These third parties may use this information for:

• market research and tracking of sales data
• sending you information about their products and services
• giving the information to their affiliate offices and companies to enable them to send you information which may be of interest to you.

Collection of non-personal information

We may automatically collect non-personal information about you such as the type of internet browsers you use or the web site from which you linked to our site. We may also aggregate details which you have submitted to the site (for example, your age and the town where you live). You cannot be identified from this information and it is only used to assist us in providing an effective service on this web site. We may from time to time supply third parties with this non-personal or aggregated data for uses in connection with this site.

The use of cookies

We may store some information (commonly known as a "cookie") on your computer when you look at our site. We are able to read these cookies for information purposes when you revisit our web site. The type of information we collect as a result of a cookie being accepted by you is specific to your PC and includes the IP address, the date and time the PC visited the web site, what parts of our web site were looked at and whether the web pages requested were delivered successfully. This information is anonymous; it represents a computer rather than a person.

We use the cookie information to improve our knowledge of the use of our web site and to enable us to be able to ascertain whether the web site is operating at an optimal level. This allows us to enhance our web offerings to you and to provide an enjoyable and an innovative online experience.

You can erase or block this information by changing the settings on your computer (please refer to your help screens or manuals). If you do erase or block this information you may not be able to utilise some features of the site.

User anonymity and personal information
Log files are maintained and analyzed of all requests for files on this website's web servers. Log files do not capture personal information but do capture the user's IP address, which is automatically recognized by our web servers.

Aggregated analysis of these log files is used to monitor website usage. These analyses may be made available to ACS staff and partner agencies to allow them to measure, for example, overall popularity of the site and typical user paths through the site.

Except as stated already, ACS will make no attempt to identify individual users. You should be aware, however, that access to web pages will generally create log entries in the systems of your ISP or network service provider. These entities may be in a position to identify the client computer equipment used to access a page. Such monitoring would be done by the provider of network services and is beyond the responsibility or control of ACS.

ACS will make no attempt to track or identify individual users, except where there is a reasonable suspicion that unauthorised access to systems is being attempted. In the case of all users, ACS reserves the right to attempt to identify and track any individual who is reasonably suspected of trying to gain unauthorised access to computer systems or resources operating as part of ACS web services.

As a condition of use of this site, all users must give permission for ACS to use its access logs to attempt to track users who are reasonably suspected of gaining, or attempting to gain, unauthorised access.

All log file information collected by AWS is kept secure and no access to raw log files is given to any third party.

Use of cookies
Most websites you visit will use cookies in order to improve your user experience by enabling that website to ‘remember’ you, either for the duration of your visit (using a ‘session cookie’) or for repeat visits (using a ‘persistent cookie’).

Cookies do lots of different jobs, like letting you navigate between pages efficiently, storing your preferences, and generally improving your experience of a website. Cookies make the interaction between you and the website faster and easier. If a website doesn’t use cookies, it will think you are a new visitor every time you move to a new page on the site – for example, when you enter your login details and move to another page it won’t recognise you and it won’t be able to keep you logged in.

This website does not store any information that would, on its own, allow us to identify individual users of this service without their permission. Any cookies that may be used by this website are used either solely on a per session basis or to maintain user preferences. Cookies are not shared with any third parties.

To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

Third Party Cookies and Embedded Content
We sometimes embed photos and video content from websites such as YouTube, Vimeo and Flickr. As a result, when you visit a page containing such content, you may be presented with cookies from these websites. We do not control the dissemination of these cookies and you should check the relevant third party's website for more information.

You will also see embedded ‘share’ buttons on our pages; these enable users to easily share content with their friends through a number of popular social networks. A cookie may be set by these services. Again, we not control the dissemination of these cookies.

We us Mail Chimp to handle our newsletter subscriptions and to display an archive of newsletters on our website. Mailchimp may use their own cookies so please check with mailchimp regarding their cookie usage and privacy policy. Our site uses reCAPTCHA v3 and users' use of reCAPTCHA v3 is subject to the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Use

Chat rooms, notice boards, newsgroups

If at any time this site offers any chat rooms, notice board facilities, newsgroups etc we may collect the information that you disclose. Such information will be used in accordance with this privacy policy. Please note that we cannot be responsible for other parties' use of the personal information which you make available to such third parties through any chat room, notice board, newsgroup etc on this site. Please be careful about what personal information you disclose in this way.

Email, (feedback) and forum facilities

If at any time this site offers any e-mail, [feedback] or forum facilities, we may collect the information which you disclose. Such information will be used in accordance with this privacy policy. ACS maintains an electronicl mailing list. Subscribers opt in to receive electronic newsletters about members, events and the online community. Personal data held for the electronic mailing list includes first and last names and email addresses. There are also records on members' open rates.

Keeping our records accurate

We aim to keep our information about you as accurate as possible. If you would like to review or change the details you have supplied us with, please contact us as set out below.

Security of your personal data

We have implemented technology and policies with the objective of protecting your privacy from unauthorised access and improper use and will update these measures as new technology becomes available, as appropriate.

Rights to your personal data

At any point while we are in possession of or processing your personal data, you, the data subject, have the following rights: Right of access – you have the right to request a copy of the information that we hold about you. Right of rectification – you have a right to correct data that we hold about you that is inaccurate or incomplete. Right to unsubscribe – you have the right to unsubscribe from mailings at any time, or to inactivate your membership. You may do this personally, by selecting the unsubscribe link on an electronic mailing, or by logging onto the online community. Alternatively, you may contact us to request that we remove you from the Alumni mailing list or online membership website.

Use of your personal information submitted to other web sites

We cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of other web sites even if:

• you accessed the third party web site using links from our web site; or
• you linked to our web site from a third party web site.

We recommend that you check the policy of each site you visit and contact the owner or operator of such web site if you have any concerns or questions.

Submission of others personal information

From time to time this site may ask you to provide personal details of your contacts, for example, so that we can send them details of our products and services. Before providing such information, please ensure that you have obtained their consent to their personal data being used in this way. We will not use these details in any manner which is incompatible with this privacy policy.

Will this privacy policy change?

From time to time we may make changes to this privacy policy. If we make any substantial changes to this privacy policy and the way in which we use your personal data we will post these changes on this page and will do our best to notify you of any significant changes. Please check our privacy policy on a regular basis.

Contact us

If you would like to contact Alumni Consulting Services about our privacy policy, email: info@awsint.com

Updated July 2022