THIS DOCUMENT SETS FORTH THE PRIVACY POLICY FOR THE POWER TARGET LLC (“COMPANY,” “WE,” “US,” or “OUR”) WEBSITE WWW.COMPAREELECTRICITY.COM (THE “SITE” OR THE “WEBSITE”). COMPANY VALUES THE PROTECTION OF INDIVIDUAL PRIVACY. THIS PRIVACY POLICY SETS FORTH COMPANY’S PRIVACY POLICY FOR THE SITE AND GOVERNS THE MANNER IN WHICH COMPANY COLLECTS, USES, MAINTAINS, AND DISCLOSES INFORMATION COLLECTED FROM USERS OF THE SITE. BY USING THE SITE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY, DO NOT USE THE SITE IN ANY MANNER. THIS PRIVACY POLICY DOES NOT GOVERN PRIVACY PRACTICES ASSOCIATED WITH OFFLINE ACTIVITIES OR ACTIVITIES OCCURRING ON WEBSITES NOT UNDER COMPANY’S CONTROL.
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY BEFORE ACCESSING ANY PART OF THE WEBSITE.
I. OVERVIEW
Power Target LLC (“Power Target”) recognizes and respects the privacy of users of the above-referenced Website. The following privacy policy, as modified from time to time by us as described below (the “Policy”), tells you about the information that Power Target collects through the Website and how we use the information we may collect. If you access the Website, you are consenting to the information collection and use practices described in this Policy, as modified from time to time by us.
II. UPDATES
Power Target reserves the right to make changes to this Policy at any time and will post any revised Policy on this page. You will know we have changed the Policy when you see a new updated date at the top or bottom of this Policy. Power Target will not notify its Website users of any such changes by e-mail or other personal contact. We encourage you to check the date of this Policy whenever you visit this Website so that you will know when you need to review the Policy for modifications. Please note that this Policy applies to all information collected online by Power Target.
III. COLLECTION AND USE OF INFORMATION
Self-Reported Data. While using the Website, you may be asked to submit personal information in order to use the Website’s services and/or to enroll with a retail electricity supplier (a “Supplier”). Such personal information may include but is not limited to, your name, zip code, postal delivery address, e-mail address, phone number, and any other information necessary to enroll with a retail electricity supplier through the Website.
Passively-Collected Data. Power Target may supplement the personal information you provide with publicly available information about you. Power Target may also track and collect aggregate, anonymous, statistical data, such as usage, traffic patterns, and user demographics based on your self-reported data.
Data Use and Disclosure. Power Target collects the above personal, public, and statistical information in order to allow or enhance Power Target’s or other third parties’ ability to provide you information about the available electricity options in your area and to facilitate enrollment with Suppliers. As such, Power Target may disclose personal information to Suppliers in order to facilitate a potential customer’s enrollment with such a Supplier. In other words, customers who wish to enroll with a Supplier through the Website and submit information to Power Target for that purpose can reasonably expect Power Target to disclose that information to the intended Supplier. Either Power Target or the Supplier may contact you to facilitate or correct an initiated enrollment.
Power Target may use your personal information and may provide your personal information and/or analyses of users in the aggregate to electricity or other service providers, associated third party advertisers, and other third parties in order to do any of the following: (i) complete business transactions; (ii) contact you to keep you informed about our, our partners’, or other third parties’ products and services in which you may be interested; (iii) contact you as part of a promotion; (iv) meet legal requirements; or (v) provide customer support.
Power Target may use other companies, agents, or contractors to perform services on our behalf. For example, other companies may personalize our Web pages, collect debts, analyze and enhance data, including customers’ interaction with our Website, and process consumer surveys. In the course of providing such services, these other companies may have access to your personal information. These companies are not permitted to use your personal information except for the purpose of providing the services we request of them.
Power Target also reserves the right to disclose personal information when we reasonably believe disclosure is required by law or if we reasonably believe disclosure is necessary to establish or exercise legal rights. In the event that Power Target is acquired by or merged with a third party, we reserve the right, to sell or otherwise transfer the personal information we have collected as part of that transaction provided that such third party continues to honor our privacy policy.
IV. VIEWING AND UPDATING YOUR INFORMATION
You are responsible for updating and maintaining the truth and accuracy of the personal information you provide to us.
V. COOKIES AND OTHER TECHNOLOGY
Cookies. Power Target may use cookies and other tools to collect information about how you use the Website (“Cookie Information”). A cookie is a small, unique text file that a website can send to your computer hard drive when you visit a site. Power Target uses both session cookies, which terminate when a user closes his or her browser, and persistent cookies, which remain on the user’s computer until manually deleted. Most web browsers can either alert you to the use of cookies or refuse to accept cookies entirely. If you do not want Power Target to deploy cookies in your browser, you can set your browser to reject cookies or to notify you when a website tries to put a cookie on your computer. Rejecting cookies may affect your ability to use the Site.
Action Tags. Power Target may employ a software technology called action tags (also known as “web beacons,” “single-pixel gifs,” “clear gifs,” or “web bugs”), which are similar to cookies, in order to gather information about the Website. Action tags help us identify and track the performance of web pages on the Website, therefore allowing us to measure the performance and quality of the Website and to manage Website content. In addition, Power Target, its advertisers, and/or Vendors may use action tags in emails. This allows us to gauge the effectiveness of certain communications and the effectiveness of marketing campaigns by showing, for example, how many emails have been opened.
IP Addresses. An IP (Internet Protocol) address is a number that is assigned to your computer when you use the Internet. Power Target collects IP addresses and other technical information about your machine through your web browser such as your operating system, browser type, and referring URL for the purposes of, among other things, system administration, to report aggregate information to our advertisers and others, and to ensure the validity of user requests.
Log Files. Like most standard website servers, we gather certain information automatically and store it in log files, which contain information such as, among other things, IP addresses, browser type, operating system, ISP, date/time stamps, and referring pages. Among other things, this information allows us to track statistics and trends on an aggregate basis. From time to time, we may release non-personally identifying information from log files in the aggregate, including, but not limited to, publishing a report on trends in the usage of the Site.
VI. SECURITY
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account information and for restricting access to your computer or mobile device through which you access our Website account. Users of public or shared computers or unprotected mobile devices should log out at the completion of each visit to the Website.
Unfortunately, no security system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Accordingly, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information and cannot assume liability for improper access to it. By using this Website, or providing personal information to us through any means, you agree that we can communicate with you electronically regarding security, privacy, and administrative issues relating to your use of this Website.
The Website may contain links to external websites and social media pages (“Links”). Those Links are the property and responsibility of their respective owners. Power Target does not endorse, nor does it assume responsibility for, any content available at the Links or the privacy practices of the owner(s) of the Links. Therefore, you should read their privacy policies before agreeing to their terms and/or using their website(s).
VII. CONTACT
If you have questions concerning your contract or relationship with your retail electricity supplier, please contact your supplier directly. If you have questions concerning this Policy, please email support@CompareElectricity.com. Any formal notices or other inquiries to Power Target should be sent to:
Power Target LLC
211 Black Angus Ct.
Millersville, MD 21108
Last Updated on August 2, 2019