Introduction
We believe in the establishment of trust and privacy as instrumental to the welfare of the internet and to our relationship with visitors to our web site. We also believe that the collection, use, and transfer of information serve to enhance the usefulness of the internet and electronic commerce, provided that such information is handled in a fair and responsible manner. This notice describes our privacy policy. By visiting livingenergyworks.com, you accept the practices described in this Privacy Notice.
In this Privacy Notice, "Personal Data" means information which relates to an individual and which identifies that individual, either directly or indirectly, such as your name or email address.
Collection of Personal Data
In general, you can visit the Living Energy web site without providing Personal Data about yourself. However, for accessing some parts of our web site, we may need to collect Personal Data from you. Providing Personal Data to us in these instances is voluntary. If you do not provide Personal Data to us, then you may not be able to benefit from the respective functionality offered by our web site, such as purchasing products, communication or downloading of certain documents. The purposes for which your Personal Data are collected are described below along with a short description of how your Personal Data may be handled in each case.
Communicating with you. We will follow up on comments, questions, and other requests that you submit to us through our web site. This may include, but is not limited to, calling you by telephone or communicating with you via email.
Direct marketing and promotion. Direct marketing and/or promotional efforts by or on behalf of Living Energy may include providing you with specific information that you have requested online or providing more general information about Living Energy offerings. When we collect Personal Data for direct marketing or promotional purposes, however, we generally offer you appropriate choices regarding the use of your Personal Data.
Maintaining the website and conducting customer satisfaction surveys. We may use your Personal Data in order to maintain and improve our website. We may also use your Personal Data in order to conduct customer satisfaction surveys.
Compiling statistics regarding the use of its website
Most web servers provide logs which record information pertaining to the users who visit a web site hosted on that server. This information is generally anonymous, but certain pieces of the data can identify you indirectly. Such information includes, but may not be limited to, your IP address, your computer's operating system, and the type of browser you are using. This information may be used by Living Energy in order to develop and track traffic patterns and usage.
Cookies
We may collect information through our website by using cookies. All information collected by means of cookies will be anonymized, aggregated, and only used to develop and track traffic patterns and the volume of use of our web site. Sometimes cookies are used to assist you in reaching the appropriate information and to tailor your visit to your individual preferences. If you do not want to receive a cookie from our website, you may set your browser to refuse cookies or to notify you when you receive a cookie, which you may then refuse upon such notice. To learn how to do this, please consult your browser's help section. However, refusing the cookies may prevent you from accessing some parts of the web site.
Third-party suppliers
Like many organizations, we may use third-party suppliers to collect, use and otherwise process Personal Data on our behalf. In such cases, our practice will be to require such third parties to handle Personal Data in accordance with the Living Energy privacy and security policies.
Business reorganizations
Living Energy may reorganize its business operations from time to time, whether by buying new businesses or selling or merging existing businesses. This may involve us disclosing Personal Data to prospective or actual purchasers of parts of our business, or receiving personal data from potential sellers. It is our practice to seek appropriate confidentiality protection for Personal Data disclosed in these types of transactions.
Legal disclosures
Living Energy may disclose your Personal Data in order to enforce our website Terms of Use or in urgent circumstances to protect personal safety, the public, or the Living Energy web site. It is also possible that we may be required by law to disclose your Personal Data pursuant to judicial or other government subpoenas, warrants, or orders, potentially, in any country where we do business.
Sensitive Personal Data
As a general rule, Living Energy does not collect "Sensitive Personal Data" through its web site. "Sensitive Personal Data" means Personal Data concerning racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade-union membership, or concerning health or sex life. By volunteering unsolicited sensitive Personal Data to us (e.g., by submitting your resume or a job application online), you expressly consent to your Personal Data being used as described in this Policy.
Accessing, correcting, updating and deleting Personal Data
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Policy, or would like to request a copy of your Personal Data, then please contact us with your request. Likewise, if you consider your Personal Data to be incorrect or wish to have it deleted, then please contact us with your request so that Living Energy may make any necessary updates, corrections, and/or deletions.
Data security and integrity
Living Energy uses various technological and procedural security measures in order to protect the Personal Data we collect, use or transfer from loss, misuse, alteration or destruction. However, you should be aware that due to the open and unsecured nature of the Internet, Living Energy cannot be responsible for the security of transmissions of the Personal Data over the Internet.
Third-party web sites
The Living Energy web site may provide links to third-party websites. Living Energy does not make any representations or warranties with respect to such third-party websites. You should be aware that the owners and operators of such third-party websites might collect, use or transfer personal data under different terms and conditions than Living Energy. Upon linking to a third-party web site, you should inform yourself of the privacy policies of such third party web sites. You should also be aware that third-party web sites may use cookies.
Notification of changes to this Policy
This Policy was last updated on April 20, 2008. In order to check updates to this Policy, please consult this page on a regular basis.