Privacy Statement
The following policy applies to all of Northern States Solar Services LLC websites and any other site owned and/or operated by or on behalf of Northern States Solar Services LLC and governs data collection and usage. By using any of Northern States Solar Services LLC’s websites (northernstatessolar.com, greenenergycafe.com, or any that may be added in the future), you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Northern States Solar Services LLC is committed to protecting the privacy and security of its online visitors.
Website Visitors
Like most website operators, Northern States Solar Services LLC collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. Northern States Solar Services LLC purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how its visitors use its websites. From time to time, Northern States Solar Services may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its websites.
Northern States Solar Services LLC also collects potentially personally-identifying information, such as Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, for logged in users and for users leaving comments on its websites. Northern States Solar Services LLC only discloses logged in user and commenter IP addresses under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information as described below, except that blog commenter IP addresses are visible and disclosed to the administrators of the blog where the comment was left.
Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information
Certain visitors to Northern States Solar Services LLC’s websites choose to interact with those sites in ways that require Northern States Solar Services LLC to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of such information which Northern States Solar Services LLC may gather depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, we ask visitors who sign up for a newsletter to provide an email address. Those who engage in transactions with Northern States Solar Services LLC are asked to provide additional information, including as necessary, the personal and financial information required to process those transactions. In each case, Northern States Solar Services LLC collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor’s interaction with Northern States Solar Services LLC and/or the functions of its websites. Northern States Solar Services LLC does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below; and, visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.
Aggregated Statistics
Northern States Solar Services LLC may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its websites. However, Northern States Solar Services LLC does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below.
Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information
Northern States Solar Services LLC discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to those of its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations that (a) need to know that information in order to process it on Northern States Solar Services LLC’s behalf, or to provide services available at Northern States Solar Services LLC’s websites; and, (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. Some of those employees, contractors and affiliated organizations may be located outside of your home country. By using Northern States Solar Services LLC’s websites, you consent to the transfer of such information to them. Northern States Solar Services LLC will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone. Other than to its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations, as described above, Northern States Solar Services LLC discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only in response to a subpoena, court order or other governmental request, or when Northern States Solar Services LLC believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of Northern States Solar Services LLC, third parties, or the public at large.
If you are a registered user of a Northern States Solar Services LLC website and have supplied your email address, Northern States Solar Services LLC may occasionally send you an email to tell you about new features, solicit your feedback, or just keep you up to date with what’s going on with Northern States Solar Services LLC and our products, services, or other activities. We expect to keep this type of email to a minimum. Northern States Solar Services LLC takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information. However, by your use of any of our websites, you acknowledge that security of any use of the Internet is NOT completely possible, and we urge you to exercise your best efforts when interacting with ours or any other Internet-based site, activity or involvement.
Cookies
A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides back to the website each time the visitor returns. Northern States Solar Services LLC uses cookies to help Northern States Solar Services LLC identify and track visitors, their usage of Northern States Solar Services LLC websites, and their website access preferences. Northern States Solar Services LLC visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using Northern States Solar Services LLC ‘s websites, with the drawback that certain features of Northern States Solar Services LLC ‘s websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.
Business Transfers
If Northern States Solar Services LLC, or substantially all or a portion of its assets were to be acquired, or in the unlikely event that Northern States Solar Services LLC goes out of business or enters bankruptcy, user information would be one of the assets that is transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur, and that any acquiror of Northern States Solar Services LLC may continue to use your personal information as set forth in this policy or the acquiror’s policies.
Ads
Ads appearing on any of our websites may be delivered to users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by Northern States Solar Services LLC and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.
Privacy Policy Changes
Although most changes are likely to be minor, Northern States Solar Services LLC may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and at Northern States Solar Services LLC’s sole discretion. Northern States Solar Services LLC encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change(s).
