CEE is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote energy efficiency to strengthen the economy while improving the environment. CEE respects your privacy and strives to protect it through its compliance with this policy and applicable laws. This Privacy Policy describes what information we collect, why we collect it, how we use it, how we share it, how long we retain it, and your rights with respect to your personal information.

This policy applies to this website, and any other, CEE- hosted website. It also applies to information submitted by you when contacting us via our contact page or email submission, and to any interactive features or other services offered on or through our Site unless otherwise stated.

Your Consent

We ask you to please take a few minutes to review this Policy before using this Site. By using this Site you are consenting to the collection, use, and disclosure of your Personal Information as set forth in this Policy. If you do not agree to the terms of this Policy, please do not use the Site. Continued use after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised Policy.

Children under 13

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under age 13. We are proud of this Site and we strive to ensure that it does not offend people of any age. However, this Site is not intended for children or minors under the age of thirteen years without the permission of a parent or guardian.

 

Type of information we collect

Contact information

If you fill out our contact page or send us an email, you will be supplying us with information (such as your name, email address or physical address) that will enable us to identify and contact you. We may use this information for the completion and support of a specific request or to contact you in the way you've asked us to. We will not sell, rent or give this information to outside third parties. We may also collect organization/employer names if voluntarily provided. We retain this information only as long as necessary to respond to your request or as otherwise required by law. See “Data Retention” below.

Aggregate information

General, anonymous information about the visitors to all of our sites may be collected. This information may include pages visited, the computer platform and browser type used, how long pages are visited, whether the visitor has been to our site before, and the order of pages visited. This information is collected and reviewed in the aggregate and is not personally identifiable. The information is used to help us administer our site and to understand how visitors interact with our site so that we can continue to improve it. Your Web browser contains settings which can limit the amount of tracking a given website can do. 

Please refer to your browser's help documentation or the manufacturer for more information. We may collect IP addresses and other technical data to understand and improve Site functionality. None of this is personally identifiable when in aggregate form

Cookies

We may use cookies (small text files stored on your device) and similar technologies including third-party analytics tools (e.g. Google Analytics or similar) to analyze Site usage. This information is not personally identifiable and is used to analyze trends, to administer our site and to help us improve them. You may control cookies through your browser settings.

External links

If you follow any external links from our site to sites run by others, please understand that our privacy policy does not extend to those sites and CEE is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of other sites.

Access or update your information

You may opt out of any future contacts from us at any time. You can do the following at any time by contacting us via the email address or phone number given to:

  • See what data we have about you, if any.
  • Change/correct any data we have about you.
  • Have us delete any data we have about you.
  • Express any concern you have about our use of your data.

We will respond to access/correction/deletion requests within a reasonable timeframe and confirm completion unless prohibited by law. If we deny a request, we will provide a reason.

Data security

CEE embraces industry standard data security practices and implements them wherever it is practical. We protect company and personal data at rest and in transit using technology including but not limited to firewalls, anti-virus/anti-malware, access control lists/access permission, patch management, security scanning, and physical access to buildings, offices, & IT equipment.  We also conduct regular staff trainings and reviews of these policies & guidelines to promote transparent secure business practices. However, no internet transmission or storage system is fully secure; we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Data Retention

We retain personal information so long as it is necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy. For example, contact form submission may 7 be retained for up to years for business and compliance purposes unless you request deletion sooner.

How We Use Your Information

We use information collected to respond to inquiries, administer services and programs, communicate updates, improve Site functionality, and maintain security. We do not use personal data for automated profiling to sell personal information to third parties.

How We Share Your Information

We will not sell your personal information. We may share data with service providers who support our operations (e.g. website hosting, analytics, email distribution) under confidentiality agreements.

Changes to This Policy

We may revise this Privacy Policy periodically, and in such an event, will update the effective date above.

Questions or complaints

If you have any questions about our policy, suggestions to help us improve it, or believe we have violated any aspect of it, please contact us at 612-335-5858 or administrative@mncee.org.