Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Last Updated: March 22, 2023

This Privacy Policy (this “Policy”) covers the information practices of websites that link to this Policy (each referred to as a “Site”). Concentric Energy Advisors, Inc. (“Concentric”) believes strongly in protecting your privacy and the confidentiality of your Personal Information (as defined below). We acknowledge that you may have privacy and security concerns with respect to the information we collect, use, and disclose to third parties. As a result, we have developed this Policy.

As used in this Policy, the term: (a) “Affiliate” means, as to any person or entity, any other person or entity that, directly or indirectly, is in Control of, is Controlled by or is under common Control with such person or entity; (b) “Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management, policies or activities of the person or entity in question, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; (c) “Concentric Parties” means Concentric and all of its Affiliates; and (d) “Personal Information” means any combination of information, in the possession of or likely to come into the possession of a Concentric Party that can be used to identify, contact, or locate a discrete individual.  For purposes of clarification, any information which cannot be used to identify a discrete individual (such as aggregated statistical information) is not Personal Information.

PURPOSE FOR COLLECTION, USE AND DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

The Concentric Parties collect, use, and disclose your Personal Information in its normal course of business for the following purposes:

WHAT INFORMATION WE COLLECT/GENERATE

The information gathered and/or generated by the Concentric Parties about you falls into four categories: (1) information voluntarily supplied by visitors to a Site; (2) information you provide to a Concentric Party not using a Site; (3) information generated by a Concentric Party about you; and (4) tracking information gathered as visitors navigate through the Sites.

Information voluntarily provided by you

When using the Sites or doing business with a Concentric Party, you may choose to provide a Concentric Party with information to help one or more Concentric Parties serve your needs. The Personal Information that we collect will depend on how: (1) you choose to use the Sites; and (2) what Personal Information you share with a Concentric Party outside of the Sites.

If you request information from a Concentric Party, we require you to submit your name, e-mail address, the name of your organization, and any other necessary contact information so we may send you the material you have requested, and to enable us to identify if you are an existing service provider, client, or candidate of a Concentric Party.

If you register with a Site, or request a service available on a Site, we may ask you for your name, e-mail address, country, telephone number and the reason for your communication, as well as information about your position and organization and such other information as is reasonably necessary so that we can provide you with the requested information or service. On the data submission form, we will indicate which information is optional and which information is mandatory. This information can include:

Any Personal Information that you send us will be used for the purpose indicated on the applicable Site or in this Policy.

If you obtain services from a Concentric Party or are an applicant for employment of a Concentric Party: (1) you may provide such Concentric Party with Personal Information about yourself; or (2) the Concentric Party may generate Personal Information about you.

Finally, if you submit content regarding any of the information that you view on a Site (e.g. a response to an RFP), we will ask for your name and e-mail address, so that, if you choose, we can update you by e-mail when the content is acted upon. You should be aware that the information you provide there will be made publicly available to Concentric Party employees and potentially other users of a Site.

Website Navigational Information

As you navigate a Site, we may also collect information through the use of commonly-used information-gathering tools, such as cookies and web beacons (collectively “Website Navigational Information”). Website Navigational Information includes standard information from your web browser (such as browser type and browser language), your Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, and the actions you take on a Site (such as the web pages viewed, and the links clicked).

Like many companies, we may use cookies on a Site. This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and how we use them, the types of cookies we use i.e., the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used, and how to manage the cookie settings.

Cookies are small text files that are used to store small pieces of information. They are stored on your device when the website is loaded on your browser. These cookies help us make the website function properly, make it more secure, provide better user experience, and understand how the website performs and to analyze what works and where it needs improvement.

As most of the online services, our website uses first-party and third-party cookies for several purposes. First-party cookies are mostly necessary for the website to function the right way, and they do not collect any of your personally identifiable data.

The third-party cookies used on our website are mainly for understanding how the website performs, how you interact with our website, keeping our services secure, providing advertisements that are relevant to you, and all in all providing you with a better and improved user experience and help speed up your future interactions with our website.

There are different kinds of cookies with different functions:

Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.

Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.

Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

Cookie Settings

You can change your cookie preferences any time by clicking the “Cookie Settings” link above. This will let you revisit the cookie consent banner and change your preferences or withdraw your consent right away.

In addition to this, different browsers provide different methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can change the settings of your browser to block/delete the cookies. Listed below are the links to the support documents on how to manage and delete cookies from the major web browsers.

Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050

Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac

Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox?redirectslug=delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored&redirectlocale=en-US

Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-delete-cookie-files-in-internet-explorer-bca9446f-d873-78de-77ba-d42645fa52fc

If you are using any other web browser, please visit your browser’s official support documents.

Some or all of the Sites may use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies to help websites analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of a Site (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the applicable Site, compiling reports on website activity, and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage for a Concentric Party. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however, please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of a Site. By using a Site, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

A Site may also use web beacons (including web beacons supplied or provided by third parties) alone or in conjunction with cookies to compile information about users’ usage of a Site and interaction with e-mails from a Concentric Party. Web beacons are clear electronic images that can recognize certain types of information on your computer, such as cookies, when you viewed a particular Site tied to the web beacon, and a description of a Site tied to the web beacon. We use web beacons to operate and improve the Sites and e-mail communications. We may use information from web beacons in combination with other data we have about our clients to provide you with information about one or more Concentric Parties and our services. We will conduct this review on an anonymous basis.

When you visit our Sites, we collect your Internet Protocol (“IP”) addresses to track and aggregate non-Personal Information. For example, we use IP addresses to monitor the regions from which users navigate the Sites. IP addresses will be stored in such a way so that you cannot be identified from the IP address.

DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO OTHERS

We do not disclose any Personal Information about you to third parties except as stated in this Privacy Policy, as otherwise permitted by law, or authorized by you.

Third parties to whom we generally disclose information are required by law or a contract with us, to keep your Personal Information confidential and secure, and to use and disclose it for purposes that a reasonable person would consider appropriate in the circumstances and generally for purposes as follows:

Affiliate Sharing

In the normal course of performing services for our clients, Personal Information may be shared among Concentric Parties for talent acquisition, research and statistical purposes, system administration, joint marketing, providing you services or information, and crime prevention or detection.

Service Providers

Because a number of the service providers we use are located in the United States, your Personal Information may be processed and stored inside the United States, and the U.S. government, courts, or law enforcement or regulatory agencies may be able to obtain disclosure of your Personal Information under US laws.

In addition, generally, we provide your Personal Information to our lawyers, accountants, tax consultants and employees for the purpose of conducting our business and providing you with information. Our service suppliers adhere to the same protections regarding the collection, use, and retention of data as we do.

Business Transactions

As we continue to develop our business, we might sell or buy assets. In such transactions, user information, including Personal Information, generally is one of the transferred business assets. Also, if a Concentric Party itself or substantially all of a Concentric Party’s assets were acquired, your Personal Information may be one of the transferred assets. Therefore, we may disclose and/or transfer your Personal Information to a third-party purchaser in these circumstances.

Other Legally Required Disclosures

The Concentric Parties reserve the right to disclose, without your prior permission, any Personal Information about you or your use of a Site if the Concentric Party has a good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) protect and defend the rights, property or safety of a Concentric Party, a Concentric Party’s employees, other users of a Site, or the public; (b) enforce the terms and conditions that apply to use of a Site; (c) as required by a legally valid request from a competent governmental authority; or (d) respond to claims that any content violates the rights of third-parties. We may also disclose Personal Information as we deem necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request.

YOUR CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS

California Civil Code Section 1798.83 requires any operator of a website to permit its California-resident customers to request and obtain from the operator a list of what personal information the operator disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes, for the preceding calendar year; and the addresses and names of such third parties. Concentric does not share any personal information collected from this site with third parties for their direct marketing purposes.

SAFEGUARDS

We have in place reasonable safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of the information we maintain. Safeguards will vary depending on the sensitivity, format, location, amount, distribution, and storage of the Personal Information. They include physical, technical, and managerial measures to keep Personal Information protected from unauthorized access. Note that due to the nature of the Internet and related technology, we cannot absolutely guarantee the security of Personal Information disclosed over the Internet, and the Concentric Parties expressly disclaim any such obligation.

EXTERNAL LINKS

Sites may include links to other websites, such as Facebook, LinkedIn, or Twitter, whose privacy policies we do not control. Once you leave our websites, use of any Personal Information you provide is governed by the privacy policy of the operator of the website you are visiting. That policy may differ from this Policy.

ACCURACY

Our knowing about changes to some of your Personal Information (e.g. email address) may be key to effectively communicating with you at your request. If any of your details change you can update us by e-mailing us at info@ceadvisors.comPlease keep us informed of changes to your Personal Information.

YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION RIGHTS

Accuracy and Access of Your Personal Information

You have a right to access, modify, correct and request that we internally delete any Personal Information provided to or obtained by the Concentric Parties. If you update, modify or correct any Personal Information, we may keep copies of your Personal Information prior to such update, modification or correction for uses provided for in this Policy. You may contact info@ceadvisors.com for updates, modifications and corrections to your Personal Information, or to request access to your Personal Information.

Retention of Your Personal Information

You may request internal deletion of your Personal Information at any time by contacting the Concentric Parties at info@ceadvisors.com. Concentric will endeavor to respond to your request in a timely manner, but no later than 60 calendar days from the date the request is received.

QUESTIONS

If you have any questions or concerns about how your Personal Information is handled by the Concentric Parties, please let us know by writing or sending an email to us at:

Concentric Energy Advisors, Inc.

293 Boston Post Road West, Suite 500

Marlborough, MA 01752

e-mail: info@ceadvisors.com 

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may modify this Policy from time to time.  When we make material changes to this Policy we will post a link to the Privacy Policy on the homepage of a Site for a 30-calendar day notice period.  Any changes to the Policy will become effective upon posting of the revised Privacy Policy on a Site.  Please note that your use of a Site, any of our products and services, and/or providing consent to the updated Privacy Policy following such changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised Policy then in effect.

 

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