Clean Energy States Alliance Privacy Policy

The Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA) respects your right to privacy and is committed to maintaining your confidence and trust. We have created the following privacy policy to inform you about the ways in which we collect and use information across our website.

CESA does not collect any information from you without your knowledge and permission, and we do not ask that you enter any personal information to access or use the CESA website. In order to use some of the tools and functions, however, such as newsletter and webinar sign up/registrations, you must enter some identifying information. CESA does not disclose this information to anyone except 1) to identify you, as described in the following paragraphs, to those you contact through our website and 2) to manage our website and database with the help of service providers, who are subject to a non-disclosure agreement. Information you provide CESA is stored in a secure location and is accessible only by designated staff.

We do not sell or rent any information you provide us through our website.

Website Usage

Most areas of our site are accessible without having to provide personal information of any kind. Some of our services do, however, require some form of identification, which the user is free to provide (or withhold) voluntarily.

CESA uses Google Analytics to collect aggregate website browsing information including (but not limited to) IP address, domain name, page views, and Internet browser. This information is used to improve our website and will not be disclosed to third parties. Google may use the data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network. You can find Google’s privacy policy here.

Cookies

Like most websites, CESA places a “cookie,” or small text file, in the browser files of visitors to our site. This cookie is used to collect website traffic information. These cookies do not collect personal information about users. Data collected is used in accordance with our privacy policy. Users retain the right to reject cookies and can opt out from interest-based advertising through their cookie settings or by using a browser plugin.

Collection of Personal Information

CESA may collect personal information when it is voluntarily submitted through our websites. Submission of such information that includes the user’s email, or mailing address implies the user’s consent to being contacted by CESA, but we do not share emails or other contact information with third parties.

Secure Transactions

When you donate to CESA via our website your donation information is received and maintained by PayPal and is used only for processing the donation payment, see their privacy policy at https://www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full. CESA does not receive or use your credit card information. We will not disclose this information except as necessary to process your donation and we do not store it once your donation has been processed. CESA stores all member information on secure servers.

Other Places Information May Be Requested

In addition to information you enter when making a donation, you may submit information directly to CESA for purposes including subscribing to email newsletters, or registering for a webinar. CESA will not disclose this information except as described above.

Communications from CESA

If you have opted to receive email from CESA you may unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link that appears in bottom of all email communications sent by CESA or by sending an email to samantha@cleanegroup.org.

If you have provided CESA with your mailing address or phone number, we may contact you by phone or mail. You can choose not to receive such communications by contacting us at info@cleanegroup.org or CESA, c/o Clean Energy Group, 50 State Street, Montpelier, VT 05602.

Privacy Policy Changes

CESA continually examines the best options for maintaining a high level of privacy on our site. From time to time, therefore, this privacy policy may be changed. Your use of the CESA website after the date specified below constitutes your agreement to our terms.