Sawnee EMC Privacy Policy

Last modified: December 3, 2024

At Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation (“Sawnee EMC”, “us”, “we”, or “our”), we respect your privacy concerns and are committed to safeguarding your information through this Privacy Policy.


LEGAL INFORMATION

By visiting our website (the “Website”), you agree to the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy, which may be changed from time to time without notice.

COPYRIGHT

All content included on this Website, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, button icons, and images, is the property of Sawnee EMC and is protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. Any use, including but not limited to the reproduction, modification, distribution, transmission, republication, display, or performance of the content on this Website is strictly prohibited.

TRADEMARKS

All graphics, logos, and service names used on this Website are trademarks of Sawnee EMC and may not be used in any manner without the express written permission of Sawnee EMC.

USE OF SITE

This Website and the content and information contained herein are owned by Sawnee EMC, and may not be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, linked, distributed, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose without the express written permission of Sawnee EMC.

DISCLAIMER AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

Sawnee EMC makes no representations, warranties, or guarantees to you regarding the truthfulness, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, or reliability of any information obtained from this Website. Such information may contain typographical errors and other inaccuracies. Any use or reliance on such information will be at your own risk.

NEITHER SAWNEE EMC, ANY SOFTWARE SUPPLIER, NOR ANY PROVIDER OF INFORMATION ON THIS WEBSITE MAKES ANY WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, CONCERNING THE SOFTWARE, EQUIPMENT, BROWSER, OR INFORMATION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD-PARTY RIGHTS.

IN NO EVENT SHALL SAWNEE EMC BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO INCIDENTAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS, OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM LOST EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY) RESULTING FROM THE USE, ACCESS TO, OR THE INABILITY TO USE OR ACCESS THIS WEBSITE AND CONTENT, WHETHER BASED IN WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, REGARDLESS OF FORM, AND WHETHER OR NOT SAWNEE EMC IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IF THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH HEREIN ARE HELD INAPPLICABLE FOR ANY REASON, THEN SAWNEE EMC’S MAXIMUM LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY TYPE OF DAMAGES SHALL BE LIMITED TO ONE HUNDRED AND 00/100 DOLLARS (U.S. $100.00).

PRIVACY STATEMENT

Sawnee EMC does not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to others. We do not share or sell your personal information collected through electronic forms of communication to others for marketing purposes. Sawnee EMC may release account information when we believe, in good faith, that such release is reasonably necessary to (i) comply with any applicable law, (ii) enforce or apply the terms of any of our user agreements, or (iii) protect the rights, property, or safety of Sawnee EMC or others. 

By using our Website, you consent to the collection and use of your information by Sawnee EMC. The information we collect about you may include, but is not limited to, contact information such as name, mailing address, email addresses and/or phone number, usernames, IDs, security question information, financial and banking information, Social Security Number, driver’s license or other state identification number, service address, energy consumption data, billing and payment history and service history. This information is used to identify you, to establish, manage, and service your account, to facilitate payment, to communicate with you, to alert you about updated information and services, to improve our service for you, and to respond to any questions or comments that we receive from you.

Additionally, by communicating and/or interacting with us in any way, you acknowledge that Sawnee EMC may use your information to contact you by email, telephone, chat, social media, SMS, MMS, two-way texting or other equivalent forms of electronic communication, such as a mobile application’s push notification regarding updates or informative communications related to services provided by Sawnee EMC. You authorize us and RingCentral (and any successor companies providing similar services to Sawnee EMC), on our behalf, to manually dial or use automated dialing technology to dial any telephone number(s) that you or anyone acting on your behalf provides to use at any time, and further acknowledge and agree that RingCentral (and any successor companies providing similar services to Sawnee EMC), on our behalf, may send individual or mass generated text messages such as SMS and/or MMS and/or two way texting to such number(s), and that message and data rates may apply. 

We implement reasonable security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, alteration, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is guaranteed to be 100% secure, and Sawnee EMC cannot guarantee absolute security. In providing your consent, you also understand and agree that we cannot guarantee the privacy of electronic communications sent to you. It is your responsibility to notify us immediately if you stop using or no longer have access to any of the methods of electronic communication you have provided to us. If at any time you desire to withdraw your consent, you may “opt out” through any applicable withdrawal request such as texting STOP to any text messages or unsubscribing to any email messages. Any withdrawal of your consent will not apply to any electronic communication(s) previously sent or in process. Your withdrawal will become effective only after we have had a reasonable time to process your withdrawal request. 

In order to use some of the resources offered by Sawnee EMC, you may be asked to provide certain registration details or other information including, but not limited to, username, password, or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures. All information provided to us must be correct, current, and complete. By providing your consent, you agree that all information you provide to register to use the resources offered by Sawnee EMC is governed by this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Because Sawnee EMC does not control the privacy policies of third parties, you acknowledge that if you provide information to others, that information will be subject to the privacy policies of those third parties, which may differ from this Privacy Policy. Information provided to RingCentral (and any successor companies providing similar services to Sawnee EMC), is not only subject to this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use, but also all applicable terms required by The RingCentral platform located at https://www.ringcentral.com/legal.html  (or any successor provider’s terms of use and/or privacy policy) with respect to the SMS communications with you. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or contents of any third parties. We recommend and encourage that you always review the privacy practices or contents of any such third-party website(s) and offerings.

Like most other commercial websites, we use “cookie” technology and web server logs to collect information about how our Website is used. Cookies are small pieces of data stored by your web browser on your hard drive. This can include the browser you are using, your IP address, the date and time you access our Website, and which pages you visit. Cookies allow our web servers to recognize computers used to access our Website. Cookies also let you move from page to page on the Website by remembering information about your entire session. This information is collected on an aggregate basis. None of this information is associated with you as an individual. You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Sawnee EMC services or Website visited.

We will retain and use your personal information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies. If you wish to request your personal or account information, or request that certain information be updated or deleted, please address your request to: customerservice@sawnee.coop. We will make every effort to respond to your requests in a timely manner. If we decide to change our Privacy Policy, we will post those changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we may disclose it.

GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION

The laws of Georgia govern this Website and the terms of this Privacy Policy without regard to choice of law provisions thereof. Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of, or related to, this Privacy Policy shall be instituted exclusively in the federal courts of the United States or the courts of the State of Georgia, in each case located in the City of Cumming and County of Forsyth. Sawnee EMC does not know if materials on this Website are appropriate, available, or legal for use in all locations. If you choose to access this Website from outside of Georgia, it is your responsibility to comply with any applicable local laws. Sawnee EMC’s services are not available outside of the State of Georgia, U.S.A.