PRIVACY POLICY
This Internet site is owned or managed by the Presidential Forum on Renewable Energy (the 'PFRE'). This Internet Privacy Policy (the 'Privacy Policy') sets forth the PFRE's policies with respect to its operation of this Internet site (the 'Site').
Generally
The PFRE respects your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy describes the PFRE's practices with respect to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information provided to one or more Sites. Your visit to this Site is subject to this Privacy Policy and our Terms and Conditions . Please note that this Privacy Policy governs only information provided to this Site and communications from this Site. This Privacy Policy was last updated and is effective as of August 9, 2007.
Your Consent
Your right to use this Site is conditioned upon your compliance with the Terms of Service and your consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information as set forth in this Privacy Policy. When you use this Site or submit your personally identifiable information on this Site, you are specifically authorizing the PFRE to collect, use and disclose the information you provide to us in the manner described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy, please do not use this Site.
Information Collected on PFRE Internet Sites and How It May Be Used
When you access and use this Site, there are three ways we may collect information about you:
1. Information Sent to Us by Your Web Browser. The PFRE collects information that is sent to us automatically by your web browser. This information typically includes the IP address of your Internet service provider, the name of your operating system (such as Macintosh® or Windows®) and the name and version of your browser (such as Internet Explorer®, Firefox® or Netscape®). The information we receive depends on the settings on your web browser. Please check your browser if you want to learn what information your browser sends or how to change your settings. The information provided by your browser does not identify you personally. We use this information to create statistics that help us improve our sites and make them more compatible with the technology used by our Internet visitors.
2. Information Collected By Placing a 'Cookie' On Your Computer. This Site uses a standard Internet technology called 'cookies' to collect information about how you use this Site. Cookies reside on your computer and allow the Site to recognize your computer's browser as a previous visitor. This information allows us to customize delivery of information. For example, this Site may use cookies to save and remember registration information or preferences that you may have set while browsing the site, to ensure you don't see the same content repeatedly, to deliver content specific to your interests, and to save your password (if applicable) so you don't have to re-enter it each time you visit our site. We use cookies only to gather information as indicated in this Privacy Policy.
This Site uses 'session cookies' to uniquely identify your current browsing activity. Session cookies are stored in temporary memory and are not retained after the browser is closed. Session cookies do not collect information from the user's computer. We use session cookies to collect statistical information about the ways visitors use our Sites - which pages they visit, which links they use, and how long they stay on each page. We analyze this information (known as 'clickstream data') in statistical form to better understand our visitors' interests and needs to improve the content and functionality of the Site.
If you do not wish to receive cookies, you may set your browser to reject cookies or to alert you when a cookie is placed on your computer. Although you are not required to accept cookies, you may be unable to use all of the functionality of this Site if your browser rejects our cookies.
3. Information You Knowingly and Voluntarily Provide. The PFRE collects the information you knowingly and voluntarily provide, for example, the information you provide when you sign up to receive email alerts, when you complete a survey, or when you ask us a question or email us with feedback. In many cases this information will be personal information. The PFRE uses this information for the purposes for which you provide it. For example, if you provide your e-mail address when you sign up to receive e-mail alerts, we use your e-mail address to deliver the e-mail alerts you request. We may also remove all the personally identifiable information and use the rest for historical, statistical or scientific purposes.
Sharing Personal Information
The PFRE will not sell personal information collected from the Site to mailing list brokers without your express consent. The PFRE may share your personal information with third parties we hire to perform support services for us. These third parties are required to use the personal information we share with them only to perform services on our behalf and to treat your personal information as strictly confidential. In certain, limited circumstances we may share or transfer personal information to unrelated third parties. For example, we may provide personal information to a third party (i) at your request; (ii) to comply with a legal requirement or court order; (iii) to investigate a possible crime, such as identity theft; (iv) in connection with the liquidation or dissolution of the PFRE; or (v) under similar circumstances. If such an event occurs, we will take appropriate steps to protect your personal information.
Security of Personal Information
The Site is governed by and operated in accordance with the laws of United States of America and is intended for enjoyment of residents of the United States. The PFRE makes no representation that the Site is governed by or operated in accordance with the laws of any other nation. By using this Site, visitors from outside of the United States acknowledge that this site is subject to U.S. law, consent to the transfer of personal data to the U.S., and waive any claims that may arise under their own national laws. Your personal information will generally be stored in PFRE databases or databases maintained by our service providers. All of these databases are stored on servers located in the United States.
The PFRE maintains reasonable safeguards to protect the confidentiality, security and integrity of your personal information. For example, we use secure socket layer (SSL) technology to transfer personal information over the Internet. Although we use security measures to help protect your personal information against unauthorized disclosure, misuse or alteration, as is the case with all computer networks linked to the Internet, we cannot guarantee the security of information provided over the Internet and will not be responsible for breaches of security beyond our reasonable control.
Links to Third Party Internet Sites
The Site may contain links to Internet sites that are not operated by the PFRE. These links are provided as a service and do not imply any endorsement of the activities or content of these sites, nor any association with their operators. The PFRE does not control these Internet sites and is not responsible for their content, security, or privacy practices. We urge you to review the privacy policy posted on web sites you visit before using the site or providing personal information.
Access to Personal Information
You may review, correct and update the personal information that you provide to us through the Site by clicking on this feedback link or writing to us at: The Presidential Forum on Renewable Energy - 11 West 42nd St. 14th Floor – New York, NY 10036 - Fax: 212-763-2988.
Retention of Personal Information
The NFRE retains the personal information collected on the Site as long as necessary to provide the services and information you request or as permitted by applicable law.
Children and Parents
The Site is generally not intended for persons under 13 years of age. The NFRE does not knowingly solicit or collect personal information from or about children on the Site except as permitted under applicable law. If your child has submitted personal information and you would like to request that such information be deleted from our records, you may do so by clicking on this feedback link or writing to us at: The Presidential Forum on Renewable Energy, 11 West 42nd Street, 14th floor, New York, NY 10036.
Questions about this Privacy Policy
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our use of your personal information, please contact us by clicking on this feedback link or writing to us at: The Presidential Forum on Renewable Energy - 11 West 42nd St. 14th Floor - New York, NY 10036 - Fax: 212-763-2988.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
The NFRE reserves the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy, at any time and without prior notice, by posting the revised version of this Privacy Policy on the Site. If we modify this Privacy Policy, the modifications will only apply to the personal information we collect after we have posted the revised Privacy Policy on the Site.
