Privacy
Statement
In the course of doing business with
you, we collect information about you that is necessary to provide you with
our services. At Wake Electric, we recognize the importance of protecting
this information and strive to maintain our customer’s privacy.
The Information We Collect
At Wake Electric, we collect and
maintain nonpublic personal information about you, to provide you with the
services you request and to service your account. This information includes:
·
Information we receive from
you on applications and other forms, such as name, address, social security
number and property information,
·
Information regarding your
transactions with us, such as payment history,
·
Information we receive from
consumer reporting agencies and other groups regarding credit history and
other reports, and for those customers participating in electronic funds
transfer or energy loan programs, account information from financial
institutions.
Protecting Your Information
We are committed to protecting your
nonpublic personal information. At Wake Electric, we maintain high standards
to ensure the security and confidentiality of our records and our customer’s
information. We have designed our business practices so that the personal
information of our customers is properly gathered, stored and processed, so
that customer information is only available to those individuals who may
need it to provide you with our services. We have established physical,
electronic and procedural safeguards to protect customer information as
well. Additionally, should your relationship with us end at some time in the
future, your information will remain protected as outlined in this notice.
Sharing With Affiliated Third Parties
We may however, share the information we
collect, as described above, with companies that work with us or provide
services on our behalf, so that we may provide you with the services that
you have requested. These companies might assist us, for example, in
fulfilling your service request, processing your account or assisting us
with maintenance on your account. All of these companies are contractually
obligated to keep the information that we provide to them confidential and
they must use the information only to provide the services we have asked
them to perform.
Sharing With Non-Affiliated Third
Parties
Wake Electric does not sell, share or
otherwise disclose customer information with marketing firms or other
non-affiliated third parties. We may, however share information with credit
bureaus and similar organizations, and otherwise as required or permitted by
law. We also may share nonpublic personal information when specifically
authorized to do so by you.
Modifications to Our Privacy
Statement
We reserve the right to change our
privacy practices in the future, which may include sharing nonpublic
personal information about you with non-affiliated third parties. We will
post any changes on our website. Your use of our website constitutes your
agreement with the revised statement.
INTERNET SECURITY STATEMENT
At Wake Electric, we value your online
security. For this reason, we have implemented safeguards to protect the
information you transmit to us over the Internet as described in this
notice. We collect and use the information you provide to us to respond to
your needs, service your accounts and provide you with information about
other services we provide.
This statement applies to all users of
www.wemc.com, whether or not the user is a Wake Electric customer.
Website Security
At Wake Electric, we strive to safeguard
your on line security. All information provided by customers visiting our
website is kept strictly confidential, to prevent the unauthorized use of
the information.
All the nonpublic personal information
we receive from our customers at Wake Electric, whether via phone, fax, mail
or the Internet, is treated confidentially, as outlined in our privacy
statement.
E-Mail Security
Regular Internet e-mail is never
completely secure. When corresponding to us via e-mail, you should only
provide information that is non-sensitive and non-confidential. Please do
not furnish us any information of a personal nature that you feel
uncomfortable providing to us via e-mail. If you are concerned about the
security of your communication, please transmit your correspondence to us
using the postal service or telephone. Wake Electric is not responsible for
the security of information we receive via e-mail.
Links to Other Sites
Wake Electric may provide links to other
Internet sites, as a convenience to the persons visiting this website. If
you visit these sites via our website, you may be asked to provide nonpublic
personal information (some of which may be shared with Wake Electric).
Please be aware that Wake Electric is
not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites. We suggest that,
if you visit other websites through www.wemc.com, you read the privacy
policies of each site that you visit, as it may differ from ours. Our
privacy statement applies solely to this website.
Cookies
Parts of our website may use cookies. A
cookie is a small bit of information exchanged between your computer and a
website you are accessing. They allow a website to identify a particular
user and thus provide more personalized service or gather data about the
usage of the site. The cookie file uses a code to identify a particular
user, but the user is not identified by personal information such as name or
address. Above all, cookies are safe, as they cannot be used to gather
personal information about the user or to deliver viruses. You may configure
your own browser to accept or reject cookies, or notify you when a cookie is
set.
Modifications
Please be aware that Wake Electric may
periodically revise or update this Internet security statement. If we do so,
we will post a notice on our home page notifying users that this statement
has been revised. If you are not comfortable with the policies described in
this statement, we ask that you discontinue use of our site.
Your Role
While Wake Electric works hard to
protect your confidentiality, you also play a role in protecting personal
information. Do not share your account number or password with anyone and do
not provide your account number if your browser does not indicate you are
using an encrypted connection. Also, remember to sign off/log off once you
have completed a secure transmission with us. Together we can provide you
with a safe and confidential Internet environment.
LEGAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF
USE
This statement presents the terms and
conditions which apply to access and use of our website. The material
provided on this website is available for lawful purposes only. If you do
not agree to all of these legal terms, do not use this website.
Wake Electric reserves the right to
change or amend these conditions at any time by updating this notice. Wake
Electric reserves the right to terminate this agreement at any time, without
notice and for any reason.
Scope of Use
All contents of the Wake Electric
website are the property of Wake Electric Membership Corporation. The
information and materials on this site are provided to users for personal
and informational purposes only. The commercial use, reproduction,
transmission or distribution of any information available through this
website without the prior written consent of Wake Electric is strictly
prohibited.
Limit of Liability
Your use of the materials on this
website is at your own risk. Wake Electric and its affiliates are not
responsible for any damages or injury that may result from access to this
site, use of or reliance on the materials contained in this site. Wake
Electric and its affiliates are also not responsible for any damage or
injury that may arise in connection with technical, hardware or software
failures of any kind, unavailable network connections, interruptions in
telecommunications connections, viruses or any incomplete, distorted or
delayed computer transmissions. In jurisdictions that do not allow the
limitation of liability, the foregoing limitations would not apply.
No Warranties
Wake Electric has made all reasonable
efforts to provide accurate and reliable information on this website.
However, Wake Electric may not be able to control any or all aspects of
errors which may occur.
Wake Electric does not warranty the
accuracy, completeness, currency or reliability of any content information
or materials presented on this website. All information and materials on
this site are provided “as is” and without warranty of any kind, either
expressed or implied.
Wake Electric reserves the right to
revise this website at any time and may provide links to other sites that
are not maintained by Wake Electric. Wake Electric makes no endorsements or
recommendations of any kind with respect to such sites, and is not
responsible for the content of such other sites. More information about on
line security is available in our Internet security statement.