Website Privacy Notice
The SONGS Community Privacy Notice was Updated on December 30, 2020
It is important to Southern California Edison (“SCE”, “we”, “our”, “us”) to protect your information and we want you to know how we collect, use, share and store your information that we receive through our interactions with you, including through your computer, mobile device, or when you physically visit the plant for business purposes.
These include interactions from your computer or mobile device through: (a) http://www.songscommunity.com and the other websites operated by us from which you are accessing this Privacy Notice (the "Websites"); (b) our social media pages we control through which you access this Privacy Notice (collectively, our "Social Media Pages"); (c) HTML-formatted email messages we send to you that link to this Privacy Notice (the "Emails"); (d) discussions with you, either in person or over the phone or through written correspondence (the "Public Interactions”). Collectively, the Websites, Social Media Pages, the Emails, and the Public Interactions are the “Services”.
Please familiarize yourself with our Privacy Notice and contact us with questions.
California Consumer Rights to Personal Information
California residents have rights to their Personal Information. Please access the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) policy to review and exercise those rights.
Information We Collect
There are different types of information we collect:
Non-Personal Information
Non-Personal Information includes publicly available information lawfully made available from federal, state, or local records, and deidentified or aggregated consumer information. Aggregated information includes browser type, device type, operating system, page views, referring URLs, destination URLs, dates and times of site visits, and other information collected primarily for statistical purposes but does not identify a specific individual or a group of individuals
Personal Information You Voluntarily Provide
Personal Information is defined as any information that identifies, relates to, describes, can reasonably be associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a resident or household.
This includes, but is not limited to, a first name or initial and last name, home or business mailing, physical, or email address, telephone number, user names, passwords, security question answers, or any other identifier that identifies, relates to, describes, is capable of being associated with, or could be reasonably linked, directly or indirectly, with a consumer or household.
We do not collect any Personal Information through your access or use of our website unless you voluntarily provide it to us. However, you must provide Personal Information to participate in certain programs, such as requesting a speaker. When signing up for e-mail alerts or requests for information, the Personal Information provided will be used to fulfill your request.
At any time, you may opt out of providing us with any such Personal Information by not providing it to us or by discontinuing your use of our website.
Cookies and Related Technologies.
We use “cookies” and related technology, such as web beacons, JavaScript, pixel tags, locally shared objects, and clear GIFs to collect Non-Personal Information to provide a more convenient experience for you. While you are using our Websites, we will record your website interactions and over time collect your browsing habits to identify improvement opportunities. However, we do not track your online activities from any third-party website or digital services.
- Cookies are used to quickly identify your computer or mobile device to ‘remember’ you. You may disable cookies or set your Internet browser to alert you when cookies are being sent to your computer’s browser or mobile device; however, disabling cookies will affect your ability to use certain features on our website.
- Web beacons, JavaScript, pixel tags, locally shared objects, and clear GIFs are electronic images allowing us to count users who have visited certain pages on our Services. Like cookies, these do not collect Personal Information.
We use cookies and related technologies for two purposes:
- Interest-Based Communications - Our website pages contain pixels allowing us to display interest-based communications on third-party websites and mobile applications, including social media sites such as Facebook or Twitter.
We use cookies and web beacons, and other technologies that allow us to learn about what interest-based communications you see and interact with. This allows us to provide you with more useful and relevant communications. We do not associate your interactions with unaffiliated sites with your identity in providing you with interest-based communications.
Interest-based communications from other advertisers or third parties may also use cookies to measure the effectiveness of their ads and to personalize ad content. We do not have access to or control over cookies or other features advertisers and third-party sites may use, and the information practices of these advertisers and third-party websites are not covered by our Website Privacy Notice. Please contact them directly for more information about their privacy practices.
To discover more about these communications and ways to opt-out with participating companies who have enabled interest-based communications, consult with the Digital Advertising Alliance.
- Measuring Interactions - Emails, digital ads displayed on third-party websites, social media messages, and other electronic communications we send to you contain pixel tags enabling us to track your usage of an electronic communication, including whether you opened the communication or followed a link in such communication (if any).
California “Do Not Track” Disclosures
Most browsers are programed to accept cookies or other similar technology to collect Non-Personal Information. You may set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, providing you the opportunity to accept or decline it. Declining a cookie, or similar technology, will affect your ability to use certain features on our website. You may stop accepting cookies from a particular website, or by changing your browser’s settings, which are usually found in the ‘options’ or ‘preferences’ menu. You may also visit AboutCookies.org for instructions, by browser type, regarding how to control cookies settings within your browser.
While you are using our Services, we will record your interactions and over time collect your browsing habits to identify improvement opportunities. However, we do not track your online activities from any third-party website or digital services.
Using Your Browser’s Do Not Track Settings
To improve your experience with our Services, and regardless of your browser’s “Do Not Track” setting, we will collect aggregated information on:
- The number of users who use our Services;
- The number of users who access our Services via a mobile device;
- How users navigate through our Services;
- What hardware and software settings are on the device accessing our Services;
- Which Internet Service Providers are being used to access our Services; and
- What Internet browsers are being used to access our Services.
Third Party Access to Information Obtained by SCE
We do not disclose your Personal Information to third parties without your prior written consent, except in the following circumstances:
- We are required by law, such as to comply with a subpoena, or similar legal process;
- We believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to law enforcement, or the United States’ Government to protect our rights, protect your safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to the request of a governmental agency;
- Ordered by the California Public Utilities Commission, or other state of federal governmental agencies with jurisdiction over us, when legally entitled to such information; or
- The third parties we contract with to provide company-related services such as signing up for certain news or events, or sending or responding to an email on our behalf. These contracted third parties do not use or disclose the information for any purpose not consistent with this Privacy Notice.
E-Mail Communications
Email communication gives us another convenient method to communicate with the public, including responding to your inquiries. By sending us an email, we will consider your email as consent for us to reply to you via email. You will receive emails from us (or our authorized third-party fulfilling agent) if you have signed up to receive email notifications of certain news or events, responding to a request for a speaker, or if you have requested other information.
If we send you a promotional email regarding our products and services, you will be provided the option to opt-out of receiving these notifications by clicking on the link at the bottom of the email in order to unsubscribe from future mailings or by contacting us in the manner described in the Contact Us section.
We do not control the information you provide to us via email. Email messages in transit are not confidential and are not secure. We are not liable for any use, disclosure, or modification of such messages. Please do not submit any Personal Information or other information you deem confidential or sensitive via email.
Social Media Sites
Information you post to a public forum, such as a blog, forum, chat room, or wiki, is available to all users accessing these sites. Any information you share is available to any user and may be read, collected, or used by other people for any purpose, including sending you unsolicited information.
We are not responsible for any information you provide to other individuals or post on these websites. In order to protect your information from potential misuse, we recommend never sharing your personal information with anyone who you do not trust.
Use of Social Media and Other Public Forums
Information you post to a public forum, such as a blog, forum, chat room, or wiki, is available to all users accessing these sites. Any information you share is available to any user and may be read, collected, or used by other people for any purpose, including sending you unsolicited information.
We are not responsible for any information you provide to other individuals or post on these websites. To protect your information from potential misuse, we recommend never sharing your Personal Information with anyone who you do not trust.
Linked Websites and online web services
Our Services contain links to other websites, including social media sites, and icons to launch online web services. These websites may place a cookie on your computer or mobile device, enabling that site to recognize users who may have visited our site. Your use of any third-party site or web service may result in the collection or sharing of information about you, depending on the third party’s site or web service. We do not control those third-party sites or web services, or their privacy practices, which may differ from our practices. We do not endorse or make any representations about third party sites or web services. We have not verified the privacy and security policies and practices applicable to third party websites or hosted materials or determine what actions such parties will take regarding the user’s privacy.
The Non-Personal and Personal Information that you provide or that is collected from you by such third parties is not covered by this Notice. We encourage you to review the privacy notices and settings on third party sites and services that you interact with to make sure you understand how they use your information. We are not responsible for any third-party content, policies, or actions.
Children
We do not solicit any information from or market to children under the age of 13. If you are a parent or legal guardian who discovers your child provided us with information without your consent, contact us. If you discover we collected any Personal Information from a child under the age of 13, we will immediately remove that information.
Retention of Personal Information
We retain your Personal Information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the transactions you have requested, or for legitimate business purposes, such as complying with our legal obligations, under applicable law, including United States’ federal, state, and local laws. As retention periods vary for different types of Personal Information, based on business purpose, actual retention periods vary. For example, Personal Information provided in an application for community funding and donation programs has a different retention period than a request for company information or submitting an employment application.
Security Safeguards
We share your concerns regarding the safeguarding of your Personal Information. Edison complies with applicable privacy and security laws and generally accepted information security standards to ensure a level of security, integrity, and privacy, appropriate to the risk of your Personal Information in our possession.
Although we take commercially reasonable efforts to prevent unauthorized third parties from acquiring Personal Information submitted via our Services an unlawful interception or acquisition by a third party may still be possible.
We are not responsible for any password provided to a user is obtained by a third party or for any unlawful activities in connection with our Services. If a user believes any password, used to access our Services, is obtained without permission by third parties, immediately attempt to reset the password and contact us immediately.
Jurisdictional Authority
Our Services are controlled and operated by us from the State of California, in the United States, and operation of our Services is not intended to subject us to the laws or jurisdiction of any other states, country or territory. Your use of our Services will indicate your acceptance and consent to the terms in this Notice.
Acceptance of Terms in this Notice
We may change the terms in this Notice. Any changes made to the Notice will be posted on our website as soon as reasonably possible. We recommend you periodically review this Notice to find out if any changes have been made since your last visit to our website. Any changes made to the Notice will be effective as of the date at the beginning of this Notice. Your use of our website will indicate your acceptance and consent to the terms in the Notice then in effect.
CONTACT US
If you have questions regarding this Notice, please contact us at:
Southern California Edison
Attention: Liese Mosher
5000 Pacific Coast Highway
San Clemente, CA 92674
Email: nuccomm@songs.sce.com
Note that information regarding these contacts or correspondence with Southern California Edison may be retained in a file specific to you.