Privacy Policy | SELA UCC

The Southeast Louisiana Utility Coordinating Council (SELA UCC) is committed to protecting the privacy of our website visitors and members. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, selaucc.org (the "Site").

By using the Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

1. Information We Collect
We collect various types of information for different purposes to provide and improve our services to you.

a. Personal Information You Provide
While using our Site, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you ("Personal Data"). This includes, but is not limited to:

Contact Information: Name, email address, postal address, phone number.
Registration Information: Details provided when you register for events (e.g., Digger's Night Out), workshops, or membership.
Communication Content: Information you provide when you contact us via email, contact forms, or other means.

b. Usage Data
We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Site or when you access the Site by or through a mobile device ("Usage Data"). This Usage Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol address (e.g., IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Site that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.

c. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Site and hold certain information.

Cookies: Cookies are files with a small amount of data that may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. We use cookies to collect information for statistical purposes (e.g., Google Analytics), to remember user preferences, and to facilitate website functionality.
Other Tracking Technologies: We may also use beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Site.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Site.

2. How We Use Your Information
SELA UCC uses the collected data for various purposes:

To Provide and Maintain the Site: Ensuring the website functions correctly and is accessible.
To Manage Your Account/Registration: Processing event registrations, membership applications, and managing your participation.
To Send Communications: Sending you newsletters, event updates, important notices, and other information related to SELA UCC activities.
To Improve Our Services: Understanding how users interact with our Site to enhance content, features, and user experience.
For Analytics and Research: Performing data analysis to monitor the usage of our Site and identify trends.
For Security: Detecting, preventing, and addressing technical issues or fraudulent activity.
To Respond to Your Inquiries: Addressing your questions or requests submitted through contact forms or direct communication.

3. How We Share Your Information
SELA UCC does not sell, rent, or lease your Personal Data to third parties. We may share your information in the following situations:

With Service Providers: We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Site (e.g., web hosting, analytics providers, email service providers). These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
For Legal Reasons: We may disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).
With Your Consent: We may disclose your Personal Data for any other purpose with your explicit consent.

4. Data Security
The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. We implement reasonable physical, technical, and administrative safeguards to protect the information we collect.

5. Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on your location and applicable laws, you may have certain rights regarding your Personal Data:

The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your Personal Data.
The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
The right to erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your Personal Data, under certain conditions.
The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your Personal Data, under certain conditions.
The right to object to processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data, under certain conditions.
The right to data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information below.

6. Links to Other Sites
Our Site may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

7. Children's Privacy
Our Site is not intended for use by anyone under the age of 13 ("Children"). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

By email: sela.uccdp@gmail.com

By mail:

SELA UCC

8550 United Plaza Blvd

Suite 420

Baton Rouge, LA 70809

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