Copyright/Legal Information

THIS POLICY IS TO INFORM VISITORS TO BAHAMASELECTRICITY.COM OF OUR ONLINE INFORMATION PRACTICES. BY USING THIS WEB SITE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND ACCEPT ALL TERMS OF USE OUTLINED BELOW.

1.0 General Disclaimer of Warranties
All information, materials and services on this Web site are provided to you "as is" without warranty of any kind either express or implied including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, title, non-infringement, security or accuracy.

1.1 You further agree that The Bahamas Electricity Corporation and any other parties involved in creating and delivering this site's contents have no liability for direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, or consequential damages with respect to the information, services, content, or advertisements contained on or otherwise accessed through this Web site. The Bahamas Electricity Corporation does not endorse any third party Web site, content, goods, or services. Links to third party Web sites are provided for information only. The Bahamas Electricity Corporation is not responsible for privacy policies of third party Web sites.

1.2 Other than as required under applicable consumer protection law, under no circumstance will The Bahamas Electricity Corporation be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information obtained through this site or a linked site, or your reliance on any product or service obtained from a linked site. It is your responsibility to evaluate the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any opinion, advice or other content available through this site, or obtained from a linked site. Please seek the advice of professionals, as appropriate, regarding the evaluation of any specific opinion, advice, product, service, or other content.

2.0 Copyright
Many areas of our Web site provide data, information and images that are copyrighted. The Bahamas Electricity Corporation owns their copyright and no unauthorized use are permitted.

3.0 Trademarks and Logos
Bahamas Electricity Corporation reserves all rights for the registered trademarks the BEC®. Additionally, we reserve all rights in the use of the following trademarked logos: ENERCOMUSA, the Bahamas Electricity Corporation Logo and Mascot Logo.

4.0 File Modification
Express permission to use files from bahamaselectricity.com may be granted to users who agree not to modify or alter the original file. Changes or modifications to these files cannot take place without the expressed written permission of the office of the Legal Counsel of the Bahamas Electricity Corporation. All credits, notices, copyrights and trademarks must remain intact within the file.

4.1 Presentation of the data, information and images must appear in the original context of its presentation within bahamaselectricity.com Regrouping, resizing, cropping or deletion of a portion of the file cannot occur without expressed written permission office of the Legal Counsel of the Bahamas Electricity Corporation. You may submit requests to the Bahamas Electricity Corporation Webmaster for further forwarding to the office of BEC's legal counsel or contact that office directly.

5.0 File Integrity
The Bahamas Electricity Corporation will not be held liable with regards to downloaded files. Occasionally, files are deleted, moved, or archived. The download, maintenance, and use of these files are the responsibility of the user. The Bahamas Electricity Corporation may make improvements or changes to this site at any time.

6.0 Third Party Links
The Bahamas Electricity Corporation grants permission for Web sites to link to the home page of bahamaselectricity.com or to any page within. Third party links to bahamaselectricity.com should be checked regularly in case a file or directory has changed or been moved since the link was created. Creating a link to bahamaselectricity.com does not constitute an agreement that a reciprocal link be placed on Bahamaselectricity.com You may submit requests for reciprocal links to The Bahamas Electricity Corporation Webmaster which will be forwarded to office of the Legal Counsel of the Bahamas Electricity Corporation for consideration.

7.0 How To Contact Us
If you have any questions about this security statement or the practices of this site, you can contact:

 

PRIVACY AND SECURITY

8.0 Collection and Use of Information
Our Web site does not collect personal identifying information about you unless you voluntarily provide it. This notice applies to all information collected or submitted on bahamaselectricity.com. On some pages, you can request to receive materials, services or register for programs. The types of personal information collected at these pages include, but are not limited to:

• Name
• Address
• Phone number
• E-mail address
• Information about your computer and browser

 8.1 When requesting information, the personal information you provide to us is used solely to process your request. We do not share this information with parties outside The Bahamas Electricity Corporation unless necessary to complete your request. When this type of sharing does occur, we have agreements with our vendors that allow limited use of your personal information strictly for the purpose of providing the immediate service.

8.2 As a government owned entity, The Bahamas Electricity Corporation is subject to the Bahamas Electricity Act and may be required upon written request to release some types of information submitted through bahamaselectricity.com

 8.3 If you supply your postal address online, you may receive periodic mailings from the Bahamas Electricity Corporation. These mailings may include information on new programs, services, or upcoming events and news that may be of interest. If you do not want to receive such mailings from The Bahamas Electricity Corporation in the future, please let us know by sending an e-mail to customercare@bahamaselectricity.com

8.4 If you supply your e-mail address online, we will use it to answer the e-mail received. Such addresses are not used for any other purpose and are not shared with outside parties.

9.0 Cookies
When you visit bahamaselectricity.com, to browse or download documents, our Web server places a temporary, "session" cookie on your computer to collect and store certain information about your visit. This information does not identify you personally. The information gathered includes:

• Date and time you access our site
• Pages you view on our site
• Type of browser and operating system used to access our site
• If you linked to bahamaselectricity.com from another site, the URL of the referring Web site

 9.1 The above information is gathered and analyzed to keep us current with industry standards and to improve our Web site.

10.0 Data Security
To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

11.0 Children's Privacy
Our Web site contains energy-related information that may be of educational value to children. To the extent that children use our Web site, any information collected is not stored on the Web server. We do encourage children and young teens to seek consent from their parents before providing any information to us.

BEC generates and distributes electricity across multiple Bahama Islands. We are a major electricity provider committed to customer service.