I. INTRODUCTION
BluEarth Renewables Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, “BluEarth”) take privacy and data security seriously. We are committed to transparency in the collection and use of your personal information. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose and otherwise manage personal information. This Privacy Policy applies to the privacy practices of BluEarth on our website located at www.bluearthrenewables.com and www.bluearth.ca (our “Website”), as well as offline in the course of BluEarth’s business.
II. COLLECTION AND USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
We collect and use personal information for the purposes identified below.
A. COMMUNICATIONS
You may provide personal information such as your name and email address for purposes of subscribing to our communications list. We use your personal information to send communications regarding our projects, including news, updates and reminders. You can opt out of receiving communications from us using the “unsubscribe” function in our communications or by contacting us at the information set out below.
B. LANDOWNERS
We collect certain personal information from landowners to manage our relationship regarding renewable energy projects, including ongoing communication and compensation. If you are a landowner, you may provide the following personal information:
- name, date of birth, telephone numbers, email addresses, physical addresses, and other contact information;
- name of your organization;
- land information, including civic address and/or legal land description, and any restrictive covenants, easements, or other limitations on the use of the land;
- tax identification information, including tax identification numbers and Social Insurance Numbers; and
- bank account information, including relevant account, branch, and transit numbers.
C. VENDOR MANAGEMENT
We may collect certain personal information from vendors and suppliers including name, qualifications, resume, email address and telephone number. We use this information for the purposes of selecting vendors and suppliers, as well as the ongoing management of the working relationship.
D. SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
We collect personal information from individuals who apply for scholarships sponsored by BluEarth, including the Indigenous Peoples Scholarship, the Community Leaders Scholarship, and the Renewable Energy Trades Scholarship. Applicants provide certain personal information including their name, age, physical address, resume, references, aboriginal status card (if applicable), academic history, educational background, and community, volunteer and work experience in order to apply for a scholarship. We use this information to evaluate applicants and select scholarship recipients.
E. EMPLOYMENT AT BLUEARTH
We may collect personal information in relation to a job application or related inquiry, including information contained in a resume or cover letter. We use this information for purposes of reviewing applications for current and future employment opportunities at BluEarth.
F. SOCIAL MEDIA
We may offer you the opportunity to engage with our content on or through the Website, third-party social networking websites, plug-ins and applications. When you engage with our content on or through third-party social networking websites, plug-ins and applications, you may allow us to have access to certain information associated with your social media account (e.g., name, username, email address, profile picture, gender). We use this information to deliver content or as part of the operation of the Website, third-party social networking websites, plug-in or applications. We may also collect and use personal information to communicate on social media platforms, including for purposes of employee recruitment and to respond to individuals’ questions or comments.
G. CONTACTING US
When you contact us with a comment, question or complaint, you may be asked for information that identifies you such as your name, email address, telephone number, and current organization along with additional information we may need to help us promptly answer your question or respond to your request or comment. We may retain this information to assist you in the future and to improve our services. We also use personal information to establish and manage our relationship with you and provide quality service.
H. ADDITIONAL WEBSITE INFORMATION
We may also collect, process, store and analyze information about you obtained from your browser or through the use of “cookies” or other tools that track, measure and analyze the behaviors and usage patterns of visitors to our Website and users of our services.
Your web browser may have settings that allow you to transmit a “Do Not Track” signal when you visit various websites or use online services. Like many websites, our Website is not designed to respond to “Do Not Track” signals received from browsers.
III. SHARING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
Except as set forth in this Privacy Policy or as required or permitted by law, we do not sell or share your personal information with third parties without your consent.
A. SERVICE PROVIDERS
Your personal information may be transferred (or otherwise made available) to our affiliates and other third parties that provide services on our behalf. For example, we may use service providers to host our Website, authorize and process payments, to store and/or backup information on secure cloud databases, and to send communications. Our service providers are given the information they need to perform their designated functions, and are not authorized to use or disclose personal information for their own marketing or other purposes.
Your personal information may be maintained and processed by us, our affiliates and other third party service providers in the US or other jurisdictions. In the event that personal information is transferred to the US or other foreign jurisdictions, it will be subject to the laws of that jurisdiction and may be disclosed to or accessed by the courts, law enforcement and governmental authorities in accordance with those laws.
B. LEGAL AND COMPLIANCE
We and our service providers may provide your personal information in response to a search warrant or other legally valid inquiry or order, or to another organization for the purposes of investigating a breach of an agreement or contravention of law or detecting, suppressing or preventing fraud, or as otherwise required or permitted by applicable Canadian, US or other law or legal process. Your personal information may also be disclosed, where necessary, for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims and/or to investigate or prevent actual or suspect loss or harm to persons or property.
C. SALE OF BUSINESS
Personal information may be provided to third parties in connection with a merger or sale (including transfers made as part of insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings) involving all or part of BluEarth or as part of a corporate reorganization or stock sale or other change in corporate control, including for the purpose of determining whether to proceed or continue with such transaction or business relationship.
IV. SAFEGUARDING AND RETENTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
We have implemented reasonable administrative, technical and physical measures in an effort to safeguard the personal information in our custody and control against theft, loss and unauthorized access, use, modification and disclosure. We restrict access to your personal information on a need- to-know basis to employees and authorized service providers who require access to fulfill their job requirements.
We have personal information retention processes designed to retain personal information for no longer than necessary for the purposes stated above or to otherwise meet legal requirements.
V. ACCESS TO PERSONAL INFORMATION
You have the right to access, update and correct inaccuracies in your personal information in our custody and control, subject to certain exceptions prescribed by law. You may request access, updating or correction by emailing the address set out below. We may request certain personal information for the purposes of verifying the identity of the individual seeking access to their personal information records.
VI. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
A. THIRD PARTY WEBSITES
Our Website may contain links to other websites that are not owned or controlled by us. We have no control over, do not review and are not responsible for the privacy policies of or content displayed on such other websites. When you click on such a link, you will leave our service and go to another site. During this process, another entity may collect personal information from you.
B. UPDATES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY
We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes to our privacy practices. The revised Privacy Policy will be posted to our Website. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices.
VII. CONTACT US
BluEarth welcomes your comments and questions regarding this Privacy Policy and the use of your personal information. If you have questions or concerns please contact our Privacy Officer: privacy@bluearth.ca
Effective: November 2020