Privacy Policy

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references are to Bay Area SunShares and/or Act Now Bay Area and, by using the Bay Area SunShares website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement. This Privacy Policy applies to and governs data collection and usage via https://www.bayarea.sunshares.org and https://www.actnowbayarea.org.

Bay Area SunShares is a program of Act Now Bay Area, a 501(c)3, non-profit public benefit registered in the State of California, EIN 99-1450161. Protecting your private information is our priority - all we want to see in the cloud is less carbon, so we'll never share your personal information. We use Google analytics to understand how this site is used, but we protect the privacy of everyone who visits.

If you do not agree to abide by this Privacy Policy, please immediately exit the Site and stop using the Services.

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Collection of your Personal Information

Bay Area SunShares may collect personally identifiable information that you provide, such as your:

- First and Last Name

- E-mail Address

- Phone Number

- Location or zip code

We do not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. However, you may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you elect to use certain products or services. These may include: (a) sending us an email message; or (b) subscribing to Bay Area SunShares communication. To wit, we will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to services and/or products you have requested from us.

Use of your Personal Information

Bay Area SunShares collects and uses your personal information to operate and deliver the services you have requested in accordance with our Mission Statement.

Sharing Information with Third Parties

Bay Area SunShares does not sell, rent or lease its contact lists to third parties except as described on the SunShares website to connect you to contractors that you have expressed interest in.

Bay Area SunShares may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Act Now Bay Area or the Bay Area SunShares site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Act Now Bay Area; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Act Now Bay Area, Bay Area SunShares, or the public.

Automatically Collected Information

We use Google analytics to understand how this site is used, but we protect the privacy of everyone who visits. Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by Bay Area SunShares. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used to improve our website, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Act Now Bay Area website.

Links

This website contains links to other sites. If you click on such a link, you will be directed to that site. Although we seek to protect the integrity of our site, we are not liable for the content and activities of those sites. Please be aware that these external sites are not operated by us and we assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any external sites or services. Please note that those other sites may send their own cookies to users, collect data, or solicit personal information. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.

Security of Your Personal Information

Act Now Bay Area and Bay Area SunShares secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. When personal information is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, Act Now Bay Area and Bay Area SunShares uses the SSL Protocol for that purpose.

We strive to take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or alteration of your personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that: (a) there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet which are beyond our control; and (b) security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through this Site cannot be guaranteed.

Right to Deletion

Subject to certain exceptions set out below, on receipt of a verifiable request from you, we will:

• Delete your personal information from our records; and

• Direct any service providers to delete your personal information from their records.

Please note that we may not be able to comply with requests to delete your personal information if it is necessary to:

• Detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity; or prosecute those responsible for that activity;

• Debug to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality;

• Comply with the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act;

• Engage in public or peer-reviewed scientific, historical, or statistical research in the public interest that adheres to all other applicable ethics and privacy laws, when our deletion of the information is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of such research, provided we have obtained your informed consent;

• Enable solely internal uses that are reasonably aligned with your expectations based on your relationship with us;

• Comply with an existing legal obligation; or

• Otherwise use your personal information, internally, in a lawful manner that is compatible with the context in which you provided the information.

Children Under Thirteen

As a public charity, the requirements of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act generally do not apply to Act Now Bay Area or its programs. However, Act Now Bay Area and Bay Area SunShares take the privacy of children extremely seriously and, where possible, endeavor to ensure that additional protections for children’s data are extended in line with common standards. Bay Area SunShares and Act Now Bay Area do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.

Opt-Out & Unsubscribe from Third Party Communications

We respect your privacy and give you an opportunity to opt-out of receiving announcements of certain information. Users may opt-out of receiving any or all communications from third-party partners of Bay Area SunShares by contacting info@bayareasunshares.org.

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E-mail Communications

From time to time, Bay Area SunShares may contact you via email for the purpose of providing announcements, promotional offers, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication. In order to improve our Services, we may receive a notification when you open an email from Bay Area SunShares or click on a link therein.

If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications via email from Bay Area SunShares, you may opt out of such communications by clicking on the UNSUBSCRIBE button in every email.

External Data Storage Sites

We may store your data on servers provided by third party hosting vendors with whom we have contracted.

Changes to this Statement

Act Now Bay Area and Bay Area SunShares reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our website, and/or by updating any privacy information. Your continued use of the website and/or Services available after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.

Contact Information

Act Now Bay Area welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Act Now Bay Area has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Act Now Bay Area at:

Email Address: info@ActNowBayArea.org

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Act Now Bay Area

7 Pixley Avenue, Box 7042

Corte Madera, California 94976

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Effective August 15, 2025