PRIVACY POLICY
Pepco Holdings, Inc. (“PHI”) is firmly committed to ensuring your online privacy. Accordingly, the following notice explains our online Privacy Policy and the choices you can make about the way your personal information is collected and used. This notice is available on our Homepage and at every point where your personal information may be requested. This Privacy Policy applies to PHI and its affiliates and subsidiaries, including but not limited to, Potomac Electric Power Company, Delmarva Power & Light Company, and Atlantic City Electric Company. Accordingly, this notice applies to all information collected or submitted on pepcoholdings.com, pepco.com, delmarva.com, and atlanticcityelectric.com. This Policy also applies to use of any PHI mobile application. By using any of PHI’s websites or applications, you represent that you agree with this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please Contact Us.
THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT
We obtain information when you interact with us, when you use our products and services, and when you visit our websites. PHI does not collect Personally Identifiable Information (“PII”) about you through our websites unless you voluntarily provide it. PII is information that can be used to identify you as an individual. Examples of PII which you may provide to us while using our websites include:
- Name
- E-mail address
- Mailing address
- Phone number
- Account number
- Social Security Number
- Driver’s License Number
- Information about your computer or browser
- E-billing information that is linked to you via your password
- Gender or ethnicity
We may collect PII when you create or modify your online account, respond to surveys, contact us via the Web, or complete any self-service transaction with us online. At any time before you submit, you may opt-out of providing such information by either not providing it or by closing PHI’s websites.
Because protecting the privacy of website visitors, including our customers, shareholders, employees, and potential employees, is important to us, PHI does not sell, trade, rent, give, or distribute information about you or your account to any third party without your consent. Furthermore, PHI will never e-mail you or initiate a phone call to request your account number, account ID, account password, Social Security Number, or banking information.
In general, when you visit a PHI website to read or download information, we do not collect your PII; we collect and store only the following generic information about your visit:
- The name of the domain from which you access the internet (for example, aol.com if you are connecting from an America Online account)
- The date and time of access to our websites
- The path taken through our websites
- The Internet address of the website which linked directly to our site
Third-party technologies may also be used to collect non-personal information about your activities on this and other websites to provide you with targeted advertising based upon your interests. If you prefer not to have this information used for the purpose of serving you targeted ads, you may Opt-Out. Please note that this will not entirely opt you out of being served advertising. You will continue to receive generic ads which are not based upon your website activities.
THE WAY WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
PHI shares customer information within our family of companies for operational purposes. We use the PII you provide to:
- Answer your questions, fulfill your requests, and provide more complete service
- Help you quickly find and receive information about PHI
- Alert you to updated information and services
- Improve the content of our websites
- Administer surveys
- Protect the security and integrity of our websites
Except in certain circumstances explained in our Privacy Policy, we do not share PII with outside parties without your consent.
PHI also uses non‑identifying and aggregate information about website visitors to measure the number of visitors to the different sections of our site, and to help us make our websites more useful to visitors. PHI reserves the right to share any aggregate and statistical information (non‑PII) with any third parties for any reason. We use return email addresses to answer any email we receive, and such addresses are not shared with outside parties without your permission. We never use or share the PII provided to us online in ways unrelated to the ways described above without also providing you an opportunity to opt‑out or otherwise prohibit such unrelated uses.
Absent your consent however, PHI may share PII you provide to us for legitimate business purposes, including the following:
- Transferring information to PHI’s affiliates and subsidiaries
- Transferring information as part of a merger, consolidation, acquisition, divestiture, or other corporate restructuring
- Making the information available to third parties who are providing the products, services, or information you requested
- Making information available to third parties who are service providers to PHI or its affiliates and subsidiaries (for example, computer-related services, credit card processing, e-mail service providers, map service providers, credit reporting agencies, and electronic bill payment services). These companies are only authorized to use your PII as is required to provide these services to us
- Disclosing information as is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding any illegal activities or interference with the operation of our websites or their Terms of Use
- Disclosing information as is required by any federal or state law, subpoena or court order, or as we believe, in good faith, is necessary
We will retain your information for as long as your account is active, as needed to provide you with services, and as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. If you wish to cancel your account, or request that we no longer use your information to provide you with services, please review the “Access” section below.
CONSENT
By using a PHI website or mobile application, you expressly consent to this Privacy Policy. We may also supplement the information you provide to us with additional information we receive from a credit check performed when you apply for certain services.
Users of this website acknowledge and agree that their account(s) may be monitored and that customer account and other information which they provide through this website may be disclosed to the U.S. Government to protect PHI's network from unauthorized usage or penetration.
OUR COMMITMENT TO DATA SECURITY
While no security system is absolutely safe, PHI uses industry-standard best practices to protect your PII from loss, misuse, alteration, and destruction. 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. In some areas of our websites, we require a user ID and password for you to access certain information. PHI will never disclose passwords to third parties. However, you are ultimately responsible for maintaining the privacy and security of your password, account number, and e-mail address.
ABOUT COOKIES
We use “cookies” to recognize you as you use or return to our websites. This is done so that we can provide a continuous and more personalized experience for you. A cookie is a piece of data stored on your hard drive or in your computer's memory containing information about your visit. Cookies make it more convenient for users by allowing them to visit pages within a website without having to input personal information every time they click a link within the website. On PHI’s websites, cookies are not used to invade the privacy of Internet users. When you link to other sites from a PHI website, our Privacy Policy no longer applies. Since those websites may use cookies, you should review the other sites’ privacy policies.
ACCESS
If you wish to correct, delete, or edit your information or e-mail address online, please log into your account and access your online profile. In some cases, we may not be able to remove your personal information, in which case we will let you know if we are unable to do so and why. If you wish to obtain a copy of the personal information or e-mail addresses that we have obtained from you through your use of our websites for any reason, including if you believe it is in error, pleaseContact Us.
CHILDREN’S PERSONAL INFORMATION
PHI’s websites are intended to be used by adults only, and are not directed towards children under the age of eighteen. If you are under eighteen, you are not eligible to use PHI’s websites. If you believe that we have collected PII from children under the age of eighteen, please Contact Us immediately so that we may take steps to eliminate such information.
SOCIAL MEDIA
To provide current and potential customers with more options for contacting PHI, we have established Facebook and Twitter accounts. As these are public forums, you should be aware that any PII you choose to disclose through those platforms can be read, collected, or used by others and that such disclosures are subject solely to the privacy policies and protections of those forums. PHI has no control over those forums and, thus, is not responsible for any PII you may choose to disclose through them.
HOW TO CONTACT US
Should you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please call us at (202) 833‑7500 or Contact Us online. If you believe we have not followed this Privacy Policy in any instance, please contact our Ethics Officer by e-mail at EthicsOfficer@Pepco.com.
MODIFICATION
Our Privacy Policy applies to PII only and not to aggregate and/or generic information that does not identify the individual. We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time and without notice. Changes to this Privacy Policy will be posted to PHI’s websites accordingly. You may want to visit this page periodically to review the current Privacy Policy. Use of our websites after the posting of a revised Privacy Policy constitutes your agreement with the revised policy. You should also read our Terms of Use in addition to this Privacy Policy each time you visit any of PHI’s websites. This statement and the policies outlined herein are not intended to and do not create any contractual or legal rights on behalf of any party.
TERMS OF USE
The following notices, disclaimers, terms, and conditions (collectively “Terms”) govern your use of Pepco Holdings, Inc.’s (“PHI”) websites and mobile applications. If you do not agree with these Terms, do not use PHI’s websites. Your use of PHI’s websites or mobile applications constitutes your unconditional agreement to follow and be bound by these Terms. You acknowledge that these Terms are supported by reasonable and valuable consideration, including your use of PHI’s websites and mobile applications, receipt of data, and access to materials and information on PHI’s websites. These Terms apply to PHI and its affiliates and subsidiaries, including but not limited to, Potomac Electric Power Company, Delmarva Power & Light Company, and Atlantic City Electric Company. Accordingly, this notice applies to all information collected or submitted on pepcoholdings.com, pepco.com, delmarva.com, and atlanticcityelectric.com. PHI reserves the right to update or modify these Terms at any time without prior notice to you. For this reason, we recommend that you review these Terms whenever you use PHI’s websites.
INFORMATION PRESENTED ON WEBSITES
While PHI has made every effort to ensure that the information presented on its websites is accurate, we assume no responsibility for errors, omissions, or out-of-date information, and PHI shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential, punitive, or other damages resulting from the availability of, use of, access of, or inability to use this information. PHI specifically disclaims any duty to update.
PHI’s websites contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward-looking statements involve estimates, projections, goals, forecasts, assumptions, risks, and uncertainties that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements.
PHI’s websites may contain third-party information and links to other non-PHI Internet sites (“Hyperlinks”). Wherever practical, such information and Hyperlinks are marked accordingly. When you access a non-PHI website, you acknowledge that it is independent from PHI, that PHI has no control over the content on that website, and that PHI specifically disclaims adoption or incorporation by reference of such information as its own. PHI does not endorse or accept any responsibility for the content or the use of Hyperlinks.
PHI reserves the right to modify the content of this website in any way, at any time and for any reason, without prior notification, and will not be liable in any way for possible consequences of such changes.
HOW YOU MAY USE OUR MATERIALS
You may use, copy, and distribute the materials found on PHI’s websites for personal, noncommercial, informational purposes only. All copies of PHI’s materials must bear any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notice located on the website which pertains to the material being copied. Except as authorized in this paragraph, you are not being granted a license under any copyright, trademark, patent, or other intellectual property right in the material or the products, services, processes, or technology described therein. All such rights are retained by PHI, and/or any third-party owner of such rights. Unless otherwise noted, the materials in PHI’s websites are copyrights, trademarks, trade dress, and/or other intellectual property owned, controlled, or licensed by PHI, one of its affiliates, or by third parties who have licensed their materials to PHI, and are protected by U.S. and international copyright laws.
HOW YOU MAY USE OUR MARKS
PHI’s names and logos and all other product and service names, design marks, and slogans are the trademarks or service marks of PHI. You are not authorized to use any PHI name or mark in any advertising, publicity, or in any other commercial manner without the prior written consent of PHI. If you would like to request permission to use a PHI name or mark, Contact Us.
HOW WE MAY USE INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE TO US
Do not send PHI any confidential or proprietary information. Any feedback, data, answers, questions, comments, suggestions, or ideas which you send to us will be treated as being non‑confidential and nonproprietary. We assume no obligation to protect such information from disclosure and we will be free to reproduce, use, and distribute the information to others without restriction. We will also be free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques contained in information that you send to us for any purpose including, but not limited to, developing, manufacturing, and marketing products and services.
ACCOUNT REGISTRATION
You may choose to register an account in order to access and participate in certain features offered on PHI’s websites. When you register, you will be asked to disclose Personally Identifiable Information (“PII”). PHI may refuse to grant you, and you may not use, an email address that is already being used by someone else, impersonates another person, belongs to another person, violates the intellectual property or other rights of any person, is vulgar, or is otherwise offensive. You agree to notify PHI of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security with respect to your account. PHI shall not be liable for any loss or damage arising from unauthorized use of your account. You agree to provide true, accurate, current, and complete information about yourself as requested in the registration form. You also agree to update the information about yourself as necessary to keep it current and accurate.
WEBSITE RULES
By using PHI’s websites and mobile applications, you represent the following:
- You will not submit or transmit any information or material that: (a) is defamatory, abusive, harassing, insulting, threatening, or that could be deemed to be an invasion of another’s right to privacy; (b) is offensive; (c) is violent, vulgar, obscene, pornographic, or otherwise sexually explicit; (d) is illegal or encourages or advocates illegal activity or the discussion of illegal activities with the intent to commit them; or (e) infringes or violates any right of a third party or any domestic or international law, rule, or regulation including, but not limited to: (i) copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, or other proprietary or contractual rights; (ii) right of privacy or publicity; or (iii) any confidentiality obligation
- You will not submit or transmit any software or other computer files that contain a virus or other harmful component, or otherwise impair or damage PHI’s websites
- You will not impersonate any person or entity or misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person or entity
- You will not delete any legal notices, disclaimers, or proprietary notices such as copyright or trademark symbols, or modify any logos that you do not own or have express permission to modify
- You will not submit or transmit any information or communication that is in violation of these Terms
PRIVACY POLICY
PHI is firmly committed to ensuring your online privacy. Our online Privacy Policy explains the choices you can make about the way your personal information is collected and used. This Privacy Policy is also available on our Homepage and at every point where your personal information may be requested. You acknowledge that any personal information that you provide through PHI’s websites will be used by PHI in accordance with its Privacy Policy. Because of the evolving nature of the technologies that we use and the way that we conduct business, we may amend our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any revisions accordingly, and by thereafter using a PHI website or mobile application, you expressly consent to any revisions to PHI’s Privacy Policy.
INTERNET DISCLOSURE POLICY
For website security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, PHI’s websites may employ industry-standard methods to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. Unauthorized attempts to upload or change information on PHI’s websites are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Infrastructure Protection Act.
INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless PHI and its affiliates from and against any and all claims, damages, costs, and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, arising from or related to your use of PHI’s websites and mobile applications, or any breach by you of these Terms.
TERMINATION
You may terminate these Terms at any time, provided that you discontinue any further use of PHI’s websites. PHI may terminate these Terms at any time, may do so immediately without notice, and may deny you access to PHI’s websites, if in PHI’s sole discretion you fail to comply with any provision of these Terms. Upon any termination of these Terms, you must promptly destroy all materials downloaded or otherwise obtained from PHI’s websites, as well as all copies of such materials, whether made pursuant to these Terms or otherwise. The following provisions of these Terms survive any termination: Safe Harbor Statement; Copyrights and Trademarks; Indemnification; Termination; Disclaimer of Warranty; and Limitation of Liability.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY
UNLESS OTHERWISE EXPLICITLY STATED ELSEWHERE ON PHI’S WEBSITES, PHI MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, OR GUARANTIES AS TO THE QUALITY, TRUTH, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR SUITABILITY FOR ANY PURPOSE OF ANY OF THE MATERIALS CONTAINED ON ITS WEBSITES. ALL INFORMATION PRESENTED ON PHI’S WEBSITES IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, ARE DISCLAIMED, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH DISCLAIMERS ARE HELD TO BE LEGALLY INVALID. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE, BY YOUR USE OF PHI’S WEBSITES, THAT YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITES IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
PHI SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES YOU MAY SUFFER AS A RESULT OF USING, MODIFYING, CONTRIBUTING, COPYING, DISTRIBUTING, REFERENCING, OR DOWNLOADING THE MATERIALS CONTAINED IN ITS WEBSITES, NOR SHALL PHI BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. PHI SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES INCLUDING LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR DATA ON YOUR INFORMATION HANDLING OR LIKE SYSTEMS, OR LOSS OF BUSINESS, REVENUE, PROFITS, USE, OR OTHER ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE. PHI SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR SUCH DAMAGE HOWEVER IT ARISES, WHETHER FOR BREACH OR IN TORT, EVEN IF PHI, ITS AGENTS, DIRECTORS, AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, OR ASSIGNS HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
YOU HAVE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ADEQUATE PROTECTION AND BACKUP OF DATA AND/OR EQUIPMENT USED IN CONNECTION WITH PHI’S WEBSITES AND YOU WILL NOT MAKE ANY CLAIM AGAINST PHI FOR LOST DATA, RE-RUN TIME, INACCURATE OUTPUT, WORK DELAYS, OR LOST PROFITS RESULTING FROM THE USE OF PHI’S MATERIALS. YOU AGREE TO HOLD PHI HARMLESS FROM, AND YOU COVENANT NOT TO SUE PHI FOR, ANY CLAIMS BASED ON USING PHI’S WEBSITES.
GENERAL
These Terms represent the complete agreement between the parties and supersede all prior agreements and representations between them. Headings used in these Terms are for reference purposes only and in no way define or limit the scope of the section. If any provision of these Terms is held to be unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be reformed only to the extent necessary to make it enforceable and the other provisions of these Terms shall remain in full force and effect. PHI’s failure to act with respect to a breach of these Terms does not constitute a waiver and shall not limit PHI’s rights with respect to such breach or any subsequent breaches. These Terms shall be governed by and construed under Delaware law without regard to conflicts of law provisions. Any action or proceeding arising out of or related to these Terms or your use of PHI’s websites must be brought in the state or federal courts of Delaware and you consent to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of such courts.
HOW TO CONTACT US
Should you have any questions or concerns about these Terms of Use, please call us at (202) 833-7500 or Contact Us online. If you believe we have not followed these Terms of Use in any instance, please contact our Ethics Officer by e-mail at EthicsOfficer@Pepco.com.