Privacy Policy

Data Privacy Notice

This Privacy Policy explains how Big Tech Energy ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and protects your personal data. It applies to personal data that you provide to us or that is processed as part of our business relationship with you or when you visit our website.

Big Tech Energy does not collect data from children directly and our website is not aimed at children. Anyone under the age of 13 may only use the website when supervised by an adult. By accessing this website, you confirm that you are at least 13 years old.

If you believe a child under 13 has shared personal data with us, please contact us at: privacy@bigtechenergy.com

Who is Responsible for Your Personal Data?

Big Tech Energy is the data controller responsible for any personal data you provide to us in connection with our business relationship. You can engage with us via our website, email, phone, or through social media platforms.

We may obtain your data from social media sources, depending on your platform privacy settings which allow us access to certain information from your social media profile.

Which Categories of Personal Data Do We Collect?

Big Tech Energy may collect and process the following personal data:

• Business contact details: Name, work address, phone numbers, email address, job title, company name
• Website user tracking: Device IDs, IP address, browser type, cookies and similar technologies
• Payment data: For processing payments and fraud prevention (e.g., card details, billing information)
• Business relationship information: Contractual details, project information, service usage, survey responses
• Event and meeting data: Images, attendance records, video recordings from corporate events, training sessions, or online meetings
• Analytics data: Interests, preferences, online activity, downloads, content registration, and service usage patterns
• Publicly available information: Data from public resources, professional networks, and business databases
• Legal information: Data related to litigation, compliance, or legal proceedings where required by law

Why Do We Use Your Personal Data?

We process your personal data for the following purposes:

• To manage our business relationships, including planning, administration, transactions, payments, accounting, and support services
• To deliver consulting and technology services as outlined in our engagement agreements
• To record and manage corporate events, training, presentations, and meetings
• To protect the security of our products, services, websites, and systems by preventing and detecting security threats, fraud, or malicious activities
• To comply with legal and regulatory obligations, including record keeping, identity verification, and compliance screening
• To inform you about services and information relevant to our existing business relationship
• To resolve disputes, enforce contracts, and establish, exercise, or defend legal claims
• To meet legal obligations such as maintaining records for tax purposes or issuing legally required notices

With your consent, we may also process your personal data to:

• Communicate with you about updates, events, and marketing materials relating to our services
• Process job applications and career opportunities
• Conduct customer surveys, marketing campaigns, or promotional activities
• Personalize and improve our communications based on your preferences and activities

Lawful Basis for Processing

Under data protection laws, we must have a lawful basis for processing personal data. We rely on one or more of the following:

• Legal obligation: Processing necessary to comply with statutory reporting duties, regulatory requirements, tax laws, or employment laws
• Legitimate interest: Processing necessary for business purposes, such as managing client relationships, improving services, and ensuring security
• Contractual necessity: Processing necessary to perform our contractual obligations to you
• Consent: Where required, you have provided explicit consent for specific processing purposes

How Do We Protect Your Personal Data?

We implement comprehensive physical, technical, and organizational safeguards to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, disclosure, or misuse:

• Strict access controls and authentication mechanisms
• Secure servers with firewalls and intrusion detection systems
• SSL/TLS encryption for data in transit
• Encryption for sensitive data at rest
• Regular security assessments and penetration testing
• Employee training on data protection and confidentiality
• Compliance with applicable data protection and security standards (NIST, ISO 27001, SOC 2)

Who Do We Share Your Personal Data With?

We may share your personal data in the following circumstances:

• Service providers: Third-party processors who provide services on our behalf (cloud hosting, payment processing, analytics)
• Legal authorities: Courts, law enforcement, regulators, or attorneys when required by law or to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims
• Business partners: With your consent or as necessary to deliver services you've requested
• Business transactions: In connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets

We will only disclose your personal data with your direction or consent, or when required by applicable law, regulations, or in connection with suspected fraudulent or criminal activities.

How Long Do We Store Personal Data?

We retain your personal data for as long as necessary to:

• Fulfill the purposes for which it was collected
• Manage our business relationships and provide services
• Comply with legal, regulatory, tax, and accounting obligations
• Resolve disputes and enforce our agreements

If you opt out of communications from us, we will retain only the minimum information necessary to honor your request.

Your Data Protection Rights

Your rights may vary depending on applicable data protection laws. We respect and uphold the following rights:

• Right to be informed: To know what personal data we collect and how we use it
• Right of access: To request access to the personal data we hold about you
• Right to rectification: To request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
• Right to erasure: To request deletion of your personal information, subject to legal limitations
• Right to data portability: To receive your data in a structured, commonly used format
• Right to object: To object to processing, including automated decision-making or profiling
• Right to opt-out: To withdraw consent or unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time
• Right to lodge a complaint: To file a complaint with us or the appropriate supervisory authority

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@bigtechenergy.com

International Data Transfers

As part of our business activities, we may transfer your personal data outside of your home country. Where data protection standards may differ, we will comply with applicable data protection requirements and implement appropriate safeguards, such as:

• Standard contractual clauses approved by regulatory authorities
• Adequacy decisions recognizing equivalent data protection standards
• Binding corporate rules or other approved transfer mechanisms

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We will post the updated policy on our website with a new "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact us: