Privacy Policy

Alameda Municipal Power (AMP) has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our commitment to privacy. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for these URLs only:

• alamedamp.com
• ecare.alamedamp.com

Note: This site contains links to other sites. These links are provided only as a service to customers. AMP is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites. By using this site, you consent to our collection and use of the information as specified here.

Information Gathering

We track user traffic patterns throughout the site using log file analysis and Google Analytics. However, we do not correlate this information with data about individual users. We do break down overall usage statistics according to a user's domain name, browser type, and MIME type by reading this information from the browser string (information contained in every user's browser).

Emails

If you send email to Alameda Municipal Power, your email address may be shared with others within the Alameda Municipal Power organization as necessary to deal with any questions or issues that may arise. Depending on the nature of your message (i.e, a report of a service problem), it may be necessary to share your email address with a third party.

Online Bill Pay

AMP customers have the option of paying their electric service bills online. Using this feature of the site requires that the customer log in with the account number and a password. Credit card or electronic check information is then required from the customer. This transaction is protected by encryption. The credit card or checking information collected is used to pay only the amount that the customer authorizes and is not retained.

Submitting Feedback

Customers may send feedback about our products and services. Any feedback submitted to Alameda Municipal Power (a Department of the City of Alameda) is a public record. As with all public records, we are required to make the content of such feedback available if requested to do so.

Information Dissemination

AMP does not disclose, share, or sell customer information with any third party except as necessary to provide service to collect payment for AMP services if we are legally bound to do so, such as when we receive a request from law enforcement.

Cookies

A cookie is a small amount of data that is sent to your computer from a web server and stored on your hard drive. The cookie itself does not contain personal information; it only enables us to understand your use of the site. The only personal information a cookie can ever contain is information you supply yourself. A cookie can't read data off your hard disk or read cookie files created by other sites.

You can refuse cookies by turning them off in your browser. If you've set your browser to warn you before accepting cookies, you will receive the warning message with each cookie. You need to allow cookies in order to use the eCARE application. These applications use session variables, which are temporary cookies that expire when you close your browser window. Cookies are not required elsewhere on the site. However, this site uses Google Analytics to track visitors to the site. Google Analytics uses a cookie and JavaScript code to collect information about visitors, such as how visitors interact with a website, including what links visitors follow to get here and what they do on this site.

No personally identifiable information about visitors is collected. If you wish to disable cookies, it will not affect your ability to use the site, except as noted above.

Corrections/Updates

Customers may correct any incorrect information in their account by calling Customer Service at 510-748-3900.

Children

This website is not intended for children. Consistent with the Federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA), we will never knowingly request personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13 without requesting parental consent.

Contacting the Website

If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this website, please contact our Web Team by email.

Amendments

Any changes to this policy will be posted at this URL and will be effective when posted. Please check back periodically if you have any concerns about changes made to our Privacy Policy.