Español Contact Us My Account Pay My Bill Products & Services Tools & Information Green Energy About Us privacy policy WEBSITE PRIVACY NOTICE May 1, 2006 At Spark Energy, your privacy is important to us. We are committed to maintaining the confidentiality, security and accuracy of your personal information. This Privacy Notice (the “Privacy Notice”) describes personal information, including social security number, collected by Spark Energy, or its affiliates (including companies listed below, all of which are collectively known as “Spark Energy”), and it describes how Spark Energy uses this information and to whom it may be disclosed. This Privacy Notice will advise you about how we protect your social security number and other personal information. Please read this policy carefully. From time to time, we may need to change this policy in order to address new issues or to comply with governmental regulations. We will make notice of such changes available to you and will post the changes on the Spark Energy website at www.Sparkenergy.com. WHAT IS PERSONAL INFORMATION? For the purposes of this Privacy Notice, “Personal Information” means information about an identified or identifiable individual, including an individual’s social security number. Personal Information does not include the name, title, and business address or business telephone number of an employee of an organization when used for business communications. This Privacy Notice does not cover Personal Information collected from or about our employees. PERSONAL INFORMATION THAT SPARK ENERGY COLLECTS We collect and maintain different types of personal information about individuals with whom we interact. This information includes: Contact and identification information, such as name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, date and place of birth, mother’s maiden name, social security number and driver’s license number; Product and service related information, such as information on your energy needs and use (i.e. characteristics about your home, family size, etc.); Credit and financial information such as billing and credit history or payment history and employment and income information; Customer relationship information, such as customer service requests; and Business relationship information. We may also collect market-related information, which may include Personal Information, concerning market trends and activities impacting our business. This information may include contract terms, financial information and other information for the purpose of market analysis and strategic planning. This information may also include information related to our media and public relations activities and information related to our interactions with financial and other analysts and advisors. Where permitted or required by applicable law or regulatory requirements, we may collect information about you without your knowledge or consent. HOW SPARK ENERGY COLLECTS AND USES YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION We collect Personal Information to allow us to manage and develop our business and operations. Specifically, we collect your Personal Information when establishing a business relationship with you, including enrollment for services provided by Spark Energy, and for obtaining credit approval for the establishment of such services. In addition, we use your Personal Information in the management and development of our business and operations, including, without limitation: Establishing, managing and terminating business relations with you; Reviewing the products and services that we provide to you; Obtaining credit approval; Informing you of our products and services other than those that you have specifically requested; Informing you of products and services Spark Energy, or carefully selected third parties, may wish to offer you; Responding to your comments or requests for information or services; Collecting for payment(s) due; Protecting Spark Energy against error, fraud, theft and damage to our goods and property; Enabling us to comply with applicable law or regulatory requirements; and Any other reasonable purpose to which you consent. HOW SPARK ENERGY PROTECTS YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION Spark Energy will endeavor to safeguard Personal Information using reasonable procedures to protect against the unlawful use or disclosure of your Personal Information, and will specifically endeavor to maintain the confidentiality and security of your social security number. We will, from time to time, modify our procedures as needed in order to protect and maintain the security of your Personal Information. ACCESS TO AND DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION The following persons and parties have access or may be provided access to some or all of your Personal Information in order to assist Spark Energy in establishing, maintaining and managing our business relationship with you: Authorized employees of Spark Energy; Authorized contractors and consultants, including debt collection agencies, who have been hired by Spark Energy to provide services to Spark Energy or its customers and who have agreed to abide by the terms of this Privacy Notice; and Authorized parties, including third parties who provide services to Spark Energy or on our behalf or third parties who collaborate with Spark Energy in the provision of services to you. In addition, your Personal Information may be disclosed when, for example, it is: Permitted or required by applicable law or regulatory requirements; Part of Spark Energy’s regular reporting activities to other Spark Energy subsidiaries and affiliates; During emergency situations or when necessary to protect the safety of a person or group of persons; Personal Information that is already available to the public; To another party, in the event of a change in ownership of all or a part of Spark Energy through some form of merger, purchase, sale, lease or amalgamation or other form of business combination, provided that the parties are bound by appropriate agreements or obligations which require them to use or disclose your Personal Information in a manner consistent with the use and disclosure provisions of this Privacy Notice, unless you consent otherwise; and To any party upon your consent. We may use or disclose your personal information without your knowledge or consent where we are permitted or required by applicable law or regulatory requirements to do so. ACCURACY OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION It is important that the Personal Information Spark Energy holds about you is accurate and current. Spark Energy requires you to keep us informed of changes to any of your Personal Information. ACCESSING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION If you want to know what Personal Information Spark Energy holds about you or wish to change Personal Information that is inaccurate or out of date, please contact us at the address listed below. It may not always be possible to modify or remove completely information in our databases, although we will make reasonable efforts to do so upon your written request. HOW DOES SPARK ENERGY DISPOSE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION For Personal Information that is not to be retained by Spark Energy for any reason, we will use reasonable efforts to destroy or arrange for the destruction of the records that contain sensitive Personal Information, which includes your social security number. CONTACTING US To get more information about Spark Energy's Privacy Notice or to update your Personal Information, please use one of the following methods: Login to your online account Email us at customercare@sparkenergy.com or Write to us at: Spark Energy, LP 2105 Citywest Blvd., Ste. 100, Houston, TX 77042 Attention: Internet Business Services YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS By providing Spark Energy with your Personal Information, you signify your understanding and acceptance of this Privacy Notice. This Privacy Notice does not create or confer on any individual or on Spark Energy any rights, or impose on Spark Energy any obligations beyond any rights conferred or obligations imposed by applicable laws, rules and regulations. 2:53 PM CENTRAL