Information gathered from visitors to this website may include the visitor’s IP address, browser type, referring page and the time of the visit. Cookies may be used to retrieve visitor preferences while interacting with the website. When the use of the website requires registration or completion of forms in order to participate in activities associated with Kansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc., publisher of Kansas Country Living, personal information will be collected and retained by the organization.
None of the information collected from visitor use of this website will be sold, rented, leased or shared with third parties.
Cookies
Cookies are files with small amount of data that is commonly used an anonymous unique identifier. These are sent to your browser from the website that you visit and are stored on your computer’s hard drive.
Our website uses these “cookies” to collection information and to improve our service. You have the option to either accept or refuse these cookies, and know when a cookie is being sent to your computer. If you choose to refuse our cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our service.
Service Providers
We may employ third-party companies and individuals due to the following reasons:
- To facilitate our service;
- To provide the service on our behalf;
- To perform service-related services; or
- To assist us in analyzing how our service is used.
We want to inform our service users that these third parties have access to your personal information. The reason is to perform the tasks assigned to them on our behalf. However, they are obligated not to disclose or use the information for any other purpose.
Security
We value your trust in providing us your personal information, thus we are striving to use commercially acceptable means of protecting it. But remember that no method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure and reliable, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Links to Other Sites
Our service may contain links to other sites. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that site. Note that some of these external sites are not operated by us. Therefore, we strongly advise you to review the privacy policy of these websites. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
Changes to this policy
KEC/KCL may change this statement from time to time; when updates are made, the privacy policy version date (located at the bottom of this policy) will also be updated to reflect that a revision occurred. We encourage you to periodically reread this policy to see if there have been any changes that may affect you. This statement is not intended to and does not create any contractual or other legal rights in or on behalf of any party.
Children and Privacy
KEC is committed to protecting the privacy needs of children and encourages parents and guardians to take an active role in their children’s online activities. KEC’s website does not target and is not intended to attract children under the age of 13. KEC does not knowingly solicit personal information from children under the age of 13 nor send them requests for personal information.
Questions, Access, and Disputes
If you have any questions about this privacy policy, you may send an e-mail to kec@kec.org or send regular mail to: Kansas Electric Cooperatives, 7332 SW 21st St., PO Box 4267, Topeka, KS 66604-0267. If you want to see or correct any information that KEC has collected about you online, you can make a request to kec@kec.org or send regular mail to: Kansas Electric Cooperatives, 7332 SW 21st St., PO Box 4267, Topeka, KS 66604-0267. If you want to see or correct information, you will be asked to provide sufficient proof of identity, such as a driver’s license, passport, or other documentation.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us by email at kec@kec.org.