Normandeau Associates (Normandeau) respects the privacy of information that identifies you or is identifiable to you (Personal Information). We want you to understand how Normandeau processes Personal Information, and how you can submit privacy rights requests to us concerning your Personal Information, in compliance with the various laws in the United States, Canada, and Europe that govern Normandeau’s processing of Personal Information (Data Privacy Laws). Our processing of Personal Information is governed by those Data Privacy Laws as well as this Privacy Policy (Policy).
Children
We do not intend to, and do not knowingly, process Personal Information about individuals who are minors in the jurisdictions where they reside (Children). Individuals who are Children should not provide any Personal Information to us, and individuals should not provide Personal Information to us about Children. If we discover or are informed that we have Personal Information about Children, we reserve the right to delete that Personal Information from our systems.
Data Privacy Officer and Security Policy
For questions about Normandeau’s processing of your Personal Information or this Policy, please contact our Data Privacy Officer as follows:
Name: John Mokas
Phone: 603-637-1100
Email: [email protected]
Address: 25 Nashua Road Bedford, NH 03110
Personal Information
Normandeau provides science-based environmental consulting services, including assessments, management, infrastructure engineering, environmental permitting, and design services, and related technology (Services) to government agencies, energy providers, non-governmental organizations (NGO’s), businesses and individuals (collectively, “Customers”). In the course of providing the Services, Normandeau receives from Customers, itself collects, and processes Personal Information, which may include identifiers, such as first and last name; email address; billing address; phone number, and information about your usage of our website.
In certain situations, Normandeau may partner with certain third parties and use third party tools in the course of providing Services to Customers, and our website may contain links to sites provided by third parties. Normandeau has no control over the policies and practices of third-party websites as to privacy or anything else. Please review the applicable third-party website’s policies for further information regarding their collection and processing of Personal Information. The manner in which these third parties collect, and process Personal Information is governed by the policies that apply to these third parties.
Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect Personal Information when you: (1) visit our website; (2) use our Services (3) communicate with us directly or indirectly via email, telephone or other methods; (4) subscribe to our mailing lists, newsletter, or other forms of communications; and (5) otherwise interact with us.
Normandeau has collected Personal Information in the last twelve months and processed it for the purposes described in this Policy.
Sensitive Information Processed
Normandeau does not intend to, and does not knowingly process Personal Information that is of a sensitive nature (Sensitive Personal Information). If we discover or are informed that we have Sensitive Personal Information, we reserve the right to delete that Sensitive Personal Information from our systems.
Legal Bases for Processing Personal Information
Normandeau has contractual and other commercial, business, and legal relationships with and obligations to provide Services to Customers. As a result, Customers provide Personal Information to Normandeau and Normandeau collects and processes Personal Information in order to provide Services to Customers. In addition, Normandeau seeks and obtains consent from Customers for the use of Personal Information if and to the extent consent is required for processing of Personal Information under Data Privacy Laws. That is the legal basis for Normandeau to process Personal Information.
Normandeau may process Personal Information to: (1) provide, develop, maintain, and enhance the Services, and our website; (2) communicate with Customers about the Services; (3) provide support for the Services including responding to requests, questions, feedback and technical support; (4) process and complete transactions, and send related information, including purchase confirmations and invoices; (5) personalize your experience with the website; (6) send you marketing and promotional communications that we believe may be of interest, such as information about our Services, features, offers, catalogues, promotions, and events; (7) maintain the safety, security, and integrity of our Services, and our website; (8) comply with legal and regulatory obligations, and (9) establish, enforce, and otherwise exercise our rights and defend against claims.
Disclosure of Personal Information
Except as necessary or appropriate to provide Services to Customers, Normandeau does not disclose Personal Information about you to other Customer’s or unaffiliated third parties, provided that we may disclose Personal Information for the following purposes and in the following circumstances.
- If directed to do so by the individual about whom such Personal Information pertains or that individual’s legal representative
- If required to do so by Data Privacy Law, any other law, rule, or regulation, legal process or warrant, or order of any court or governmental agency or authority
- To third parties necessary or appropriate to provide the Services, such as information technology and security providers, data hosting services, providers that process payments, or any other third party that is necessary or appropriate for Normandeau to disclose Personal Information to in order to provide the Services
- To professional service providers, including attorneys, accountants, tax professionals, and financial advisers, if doing so is necessary or appropriate to obtain professional services from them
- In connection with a sale, merger, consolidation, change in control, transfer of substantial assets, reorganization, or liquidation of Normandeau
- To entities that perform marketing, advertising or market research on our behalf
- If we determine that doing so would be in the public’s interest
Privacy Rights
Depending on the Personal Information that Normandeau has about you, and depending on the manner in which we process your Personal Information, you may have the following privacy rights related to our processing of your Personal Information.
- Be informed about how your Personal Information is being processed, the categories of Personal Information being processed, and the categories of sources from which your Personal Information has been collected
- Be informed about whether and how your Personal Information being processed is being sold, shared, traded, exchanged or brokered with unaffiliated third parties, and which categories of your Personal Information are being sold, shared, traded, exchanged or brokered with unaffiliated third parties
- Access or receive a copy of your Personal Information
- Rectify, update or correct inaccurate or incomplete Personal Information about you
- Erasure or deletion of certain categories of your Personal Information
- Object and opt-out of processing of your Personal Information
- Limit processing of your Personal Information
- Opt-out of the sale, sharing, trading, exchange, and brokering of your Personal Information with unaffiliated third parties
- Portability of your Personal Information in a commonly used format
- Withdrawal of your consent to processing of your Personal Information to the extent such processing is based on your consent, provided that such withdrawal will not affect the lawfulness of Normandeau’s use of your Personal Information before such withdrawal
- Non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights
To make a request concerning these rights, please complete and submit the Privacy Rights Request Form on our website. We will confirm receipt of all such complete Privacy Rights Request Forms within 10 days of receipt. We will substantively respond to all such requests within 30 days, subject to any lawful extension of that period. Additionally, there may be a delay in processing a request while we verify that the request is valid and originates from you as opposed to an unauthorized person.
Please be aware there may be valid reasons to refuse a request, including legal and regulatory requirements that we retain and process certain information. Also, please be aware that certain requests may limit or prevent us from providing Services to you. In those situations, we will notify you in writing within 30 days. You may also contact our Data Privacy Officer for help with those situations.
Normandeau will not discriminate against you if you exercise any of the foregoing rights or any other rights under Data Privacy Laws, including, by not denying Services to you, not providing a different level or quality of Services to you, and not suggesting that you will receive a different level or quality of Services.
Selling, Share, Trading, Exchanging and Brokering Personal Information
Except as otherwise disclosed in this Policy, Normandeau does not sell, share, trade, or exchange Personal Information (including as those terms are defined and used in Data Privacy Laws) in any way, including for itself, or any unaffiliated third party. If and to the extent you want to opt-out of the sale, sharing, trading, or exchanging of your Personal Information, please complete and submit the Privacy Rights Request Form on our website, and we will address such requests as described in the foregoing section of this Policy.
Automated Decision Making
Normandeau does not use automated decision making or profiling in the processing of your Personal Information, and does not make decisions that affect you based on automated decision making or profiling using your Personal Information.
Duration of Retention
Because the Services that Normandeau provides to Customer’s vary significantly, the duration we retain Personal Information varies significantly, depending on the types of Services that Normandeau provides to particular Customer’s, the duration and depth of Normandeau’s relationship with particular Customer, and the nature of Personal Information in question. Normandeau endeavors to retain Personal Information that it receives from or collects for only as long as is necessary or appropriate.
Cookies and Other Technologies
When you visit our website, Normandeau may place a cookie (a text file containing a randomly assigned number) or similar technology on your device so that we have the ability to customize the look and feel of the website for you. Cookies remember information about you, your preferences, and your device for a better user experience when visiting the website. Using cookies, we may also collect a variety of other information regarding your usage of the website, including your Internet protocol address, username, session identification, browser you are using, web pages you view and referring web pages, when you access the website, and general online behavior for performance and marketing purposes. You may decline to accept cookies by modifying your web browser settings. If you choose so, however, you may be unable to use some or all functions of the website, or the website may operate less efficiently.
In addition, we may use Google Analytics, Clicky Web Analytics, and similar technologies to analyze how our website is used to assist us in the improvement and optimization of our website. These services utilize the data collected to track and examine the use of this site, to prepare reports on its activities, and to share them with service providers. To prevent Google Analytics from using your information for analytics, you may opt out of the Google Analytics service with the Google’s Browser Add-on that’s available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/. To learn more about Clicky services and their privacy practices, please visit their privacy policy at: http://clicky.com/terms
Third-Party Websites
This website may contain links to sites provided by third parties. We have no control over the policies and practices of third-party websites as to privacy or anything else. Please review the applicable third-party website’s policies for further information.
Changes to Policy
Normandeau reserves the right to change or amend this Policy at any time and for any reasons, including to remain in compliance with Data Privacy Laws.
Questions or Concerns
For questions or concerns, please contact our Data Privacy Officer as follows:
Name: John Mokas
Phone: 603-637-1100
Email: [email protected]
Address: 25 Nashua Road Bedford, NH 03110
Last Updated: 5/8/2024