Privacy Policy

Giga Energy ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our website, gigaenergy.com (the "Website"), or engage with our services. By using our Website or services, you consent to the practices described in this policy. This Privacy Policy applies to the personal information we collect from visitors to this Website. For how we collect and analyze cookies, please refer to the Cookie Policy. If you are a job applicant or a candidate for a position at Giga Energy, please refer to the Candidate Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

a. Personal Information

We may collect information that describes or relates to you, such as:

• Contact Information: Name, email address, phone number, or other details you provide when you contact us, fill out forms, or request our goods or services.

To the extent permitted under applicable law, personal information does not include:

• Publicly available information as defined under applicable laws.
• De-identified or aggregated information.

b. Non-Personal Information

• Usage Data: Information about how you interact with our Website, including IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, and time spent on the Website.
• Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to enhance your experience, analyze usage, and deliver personalized content. Cookies will be treated as outlined in our Cookie Policy.

c. Information from Third Parties

• We may receive information about you from third-party partners, such as analytics providers or marketing platforms, to improve our services.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To provide, maintain, and improve our Website and services.
• To process transactions and fulfill orders.
• To communicate with you, including responding to inquiries and sending updates or promotional materials (with your consent).
• To analyze Website usage and optimize user experience.
• To comply with legal obligations and protect our rights.
• To prevent fraud and ensure the security of our Website.

Our lawful bases for processing include where:

• you have given consent to the processing for one or more specific purposes, either to us or to our service providers, which is applicable to all consent-based processing activities relating to this Policy, including those expressed in the Cookie policy;
• processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you or is necessary to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract, which is applicable whenever you decide to use our business services or apply for a job position;
• processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation; or
• processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by Giga Energy, which is applicable to activities like monitoring website traffic or displaying marketing content.

3. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share your information in the following circumstances:

• Service Providers: With third-party vendors who assist us in operating our Website, processing payments, or providing analytics (e.g., hosting providers, payment processors).
• Legal Compliance: When required by law, such as in response to a subpoena or court order.
• Business Transfers: In connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred to a successor entity.
• With Your Consent: When you explicitly agree to share your information.

4. Data Security & Retention

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, loss, or misuse. However, no system is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

We store your personal information for as long as needed, or permitted, based on the reason why we obtained it (consistent with applicable law). When deciding how long to keep your personal information, we consider whether we are subject to any legal obligations (e.g., any laws that require us to keep records for a certain period of time before we can delete them) or whether we have taken any legal positions that require data retention (e.g., issued any legal holds or otherwise need to preserve data).

Rather than delete your personal information, we may also deidentify it in accordance with the CCPA, by removing identifying details. If we deidentify any personal information, we will not attempt to reidentify it.

5. Your Choices and Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights (in addition to other rights as provided by applicable law) regarding your personal information:

• Know: Request to know the categories of personal information we collected about you, the sources from which we have collected that data, our business or commercial purpose for collecting, selling, or sharing that data, and the categories of third parties to whom we have disclosed that data.
• Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
• Correction: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
• Deletion: Request deletion of your personal information, subject to legal retention requirements.
• Objection: Object to certain uses of your information, such as for future job opportunities.
• Restriction: Request that we restrict the processing of your information in certain circumstances.
• Data Portability: Request a copy of your information in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Right to Opt-Out. Under the CCPA, California residents may have the right to opt-out of the “sale,” or “sharing,” of personal information. California CCPA defines a "sale" as disclosing or making available to a third-party personal information in exchange for monetary or other valuable consideration, and “sharing” broadly includes disclosing or making available personal information to a third party for purposes of cross-context behavioral advertising. We do not disclose, sell, or share personal information to third parties in exchange for monetary compensation. We do not sell or share sensitive personal information, nor do we sell or share any personal information about individuals who we know are under sixteen (16) years old. To opt out from the sharing or sale of personal information, please contact us as outlined in the “Contact Us” section of this policy.
• Non-Discrimination. We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of the rights described in this Section.

To the extent your jurisdiction has such rights, to exercise these rights, please contact us at privacy@gigaenergy.com. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable laws. When submitting a request, additional information may be requested for verification purposes, for the purpose of confirming your identity, and understanding, evaluating, and responding to your request. Where permitted under applicable law, we may charge you a reasonable fee to access or delete your personal information; however, we will advise you of any fee in advance.

You may designate someone as an authorized agent to submit requests and act on your behalf. To do so, you must provide us with written permission to allow the authorized agent to act on your behalf. We may also ask you directly to verify you have authorized your authorized agent to act on your behalf.

Your jurisdiction may not have any or all of these rights, and we may decline to honor a request if there is no applicable law. Even if your jurisdiction does provide such rights, we may not be required to enforce these rights under applicable law or where exceptions may apply. We may also have a legitimate business interest to decline a request to action your rights. These exceptions to your rights may include our right to maintain personal information of job applicants and candidates for business purposes and solely internal uses reasonably aligned with the expectations as a job applicant or candidate, as well as to comply with any legal obligations, including maintaining proper records, or maintaining privilege or confidentiality of certain records, in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. We will inform you of our decision to deny or grant your request and of any other action we have taken to respond to your request and enforce your rights.

6. Third-Party Links

Our Website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these websites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies.

7. Children's Privacy

Our Website and services are not directed to individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately.

8. International Users

Our Website is operated in the United States. If you are located outside the U.S., your information may be transferred to and processed in the U.S., where data protection laws may differ. By using our Website, you consent to this transfer.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes by posting the updated policy on our Website with a revised "Last Updated" date. Your continued use of the Website after changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Giga Energy
Email: privacy@gigaenergy.com
Address: 1234 Energy Lane, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77001, USA