SLASH PINE ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION
BOARD POLICY 429 | PRIVACY POLICY
Effective 08.12.2026
OBJECTIVE:
This Privacy Policy describes how Slash Pine Electric Membership Corporation, (collectively, "Company", "we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, shares, and protects personal information when you interact with our websites, mobile applications, and any other platforms potential consumers/members interact with where this Privacy Police is linked (the "Platform"). It also tells you how you can reach us to get answers to your questions related to privacy.
TYPES OF INFORMATION WE COLLECТ:
We collect information about you in a variety of ways depending on how you interact with us and our Platform:
Directly from you when you provide it to us, such as when you register for an account, apply for membership, complete a form, sign up to receive communications from us, or contact us on the Platform.
Automatically by cookies, server logs, and other similar technologies when you interact with our Platform.
From other sources, including, for example, our affiliates, business partners, service providers, online social media networks, and other third parties, or from publicly available sources. For example: if you submit a job application, or become an employee, we may conduct a background check.
The following provides examples of the type of information that we collect from you and how we use that information. If you fail to provide certain personal information when requested, we may not be able to fulfill obligations that we have to you or we may be prevented from complying with our legal obligations.
HOW WE USE OUR INFORMATION:
In addition to the purposes and uses described above, we use information in the following ways:
To identify you when you visit our Platform.
To provide products and services.
To improve our services and product offerings.
To streamline the checkout process.
To conduct analytics.
To communicate with you, such as to respond to and/or follow-up on your request, inquiries, issues, or feedback.
To send marketing and promotional materials including information related to our products, services, sales, or promotions, or those of our business partners.
To detect and protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity, including violation of our policies and terms and conditions, security incidents, and harm to the rights, property, or safety of our company and our use employees, or others.
To debug, identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality of our website and services.
To comply with our legal or regulatory obligations, to establish or exercise our rights, and to defend against a legal claim.
For internal administration purposes, as well as to manage our relationships.
For such other purposes as you may consent from time to time.
HOW WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION:
We may share your information in a variety of ways, including within our corporate affiliates (e.g., subsidiaries, joint ventures, or other companies under common control), with third parties that perform services on our behalf such as payment processors, with any successors to all or part of our business or any of our brands, to comply with the law, to protect ourselves, or for other reasons with your consent. Any third parties with whom information is shared will provide the same or equivalent protection of information as required by applicable guidelines.
ACCOUNT DELETION:
The Platform may allow you to create an account. To delete your account, please contact using the information provided in the Contact Us section.
CHILDREN
The Platform where this Privacy Policy is located are meant for adults. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable data from person under the age of eighteen (18). If you are a parent or legal guardian and think your child has provided us with information, please contact us using the information in the Contact Us section. Please mark your inquires "Children Information Request".
SECURITY AND DATA RETENTION
The internet is not 100% secure. We cannot promise that your use of our Platform will be completely safe. We encourage you to use caution when using the Internet. We use reasonable means to safeguard personal information under our control. If we are required by law to inform you of a breach of personal information, we may notify you electronically, in writing, or by telephone.
Information we maintain may be stored in the United States. If you live outside of the United States, you understand and agree that we may transfer your personal information to the United States. Our Platform is intended for use in the United States and is subject to the laws of the United States, which may not provide the same level protection as the country you reside.
We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, including for the purpose of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. To determine the appropriate retention period for personal information, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the information, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of the information, the purposes for which we obtained the information and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, as well as applicable legal requirements.
THIRD PARTY LINKS
Our Platform may contain links to other third-party sites that are not governed by the Privacy Policy. If you click on a link to a third-party site, you will be taken to a site we do not control. We are not responsible for the privacy practices used by third-party sites. We suggest that you read the privacy policies of those sites carefully. We are not responsible for these third-party sites.
CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
From time to time, we may change our Privacy Policy. We will notify you of any material changes to our Privacy Policy as required by law. Please check our Platform periodically for updates.
“CONTACT US” INFORMATION
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns with respect to our privacy practices or this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your privacy rights, or need to access this policy in an alternative format due to having a disability, please feel free to contact us at the following:
Email: memberservices@slashpineemc.com
In writing at: Attn: Customer Service Slash Pine Electric Membership Corporation Post Office Box 356 Homerville, Georgia 31634
By Telephone: 877-205-4736
RESPONSIBILITY
The General Manager shall be responsible for the administration of this policy.
Date Approved and Effective: August 12, 2026
SMS Terms & Conditions
Slash Pine EMC SMS Messaging Program
Slash Pine EMC offers an SMS messaging program to provide members with important account-related information.
Program Description Members who opt in may receive text messages regarding:
Outage notifications
Billing reminders
Payment confirmations
Appointment reminders
Service updates
Other account-related communications
Message Frequency
Message frequency varies depending on your account activity, service requests, outages, and communication preferences.
Message and Data Rates Message and data rates may apply.
Member Support
For assistance, call 877-205-4736.
Opt-Out
Reply STOP to any message to cancel SMS messages.
Help
Reply HELP to any message for assistance.
Privacy
Your participation in the SMS messaging program is also governed by this Privacy Policy.
Carrier Disclaimer
Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.
How To Contact Us
Should you have other questions or concerns about these privacy policies, please call us at 877-205-4736.