Cookie Policy

1. Cookie Policy Scope

This Cookie Policy explains the cookie categories used on Georgia Powers in connection with informational website content, utility services consulting terminology, georgia power keyword references, gapower search terms, georgiapower terminology, outage map wording, and general utility information categories.

The website is informational and non-commercial. It does not provide utility services, payment processing, account access, outage reporting, subscriptions, targeted advertising, advertising networks, or customer account management. Cookie use is limited to basic website operation, user preference storage, and limited analytics.

2. What Cookies Are

Cookies are small text files stored by a browser when a user visits a website. Similar technologies include local storage, session storage, and basic log-based identifiers used for website operation and preference records.

On this website, cookies are used to support page functionality, maintain consent choices, remember basic display preferences, and understand general website access patterns. Cookies are not used for utility account access, outage status verification, payment activity, or service management.

3. Strictly Necessary Cookies

Strictly necessary cookies support basic website functions. These cookies relate to page loading, session integrity, security-related functions, cookie banner operation, and consent record storage.

These cookies are required for standard website access and do not rely on advertising identifiers. They do not create marketing profiles, utility account records, outage reports, billing records, or service requests.

4. Functional Cookies

Functional cookies store user-selected settings connected with general website use. These settings include cookie banner choices, language-related preferences, basic layout preferences, and other non-commercial display settings.

Functional cookies are used only to maintain preference-related information during website visits. They are not used for behavioral advertising, promotional messaging, commercial profiling, or utility service activity.

5. Limited Analytics Cookies

Limited analytics cookies describe general website access patterns, such as page visits, approximate session activity, browser category, device type, and interaction with public informational pages.

Analytics information is used in aggregated or limited form for website administration and content structure review. It does not include utility account credentials, payment records, service addresses, outage reports, meter data, or private customer records.

6. Cookies Not Used on This Website

Georgia Powers does not use advertising cookies, retargeting cookies, cross-context behavioral advertising cookies, sale-based tracking cookies, or third-party promotional tracking pixels.

The website does not use cookies to sell or share personal information, build advertising profiles, display targeted advertising, or connect website visits with utility account activity.

7. Cookie Banner

A cookie banner presents information about cookie categories used on the website. The banner describes strictly necessary cookies, functional cookies, and limited analytics cookies in a general notice format.

The banner records cookie preference selections where applicable. Strictly necessary cookies remain connected with basic website access, while functional and limited analytics settings are presented through preference controls.

8. Consent Choices

Users have controls related to functional cookies and limited analytics cookies where those controls are presented through the cookie banner or browser settings. Consent choices are recorded for preference management and website notice documentation.

A user preference selection does not create an account, subscription, service request, payment record, utility communication, or outage report. Cookie choices relate only to website-level data categories.

9. Changing or Withdrawing Consent

Users have the option to change or withdraw cookie consent through available cookie preference controls, browser settings, or contact details listed above. Browser settings also provide controls for deleting stored cookies and limiting future cookie storage.

Withdrawing consent affects functional and limited analytics cookies where applicable. Strictly necessary cookies remain connected with basic website operation, security-related activity, and consent record handling.

10. Global Privacy Control

Georgia Powers recognizes Global Privacy Control signals where applicable to website-level privacy preferences. A Global Privacy Control signal is treated as a browser-based privacy preference connected with applicable U.S. state privacy laws.

Because the website does not sell or share personal information and does not use targeted advertising, Global Privacy Control recognition is limited to preference handling and privacy notice consistency.

11. Cookie Data Retention

Cookie records and preference data are retained for periods related to website operation, consent management, limited analytics, and privacy documentation. Retention periods are limited to the relevant website purpose.

Cookie-related records are not used for utility account systems, billing records, service address confirmation, outage reporting, or payment activity. Information that is no longer related to website operation is deleted, deidentified, or separated from active records.

12. Third-Party Cookie Activity

The website does not use third-party advertising cookies or retargeting systems. Limited analytics tools, where present, are restricted to general website measurement and do not create advertising audiences.

Third-party cookie activity is not used for promotional activity, account matching, targeted advertising, sale of personal information, or utility service communication. Cookie use remains connected with the informational website structure.

13. Updates to This Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy reflects the cookie categories connected with Georgia Powers, including strictly necessary cookies, functional cookies, limited analytics cookies, cookie banner language, consent preferences, and Global Privacy Control recognition.

Updates to this Cookie Policy are presented on this page with the Last Updated date in MM/DD/YYYY format.