Legal

Information We Collect

When you visit our Website, NuScale may collect different types of Personal Data and identifiable or non-identifiable information, including:

• Information you provide us: When you use our Website, you may provide us with personal information that include your name and contact information (e.g., email address, phone number, geographical location, etc.). NuScale also collects content that you create or upload (“User Content”) when using our Website, including communications between you and NuScale.
• Information collected during use of our Website: We collect information about the devices that you use to access our Website. This includes device details (e.g., device type, model, manufacturer, carrier name, crash reports, software installed), data files or similar data structures stored on or associated with your devices, data stored in connection with the device hardware, the device’s operating system, and/or data sent to your devices by NuScale. NuScale may also collect usage data or information about your activity in our Website, such as log file information, the number of times you access our Website and the nature of your use, your web request, how you interact with links or features on the Website, information automatically reported by your browser each time you make a request to access our web page, browser type and plugins, failed commands sent out and the status of your set up.
• Location Information: We may collect information about your location when you access our Website. Location information can include Global Positioning System (GPS) location, Internet Protocol (IP) address, access points, and information collected from nearby Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices.
• Metadata and other technical data associated with any user provided information or content.
• Cookies and similar technologies to collect aggregated and anonymized data about our users.
• Non-Identifiable Data: This type of information is collected passively using various technologies, cannot presently be used to specifically identify you. NuScale may store such information itself or such information may be included in databases owned and maintained by NuScale, its affiliates, agents or service providers. We may use such information and pool it with other information to track, for example, the total number of visitors to our Website, the number of visitors to each page of our Website, and the domain names of our visitors’ Internet service providers. It is important to note that no Personal Data is available or used in this process.
• Aggregated Personal Data: In an ongoing effort to better understand and serve the users of our Website, NuScale may conduct research on its customer demographics, interests and behavior based on the Personal Data and other information provided to us. This research may be compiled and analyzed on an aggregate basis, and NuScale may share this aggregate data with its affiliates, agents and business partners. This aggregate information does not identify you personally. NuScale may also disclose aggregated user statistics in order to describe our services to current and prospective business partners and to other third parties for other lawful purposes.

How We Collect Your Personal Data and Other Information

NuScale may collect Personal Data that you provide directly to us when you contact us or request information from us. By voluntarily providing us with Personal Data, you are consenting to our use of it in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you provide Personal Data to NuScale, you acknowledge and agree that such Personal Data may be transferred from your current location to the offices and servers of NuScale and the authorized third parties referred to herein.

NuScale may use a number of tools to collect information about you, your computer access points, and the web browser that you use to connect to our Website, such as usage and preference information. For example, we may use cookies and web beacons to collect information.

Cookies

Cookies are small data files generated by web servers and stored in your computer for future access. We use Cookies for a variety of reasons, including studying visitors’ use of the Website for the purpose of improving usability. If you choose to visit our Website, you do not need to accept the use of our cookies. If you choose to accept the use of our cookies, you may delete them after they have been placed on your computer or your mobile device. Please see our full Cookie Policy here.

Our Use of Your Personal Data and Other Information

NuScale uses the Personal Data you provide in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Policy. If you provide Personal Data for a certain reason, we may use the Personal Data in connection with the reason for which it was provided. For instance, if you contact us by email, we will use the Personal Data you provide to answer your question or resolve your problem. NuScale may also use your Personal Data and other personally non-identifiable information collected through the Website to help us improve the content and functionality of the Website to better understand our users and to improve the Website. If NuScale intends on using any Personal Data in any manner that is not consistent with this Privacy Policy, NuScale may inform you of such anticipated use prior to or at the time at which the Personal Data is collected.

Our Disclosure of Your Personal Data and Other Information

NuScale is not in the business of selling your information. There are, however, certain circumstances in which we may share your Personal Data with certain third parties without further notice to you, as set forth below:

• Business Transfers: As we develop our business, we might sell or buy businesses or assets. In the event of a corporate sale, merger, reorganization, dissolution or similar event, Personal Data may be part of the transferred assets.
• Agents, Consultants and Third Parties: NuScale, like many businesses, sometimes hires other companies to perform certain business-related functions. Examples of such functions include mailing information and maintaining databases. When we employ another entity to perform a function of this nature, we only provide them with the information that they need to perform their specific function. Additionally, we reserve the right to use third party analytics service providers to collect personally identifiable information about your online activities over time and across different websites when you use our Website, including as described in this Privacy Policy. This Policy does not apply to - and we are not responsible for – those of other parties and their use. Furthermore, we partner with third parties to provide certain support services to our users. These third parties are responsible for their own policies and procedures to protect your information. NuScale is not responsible for the protection or use of information that users provide directly to any third party in conjunction with the use of our Website. This Privacy Policy only applies to information provided directly to or obtained directly by NuScale during your use of our Website.
• Legal Requirements: NuScale may disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to (i) comply with a legal obligation, (ii) protect and defend the rights or property of NuScale, or (iii) protect against legal liability.

Your Rights

Your rights in relation to your Personal Data are to:

• Be informed about its use;
• Have access to your information;
• Correct any errors in your Personal Data;
• Have your Personal Data deleted in certain situations.
• Restrict or object to how we use your personal Data; and
• Facilitate, where feasible, the transfer of your Personal Data to other businesses at your direction.

Retention

NuScale does not retain your Personal Data longer than necessary (“Retention Period”). After the Retention Period, the User Content or Personal Data may be permanently deleted or anonymized. If you would like your Personal Data deleted once you no longer want to access our Website, please submit a request in writing to compliance@nuscalepower.com.

Security

NuScale takes commercially reasonable steps and generally-accepted technical and organizational security measures to protect the Personal Data provided via the Website from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. Please be reminded; however, that no Internet or email transmission or data storage is ever 100% secure or error-free. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of any Personal Data. Please keep this in mind when disclosing any Personal Data to NuScale via the Internet.

Special Notice to California Residents

In general, NuScale is not covered by the terms of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). However, in accordance with California Civil Code Section 1789.3, California residents are entitled to know that they may file grievances and complaints with California Department of Consumer Affairs, 400 R Street, Ste 1080, Sacramento, CA 95814; or by phone at 916-445-1254 or 800-952-5210; or by e-mail to dca@dca.ca.gov. For more information about protecting your privacy, you may wish to visit: http://www.ftc.gov.

General Data Protection Regulation

NuScale complies with the European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) framework regarding the collection, use, and retention of Personal Data from EU member countries. If you are located outside the EU and choose to use the Website or provide your information to us, your information may be transferred, processed, and stored by our service providers in other non-EU countries. Privacy laws may vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction and the privacy laws in certain countries may not be as protective as those in your jurisdiction.

Contact Us

If you have any further questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us in writing, at compliance@nuscalepower.com.

Health, Safety, and the Environment

Our Collaborators must be committed to creating safe working conditions and a healthy work environment for all of their workers, and should identify, anticipate, and assess emergency situations and events, and minimize their impact through the implementation of emergency plans and effective procedures.

NuScale has adopted the key principles for a strong nuclear safety culture, as set out in the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) booklet “Principles for a Strong Nuclear Safety Culture.” Our Collaborators in the nuclear industry are expected to adhere to the traits, principles, and behavioral attributes set forth in “Traits of a Healthy Nuclear Safety Culture,” INPO 12-012, and “Principles for Excellence in Nuclear Supplier Performance,” INPO 14-005.

Furthermore, Collaborators shall conduct their operations in an environmentally responsible manner and in accordance with all applicable environmental laws and regulations.

Human Rights and Employment Practices

Our Collaborators shall uphold the human rights of workers, and treat them with dignity and respect at all times. Collaborators shall conduct their operations in a socially responsible, non-discriminatory manner and in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, those associated with equal opportunity, child labor, forced or compulsory labor, working hours, wages and benefits, freedom of association, data privacy, and a harassment-free work environment.

Financial and Operational Controls

The records that our Collaborators prepare for NuScale, such as reports, receipts, or invoices, shall be accurate and reliable and kept in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and contractual obligations with NuScale. Collaborators shall also create, maintain, and dispose of business records in accordance with all applicable legal and contractual requirements.

Conflicts of Interest, Gifts, and Business Courtesies

Whenever a gift or type of entertainment is offered in the context of a business relationship, whether actual or implied, there is a risk that it may influence, or appear to influence, a business decision. The exchange of gifts or business courtesies is never required for doing business with NuScale.

Our Collaborators, their employees and subcontractors, and their family members must not receive gifts or benefits through their relationship with NuScale. Business courtesies, such as meals or other courtesies that are customary, usual, and of insignificant dollar value, may be accepted by NuScale or provided by NuScale to Collaborators on a case-by-case basis. However, NuScale strictly prohibits the giving or receiving of cash or the equivalent of cash of any kind.

A conflict of interest exists when a Collaborator faces a choice between what is in its own best interest, and what is in the best interest of NuScale. Our Collaborators should disclose any potential conflicts of interest to NuScale’s Chief Compliance Officer prior to entering into a business transaction.

Improper Payments

All forms of illegal activity, including, but not limited to, corruption, misrepresentation, extortion, embezzlement, and bribery are strictly prohibited and will not be tolerated.

NuScale has a zero-tolerance policy for bribery. Bribery is the act of directly or indirectly giving, or promising to give, something of value in order to influence the actions of a third party. Bribes may include offering to provide money, gifts, travel expenses, entertainment, hospitality, vacations, expenses, below-market loans or products, reciprocal favors, political or charitable contributions, or any direct or indirect benefit or consideration.

Trade Controls

Our Collaborators shall abide by all economic or trade embargoes that the United States has adopted, whether they apply to foreign countries, political organizations, or particular foreign individuals or entities.

Our Collaborators must be aware of, and comply with, all import and export control laws, economic sanctions, and anti-boycott laws applicable to their work with and for NuScale, and must never partake in boycotts or other restrictive trade practices prohibited or penalized under the United States or other applicable law.

Collaborators shall report any apparent conflict between the laws of the United States and applicable local law requirements to NuScale’s Chief Compliance Officer. If there appears to be a conflict of laws between the United States and other countries in regard to trade compliance, such conflicts should be addressed and managed by both the Collaborator and NuScale, working with the appropriate agency of jurisdiction within their respective countries.

Our Collaborators are required to abide by all restrictions, denial orders, and debarments issued against companies, entities, or individuals that may restrict or prohibit trade. Collaborators shall institute a program of due diligence in doing business on behalf of their work for NuScale, which includes ensuring that no work is conducted with any denied, debarred or otherwise restricted parties or entities, or with parties requiring an export license, deemed export license, or authorization, without it first being obtained.

Money Laundering Prevention

Our Collaborators shall follow all applicable United States and international laws that prohibit money laundering, and are required to report cash and other suspicious transactions.

Collaborators must ensure that all banking transactions are conducted in accordance with the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Controls regulations, which prohibit transactions with banking institutions known to have affiliations or activities involving money laundering, or other criminal activity.

Company Resources

Our Collaborators shall respect NuScale’s intellectual property rights and safeguard customer information and confidential information. Collaborators shall manage technology and know-how in a manner that protects NuScale’s intellectual property rights with the utmost care and in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, contractual requirements, and NuScale policies.

Fair Competition and Business Integrity

NuScale believes in fair and honest competition. Our Collaborators shall compete honestly and fairly, and shall comply with all anti-trust and fair competition laws and regulations of the countries in which it operates, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), and must never partake in anti-competitive practices, such as price fixing or bid rigging.

Government Work

Our Collaborators who work on projects where government entities or agencies are involved shall follow any specific rules to which they are obligated by the terms of their contracts with such entities or agencies.

Report a Concern

Reporting an unlawful or unethical concern is the right thing to do. Our Collaborators and their employees and subcontractors should promptly report any unlawful or unethical business conduct or concern involving or affecting NuScale, whether or not the concern involves the Collaborator, by contacting any of the following:

• NuScale’s Chief Compliance Officer at compliance@nuscalepower.com, or anonymously by calling NuScale’s Ethics Reporting Hotline at 833-761-5886;
• NuScale’s Senior Director of Supply Chain at supplychain@nuscalepower.com; or
• NuScale’s Legal Department at legal@nuscalepower.com.