Construction Exchange Privacy policy

The effective date of this Agreement is July 1, 2007.

Construction Exchange is an online application that helps people connect with other people in the construction industry. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, a "user" is defined as someone using the Construction Exchange Site, and a "connection" is defined as someone you have explicitly invited to connect with you. To fulfill the purpose of our site, we need to display a limited amount of personal information, so that users are able to evaluate the trustworthiness of a particular review.

By using Construction Exchange, you permit the collection and use of your personal information as outlined below in our Privacy Policy. You should visit this page periodically to review any changes to the Privacy Policy.

I. Information We Collect

Construction Exchange collects user submitted account information such as name and email address to identify you and send you notifications related to the use of the service. Construction Exchange also collects user submitted location information such as city, state or zip. Construction Exchange also collects user submitted photos, work history and other career-related data.

Some information collected is not explicitly submitted by the user; we log your browser-type related information, IP address, requested URL, referring URL, and timestamp.

II. How We Use Your Information

Browser-type related information, IP address, requested URL, referring URL, and timestamp data help us diagnose problems with our server, administer Construction Exchange, and otherwise provide the highest possible level of service to you. In addition, we use this information to perform statistical analyses of user behavior and characteristics in order to measure interest in and use of the various areas of the site and to inform advertisers of such information as well as the number of users that have been exposed to, or clicked on, their advertising banners.

III. Transfer of Information

We reserve the right to transfer your personal information in the event of a transfer of ownership of Construction Exchange, such as an acquisition by or merger with another company. In such an event, Construction Exchange will notify you before information about you is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.

IV. Links

Our website may contain links to third party websites to which we have no affiliation. Construction Exchange does not share your personal information with those websites and is not responsible for their privacy practices. We suggest you read the privacy polices on these third party websites.

V. Use of Cookies

Like most websites, Construction Exchange requires cookies to function properly.

VI. Controlling Your Personal Information

You should be aware that when you voluntarily disclose personally identifiable information (e.g., user name, e-mail address) via messages, forums, postings, or in other areas of the Construction Exchange site, that information, along with any substantive information disclosed in your communication, can be collected and correlated and used by third parties and may result in unsolicited messages from other posters or third parties. Such activities are beyond the control of Construction Exchange. Please do not post any personal information on the Construction Exchange site or in other areas that you expect to keep private.

VII. Security

Your Construction Exchange account is password-protected. Construction Exchange tries very hard to protect our users' information. We use industry standard measures to protect your information that is stored within our database. We limit the access to your information to those employees who need access to perform their job function such as our customer service personnel.

You hereby acknowledge that Construction Exchange is not responsible for any intercepted information sent via the Internet, and you hereby release us from any and all claims arising out of or related to the use of intercepted information in any unauthorized manner.

X. Terms and Modifications to this Privacy Statement

By using the website, you signify your agreement to the terms of our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with these terms, you should not use the site. Construction Exchange may modify this Privacy Policy at any time. If a material change is made to this Privacy Policy and/or the way we use our users' personally identifiable information, then we will post a prominent notice of the nature of such change on the first page of this Privacy Policy and also on our home page. You are responsible for reviewing this Privacy Policy periodically to ensure that you are aware of any changes to it. Your continued use of the site indicates your assent to any changes to this Privacy Policy.