Dodge Construction Network (“DCN,” “we,” or “us”) is pleased to offer its existing customers of DCN’s subscription services (“Subscription Services”) the opportunity to participate in a free, newly developed feature called ITB Inbox. ITB Inbox will allow customers who choose to participate (“Program Participants” or “you”) the ability to: (a) have DCN collect and compile invitations to bid (“ITBs”) from your business email account(s) through an automated process, and (b) access a DCN web portal that will allow you to review, search, sort, download, and fill out your collected ITBs (collectively, “App Services”). THERE IS NO CHARGE TO A PROGRAM PARTICIPANT FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE APP SERVICES, AND PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS ARE FREE TO OPT OUT AT ANY TIME. The App Services will be accessible through DCN’s website alongside DCN’s Subscription Services, and as an existing customer of DCN’s Subscription Services, you may refer to DCN’s general terms and conditions located at https://www.construction.com/terms-of-use/, which remain applicable and in effect.
This Privacy Policy explains (1) what data we collect from you; (2) how we collect, use, process, store, protect, and share your data, and (3) who we share your data with and under what circumstances. By selecting ACCEPT at the end of this Privacy Policy, you agree to these terms, as amended from time to time, and consent to the collection and use of information in the manner described here. A copy of this Privacy Policy can be always be accessed at https://www.construction.com/privacy-policy-itb-inbox/. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically, including any subsequent changes made to it.
WHAT DATA WE COLLECT FROM YOU
Personal Information and Connected Accounts
Each Program Participant will be asked to allow DCN to access their Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, or other third-party business email account (“Connected Account”) for the limited purpose of collecting ITB data as described below. The Connected Account may provide us with personal identifying information (like your name, business email address, and profile picture).
DCN’s Process for Collecting Program Participant Emails containing Invitations to Bid
We will connect to your Connected Account(s) using the log-in credentials provided by you and use an automated process to identify and download only those emails that contain or attach ITBs that were sent to you from general contractors.
HOW WE USE THE COLLECTED DATA
ITBs, ITB Emails, and Program Participant ITB Portal
As part of the App Services, each Program Participant’s emails containing ITBs (“ITB Emails”) will be collected from the Program Participant’s specific Connected Account(s), and the ITBs will be separated and uploaded into your individualized portal (“Program Participant ITB Inbox”), all through automated processes. Each Program Participant, through their individualized Program Participant ITB Inbox, will be able to review, search, sort, download, and respond to the ITBs that were collected from their specific Connected Account(s). Program Participants will not be able to view ITBs collected from other Program Participants through the Program Participant ITB Inbox, however, Program Participants, as customers of DCN’s Subscription Service, will continue to have access to DCN’s general ITB database (“OneTeam Database”) through the OneTeam Database Portal.
All collected ITB Emails and ITBs will be stored on a secure server maintained by DCN. From time to time, we may need to review individual ITB Emails for the purpose of improving the ITB identification, collection, or sorting processes, however, we will notify you and obtain your prior consent before allowing a human to review specific ITB Emails. Otherwise, an ITB Email will only be reviewed by a human if it’s necessary for security purposes (for example, investigating abuse); to comply with applicable laws; or for internal operations only after the data has been aggregated and anonymized (for example, reporting aggregate statistics in an internal dashboard).
OneTeam Database and ITB Subscription Service
For each collected ITB, which do not identify the recipient of the corresponding ITB Email, DCN will, through automated processes, collect the project name, project location, and contact information of the general contractor. DCN may contact the general contractor for the purpose of obtaining its consent to allow DCN to incorporate the general contractor’s ITB into DCN’s OneTeam Database. DCN will not reveal the identity of any Program Participant to any general contractor. DCN may tally and record for internal purposes, through automated processes, the total number of Program Participants that received a specific ITB, however, DCN will not allow a human to review any information linking any specific Program Participant to any specific general contractor, except, as necessary, in the context of ITB Emails described above.
HOW WE SHARE COLLECTED DATA
Sharing of Anonymized and Aggregated ITBs through OneTeam Database
With the consent of the corresponding general contractors, as described above, the collected ITBs will be incorporated into DCN’s OneTeam Database to allow all customers of DCN’s Subscription Service to access and utilize the ITBs through DCN’s OneTeam Database Portal. The ITB Emails collected from Program Participants will not be shared.
Vendors and Service Providers
We may share information with third-party vendors and service providers to help us provide, improve, and protect our services. These third parties will access your information only to perform tasks on our behalf and in compliance with this Privacy Policy.
Legal
We may disclose your information to third parties if we determine that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to (a) comply with the law; (b) protect any person from death or serious bodily injury; (c) prevent fraud or abuse of DCN or our Program Participants and customers; or (d) protect DCN’s legal rights.
Change of Control
If we are involved in a reorganization, merger, acquisition, or sale of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that deal. We will notify you of any such deal and outline your choices in that event.
Consent
We may share information with your consent.
Marketing and Advertising
We do not use or share your information with any third parties for direct marketing or advertising purposes.
LIMITED USE DISCLOSURE IN COMPLIANCE WITH GOOGLE POLICIES
As described above, the use and transfer of information received from Google APIs for the App Services will adhere to the Google API Services User Data Policy and the Additional Requirements for Restricted Scopes, including the Limited Use requirements.
SECURITY
DCN employs a variety of security technologies and measures designed to protect information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. The measures we use are designed to provide a level of security appropriate to the risk of processing your personal information. However, please bear in mind that the Internet cannot be guaranteed to be 100% secure.
DATA RETENTION
We retain personal information we collect from you where we have an ongoing legitimate business need to do so (for example, to provide you with a service you have requested or to comply with applicable legal, tax, or accounting requirements). When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize it or, if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.
CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
This Privacy Policy may be modified from time to time, so please review it frequently. Changes to this Privacy Policy will be posted on our websites. If we materially change the ways in which we use or share personal information previously collected from you through our services, we will notify you through our services, by email, or other communication.
YOUR CHOICES AND REPRESENTATIONS
Your use of our services, including the App Services, is entirely voluntary, and you may opt out at any time, including by selecting DECLINE at the end of this Privacy Policy or by contacting us at Construction.Privacy.Policy@construction.com. If you choose to use our services by selecting ACCEPT, you warrant and represent to us that: (a) you are authorized to access the Connected Account; (b) you are authorized to provide the information we request in connection with the App Services, including the log-in credentials for the Connected Account; (c) your provision of access to the Connected Account, and DCN’s access, do not violate any contract or employer policies; and (d) any information you provide to us is true and accurate. By selecting ACCEPT, you also warrant and represent that you are not a direct competitor to DCN or agent of a direct competitor to DCN, who are not permitted to use the App Services.
CONTACT US
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please feel free to email us at: Construction.Privacy.Policy@construction.com