Ohio Contractors Association, Ohio Local Government Bidding Clearing House
Privacy Policy
Effective Date: June 21, 2022
Last Modified: June 21, 2022
Introduction
The Ohio Local Government Bidding Clearing House (“OLGB”), hosted by the Ohio ContractorsAssociation (“OCA,” “Company”, “we”, “us”, “our”) is committed to your privacy. This Privacy Policy(the “Policy”) describes the types of information we may collect from you when you visit the OLGBwebsite at https://www.olgbclearinghouse.org/ (the “Website”), or that you may provide when you interact,register with, access, or use any OCA services on the Website (collectively with the Website, the“Services”), and our practices for using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information.
This Policy applies to information we collect:
- On this Website;
- In email, text, and other electronic messages between you and OCA or OLGB;
- Through the Website and other electronic communications sent through or in connection with theWebsite and Services;
- When you interact with our advertising and applications on third-party websites and services, if those applications or advertising include links to this Policy.
This Policy does NOT apply to information you provide to or that is collected by any third party,including through any application or content (including advertising) that may link to or be accessible fromor on the Website or through a sponsored clinical trial, which is subject to other data collection processesand policies.
Please read this Policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information andhow we will treat it. By accessing or using this Website, you agree to this Policy. This Policy may changefrom time to time (see “Changes to Our Privacy Policy”). Your continued use of the Services after wemake changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the Policy periodically forupdates.
Your use of the Services is also governed by our Terms of Use which can be found via the https://www.olgbclearinghouse.org/OLGBClearinghouse/Terms-of-Use.aspx. Please ensure you read the Terms of Use in addition to this Privacy Policy. Unless we indicate otherwise, in this Policy, defined terms will have the meanings given to them in our Terms of Use.
Information We Collect About You and How We Collect It
We collect several types of information from and about users of our Website, including:
1. Personal Information. This includes, but is not limited to, information that we use to identifyyou, such as your name, address, email address, and telephone number.
2. Non-Personal Information. This includes, but is not limited to, user behavior on our Servicesand aggregated generic information. This is information that is about you but individually doesnot identify you.
3. Usage information. This includes, but is not limited to, information about your device including IP address, browser type and version, time zone setting, page interaction information collected through cookies and other tracking technologies.
We collect this information:
1. Directly from you when you provide it to us. We collect information that you provide to us,including but not limited to, information you provide by filling in forms on our Services, such asinformation provided at the time of registering to use our Website, posting material on the Website, or requesting further services on the Website. This may include user generated content,comments, posts, reviews, profile information, images, videos and other recordings, surveyresponses, and information you provide about third parties. We may also ask for this informationwhen you report a problem with our Services or exercise your privacy rights and choices (see“Your Privacy Rights and Choices”).
2. Automatically as you navigate through the Website. Information collected automatically mayinclude usage information as described above, and we also may use these technologies, at timesin connection with third party services, to collect information about your online activities overtime and across third-party websites or other online services.This Website uses “cookie” technology to obtain non-Personal Information from online visitors.We don’t extract Personal Information in this process. Rather, cookies allow us to update andimprove our Website. Even if you set your browser not to accept cookies, you can still use mostof the features of the Website.
3. From third parties. Some content or applications, including advertisements, on the Website areserved by third-parties, including advertisers, ad networks and servers, content providers, andapplication providers. These third parties may use cookies, alone or in conjunction with webbeacons or other tracking technologies, to collect information about you when you use ourServices. The information they collect may be associated with your Personal Information or theymay collect information, including Personal Information, about your online activities over timeand across different websites, apps, and other online services. They may use this information toprovide you with interest-based (behavioral) advertising or other targeted content.We do not control these third parties' tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you haveany questions about an advertisement or other targeted content, you should contact theresponsible provider directly.
How We Use Your Information
We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any Personal
Information, for several reasons:
- To present our Services and its contents to you;
- To provide you with information or services that you request from us;
- To set up, maintain and support our Services;
- To monitor the use of our Services in order to detect security incidents;
- To communicate about, promote, and administer our services, events, programs, and promotions.
- To notify you about changes to our Website;
- To enforce our Terms of Use;
- In any other way we may describe when you provide the information; and
- For any other purpose with your consent.
Disclosure of Your Information
We may disclose aggregated information about our users and information that does not identify any
individual without restriction. We do not sell your Personal Information. We may disclose Personal
Information that we collect, or you provide as described in this Privacy Policy:
- With third parties we use to provide you with the Services and its contents and functions.
- To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it;
- For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information;
- With your consent.
We may also disclose your Personal Information:
- To comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or
regulatory request;
- To enforce or apply our Terms of Use; and
- If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of
OCA, our customers, or others.
Retention Policy
We will retain your Personal Information for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which we
collected it, including the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.
Your Privacy Rights and Choices
We strive to provide you with choices regarding the Personal Information you provide to us. You may
contact us as provided in the “Contact Us” section of this Policy to submit requests to us, including: (1)
update your preferences; (2) limit the communications you receive from us; (3) request access to, correct,
or delete any personal information that you have provided to us; and (4) request us not to share your
personal information with unaffiliated or non-agent third parties for promotional purposes.
Note: We may not accommodate a request to change information if we believe the change would violate
any law or legal requirement or cause the information to be incorrect.
We do not control third parties' collection or use of your information to serve interest-based advertising.
However, these third parties may provide you with ways to choose not to have your information collected
or used in this way.
Note: You have a choice as to whether you want to share personal information with us. We will not
discriminate against a consumer for exercising these rights. If you choose not to provide us with certain
information, we may not be able to offer you certain services and/or the functionality and features of
certain services may be limited or inoperable.
Data Security
We have implemented measures designed to secure your Personal Information from accidental loss and
from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure.
Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we do
our best to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee the security of your Personal
Information transmitted to our Services. Any transmission of Personal Information is at your own risk.
We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the
Services.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
It is our policy to post any changes we make to this Policy on this page. If we make material changes to
how we treat our users’ Personal Information, we will notify you by the email address specified in your
account and/or through a notice on the Website. The date the Policy was last revised is identified at the
top of the page. You are responsible for ensuring we have an up-to-date active and deliverable email
address for you, and for periodically visiting this Policy to check for any changes.
Contact Us
To ask questions or comment about this Policy and our privacy practices, contact us at:
Ohio Contractors Association
1313 Dublin Road, Columbus, OH 43215
Tel: 614-488-0724
-or-
[email protected]