Privacy Policy

Thank you for reviewing the NE Construction Privacy Policy (the “Policy”).

The terms “NEC,” “we,” “our,” and “us” refer to NE Construction, LLP, a Texas limited liability partnership, and its affiliates.  “You” or “your” refers to you as a user of our services described in this Policy.

ABOUT THIS POLICY

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting personal data through our compliance with this Policy.  This Policy describes how we collect, process, retain, use, and disclose personal data about you when providing services to you through our website and the pages thereof, applications and software applications operated by us or on our behalf through our website that link to this Policy (our “Services”), and certain services provided by third parties (“Vendors”) through links on our website.

With respect to services provided by a Vendor, the applicable Vendor may have its own privacy policy governing information that the Vendor collects or processes.  You should review the applicable Vendor’s privacy policy for information concerning the Vendor’s privacy practices.  For example, the “Contractors” page of the NEC website provides access to bid opportunities through BuildingConnected, an Autodesk company.  The “Careers” page provides access to employment opportunities through Paycom.  The applicable Vendor privacy policies are available through the respective Vendor websites.

This Policy applies only to information we collect:

• Through the Services;
• In communications, including email, text, chat, and other electronic messages, between you and the Services; and
• When you interact with applications operated by or on behalf of NEC on third-party websites or services, if those applications include a link to this Policy.

This Policy does not apply to information collected:

• By us through other means, including on another website operated by us or by a third party that does not link to this Policy; or
• By a third party, including an affiliate or Vendor, through an application, website, service, or content that is not operated by NEC, even if that application, website, service, or content is accessible through or linked from the Services.

We may provide additional or different privacy notices for particular features, services, activities, or categories of information.  Those notices will govern to the extent they conflict with this Policy.

DATA COLLECTED

Where applicable law requires consent to a particular collection, use, disclosure, or other processing of personal data, NEC will obtain consent in accordance with applicable law.  Your use of the Services does not, by itself, constitute consent to processing for which applicable law requires consent.

Children’s and Teens’ Data

Our Services are not directed to children or teens.  We do not knowingly collect personal data from children or teens in circumstances in which applicable law requires parental or other authorization.  If we learn that we have collected personal data in violation of applicable law, we will take appropriate steps to delete or otherwise address that information as required by applicable law.

Personal Data We Collect or Process

“Personal data” means information that identifies, relates to, describes, or is reasonably capable of being associated with an identified or identifiable individual.  Different laws may use different terminology, including “personal information.”  The types and categories of personal data that NEC or its Vendors may collect, use, store, or otherwise process include the following, depending on your relationship with NEC and your interactions with the Services.

• Account and Contact Information:  This may include your name, address, email address, telephone number, username, and other contact information that you provide to us.
• Account and Transaction Information:  This may include information concerning your account, transactions, requests, payments, and other interactions with NEC.
• Commercial and Business Information:  This may include information relating to business relationships and transactions with NEC, including information concerning services purchased or considered, payment information, insurance information, and information concerning contractors, suppliers, subcontractors, customers, and other business relationships.
• Professional and Employment Information:  This may include employment history, job title, employment status, education, qualifications, professional credentials, references, compensation information, and other information relating to employment or prospective employment.
• Device and Internet Activity Information:  This may include IP address, browser type and version, operating system and platform, device identifiers, language preferences, time zone settings, and information concerning interactions with the Services.
• Communications and Other Content:  This may include information that you provide in emails, text messages, chats, forms, correspondence, inquiries, reviews, or other communications with NEC.
• Images, Audio, and Video:  Where applicable, this may include photographs, video recordings, or audio recordings collected or provided in connection with NEC’s business activities or Services.
• Identity Information:  Where necessary for a particular transaction, business purpose, employment-related purpose, security purpose, or legal requirement, NEC may collect information contained in identity documents or other information used to verify identity.
• Location Information:  Where applicable, NEC may collect general location information associated with your use of the Services, such as information derived from an IP address or information that you voluntarily provide concerning your location.
• Usage Information:  This may include information about how you access and use the Services, including pages viewed, features used, dates and times of interactions, and other information concerning your use of the Services.
• Inferences:  NEC may derive limited information or inferences from the information described above for legitimate business purposes, such as understanding how the Services are used or responding to requests.

NEC does not currently use personal data for targeted advertising, sell personal data, or use personal data with artificial intelligence or large language model services.

Sensitive Personal Data

Certain information may be considered “sensitive data,” “sensitive personal data,” or a similar category under applicable law. Depending on the circumstances, sensitive data may include information such as certain identification information, precise geolocation, biometric information, health information, information concerning race or ethnicity, religious beliefs, citizenship or immigration status, or other categories identified by applicable law.

NEC will process sensitive personal data only as permitted by applicable law.  Where applicable law requires consent for the collection or processing of sensitive personal data, NEC will obtain the required consent before undertaking that processing.  NEC does not use or disclose sensitive personal data for purposes other than legitimate business purposes permitted by applicable law.

If you choose not to provide information that NEC reasonably requires for a particular transaction, service, employment process, security purpose, or other legitimate business purpose, NEC may be unable to provide the requested service or complete the applicable transaction.

Aggregated and De-Identified Information

NEC may create or receive aggregated, statistical, or de-identified information that does not reasonably identify an individual.  NEC may use such information for legitimate business purposes, including understanding use of the Services, improving operations, and analyzing business activities.  If NEC combines or associates information that does not identify an individual with personal data so that the resulting information identifies or is reasonably capable of being associated with an individual, NEC will treat the resulting information as personal data as required by applicable law.

Employment Information

If you apply for employment with NEC, we may collect information that you provide in connection with your application, such as contact information, employment history, education, qualifications, references, professional credentials, and other information relevant to employment.  Employment-related information may be subject to separate privacy notices and applicable employment, federal, state, or other laws.  Depending on applicable law, employment-related information may not be subject to the consumer privacy rights described in this Policy.

HOW WE COLLECT PERSONAL DATA

Information You Provide

We collect information that you provide directly to us when you communicate with us, submit a request or inquiry, participate in a business transaction, use payment options, communicate with us concerning a project, apply for employment, or otherwise interact with NEC.

Information Collected Automatically

As you navigate through and interact with the Services, NEC may use automatic data collection technologies to collect information such as IP address, browser type, operating system, device information, usage information, and information concerning your interactions with the Services.  These technologies may include cookies and similar technologies used for website functionality, security, performance, and related operational purposes.

You may refuse or disable cookies through your browser or device settings.  Disabling cookies or similar technologies may affect the functionality of portions of the Services.

NEC does not currently use cookies or similar technologies for targeted advertising or to sell personal data.

Third-Party Technologies and Vendors

Certain third parties may collect information when you interact with their services through or in connection with the Services.  These third parties may include Vendors that provide services to NEC, including services supporting website operation, employment applications, contractor or supplier interactions, communications, payment processing, security, or other business functions.

NEC does not control the privacy practices of third parties acting independently of NEC.  Information collected directly by a third party is governed by that third party’s privacy policy.  For example, employment applicants may interact directly with Paycom, and contractors or other business participants may interact directly with BuildingConnected.  Information collected by those Vendors may be governed by their respective privacy policies.

HOW WE USE PERSONAL DATA

NEC may use personal data for legitimate business purposes, including to:

• Provide, operate, maintain, and improve the Services;
• Respond to inquiries, requests, and communications;
• Perform and administer contracts and other business relationships;
• Process transactions and payments;
• Provide information or services requested by you;
• Communicate with you concerning projects, transactions, services, or other business matters;
• Process and administer employment applications and employment-related matters;
• Maintain the security and integrity of the Services, systems, facilities, and business operations;
• Detect, investigate, prevent, and address fraud, security incidents, unauthorized activity, or other unlawful activity;
• Comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, and governmental requests;
• Enforce contractual rights and obligations, including billing and collection;
• Create aggregated, statistical, or de-identified information;
• Maintain business records and satisfy legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, insurance, and reporting requirements;
• Protect the rights, property, safety, and security of NEC, its customers, employees, contractors, Vendors, and others; and
• Carry out other purposes disclosed to you when the information is collected or otherwise permitted by applicable law.

NEC does not currently (a) use personal data for targeted advertising or behavioral advertising, (b) sell personal data to third parties or (c) use personal data with artificial intelligence or large language model services, including for training or improving such models.

HOW WE DISCLOSE PERSONAL DATA

NEC may disclose personal data as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Policy and as permitted by applicable law.

Affiliates

NEC may disclose personal data to its subsidiaries and affiliates for legitimate business purposes consistent with this Policy.

Service Providers and Contractors

NEC may disclose personal data to contractors, service providers, and other third parties that perform services on NEC’s behalf. NEC expects such service providers to use personal data only as necessary to provide the contracted services and, where required by applicable law, pursuant to contractual obligations concerning confidentiality, security, and appropriate use of personal data.

Business Transactions

NEC may disclose personal data in connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, sale, or other transfer of some or all of NEC’s assets or business, including bankruptcy or similar proceedings.

Purposes Requested by You

NEC may disclose personal data to fulfill a purpose for which you provide the information or otherwise at your direction.

Legal and Safety Purposes

NEC may disclose personal data:

• To comply with a court order, law, subpoena, legal process, or governmental or regulatory request;
• To enforce or apply contracts, terms, and other agreements, including for billing and collection;
• To protect the rights, property, safety, or security of NEC, its customers, employees, contractors, Vendors, or others;
• To detect, investigate, prevent, or address fraud, security incidents, or unlawful activity; or
• Where otherwise permitted or required by applicable law.

No Sale of Personal Data

NEC does not sell personal data for monetary or other valuable consideration.  Because NEC does not sell personal data, there is no category of personal data that NEC identifies as being sold to a third party or category of third party to whom NEC sells personal data.

Categories of Personal Data Disclosed

Depending on the circumstances, NEC may disclose the following categories of personal data to affiliates, service providers, contractors, Vendors, governmental authorities, professional advisers, or other persons as permitted by this Policy and applicable law:

• Account and contact information;
• Account and transaction information;
• Commercial and business information;
• Professional and employment information;
• Device and internet activity information;
• Communications and other content;
• Images, audio, and video;
• Identity information;
• Location information;
• Usage information;
• Inferences that may be derived from the foregoing information; and
• Other personal data described in this Policy when necessary for a permitted purpose.

NEC does not disclose personal data to third parties for targeted advertising or in exchange for monetary or other valuable consideration.

Your Rights and Choices

Depending on where you live and whether applicable law applies to you, you may have certain rights concerning your personal data.  The scope of these rights, and exceptions to those rights, vary by state and may also depend on the nature of your relationship with NEC.

• Access:  You may have the right to confirm whether NEC processes personal data concerning you and to access personal data that NEC processes about you.
• Correction:  You may have the right to request correction of inaccuracies in personal data maintained by NEC, taking into account the nature of the personal data and the purposes for which NEC processes it.
• Deletion:  You may have the right to request deletion of personal data concerning you, subject to exceptions provided by applicable law.
• Data Portability:  You may have the right to obtain certain personal data in a portable format, to the extent required by applicable law.
• Opt-Out Rights:  Certain state privacy laws provide rights to opt out of:
  • The sale of personal data;
  • Targeted or interest-based advertising; and
  • Certain forms of profiling that produce legal or similarly significant effects.

NEC does not sell personal data and does not currently engage in targeted advertising.  NEC also does not currently conduct solely automated profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects.  Accordingly, there is presently no sale or targeted-advertising processing from which NEC provides an opt-out under this Policy.  If NEC’s practices change, NEC will update this Policy and provide any opt-out mechanisms required by applicable law.

NO DISCRIMINATION

To the extent required by applicable law, NEC will not discriminate against an individual for exercising a privacy right provided by applicable law.

TEXAS RESIDENTS

Texas residents may have rights under the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act and other applicable Texas law, subject to statutory thresholds, exemptions, and exceptions.  Where applicable, those rights may include access, correction, deletion, data portability, and the right to opt out of certain processing, including targeted advertising, the sale of personal data, or certain profiling.

NEC will process privacy rights requests in accordance with applicable Texas law and any other applicable law.  Requests may be submitted through the privacy rights request mechanism on the NEC website or by email to contactus@neconstruction.net, with the subject line “Privacy Rights Request.”

COLORADO RESIDENTS

The Colorado Privacy Act applies only to organizations meeting specified statutory thresholds and subject to applicable exemptions. Based on NEC’s current data-processing activities and applicable statutory thresholds, NEC does not currently consider itself subject to the Colorado Privacy Act.  NEC will periodically review the applicability of Colorado privacy law and will update this Policy and its practices if the law becomes applicable to NEC.

OTHER STATE PRIVACY LAWS

Residents of other states may have rights under state privacy laws that apply to NEC or to particular categories of personal data or processing.  NEC will provide rights required by applicable law.  The existence and scope of a particular right may depend upon the applicable statutory threshold, exemption, the nature of the individual’s relationship with NEC, and the type of personal data involved.  Nothing in this Policy is intended to limit a right that cannot lawfully be limited under applicable law.

COOKIES AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES

You can set your browser or device to refuse some or all cookies or similar technologies or to notify you when such technologies are being used.  If you disable cookies or similar technologies, some features of the Services may not function properly.

Some browsers or devices may provide privacy signals, including “Do Not Track” or similar signals. NEC will respond to such signals to the extent required by applicable law.

NEC does not currently use cookies or similar technologies for targeted advertising or to sell personal data.

LOCATION DATA CHOICES

Where a Service collects location information through a device, you may be able to control collection through your device or browser settings.  NEC does not require precise geolocation information for ordinary use of its website. If a particular Service requires location information, the applicable Service may provide additional information concerning the collection and use of that information.

HOW WE PROTECT PERSONAL DATA

We use commercially reasonable administrative, physical, and technical measures designed to protect personal data from accidental loss or destruction and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, or disclosure.  No website, electronic storage system, application, or online service is completely secure, however, and NEC cannot guarantee the absolute security of personal data transmitted to, through, or in connection with the Services.  Email, text messages, and other electronic communications may not be secure.  You should exercise appropriate care in deciding what information to transmit through those channels.

The safety and security of personal data also depends on you.  You are responsible for taking reasonable steps to protect information that you use to access the Services and for avoiding disclosure of sensitive information through unsecured communications channels.

HOW WE RETAIN PERSONAL DATA

NEC retains personal data for no longer than reasonably necessary to accomplish the purposes for which it was collected, unless a longer retention period is permitted or required by law.  Retention periods may vary depending on the nature of the information and the purposes for which it is maintained. NEC may retain information as necessary to:

• Maintain business and financial records;
• Comply with legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, insurance, or reporting requirements;
• Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims;
• Resolve disputes or respond to complaints;
• Maintain the security and integrity of systems and operations;
• Prevent fraud or other unlawful activity; or
• Fulfill other legitimate business purposes permitted by applicable law.

In determining retention periods, NEC considers the amount, nature, and sensitivity of personal data, the purposes for which it is processed, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure, whether the purposes can be achieved by other means, and applicable legal and business requirements.

When personal data is no longer reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it is maintained, NEC will delete, destroy, de-identify, or otherwise dispose of the information as appropriate and as permitted or required by law.

CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

NEC may update this Policy from time to time.  The date the Policy was last updated appears at the top of the Policy.  When changes are made, NEC will post the revised Policy through the Services and provide any additional notice required by applicable law.  You should periodically review this Policy to remain informed about NEC’s privacy practices.

CONTACT INFORMATION

To exercise a privacy right, submit a privacy rights request, appeal a privacy rights decision, ask questions, or comment about this Policy or NEC’s privacy practices, contact us at:

contactus@neconstruction.net

For a privacy rights request, appeal or inquiry, please indicate “Privacy Rights” in the subject line along with the word “Request,” “Appeal,” or “Inquiry,” as appropriate to the request, appeal or inquiry.

Last updated as of October 1, 2026