Privacy Policy
Effective Date: August 22, 2026
iBidElectric respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected, used, stored, and shared when you visit iBidElectric.com, create an account, purchase a membership, post a job, use our services, submit a form, or otherwise interact with the website.
By using iBidElectric.com, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect information that you provide directly to iBidElectric, including:
- Name
- Email address
- Telephone number
- Company name
- Job title
- Account information
- Membership information
- Employer and recruiting information
- Job posting information
- Information submitted through contact forms
- Information submitted when requesting estimating services
- Comments, messages, and other content you voluntarily submit
- Customer service communications
- Transaction and subscription information
The specific information collected depends on how you use iBidElectric.
2. Account and Membership Information
When you register for an iBidElectric account or purchase a membership, we may collect information necessary to establish and maintain your account.
This may include your name, email address, username, membership level, subscription status, transaction history, and related account information.
We use this information to provide membership benefits, authenticate users, manage subscriptions, provide customer support, and protect accounts against unauthorized access.
3. Payment Information
When you purchase a membership, job posting, estimating service, or another paid product or service, payment information may be processed by third-party payment processors.
Depending on the payment provider, iBidElectric may not directly receive or store your complete credit or debit card number.
Payment processors may collect information necessary to complete your transaction and are responsible for handling that information according to their own privacy and security policies.
We may receive transaction-related information such as payment status, amount, transaction date, subscription status, and limited payment details.
4. Job Postings and Employer Information
Employers using iBidElectric recruiting or job-posting services may provide information such as:
- Company name
- Company description
- Contact information
- Job title
- Job location
- Compensation information
- Employment requirements
- Job descriptions
- Application instructions
Information included in a public job posting may be visible to website visitors.
Employers should not include confidential or sensitive personal information in publicly accessible job postings.
5. Job Seekers and Recruiting Information
Job seekers may voluntarily provide information when responding to job opportunities or participating in recruiting services.
This information may include professional experience, employment history, qualifications, skills, contact information, resumes, and other employment-related information.
When information is submitted for a particular employment opportunity, it may be shared with the employer or organization associated with that opportunity when appropriate.
Submitting information does not guarantee employment, an interview, or contact from an employer.
6. Estimating Services
When requesting electrical estimating services, you may provide project information such as drawings, specifications, project descriptions, bid documents, schedules, contact information, and other construction-related materials.
We use this information to evaluate requests, prepare estimates, communicate with customers, and provide requested services.
Project information is not intentionally made public unless authorized or otherwise required by law.
7. Electrical Construction Cost Calculators
iBidElectric may provide electrical construction cost calculators and related estimating tools.
Depending on how these tools are configured, information entered into a calculator may be processed to generate requested calculations.
Users should avoid entering confidential, proprietary, personally identifiable, or sensitive information into calculator fields unless specifically required.
We may collect anonymous or aggregated information about calculator usage to understand how tools are used and improve their performance.
8. Contact Forms
When you submit a contact form, request information, request an estimate, subscribe to communications, or otherwise communicate through iBidElectric, we may collect the information entered into that form.
This information is used to respond to your request and provide the applicable service.
9. Automatically Collected Information
When you visit iBidElectric.com, certain technical information may be collected automatically.
This may include:
- IP address
- Browser type
- Device type
- Operating system
- Referring website
- Pages viewed
- Date and time of visits
- Approximate geographic information derived from an IP address
- Website interactions
- Session information
- Traffic and performance data
This information may be collected through website software, server logs, cookies, analytics systems, security tools, and similar technologies.
10. Cookies and Similar Technologies
iBidElectric may use cookies and similar technologies to operate and improve the website.
Cookies may be used for purposes such as:
- Keeping users logged in
- Remembering preferences
- Managing memberships
- Maintaining shopping or checkout sessions
- Website security
- Preventing fraud
- Measuring website traffic
- Understanding website usage
- Improving website performance
Your browser may allow you to block or delete cookies.
Disabling certain cookies may prevent some website features from functioning properly.
11. Analytics
We may use website analytics services to understand how visitors use iBidElectric.
Analytics information may include page views, traffic sources, device information, visitor interactions, and general usage patterns.
We use this information to improve content, website design, marketing, performance, and user experience.
12. How We Use Information
Information collected through iBidElectric may be used to:
- Operate and maintain the website
- Create and manage user accounts
- Process memberships and subscriptions
- Provide electrical estimating services
- Operate electrical construction cost calculators
- Provide educational content and training
- Manage employer job postings
- Provide recruiting services
- Process transactions
- Respond to customer service requests
- Send account and transaction communications
- Improve website functionality
- Analyze website performance
- Protect against fraud and unauthorized access
- Enforce website policies
- Comply with legal obligations
- Develop new products, tools, and services
13. Email Communications
We may send emails related to your account, purchases, subscriptions, job postings, estimating requests, customer service inquiries, or other services you request.
If you subscribe to newsletters or marketing communications, we may also send information about iBidElectric services, educational content, industry information, new features, and promotions.
Marketing emails may include an unsubscribe option where required.
Certain transactional or account-related communications may still be sent when necessary to provide a service you requested.
14. How We Share Information
iBidElectric does not sell personal information for money as a routine part of operating the website.
We may share information with service providers that help us operate the website and provide services.
These may include providers supporting:
- Website hosting
- Email delivery
- Payment processing
- Membership management
- Website security
- Analytics
- Form processing
- Customer support
- Data storage
- Recruiting and employment services
Service providers receive information only as reasonably necessary to perform their services.
15. Employer and Candidate Information
Information submitted in connection with recruiting may be shared with employers, candidates, or other parties when necessary to provide the requested recruiting or employment service.
Users should carefully consider what information they submit through public profiles, job postings, comments, or other publicly accessible portions of the website.
16. Legal Requirements
We may disclose information when reasonably necessary to:
- Comply with applicable law
- Respond to lawful legal requests
- Protect the rights or property of iBidElectric
- Investigate suspected fraud or misuse
- Protect website users
- Enforce our Terms of Use
- Address security threats
- Protect against legal liability
17. Data Security
iBidElectric takes reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect information against unauthorized access, misuse, loss, alteration, or disclosure.
However, no website, database, internet transmission, or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Users are responsible for protecting their account passwords and login credentials.
18. Data Retention
We may retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide services, maintain business and transaction records, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, prevent fraud, and enforce agreements.
Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the reason it was collected.
19. Your Privacy Choices
Depending on where you live and applicable law, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information.
These rights may include the ability to request:
- Access to personal information
- Correction of inaccurate information
- Deletion of certain personal information
- Information about how personal information is used
- Withdrawal from certain marketing communications
Some information may need to be retained for legitimate business, security, contractual, tax, accounting, or legal purposes.
To submit a privacy-related request, contact support@ibidelectric.com.
We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests.
20. Public Information
Information you voluntarily publish in public areas of iBidElectric may be visible to other users and website visitors.
This may include comments, employer profiles, job postings, community posts, or other publicly submitted content.
Do not post information publicly that you wish to keep confidential.
21. Third-Party Websites
iBidElectric may contain links to websites and services operated by third parties.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, content, or policies of third-party websites.
We encourage users to review the privacy policies of third-party services before providing personal information.
22. Children’s Privacy
iBidElectric is designed primarily for professionals, employers, job seekers, students, and other individuals interested in the electrical construction industry.
The website is not directed to children under 13.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that such information has been collected without appropriate authorization, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.
23. Business Transfers
If iBidElectric or substantially all of its relevant assets are sold, merged, reorganized, or transferred, information associated with the website may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to applicable law.
24. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes to iBidElectric, our services, technology, or applicable legal requirements.
When the policy is updated, the revised version will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.
We encourage users to review this Privacy Policy periodically.
25. Contact Us
Questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the handling of your information may be directed to:
iBidElectric
Email: support@ibidelectric.com
Website: iBidElectric.com