Privacy Policy

Effective Date: July 22, 2026

iBidElectric respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide when using our website, courses, memberships, job board, community features, and professional services.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect, how we use it, when it may be shared, and the choices available to you.

By accessing or using iBidElectric.com, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

Information We Collect

We may collect information that you voluntarily provide when you:

• Create an account
• Purchase a membership or training program
• Enroll in an online course
• Submit a contact form
• Join a group or participate in the Power Grid
• Post a question, comment, photograph, or other content
• Subscribe to an email list
• Submit a job listing
• Apply for or respond to a job opportunity
• Request consulting, recruiting, or estimating services
• Communicate with iBidElectric

The information collected may include:

• First and last name
• Email address
• Telephone number
• Company name
• Job title
• Billing address
• Account username
• Profile information
• Course enrollment and progress information
• Job listing information
• Resume or employment-related information
• Messages, comments, questions, and uploaded content
• Purchase and transaction information
• Communication preferences

Please do not submit confidential, sensitive, proprietary, or legally protected information through public discussion areas.

Payment Information

Payments may be processed through third-party payment processors.

iBidElectric generally does not directly store your complete credit card or debit card number. Payment providers may collect and process your billing information under their own privacy policies and security practices.

We may receive limited transaction information, including:

• Customer name
• Billing address
• Payment status
• Transaction date
• Amount paid
• Product or service purchased
• Subscription status
• Limited payment method details

You should review the privacy policy of the applicable payment processor before completing a purchase.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit iBidElectric.com, certain technical information may be collected automatically.

This information may include:

• Internet Protocol address
• Browser type
• Device type
• Operating system
• Referring website
• Pages visited
• Date and time of access
• Approximate geographic location
• Links clicked
• Session duration
• Website interaction data

This information helps us operate the website, identify technical problems, understand website traffic, improve navigation, and protect the website against fraud or unauthorized activity.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

iBidElectric and its service providers may use cookies, pixels, local storage, and similar technologies.

Cookies are small files placed on your device that help websites remember your settings and activity.

We may use cookies to:

• Keep members signed in
• Remember account preferences
• Process purchases
• Maintain shopping cart activity
• Measure website traffic
• Improve website performance
• Understand how visitors use the website
• Protect accounts and prevent fraudulent activity
• Deliver relevant marketing or advertising

Some cookies are necessary for the website to function. Other cookies may be related to analytics, personalization, or marketing.

You may control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may prevent some website features from operating correctly.

How We Use Your Information

We may use collected information to:

• Create and manage user accounts
• Provide access to courses and membership content
• Process purchases and subscriptions
• Track course participation and progress
• Operate the Power Grid and member groups
• Publish approved job listings
• Connect employers with potential applicants
• Respond to questions and support requests
• Provide consulting, recruiting, or estimating services
• Send account and transaction notices
• Send course updates and service announcements
• Deliver newsletters or promotional communications
• Improve our website, courses, and services
• Detect fraud, abuse, or security threats
• Enforce our terms, policies, and community standards
• Meet legal, accounting, and regulatory requirements
• Protect the rights and safety of iBidElectric and its users

We may also use aggregated or de-identified information for business analysis, reporting, and website improvement.

Member Profiles and Community Content

Certain areas of iBidElectric may allow members to create profiles, join groups, post updates, ask questions, upload photographs, comment on posts, and communicate with other members.

Information you publish in a member profile or community area may be visible to other authorized members or, depending on the applicable settings, the public.

This may include:

• Profile name
• Profile photograph
• Company information
• Professional background
• Group memberships
• Posts and comments
• Questions and answers
• Uploaded photographs
• Other information you choose to share

Do not post information that you do not want other people to see, copy, save, or share.

Although iBidElectric may provide privacy settings or restricted groups, we cannot guarantee that another member will not copy, photograph, distribute, or misuse information that you voluntarily publish.

Private Groups

Some groups may be restricted to approved members, students, contractors, estimators, project managers, or other designated users.

Content in a private group is intended only for authorized members. However, iBidElectric cannot guarantee that group content will remain confidential.

Members must not share private group discussions, course materials, photographs, documents, or member information outside the group without proper permission.

Job Listings and Employment Information

Employers may submit company information, contact details, job descriptions, compensation information, application instructions, and website links for publication on the iBidElectric job board.

Job seekers may provide resumes, work histories, qualifications, contact information, or other application materials directly to an employer or through a third-party application system.

Unless specifically stated otherwise, iBidElectric is not the employer and does not control how an employer handles applicant information.

Applicants should review the employer’s privacy practices before submitting personal information.

iBidElectric does not guarantee:

• The identity of an employer
• The accuracy of a job listing
• The availability of a position
• A response from an employer
• An interview or employment offer
• The privacy practices of an employer
• The security of an external application website

Users should avoid including Social Security numbers, banking information, identification documents, or other highly sensitive information in resumes or initial employment inquiries.

Email Communications

We may send administrative emails relating to:

• Account registration
• Password resets
• Purchases
• Membership renewals
• Course access
• Subscription changes
• Job listing activity
• Community activity
• Security notices
• Policy updates
• Customer support

We may also send newsletters, course announcements, job opportunities, promotions, or other marketing communications.

You may unsubscribe from promotional emails by using the unsubscribe link provided in the message. You may continue to receive necessary administrative or transaction-related communications.

How We Share Information

We do not sell or rent personal information in exchange for money.

We may share information with service providers that help us operate our business, including providers of:

• Website hosting
• Learning management systems
• Membership management
• Community and profile features
• Payment processing
• Email delivery
• Website analytics
• Data storage
• Customer support
• Cybersecurity
• Accounting
• Marketing
• Professional services

These providers may access information only as needed to perform services on our behalf and are subject to their own contractual and legal obligations.

We may also disclose information:

• When required by law, subpoena, court order, or legal process
• To respond to a lawful government request
• To investigate suspected fraud or illegal activity
• To enforce our agreements and policies
• To protect our rights, property, members, or the public
• In connection with a merger, sale, financing, reorganization, or transfer of business assets
• With your direction or consent

Third-Party Websites and Services

iBidElectric may contain links to third-party websites, software providers, payment platforms, employers, advertisers, social platforms, video services, or other external resources.

We do not control these third parties and are not responsible for their:

• Privacy practices
• Security measures
• Website content
• Products
• Services
• Data collection
• Business conduct

Visiting a third-party website is at your own discretion. You should review its privacy policy and terms before providing personal information.

Embedded Content

Pages on iBidElectric may include embedded videos, audio players, forms, maps, social content, or other materials provided by outside services.

Embedded content may function as though you visited the third-party website directly. Those providers may collect information, use cookies, track interactions, or associate activity with an existing account.

Their collection and use of information are governed by their own privacy policies.

Analytics and Advertising

We may use analytics services to understand how visitors find and use iBidElectric.com.

Analytics providers may collect information about:

• Website visits
• Traffic sources
• Device characteristics
• Browser activity
• Page interactions
• General location
• Advertising performance

We may also use advertising or remarketing services to promote iBidElectric on other websites. These services may use cookies or similar technologies to display advertisements based on previous website activity.

Your browser, device, or advertising provider may offer controls that allow you to limit personalized advertising.

Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information.

These safeguards may include:

• Secure website connections
• Account authentication
• Access controls
• Software updates
• Security monitoring
• Limited administrative access
• Reputable hosting and payment providers

However, no website, database, transmission system, or storage method can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your username and password. Notify iBidElectric promptly if you believe your account has been accessed without authorization.

The Federal Trade Commission advises businesses to understand the information they maintain, retain only what they need, protect stored information, dispose of it securely, and prepare for security incidents.

Data Retention

We may retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to:

• Maintain your account
• Provide purchased services
• Document transactions
• Meet tax and accounting obligations
• Resolve disputes
• Enforce agreements
• Prevent fraud
• Comply with legal requirements
• Protect legitimate business interests

Community posts, comments, course records, and transaction records may remain in our systems after an account is closed when retention is reasonably necessary.

We may retain anonymized or aggregated information indefinitely.

Your Privacy Choices

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have the right to request that we:

• Confirm whether we maintain personal information about you
• Provide access to certain personal information
• Correct inaccurate personal information
• Delete certain personal information
• Provide a copy of certain information
• Restrict or object to certain uses
• Withdraw consent
• Opt out of certain marketing communications
• Explain the categories of information collected and disclosed

These rights may be limited by legal exceptions. For example, we may retain information needed to complete transactions, maintain records, prevent fraud, protect legal rights, or comply with the law.

We may need to verify your identity before processing a privacy request.

California Privacy Rights

California residents may have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act and related California privacy laws when those laws apply to iBidElectric.

These rights may include the right to:

• Know the categories of personal information collected
• Know the purposes for which information is used
• Know the categories of third parties receiving information
• Request access to personal information
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Request deletion of certain information
• Opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information
• Limit certain uses of sensitive personal information
• Receive equal service without unlawful discrimination for exercising privacy rights

iBidElectric does not knowingly sell personal information in exchange for monetary payment.

Our use of analytics, advertising, or similar technologies may be considered “sharing” under certain privacy laws, depending on the services used and how those laws apply.

California authorities state that businesses subject to the CCPA must provide an accessible link containing the word “privacy.” This page should therefore be linked clearly in the footer or another prominent area of the website.

Other State Privacy Rights

Residents of other states may have privacy rights under applicable state laws.

The exact rights available depend on the person’s state of residence, the type of information involved, and whether the law applies to iBidElectric.

We will review valid privacy requests in accordance with applicable law.

Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers allow users to send a “Do Not Track” signal.

Because there is not a single uniform industry standard for responding to these signals, iBidElectric may not respond to all Do Not Track requests.

Where required by applicable law, we will recognize legally valid browser-based opt-out preference signals.

Children’s Privacy

iBidElectric is intended for adults and professionals in the electrical construction industry. It is not directed to children under 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act imposes special requirements on websites and online services that are directed to children under 13 or have actual knowledge that they are collecting personal information from a child under 13.

If we learn that personal information has been collected from a child under 13 without proper authorization, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.

A parent or legal guardian who believes a child has provided information to iBidElectric should contact us promptly.

International Visitors

iBidElectric is operated from the United States.

Information submitted through the website may be transferred to, stored in, and processed in the United States or other countries where our service providers operate.

Data protection laws in these locations may differ from the laws in your country.

Business Transfers

If iBidElectric is involved in a merger, acquisition, restructuring, financing, sale of assets, or other business transaction, personal information may be reviewed or transferred as part of that transaction.

Any successor may continue to use information as described in this Privacy Policy unless users are notified of a material change.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our services, technology, business operations, or legal obligations.

The revised policy will be posted on this page with a new effective date.

Your continued use of iBidElectric after an updated policy is posted constitutes acknowledgment of the revised policy.

Contact iBidElectric

Questions, concerns, and privacy requests may be submitted through the contact page at:

Website: www.ibidelectric.com

Please include “Privacy Request” in the subject line and provide enough information for us to identify your account and understand the request.

Do not include passwords, complete payment card numbers, Social Security numbers, or other highly sensitive information in your message.