Who We Are

Associated Construction and Engineering, Inc. is the data controller responsible for the personal information collected through this website.

Controller: Associated Construction and Engineering, Inc.
Email: HR@a-c-e-inc.com
Address: Temecula, CA

What Data We Collect

We collect the following categories of personal information through our website:

Contact and inquiry information: first name, last name, phone number, and email address submitted through our contact form so we can respond to project inquiries.

Cookie consent preferences: your choices about cookies and similar technologies, recorded through our consent management system so we can apply your preferences.

Device and technical information: IP address and browser type, which are processed as part of delivering the website and maintaining its security and reliability.

Analytics information (with your consent): information about how visitors use our website collected through analytics technologies, which may include online identifiers and information about interactions with pages and features.

Sources of personal information:

Directly from you when you submit the contact form.

Automatically when you access the website (for example, through technical logs and standard web server communications).

From cookies and similar technologies, including analytics cookies, when you choose to allow them through our cookie preference controls.

Providing contact form information is optional, but if you do not provide it, we will not be able to respond to your project inquiry through the website contact form. Device and technical information is necessary to operate and protect the website. Analytics information is optional and depends on your cookie choices.

How We Use Your Data

We use personal information for the following purposes, and we rely on the legal bases listed below for each purpose:

To respond to your project inquiries and communicate with you about requested information or services (legal basis: contract).

To provide and maintain the website, including troubleshooting, preventing abuse, and protecting the website against security threats (legal basis: legitimate interest).

To measure and understand website usage and improve our website using analytics technologies (legal basis: consent).

Who We Share Your Data With

We share personal information only as needed to operate the website and provide the services described in this policy.

Google Analytics (Google LLC): We use Google Analytics to collect analytics information about how visitors use our website. This information is used to understand website performance and improve the website. Google processes this information in accordance with its own privacy policy.

Google reCAPTCHA (Google LLC): We use Google reCAPTCHA to help protect our website and contact form from spam and abuse. When reCAPTCHA is used, Google may process device and technical information and other signals to assess whether activity is legitimate. Google processes this information in accordance with its own privacy policy.

Consent management (Trustwards): We use our own consent management system (Trustwards) to record and manage your cookie preferences. This data is processed internally and not shared with third parties.

International Data Transfers

Some of our service providers are located outside the primary processing jurisdiction, specifically in the United States.

Google LLC (Google Analytics and Google reCAPTCHA): Google LLC is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF).

Our consent management system (Trustwards) is based in Spain (EU), so consent data is not transferred internationally.

How Long We Keep Your Data

Contact form submissions and project inquiry records are retained only as long as necessary to respond to inquiries and provide construction, engineering, and tank services, consistent with applicable business recordkeeping requirements.

Cookie consent records: 10 years (to demonstrate compliance and address potential claims within legal limitation periods).

Security logs and technical records: 12 months.

Analytics data: until consent is withdrawn or according to the analytics tool retention settings.

Your Rights

If you are a California consumer, you have the following rights under the CCPA/CPRA, subject to certain exceptions:

Right to know: you can request information about the personal information we collected about you, including the categories of personal information, the categories of sources, the purposes for collecting it, and the categories of third parties we disclose it to.

Right to access: you can request a copy of specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you.

Right to delete: you can request that we delete personal information we collected from you.

Right to correct: you can request that we correct inaccurate personal information we maintain about you.

Right to opt-out of sale or sharing: you can opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising through a “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” request.

Right to limit the use and disclosure of sensitive personal information: you can request limits on the use and disclosure of sensitive personal information where applicable under the CCPA/CPRA.

Right to non-discrimination: you have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment for exercising your privacy rights.

How to exercise your rights: You can submit a request by emailing HR@a-c-e-inc.com. We may need to verify your identity before completing your request, and we will respond within the timeframe required by applicable law. For California consumer requests, we generally respond within 45 days (and may extend by an additional 45 days when permitted, with notice).

Automated Decision-Making

We do not use automated decision-making or profiling that produces legal effects or similarly significantly affects you.

Children's Privacy

Our services are not directed at children under 16 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe we have collected data from a child, please contact us immediately.

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures designed to protect personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security, but we take reasonable precautions to protect personal information.

Data Breach Notification

We maintain procedures to detect, report, and investigate security incidents. In the event of a personal data breach that poses a high risk to your rights and freedoms, we will notify you without undue delay and provide information about the nature of the breach, the likely consequences, and the measures taken or proposed to address it. If you suspect a security issue, please contact us at HR@a-c-e-inc.com.

How to Lodge a Complaint

If you have concerns about our privacy practices, we encourage you to contact us first so we can try to resolve the issue.

California consumers may also submit a complaint to the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) or the California Attorney General. The CPPA’s website is https://cppa.ca.gov/.

If you are located outside California, you may have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent authority in your jurisdiction.

Updates to This Policy

We review and update this policy periodically. The “Last updated” date at the top of this policy indicates when changes were last made. If we make significant changes, we will provide notice by posting an update on our website and, where appropriate, by email. Changes take effect from the date indicated at the top of this policy. Where processing is based on consent, we will request new consent when required.

Contact Us

Email: HR@a-c-e-inc.com
Address: Temecula, CA
Data Controller: Associated Construction and Engineering, Inc.

California Privacy Rights (CCPA/CPRA)

This section applies to California consumers and describes our practices for the 12 months preceding the date this policy was last updated.

Categories of personal information we collect:

Identifiers: such as first name, last name, email address, IP address, and other online identifiers.

Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute: such as name, phone number, and email address (to the extent collected through our contact form).

Internet or other electronic network activity information: such as information about interactions with our website collected through analytics technologies when you consent to analytics.

Inferences: we may derive basic inferences from analytics information to understand which pages or services are most useful to visitors, using aggregated statistics.

Business and commercial purposes for collecting personal information:

To respond to project inquiries and communicate with you about requested information or services.

To operate, maintain, and secure our website, including protecting against spam and abuse.

To understand website usage and improve our website (when you consent to analytics).

Sale and sharing of personal information:

We do not sell personal information.
We do not share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.

Your CCPA/CPRA rights and how to submit requests:

You may request to know, access, delete, and correct personal information as described in the “Your Rights” section above by emailing HR@a-c-e-inc.com.

You may also submit a “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” request. Even though we do not sell or share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising, we will honor valid opt-out preference signals where required, including the Global Privacy Control (GPC), as a request to opt out of sale/sharing for the browser or device that sends the signal.

Verification of requests:

To protect your information, we will take steps to verify your request by matching information you provide with information we maintain. The information we request for verification will depend on the nature of the request and the sensitivity of the personal information involved.

Response timing and non-discrimination:

We generally respond to verifiable consumer requests within 45 days. If we need more time, we may take an additional 45 days when permitted by law and will notify you of the reason for the extension.

We do not discriminate against you for exercising your CCPA/CPRA rights.