Privacy Policy

Codefire Infotech Privacy Policy

The privacy policy is effective July 1, 2020.
Last updated September 1, 2020

At Info Tech, Inc., Codefire Infotech (“CodeFireInfotech”) we value the trust you place in us when you visit one of our websites or use one of our web services. We've established a solid reputation for bringing efficiency, honesty, and transparency to everyone we serve via the use of technology and data. A component of our dedication to openness and honesty is ensuring that you comprehend the types of data we gather, their purposes, and the potential for sharing them.

This Codefire Infotech Privacy Policy (“Policy”) describes how we collect and use your personal information when you visit our websites, use our mobile and web applications, or call us on the phone. In this Policy, “we” and “our” references Codefire Infotech and “you” and “your” references any person who uses any of our websites, services and/or applications.

What is personal information?

By personal information, we mean information that can be used to identify, locate, or contact you, whether used alone or when combined with other identifying information. Personal information does not include information lawfully made available from government records or de-identified or aggregated consumer information.
This Codefire Infotech Privacy Policy includes service-specific charts listing the types of personal information Codefire Infotech collects as well as Infotech’s business purpose for the collection of the specified personal information.

Use of our Sites & Services

This website and all of the tools and services on our websites are owned and operated by Codefire Info Tech, Inc., Codefire Infotech (“Codefire Infotech”). By visiting www.codefireinfotech.com and/or licensing and using our products and services including, but not limited to, Appia®, Bid Express®, Doc Express®, and Mobile Inspector® (collectively referenced as “Services”), you accept the practices described in the policy. This policy is applicable to the use of any infotech websites or services that show this policy, link directly to it, or otherwise make it clear that it is applicable.(collectively referenced as “Sites and Services”). Non-standard or pre-release software, services, or websites that are labeled as "Preview," "Beta," "Promotional," or other like categories may be subject to additional or alternative terms, like non-disclosure agreements or other conditions. In some cases, certain software, websites or services from companies other than Codefire Infotech (i.e.: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)) will be governed by separate policies owned by those companies.

By accessing or using Codefire Infotech Sites and Services covered by this Policy, you agree to this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Policy, do not access or use these Sites and Services. You agree to the terms and conditions outlined in this Policy by using the Infotech Sites and Services going forward.

Notice of Collection

We want you to know that we collect personal information actively and passively, and we sometimes obtain information from third-party sources. This means that when you use our websites and services, we may ask for personally identifiable information from you in order for you to perform particular tasks, including signing up for our services, placing a bid, uploading images, etc. In addition, when using our Sites and Services, our Sites and Services passively collect personally identifiable information as necessary to ensure the Sites and Services are operating effectively for our users. For example, this is a necessary step to ensure bids are transmitted accurately and that you have appropriate access to any Infotech service you license. Lastly, we obtain legally made available data from publicly accessible government records, such as information about final bid submissions that government agencies (third-party sources) provide to us and are utilized by Infotech to incorporate into the Services. To find out how we use and access publically available data, see this link.

Collecting for Business Purpose

- We collect personal information and use it inside our Sites and Services. We may anonymize some of the data. For example, we receive certain standard information that your browser sends to every website you visit, such as your IP address, browser type and access times. This kind of data is only gathered internally, for marketing analysis or demographic research, and is used to enhance infotech sites and services to more effectively address our users' needs.

- Additionally, we gather, compile, and anonymize personal data before displaying it on our websites and through our services. For Bidx.com® users, we collect the personal information you provide during account registration and make your contact information available for use by other users including agencies and subscribers within the specific Services you license. When registering an account on Bidx.com, non-users enter personal information that is collected and made available to all registered public agency users as well as other users with our Services.

- Public agencies upload publicly available data to our bidding services, which we gather, bundle, and add value to.

Collecting for Commercial Purpose

- We obtain information from government agencies that is publicly available for use inside our services and for selling.

- We also package publicly available data that agencies post to our bidding services and sell to data resellers.

- If Infotech becomes aware of users scraping data from Bidx.com®, Bidexpress.com, or infotechexpress.com, in violation of the Sites and Services Terms of Use, Infotech will exercise its right to enforce technical and/or legal remedies.

Notice of Access and Sharing

- Personal Information Required to Use Services : To register to use an Infotech Service, you will be required to share certain personal information. When you submit personal information to create an account or to any Infotech Service in accordance with the terms of use or licensing agreement, it is required to fully use each service. Infotech places a high priority on your security and always creates its websites and services with your safety in mind. You may manage who has access to and shares your personal information to the extent possible.

-User Controlled Access to Personal Information and Data : Certain Infotech Sites and Services allow you to submit personal information and upload data where you control access to that information and data. For example, the Appia and Doc Express services as well as Infotech Hosting Services allow you to input and control access to your data. Additionally, you have power over who can access and manage your data.

Except as expressly instructed by you, the licensee, Infotech will not access this data. Unless Infotech is required to do so in order to: (a) comply with the law when there is an obvious and unambiguous legal duty to do so; (b) protect Infotech or our customers' property or rights, including the enforcement of our agreements or policies governing your use of the services; or (c) act in good faith believing that such access or disclosure is necessary to protect the personal safety of Infotech employees, customers, or the public. Infotech will not grant third parties access to this data.

- Infotech Access to Personal Information and Data : We may access or disclose your data in order to:
We may also disclose personal information as part of a corporate transaction such as a merger or sale of assets — but only if this information is required by a definite legal obligation to protect the extent of the secrecy of that personal information to the lowest degree possible.

Security :

*Our responsibility.* - Codefire Infotech is committed to protecting the security of your data. We follow the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and other national cybersecurity and privacy standards to develop and audit our security processes. We employ a range of security protocols and technologies to guard against unauthorized access, use, or disclosure of your data. For example, we store the data we collect on computer systems with strict limited administrative and physical access and in controlled facilities. When we transmit certain sensitive data over the internet, we always protect it using encryption.

*Your responsibility* - If a username and/or password is used to help protect your accounts and data, it is your responsibility to keep your information confidential and your internet connection secure. Do not share this information with anyone. If you share a computer with anyone, you should always log out before leaving an Infotech Site or Service to protect access to your data from subsequent users.

Changes to Our Privacy Policy

Codefire Infotech may need to change this Policy in order to comply with or adapt to legal, technical, or business developments. When these changes affect the way we collect and use your personal information, Infotech will provide you with an additional notice.

The most recent revision date of this policy is always shown at the outset of the document. Historical editions of the Policy are available for your review here.

Your Cookie Choices

You can choose to opt-out of our use of cookies by setting your browser to not accept cookies. It’s important to note that by manually opting out of the use of cookies, you may significantly decrease your overall experience with our Sites and Services and remove your ability to create a customized experience.

You may also choose to opt out of the collection and use of information for ad targeting through industry-standard websites such as https://codefireinfotech.com