This website and all of the tools and services on our websites are owned and operated by UA Tech Services DBA Infotech (“Infotech”). This Policy applies to the use of any UA Tech Services websites or services which either link directly to this Policy, display this Policy, or otherwise indicate that this Policy applies (collectively referenced as “Sites and Services”). “Preview,” “Beta,” “Promotional,” or other similar types of non-standard or pre-release software, services, or websites may be governed by different or additional terms, such as a non-disclosure agreement or other terms. In some cases, certain software, websites or services from companies other than UA Tech Services will be governed by separate policies owned by those companies.
By accessing or using UA Tech Services 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. By continuing to use Infotech Sites and Services, you are authorizing your acceptance of the terms and conditions explained in this Policy.
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 Sites and Services, we sometimes require you to provide personally identifiable information when you want to take specific actions like registering 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. Finally, we receive information lawfully made available from publicly available government records such as final bid submission information supplied to us by government agencies (third-party sources) and used by Infotech to incorporate into the Services. To learn how we obtain publicly available data and how we use it,
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 type of information is collected for purely internal purposes such as marketing analysis or demographic studies and is used solely to improve Infotech Sites and Services to better address our users’ needs.
- We also collect personal information, aggregate it, anonymize it, and display it inside our Sites and 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. For non-Bidx.com users, we collect the personal information you provide during account registration and make your contact information available to all users and to all public agency users registered with our Services.
- We collect and package publicly available data that public agencies post to our bidding services and offer value-added services.
Collecting for Commercial Purpose
- We source publicly available information from government agencies for use inside our Services and for resale.
- 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.
