Privacy Notice
Last updated: March 2026.
This Privacy Notice (“Privacy Notice”) describes how Novo Construction, a California corporation (“Novo”, “we,” or “us,”) handles your personal information when you visit our website at www.novoconstruction.com (“Site”) and/or provide us with personal information. This Privacy Notice covers the Site, which may include any other website owned and operated by Novo and where an authorized link to this Privacy Notice is posted.
Please[BS1] note that personal information relating to individual subcontractors who are California residents is subject to our Personnel Privacy Notice which can be found on Novo’s Site and Intranet, as well as on our applicant tracking system (www.clearcompany.com).[BS2]
We recommend that you read this Privacy Notice carefully as it provides important information about your personal information. It also tells you about your rights under the law. If, after reviewing this Privacy Notice, you have any questions or concerns, please send us an email to administrator@novoconstruction.com.
CONTENTS:
Changes to This Privacy Notice
What Personal Information Do We Collect?
Cookies, Pixels, and Similar Technologies
Links to Other Web Sites
Do Not Track Signals and Global Privacy Control
Disclosure of Your Information
Security and Account Protection
How Long Do We Keep Your Personal Information?
Your Privacy Rights
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Changes to This Privacy Notice
We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time. If we make material changes to this Privacy Notice, we will post our updated Privacy Notice on the Site, and for a reasonable period of time we will post notice of the change so it is visible to visitors after the change is posted. By your continued use of the Site, you will be deemed to consent to the terms of the revised Privacy Notice.
What Personal Information Do We Collect?
Generally speaking, “personal information“ means any information about an individual from which that person may be identified. Personal information includes obvious things, like your name, telephone number, email address and street address, as well as less obvious things like your IP address, device ID and location information. Personal information does not, however, include publicly available information or information from which the identity of an individual has been definitively removed (also known as anonymous or anonymized data).
In order to provide the Site, we collect various types of information. We collect personal information directly from you when you provide it to us, such as when you communicate with us, verbally or in writing. We also may collect information indirectly, such as through automated technologies (e.g., cookies).
Personal Information You Provide to Us
Novo provides construction services to corporate clients (we do not handle residential projects) (“Services”). If you inquire about our Services, or contact any of the individuals included in the “Contact” page via email and/or by phone, we may collect the following categories of personal information:
● Identifiers, such as a real name, unique personal identifier, online identifier, IP address, email address, or account name
● Personal information categories such as a name, telephone number or email address
● Commercial information, such as records of Services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies
● Professional or employment-related information, such as when you reach out to us for interest in our open positions, internships, and subcontractor positions (excluding subcontractors that are California residents)
● Education Information, such as education history or level of education (excluding subcontractors that are California residents)
● Geolocation information[BS4]
● Payment Data.
● Inferences drawn from other personal information[BS5]
Personal Information We Collect Indirectly
Automatically-Collected Information
When you visit the Site, we (or our authorized service providers) automatically collect information about the computer or devices (including mobile devices) you use to access the Site, and your interactions with the Site, such as through cookies and other automated technologies. For example, we may collect and store information such as your browser type, IP address, language, operating system, location of your wireless device (e.g., latitude and longitude), the state or country from which you accessed the Site, unique device identifier, the pages you view, length of time spent on pages, the Site you use and the manner in which you use such Site (e.g., without limitation, the content you access, view, and click on), the date and time of your visit, the websites you visited immediately before and after visiting the Site, error logs, and other hardware and software information, as well as other geographic and demographic information.
We use cookies and similar tools to assist in collecting this information, as further explained below. We may use this information to formulate statistical models about use of the Site, enhance the Site for our users, and provide you with information about new opportunities and as otherwise discussed in this Privacy Notice.
For more information about our use of cookies and similar technologies, please see Cookies, Pixels and Similar Technologies below.
Third Parties
We may collect personal information from third parties in connection with and in order to facilitate a transaction. If so, we will inform you of such collection.
Cookies[BS6] , Pixels, and Similar Technologies
What Are cookies?
The Site may use cookies, pixels, and other similar tracking technologies. “Cookies” are small files that a website stores on a user’s computer or device and through which personal information may be collected. The Site uses cookies for various purposes, including to keep the information you enter on multiple pages together.
Some cookies are first-party cookies – meaning our cookies – and others are third-party cookies, meaning that they are placed on the Site by authorized third parties, such as Google, once you opt-in.
We may use “session” cookies, meaning that they are automatically deleted from your hard drive after you close your browser at the end of your session. Session cookies are used to optimize performance of the Site and to limit the amount of redundant data that is downloaded during a single session.
The category of cookies we may use are:
Essential Cookies. These cookies are necessary to the core functionality of our website and some of its features, such as access to secure areas.
Performance and Functionality Cookies. These cookies are used to enhance the performance and functionality of our websites but are nonessential to their use. However, without these cookies, certain functionality (like videos) may become unavailable.
Analytics and Customization Cookies. These cookies collect information that can help us understand how our websites are being used. This information can also be used to measure effectiveness in our marketing campaigns or to curate a personalized site experience for you.
Pixels
Pixels are small transparent images embedded in a site, email or ad and may provide information to platforms who may combine your information with other information they have about you. If you have opted-in to non-essential cookies and tracking technologies, we may use pixels to automatically collect information when you visit our Site. These technologies usually track advertising preferences from site to site, and gather data about a users’ browsing habits to improve the user experience. You may seek to block tracking pixels by installing a dedicated browser extension or ad-blocking extension for that purpose or by adjusting your browser privacy settings.
Your Choices
You will not be able to opt-out of any cookies that are “Essential” for the Site. However, you can choose to accept or decline non-essential cookies and similar tracking technologies as you wish. If you have accepted non-essential cookies by opting in, you can change your preferences at anytime by opting out of such non-essential cookies. [BS7] You can also learn more about cookies by visiting www.allaboutcookies.org, which includes additional useful information on cookies and how to block cookies using different types of browsers or mobile devices.
Some of the advertisers and service providers that perform advertising-related services for us may participate in the Digital Advertising Alliance (“DAA”) or the Network Advertising Initiative (“NAI”). Please see the links below for more information on how to opt out.
· The NAI's opt-out platform: http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/
· The DAA's opt-out platform: http://optout.aboutads.info/?c=2&lang=EN
Please note, however, that by blocking or deleting all cookies used on the Site, you may not be able to take full advantage of the Site and you may not be able to properly.
Google Analytics
The Site uses Google Analytics, a service that drops cookies and/or similar technologies to collect and store information about your device and use of the Site. We use Google Analytics to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the Site analytics reports.
You can read Google’s privacy policy here. You can opt-out from being tracked by Google Analytics in a particular browser on a particular device by downloading and installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on for that browser which is available here.
Links to Other Web Sites
This Privacy Policy applies only to the Site. This Site may contain links to other web sites not operated or controlled by Novo (the “Third Party Sites”), e.g., YouTube or links on our Community Involvement page. The policies and procedures we described here do not apply to the Third Party Sites. The links from this Site do not imply that Novo endorses or has reviewed the Third Party Sites. We suggest contacting those sites directly for information on their privacy policies.
Social Plugins
We may use social plugins on our Site and may include icons that allow you to interact with third-party social networks such as LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram. The third-party social plugins generally set a cookie when your browser creates a connection to the servers of such social networks and may transmit your personal information to the social networks. For instance, when you view a YouTube video about our Services, certain information may be collected by YouTube. Your use of these social plugins, and your use of the products offered by these social networks, is subject to the privacy policies of the third-party social networks.[BS8]
How We Use Your Information
We will use your personal information for the purpose for which you provided it or for which we collected it. We may use your personal information to:
· Respond to your inquiries and communicate with you.
· Improve and enhance your experience with the Site, including the content and general administration of the Site.
· Retain records as may be required for tax, legal and financial purposes.
· Show you videos or information about our Services, and understand how many visitors you have viewed such videos or information.
· Provide information to regulatory bodies when legally required, and only as outlined in this Privacy Notice.
· Comply with the law.
Do Not Track Signals and Global Privacy Control
We will not respond to your selection of the “Do Not Track” setting that may be offered by your browser. We do respond to the Global Privacy Control. [BS9]
Disclosure of Your Information
We may disclose your personal information in the following ways:
We may disclose personal information with the following types of companies:
o Companies that perform services on our behalf, such as website hosting services, communication tools.
o Analytics partners.
In some cases, these third parties or service providers collect information directly from you.
We may disclose your personal information with any person or entity where we believe in good faith that such disclosure is necessary or otherwise appropriate to: (a) comply with the law or in response to a valid subpoena, court order, government request, or other valid legal process; (b) produce relevant documents or information in connection with litigation, arbitration, mediation, adjudication, government or internal investigations, or other legal or administrative proceedings; (c) protect the interests, rights, safety, or property of Novo or others; or (d) enforce our rights or other contractual obligations.
We may transfer your personal information to a successor entity upon a merger, consolidation or other corporate reorganization in which Novo participates, or to a purchaser or acquirer of all or substantially all of Novo’s business or assets, including a successor in bankruptcy.
We may disclose your personal information with any person or entity when we have your consent.
We may use and disclose non-personal information about you or use of the Site, including any de-identified and aggregated data with third parties without limitation.
Security and Account Protection
We have implemented commercially reasonable physical, administrative, technical, and electronic security measures designed to protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of your personal information. Despite our efforts, however, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and we do not promise that your information will remain secure.
We appreciate your help in safeguarding the integrity of your own and others’ privacy. We encourage you to let us know immediately if you suspect that any personal information you disclosed to us is being used contrary to this Privacy Notice.
Children’s Information
Novo’s Services are directed to corporate clients. The Site is not targeted to or directed toward persons under eighteen (18) years of age. We do not knowingly collect any personal information from children under the age of eighteen (18). If you are under eighteen (18), you are not permitted to submit any personal information to us.
If you are a parent or guardian, and believe that we have the personal information of your minor child in our database, please contact us immediately at administrator@novoconstruction.com to request that we remove such information from our records.
International Transfers
We are located in the United States and direct our Services and the Site to corporate clients in the United States and anyone outside of the United States, and the personal information that we collect is stored on servers located in the United States. This means that your personal information will be collected, processed and stored in the United States, which may have data protection laws that are different from (and sometimes less protective than) the laws of your country or region.
By sending us personal information, you agree and consent to the processing of your personal information in the United States, which may not offer an equivalent level of protection to that required in other countries (particularly the European Union), and to the processing of that information by us on servers located in the United States, as described in this Privacy Notice.
How Long Do We Keep Your Personal Information?
Your personal information is processed for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it is collected, to comply with legal and regulatory obligations and for the duration of any period necessary to establish, exercise or defend any legal rights.
In order to determine the most appropriate retention periods for your personal information, we consider the amount, nature and sensitivity of your personal information, the reasons for which we collect and process your personal information, best practices, and applicable legal requirements. When we have no ongoing legitimate business need or specific obligation to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize it (see below) or, if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing. Some exceptions from static retention periods may occur. For instance, we cannot delete personal information when there are legal obligations to retain it (e.g., arising from tax or commercial law). This is particularly true of financial data and payment information. Additionally, we cannot delete personal information when it is needed for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims (“litigation hold”). In this case, the personal information can be retained as long as needed for exercising respective potential legal claims.
In some instances, we may choose to anonymize your personal information instead of deleting it, for statistical use, for instance. When we choose to anonymize, we implement measures so there is no way that the personal information can be linked back to you or any specific user.
Your Privacy Rights
Your Rights and Choices Under CCPA
The CCPA provides Consumers with specific rights regarding their personal information, provided that we are able to verify their identities. This section describes your CCPA rights and explains how to exercise those rights.
Access to Specific Information and Data Portability Rights
You have the right to request that Novo disclose certain information to you about our collection and use of your personal information. Once we receive your request and verify your identity (see Exercising Access, Data Portability, Correction Rights and Deletion Rights), we will disclose to you:
The categories of personal information we collected about you;
The categories of sources for the personal information we collected about you;
Our business or commercial purpose for collecting, sharing, or selling that personal information;
· The right to limit our use or disclosure of sensitive personal information. Novo does not collect sensitive personal information.
The categories of third parties with whom we disclose that personal information; and
The specific pieces of personal information we collected about you (also called a data portability request).
You also have the right to correct inaccurate personal information.
Novo Does Not Sell or Share Your Personal Information
We do not sell or share your personal information with third parties. Our Site is designed to ensure that by default non-essential cookies are enabled only if you opt-in. You can change your preferences at any time by accessing the cookie settings [click here][BS10] . And, we do not otherwise share personal information with nonaffiliated third parties without your express permission. [CP11]
Deletion Request Rights
You have the right to request that Novo delete any of your personal information that we collected from you and retained, subject to certain exceptions. Once we receive your request and verify your identity (see Exercising Access, Data Portability, Correction Rights and Deletion Rights), we will delete (and direct our service providers to delete) your personal information from our records, unless an exception applies.
We may deny your deletion request if retaining the information is necessary for us or our service provider(s) for certain reasons as permitted and set forth in the CCPA. These reasons include (just to name a few):
· Completing the transaction for which the personal information was collected;
· Providing a good or service requested by you;
· Detecting security incidents, protecting against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity, or prosecuting those responsible for such activities;
· Debugging;
· Complying with a legal obligation;
· Making other internal and lawful uses of that information that are compatible with the context in which you provided it.
Exercising Access, Data Portability, Correction Rights and Deletion Rights
Only you, or a person registered with the California Secretary of State that you authorize to act on your behalf, may make a verifiable Consumer request related to your personal information. You may also make a verifiable Consumer request on behalf of your minor child.
An authorized agent is a natural person or a business entity registered with the Secretary of State that a Consumer has authorized to act on his or her behalf. When a Consumer uses an authorized agent to submit a request to know or a request to delete, Novo may require that the Consumer provide the authorized agent written permission to do so and verify their own identity directly with Novo, unless the Consumer has provided the authorized agent with a valid power of attorney. Novo may deny a request from an agent that does not submit proof that they have been authorized by the Consumer to act on his or her behalf.
To exercise the access, data portability, correction rights and deletion rights described above, please submit a verifiable Consumer request to us by sending us an email at:
· administrator@novoconstruction.com
We cannot respond to your request or provide you with personal information if we cannot verify your identity or authority to make the request and confirm the personal information relates to you.
Making a verifiable Consumer request does not require you to create an account with us. Please note that the methods for verification are set forth in the CCPA, which also requires us to consider a number of factors, such as type, sensitivity and value of the personal information or risk of harm posed by unauthorized access or deletion, on a case-by-case basis.
We will only use personal information provided in a verifiable Consumer request to verify the requestor’s identity or authority to make the request.
Response Timing and Format
We endeavor to respond to a verifiable Consumer request within forty-five (45) days of its receipt. If we require more time, we will inform you of the reason and extension period in writing.
Any disclosures we provide will only cover the 12-month period preceding our receipt of the verifiable Consumer’s request. If applicable, our response we provide will also explain the reasons we cannot comply with a request. For data portability requests, we will select a format to provide your personal information that is readily useable and should allow you to transmit the information from one entity to another entity without hindrance.
We do not charge a fee to process or respond to your verifiable Consumer request unless it is excessive, repetitive, or manifestly unfounded. If we determine that the request warrants a fee, we will tell you why we made that decision and provide you with a cost estimate before completing your request.
Non-Discrimination
We will not discriminate against you in a manner prohibited by the CCPA because you exercise your CCPA rights. . While you may request to delete your personal information under CCPA, such deletions may affect Novo’ ability to offer the Services.
Questions
If you have any questions regarding this CCPA Notice, please contact Novo here: administrator@novoconstruction.com.
Other States Privacy Rights
A number of other US states may provide their residents with certain privacy rights.
Residents of certain US states may have the right to request:
· Whether we are processing your personal information, access to that information and to receive a copy of your personal information.
· Correction of your personal information that is inaccurate.
· Deletion of your personal information.
· Opt out of the processing of your personal information for the purposes of providing you with targeted advertising.
We do not use personal information for profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects for a consumer.[BS12]
Pursuant to the Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 603A, We do not sell your personal information within the scope of, and according to the defined meaning of a “sale” under, NRS 603A.
The exact scope of these rights may vary by state. To exercise any of these rights, or to appeal a decision regarding a consumer rights request please contact us at administrator@novoconstruction.com
Contacting Us
Should you have any questions about this Privacy Notice, contact us by sending an email to administrator@novoconstruction.com or writing to us at 1460 O’Brien Drive, Menlo Park, CA 94025.
[BS1]We weren’t able to find the personnel notice on the site.
While only CA requires it, we may want to discuss having the notice apply to subcontractors in other states. We can help with reviewing the personnel notice.
[BS2]Do you use automated decision making technology? Under updated CCPA, some uses of automated decision making technology used to make significant decisions about consumers may require additional obligations (pre use notice and right to opt out of automated decision making technology).
[BS3]Link to each section
[BS4]Confirm if you collect geolocation information.
Do you collect precise geolocation which is location data that is 1850 ft of a person? Precise geolocation is sensitive data.
[BS5]To confirm if this accurately reflects the personal information you collect.
[BS6]We recommend that you have the“Decline,” “Accept” and “Preferences” button the same size, color and font.
Please revise the cookie banner language to say:
We use essential cookies to make our site work. With your consent, we may also use pixels, non-essential cookies and other tracking technologies to improve user experience and analyze website traffic. By clicking “Accept,” you agree to our website's cookie use and by clicking “Reject,” you decline all non-essential cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time by clicking “Preferences.” Please visit our Privacy Notice [insert link] for more information.
Once a user clicks on “Preferences,” and gets directed to the cookie pop up, please revise the language in that pop up to say:
We use different types of cookies, pixels, and tracking technologies to optimize your experience on our website. Click on the categories below to learn more about their purposes. You may choose which types of cookies to allow by clicking on the checkbox and clicking “Accept.” You can change your preferences at any time. Remember that disabling cookies may affect your experience on the website. You can learn more by visiting our Privacy Notice.
[BS7]You must also provide users a way to opt out of cookies and withdraw their consent. Please add a link to the cookie tool in the footer of the site so that users can click on it and manage their preferences.
[BS8]Please confirm if you intend on having any social plugins.
[BS9]Please confirm you honor GPC.
Under updated CCPA regulations, you must provide a confirmation of an honored opt out signal.
[BS10]Insert link.
[CP11]Confirm this is true (other than to service providers)
[BS12]To confirm.