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WHAT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION (“PII”) DOES MCGRAW-HILL CONSTRUCTION COLLECT ABOUT YOU?

Contact information that you provide to us (such as your name, title and organization, address, telephone number, fax number, e-mail address).

Contact information obtained via other companies’ marketing lists.

Credit card or other payment information for your transactions.

We (or our third party services providers) also track your use of our Web site at construction.com through the use of cookies and other tracking mechanisms. A cookie is a text-only string of information that a Web site transfers to the cookie file of the browser on your computer’s hard disk so that the Web site can remember you and your preferences. “Session” cookies are erased from memory when your browser closes. “Persistent” cookies help identify you and your preferences upon your return to the Web site.

If you would prefer not to allow cookie use, you must change your browser’s preferences to disable or delete cookies.

Note that disabling cookies for some services may affect the ability to use that service. Security information is specific to each browser and operating system. Please check with your browser’s specific company for more information. For example, to change your browser’s preference in Internet Explorer, go to Tools > Internet Options > Privacy. The setting has to be set to Block All Cookies.

In addition, third party advertising companies who serve ads on our Web site may use cookies (or other mechanisms) to collect information about your visits to this and other Web sites in order to present ads about goods and services that may be of interest to you.  If you would like to obtain more information about the practices of these third party advertisers, and to make choices about their use of your information, please visit AboutAds.Info.

WHY DOES MCGRAW-HILL CONSTRUCTION COLLECT THIS INFORMATION?

To process your transactions, maintain your account and respond to your inquiries.

To provide you with information about services and products that we believe may be of interest to you offered by McGraw-Hill Construction and other parts of our parent company, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (“McGraw-Hill”) and reputable third party companies.

HOW DOES MCGRAW-HILL CONSTRUCTION SHARE YOUR PII?

With our vendors to perform services on our behalf.

With applicable project owners and architects so they can monitor use of intellectual property rights.

With third-party sponsors of specific McGraw-Hill Construction programs such as Continuing Education and Photo Galleries.

In conjunction with a sale or similar transfer of a business.

When legally compelled or for other legal purposes.

With other parts of McGraw-Hill whose services and products might be of interest to you and with reputable third party companies.

IF YOU WANT TO LIMIT USE OR SHARING OF YOUR PII FOR MARKETING PURPOSES:

Click here or send an email to Construction_Privacy_Policy@mcgraw-hill.com or write Amy Sidelinger, Privacy Officer, McGraw-Hill Construction, 148 Princeton-Hightstown Rd, Hightstown, NJ 08520 with the following instructions:

______I do not want to be contacted by McGraw-Hill Construction through any method for marketing purposes.

______I do not want my information shared with companies outside of McGraw-Hill.

We have established safeguards and use reasonable security measures to protect your PII from unauthorized access and use. Your PII is stored in secured locations in the U.S. and Canada and access is limited to authorized persons.

To review and confirm the accuracy of your PII, or to contact us with concerns or questions, please write to: Construction_Privacy_Policy@mcgraw-hill.com

Click here for more information about The McGraw-Hill Companies Customer Privacy Policy.

Last updated: January 24, 2012. Future revisions to this Privacy Notice will be posted at this location.