Privacy Policy
Effective Date: September 1, 2026
Last Updated: September 1, 2026
C.T. Brayton & Sons, Inc. (“C.T. Brayton,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected, used, and disclosed when you visit this website, contact us, submit career information, register as a bidder, or use other website features.
Scope of This Policy
This policy applies to information collected through this website and communications you begin through the website.
It does not apply to websites, social media platforms, maps, file-hosting services, or other online services operated independently by third parties. Those services have their own privacy practices.
Information You Provide
We may receive information you choose to provide through our website, email, phone, or linked services.
Contact Information
When you contact us, we may receive:
- Your first and last name
- Your email address
- Your phone number
- The contents of your message
- Any other information you choose to provide
Career Information
When you submit information through our Careers page, we may receive:
- Your first and last name
- Your email address
- Your phone number
- Your résumé
- Employment history, education, qualifications, and other information included in your résumé
Bidding and Business Information
When you register as a bidder or communicate about a bidding opportunity, we may receive:
- Your company name and business contact information
- Your name, email address, phone number, fax number, or cell number
- Your business address
- Contractor license, classification, or DIR information
- Division, union-status, or bondability information
- Comments and other bid-related information you choose to provide
- Information entered to access restricted bidding pages
Please do not include Social Security numbers, government identification numbers, payment-card information, banking information, medical information, personal passwords, or unrelated sensitive information in a public form, résumé, message, or regular email.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit the website, our systems and service providers may automatically receive information such as:
- Your Internet Protocol address
- Browser, device, and operating-system information
- Pages viewed and links selected
- Dates, times, and duration of visits
- The website or page that referred you to us
- Cookie, device, or preference identifiers
- Website errors, security events, and similar technical information
- General location information derived from an Internet Protocol address
This information may be used to operate, protect, troubleshoot, and improve the website.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
This website uses cookies and similar technologies to support functions such as:
- Website navigation and security
- Form submissions
- Restricted bidding access
- Remembering cookie and accessibility preferences
- Displaying maps and other third-party content
- Understanding and improving website performance
The website provides a Cookie Preferences tool that allows you to review available cookie categories and make selections. You may also manage cookies through your browser settings.
Blocking certain cookies may affect how some website features work. For more information, please review our Cookie Policy.
Do Not Track
Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” signal. This website does not currently respond to Do Not Track signals. Third-party services may follow their own policies regarding browser privacy signals.
Third-Party Services
We use outside services to operate website features and receive information submitted by visitors. Current examples may include:
- WP Engine, Cloudflare, and other website infrastructure or performance providers
- WPForms for contact and career forms
- Microsoft Forms for bidder registration
- Dropbox for access to bidding and project documents
- Google Maps and Google Fonts
- UserWay for optional accessibility tools
- WPConsent for cookie-preference management
These providers may receive technical information, such as an Internet Protocol address, browser information, device information, or cookie identifiers. When you submit information through a third-party form or service, that provider may also process the information you enter.
The handling of information by an independent third party is also governed by that provider’s privacy policy and terms.
Our website includes links to Facebook, LinkedIn, and other external websites. Visiting those websites is subject to their own privacy practices.
How We Use Information
We may use information collected through the website to:
- Operate, maintain, secure, and troubleshoot the website
- Respond to questions, requests, and business inquiries
- Communicate about requested services or projects
- Review career submissions and communicate with applicants
- Maintain bidder and subcontractor contact information
- Manage bidding opportunities and restricted bidding access
- Remember website and cookie preferences
- Understand and improve website performance and content
- Prevent misuse, fraud, or security problems
- Maintain appropriate business and legal records
- Comply with applicable legal or regulatory requirements
- Establish, exercise, or defend legal rights
- Carry out another purpose explained when information is collected or with your permission
How Information May Be Disclosed
We may disclose information:
- To employees and representatives who need it to respond to a request, review a career submission, or manage bidding activity
- To service providers that support website hosting, security, maintenance, forms, email, accessibility features, maps, file hosting, and other website functions
- To professional advisers such as attorneys, accountants, insurers, or auditors when appropriate
- To government agencies, courts, or other parties when required or permitted by law
- When reasonably necessary to protect people, property, legal rights, or the website
- In connection with a merger, financing, reorganization, sale, or transfer involving all or part of the business
- At your direction or with your permission
Information about California-specific definitions of the “sale” or “sharing” of personal information is addressed in our California Privacy Rights notice.
Data Retention
Retention periods vary depending on:
- Why the information was collected
- The nature and sensitivity of the information
- Whether it is still needed for a business purpose
- Employment, bidding, contractual, and recordkeeping needs
- Legal or regulatory requirements
- The possibility of a dispute or legal claim
Information may be retained longer when required or permitted by law.
Data Security
We take steps intended to protect personal information from unauthorized access, use, alteration, or disclosure. However, no website, email, storage system, or Internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Please use care when deciding what information to submit online.
Your Privacy Choices and Rights
You may:
- Choose not to submit an optional website form
- Contact us by phone instead of using a website form
- Review and adjust available cookie choices
- Manage cookies through your browser
- Ask questions about information you previously submitted
Depending on where you live and the laws that apply, you may also have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of certain personal information.
These rights may be subject to legal exceptions. We may need additional information to verify your identity and protect information from unauthorized access.
To submit a privacy request, email info@ctbrayton.com with “Privacy Request” in the subject line, call (209) 838-7388, or write to the address below. We will review and respond to requests as required by applicable law.
Children’s Privacy
This website is intended for a general business audience and is not directed to children under 13.
If you are a parent or guardian and believe a child submitted personal information through this website, please contact us.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy as our website, services, technology, or privacy practices change.
The updated policy will be posted on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date. We will provide additional notice when required by law.
Contact Us
Questions or requests about this Privacy Policy may be directed to:
C.T. Brayton & Sons, Inc.
1804 Jackson Avenue
Escalon, CA 95320
Email: info@ctbrayton.com
Phone: (209) 838-7388