Privacy Policy

Personal information is data that can be used alone or in combination with other data to identify you directly or indirectly. Examples of personal information include: 

• Name 

• Address 

• Email addresses 

• Phone numbers  

• Demographic information 

• Marketing and communication preferences 

• Technical and usage data like IP addresses, cookies, browser types, log files 

When you visit our website or engage with us, we collect personal data only where it is necessary to:

• understand your service and project needs
• provide requested information and services,
• improve your experience and enhance our service offerings
• manage, develop, and improve our business operations
• meet legal and regulatory requirements.

Your personal information will only be used for the purpose for which it was intended and will only be shared with and processed by Engineering by Houghton, Inc. employees who require it to perform their functions within EBH and with service providers with whom EBH has entered legitimate contracts offering a similar protection of personal data. 

We do not share your personal data without your consent, unless legally compelled to do so, to protect our rights or your safety or to prevent fraudulent acts, and we do not sell or rent your personal information to any third-parties.  

When you visit our website or engage with us, we collect personal data only where it is necessary and we do so transparently, explicitly and responsibly. Information that may be collected includes:  

Personal and contact information: Details like your name, email address, phone number, and any other information you provide when contacting us or filling out forms on our site, as well as education, work experience and other information for those who submit job applications. 

Technical Information: Data such as your IP address, web pages visited, and browser type. 

Preferences: Marketing and communication preferences provided.

General Information Collected: We also collect information that is not considered to be of a personal nature. For example, we may automatically collect information such as the date and time of your website visits, the pages you have visited, the type of browser, internet provider, or device being used. This information cannot identify you and is used solely for statistical purposes and the improvement of our content and services.

Before collecting personal data, we will notify you and obtain your consent through a form field, approval request, or notification. This information will only be used to provide the support requested, to communicate with you, as well as for security and administrative purposes as outlined above. We collect data through:

Direct Interactions: 

• When you request information about our services
• Apply for positions and contracts at Engineering by Houghton, Inc.
• Subscribe to newsletters and publications
• Request marketing materials
• Complete surveys or provide feedback
• Complete website forms or contact us via email, or otherwise.

Automatic information collection

• When you visit our website, we automatically collect information, including the internet protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types, operating system, device, and platform.
• Usage information including what pages you visit, frequency of visits, and activities you perform on our site. We receive records of traffic data using Google Analytics to help analyze trends and diagnose issues.

We implement appropriate security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, please note that no method of transmission over the Internet is entirely secure. 

We use cookies on this site for a variety of reasons: Some cookies are essential and are required to make sure that the site works correctly (like maintaining background images, for example).

We also use some non-essential cookies that allow us to collect data about the number of website visitors and interactions and to save preferences for future visits. This allows us to improve the experience and content in the future. This information is collected in a way that does not identify website users, and no attempts are made to determine the personal identities of any of our site visitors.

By accessing and using our website, you agree to our use of cookies and the collection of your personal information as described herein.

If you do not wish to use cookies, they may be disabled by changing the settings on your browser or by clicking on “Cookie Settings” via the cookie notice pop-up, but please note that certain parts of our site will be unavailable to you if cookies are disabled.

Our website includes links to third-party websites (LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and others). These third-party websites and social media platforms have separate and independent privacy policies that we recommend you review. We have no control over these platforms or their content and, therefore, assume no responsibility for the collection, use or disclosure of your personal information resulting from your visit to these, or other, social media platforms. We will never request personal information be submitted to us via social media posts or messages. 

In Canada, you must opt-in to receive marketing communications. If you do not opt-in to receive marketing communications from Engineering by Houghton, Inc., we will only contact you if you submit a request for information or support via our forms, direct email, or phone, or otherwise. If you are a client, we will only send required business and operational communications related to the services we are providing, or have recently provided.

You can opt-out at any time from marketing communications at any time by following the opt-out links on any marketing message sent to you, or by contacting us directly.

When you opt out of receiving marketing messages, this will not apply to personal data provided to us for other purposes, such as EBH providing services to you or your organization. If you have questions about the collection, use, or disclosure of your personal information, or to opt-out of communications, please contact us at info@engineeringbyhoughton.ca

We rely on your consent for collecting and processing your private data and you may withdraw or change your consent for the use and disclosure of your personal information. You may also:  

• Object to participate in specific uses and limit disclosures. 

• Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you. 

• Ask us to correct any inaccuracies in your personal data. 
• Seek the deletion of your personal information.  

Please note that we must confirm your identity when you exercise one of these rights as a security measure to ensure that we disclose personal information to the right individual. To exercise these rights please contact us at info@engineeringbyhoughton.ca.  

You may also write to the following address: 

Engineering By Houghton 
25-27 Main Street 
Saint John, NB, E2M 3M9 

We will respond to all legitimate requests within one month.