Privacy Policy

Effective Date: April 1, 2026 | Last Updated: April 9, 2026

Elias Construction, LLC (“Elias Construction,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect through our website at eliasconstructionllc.com, how we use it, and the choices you have regarding your data.

By using our website, submitting a contact form, subscribing to our newsletter, or signing up for SMS communications, you agree to the terms described in this policy.

1. Information We Collect

Information You Provide Directly

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when you interact with us, including:

Contact forms: Your name, email address, phone number, and any details you include in your message when you reach out about a project or inquiry.
Newsletter signup: Your name and email address when you subscribe to our email newsletter.
SMS program: Your name and phone number when you opt in to receive SMS communications.
Client portal: Login credentials and any information you provide through our client login area.
Comments: If you leave a comment on our blog, we collect the data shown in the comment form along with your IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
Transactional information: Details about the services you request or projects you engage with us on.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our website, certain information may be collected automatically through cookies and similar technologies:

Device and browser information: Your IP address, browser type, operating system, device type, and screen resolution.
Usage data: Pages visited, time spent on pages, referring URLs, and general browsing behavior on our site.
Cookies: Small data files stored on your device that help us improve your experience. See the Cookies section below for details.
Communications: Records of your messages and interactions with us, including SMS messages, emails, and customer support inquiries.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

To respond to your inquiries and communicate with you about potential or ongoing projects.
To send our email newsletter with company updates, project highlights, remodeling tips, and promotions (only if you have opted in).
To send SMS messages, appointment reminders, project updates, and service notifications (only if you have opted in).
To improve our website, content, and services based on how visitors use the site.
To maintain and secure our website and client portal.
To comply with legal obligations and protect our rights.
To send promotional messages only if you have explicitly opted in for marketing communications.

3. Email Newsletter & Constant Contact

Our email newsletter is managed through Constant Contact, a third-party email marketing platform. When you subscribe to our newsletter, your name and email address are stored on Constant Contact’s servers in the United States.

Constant Contact may collect additional data when you interact with our emails, including whether you opened the email, which links you clicked, your approximate geographic location at the time of opening, and the device and email client you used. Constant Contact may also use cookies and tracking technologies such as clear GIFs (web beacons) within emails to measure the effectiveness of our campaigns.

You can unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of any email we send, or by contacting us directly. Constant Contact’s privacy practices are governed by their own privacy policy, available at constantcontact.com/legal/privacy-statement.

We do not sell, rent, or share your newsletter subscriber information with any third parties for their own marketing purposes.

4. SMS Messaging & Consent

By signing up for our SMS program, you consent to receive text messages from Elias Construction, LLC regarding appointments, project updates, and service-related communications.

You can opt out at any time:

Text STOP to the number you received messages from to unsubscribe.
Text HELP for support information, or contact us directly using the information below.

We will promptly honor all opt-out requests. Promotional SMS messages are only sent if you have explicitly opted in for marketing communications.

5. Cookies

Our website uses cookies to provide a functional browsing experience. The types of cookies we use include:

Essential cookies: Required for basic site functionality such as navigation, form submissions, and client portal access.
WordPress cookies: If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies. Login cookies are set when you access the client portal and are removed when you log out.
Analytics cookies: We may use analytics services such as Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our site. These cookies collect information in an aggregated, anonymous form. You can opt out via the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on.
Constant Contact cookies: If you arrive at our site through a link in one of our emails, a cookie may be placed on your device to help us measure campaign effectiveness.
Third-party cookies: Embedded content from other websites (such as videos or maps) may set their own cookies. We do not control these cookies.

Most web browsers allow you to manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of some parts of our website.

6. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties. We may share your information only in the following limited circumstances:

Service providers: We share data with trusted third-party services that help us operate our business, including Constant Contact for email marketing, our website hosting provider, and analytics platforms. These providers are authorized to use your information only as necessary to provide services to us, and only under confidentiality agreements.
Legal requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request, or to protect our rights or safety.
Business transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you of any such change.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy:

Contact form submissions: Retained as long as needed to respond to and follow up on your inquiry, and for a reasonable period afterward for our business records.
Newsletter subscriber data: Retained in Constant Contact until you unsubscribe or request removal.
SMS subscriber data: Retained until you opt out or request removal.
Blog comments: Retained indefinitely so that follow-up comments can be recognized and approved automatically.
Analytics data: Aggregated and anonymized analytics data may be retained indefinitely.
General: Personal information is retained only as long as necessary to provide services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

8. Your Rights & Choices

You have the following rights regarding your personal information:

Access: You may request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Correction: You may request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete information.
Deletion: You may request that we delete your personal data, subject to any legal obligations that require us to retain it.
Opt out of marketing: You may unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time using the link in any email. You may opt out of SMS at any time by texting STOP.
Cookie preferences: You may manage cookies through your browser settings at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information below. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe.

9. Embedded Content & Third-Party Links

Pages on this site may include embedded content from other websites, such as videos, maps, or social media posts. Embedded content behaves in the same way as if you had visited that website directly. These third-party sites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional tracking, and monitor your interaction with their content.

Our website may also contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites and encourage you to review their privacy policies.

10. Children’s Privacy

Our website and services are not directed at or intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors. If you believe that a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will take steps to delete that information promptly.

11. Security

We implement reasonable physical, technical, and administrative safeguards to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These measures include SSL encryption on our website and secure handling of all form submissions. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable laws. When we make material changes, we will update the “Effective Date” at the top of this page and, where appropriate, notify you through email or SMS. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your data rights, or have concerns about how your information is handled, please contact us:

Elias Construction, LLC

1203 Frontage Road NW

Byron, MN 55920

Phone: (507) 208-4490

Email: info@eliasconstructionllc.com

Website: eliasconstructionllc.com