Last updated: 18 Aug, 2026
Tipping Structural Engineers (“Tipping,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy. This policy explains what personal information we collect through our website at tippingstructural.com (the “Site”), how we use it, who we share it with, and the choices available to you.
This policy covers the Site only. It does not cover information you provide to us outside the Site, such as through direct correspondence, contracts, or project engagements.
Who We Are
Tipping Structural Engineers
1906 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94704
United States
For privacy questions or to exercise your rights, contact us at info@tippingstructural.com or at the mailing address above.
Information We Collect
Information You Provide
Informational interview requests. Our Careers page includes a form for requesting an informational interview. When you submit it, we collect your first and last name, email address, telephone number (optional), and the contents of your message.
Correspondence. If you email us at the addresses published on the Site, or telephone us, we retain that correspondence and any information it contains.
Job applications are handled separately. Open positions are listed and submitted through a third-party applicant tracking system hosted at apply.tippingstructural.com. That system is operated by a separate provider and is not covered by this policy. Information you submit there, which may include your resume, work history, and any voluntary demographic information the system requests, is governed by that provider’s own privacy terms. Review those terms before applying.
Information Collected Automatically
Usage and device information. When you visit the Site, our analytics tools may collect information about your device and how you use the Site, including your IP address, browser type and version, operating system, referring page, pages viewed, time spent on pages, and approximate geographic location derived from your IP address.
Cookies and similar technologies. We use cookies and similar technologies to operate the Site, remember your preferences, and understand how visitors use the Site. Some cookies are strictly necessary for the Site to function. Others are used only with your consent.
For a complete, automatically updated list of the cookies used on this Site, including their purpose, provider, and storage duration, see our Cookie Policy.
Security and anti-spam. We use bot detection and security services to protect the Site and our forms from abuse. These services may process your IP address and interaction data to distinguish human visitors from automated traffic.
Information We Do Not Collect
Through tippingstructural.com, we do not collect government identification numbers, financial account numbers, health information, biometric data, precise geolocation, or information revealing racial or ethnic origin, religious beliefs, or union membership. This statement applies to this website only. Our third-party applicant tracking system operates separately and may collect additional categories of information, including voluntary equal employment opportunity data.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information described above to:
- Respond to your inquiries and communicate with you about our services
- Respond to informational interview requests
- Operate, maintain, and improve the Site
- Understand how visitors find and use the Site, in aggregate
- Protect the Site against fraud, abuse, and security threats
- Comply with legal obligations and enforce our rights
We do not use your information to build advertising profiles, and we do not engage in cross-context behavioral advertising through this Site.
Legal Bases for Processing
If you are located in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or another jurisdiction requiring a legal basis for processing, we rely on the following:
| Purpose | Legal basis |
|---|---|
| Responding to inquiries you send us | Performance of a contract, or our legitimate interest in responding to prospective clients |
| Informational interview requests | Steps taken at your request |
| Strictly necessary cookies and site security | Legitimate interest in operating a secure, functional website |
| Analytics cookies | Your consent |
| Legal and regulatory compliance | Legal obligation |
Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw it at any time. Withdrawing consent does not affect processing carried out before withdrawal.
How We Share Your Information
We do not sell your personal information. We do not share your personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.
We disclose personal information to the following categories of recipients:
Service providers. We use third-party vendors to operate the Site and our business, including website hosting, email delivery, analytics, consent management, form processing, and security and bot detection. These providers process personal information on our behalf and under contract, and are not permitted to use it for their own purposes.
Professional advisors. We may disclose information to our attorneys, accountants, insurers, and similar advisors where necessary.
Legal requirements. We may disclose information where required by law, subpoena, court order, or other legal process, or where we believe disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, your safety, or the safety of others.
Business transfers. If Tipping is involved in a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of assets, personal information may be transferred as part of that transaction.
Third-Party Content and Links
The Site displays content from our Instagram account and links to third-party websites, including LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, and X. Images shown in our Instagram feed are served from our own servers, so viewing them does not transmit information to Instagram. Following a link to any of these platforms will take you to a site operated by that company under its own terms.
Where we embed content that would otherwise load from a third party, such as video, our consent management platform blocks it until you consent to the relevant cookie category.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any site you visit through a link from ours.
Data Retention
We retain personal information only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy.
- Form submissions and correspondence: retained for as long as needed to respond and maintain a record of our communications, and thereafter as required for legal or business record-keeping purposes
- Informational interview requests: retained for a reasonable period in case suitable positions arise
- Analytics data: retained according to the retention settings of our analytics provider
- Consent records: retained as evidence of consent for as long as required by applicable law
When information is no longer needed, we delete it or de-identify it.
Your Privacy Rights
California Residents
We extend the following rights to California residents, consistent with the California Consumer Privacy Act as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act:
- Right to know. You may request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the sources of that information, our purposes for collecting it, and the categories of third parties to whom we disclose it.
- Right to delete. You may request deletion of personal information we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions.
- Right to correct. You may request correction of inaccurate personal information we maintain about you.
- Right to opt out of sale or sharing. We do not sell or share personal information as those terms are defined under California law. If this changes, we will update this policy and provide the required opt-out mechanism.
- Right to limit use of sensitive personal information. We do not collect sensitive personal information through this Site.
- Right to non-discrimination. We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of these rights.
Opt-out preference signals. This Site recognizes and honors the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal. If your browser or extension transmits a GPC signal, we will treat it as a request to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information.
EEA, UK, and Similar Jurisdictions
If you are located in a jurisdiction with comparable data protection law, you may have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict processing of, or port your personal information, and to object to processing based on legitimate interests. You may also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority.
How to Exercise Your Rights
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at info@tippingstructural.com.
We will verify your identity before responding, which may require you to provide information matching what we already hold. We will respond within the timeframe required by applicable law. An authorized agent may submit a request on your behalf with proof of authorization.
Cookie Choices
You can manage your cookie preferences at any time using the privacy trigger available on every page of the Site. You may also configure your browser to refuse cookies, though doing so may affect how the Site functions.
Full details of every cookie used on this Site are available in our Cookie Policy.
Security
We maintain reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. No method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
International Transfers
We are based in the United States and our service providers may process information in the United States and other countries. If you access the Site from outside the United States, you understand that your information may be transferred to, stored in, and processed in a country whose data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction. Where required, we implement appropriate safeguards for such transfers.
Children’s Privacy
The Site is directed to a professional audience and is not intended for children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, contact us and we will delete it.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date at the top. Material changes will be communicated through a notice on the Site. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
Contact Us
Questions, requests, or complaints regarding this policy or our handling of personal information:
Tipping Structural Engineers
1906 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94704
info@tippingstructural.com
(510) 549-1906