PRIVACY POLICY

Effective Date: September 16, 2026
Last Updated: September 16, 2026

Marbach Engineering LLC (“Marbach Engineering,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects the privacy of individuals who visit our website, contact us, or submit information through our website.

This Privacy Policy explains how Marbach Engineering may collect, use, disclose, retain, and protect personal information in connection with:

www.marbach-engineering.com

This website is operated by a United States company and is intended primarily for prospective clients, business contacts, and professional users in the United States.

This Privacy Policy applies to information processed through this website and related website communications unless a separate written agreement, project-specific notice, or applicable law provides otherwise.

1. WHO WE ARE

The website is operated by:

Marbach Engineering LLC

Contact Marbach Engineering through our Contact page:

https://www.marbach-engineering.com/contact

Marbach Engineering LLC provides construction consulting, technical investigation, construction quality, process improvement, professional training, and related services.

Where applicable privacy law designates Marbach Engineering as a business, controller, or similar regulated entity, Marbach Engineering will comply with the obligations applicable to that role to the extent required by law.

Nothing in this Privacy Policy constitutes an admission that any particular privacy statute, regulatory regime, jurisdiction, or statutory threshold applies to Marbach Engineering LLC.

2. DEFINITIONS

For purposes of this Privacy Policy, “personal information” means information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked to an individual, where such information is treated as personal information or personal data under applicable law.

Personal information generally does not include information that applicable law treats as:

• Publicly available
• Lawfully made available from government records
• Deidentified
• Aggregated
• Anonymized
• Otherwise excluded from the definition of personal information under applicable law

3. INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE TO US

When you contact Marbach Engineering through our website, contact form, email, or related communications, we may receive information including:

• Name
• Company or organization
• Email address
• Project location
• Information contained in your inquiry
• Information concerning a construction, property, quality, technical, claims, dispute, repair, or project-related issue
• Photographs
• Reports
• Plans
• Specifications
• Correspondence
• Documents
• Supporting records
• Other files or materials voluntarily submitted by you
• Information contained in subsequent communications with Marbach Engineering

For an initial inquiry, users should provide only information reasonably necessary for us to understand and evaluate the matter.

A general city and state are ordinarily sufficient to identify an initial project location unless more specific location information is reasonably necessary.

4. INFORMATION ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE OR ORGANIZATIONS

Documents, photographs, reports, plans, correspondence, and other materials submitted to Marbach Engineering may contain information relating to third parties.

This may include information concerning:

• Property owners
• Developers
• Contractors
• Subcontractors
• Employees
• Consultants
• Tenants
• Witnesses
• Clients
• Opposing parties
• Insurers
• Claimants
• Attorneys
• Other individuals or organizations

You are responsible for determining whether you have the legal authority, permission, contractual right, or other lawful basis to submit information concerning another person or organization.

By submitting information to Marbach Engineering, you represent that you are authorized to provide it or otherwise have a lawful basis for doing so.

Additional obligations concerning user-submitted materials may be contained in our Terms of Use or an applicable written engagement agreement.

5. INFORMATION YOU SHOULD NOT SUBMIT THROUGH THE PUBLIC WEBSITE

Our public website, contact form, and ordinary email are not intended for the unsolicited transmission of highly sensitive or legally restricted information.

Unless Marbach Engineering has specifically requested such information and appropriate arrangements or written agreements are already in place, do not submit:

• Social Security numbers
• Government identification numbers
• Financial account credentials
• Passwords
• Access credentials
• Security questions or authentication codes
• Medical or health information
• Biometric information
• Classified information
• Export-controlled technical data
• Controlled technical information
• Trade secrets belonging to another party
• Security-sensitive information
• Information subject to contractual restrictions on disclosure
• Attorney-client privileged material
• Protected attorney work product
• Material subject to a protective order
• Material subject to a court confidentiality order
• Confidential settlement information
• Information subject to a nondisclosure agreement that prohibits disclosure
• Other highly sensitive or legally restricted information

If such information may be relevant to a potential engagement, contact Marbach Engineering first so that an appropriate transmission and handling method can be considered.

6. ACTIVE DISPUTES, CLAIMS, AND LITIGATION

Marbach Engineering may receive inquiries relating to construction claims, disputes, litigation, insurance matters, or other contested matters.

Do not submit information concerning an active dispute, litigation, claim, arbitration, investigation, or similar proceeding that you consider:

• Confidential
• Privileged
• Protected attorney work product
• Subject to a protective order
• Subject to a confidentiality agreement
• Subject to restricted disclosure

unless Marbach Engineering has first confirmed in writing that it is prepared to receive the information.

Receipt of unsolicited information does not constitute:

• Acceptance of an engagement
• Agreement to serve as an expert
• Agreement to serve as a consultant
• Agreement to preserve privilege
• Agreement to assume project-specific confidentiality obligations
• Agreement to perform a conflict review
• Agreement to investigate
• Agreement to respond
• Agreement to preserve submitted materials indefinitely

except to the extent an obligation is imposed by applicable law or an executed written agreement.

7. INFORMATION COLLECTED AUTOMATICALLY

When you visit the website, Squarespace and related website technologies may automatically collect or process technical and usage information.

Depending on website configuration and platform functionality, this may include:

• IP address
• Browser information
• Device information
• Operating system
• Network information
• Referring website or source
• Pages visited
• Internal links used
• Approximate geographic information derived from technical data
• Date and time of access
• Click activity
• Scrolling activity
• Search activity
• Website interaction information
• Technical diagnostics
• Security-related information

This information may be used to operate, secure, maintain, analyze, and improve the website.

8. HOW WE USE INFORMATION

Marbach Engineering may use personal information for legitimate business purposes including:

• Responding to inquiries
• Reviewing prospective projects
• Understanding the nature of a reported issue
• Determining whether Marbach Engineering may be able to assist
• Conducting preliminary suitability or conflict reviews
• Communicating with prospective, current, or former clients
• Preparing proposals or potential scopes of work
• Taking steps requested by a prospective client before entering into an engagement
• Administering professional engagements
• Providing agreed services
• Maintaining project and business records
• Managing business relationships
• Improving website functionality, usability, and performance
• Understanding website traffic and activity
• Maintaining website, information, and system security
• Preventing fraud, abuse, unauthorized access, or unlawful activity
• Performing internal administrative functions
• Organizing communications and records
• Establishing, exercising, or defending legal rights
• Managing insurance, accounting, tax, compliance, or regulatory matters
• Responding to lawful government, regulatory, or judicial requests
• Enforcing agreements
• Protecting Marbach Engineering LLC, its personnel, systems, property, clients, reputation, and legal interests

We do not currently use website contact-form submissions to automatically enroll individuals in unrelated marketing email campaigns.

9. CONTACTING US DOES NOT CREATE A PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIP

Submitting a form, sending an email, uploading a document, requesting information, or otherwise contacting Marbach Engineering through this website does not by itself create:

• A client relationship
• A consulting relationship
• A professional engineering relationship
• A contractual relationship
• A fiduciary relationship
• An expert-client relationship
• A duty to investigate
• A duty to monitor
• A duty to advise
• A duty to warn
• A duty to inspect
• A duty to preserve submitted materials indefinitely
• Any other professional obligation

A professional engagement begins only after Marbach Engineering LLC expressly accepts an engagement through an authorized written agreement.

Nothing in this Privacy Policy expands any duty or obligation created by applicable law or an executed written agreement.

10. CONFIDENTIALITY OF UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONS

Do not assume that information submitted through a public contact form or ordinary email will automatically be treated as confidential, privileged, or protected from disclosure.

Marbach Engineering will handle information in accordance with applicable law and any binding written obligations, but unsolicited submission alone does not create:

• Contractual confidentiality
• Attorney-client privilege
• Attorney work-product protection
• Expert privilege
• Consultant privilege
• Fiduciary obligations
• A professional relationship

If confidentiality is important, contact Marbach Engineering before transmitting the information so that appropriate arrangements may be considered.

Nothing in this section limits a confidentiality obligation imposed by applicable law, court order, or executed written agreement.

11. CONTACT FORM AND FILE UPLOADS

The website allows users to submit inquiries and optional supporting files.

Supporting files are voluntary unless Marbach Engineering specifically requests them.

Users should submit only information reasonably necessary for Marbach Engineering to understand an initial inquiry.

Information submitted through the website may be processed by Squarespace and delivered to business systems used by Marbach Engineering.

Where a form contains a required email address field, Squarespace may store form submitter information and submission details within website contact or form-submission systems.

Uploaded files may be stored, processed, or made available through systems operated by Squarespace or other service providers involved in website operation and business communications.

Marbach Engineering may, subject to applicable law:

• Review submitted information
• Decline to review unsolicited material
• Request additional information
• Decline a potential engagement
• Retain limited records for legitimate business or legal purposes
• Delete materials when they are no longer reasonably required
• Restrict access to materials
• Determine that another method of transmission is appropriate

Submission does not obligate Marbach Engineering to:

• Review the material
• Download the material
• Preserve the material indefinitely
• Investigate the matter
• Contact the submitter
• Accept an engagement
• Provide advice
• Take action

12. PRESERVATION AND LEGAL HOLDS

Nothing in this Privacy Policy requires Marbach Engineering to retain information indefinitely.

However, Marbach Engineering may retain information where preservation is reasonably necessary or required because of:

• Applicable law
• Court order
• Subpoena
• Litigation hold
• Anticipated litigation
• Regulatory requirement
• Insurance requirement
• Contractual obligation
• Audit requirement
• Investigation
• Dispute
• Legal claim
• Fraud-prevention need
• Security incident
• Protection or defense of legal rights

A deletion request may be denied, limited, or deferred where retention is permitted or required by applicable law or reasonably necessary for legitimate legal, compliance, evidentiary, insurance, security, or recordkeeping purposes.

13. SERVICE PROVIDERS

Marbach Engineering may use third-party service providers to support its website and business operations.

These may include providers of:

• Website hosting
• Contact forms
• File uploads
• Email
• Cloud services
• Data storage
• Cybersecurity
• Information technology
• Analytics
• Administrative tools
• AI-assisted productivity tools
• Workflow tools
• Accounting
• Insurance
• Legal services
• Professional consulting
• Business administration

These providers may process information where reasonably necessary to perform services for Marbach Engineering or as otherwise permitted under their applicable agreements and policies.

14. SQUARESPACE

Marbach Engineering uses Squarespace to operate this website.

Squarespace provides functions including:

• Website hosting
• Website infrastructure
• Contact forms
• File-upload functionality
• Website analytics
• Contact-management functionality
• Security
• Technical platform services

Squarespace may process technical information and information submitted through the website as necessary to provide those services.

Form submissions may be stored within Squarespace website systems and transmitted to Marbach Engineering’s designated business email account.

15. GOOGLE WORKSPACE AND GMAIL

Marbach Engineering uses Google Workspace and Gmail for business communications.

Information submitted through the website or communicated by email may therefore be:

• Transmitted through Google systems
• Processed by Google systems
• Stored within Google systems
• Included in ordinary business communications and records

Google maintains its own privacy and security practices applicable to its services.

16. AI-ASSISTED AND AUTOMATION TOOLS

Marbach Engineering may use AI-assisted productivity, communication, organization, workflow, or automation tools to support routine business activities.

Depending on the task and configuration, such tools may assist with functions such as:

• Organizing communications
• Classifying inquiries
• Summarizing information
• Drafting communications
• Administrative workflow support
• Internal research
• Record organization

Such tools may include, where configured, services such as OpenAI/ChatGPT or similar business productivity technologies.

Use of such tools does not itself create a professional engagement.

Marbach Engineering does not rely solely on automated systems to:

• Accept or reject a professional engagement
• Make material professional judgments
• Reach final technical conclusions
• Assume contractual obligations on behalf of the Company

Material professional and engagement decisions remain subject to human review.

17. COOKIES AND WEBSITE TECHNOLOGIES

The website may use cookies, JavaScript, and similar technologies.

Necessary Technologies

Squarespace may use technologies necessary to:

• Provide website functionality
• Maintain security
• Prevent abuse
• Operate website features
• Maintain technical preferences

Analytics

Squarespace Analytics may process information concerning website traffic and visitor interaction.

This may include information regarding:

• Page visits
• Clicks
• Internal links
• Scrolling
• Searches
• Referring sources
• Devices
• Browsers
• Approximate location
• Timestamps

Analytics information may be used to understand website performance and improve the website.

If additional analytics, advertising, remarketing, conversion-tracking, or marketing technologies are added in the future, this Privacy Policy may be updated as appropriate.

18. MARKETING AND ADVERTISING

Marbach Engineering does not currently use website contact-form submissions to automatically subscribe users to unrelated marketing email communications.

Submitting a project inquiry does not by itself constitute enrollment in an unrelated newsletter or marketing campaign.

If Marbach Engineering later introduces:

• Newsletters
• Promotional email campaigns
• Advertising pixels
• Remarketing
• Conversion tracking
• Other marketing technologies

appropriate notices and choices will be implemented where required by applicable law.

Nothing in this section prevents Marbach Engineering from engaging in lawful business-to-business communications, responding to inquiries, following up regarding requested services, or maintaining ordinary professional relationships.

19. SALE AND SHARING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

Marbach Engineering does not currently sell personal information submitted through its public website contact form for monetary consideration.

Marbach Engineering does not currently operate as a data broker.

Marbach Engineering does not currently use public website contact-form submissions for cross-context behavioral advertising.

If Marbach Engineering’s practices materially change in a manner that triggers additional legal obligations, this Privacy Policy and any legally required privacy choices may be updated.

20. HOW WE MAY DISCLOSE INFORMATION

Marbach Engineering may disclose information where reasonably necessary for legitimate business, project, security, compliance, or legal purposes.

Recipients may include:

Service Providers

Providers supporting:

• Website operation
• Email
• File storage
• Security
• Cloud infrastructure
• Information technology
• Workflow management
• AI-assisted productivity
• Business administration

Professional Advisers

Including, where appropriate:

• Attorneys
• Accountants
• Insurers
• Insurance brokers
• Auditors
• Consultants
• Technical specialists

Project-Related Parties

If an inquiry becomes an engagement, information may be disclosed to appropriate authorized participants where reasonably necessary for the agreed scope.

These may include:

• Consultants
• Testing providers
• Specialists
• Contractors
• Attorneys
• Insurers
• Claims professionals
• Other authorized project participants

Project-specific confidentiality and disclosure requirements may be governed by the applicable written engagement agreement.

Legal and Government Authorities

Information may be disclosed where reasonably believed necessary to:

• Comply with applicable law
• Respond to lawful legal process
• Respond to a subpoena, warrant, court order, or regulatory request
• Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims
• Protect legal rights
• Prevent or investigate fraud
• Investigate security incidents
• Protect persons or property
• Enforce agreements

Business Transactions

Information may also be disclosed in connection with:

• Merger
• Acquisition
• Financing
• Reorganization
• Sale of assets
• Business transfer
• Due diligence relating to a potential business transaction

subject to applicable legal requirements and protections.

21. DATA RETENTION

Marbach Engineering may retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for legitimate business or legal purposes.

Relevant considerations may include:

• Whether an inquiry becomes an engagement
• Business recordkeeping
• Conflict checking
• Applicable limitation periods
• Contractual obligations
• Insurance requirements
• Accounting and tax requirements
• Regulatory requirements
• Litigation
• Anticipated litigation
• Claims
• Disputes
• Fraud prevention
• Cybersecurity
• Investigation needs
• Protection or defense of legal rights

An inquiry that does not result in an engagement may still be retained in limited form where reasonably necessary for:

• Conflict checking
• Fraud prevention
• Security
• Insurance
• Compliance
• Recordkeeping
• Evidentiary purposes
• Protection of legal rights

Marbach Engineering is not obligated to retain unsolicited submissions indefinitely unless required by applicable law or binding written agreement.

22. DATA SECURITY

Marbach Engineering uses administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards that it considers reasonable and appropriate in light of the nature of the information and the circumstances of processing.

However, no method of:

• Internet transmission
• Website submission
• Email communication
• Electronic storage
• Cloud storage
• File transfer

can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Marbach Engineering does not guarantee absolute security.

Users should not transmit highly sensitive information through the public website or ordinary email unless an appropriate transmission method has been arranged.

If Marbach Engineering becomes aware of a security incident involving personal information, it may investigate and take actions required or appropriate under applicable law and the circumstances.

23. U.S. STATE PRIVACY RIGHTS

Certain U.S. states provide residents with privacy rights when specified legal requirements and applicability thresholds are met.

Depending on applicable law, such rights may include rights to:

• Request access
• Request correction
• Request deletion
• Obtain certain information about collection or disclosure
• Obtain a portable copy of certain information
• Opt out of certain sales or sharing
• Opt out of certain targeted advertising
• Appeal certain privacy-request decisions
• Exercise applicable rights without unlawful discrimination

Not every U.S. state privacy law applies to every business.

Nothing in this Privacy Policy constitutes an admission or representation that Marbach Engineering LLC is subject to a particular state privacy statute unless the applicable jurisdictional requirements and statutory thresholds are satisfied.

Marbach Engineering’s voluntary decision to respond to a privacy inquiry or request does not constitute an admission that a particular privacy statute applies.

Marbach Engineering expressly reserves all:

• Exemptions
• Exceptions
• Defenses
• Limitations
• Retention rights
• Legal privileges

available under applicable law.

24. PRIVACY REQUESTS

Privacy requests may be submitted to:

https://www.marbach-engineering.com/contact

Marbach Engineering may request information reasonably necessary to:

• Verify identity
• Verify authority
• Locate relevant records
• Prevent fraud
• Protect other individuals
• Understand the scope of the request
• Comply with applicable law

Authorized agents may be required to provide evidence of authority where permitted by applicable law.

Requests may be denied, limited, or deferred where permitted or required by applicable law.

This includes circumstances involving:

• Legal compliance
• Security
• Fraud prevention
• Accounting
• Insurance
• Contractual obligations
• Conflict checking
• Dispute resolution
• Litigation
• Anticipated litigation
• Legal holds
• Establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims
• Recordkeeping
• Other legally permitted purposes

25. NO CREATION OF ADDITIONAL RIGHTS

This Privacy Policy is intended to describe Marbach Engineering’s privacy practices.

It is not intended to create contractual, fiduciary, professional, or other rights beyond those required by applicable law or an executed written agreement.

Nothing in this Privacy Policy:

• Waives a legal defense
• Waives an exemption
• Waives a limitation
• Waives a privilege
• Expands a statutory obligation
• Creates a duty not otherwise imposed by law or written agreement

Where applicable law provides an individual with rights that cannot lawfully be limited, Marbach Engineering will comply with those requirements to the extent they apply.

26. CHILDREN AND MINORS

This website is intended for business and professional audiences and is not directed to children.

Individuals under 18 should not submit project inquiries, documents, or files through the website without the involvement of a parent, legal guardian, or authorized adult representative.

Marbach Engineering does not knowingly seek to collect online personal information from children under 13.

If Marbach Engineering obtains actual knowledge that personal information from a child under 13 has been submitted in circumstances subject to applicable law, Marbach Engineering may take reasonable steps to delete or otherwise handle that information as required.

Parents or legal guardians who believe a minor has improperly submitted information may contact:

https://www.marbach-engineering.com/contact

27. INTERNATIONAL VISITORS

This website is operated by a United States company and is intended primarily for prospective clients, business contacts, and professional users in the United States.

Individuals located outside the United States may nevertheless be able to access the website.

If you access the website from outside the United States, information you submit may be transmitted to, processed in, or stored in the United States or other jurisdictions where Marbach Engineering’s service providers operate.

Privacy laws in those jurisdictions may differ from the laws of your location.

Marbach Engineering does not represent through this Privacy Policy that it actively offers services in every country from which the website may be accessed.

The mere accessibility of this website outside the United States does not constitute an intentional offering of services in any foreign jurisdiction.

28. THIRD-PARTY LINKS

The website may contain links to websites or services operated by third parties.

Marbach Engineering does not control third-party websites and is not responsible for their:

• Privacy practices
• Security
• Data collection
• Content
• Accuracy
• Availability
• Terms
• Representations

A link to a third-party website does not constitute endorsement unless expressly stated.

Users should review third-party privacy notices and terms separately.

29. EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS

If you communicate with Marbach Engineering by email, we may retain those communications and use information contained in them for legitimate business purposes.

Ordinary email is not guaranteed to be secure.

Do not send information requiring heightened confidentiality or security through ordinary email unless an appropriate method has been arranged.

Project-specific confidentiality, communication, retention, and document-handling requirements may be governed by a separate written engagement agreement.

30. BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL CONTACTS

The website is primarily intended for business and professional audiences including:

• Property owners
• Developers
• General contractors
• Construction managers
• Attorneys
• Claims professionals
• Property managers
• Facility managers
• Business representatives
• Other professional contacts

Information submitted in a professional or business capacity may be processed for ordinary business purposes including:

• Responding to inquiries
• Evaluating potential projects
• Relationship management
• Business development
• Proposal preparation
• Contract administration
• Project communications
• Recordkeeping

Applicable privacy rights may vary depending on jurisdiction, context, and the nature of the information involved.

31. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

Marbach Engineering may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect:

• Changes in applicable law
• Changes in business practices
• Changes in website functionality
• Changes in service providers
• Changes in technology
• Changes in data-processing activities
• Changes in security practices

The current version will be posted on this page with an updated “Last Updated” date.

Where applicable law requires additional notice concerning a material change, Marbach Engineering will provide such notice as required.

32. CONTACT

Questions, concerns, or requests concerning this Privacy Policy or Marbach Engineering’s handling of personal information may be directed to:

Marbach Engineering LLC

https://www.marbach-engineering.com/contact

Please provide sufficient information for us to understand and respond appropriately.

Marbach Engineering may request additional information reasonably necessary to verify identity, authority, or the scope of a request.