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Privacy Policy

INTRODUCTION

Your privacy is important to us.  Ascend Technologies, LLC (“Ascend” or “we” or “our” or “us”), in provision of its website, understands your concerns with respect to how information about you is collected, used, and shared.  We respect your privacy as a visitor to our homepage located at www.teamascend.com, (the “Site”). This Privacy Policy discloses the information practices of Ascend, including what type of information is gathered and tracked, how the information is used, and with whom the information is shared. From time to time, we may supplement or update this Privacy Policy with additional information relating to a particular interaction we have with you. This Privacy Policy is effective as of March 30, 2020.  Your visit to this Site is subject to this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use, which incorporates this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy applies only to information collected at this Site.  It does not apply to information collected by any third party (i.e. any website other than Ascend’s Site). Any information you provide that you know or reasonably should know will be accessed by a third party is not coved by this Privacy Policy (for example, if you provide information to third party organizations that may be linked from the Site or whose contact information you gather from the Site).  We encourage you to seek out and read the privacy policy of each website that you visit. Please review this Privacy Policy carefully, because if you do not agree with our practices, your ultimate choice is not to use this Site. Remember, by using any part of this Site, you accept and agree to our privacy practices, this Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use. If we update this Privacy Policy, your continued use of this site (following the posting of the revised policy) means that you accept and agree to the terms of the revised privacy policy. This Privacy Policy is effective as of March 30, 2020.  Your visit to this Site is subject to this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use, which incorporates this Privacy Policy.  Ascend will not use the information provided through your use of this Site except as set forth in this Privacy Policy.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT

Information You Provide Directly to Us

Like many other websites, we actively collect information from our visitors both by asking specific questions on this Site and by permitting you to communicate directly with us via e-mail and other electronic means. Some of the information that you submit may be “Personally Identifiable Information”. Personally Identifiable Information as used in this Privacy Policy is information that we can use to identify you as an individual, such as your name, address, telephone number, and other information that uniquely identifies you.

Information We Collect from your Device

We may collect, store or accumulate certain non-personally identifiable information concerning your use of this Site, such as information regarding which of our pages are most often visited and the device and communication method you use to access our Site. We may share with or transfer to third parties such non-personally identifiable information for the purpose of maintaining the Site, responding to direct inquiries, or measuring traffic and traffic trends at this Site. We do not otherwise provide or sell any of this information to third parties. We currently use “cookies” – files written to the visitor’s computer that are used by some Sites for record-keeping or to remember certain information about visitors. As noted above, we may amend this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason, including changing our Privacy Policy with respect to our practices regarding the use of cookies and collection of information from visitors.

Information from Third Party Sources

Ascend may, from time to time, combine information we receive through your use of the Site with information obtained through third party sources, in order to enhance our ability to market those products or services that may be of interest to you.

USE OF INFORMATION

Use of Personally Identifiable Information

Ascend uses your Personally Identifiable Information for many purposes.  We use it to enhance the operation of this Site to allow you to use all of its features.  We also use this information to customize the content and advertising you see, to improve the design and content of the Site, to communicate with you about products or services that may be of interest to you, and to respond to your requests for information. Ascend may contact you about new features or services in which it believes you may be interested.

Personally Identifiable Information Sharing and Disclosure

Ascend may share or disclose your Personally Identifiable Information provided by your use of the Site to third parties or individuals when: (i) you provide your consent; (ii) we have entered into a business relationship with a third party whom we believe and expect will conform with our Privacy Policy; (iii) we need to protect our legal rights (e.g. we are enforcing our Terms of Use); or (iv) in connection with a sale of all or a portion of Ascend’s business. We may disclose any information we deem necessary, in our sole discretion, to comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request and to protect the rights or property of Ascend, our business partners, suppliers, clients, or others.

Log Files

We may use IP addresses to analyze usage, administer our Site, and gather demographic information for aggregate use.

Third Parties

We may disclose information described above, including your Personally Identifiable Information, to other companies and individuals we retain to perform functions on our behalf. Examples include data analysis firms and web hosting companies. Such third parties will be required to maintain the confidentiality of your Personally Identifiable Information and not to use your Personally Identifiable Information for any reason except to carry out the purpose for which they were engaged by us.

Aggregate Information

Aggregate information is information that we (or third-party service providers on our behalf) collect about Site users on an anonymous basis. We may share aggregated demographic and usage information with our prospective and actual business partners, advertisers or other third parties.

Use of Information in the Social Computing Environment

The Site may contain blogs, forums, comment areas, and other social media platforms. Any content or information you post or make available to others on these social platforms is not subject to this Privacy Policy. Please refer to our Terms of Use for these platforms and any additional guidelines and privacy information provided in connection with the use of a particular social platform. Any content or information you post on these social media platforms may be available to others within and outside Ascend.

HOW ASCEND PROTECTS YOUR INFORMATION

We work hard to protect your Personally Identifiable Information from misuse, unauthorized access or disclosure, alteration and destruction by using appropriate technical and procedural safeguards to maintain the integrity and security of our databases.  Such safeguards include:

  • Restricting access to Personally Identifiable Information to our employees and third-party service providers on a “need to know” basis,
  • Enforcing policies and procedures for our employees in the handling of Personally Identifiable Information; and
  • Using technologies designed to safeguard data, such as firewalls.

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee the security of your Personal Information transmitted to our Site. Any transmission of Personal Information is at your own risk and we do not guarantee that information that you transmit or otherwise supply to us, or any communications conducted on or through the Site, is or will be totally secure. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Site. If you become aware of any breach of Site security, this Privacy Policy, or the Terms of Use, please notify us immediately.

MISCELLANEOUS

Choices You Have About How Ascend Uses Your Information

We strive to provide you with as many choices and as much control as possible regarding the Personally Identifiable Information you provide to us. We have created mechanisms to provide you with the following control over your information: You may opt-out of receiving marketing messages from Ascend by notifying us at [email protected].

Notification of Changes to the Privacy Policy

We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we decide to change our Privacy Policy, we will post the revised policy here. As we may make changes at any time without notifying you, we suggest that you periodically consult this Privacy Policy. Please note that our rights to use any information collected will be based on the privacy policy in effect at the time the information is used.

Children Under the Age of 13

Ascend’s Site is not intended for children under the age of 13. We will not knowingly collect information from Site visitors under the age of 13. If you are under age 13, do not use or provide any information on the Site.  We encourage parents to talk to their children about their use of the Internet and the information they disclose online.  If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us at [email protected].

Comments

We have taken great measures to ensure that your visit to our Site is a satisfying one and that your privacy is constantly respected. If you have any questions, comments or concerns about our privacy practices, please contact us by e-mail at [email protected].

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

BY ACCESSING OR USING THE SITE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTAND, AND CONSENT TO OUR PRIVACY PRACTICES AND TO THE USES AND DISCLOSURES OF INFORMATION THAT WE COLLECT ABOUT YOU, AND YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF USE APPLICABLE TO YOU.