This Privacy Policy is effective as of 12.18.2023.

Introduction

Thank you for visiting our website! Ascend Management, LLC (the “Company,” “we,” or “us,”)  is committed to protecting your data and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines the policies used by the Company in collecting your information, including how your information is stored, used, shared, and protected.

Before you begin using ascendmanagement.net (the “Site,”) please read through this entire Privacy Policy carefully. By using the Site, you consent to this Privacy Policy. In other words, that means you agree to be bound, accept, and abide by all terms contained within the Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the Privacy Policy, you must cease use of the Site immediately.

This Privacy Policy, together with the Terms and Conditions of Use located at Terms & Conditions, governs your access to and use of the Site, including any content and services offered on or through this Site. When you access the Site, we will learn certain information about you, both automatically and through actions you take during your visit. This Privacy Policy applies to all such information, both automatic and intentionally provided, that we collect on the Site and in email, text or through other communications between you and the Site. We will not use or share your information with anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy.

Personal Information We Collect About You

When you visit our Site, fill out forms on our Site, search for information via the Site’s search features, communicate with us via contact forms, or otherwise register, comment, post or view our Site through your browser's cookies, we collect and process this data. We use this information to improve our overall performance, effectively deliver our services and content, and provide you with offers, promotions, and information. 

What Type of Information Do We Collect? 

We collect information you provide voluntarily as well as through automatic means. Voluntary information we collect may include, without limitation, your name, email address, mailing address, phone number, credit card information, age, gender, and marital status. As you navigate through our Site, we also may use automatic data collection technologies including, but not limited to, Google Analytics, to collect information about your equipment and internet connection, IP address, operating system, browsing actions and patterns, traffic and location data, and any communications between your computer and our Site. The information we collect automatically is used for statistical purposes and will not include personal information. We use this data to improve our Site and overall performance. To the extent that you provide voluntary personal information to us, our systems will automatically associate the collected information with your personal information.

Collecting Information Through Cookies

As part of our automatic data collection, the Site uses cookies and server logs to collect information. Cookies are small pieces of information created to identify you when you visit a website. They are used by web developers to provide you with more personal and convenient site visits. We use cookies to recognize you on our Site and to remember your previously selected preferences. Information gathered through cookies may include the date and time of visits, the language you prefer, and the location you are in. We may also use advertising cookies to collect information about your visit to our Site. Company may share some limited data with third parties for advertising purposes. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating certain settings in your browser. Please note that if you decide to activate such settings, you may not be able to access parts of the Site. 

Company reserves the right to use technological equivalents of cookies, including social media pixels. Social media pixels allow social media platforms to track visitors to outside websites in an effort to tailor advertisements users see while visiting that social media platform. Company reserves the right to use these pixels in compliance with the policies of these social media platforms.

Third-Party Use of Cookies

On our Site, some content or applications, including advertisements, ad networks, content providers, and the like, are served by third parties. These third parties may use cookies alone or in combination with other tracking technologies to collect information about you when you utilize our Site. They may collect some personal information or information about your online activities to provide you with relevant advertising or targeted content. We do not control third-party tracking technologies or how they may be used. Should you have any questions about advertisements or other such targeted content, you must contact the responsible third party directly. 

Email Information and Policies

Should you send us an email communication, we may retain such communication and your email address. We provide the same protection for these types of communications that we use to maintain information received online, in the mail, and on the telephone. We are committed to keeping your email address confidential and will not disclose, sell, rent, or lease our email list to third parties, except as allowed in the How we Store, Protect, and Disclose Your Information section of this Privacy Policy. We will maintain any information you send via email in accordance with applicable federal law. 

Pursuant to, and in compliance with, the CAN-SPAM Act, every email sent from Company will state who the email is from and will provide explicit instructions on how to contact Company or how to unsubscribe from the mailing list. Should you no longer wish to receive email communications from Company, including newsletter or other promotional materials, you may opt out by clicking the unsubscribe link in the email. 

Why We Collect Your Information

We collect your information to record and support your participation in the activities you select, such as downloading information from our Site or signing up for further information. We use this information to track your preferences and keep you informed about the products and services you have opted to receive. As a visitor to our Site, you can engage in most content without providing your personal information to Company. It is only when you seek to download resources, communicate through our contact form, or register for services that you are required to provide information. 

How We Use Your Information

We collect consumer personal information for the following business purposes: (i) Auditing related to counting ad impressions to unique visitors, verifying positioning and quality of ad impressions, and auditing compliance with this specification and other standards; (ii) Helping to ensure security and integrity to the extent the use of the consumer's personal information is reasonably necessary and proportionate for these purposes; (iii) Debugging to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality; (iv) Short-term, transient use, including, but not limited to, non-personalized advertising shown as part of a consumer's current interaction with the business, provided the consumer's personal information is not disclosed to another third party and is not used to build a profile about the consumer or otherwise alter the consumer's experience outside the current interaction with the business; (v) Managing our business activities, such as maintaining business records, providing services and other legal purposes; (vi) Providing advertising and marketing services, except for cross-context behavioral advertising, to the consumer; (vii)  To comply with our legal and regulatory obligations; (viii) For the performance of our contract with you or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract; (ix) For our legitimate interests (meaning we have a business or commercial reason to use your information, so long as this is not overridden by your own rights and interests, or those of a third party; or (x) Where you have given consent.

How We Store, Protect, and Disclose Your Information

Company will store any information collected in a commercially reasonable method for as long as necessary for business purposes and in compliance with applicable laws. Company will not sell, share or transfer your information to any third parties without providing you with notification, except for the following: to affiliates and subsidiaries, service providers, and other third parties used for our business including payment processors, email delivery and hosting services; to comply with any court order or lawful government request; to enforce our terms of use; or if we deem it necessary to protect the rights of Company. Company intends to keep your information safe and confidential. Notwithstanding the foregoing, please do not submit any private or confidential information through this Website.

If you leave a comment on our Site, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

Company only retains personal data for a limited period of time, unless otherwise required by law. Company will retain and use information as necessary to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements for a period of 5 (five) years.  

Embedded Content From Other Websites

Articles on this Site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Your Rights Pursuant to the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”)

If you are using the Site within the European Union, you are entitled to certain information and have enumerated rights under the General Data Protection Regulation. We will retain the information you provide to us until the earliest of the following: you ask us to delete such information, we decide to cease using existing data providers, or we decide that the value of retaining such data is not worth the cost of retaining it. 

Every user has the right to: (i) request access to your data stored by Company stores, (ii) rectify or erase your personal data, under certain conditions; (ii) seek restrictions on the processing of your data; (iii) object to the processing of your data and the right to the portability of your data; (iv) withdraw your consent allowing Company to process your personal data, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based upon consent that occurred prior to your withdrawal of consent; (v) lodge a complaint with an authority that has jurisdiction over GDPR issues. Company requires only the information that is reasonably required to enter into a contract with you. We will not require you to provide consent for any unnecessary processing as a condition of entering into an agreement with Company.

California Residents

Through the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”), California law may provide its residents with additional rights regarding the use of your personal information. Please visit https://oag.ca.gov/privacy/ccpa to learn more. Under the CCPA, California residents have the right to opt out of the sale of personal information about them or their household, such as their name, postal or email address, and other personal identifying information. The right is subject to certain exceptions, including information we share with third-party service providers to assist Company with business functions for us or on our behalf. For example, it does not apply to information that we share with certain third-party service providers so they can perform business functions for us or on our behalf. You may opt out by contacting us at the information below. We do not and will not sell your personal information unless you give us your consent or direct us to do so. Please visit https://oag.ca.gov/privacy/ccpa to learn more.

Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)

Our Site is intended for those over 18 years of age. Therefore, it is unlikely that children 17 or under the age of 17 will use the Site. Accordingly, we will not knowingly collect or use any personal information from children that we know to be under the age of 17. If we learn we have received personal information from a child 17 years old or under, we will delete the information. If you believe a child 17 or under has provided personal information to us through use of the Site, please contact us and we will endeavor to delete the information from our database. Should we learn a user is 17 or under, we will not disclose any personal information to third parties unless the user has specifically provided opt-in consent. If you are between the ages of 13 and 17, you, your parent, or your legal guardian may request that we deactivate any of your personal information in our database and/or opt out from receiving communications from us. Should you wish to do so, please contact us at the address below.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

Company reserves the right to modify or change this Privacy Policy at any time. Updates or changes to our Privacy Policy will be posted here, and any material changes as to how we use or disclose your information will be emailed, if applicable, to the address you provided to the Company.

Comments and Concerns

This website is operated by Ascend Management, LLC. All feedback, comments, requests for technical support and other communications relating to the Sites should be directed to Julie Tuttle at julie@styxcompanies.com.