Ascential Privacy Policy

Your privacy is very important to us at Ascential Bioscience, and we are committed to protecting and safeguarding your privacy. It is our policy to keep your personal information confidential. To make this notice easy to find, we make it available on our website. Please take a moment to read the following Policy to learn how we handle your personal information.

What Information Does Ascential Bioscience Collect?

Ascential Bioscience does not collect Personal Information about individuals who visit our site except when the information is specifically provided on a voluntary basis. We may collect Personal Information (including name, address, telephone number, email address and, when necessary, credit card information) that you enter on our website to place an order, return an item for exchange, or inquire about Ascential products.

When you register to shop online, we will collect personal information (such as name, address, email address, and telephone number). This personal information is securely stored in your Ascential Bioscience contact file. You will be assigned an identification number and you will select a password which will be necessary to gain entrance to the website and to access your personal information.

We may also collect non-personally identifiable information from you when you visit the Ascential Bioscience website (e.g., your IP address, browser type, domain name, etc.). This information is collected and analyzed in the aggregate in order to improve the function and content of the website.

Use of Information 

Personal information will not be sold or otherwise transferred to unaffiliated third parties without the approval
of the website user at the time of collection. The user will have the opportunity to indicate whether he or she
would like to “opt out” of receiving promotional and/or marketing information about other products, services
and offerings from Ascential Bioscience and/or any third parties. Further, notwithstanding any “opt out” of
promotional information by the user, Ascential Bioscience reserves the right to contact regarding account status, Policies & Procedures and other matters relevant to the underlying service and/or the information collected. We use the information that is collected about you for a variety of purposes, such as confirming and fulfilling orders. We also use the information in analyzing trends and statistics, enhancing the operation of the website.
Should you voluntarily provide personal information, we may also use your personal information to send you newsletters and other marketing information we think would be of particular interest to you concerning the introduction of new products or website features. But you always have the opportunity to let us know if you do not wish to receive unsolicited promotional materials from us, and we will make every reasonable effort to honor such requests.
We may share personal information you provide online with other Ascential Bioscience-affiliated entities and/
or trusted business partners with whom we contract for services, such as package delivery, order fulfillment, email
administrative functions, processing credit card payments, and providing customer service. These vendors
will be bound by contract to use confidential data only for those purposes for which they are hired. We may
develop business relationships in the future with business partners. In these instances, we may share or otherwise
allow access to information that is collected about you that will enable our business partners to contact you
regarding products and services that may be of interest. Ascential Bioscience may disclose personal information
to a third party in the event that Ascential Bioscience sells all or part of its assets to such third party or merges
with or is acquired by the third party.
We may disclose the information that we collect about you when we have reason to believe that it is necessary
to identify, contact or bring legal action against persons or entities that may be causing injury to you, to us or to
others. At times we may be required by law or legal process to disclose your personal information, and we may
also disclose information when we believe the law requires it.
Users may always “opt out” of further promotional contacts at any time. Also, upon request, Ascential Bioscience
will take reasonable efforts to delete a user’s personal information from its database. It may be impossible to
delete a user’s entry without some residual information because of backups and records of deletions.

Personal information will not be sold or otherwise transferred to unaffiliated third parties without the approvalof the website user at the time of collection. The user will have the opportunity to indicate whether he or shewould like to “opt out” of receiving promotional and/or marketing information about other products, servicesand offerings from Ascential Bioscience and/or any third parties. Further, notwithstanding any “opt out” ofpromotional information by the user, Ascential Bioscience reserves the right to contact regarding account status, Policies & Procedures and other matters relevant to the underlying service and/or the information collected. We use the information that is collected about you for a variety of purposes, such as confirming and fulfilling orders. We also use the information in analyzing trends and statistics, enhancing the operation of the website.

Should you voluntarily provide personal information, we may also use your personal information to send you newsletters and other marketing information we think would be of particular interest to you concerning the introduction of new products or website features. But you always have the opportunity to let us know if you do not wish to receive unsolicited promotional materials from us, and we will make every reasonable effort to honor such requests.

We may share personal information you provide online with other Ascential Bioscience-affiliated entities and/or trusted business partners with whom we contract for services, such as package delivery, order fulfillment, emailadministrative functions, processing credit card payments, and providing customer service. These vendorswill be bound by contract to use confidential data only for those purposes for which they are hired. We maydevelop business relationships in the future with business partners. In these instances, we may share or otherwiseallow access to information that is collected about you that will enable our business partners to contact youregarding products and services that may be of interest. Ascential Bioscience may disclose personal informationto a third party in the event that Ascential Bioscience sells all or part of its assets to such third party or mergeswith or is acquired by the third party.

We may disclose the information that we collect about you when we have reason to believe that it is necessaryto identify, contact or bring legal action against persons or entities that may be causing injury to you, to us or toothers. At times we may be required by law or legal process to disclose your personal information, and we mayalso disclose information when we believe the law requires it.

Users may always “opt out” of further promotional contacts at any time. Also, upon request, Ascential Biosciencewill take reasonable efforts to delete a user’s personal information from its database. It may be impossible todelete a user’s entry without some residual information because of backups and records of deletions.

Cookies 

Like many websites, the Ascential Bioscience website uses “cookie” technology. A “cookie” is a small data file transferred to your computer’s hard drive that allows a website to respond to you as an individual, gathering and remembering information about your preferences. When you first connect to our site, the cookie identifies your browser with a unique, random number. The cookies we use do not reveal any personal information about you, except perhaps your first name so we can welcome you on your next visit. Cookies help us understand which parts of our websites are the most popular, where our visitors are going, and how long they spend there. We use cookies to study traffic patterns on our website so we can improve the site and make it more useful for you. 

Data Security

It is our intent to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of information that we have collected from you. However, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure and while we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee or warrant complete security. We use a variety of current technologies such as Secure Socket Layer (SSL) software that encrypts the information you provide for protection of your personal data. Personal information is housed in secured networks and is only accessible by employees who have special security access to such systems. We limit the information we provide to outside companies with whom we contract to only what they need to carry out their responsibilities. When you make a purchase on our website, your transactional information is transmitted in a safe, encrypted format. 

Third Party Websites

The site may provide hyperlinks, which are highlighted words or pictures within a hypertext document that, when clicked, take you to another place within the document, to another document altogether, or to other websites not controlled by Ascential Bioscience. These hyperlinked websites may contain privacy provisions that are different from those provided herein. Ascential Bioscience is not responsible for the collection, use, or disclosure of information collected through these websites or links, and Ascential Bioscience expressly disclaims any and all liability related to such collection, use, or disclosure.

Protection of Children’s Privacy

The Ascential Bioscience website is a general audience website that is not specifically designed or targeted at children. If you are under 18, you may use the site only with involvement of a parent or guardian. We abide by the requirements of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and other relevant laws. We do not knowingly collect, use or disseminate any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13. If, however, we become aware that personally identifiable information regarding a child under the age of 13 has been collected, we will delete such information from our records.

How to Access or Correct Your Information

If you identify any inaccuracy in your personal information, or you need to make a change or would like to verify such information, please contact us so that we may update our records, or you may go online to Ascential Bioscience’s website and update your own information. Ascential Bioscience’s contact information is set forth below. We will use all reasonable efforts to accommodate such requests.

Modifications to Policy

The foregoing policies are effective as of 8/1/2006. Ascential Bioscience reserves the right to change this policy at any time and will notify users of the existence of a new Privacy Policy via e-mail or by posting the latest version on our website. Any changes to this Policy will be effective immediately upon notice. Use of the Ascential Bioscience website after notice of changes will be deemed acceptance of such changes. Be sure to review this Privacy Policy periodically to ensure that you are familiar with the most current version. This statement and the policies outlined here are not intended to and do not create any contractual or other legal rights in or on behalf of any party.

How To Contact Us

If you have any concerns about our use of your information or about this Privacy Policy, please send mail to Ascential Bioscience, 600 S. 74th Place, Suite 107, Ridgefield, WA 98642, send an email to support@ascentialbioscience.com, or call 877-695-9590. We will make every reasonable effort to address your concerns and remedy any problems you bring to our attention.