Who We Are
Our website address is: https://ascenditgroup.com.
Ascend Technologies Group (“we,” “our,” or “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring transparency about how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit our website.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to determine if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture (if available) may be visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site may download and extract location data from images posted on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so you don’t need to re-enter your details when leaving another comment. These cookies last for one year.
If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie may be set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, several cookies will be set to save your login details and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for one year. Selecting “Remember Me” will keep your login active for two weeks. Logging out of your account removes these cookies.
If you edit or publish content, an additional cookie may be saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the content you just edited. It expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles and pages on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you visited the other site directly.
These external sites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that content, including tracking interactions if you are logged into those websites.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties. However, data may be shared with trusted service providers who assist us in operating the website or delivering services, subject to strict confidentiality agreements.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This helps us recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For registered users (if any), we store the personal information provided in their profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except usernames, which cannot be changed). Website administrators can also view and edit this information.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you may request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided. You can also request that we delete any personal data we hold about you.
This does not include data we are legally required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, please contact us.