Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc.

Privacy Policy

Updated June 30, 2021

Sections of this Privacy Policy:

1. Privacy Policy Overview
2. Types of Information Collected
3. Sensitive Personal Information
4. How We Collect Information
5. Purposes For Which We May Process Your Information
6. Direct Marketing
7. Cookies, Social Media, Similar Technologies, Online Advertising, and Website Links
8. Lawful Basis for Processing Personal Information
9. What Information We Disclose to Third-Parties
10. Data Protection and Security
11. Data Accuracy, Minimization, and Retention
12. Reviewing, Correcting, and Removing Your Personal Information
13. ASCI Contact Information and Unsubscribing
14. Transactional Communications
15. Changes To This Privacy Policy
16. Questions

1. Privacy Policy Overview 

Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc. (herein referred to as “Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc.,” “Advanced Systems Concepts,” “ASCI,” “we,” and “our”)  is committed to protecting your privacy. ASCI includes any affiliates or companies within the holding company including those who maintain an ownership or controlling intertest in ASCI. This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) explains how we may Process your information. This Policy governs our data collection, Processing, and usage practices. It also describes your choices regarding use, access, and correction of your Personal Information. By purchasing products or services from ASCI, using our Websites, or subscribing to our Marketing Communications, you consent to the data practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the data practices described in this Privacy Policy, you should not purchase products or services from ASCI, use the Websites, or subscribe to Marketing Communications.
 
ASCI owns, operates, and provides access to our websites (www.advsyscon.comwww.activebatch.comwww.itautomationsoftware.comwww.xlntscripting.com , www.jscape.com) (herein collectively referred to as the “Website”), including any subdomains and other online interactive features and services, including, but not limited to, marketing communication subscriptions, emails, newsletters, chat areas, forums, communities, surveys, and contests (collectively “Services”). This Policy applies to all information collected about you by ASCI, regardless of how it is collected or stored, and describes, among other things, the types of information collected about you when you interact with the Services, how your information may be used, when your information may be disclosed, how you can control the use and disclosure of your information, and how your information is protected.
 
Except as otherwise noted in this Policy, ASCI is a data controller (as that term is used under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), which means that we decide how and why the information you provide to us is Processed. This Policy may be amended or updated from time to time to reflect changes in our practices with respect to the Processing of your information or changes in applicable law. We encourage you to read this Policy carefully and to regularly check this page to review any changes we may make.
 
If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, you can contact us at [email protected] and include “Privacy Policy” in the subject line. 

2. Types of Information Collected 

We may Process your personal details (e.g., your name), contact details (e.g., your address, telephone number and email address), records of your consents, purchase details, details of your employer (where relevant), information about your interactions with our content or advertising and any views or opinions you provide to us. We may also Process information about you from your use of our Services (e.g., the type of device you are using, your internet service provider, etc.), including your interaction with the content and advertising on the Website and Services.
 
Collection of Personal Information and Navigational Information. You are free to explore the Website without providing any Personal Information; however, we may collect Navigational Information about your visit. If you choose to access certain materials or resources on our Website, registration to our Services may be required. Registration to our Services requires that you provide Personal Information about yourself in order to access selected materials. This information will be used to contact you with additional information and Marketing Communications, from which you can unsubscribe at any time, as outlined in this Privacy Policy.  
 
Personal Information. “Personal Information” means information about any individual or from which any individual is directly or indirectly identifiable. “Personal Information” refers to any information that you voluntarily submit to us that identifies you personally, including contact information, such as your name, email address, company name, address, phone number, and other information about yourself or your business. Personal Information can also include information about any transactions, both free and paid, that you provide to us or enter on the Website and information that is publicly available on social media websites or on the internet. 
 
“Process,” “Processing,” or “Processed” means anything that is done with Personal Information, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storing, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure, or destruction.
 
Categories of Personal Information that we Process include:
We also collect other kinds of information from you or other sources, which we refer to as “Other Information” in this Policy, which may include but is not limited to: 
Under certain circumstances and depending on applicable law, some of this Other Information may constitute Personal Information. Personal Information together with Other Information is herein referred to as “User Information.”  

3. Sensitive Personal Information 

We do not seek to collect or otherwise Process your Sensitive Personal Information. When we need to Process your Sensitive Personal Information for a legitimate purpose, we do so in accordance with applicable law. The Services are not intended for use by children.
 
We do not collect or otherwise Process Personal Information about race or ethnicity, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, physical or mental health, sexual life, any actual or alleged criminal offenses or penalties, or any other information that may be deemed to be sensitive under GDPR (collectively, “Sensitive Personal Information”) in the ordinary course of our business. Where it becomes necessary to Process Sensitive Personal Information under GDPR, we would rely on one of the following legal bases:
Children. The Website and Services are not intended for use by children under the age of 18. No one under the age of 18 should provide any Personal Information or use our public discussion areas, forums, or chats. Minors under the age of 18 are not permitted to make purchases through the Services or Website. If, notwithstanding these prohibitions, your children disclose information about themselves in our public discussion areas, consequences may occur that are not intended for children (for example, they may receive unsolicited messages from other parties). If it is discovered that we have collected Personal Information from someone under 18, we will delete that information. If you believe that we have collected information about a child under the age of 18, please contact us at [email protected] so that we may delete that information. 

4. How We Collect Information 

We may collect or obtain User Information about you directly from you (e.g., where you contact us), in the course of our relationship with you (e.g., if you make a purchase), when you make your Personal Information public (e.g., if you make a public post about us on social media), when you download, install, or use any of our Services, when you visit our Website, when you register to use any part of the Services, or when you interact with any third-party content or advertising on the Services. We may also receive User Information about you from third-parties (e.g., social network sites). We may also create User Information about you, such as records of your interactions with us. ASCI is not responsible for Personal Information you volunteer about yourself in public areas of the Services.
 
Collection of User Information. We may collect User Information about you from the following sources: 
Please note that ASCI is not responsible for the information you volunteer about yourself in the discussions in certain public areas of the Services, such as forums, blogs, chat service, private messages, message boards, or other publicly accessible interaction, or information that you choose to make public in your member profile or other areas of the Services that allow users to upload or post content. We discourage users from posting such Personal Information in this fashion. To request removal of your Personal Information from these areas, please use the channels outlined in this Policy to request that the information be removed. In some cases, we may not be able to remove your Personal Information, in which case we will let you know we are unable to do so and why. This Privacy Policy does not cover the practices of third-parties.
 
Creation of User Information. We may also create User Information about you, such as records of your interactions with us and details of your purchase history, for internal administrative purposes and analysis. We may also combine data you have provided to us with data obtained from third-parties such as social networks and other data collection entities.

5. Purposes For Which We May Process Your Information 

Purposes for Which We May Process User Information, subject to applicable law, include: 

6. Direct Marketing

We may Process your User Information to contact you with information regarding services that may be of interest to you. You may unsubscribe for free or opt out of messages at any time. We may Process your User Information to contact you via email, telephone, direct mail, SMS, chat, or other methods of communication to provide you with information regarding the Services that may be of interest to you. We may send information to you regarding the Services, upcoming promotions, and other information that may be of interest to you, using the contact details that you have provided to us in compliance with applicable law. You may unsubscribe from our email lists at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions included in every marketing email we send. We will not send you any marketing emails from a list you have selected to be unsubscribed from, but we may continue to contact you to the extent necessary for the purposes of any other Services you have requested or for additional emails you have signed up for. You may opt out of any telephone marketing by contacting us at the contact details set out in this Policy.

7. Cookies, Social Media, Similar Technologies, Online Advertising, and Website Links 

ASCI uses cookies or similar technologies to analyze trends, administer the Website, track users’ movements around the Website, and gather demographic information about our user base. We use cookies to help personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web server. Cookies are not used to run programs on your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you and can be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you. Cookies can provide convenience for the Website user. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, a cookie helps to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. You can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer; however, if you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Website.
 
ASCI may collect information about you for online behavioral advertising purposes in order for you to receive relevant interest-based advertising on the Services and on other websites, platforms and media channels. We use online data as well as other User Information to send you advertisements. Online Data is aggregated with the Other Information and data we collect and/or similar data collected by partners to create groups of users and certain general-interest categories or segments that we have inferred. We use this information to get a more accurate picture of audience interests in order to serve ads we believe are more relevant to your interests.
 
ASCI uses internet-based strategies including pay-per-click advertising to provide you with targeted advertising based on your interests. Vendors such as Google, Bing, Yahoo, and others use cookies to collect information on visitors using their services. Any information that is gathered and made available by these and other similar vendors is anonymous, and, alone, it cannot be used by ASCI to identify you. ASCI and some of our advertisers may use third-party advertising service companies to serve advertisements and perform related services when you interact with the Services. Often, these third-party advertising companies employ cookies and other technologies to measure the effectiveness of websites, app and email advertisements, and to create a record of interaction with our content that they use in conjunction with their advertising which appears on other sites or applications, or for reporting website traffic, app use, statistics, advertisement data, and/or other activities on the Services. We also engage third-party providers to assist with the segmentation of this data.
 
Our Website includes Social Media Features, such as “Facebook Like” buttons and widgets, “Share This” buttons, etc. These features may collect your IP address, collect which page you are visiting on our Website, and may set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly. Social Media Features and Widgets are either hosted by a third-party or hosted directly on our Website. This Policy does not apply to these features. Your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy policy and other policies of the companies providing them. 
 
Our Website provides links to other websites. We do not control and are not responsible for the content or practices of other websites. Our provision of such links does not constitute our endorsement of other websites, their content, their owners, or their practices. This Policy does not apply to other websites, which are subject to any privacy or other policies they may have. 
 
ASCI offers publicly accessible message boards, blogs, and community forums. If you directly disclose any information through our public message boards, blogs, or forums, this information may be seen, collected, and/or used by others. We will correct or delete any information you have posted on the Website, if you so request, in the manner described in this Privacy Policy.  

8. Lawful Basis for Processing Personal Information 

We may Process your User Information where you have given your consent; the Processing is necessary for a contract between you and us, the Processing is required by applicable law, the Processing is necessary to protect the vital interests of any individual, or where we have a valid legitimate interest in the Processing. In Processing your User Information in connection with the purposes set out in this Policy, we may rely on one or more of the following legal bases, depending on the circumstances:

9. What Information We Disclose to Third-Parties 

We may disclose your User Information to: legal and regulatory authorities, our external advisors, parties who Process User Information on our behalf (“Processors”), any party as necessary in connection with legal proceedings, or any party as necessary for investigating, detecting or preventing criminal offenses.
 
In addition, we may disclose your User Information to:
We may engage third-party providers to assist with the collection, storage, and segmentation of data, and the providers are required to maintain the confidentiality of this information. These third-party providers may collect User Information from our Services for their own purposes. If we engage a third-party Processor to Process your User Information, the Processor will be subject to obligations to only Process the User Information in accordance with our prior written instructions and use measures to protect the confidentiality and security of the User Information, together with any additional requirements under applicable law. ASCI uses Third-Party Service Providers including, but not limited to, customer relationship management (CRM) systems, marketing automation systems, learning management systems (LMS), website analytics tools, lead-retrieval systems, and website chat systems. We maintain a file on each of our Third-Party Service Providers, which may include things like their privacy policies and GDPR compliance statements. You may request a copy of a third-party vendor’s privacy-related policies by sending an email with your request to [email protected] or by sending a letter with your request to Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc., 3201 Dallas Parkway, Suite 810, Frisco, Texas 75034, USA, Attention: Privacy. Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc. uses a third-party Processing system for credit card orders placed on our Website; Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc. does not store credit card information on our servers.
 
With respect to surveys, in the event that responses are publicly disclosed, users will be notified at the time they take the survey. Otherwise, we will disclose only aggregate information regarding users’ responses in surveys to other participants in the survey. Where surveys allow users to submit written comments, and where ASCI advises users of the possibility of such disclosure at the time they take the survey; ASCI reserves the right to disclose any information provided by users, provided that no User Information identifying a specific user is disclosed.

10. Data Security and Protection 

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your User Information. Please ensure that any Personal Information that you send to us is sent securely. We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect your User Information against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure, unauthorized access, and other unlawful or unauthorized forms of Processing, in accordance with applicable law. We cannot guarantee there will not be a breach, and we are not responsible for any breach of security or for the actions of any third-parties. Because the internet is an open system, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will implement reasonable measures to protect your information, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to us using the internet. Any such transmission is at your own risk and you are responsible for ensuring that any Personal Information that you send to us are sent securely.
 
Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc. will never sell your Personal Information to any third-party. Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc. will never publicize your Personal Information without your proper advanced written consent. Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc. does not make its user or mailing lists available to anyone outside of Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc. for purposes except what is outlined in this Policy. Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc. does not buy lists or data from third-parties and only uses data provided by those visitors who request information.   

11. Data Accuracy, Minimization, and Retention 

ASCI takes every reasonable step to ensure that your User Information that we Process is accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date, and any of your User Information that we Process that you inform us is inaccurate is erased or rectified. ASCI takes every reasonable step to limit the volume of your User Information that we Process to what is necessary. 

The time periods for which we retain your Personal Information depend on the purposes for which ASCI uses it. ASCI will keep your Personal Information for as long as you are a registered subscriber or user of our products and services or for as long as we have another business purpose to do so and, thereafter, for no longer than is required or permitted by law. The information we collect may be stored and processed on servers in the United States, for internal reporting and reconciliation purposes, or to provide you with feedback or information you might request.

12. Reviewing, Correcting, and Removing Your Personal Information: Your Rights Under Data Protection and Privacy Regulations

ASCI maintains full compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), SB 220 of Nevada, and all other privacy and data regulations concurrent in the United States and European Union.

Upon request, ASCI will provide you with information about whether we hold any of your Personal Information. If you provide us with your Personal Information, you have the following rights with respect to that information:  
We may require proof of your identity before we can give effect to these rights. Please note that withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of any Processing performed prior to the date on which we receive notice of such withdrawal and does not prevent the Processing of your Personal Information in accordance with any other available legal bases. 

You may also have the right to make a GDPR complaint to the relevant Supervisory Authority. A list of Supervisory Authorities is available here: http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/bodies/authorities/index_en.htm.  If you need further assistance regarding your rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below and we will consider your request in accordance with applicable law. In some cases our ability to uphold these rights for you may depend upon our obligations to process personal information for security, safety, fraud prevention reasons, compliance with regulatory or legal requirements, or because processing is necessary to deliver the services you have requested. Where this is the case, we will inform you of specific details in response to your request.

13. ASCI Contact Information and Unsubscribing 

To exercise any of your rights, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, please contact us by sending an email with your request to [email protected] or by mail to Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc., 3201 Dallas Parkway, Suite 810, Frisco, Texas 75034, USA, Attention: Privacy. We will respond within a reasonable timeframe and notify you of the action we have taken. 
 
You may unsubscribe at any time from our Marketing Communications Services by clicking on the “Email Preferences” link located at the bottom of our marketing emails, by sending an email with your request to [email protected], or by sending a letter with your request to Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc., 3201 Dallas Parkway, Suite 810, Frisco, Texas 75034, USA, Attention: Privacy. To be placed on our do-not-call list, you may send an email with your request to [email protected] or mail a letter with your request to Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc., 3201 Dallas Parkway, Suite 810, Frisco, Texas 75034, USA, Attention: Privacy. 

14. Transactional Communications 

Users cannot opt out of receiving Transactional Communications including emails and telephone calls directly related to their account with us. Transactional Communications are defined as those that result from or complete a transaction or other Process triggered by or as a result of an action by a user. Examples of Transactional Communications include, but are not limited to, communications with our Technical Support personnel regarding cases you’ve submitted, order confirmations, password resets, purchase receipts, invoices, and collections efforts. If your company has licensed a product, is evaluating a product, has ongoing support services, has an ongoing training course, or has other similar circumstance, we must maintain access to provide you the services and support for which your company has contracted with us. If you are an ASCI customer and would like to be removed from our list for Transactional Communications, we require the name of a replacement individual to ensure continuity of services as required; you may send such requests to [email protected].  

15. Changes To This Privacy Policy 

We may change this Policy from time to time, and all changes will be effective at the time we post them. If we believe there is a change to this Policy or our data collection and use practices that ASCI deems significant, we will communicate those changes on the Website and through email. Your continued access to or use of any of the Services shall be deemed your acceptance of the Policy. We urge you to come back to this webpage and review this Policy regularly so that you remain aware of the terms and conditions that apply to you. 

16. Questions 

If you have any questions about this Policy or our treatment of the information you provide us, please write to us by email at [email protected] or by mail to Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc., 3201 Dallas Parkway, Suite 810, Frisco, Texas 75034, USA, Attention: Privacy. 

 

Previous ASCI Privacy statements:

December 10, 2019
May 10, 2018
April 30, 2018
June 30, 2017