Cookie Policy (US)
This page was last changed on November 18, 2020, last checked on November 18, 2020 and applies to citizens of the United States.
1. Introduction
Our website, https://www.ascendle.com (hereinafter: “the website”) uses cookies and other related technologies (for convenience all technologies are referred to as “cookies”). Cookies are also placed by third parties we have engaged. In the document below we inform you about the use of cookies on our website.
2. What are cookies?
A cookie is a small simple file that is sent along with pages of this website and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or another device. The information stored therein may be returned to our servers or to the servers of the relevant third parties during a subsequent visit.
3. What are scripts?
A script is a piece of program code that is used to make our website function properly and interactively. This code is executed on our server or on your device.
4. What is a web beacon?
A web beacon (or a pixel tag) is a small, invisible piece of text or image on a website that is used to monitor traffic on a website. In order to do this, various data about you is stored using web beacons.
5. Consent
When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a pop-up with an explanation about cookies.
You can disable the use of cookies via your browser, but please note that our website may no longer work properly.
6. Cookies
6.1 Technical or functional cookies
Some cookies ensure that certain parts of the website work properly and that your user preferences remain known. By placing functional cookies, we make it easier for you to visit our website. This way, you do not need to repeatedly enter the same information when visiting our website and, for example, the items remain in your shopping cart until you have paid. We may place these cookies without your consent.
6.2 Advertising cookies
We do not use any advertising cookies on this website.
6.3 Social media buttons
On our website we have included buttons for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Reddit to promote webpages (e.g. “like”) or share (e.g. “tweet”) on social networks like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Reddit. These buttons work using pieces of code coming from Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Reddit themselves. This code places cookies. These social media buttons also can store and process certain information, so a personalized advertisement can be shown to you.
Please read the privacy statement of these social networks (which can change regularly) to read what they do with your (personal) data which they process using these cookies. The data that is retrieved is anonymized as much as possible. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Pinterest are located in the United States.
7. Placed cookies
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics for website statistics. Read more.
| Name | Retention | Function |
| _ga | 2 years | Store a unique user ID |
| _gid | 1 day | Count and track page views |
Sharing
For more information, please read the Google Analytics Privacy Policy.
Wistia
We use Wistia for video display. Read more.
Wistia Marketing/Tracking
Sharing
For more information, please read the Wistia Privacy Policy.
Google Fonts
We use Google Fonts for display of webfonts. Read more.
Google Marketing/Tracking
Sharing
For more information, please read the Google Fonts Privacy Policy.
We use Twitter for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons. Read more.
Twitter Functional
Twitter Marketing/Tracking
Sharing
For more information, please read the Twitter Privacy Policy.
We use Facebook for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons. Read more.
Sharing
For more information, please read the Facebook Privacy Policy.
We use Reddit for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons.
For more information, please read the Reddit Privacy Policy.
Pardot
We use Pardot for marketing and tracking purposes. Read more.
8. Enabling/Disabling and Deleting Cookies
You can use your internet browser to automatically or manually delete cookies. You can also specify that certain cookies may not be placed. Another option is to change the settings of your internet browser so that you receive a message each time a cookie is placed. For more information about these options, please refer to the instructions in the Help section of your browser.
