Website Privacy Policy

Last Amended: July 30, 2019

This document outlines how ASC Creative Ltd. (“We”, “Us” or “Our”) collects, uses and interacts with your data and information when you use Our Services (as defined below).

Please review this Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) as well as Our Terms of Service thoroughly before using Our Services (as defined below). Together, Our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy govern your use of Our Services by outlining our mutual rights and obligations to one another.

If you require further clarification on any aspect of this Privacy Policy, please don’t hesitate to contact Us before continuing on with the Services.

We will do our best to notify you when these terms change via email, however, it is ultimately your responsibility to stay up to date on this Policy’s contents. Once any modifications to this Privacy Policy have been published here, you will be deemed to have accepted those changes through your continued use of Our Services (as defined below).

What and Who this Privacy Policy Applies to

This Privacy Policy applies to all uses, paid or free, of Our Services (as defined below).

This Private Policy applies to all Users of Our Services and recipients of Our emails. It reveals the personal data that We collect, how We use such data and how We protect this data. By using Our Services, you agree to Our collection, use and disclosure of your personal data described in this Privacy Policy. It is Your responsibility to ensure that You have the consent of all parties in any given meeting in order to collect, use and disclose any personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

This Privacy Policy covers all uses of Our Services, including subscription plans (both Free Trial and Paid Subscriptions (as defined in Our Terms of Service)) and advertiser-supported products, as well as non-subscription-based use of Our Services including visits to Our Site (as defined below).

Our Commitments
We will not share your data unless you’ve given Us permission, we’ve told you in advance, we’ve aggregated it and removed any information that would identify you, or legal rights are affected. 

The following terms and conditions govern all use of Our Services and any assigned account (“Account”) used in connection with the Services and includes, but is not limited to, any new features which are added to the current Service, or any related content, services or products provided by ASC Creative Ltd. The Services are owned and operated by ASC Creative Ltd. and are offered subject to your acceptance of all of the terms contained herein and all other operating rules, policies (including, without limitation, Our Terms of Service) and procedures that may be published by ASC Creative Ltd. from time to time through Our website or through any of Our subdomains (collectively, the “Site”). 

1. Definitions
We comply with the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, SC 2000, c 5 (“PIPEDA”), Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation, SC 2010, c 23 (“CASL”) and other legislation which may apply from time-to-time, which are designed to protect your personal information and privacy. We have based this Privacy Policy primarily on the principles set out in PIPEDA.

Unless otherwise provided in this Privacy Policy, the terms used herein shall be defined as in PIPEDA, where applicable. In this Privacy Policy, the following terms have the following meaning:

Account” means an account created when an individual, company or other entity, or any representative of such, signs up for Services with Us, with a username and password. Accounts can either be free (“Free Subscriptions”) or paid (“Paid Subscriptions”). Your Account includes your Account Information (as defined below) and its Content;

Personal Information” means information about an identifiable individual or entity. Personal information does not include information that cannot be attributed to you as an identifiable individual, such as information of an aggregate or anonymous nature. In the context of the Services, examples of personal information may include, without limitation:

  • the account owner’s name, e-mail address, mailing address, phone number, credit card or payment information or other account information;
  • communication preferences;
  • information contained in Our correspondence and other information that you send to Us;
  • unique identifiers, such as a User name or password, or mobile device identification numbers;
  • all User-generated meeting data, audio recordings, and any other meeting attendee data attributable to an identifiable individual Your Internet Protocol (IP) address, location information, information collected through cookies, web beacons, Local Shared Objects, and other technologies;
  • Standard Server Log Information; and
  • additional information as otherwise described to you at the point of collection or pursuant to your consent;

Services” means the MeetingGenius platform/application, and all features therein, including but not limited to: MeetingGenius’ application program interface (“API”), any related software produced by ASC Creative Ltd. for the MeetingGenius platform, the MeetingGenius website, located at https://asccreative.com/meetinggenius/, any other associated websites, webpages, apps, products or services that may be added from time to time and any other websites, apps, platforms, products and other services offered by ASC Creative Ltd. from time to time to the extent they, themselves, have their own terms and conditions;

Third-Party Provider” means entities that are not ASC Creative Ltd. but that provide ASC Creative Ltd. with services that you may use or access in using Our Services, or that We use in providing Our Services to you; and

User” means any person or entity that uses Our Services, regardless of whether the use is free or paid.

2. Data We Collect
2.1 Log Data
When you use Our Services, Our servers may automatically log the standard data provided by your web browser. It may include your computer’s Internet Protocol (IP) address, your browser type and version, the pages you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on each page and other details.

2.2 Device Data
We may also collect data about the device you’re using to access Our Services. This data may include the device type, operating system, unique device identifiers, device settings, and geo-location data. What We collect can depend on the individual settings of your device and software. We recommend checking the policies of your device manufacturer or software provider to learn what information they make available to Us.

2.3 Personal information
We may ask for personal information, such as your:

  • name;
  • email;
  • social media profiles;
  • date of birth;
  • phone/mobile number;
  • home/mailing address;
  • work address;
  • website address;
  • payment information, including credit card information;
  • driver’s license details; and
  • passport number.

2.4 Business Data

“Business Data” refers to data that accumulates over the normal course of operation on Our Services. This may include meeting information, meeting attendee data. transaction records, stored files, User profiles, analytics data and other metrics, as well as other types of information, created or generated, as Users interact with Our Services, including, but not limited to, the use of Our transcription services.

All Business Data that accrues during your use of Our Services will be collected and stored in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

2.5. Personal Information Made Aggregate or Anonymous

To the extent that We make any of your personal information anonymous, or aggregates it with the personal information of others such that it can no longer be attributed to you, your information will no longer be considered to be personal information and We are entitled to use, retain, disclose and destroy such information in its absolute discretion.

3. Choice and Consent.

By using the Services, you provide implied consent to the collection, retention, use and disclosure of your personal information by Us in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy. The company will obtain your express consent prior to or when collecting, using or disclosing your personal information for a purpose that is not described in this Privacy Policy, or for a purpose that We did not identify to you, or that was not reasonably expected at the time of collection, unless We are required or authorized by law not to obtain your consent.

If you voluntarily provide your personal information to Us for a particular purpose, you provide implied consent to the collection, retention, use and disclosure of your personal information for that purpose so long as it is reasonable that a person would voluntarily provide that information.

In certain circumstances, including, without limitation, certain legal, medical or security issues, We may be authorized or required by law to disclose your personal information without seeking or obtaining your knowledge or consent.

Where you consent to Our use of information about you for a specific purpose, you have the right to change your mind at any time (but this will not affect any processing that has already taken place).


4. Collection and Use of Information

We may collect, use and disclose information for the following purposes:

  • to provide you with Our platform’s core features;
  • to process any payments;
  • to enable you to access and use Our website, associated applications and associated APIs
  • to contact and communicate with you;
  • for internal record keeping and administrative purposes;
  • for analytics, market research and business development, including to operate and improve Our website, associated applications and associated social media platforms;
  • for advertising and marketing, including to send you promotional information about Our products and services and information about third parties that We consider may be of interest to you; and
  • to comply with Our legal obligations and resolve any disputes that We may have.

Your personal information will not be collected, used or disclosed for any purpose outside those listed above or otherwise noted in this Privacy Policy.

5. Disclosure of Personal Information to Third Parties

We may disclose personal information to various third-parties, including:

  • Third-Party Providers for the purpose of enabling them to provide their services, including (without limitation) complimentary application providers, IT service providers, data storage, web-hosting and server providers, maintenance, marketing or advertising providers, professional advisors and payment systems operators;
  • our employees, contractors and/or related entities; as necessary to:

a) process your User-generated meeting data by any means necessary in order to create meeting documents of said data; or
b) process your User-generated audio and text recordings by any means necessary in order to create text transcripts of said recordings; or
c) protect the rights, property or personal safety of ASC Creative Ltd., its Users and the public, as otherwise provided in this Privacy Policy or as permitted or required by law;

  • courts, tribunals, regulatory authorities and law enforcement officers, as required by law, in connection with any actual or prospective legal proceedings, 
  • In the event that We go through a business transaction, such as a merger or acquisition with or buy another company, your information will, in most cases, be transferred to the new company
  • third parties, including agents or sub-contractors, who assist Us in providing information, products, services or direct marketing to you.

We use Third-Party Providers as part of delivering Our Services. These Third-Party Providers provide Us with services including, but not limited to, advertising, referral, operations, legal and technology services (for example, hosting). We require each Third-Party Provider to enter into a written agreement with Us by which they agree to protect the confidentiality and security of your data, and use your data only on Our behalf and only in the way which We permit in the written agreement. 

6. Cookies
A cookie is a small piece of data that Our website stores on your computer, and accesses each time you visit, so We can understand how you use Our site. This helps Us serve you content based on preferences you have specified. We use cookies on Our website to collect data about your visit which allows you to navigate pages on Our website without re-registering each time. We may also use such data to tailor advertisements to you. You can block and refuse such cookies simply by using the appropriate settings on your web browser.

7. Security 
We have implemented technology and security features to safeguard the privacy of your physical and electronic personal information using the industry’s best practices.

We don’t keep personal information for longer than is necessary. While We retain this information, We will protect it within commercially acceptable means to prevent loss and theft, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use or modification. Your information is held in secured servers. Unfortunately, despite all aforementioned technology and security features, no data transmitted over the internet is 100% secure. We cannot give absolute assurance that the information you provide Us is secured at all times, and We are not responsible for unauthorized access to your personal information. If you are aware of any security breach, please let Us know as soon as possible by contacting support@asccreative.com

8. Retention and destruction of personal information
We may retain your personal information for as long as it reasonably requires your personal information for the purposes for which it was collected or for legal or business purposes. For example, We may retain information about an individual sales transaction in order to service that transaction or to keep records for legal or business purposes.

There are legally required minimum retention periods which We must and do observe. We will retain your information for as long as reasonably necessary to comply with its legal obligations, to resolve disputes and to enforce this Privacy Policy and Our Terms of Services.

Once We no longer require your personal information for the purposes it was collected for, as well as for legal or business purposes, We will either destroy the records under Our custody or control containing your personal information or We will render your personal information anonymous so that it can no longer be used to identify you.

9. Changes to this Policy

At Our discretion, We may change Our Privacy Policy to reflect current acceptable practices. We will take reasonable steps to let Users know about changes via Our website. Your continued use of Our Services after any changes to this Privacy Policy will be regarded as acceptance of Our practices around privacy and personal information. If We make a significant change to this privacy policy, for example changing a lawful basis on which We process your personal information, We will ask you to re-consent to the amended Privacy Policy.

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