NASC

(National Association of Solution Providers and Channel Partners)

“The Indispensible Source for Solution providers”

Website Privacy Document

NASC Privacy Notice

Table of Contents

1 Overview.. 3

1.1 Definitions and Acronyms. 3

1.2 Scope. 3

1.3 Assumptions. 3

2 4-ecomm privacy notice. 4

2.1 Controllers of personal information. 4

2.2 Collection and use of personal information. 4

2.3 Cookies. 4

2.4 Does the nasc share information ?. 5

2.5 How secure is member and consumer information ?. 5

2.6 Maintaining member and consumer information. 5

2.7 What Choices do members have ?. 5

2.8 Conditions of use, notices and revisions. 5

3 related practices and information. 7

3.1 Information you give us. 7

3.2 Automatic Information. 7

3.3 Information from other sources. 7

3.4 Information you can access. 7

4 NASC contact details. 8

4.1 NASC. 8

1 Overview

The National Association of Solution Providers and Channel Partners (NASC) knows that our members and their clients care how information about them is used and shared and we appreciate that trust in us to do that carefully and sensibly. This notice describes our privacy policy. By visiting nasc.us.com, or any Site maintained by the NASC, you are accepting and consenting to the practices described in this Privacy Notice.

1.1 Definitions and Acronyms

These definitions and acronyms are used within this document:

Term	Definition
NASC	National Association of Solution Providers and Channel Members
Notice	The Privacy Notice made by the NASC.
Website Hosting	The ability for the NASC to hold internet website pages on their server on behalf of another party.
“Marketstall” Rentals	The ability for the NASC to allow members to promote and sell their goods on-line via NASC websites.

Email	Electronic Mailing

1.2 Scope

This document covers the two different types of individuals that may use the NASC website. These are :-

NASC Members
Clients of NASC Members

2 NASC privacy notice

2.1 Collection and use of personal information

The information we learn from members and consumers helps us personalize and continually improve our members and consumer experience at nasc.us.com and other sites. We use the information to handle memberships, deliver products and services, process payments, communicate with you about membership, products, services and promotional offers, update our records and generally maintain membership information with us. We also use this information to improve our association and platform and to prevent or detect fraud or abuses of our website.

Here are the types of information we gather.

Information given to us by members: we receive and store any information members and future members enter on our website or give us in any other ways. Members and consumers can choose not to provide certain information but may not be able to take advantage of many of our features.
Automatic information: we receive and store certain types of information whenever members and consumers interact with us. For example, like many websites, we use "cookies" and we obtain certain types of information when a Web browser accesses NASC or other association websites. A number of companies offer utilities designed to help clients visit websites anonymously. Although we will not be able to provide members and the public with a personalized experience at NASC if we cannot recognize that member or consumer, we need to make our members and the consumer aware that these tools exist.

2.2 Cookies

Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that are transferred to a computer's hard drive through a Web browser. This enables our systems to recognize our members and the consumer and enables us to personalize greetings in our forums and storage of items in a Shopping Cart between visits when such service exists.

Information on how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie and how to disable cookies altogether is available on the Help menu on the menu bar of most browsers. However, cookies allow clients to take full advantage of some of NASC’s most innovative and useful features and we recommend that they are left turned on.

If you do leave cookies turned on, be sure to sign off when you finish using a shared computer.

2.3 Does the NASC share information ?

Information about our Members and their clients is an important part of our business and we are not in the business of selling it to others without their consent. Members will be able to submit a signed statement allowing certain information to be shared with the public and

Other members.

2.4 How secure is client information ?

We work to protect the security of collected information during transmission by using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software, which encrypts any data input to our site.

We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards in connection with the collection, storage and disclosure of personally identifiable customer information. Our security procedures mean that we may occasionally request proof of identity before we disclose personal information to any of our clients.

It is important for you to protect against unauthorised access to your password and to your computer. Be sure to sign off when you finish using a shared computer.

2.5 Maintaining Client information

All NASC member information and consumer information stored on our databases can be maintained either by the NASC, or by the owner of that information, providing they are in possession of the correct security details – ie email address and password.

As our website evolves we may want to collect, store and maintain more information about our members and the consumer. Members will be notified of any changes, amendments or upgrades to the website, its content and database content.

2.6 What Choices do members have ?

As discussed above, you can always choose not to provide information, even though it might be needed to make a purchase or to take advantage of NASC features.

Members can add or update certain information on pages in their CSP (Certified Solution Pro) or Technical Profile at any time

The Help menu on the menu bar of most browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie and how to disable cookies altogether. However, you will not be able to use many important features if you do not use cookies.

2.7 Conditions of use, notices and revisions

If you choose to visit nasc.us.com or other association websites, your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Privacy Notice and our Conditions of Use, including limitations on damages and application of the laws of the United States. If you have any concern about privacy at NASC, please send a thorough description to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and we will try to resolve it.

Our business changes constantly and our Privacy Notice and the Conditions of Use will change also. We may e-mail periodic reminders of our notices and conditions, but you should check our website frequently to see recent changes. Unless stated otherwise, our current Privacy Notice applies to all information that we have about you and your account. We stand behind the promises we make, however, and will never materially change our policies and practices to make them less protective of member and customer information collected in the past without the consent of affected members and consumers.

3 related practices and information

3.1 Information you give us

You provide most of such information when you join the NASC, buy, post or communicate with NASC. For example, you provide information when you use the forum or place an order through NASC, provide information in Your Account (and you might have more than one if you have used more than one e-mail address when interacting with us), communicate with us by phone, e-mail or otherwise. As a result of those actions, consumers might supply us with such information as name, address and phone number, your credit card information, details of people to whom purchases have been shipped (including address and phone number), and financial information. NASC future members and current members will supply us with much more information that will be shared with the consumer and other members only after signing the NASC association member contract. Members will be fully aware of what information will be supplied to the public and other NASC members.

3.2 Automatic Information

Examples of the information we collect and analyze include the login, e-mail address, password, computer and connection information such as browser type and version, your operating system and platform, purchase history, the full Uniform Resource Locators (URL) clickstream to, through and from our website (including date and time), cookie number.

3.3 Information from other sources

Examples of information we receive from other sources include updated delivery and address information from our carriers or other third parties, which we use to correct our records or update your information easily.

3.4 Information Members can access

Examples of information members can currently access easily at NASC include up-to-date information regarding recent personally identifiable information (including name, e-mail, password, communications preferences, payment settings (including credit-card information), e-mail notification settings and member technical profile

4 NASC contact details

4.1 NASC

www.nasc.us.com is the website owned by the NASC

For the nasc.us.com site:

National Association of Solution Providers and Channel Partners

PO BOX 180758

Utica, Michigan

48138

SUBCONTRACTING

Imagine offering a broader range of technology services to your valued clients than ever before. As a Member of the NASC^sm, you are not only part of a talented pool of experts, but you can actually put these experts directly to work for you. Your participation in the NASC^sm gives you access to our cross-Member subcontracting... and it’s only a mouse click away.

The process is simple: (1) Your client asks you to provide a special product or service that you ordinarily do not provide, (2) You access the NASC^sm database to seek out a Member who can assist you in providing it, (3) Jointly provide the product or service to your client, and (4) Keep your client happy and loyal to you for a broader range of future work.

Members in good standing also have the option of using Member Subcontracting to post jobs or search for job postings to review for possible opportunities. Join the NASC^sm. Satisfy your customers!

CLASSIFIEDS

The management of unwanted and overstocked assets is a growing problem for many solution providers. As new technologies emerge, the question of how best to handle the harvesting and redistribution of de-installed and previously-owned equipment can be time-consuming and annoying.

The thought of discarding these items when you know that someone, somewhere, might be able to use or be willing to pay for them is equally frustrating. So, the items accumulate and take up valuable space which is already at a premium in your store, office or warehouse. These once-valuable assets simply depreciate and fade into useless obsolescence.

Using NASC^sm Member Classified Advertising, you can find a new home for your unwanted & overstocked items.This service is available for Member-to-Member sales and direct sales to the public. Join the NASC^sm.

CONNECTIONS

NASC Member Connections is a Members-only social media and business networking resource.

The fabric of modern human life is now woven on social media and networking sites. The NASC understands this important development and has its own “Business Networking/Social Media” component called Member Connections. NASC Member Connections is a Members-only tool designed to facilitate: (1) Members connecting with other Members to do business; and (2) Member connections which are intended to be purely social.

As Member business relationships develop, so too will friendships. By cultivating business and social relationships, Members will fortify a true sense of community. People tend to take better care of those who they also consider to be their friends. Member Connections can also be used to communicate with Members on a personal basis before actually doing business with them.

RESOURCES

Technology is changing faster today than at any other time in history. Keeping pace with these changes is a daunting task for everyone in the industry. NASC^sm understands that Members need immediate access to targeted information resources. These resources include various publications and videos related to the IT and technology industry.

Members are also encouraged to share their knowledge and experience by uploading their own helpful resources (subject to legal guidelines). The combined volume of resources includes videos, documents, white papers, technical bulletins and studies. The NASC^sm also welcomes technical contributions and updates from its corporate partners and sponsors.

Additional resources pertaining to business support are also exclusively available to Members from seasoned, experienced business consultants and coaches. Join the NASC^sm. Stay informed!

TECH FORUM

Through our fully functional and interactive Members-only forum, problems related to technology and channel business needs can be jointly solved. When a question involves an individual Member need, this powerful membership community goes to work “individually” to help answer it. When a problem involves an industry need, the entire membership community works “collectively” to help solve it.

Regardless of a problem’s level of difficulty, there is an excellent chance a Member will be able to provide competent and timely advice on how to solve it. NASC^sm carefully monitors the forum to make sure that it is used for the intended purpose of helping other Members. Members can rest assured that the best minds in the industry are focused exclusively on solving their business and technology-related problems.

The forum is expected to become a preferred business communication vehicle for NASC^sm Members. Join the NASC^sm. Get help when it’s needed most!

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