PRIVACY POLICY
1. POLICY
Advanced Safety Training, LLC
Advanced Safety Training, LLC [A.S.T., LLC, or Company]is committed to a high level of legal and ethical standards in the conduct of our business. It is the policy of A.S.T., LLC to compete fairly in the marketplace. This commitment to fairness includes respecting the intellectual property rights of our suppliers, customers, business partners, competitors, and others, including original equipment manufacturers and other independent service organizations. No Company employee, independent contractor, or agent should steal or misuse the intellectual property rights owned or maintained by another.
2. ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES
The following are examples of the types of activities that might constitute a violation of the laws protecting intellectual property or A.S.T., LLC’s policies. If you encounter a similar situation, you are encouraged to contact Company management for assistance.
A : Copyright Infringement
- Installing computer software on more than one computer system without a proper license.
- Making or maintaining additional copies of computer software, including providing such copies to customers, without a proper license.
- Copying a third–party’s documentation, technical manuals, or user manuals without permission.
- Downloading information from a subscription database without permission. B. Trademark, Patent, or Trade Dress Infringement
- Adopting or using a slogan, name, or symbol for goods or services that is confusingly similar to a slogan, name, or symbol used by another.
- Making or using a process, product, or device that incorporates patented ideas or features belonging to another.
- Failing to act upon notice or information that A.S.T., LLC may be infringing a patent belonging to another.
- Using an overall look or design that is confusingly similar to the overall look or design of another’s productor service, and causing confusion in the minds of consumers as to who is the source of the product or service.
B : Trade Secret Infringement
- Disclosing to others any information received in confidence from or protected from disclosure by a supplier, contractor, customer, or other third party.
- Stealing,soliciting,orusingthetrade-secretinformationofanotherwithoutwrittenpermission from the owner of the information. DO NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY SOLICIT,
- OBTAIN, OR USE TRADE-SECRET INFORMATION BELONGING TO OTHERS FROM JOB APPLICANTS, NEW OR EXISTING COMPANY EMPLOYEES, INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS, OR AGENTS, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS, SUPPLIERS, VENDORS, CUSTOMERS, OR OTHER THIRD PARTIES. IF YOU BECOME AWARE THAT ANY COMPANY EMPLOYEE, INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR, OR AGENT MAY BE USING OR DISCUSSING TRADE SECRETS OF HIS OR HER FORMER EMPLOYER OR ANOTHER THIRD PARTY IN HIS OR HER WORK FOR A.S.T., LLC, YOU MUST CONSULT WITHCOMPANY MANAGEMENT IMMEDIATELY.