Privacy Policy
We at I Find TaxPro know that you care about how your private information and trust us to protect the data and information that you provide us while accessing our platform. We shall therefore only use your personal information in the manner set out in this Privacy Policy. We will only collect information where it is necessary for us to do so and we will only collect information if it is relevant to our dealings with you.
Please read the following to learn more about our Privacy Policy. By using or accessing the Services in any manner, you acknowledge that you accept the practices and policies outlined in this Privacy Policy, and you hereby consent that we will collect, use, and share your information in the following ways.
What does this Privacy Policy cover?
This Privacy Policy covers the Personal Information that we may ask you for the purpose of providing our services and those that You provide us when you are accessing our Services. Personal Information may include but not be limited to your name, Social Security Number and details, phone numbers, email address, residential and/or office address, state, province, zip code, passwords, professional licenses, registrations and certifications, employer identification numbers, letters and notices from IRS, documents required to be uploaded by you for availing your services from the professionals such as tax receipts, invoices, account statements, tax and accounting related documents such as accounting procedures and plans, incorporation certificates, details of shareholders, details of employees, bank account details, routing numbers, DBA names and details, actual and projected sales, number of transactions and details of transactions and business done, Forms such as income tax forms, employer federal and state payroll forms, property tax forms and details, corporate filings, Bureau of Economic Analysis and EFTPS registrations etc. We will also have access to and store chat history and communications that you have on our platform. This Privacy policy will only pertain to the protection of the data by us and shall not include any misuse or destruction of information by third parties who shall have access to the personal information.
How do we use this Information?
We gather various types of Personal Information from our users (you) who shall be the Professionals and clients accessing our platform. We use your Personal Information internally to inspect your authenticity and your qualifications so that the other users have access to genuine and qualified users who provide them their required services. The Personal Information shall also be used to allow you to set up your respective user account and profile which shall enable the other users to contact you. Your Personal Information shall also be shared with the other Users of the platform for them to provide their Services as required by you thereby ensuring accurate and complete professional solutions and assistance with regard to Service required from the Platform. We also use your Information for providing the information or services that you have requested; providing customer support; to improve our platform; and for other legitimate business. We may also reserve the right to delete your Information and user account if it is found to be inappropriate, against the policies of our company or does not comply with the applicable laws.
Feedback. We may use any information you volunteer in surveys you answer for us and combine them with answers from other users in order to better understand our Services and how we may improve them. Answering any survey is optional.
In certain cases, we may also share some Personal Information with third parties, but only as described below.
We also share Personal Information when we believe it is necessary to:
• Comply with applicable laws or respond to legal process including from statutory authorities, law enforcement, government agencies, lawyers, court order, subpoena, search warrant, or other law enforcement request,
• Reporting to credit bureaus, consumer reporting agencies, and card associations. Late payments, missed payments, or other defaults on your account may be reflected in your credit report and consumer report.
• Protect us, our business or our users, to enforce our terms of service, prevent inappropriate or unwanted communications or spam and investigate or protect against fraud
• Maintain the security of our services
We also share Personal Information with third parties when you give us consent to do so. If you do not wish to share your personal information, notify us through email at support@ifindtaxpro.com
Sharing of Personal Information and Confidential Information to Professionals
I Find TaxPro Single Sign-On is a Service that allows you to sign-in to a variety of I Find TaxPro Services with a single I Find TaxPro Account. We will collect certain information for security purposes in order to verify your authorized access to an account or to reset your password if you cannot access your I Find TaxPro account. Some Services may require added security and you may be asked to provide additional information. The email address and password that you use to sign up for a I Find TaxPro account are your “credentials” that you will use to authenticate with our network. We assign a unique ID number to your credentials to track you and your associated information. I Find TaxPro Services do not allow sharing of accounts between users or individuals.
As you are aware you may be required to upload confidential information and personal information to our platform which shall be accessed and used by Professionals who have registered with us. The Personal Information uploaded by you is necessary and pertinent for the Professionals to carry out the Services requested by you. We will not be liable for any misuse of the Information or breach of confidence committed by the Professionals. You shall enter into a separate confidentiality agreement for the non-disclosure and protection of your personal information and confidential information with the Professionals.
Change in Privacy Policy
It is our aim to provide you the best experience and services with our platform and therefore we may be required to amend the privacy policy as and when the need arises and depending on the change in the applicable laws and regulations. We will be intimating the change in the privacy policy in the email address that you have provided us. If you continue to use our service after the intimation of the change in privacy policy it shall be considered as your acceptance of the changes in privacy policy and the use of the Platform.
Information Automatically Collected.
When you access the Platform, we may collect information from you automatically. The information that may be collected automatically includes your computer or mobile device operating system type and version number, manufacturer and model, device identifier, browser type, screen resolution, IP address, the website you visited before browsing to our Platform, general location information such as city, state or geographic area; and information about your use of and actions on our Platforms, such as pages you viewed, how long you spent on a page, navigation paths between pages, information about your activity on a page, access times, and length of access. Our service providers and business partners may collect this type of information over time and across third-party websites. The communication and chat between the Users and Professionals are also accessed by us to prevent any unauthorized and inappropriate messages passed between the users and to monitor that the Platform is used by the Users in a proper manner.
Cookies:
Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your web browser (if you allow) that enables the site’s or service provider’s systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. We use cookies for the purpose of understanding your preferences based or your platform activity. We also use cookies to compile aggregate data about traffic on the platform and platform interactions in order to offer better site experiences and tools in the future.
We may also use trusted third-party services that track this information on our behalf
You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to block or delete all cookies. You do this through your browser settings. Please note that if you block or delete cookies, some portions of the Services may not work properly. In some cases, cookies may enable us to aggregate certain information with other Personal Information we collect and hold about you
Affiliate Sharing and Merger, Sale, Or Other Asset Transfers
If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, bankruptcy, or sale of our assets, information about you may be shared, sold, or transferred as part of that transaction. We may also share information about you with current or future corporate parents, subsidiaries, or affiliates.
How long do we retain Personal Information?
We retain Personal Information about you for as long as you have an open account with us or as otherwise necessary to provide the Services to you and improve the Services for all users generally. In some cases, we retain Personal Information for longer, if doing so is necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes or is otherwise permitted or required by applicable law, rule or regulation.
Security and Protection of Personal Information
We maintain reasonable standards of security and confidentiality while transmitting, accessing and storing Personal Information collected by us in the Platform. However, while we employ reasonable standards of security, no security system is impenetrable. There may be situations beyond our control where third parties may unlawfully intercept and access your Personal Information. We recommend that you do not disclose your including your Personal Information, confidential documents, password etc to anyone.
What are your rights to delete data:
We do not consider the ways we share your information as a “sale” for purposes of California law. We do not sell or share your personal information with third parties without your consent. You have certain rights to access, update, change, correct and delete their personal information collected from them and to request transparency about our privacy practices subject to the exceptions as prescribed under CCPA. You also have the right to opt out of receiving our promotional messages, but you may still receive other communications. If you would like to access, update, change, correct or delete your information, opt out of receiving promotional messages or otherwise exercise your rights under the CCPA, please send an email to support@ifindtaxpro.com. Once we receive your request, we may verify it by requesting information sufficient to confirm your identity, including by asking you for additional information and may share this information to other User who is providing you the Services requested by you.
Social Media:
Our Platform may include social media features such as Google, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter etc, thereby when you use our Platform through your social media platforms, we may collect your IP address and information concerning which page you are visiting on our platforms and may set a cookie to enable the social media feature to function properly. If you provide us with your social media details, we may retrieve publicly available information about you from your social media. You are governed by the privacy policy of your social media platform while accessing our Services form these social medial platforms.
Advertising Partners:
We may partner with some third parties to display advertising on our platform or to manage and serve our advertising on other sites and may share Personal Information with them for this purpose. We will provide an individual opt-out or opt-in choice before we share data with third parties while providing Services, or before we use it for a purpose other than which it was originally collected or subsequently authorized.
Third Party websites:
We may share the Information collected from or about you with companies that provide general services to us, including companies that assist with payment processing, analytics, Content distribution, data processing and management, account management, hosting, customer and technical support, marketing (e.g., email, online, or direct mail communications), and other services. We contractually require these third-party service providers to maintain the confidentiality of the information we share with them, and we contractually require them to comply with applicable data protection laws as well as to not use your personal data for anything other than to provide services on our behalf. These companies will have access to the Information only as necessary to perform their functions and to the extent permitted by law. Please read the Privacy policy in their respective websites.
If you click on a link to a third party website or service, a third party may also transmit cookies to you. Again, this Privacy Policy does not cover the use of cookies by any third parties, and we aren’t responsible for their privacy policies and practices. Please be aware that cookies placed by third parties may continue to track your activities online even after you have left our Services, and those third parties may not honor “Do Not Track” requests you have set using your browser or device.
Children’s protection:
We do not knowingly solicit data from or market to children under 18 years of age. By using the Platform, you represent that you are at least 18 or that you are the parent or guardian of such a minor and consent to such minor dependent’s use of the Platform. If we learn that personal information from users less than 18 years of age has been collected, we will deactivate the account and take reasonable measures to promptly delete such data from our records. If you become aware of any data we have collected from children under age 18, please contact us at support@ifindtaxpro.com
Applicable Law
I Find TaxPro is headquartered in the United States of America. The Services provided by us and the Platform website and servers are operated in the United States. If you are located outside the United States and choose to use our Services, and/or any Content you do so at your own risk. Please be aware that your Information, including your personal information, may be transferred to, processed, maintained, and used on computers, servers, and systems located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the privacy laws may not be as protective as those in your jurisdiction.
Further queries:
If you have any further questions or queries about our privacy policy, please contact us at support@ifindtaxpro.com.