At Tax Depot (also referred to as “us,” or “we”), your privacy is important. This Privacy Policy (the “Policy”) discloses the privacy practices of our websites (the “Sites”), as well as related products and services we may offer to you (collectively referred to as the “Services”). This policy covers how we use or share the personal information that we collect. By using our Sites and Services, you agree to the terms of this policy, as they may be amended from time to time.
What Categories of Personal Information Do We Collect, and How Do We Obtain the Personal Information?
We treat data that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a consumer or household as “Personal Information.” Data that has been de-identified or aggregated so that it cannot reasonably be linked to you is not Personal Information, and we may use de-identified data for any purpose.
We may collect the following categories of Personal Information about you:
Identifying Data, such as name, postal address, phone, and email address. We obtain most of the Personal Information that we collect about you from you when you: (a) interact with our Sites, including when you contact and communicate with us via forms contained on our sites; (b) seek information about, or purchase, our services; or (c) contact and communicate with us, including our sales or support teams.
Internet or Similar Network Activity, such as your IP address and browsing activity on our Sites, as well as your interaction with our advertising and other communications. You provide this information to us automatically through your interaction with our products or services. For more information about cookies, please see below.
Commercial Data, such as information relating to your purchases and services and purchasing or consuming histories, tendencies, or interests, is provided to us automatically through your interaction with our products or services.
Financial Data, such as financial account numbers to pay for our services, In addition, you may provide financial information necessary for us to provide our Services.
Geolocation Data, such as information about approximate location, such as your IP address, is collected automatically when you access our Sites.
Professional or employment-related information that you provide for us to provide our Services.
Demographic information, such as age, citizenship, gender, and marital status,
You provide this information to us so that we can facilitate our Services on your behalf.
What Are Our Business or Commercial Purposes for Using Your Personal Information, and With Whom Do We Share Your Personal Information?
We may use or share your Personal Information as follows:
Identifying Data: We may use your identifiers: (1) to provide our Sites and Services; (2) to administer your account and process your payments for Services; (3) to operate our Sites; (4) to send marketing materials about products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting; and (5) to comply with legal, regulatory or contractual requirements. We also share this information with government agencies to facilitate our Services on your behalf. Internet or Similar Network Activity: We may use this information to customize the Site according to your interests, to help us improve our Services, and to process your payments for Services. See below for additional information about advertising and analytics services. We also may use this information to detect security incidents and protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity. We may share this information with service providers for fraud protection.
Commercial Data: We may use this information to customize the Sites according to your interests, to help us improve our Services, and to process your payments for those services.
Financial Data: We use this data to process and fulfill your purchases. We may share this information with a service provider who processes your payment. We also may use this information to detect security incidents and protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity. We may share this information with service providers for fraud protection. We may also use your financial information to provide you with Services that you request and share this information with government agencies to provide those Services.
Geolocation Data: We may use this information to customize the Sites according to your interests, to help us improve our Services, and to process your payments for those services. We also may use this information to detect security incidents and protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity. We may share this information with service providers for fraud protection.
Professional or Employment-Related Information: We may share this data with government agencies to facilitate our Services on your behalf.
Demographic information: We may use this information to provide you with Services that you request and may share with government agencies to provide those Services.
Sensitive Information: We use this information to provide you with Services that you request and may share this information with government agencies to provide those Services.
In addition, where consistent with applicable laws, we may use or disclose the above categories of Personal Information: with your consent; to prepare, negotiate, or perform a contract with you;
to respond to subpoenas, court orders, or other legal processes or requests as required or permitted by law from competent governmental or judicial authorities; to conduct internal research to develop, improve, or repair our Sites, Services, or technology; to protect our rights, protect your safety or the safety of others, or establish or preserve a legal claim or defense; to investigate, prepare for, establish or defend legal claims; comply with applicable law; in conjunction with a corporate restructuring, sale of assets, merger or divestiture; or to prevent fraud or other illegal activities, such as willful attacks on our information technology systems.
We take reasonable steps to ensure that service providers with whom we share your Personal Information are contractually obligated to keep the data that we provide to them confidential and to use such information only as we permit.
We do not share any SMS opt-in consent with third parties.
Data Retention
We store the information we collect about you for as long as is necessary for the business or commercial purpose(s) for which we collected it or for other legitimate business purposes, including to meet our legal, regulatory, or other compliance obligations.
Use and Disclosure of Sensitive Information
We do not use or disclose sensitive personal information as defined by the California Consumer Privacy Act for any purposes that would require a consumer to exercise a right to limit according to California law.
Use of Cookies and Interest-Based Advertising
Like many commercial websites, we analyze how visitors use our Site with “cookie” technology. A cookie is a small text file that is placed on your computer when you access the Sites and allows us to recognize you each time you visit the Sites. We may use cookies to (1) enhance or personalize your usage and experience on the Sites; (2) monitor usage of the Sites; and (3) improve the Sites and our Services, including by providing you with interest-based ads. We may combine the information we collect through cookies with other information we have collected from you or information from other sources.
Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies. If you choose, you can set your browser to reject cookies, or you can manually delete individual cookies or all of the cookies on your computer by following your browser’s help file directions. Please refer to your browser instructions to learn more about how to adjust or modify your browser settings. However, if your browser is set to reject cookies or you manually delete cookies, you may have some trouble accessing and using some of the pages and features on our Sites. Please note that browser-management tools for cookies are outside of our control, and we cannot guarantee their effectiveness. For additional information on rights to opt-out or targeted advertising, please visit the “Your Rights and Choices” section below.
Security of Your Personal Information
We use commercially reasonable physical, technical, and administrative security measures to reduce the risk of loss, misuse, unauthorized access, and disclosure. Please note, however, that no security measures are perfectly secure, and we are unable to guarantee the security of your Personal Information.
Your Rights and Choices
Marketing Communications
We give you certain choices regarding our use and disclosure of your Personal Information for promotional purposes. You may opt out of receiving electronic communications from us by contacting us as detailed in the “Contact Us” section below. If you no longer want to receive promotional-related emails from us, you may opt out according to the instructions in such communications. Please note that if you opt out of receiving marketing-related messages, we may still send you important administrative messages.
Rights of California Consumers
We provide California consumers with specific rights regarding their Personal information, as required by California law. This section describes the rights that you have under California law and explains how to exercise those rights.
Right to Know About Personal Information Collected, Used, or Disclosed
You have the right to request that we disclose certain information to you about our collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information. Once we receive your request and verify your identity, we will disclose to you: (a) the categories of Personal Information we collected about you; (b) the categories of sources for the Personal Information; (c) our business or commercial purpose for collecting or disclosing that Personal Information; and (d) the specific pieces of Personal Information we collected about you in the preceding 12 months
Right to Delete Personal Information Collected or Maintained
You have the right to request that we delete any of your Personal Information that we collected from you and retained, subject to certain exceptions. Once we receive and confirm your request and verify your identity, we will permanently delete (and direct our service providers to delete) your Personal Information from our records, unless a legal exception to deletion applies.
Right to Correction of Personal Information
You have the right to request that we correct inaccurate Personal Information that we maintain about you.
Additionally, if you enable a browser-based opt-out preference signal, such as Global Privacy Control, in certain jurisdictions, upon receipt or detection, we will make reasonable efforts to treat the signal as a valid request to opt out of the sharing of personal information for targeted advertising under applicable law.
Authorizing an Agent
You may designate an authorized agent to submit your consumer request on your behalf, so long as the authorized agent has your written permission to do so and you have taken steps to verify your identity directly with us.
Verifying Your Request
We cannot respond to your request or provide you with Personal Information if we cannot verify your identity or authority to make the request and confirm the Personal Information relates to you. To verify your identity, we ask that you provide us with the following information when you submit your request: (a) full name and (b) phone number or email. We will use the above information to verify your identity. Depending on your type of request or the information requested by you, we may require additional information to verify your identity and fulfill your request.
Personal Information Concerning Children
Our sites are not intended for anyone under the age of 18, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under the age of 18.
Updates to the Policy
We may update this Policy periodically as we offer new products and services and as our business, technology, and laws change. You can determine when this Policy was last revised by referring to the “Last updated” reference below. Any changes will become effective upon posting of the revised Policy. If we make material changes to the policy, we will provide notice to you of the changes as required by applicable law.