Privacy Policy
Who we are
Our website address is: http://taxabsolute.com.
This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) applies to All applicable software service and internet site the firm contracts, and Absolute Tax & Financial Service (“Company”) and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to the Company include www.taxabsolute.com and Dauo, Inc. The Company’s application is a data collection for all tax and accounting application. By using the Company application, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
In order to better provide you with products and services offered, the Company may collect personally identifiable information, such as your:
-First and last name
-Mailing address
-Email address
-Phone number
-Employer
-Job title
-Personal and Business data to produce the desired service.
If you purchase the Company’s services, we collect billing and credit card information. This information is used to complete the purchase transaction. The Company may also collect anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your:
-Age
-Gender
-Race
-Religion
-Political affiliation
-Household income
We do not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. However, you may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you elect to use certain products or services. These may include: (a) registering for an account; (b) entering a sweepstakes or contest sponsored by us or one of our partners; (c) signing up for special offers from selected third parties; (d) sending us an email message; (e) submitting your credit card or other payment information when ordering and purchasing products and services. To wit, we will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to services and/or products you have requested from us. We also may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.
Use of your Personal Information
The Company collects and uses your personal information in the following ways:
-to operate and deliver the services you have requested
-to provide you with information, products, or services that you request from us
-to provide you with notices about your account
-to carry out the Company’s obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered between you and us, including for billing and collection
-to notify you about changes to our all applicable software service and internet site the firm contracts or any products or services we offer or provide through it
-in any other way we may describe when you provide the information
-for any other purpose with your consent.
The Company may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from the Company and its affiliates.
Sharing Information with Third Parties
The Company does not sell, rent, or lease its customer lists to third parties. The Company will not share data with any partners. SMS consent and Phone number will not be shared or sold to any third party or affiliates for marketing purposes. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to the Company, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
The Company may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on the Company or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of the Company; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of the Company, or the public.
Right to Deletion
Subject to certain exceptions set out below, on receipt of a verifiable request from you, we will:
-Delete your personal information from our records; and
-Direct any service providers to delete your personal information from their records.
Please note that we may not be able to comply with requests to delete your personal information if it is necessary to:
-Complete the transaction for which the personal information was collected, fulfill the terms of a written warranty or product recall conducted in accordance with federal law, and provide a good or service requested by you, or reasonably anticipated within the context of our ongoing business relationship with you, or otherwise perform a contract between you and us;
-Detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity; or prosecute those responsible for that activity;
-Debug to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality;
-Exercise free speech, ensure the right of another consumer to exercise his or her right of free speech, or exercise another right provided for by law;
-Comply with the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act;
-Engage in public or peer-reviewed scientific, historical, or statistical research in the public interest that adheres to all other applicable ethics and privacy laws, when our deletion of the information is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of such research, provided we have obtained your informed consent;
-Enable solely internal uses that are reasonably aligned with your expectations based on your relationship with us;
-Comply with an existing legal obligation; or
-Otherwise use your personal information, internally, in a lawful manner that is compatible with the context in which you provided the information.
Children Under Thirteen
The Company does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13. If you are under the age of 13, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this application.
Email Communications
From time to time, the Company may contact you via email for the purpose of providing announcements, promotional offers, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication. In order to improve our services, we may receive a notification when you open an email from the Company or click on a link therein.
If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications via email from the Company, you may opt out of such communications by replying “STOP”.
In connection with an engagement, we may communicate with you or others via email transmission. As emails can be intercepted and read, disclosed, or otherwise used or communicated by an unintended third party, or may not be delivered to each of the parties to whom they are directed and only to such parties, we cannot guarantee or warrant the emails from us will be properly delivered and ready only by the addressee. Therefore, we specifically disclaim and waive any liability or responsibility whatsoever for interception or unintentional disclosure of emails transmitted by us. On that regard, you agree that we shall have no liability for any loss or damage to any person or entity resulting from the use of email transmissions, including any consequential, incidental, direct, indirect, or special damages, such as loss of revenue or anticipated profits, or disclosure or communication of confidential or proprietary information. We recommend that all personal information be shared through our secure portal at https://taxabsolute.sharefile.com by logging in with your information or on the Resource page of our website www.taxabsolute.com under the Upload Files.
It is our policy to retain engagement documentation for a period of seven years, after which time we will commence the process of destroying the contents of engagement files. To the extent we accumulate any of your original records those documents will be returned to you upon completion of the engagement, or you will pick up such records, provide us with a receipt for the return of such records or pay us to mail our records. At the conclusion of an engagement, you will be provided with a pdf/ electronic copy of your tax return. Should you prefer a paper copy of your tax return please notify us.
[For married clients filing joint returns.] Because the income tax returns are prepared as one return, and because you will each sign those returns, you are each our client. You each acknowledge that there is no expectation of privacy from the other concerning our services in connection with an engagement, and we are at liberty to share with either of you, without the prior consent of the other, any and all contents concerning preparation of your tax return. We require that any request for documents or other information be communicated to us in written form.
SMS & MMS Communications (Telecommunications)
External Data Storage Sites
We may store your data on servers provided by third-party hosting vendors with whom we have contracted.
By opting in to receive text messages from Absolute Tax & Financial Service, Inc. or our subsidiaries or affiliates (hereinafter, “We,” “Us,” “Our”) (the “Service”), you agree to these Text Messaging Terms and Conditions (the “Agreement”). Your participation in the Service is also subject to our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions of Use, which are expressly incorporated by reference herein. This Agreement is not intended to modify other Terms and Conditions or Privacy Policy that may govern the relationship between you and Us in other contexts.
OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE REQUIRE YOU TO RESOLVE DISPUTES WITH US ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND NOT AS A PART OF ANY CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION, WAIVE YOUR RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY AND REQUIRE CLAIMS TO BE RESOLVED THROUGH FINAL AND BINDING ARBITRATION. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOU MAY NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE SERVICE.
Providing Telephone Numbers and Duty to Notify: You verify that the mobile number provided to Us is true and accurate. You verify that you are the current subscriber or owner of any telephone number that you provide. Should any of your contact information change, including ownership of your telephone numbers, you agree to immediately notify us before the change goes into effect by emailing us at info@taxabsolute.com.
Your Consent to Receive Automated Texts: You consent to receive SMS communications from our company. We will keep your phone number and consent agreement confidential. We will not sell or share your information with third parties or affiliates for marketing purposes. The phone number and consent will only be used to facilitate communication with you. You acknowledge that by voluntarily providing your telephone number(s), you expressly agree to receive recurring automated text messages (such as SMS, MMS, or successor protocols or technologies) from Us concerning Our products, services, offers, promotions, and transactions, as well as your relationship with Us. You understand that consent is not required to make any purchase from Us. Messaging frequency may vary depending on the nature of the communication. Message and data rates may apply.
Types of SMS Communications that you may receive from us can be account updates, service updates on progress of your request, delivery confirmations of data which we have received, reminders of deadlines and payments due, appointment confirmations, request for more information and any other SMS communications that is required to fulfill your engagement with us.
Example Message: Dear [Client Name], We are missing additional information to complete your tax return. Please send us the missing K-1 for the [Business Name]. You can upload it to our secure link below or call us at 919-888-4042 for other options. Thank you.
Secure Upload: https://taxabsolute.sharefile.com/remote/8e454534-be4b-4f15-9ea9-21cf712f08bd
Reply STOP to opt-out of SMS messaging
Opt In & Help Instructions: You may opt-in to receive SMS messages from Us in the following ways:
Verbally, during a conversation
By texting our phone number first
Opt Out & Help Instructions: Your consent to receive automated texts is completely voluntary. You may opt-out at any time. To opt out of text messages, reply STOP to any mobile message from Us, or email info@taxabsolute.com and specify that you want to opt out of text messages. You may also email info@taxabsolute.com or call our office for Help. You acknowledge and agree to accept a final text message confirming you opt-out. Visit https://taxabsolute.com for Terms of Service.
Sample of Help Reply: Thank you for contacting Absolute Tax & Financial Service. You can find help online at www.taxabsolute.com or call our office at 919-888-4042.
Other Option: If you do not wish to receive SMS messages, you can choose not to check the SMS consent box on our forms, verbally request it or by informing Us via by email.
Indemnification to Us: You agree to indemnify Us for any privacy, tort or other claims, including claims under the Federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act or any state law equivalents, including claims relating to your voluntary provision of a telephone number that is not owned by you and/or your failure to notify us of any changes in your mobile telephone number. You agree to indemnify, defend and hold us harmless from and against any and all such claims, losses, liability, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees).
Participation Requirements: By participating in the Service, you acknowledge and agree that you are eighteen (18) years of age or older. You must have a wireless device of your own, capable of two-way messaging, be using a participating wireless carrier, and be a wireless service subscriber with text messaging service. Not all cellular phone providers carry the necessary service to participate. Check your phone capabilities for specific text messaging instructions.
Miscellaneous: You warrant and represent to Us that you have all necessary rights, power, and authority to agree to these Terms and perform your obligations hereunder, and nothing contained in this Agreement or in the performance of such obligations will place you in breach of any other contract or obligation. If any provision of this Agreement is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that this Agreement will otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable. We reserve the right to change this Agreement from time to time. Any updates to this Agreement shall be communicated to you. You acknowledge your responsibility to review this Agreement from time to time and to be aware of any such changes. By continuing to participate in the Service after any such changes, you accept this Agreement, as modified.
Changes to This Statement
The Company reserves the right to change this Policy from time to time. For example, when there are changes in our services, changes in our data protection practices, or changes in the law. When changes to this Policy are significant, we will inform you. You may receive a notice by sending an email to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our Absolute Tax & Financial Service, and/or by updating any privacy information. Your continued use of the application and/or services available after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.
Contact Information
The Company welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Policy. If you believe that the Company has not adhered to this Policy, please contact the Company at:
Absolute Tax & Financial Service
3723 Benson Drive
Raleigh, North Carolina 27609
Email Address: info@taxabsolute.com
Phone Number: 919-888-4042
Effective as of January 01, 2020
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