Privacy Policy of Protaxhelp4u

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To Our Clients (Individuals and Business): 

Your privacy is important to us, and maintaining your trust and confidence is one of our highest priorities. We respect your right to keep your personal information confidential and understand your desire to avoid unwanted solicitations. A recent law change requires us (along with banks, brokerage houses, and other financial institutions) to disclose our Privacy Policy to you – which we are more than happy to do. We hope that by taking a few minutes to read it, you will have a better understanding of what we do with the information you provide us and how we keep it private and secure. 

A. Types of Information We Collect:

We collect certain personal information about you and/or your business – but only when that information is provided by you or is obtained by us with your authorization. The information collected is used to prepare your personal and business income tax returns and may also be used to provide various tax and financial planning services to you at your request. 

Examples of sources from which we collect information include: 

• interviews and phone calls with you; 

• letters or e-mails from you; 

• tax return or financial planning organizers, and 

• financial history questionnaires. 

B. Parties to Whom We Disclose Information:

As a general rule, we do not disclose personal information about our clients or former clients to anyone. However, to the extent permitted by law and any applicable state Code of Professional Conduct, certain nonpublic information about you may be disclosed in the following situations: 

• To comply with a validly issued and enforceable subpoena or summons. 

• In the course of a review of our company practices under the authorization of a state or national agency, or as necessary to properly respond to an inquiry or complaint from such state or national agency. 

• As a part of any actual or threatened legal proceedings or alternative dispute resolution proceedings either initiated by or against us, provided we disclose only the information necessary to file, pursue, or defend against the lawsuit and take reasonable precautions to ensure that the information disclosed does not become a matter of public record. 

• To provide information to affiliates of the firm and nonaffiliated third parties who perform services or functions for us in conjunction with our services to you, but only if we have a contractual agreement with the other party which prohibits them from disclosing or using the information other than for the purposes for which it was disclosed. (Examples of such disclosures include engaging a records-retention agency to store prior year records.) 

C.  Confidentiality and Security of Nonpublic Personal Information:

Except as otherwise described in this notice, we restrict access to nonpublic personal information about you or your business to employees of our company and other parties who must use that information to provide services to you. Their right to further disclose and use the information is limited by the policies of Protaxhelp4u, applicable law, our Code of Professional Conduct, and nondisclosure agreements where appropriate.  We also maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards in compliance with applicable laws and regulations to guard your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, or premature destruction. 

Thank you for allowing Protaxhelp4u to assist with your tax and accounting needs. We value your business and are committed to protecting your privacy. We hope you come to view Protaxhelp4U as your most trusted individual and business tax accountant. It is our goal to make your life a little…LESS taxing. Please call us if you have any questions or if we can be of further service.