Who we are
CKL CPAs (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting the privacy of your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share your personal information when you use our services, including our website and other online platforms (collectively, the “Services”). We are a small business and small business owner focused CPA firm and understand the sensitive nature of financial information. We are dedicated to maintaining the confidentiality and security of the information you entrust to us
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We collect several types of information from and about users of our Services, including:
* Personal Information: This includes information that can be used to identify you, such as your name, address, email address, phone number, Social Security Number (SSN), date of birth, financial information (income, assets, debts, tax records), and other information necessary for us to provide our accounting and tax services.
* Business Information: If you are a business client, we may collect information about your business, such as your business name, address, industry, financial statements, tax identification number, and other relevant business information.
* Technical Information: When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain technical information, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring website, pages viewed, and the date and time of your visit. We may also use cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies to collect this information.
* Communication Information: We may collect information about your communications with us, such as emails, phone calls, and other correspondence.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
We use your personal and business information for the following purposes:
* Providing Services: To provide you with the accounting, tax, and other professional services you have requested.
* Communication: To communicate with you about your account, our services, and other relevant information.
* Legal Compliance: To comply with applicable laws and regulations, including tax laws and regulations.
* Improving Services: To improve our Services and develop new services.
* Marketing: With your consent, we may use your information to send you marketing communications about our services. You may opt out of receiving these communications at any time. * Security: To protect the security and integrity of our Services and your information
We may share your personal and business information with the following third parties:
* Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party service providers who assist us with providing our Services, such as payroll processors, cloud storage providers, and IT support. We ensure these providers are bound by confidentiality agreements.
* Legal Authorities: We may disclose your information to legal authorities if required by law or legal process, or if we believe that such disclosure is necessary to protect our rights or the rights of others.
* Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.
* With Your Consent: We may share your information with other third parties with your consent.
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
We retain your personal and business information for as long as necessary to provide you with our Services and to comply with applicable laws and regulations. This includes retaining information as required by tax authorities
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
You may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including the right to access, correct, and delete your information. Please contact us if you would like to exercise these rights.
Where your data is sent
We take reasonable measures to protect your personal and business information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. These measures include physical, technical, and administrative safeguards. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure.
