Privacy Policy

PROTECTION

Our Privacy Policy is designed to advise you about how we collect, use, and protect the Personally Identifiable Information (hereinafter defined) that you provide to us through our website. By visiting this website, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy.  BUSINESS (BOOKKEEPING) INFORMATION IS HIGHLY PROTECTED VIA MILITARY GRADE ENCRYPTION (“Military-grade” refers to AES-256 encryption. This standard was established in order to be in compliance with the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) that govern the handling of sensitive data. It offers 128-bit block encryption via the use of cryptographic keys), AND A SEPARATE ISSUE to our website useers. Your email address will not be shared with anyone, or any third parties.

INFORMATION COLLECTED

Information You Provide to Us FOR WEBSITE USE:

We collect the Personally Identifiable Information you choose to enter on on our website, or that you may choose to give us in some other way (such as by email, physical mail, or by telephone). For example, you will be asked to provide Personally Identifiable Information when you register for access to certain portions of our website (such as on thr CONTACT page), sign up for newsletters or mailings, or make a purchase (thru our Pay Pal account).

The types of personal information that we collect from you, for purposes of our website, include your first and last name, e-mail address, physical address, and telephone number, along with any other related relevant information (referred to herein collectively as “Personally Identifiable Information”).

You can choose not to provide certain information, but you may not be able to take advantage of our services and features.

COOKIES

When you visit a website, you disclose certain information, such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address and the time of your visit. This site, like many other sites, records this basic information about visits to our site.

Cookies are pieces of information that are transferred to your computer from a web server.

We use cookies to store visitor preferences, record session information record user-specific information on what pages you access or visit, alert you to new areas that we think might be of interest to you when you return to our site, record past activity at a site in order to provide better service when you return to our site, web page content based on your browser type or other information that you may send.

Most browsers accept cookies, but you can change your settings to have your browser notify you when you receive a new cookie. You can also change your settings to refuse to accept cookies on your computer

How and When your Information is Used

The information we collect is used for administering our business activities as follows:

(a) to improve the content of our website;

(b) to customize the content and/or layout of website pages for each individual visitor;

(c) to notify consumers about updates to our website; and

(d) to contact consumers for marketing purposes for our own business purposes.

How We Protect Your Information

The privacy and protection of your information is important to us. We offer some of our services in connection with other websites. The affiliated websites may have different privacy practices, and we encourage you to read their privacy policies. Your access to some services and content is password protected. We advise that you do not disclose your password to anyone. In addition, we recommend you sign out of password-protected services at the end of your session. You should also be aware that if you voluntarily disclose Personally Identifiable Information on message boards or in chat areas, that information can be viewed publicly and can be collected and used by third parties without our knowledge and may result in unsolicited messages from other individuals or third parties. Such activities are beyond our control and the control of this policy, and you agree to waive any claim against us for liability arising from the foregoing activities.

Information about our users is important to us. Access to your information may be provided to third parties who help us perform the services on our website and third parties who provide technical support for the operation of our website (BOOKKEEPING INFORMATION/SERVICES ARE NEVER PROVIDED TO 3RD PARTIES OR DISLOUSE IN ANY WAY TO ANYONE – THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY TO WEBSITE USE). In addition, we may sell our business or buy, merge or partner with other companies or businesses. In such transactions, user information may be transferred along with other assets. We may also disclose your information in response to a court order, and we may disclose your information when we believe we are required to do so by law. We may disclose your information in connection with the collection of amounts you may owe to us and to law enforcement authorities whenever we deem it appropriate or necessary. Please note we may not provide you with notice prior to disclosure.

Methods We Use to Protect Your Information

We use security software to protect the confidentiality of your personal information. In addition, our business practices are reviewed periodically for compliance with policies and procedures governing the security and confidentiality of our information. Our business practices limit employee access to confidential information and limit the use and disclosure of such information to authorized persons.

How You Can Access Your Information

You can request access to all your Personally Identifiable Information maintained by us by sending an e-mail to us at the address listed below. Upon request we offer you the ability to have inaccuracies corrected in our records of your Personally Identifiable Information. You can have this information corrected by sending us an e-mail at the address listed below.

Consent

By using our website, you consent to the collection and use of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy.

Use of PayPal

We use PayPal as one of its payment processors. You must agree to PayPal’s Acceptable Use Policy, Terms and Conditions and any other legal requirements of operating a PayPal account. Any information you provide to PayPal is subject to its policies and procedures as outlined in its privacy policy, and we are in no way responsible for PayPal’s use of your information or its privacy practices.

Changes to Privacy Policy

If our Privacy Policy or procedures change, we will post those changes to our website. Any such changes will be effective immediately upon being posted, unless otherwise stated.

Effective Date

This Privacy Policy was changed on Jan. 2020

Contact E-Mail

You may contact us concerning this Privacy Policy at the following e-mail address: judy @ pinnaclebookkeeping.us

Our address and contact details:

Pinnacle Bookkeeping
176 Mt Scenic Dr,
Cleveland, GA  30523
678-531-3100