Privacy Policy

At An Inspired Tax Service LLC (“Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us”), we value your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal, financial, and tax-related information you provide to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, share, and protect your information when you visit our website, http://aninspiredtaxllc.com, communicate with us, or use our tax preparation, consulting, and technology-related services.

By accessing our website or using our services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

A. Personal Information

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide, including but not limited to:

• Full name
• Email address
• Phone number
• Mailing address
• Business name, if applicable
• Identification information required for services
• Tax, income, financial, or business-related information
• Any information submitted through forms, consultations, uploads, emails, or direct communication

B. Website and Technical Information

When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain technical information, including:

• IP address
• Browser type and version
• Device type
• Operating system
• Pages visited
• Date and time of access
• Website usage and interaction data

C. Comments and Contact Forms

If visitors leave comments or submit forms on our website, we collect the data shown in the comments or form fields, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to assist with spam detection and website security.

An anonymized string created from your email address, also known as a hash, may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine whether you use it. The Gravatar privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of a comment, your profile picture may be visible to the public in connection with your comment.

2. How We Use Your Information

We may use your information for the following purposes:

• To provide tax preparation, tax advisory, consulting, document processing, and technology-related services
• To communicate with you regarding appointments, services, invoices, documents, and account matters
• To process payments and maintain transaction records
• To verify identity and prevent fraud
• To comply with tax, legal, regulatory, accounting, and recordkeeping obligations
• To improve website performance, security, and user experience
• To respond to inquiries, requests, disputes, or customer service matters
• To protect our legal rights, business interests, clients, and website users

3. Tax and Financial Information

In order to provide tax preparation or related services, we may request and collect personal, financial, income, dependent, identification, employment, business, and tax-related documents or information. This information is used only for legitimate business purposes, service delivery, compliance, and recordkeeping.

Clients are responsible for providing accurate, complete, and truthful information. We may retain tax-related records as required or permitted by applicable law, professional standards, or business necessity.

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to improve functionality, security, and user experience.

• If you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies may last for one year.
• If you visit a login page, a temporary cookie may be used to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
• When you log in, cookies may be used to save login information and screen display choices. Login cookies may last for two days, and screen option cookies may last for one year.
• If “Remember Me” is selected, login may persist for up to two weeks. Logging out removes login cookies.
• If you edit or publish content, an additional cookie may be saved to identify the post ID of the edited article. It expires after one day and contains no personal data.

You may disable cookies through your browser settings. However, some website features may not function properly if cookies are disabled.

5. Media Uploads

If you upload images or media to the website, you should avoid uploading files that include embedded location data, such as EXIF GPS data. Visitors to the website may be able to download and extract location data from uploaded images.

6. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Pages or articles on our website may include embedded content, such as videos, images, articles, links, or third-party tools. Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you visited that third-party website directly.

These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional tracking, and monitor your interaction with their content, especially if you are logged into an account with that third party. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites.

7. Who We Share Your Information With

We do not sell or rent your personal information. We may share information only when necessary and appropriate, including with:

• Tax software providers, client portals, payment processors, cloud storage providers, or other trusted service providers used to operate our business
• Government agencies, tax authorities, courts, regulators, or law enforcement when legally required
• Professional advisors, including accountants, attorneys, or compliance professionals when necessary
• Technology or security providers who assist with website protection, spam prevention, fraud detection, or system maintenance

If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email.

8. SMS, Phone, and Email Communications

By providing your phone number or email address, you authorize us to contact you regarding services, appointments, documents, billing, updates, and other business-related matters. Message and data rates may apply for text messages. You may request that we stop non-essential communications, but we may still contact you regarding active services, legal notices, billing, or required business matters.

9. How Long We Retain Your Data

We retain information for as long as necessary to provide services, comply with legal and tax obligations, resolve disputes, maintain business records, and protect our rights.

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata may be retained indefinitely so follow-up comments can be recognized and approved automatically instead of being held in moderation.

For users who register on our website, if any, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. Registered users may see, edit, or delete certain personal information at any time, except usernames may not be changed. Website administrators may also see and edit that information.

10. Your Rights Over Your Data

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have the right to request access to, correction of, deletion of, or a copy of certain personal data we maintain about you.

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you may request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including information you provided to us. You may also request that we erase certain personal data we hold about you.

These rights do not apply to information we are required or permitted to keep for administrative, legal, tax, security, fraud prevention, dispute resolution, or compliance purposes.

11. Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Information may also be processed by third-party service providers used for website hosting, security, email, analytics, payments, tax preparation support, document management, or business operations.

12. Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect personal and financial information. However, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security of information transmitted through the internet, email, website forms, or third-party platforms.

Clients should avoid sending highly sensitive documents through unsecured channels unless specifically instructed to do so through an approved secure method.

13. Multi-State Clients

We may serve clients located in Texas and other U.S. states. This Privacy Policy is intended to comply with applicable U.S. privacy and consumer protection laws. Where state-specific rights or requirements apply, we will honor those rights as required by law.

14. Children’s Privacy

Our website and services are not intended for children under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children without proper authorization. If we become aware that we have collected information from a child in violation of applicable law, we will take appropriate steps to delete it.

15. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. Continued use of our website or services after updates are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

16. Contact Information

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, your personal information, or your privacy rights, please contact us: