Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy describes Tech4’s policies and procedures on the collection, use, and disclosure of your information when you use our website and related online services (the “Service”). It also explains your privacy rights and how the law protects you. We use your Personal Data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Interpretation and Definitions
Interpretation
The words whose initial letters are capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or plural.
Definitions
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:
• Account means a unique account created for you to access our Service or parts of our Service.
• Affiliate means an entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a party, where “control” means ownership of 50% or more of the shares, equity interest, or other securities entitled to vote for election of directors or other managing authority.
• Business, for the purpose of CCPA/CPRA, refers to the Company as the legal entity that collects Consumers’ personal information and determines the purposes and means of the processing of Consumers’ personal information, or on behalf of which such information is collected and that alone, or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of Consumers’ personal information, that does business in the State of California.
• CCPA and/or CPRA refers to the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”) as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (the “CPRA”).
• Company (referred to as the “Company,” “Tech4,” “We,” “Us,” or “Our” in this Agreement) refers to Tech4 (including the Tech4Tax and Tech4Accounting brands), with its principal place of business at [insert Tech4 legal entity name and address].
• Consumer means a natural person who is a California resident. A resident, as defined in the law, includes (1) every individual who is in the USA for other than a temporary or transitory purpose, and (2) every individual who is domiciled in the USA who is outside the USA for a temporary or transitory purpose.
• Cookies are small files placed on your computer, mobile device, or any other device by a website, containing the details of your browsing history on that website among its many uses.
• Country refers to: United States.
• Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, cellphone, or digital tablet.
• Do Not Track (DNT) is a concept that has been promoted by regulatory authorities, in particular the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), for the internet industry to develop and implement a mechanism for allowing internet users to control the tracking of their online activities across websites.
• Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
• Service refers to the Website.
• Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes data on behalf of the Company. It refers to third party companies or individuals employed by the Company to facilitate the Service, to provide the Service on behalf of the Company, to perform services related to the Service, or to assist the Company in analyzing how the Service is used.
• Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
• Website refers to Tech4, accessible from https://www.tech4tax.com (and any other Tech4-branded domains that link to this Privacy Policy).
• You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.
Collecting and Using Your Personal Data
Types of Data Collected
Personal Data
While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:
• Email address
• First name and last name
• Phone number
• Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City When you pay for a product and/or a service via bank transfer or other non-card methods, we may ask for additional information as required to process the payment and comply with legal or fraud prevention obligations. This may include:
• Date of birth
• Passport, driver’s license, or national ID card
• Bank card or bank statement details
• Other information linking you to an address
Usage Data
Usage Data is collected automatically when you use the Service. This may include information such as:
• Your Device’s Internet Protocol (IP) address
• Browser type and version
• The pages of our Service that you visit
• The time and date of your visit
• The time spent on those pages
• Unique device identifiers
• Other diagnostic and technical information
When you access the Service on a mobile device, we may automatically collect additional information, including (but not limited to):
• The type of mobile device you use
• Your mobile device’s unique ID
• Your mobile device’s IP address
• Your mobile operating system
• The type of mobile Internet browser you use
• Unique device identifiers
• Other diagnostic data
We may also receive information that your browser or device sends whenever you visit or access the Service.
Tracking Technologies and Cookies
We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to monitor activity on the Service and store certain information. These technologies may include cookies, web beacons, tags, and scripts that help us understand how the Service is used and how it can be improved.
The technologies we use may include:
• Cookies (or Browser Cookies) A cookie is a small text file placed on your Device. You can configure your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you choose not to accept cookies, some parts of the Service may not function properly. Unless you have adjusted your browser settings to refuse cookies, our Service may use cookies.
• Web Beacons Certain sections of the Service and our emails may contain small electronic files (such as web beacons, clear GIFs, pixel tags, and single pixel GIFs) that, for example, allow us to count users who have visited certain pages or opened an email. They also help us compile other related website statistics (for example, measuring the popularity of certain content and verifying system and server integrity).
Cookies can be either “Persistent” or “Session” cookies:
• Persistent Cookies remain on your Device when you go offline.
• Session Cookies are deleted as soon as you close your web browser.
We use both Session and Persistent Cookies for the purposes described below:
Necessary / Essential Cookies
• Type: Session Cookies
• Administered by: Us
• Purpose: These cookies are essential to provide you with services available through
the Website and to enable you to use some of its features. They help authenticate
users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts. Without these cookies, the
services you have requested cannot be provided. We only use these cookies to
deliver those services.
Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies
• Type: Persistent Cookies
• Administered by: Us
• Purpose: These cookies record whether you have accepted or dismissed our use of
cookies on the Website.
Functionality Cookies
• Type: Persistent Cookies
• Administered by: Us
• Purpose: These cookies allow us to remember choices you make on the Website
(for example, login details or language preferences). Their purpose is to provide you
with a more personalized experience and to avoid you having to re-enter your
preferences each time you use the Website
Tracking and Performance Cookies
• Type: Persistent Cookies
• Administered by: Third Parties
• Purpose: These cookies collect information about traffic to the Website and how
users interact with it. The information collected may directly or indirectly identify
you as an individual visitor because it is often linked to a pseudonymous identifier
associated with the device you use. We may also use these cookies to test new
pages, features, or functionality of the Website and see how users respond.
Your Choices About Cookies
You can control and manage cookies in several ways. Most web browsers allow you to set preferences to accept, refuse, or delete cookies, either for all sites or for specific sites. If you choose to block or delete cookies, some features of the Tech4 website may not function properly. You can also adjust your preferences at any time using our cookie banner or settings tool (where available), which lets you accept or reject non-essential cookies such as analytics and advertising cookies.