Information you provide
When you contact Flat Rate Bookkeeping & Taxes, Inc. through this website, email, telephone, or another communication method, we may receive information you choose to provide, such as your name, email address, telephone number, business name, type of business, and information about your bookkeeping needs.
Information collected automatically
Like most websites, the site or its hosting provider may automatically receive limited technical information such as IP address, browser type, device information, referring page, pages visited, and date or time of access. This information may be used for security, troubleshooting, and basic website operation.
How information is used
- Respond to questions or service inquiries
- Evaluate whether our services fit your needs
- Provide requested bookkeeping, tax, or related business services
- Operate, secure, troubleshoot, and improve the website
- Maintain business records and comply with applicable legal obligations
How information may be shared
We do not sell personal information for money. Information may be shared with service providers that support website hosting, communications, security, document handling, payment processing, bookkeeping operations, or other business functions when reasonably necessary. Information may also be disclosed when required by law or to protect legal rights.
Cookies and tracking
This website may use cookies or similar technologies that are necessary for site operation or provided by services integrated into the website. If analytics, advertising, or cross-site tracking technologies are added, this policy should be updated to identify them and explain the choices available to visitors.
Data security
Reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures are used to protect information. No website, email system, or method of electronic storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Data retention
Information is retained only as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, to provide services, maintain appropriate business records, resolve disputes, or satisfy legal and regulatory obligations.
Your choices and requests
You may contact us to ask about personal information you submitted through the website or to request that inaccurate contact information be corrected or deleted, subject to legal, accounting, tax, contractual, and record-retention obligations.
California privacy information
California residents may have additional privacy rights depending on the laws that apply to a particular business and its data practices. If a California privacy law applies to a request, we will process the request as required by that law.
Third-party websites
This website may link to websites or services operated by third parties. Their privacy practices are governed by their own policies, not this Privacy Policy.
Policy changes
We may update this Privacy Policy as website features, service providers, or legal requirements change. The revised version will be posted on this page with a new effective date.
Contact
Questions or privacy requests may be sent through the contact information provided on the Flat Rate Bookkeeping & Taxes website.
Effective date: August 21, 2026