The following guidelines set forth general privacy principles that apply to our Web site and the Tax preparation process. We advise you to read the terms and conditions for use of our website prior to usage.
Our Privacy Policy is designed to tell you about our practices regarding the collection, use and disclosure of information that you may provide via the www.mytaxgenii.com website. Whenever you use this site, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of that information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Information We Collect
Information we receive when you request services, or information we receive from the documents, information you submit to us, or from companies with whom we have business relationships, Some of this information may be personal (information that can be uniquely identified with you, such as your full name, father’s name, address, date of birth, SSN, Port of Entry, Exit Dates into or out of US and I-94; VISA Status, Copy of H1B Petition and USCIS Approval or Permanent Resident Determination; Marriage, Spouse and Dependant Information; Employment details – Employers, Job, Clients, Projects or Consulting Assignments and details on any job related expenses incurred, its related confirmation from Employers; Investments, gifts, donations and/or any other miscellaneous information as may be necessary for My Tax Genii to process and complete its customer Service or Product request).
Information is also gathered without you actively providing it, through the use of various technologies and methods such as Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, browser types, domain names, name and other particulars of the Entity, and other identifiable or anonymous statistical data involving the use of our Service or Information.
We utilize a software technology called "cookies". A cookie is small text files that websites put on your computer to store information about you and your preferences. On our website, we use cookies to track users' progress through the site, allowing us to make improvements based on usage data. The information in a cookie does not contain any personally identifiable information you submit to our site. Once you close your browser, our access to the cookie terminates. You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose not to accept the cookie, this will not affect your access to the majority of information available on our website. However, you will not be able to make full use of our online services.
"Action tags," also known as web beacons or gif tags, are a web technology used to help track Web site usage information, such as how many times a specific page has been viewed. Action tags are invisible, and any portion of the service, or email sent on our behalf, may contain action tags.
We may monitor e-mail communications with My Tax Genii Process (this includes any My Tax Genii Process member or staff). Any such monitoring will take place in accordance with the law.
SECURITY
It is our policy that the information you provide is kept private and confidential. All order information is encrypted with secure server software to protect it from unauthorized access. Your credit card information and password for accessing the online account shall remain encrypted within our database and we have appropriate security measures in place in our physical facilities to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of information that we have collected from you at our site.
Where/when ever you use passwords, ID numbers, or other special access features on this site, you also have an equal responsibility to take reasonable steps to safeguard them.
DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
Third Parties :My Tax Genii does not share your personal information with non-affiliated third parties for their promotional or marketing uses. We will not sell, share, license, trade or rent personally identifiable information other than as specified in this Privacy Policy.
Service Providers : We may employ independent contractors, vendors and suppliers (collectively, “Outside Contractors”) to provide specific services and products related to our service or information, such as tax preparation and planning, customer care (call, and support centers), back office management, research and knowledge processing; managed hosting and maintenance of our service or information – servers (rented, leased or co-located), VOIP, data storage, fraud screening, and developing applications for our Service, Information, websites or e-mail accounts. In the course of providing products or services to us, these outside contractors may sometimes have limited access to information collected on the Service, including personally identifiable information. We sign Confidentiality Agreement with these outside contractors and require that these contractors protect the privacy of personally identifiable information consistent with this Privacy Policy, and not use or disclose Information of My Tax Genii or personally identifiable information of any Persons using My Tax Genii Service or Information for any purpose other than providing us with the products or services for which we contracted and without written consent being obtained from us for usage or such information, either directly or indirectly.
Persons Who Request Information for Legal Purposes : We do not disclose any information you provide via the site to any third parties or other government departments except where:
Such disclosures are necessary to fulfill our service obligations to you in which case we will require such third parties to agree to treat it in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Required by applicable laws, courts orders, or government regulations.
You give us permission to do so.
Sale of Assets or Business
If My Tax Genii sells or transfers any of its business or assets, certain information about our clients may be a part of that sale or transfer. In the event of such a sale or transfer, My Tax Genii will notify you. The notification procedure will be the same as the procedure we use to notify you of a change in our privacy statement as described.
Links to Other Web sites
This site contains links and references to other websites. Please be aware that this Privacy Policy does not apply to those websites and we encourage you to read the Privacy Policy of every website you visit.
Updates My Tax Genii may occasionally notify you of our or our partner’s new services and special offers via periodic mailings or e-mail updates. For all e-mail-based marketing communications individuals on our database are automatically enrolled for our e-newsletter and email-based promotions.
Notification of changes to our Privacy Statement If we make a material change to this Privacy Statement, including a material change in the way we use your personal information, we will notify you by using one of the following methods
(1) We will post a new policy on our Web site describing the change; or
(2) We will send you electronic mail notifying you of the change.
Contacting Us with Questions or Concerns
If a customer has any questions or comments about our Privacy Policy, or feels that we are not abiding by the terms of said Policy, please contact our Privacy Agent in any of the following ways: