Privacy Policy
To prepare and E-file your tax return, we collect a large amount of Personal and Confidential Information from you. Your privacy is extremely important to us. This Agreement describes the Terms and Conditions applicable to your use of our services. The Privacy Statement provided below discloses the privacy practices of www.tax2efile.com as owned and operated by Tax2efile.
If you have any questions regarding this Agreement, you may contact us by email or send inquiries to: 950 Herndon Parkway, Suite 410, Herndon, VA 20170. We may amend this agreement at any time. You further agree that by accessing the website or utilizing the services you agree to be bound by the Terms and Conditions as are in effect at such time. If we decide to change our Privacy Policy, we will post those changes to this Privacy Statement, the homepage and other places we deem appropriate so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Statement at any time, so please review it frequently. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here, by email or by means of a notice on our home page.
Services
We are committed in making your total experience a positive one. Upon entering your information, we will transmit your Tax Return Information to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). We do not, however, guarantee that the IRS will accept your return. Although we take certain steps to insure the accuracy of your return, it may be rejected for a variety of reasons, some of which are beyond our control. If your return is not accepted, we offer a money-back guarantee. With this service you are filing “Self-Prepared” Taxes. We do not offer tax advice and make no guarantees or representations regarding the quality or accuracy of the data you enter.
Information You Provide to Us
Upon using our services, you will be prompted to disclose certain information about you and your business and you will be able to store information on our website. In order to set up an Account, we ask you to create a User Name and Password. You are responsible for any use of our services by persons to whom you intentionally or negligently allow access to your password, if any.
After registering an account, to prepare your tax return you will be prompted to enter information to complete United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax forms. This includes information such as your Employer Identification Number, Contact Information (Name, Email, Address), Vehicle Details, Tax Deduction(s) and Information about your Business, if any. With your consent we will file your return with the IRS and charge you a fee for this filing service. In this case, some of your information will be sent to IRS who will need this information to process your tax return. Billing information, such as Credit Card Number, will also be requested so we may process your order. You may also have an option to pay by means other than credit card.
Refer-A-Business
If you choose to use our referral service to tell a friend about our site, we will ask you for your Friend`s Name and Email Address. We will automatically send your friend a One-Time Email inviting him or her to visit the site. We do not store this information and use it for the sole purpose of sending this One-Time Email.
Purpose Of Information Collected
We collect information from this website for the purpose of running our business to E-file your Federal Excise Tax. We collect and use information necessary for us to complete and file your tax returns, bill for services and to maintain the security of our site.
Information Sharing
We share your information as required by the Internal Revenue Service in order to E-file your Tax Return. We send credit card information to our credit card processor for the purpose of processing your transaction. We also use a Third Party to provide some customer service features. We do not share, sell, rent or trade personally identifiable information with third parties for their promotional purposes. We reserve the right to disclose your personally identifiable information as required by law and when we believe that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights and/or to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order or legal process served on our website.
Security Of Private Information
Our site uses SSL Encryption so as to provide security certificate to protect sensitive information online. We take several precautions to protect user-information off-line. All of our user’s information has restricted access. Only persons authorized by us and who require the information to perform a necessary task are granted access to personally identifiable information.
Data are transmitted to the IRS using a secure connection from our computers to IRS computers. For data transmission, we meet or exceed the security protocols established by the IRS.
Email Policies
After you register, we may periodically contact you using your email address or phone number. Such communications would only be performed if we need to speak to you about your tax return and our E-file Services used to submit that return. We will not sell, share or rent this information to any other individuals or organizations.
Because tax filing is important, it is important that we be able to contact you about your tax return. Up until the time your tax return is accepted by the IRS you have the option to delete your account information(“opt out”). To opt-out, please use the “Business Information” link after you login to your account. Once your tax return has been accepted by the IRS you may no longer delete your account information.
Log Files
We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site and gather general demographic information. As an IRS requirement, your IP address and email address are linked and shared with the IRS as personal information. Other log information is kept for security reasons. That data is used to prevent or discover a hacker and will not be used for other purpose.
Cookies
We use Session ID Cookies. These are bits of text that are temporarily set on your computer. These are used to make it easier for you to navigate our website. For example, thanks to cookies you do not have to log-in repeatedly(from webpage to webpage). A Session ID Cookie expires when you close your browser. We do not link the information we store in cookies to any personally identifiable information you submit while on our site. Third Parties providing services for our website also set cookies.
Access To Personally Identifiable Information
If your personally identifiable information changes or if you no longer desire our service, you may update your personal and tax information up until the time your tax return is accepted by the IRS. To update or change your account information, use the “Business Information” function provided after your login to your account. Once your tax return has been accepted by the IRS, no further changes can be made directly to your E-filed Tax Return. We lock archival data to prevent it from being edited.
Account Deletion and Data Retention Policy
At Tax2efile, your privacy and control over your personal data are our top priorities. As part of our ongoing commitment to transparency, we offer the option to delete your account at any time. However, as a U.S.-based service, we are also required to comply with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulations regarding data retention, even after account deletion.
How to Delete Your Account
You can delete your account at any time by following the steps in your account settings. Once you submit a deletion request, we will promptly mark your account as “Account Deleted” and begin the deletion process. Please note, while your account will no longer be active, certain data may still be retained as described below.
Data Retention and IRS Compliance
In compliance with IRS Recordkeeping Guidelines, we are required to retain certain tax-related data for a specified period, even after your account is deleted. These guidelines are in place to ensure we meet our legal obligations related to tax reporting and audit requirements.
Retention Period: We will retain your tax data for the maximum period permitted under IRS regulations typically up to 7 years from the filing date of your tax return.
Data Security: During the retention period, your personal and financial data will remain protected by industry standard security measures. We use encryption and secure storage to safeguard your information.
Access During Retention Period: Your account will be marked as deleted, meaning you will no longer have access to it. However, your data will remain securely stored for the required retention period and will only be used for compliance with IRS regulations.
Permanent Deletion of Data
Once the IRS retention period has expired, you may request permanent deletion of your data. If you wish to have your data fully erased after the retention period, please contact us directly at support@tax2efile.com
Important Notes
IRS Compliance: Even after you delete your account, we must retain certain tax data to comply with IRS requirements. This data will not be used for marketing, promotional purposes, or shared with third parties except as necessary to comply with the law.
No Access to Deleted Account: Once your account is marked as deleted, you will no longer be able to log in or retrieve any information from the account. However, your data will remain in a secure, archived state for IRS compliance purposes.
Learn More About IRS Retention Requirements
For detailed information on IRS recordkeeping guidelines, please refer to the official IRS Recordkeeping for Individuals page.
Link To Other Sites
This Privacy Statement applies only to information collected by this website. This website contains links to other Internet sites that are not owned or controlled by us. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of other Internet sites. When you leave our site please read the privacy statements of any website that may collect your personal information.
