Privacy Policy
Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to ZEDDBOOKS.COM and Zeddbooks LLC Services and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to Zeddbooks LLC including ZEDDBOOKS.COM shall mean Zeddbooks. The Zeddbooks website is a Bookkeeping and Tax Preparation Service site. Zeddbooks LLC is a bookkeeping and tax preparation service. By using the Zeddbooks website or the services of Zeddbooks LLC, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
In order to better provide you with products and services, Zeddbooks may collect personally identifiable information, such as your:
-First and Last Name
-Mailing Address
-E-mail Address
-Phone Number
-Employer
-Job Title
-Business name, address and contact information
-Financial data and information including but not limited to business revenue, expenses, bank and credit card transactions and other relevant information.
-EIN or Social security number and other relevant information for the purpose of completing bookkeeping, accounting and tax services.
If you purchase Zeddbooks products and services, we collect billing and credit card information. This information is used to complete the purchase transaction.
We do not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. However, you may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you elect to use certain products or services available on the Site. These may include: (a) registering for an account on our Site; (b) entering a sweepstakes or contest sponsored by us or one of our partners; (c) signing up for special offers from selected third parties; (d) sending us an email message; (e) submitting your credit card or other payment information when ordering and purchasing products and services on our Site. We will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to services and/or products you have requested from us. We also may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.
Use of your Personal Information
Zeddbooks collects and uses your personal information to operate its website(s) and deliver the services you have requested.
Zeddbooks may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Zeddbooks and its affiliates.
We retain the right to manage our operations, including using service providers of our own choosing, to facilitate the development, hosting and ongoing support of our services to meet our business goals. For example, we may use the services of third-party companies to host our services and these services may or may not be located in the same jurisdictions or regions as the customers using our services. Our employees, consultants, contractors, suppliers and partners, if authorized, may have access to our customer information or the systems storing it as part of and solely for the purposes of performing their jobs, or within the scope of their agreements with us. In all cases, we use reasonable efforts to ensure that your Personal Information, as part of our confidential business information, is protected under contracts with such persons.
Sharing Information with Third Parties
Zeddbooks does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties.
Zeddbooks may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is transferred to the third party. Zeddbooks may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Zeddbooks, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
Zeddbooks may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Zeddbooks or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Zeddbooks; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Zeddbooks, or the public.
Transmission to Recipients. At the Customer’s request and subject to Customer’s payment of any applicable fees, Zeddbooks LLC will use reasonable efforts to make certain Customer Data (the Bookkeeping Data) of such Customer available to Representative(s) who have registered with and are using the Services. Customer hereby authorizes Zeddbooks LLC to disclose such Customer Data to any Representative to whom Customer authorizes. Zeddbooks LLC does not control how any Representatives use the Customer Data and has no responsibility for Customer Data that is provided to a Representative. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Zeddbooks LLC reserves the right to decline to transmit Customer Data to a specific Representative if Zeddbooks LLC believes such transmission would violate this Agreement or any applicable laws (in which case Zeddbooks LLC will use reasonable efforts to promptly notify Customer of such decision). Representatives acknowledge that Zeddbooks LLC is merely acting as a passive conduit for such distribution and takes no responsibility for any Customer Data. Zeddbooks LLC makes no warranty, representation, endorsement, or guarantee regarding, and accept no responsibility or liability for, the quality, content, nature or reliability of any Customer Data.
Tracking User Behavior
Zeddbooks may keep track of the websites and pages our users visit within Zeddbooks, in order to determine what Zeddbooks services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Zeddbooks to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.
Automatically Collected Information
Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by Zeddbooks. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Zeddbooks website.
Use of Cookies
The Zeddbooks website may use “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Zeddbooks pages, or register with Zeddbooks site or services, a cookie helps Zeddbooks to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Zeddbooks website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Zeddbooks features that you customized.
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 to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Zeddbooks services or websites you visit.
Links to Third Party Sites/Third Party Services
As part of the Service, we may provide you with convenient links to third party website(s) (“Third Party Sites”) as well as content or items belonging to or originating from third parties (the “Third Party Applications, Software or Content”). These links are provided as a courtesy to Service subscribers. We have no control over Third Party Sites or Third Party Applications, Software or Content or the promotions, materials, information, goods or services available on these Third Party Sites or Third Party Applications, Software or Content. Such Third Party Sites and Third Party Applications, Software or Content are not investigated, monitored or checked for accuracy, appropriateness, or completeness, and we are not responsible for any Third Party Sites accessed through the Site or any Third Party Applications, Software or Content posted on, available through or installed from the Site, including the content, accuracy, offensiveness, opinions, reliability, privacy practices or other policies of or contained in the Third Party Sites or the Third Party Applications, Software or Content. Inclusion of, linking to or permitting the use or installation of any Third Party Site or any Third Party Applications, Software or Content does not imply our approval or endorsement. If you decide to leave the Site and access the Third Party Sites or to use or install any Third Party Applications, Software or Content, you do so at your own risk and you should be aware that our terms and policies, including these Terms of Use, no longer govern. You should review the applicable terms and policies, including privacy and data gathering practices, of any Third Party Site to which you navigate from the Site or relating to any applications you use or install from the Third Party Site
Security of your Personal Information
Zeddbooks secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. Zeddbooks uses the following methods for this purpose:
-SSL Protocol
Zeddbooks partners with Team Work in an effort to provide you with the best service possible. Your client dashboard, communication with your Zeddbooks professional, file exchange, amongst other services are powered by Team Work. You can learn more about the level of security and encryption offered by Team Work, as well as their privacy policy by going to: https://www.teamwork.com/security.
Zeddbooks also uses QuickBooks online, Xero and other third party softwares including but not limited to Bill.com, Receipt Bank and Hub Doc to complete your accounting, bookkeeping and tax work. To learn more about these companies, the services they offer, and their privacy and security policies, please make sure to visit each providers website.
We strive to take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or alteration of your personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that: (a) there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet which are beyond our control; and (b) security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through this Site cannot be guaranteed.
Children Under Thirteen
Zeddbooks does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.
Disconnecting your Zeddbooks Account from Third Party Websites
You will be able to connect your Zeddbooks account to third party accounts. BY CONNECTING YOUR ZEDDBOOKS ACCOUNT TO YOUR THIRD PARTY ACCOUNT, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOU ARE CONSENTING TO THE CONTINUOUS RELEASE OF INFORMATION ABOUT YOU TO OTHERS (IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR PRIVACY SETTINGS ON THOSE THIRD PARTY SITES). IF YOU DO NOT WANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOU, INCLUDING PERSONALLY IDENTIFYING INFORMATION, TO BE SHARED IN THIS MANNER, DO NOT USE THIS FEATURE. You may disconnect your account from a third party account at any time. Users may disconnect or stop their accounting software or client portal from syncing or integrating with third-party services at any time by simply accessing the settings section of your service or by contacting Zeddbooks via email.
Opt-Out & Unsubscribe from Communications
We respect your privacy and give you an opportunity to opt-out of receiving announcements of certain information. Users may opt-out of receiving any or all communications from from Zeddbooks by contacting us here:
– Email: info@zeddbooks.com
Please note: Opting out of Electronic email will result in the disconnection of all electronic forms of communication, including electronic communication concerning your account.
To opt out or unsubscribe from third Party communications, please visit the third party’s site, log in and update your settings.
E-mail Communications
From time to time, Zeddbooks may contact you via email for the purpose of providing announcements, promotional offers, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication. In order to improve our Services, we may receive a notification when you open an email from Zeddbooks or click on a link therein.
If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications via email from Zeddbooks, you may opt out of such communications by contacting us at info@zeddbooks.com and adding the subject-line “unsubscribe”.
External Data Storage Sites
We may store your data on servers provided by third party hosting vendors with whom we have contracted.
Changes to this Statement
Zeddbooks reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our site, and/or by updating any privacy information on this page. Your continued use of the Site and/or Services available through this Site after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.
Contact Information
Zeddbooks welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Zeddbooks has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Zeddbooks at:
Zeddbooks LLC
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7901 4th ST N STE 300 ST.
PETERSBURG, FL 33702, US
Email Address:
info@zeddbooks.com
Telephone number:
+1 (239) 205-1316
Effective as of January 01, 2024
