Who we are
A Bookkeeper Online at https://abookkeeperonline.com
A Bookkeeper Online respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information that you may provide to us when accessing or using this site, purchasing goods or services, or otherwise engaging with us on blog comments, contact forms, newsletter subscriptions or other forms of contact.
This privacy policy / cookie policy, will service to inform on how we collect and use the personal information that you provide to us when interacting with us on this site and applies to website and products or services that may be purchased from this site.
Information That We May collect
A variety of information is collected from you when you access our website and in fact, any website, fill out a contact form, subscribe to a newsletter, post a blog comment, purchase a product or service, register an account, or interact with us in other ways stemming from the site use. By continued use of this site you are specifically consenting to our collection of and/or use of the data described below, the processing of the data or sharing of the data with third-party processors as is necessary for our business interests. A Bookkeeper Online does not sell your personal information to third parties for their own commercial uses. Certain data by nature of the internet is shared with our host or other third-party application when you access this site. If you upload images to a website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data included. Visitors to websites can download and extract any location data from images on most websites.
Types of Information We May Collect
In connection with accessing this site personal information you voluntarily provide may be collected when you access or interact with this site. The information you provide to us may be personally identifiable, such as name, email address, phone number, user name, password, financial data, business name, website address, etc. depending on the context of your interaction with us.
. Personal information is information that can be used to personally identify you such as your name, email address, telephone number and demographics like location and gender. You voluntarily providing this information while engaging with us is your consent to giving us this information and our rights to use it for our business requirements. Information may be voluntarily provided to us when you fill out a contact form, newsletter subscription, comment on the blog, or participate in help sessions. You are in full control of your personal information and your decision to share it with us is voluntary. You are under no obligation to share personally identifiable information, but your refusal may prevent you from accessing certain benefits that may stem from the use of our website or making purchases.
. Payment Data. Payment data may be collected for purchases initiated by you. Data necessary to process your payment such as credit card, debit card, or other payment means and the security code associated with your payment methods. All payments from this website will be processed through third party systems like Square, Stripe, or perhaps PayPal. All payment data is stored on the third-party site. You may find their privacy policies on their respective websites. This area will be updated as payment processing via this site is added.
. Social Media Login Data. We may collect certain social media data if you use one of our social media links connecting you from this site to your social media accounts. If you are concerned about your social media data please log into the respective social media site and manage the data you share via your account with them.
. Derivative Data – Is information that our servers automatically collect about you when you access our website such as your IP address, browser type, dates and times of access, specific pages viewed. If a mobile application is being used our servers may collect information about the device used such as your device name and type, your phone number, country of origin, and other interactions with our website. This type of data may also include data collected by third-party service providers such as analytic providers and may include cookies, log data, web beacons. This type of data collection generally does not identify a specific individual. Security features may also collect similar data.
A Bookkeeper Online currently does not make use of a third-party analytic provider. Although these services are of value it is our current thought to have a go without the potentiall privacy invasion some of these services, especially free ones, can lead to when it comes to targeting our customers with specific ads online and at times offline. This notice will be updated should we decide that one of these services is required for the benefit of our legitimate business interests.
Cookies
Cookies are text files with small bits of data created by websites you visit, including those created with WordPress, that are used to identify your computer or other device as you move around the internet. WordPress by default uses cookies to store authenticated user sessions and authentication.
A Bookkeeper Online uses WordPress and as such session cookies are created when you access our site. If an account is created it will store the personal information you provided, such as username, password, email address. Comment cookies are generated if you engage with our blog making comments. These cookies are designed to store the information you freely provided so that on your next visit the site is more easily accessible.
Social Medic Links – The use of social media links may create cookies and may contain embedded content from social media providers. To better manage the use cookies go to your browser settings and manage their use or turn them off, although turning them off may affect varied web results.
. Affiliates – This site does not currently make use of affiliate networks. Should we do so this policy will be updated. Affiliate marketing may make use of varied cookies depending on the network one is involved with. You may disable or control the use of cookies in your browser settings.
By accessing and continuing to use this site you are giving your consent for the cookies that may be used by this website, our host servers, our theme, our plugins or any software or third-party applications we deem necessary for the function of this site or our legitimate business goals.
External Links and Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. A Bookkeeper Online has no control over the cookies and/or policies of other sites although we strive to choose carefully with your privacy in mind.
This site may also include hyperlinks to other websites. Any outside links provided on this site are offered to provide additional information. We are not responsible for the privacy policy, cookie policies or security of any site other than our own. We recommend you always take care when clicking on links of any sort and if you do choose to explore the link, we advise you to read the policies of the site visited.
International Data
This website is hosted by servers located in the United States and therefore, if you reside outside the United States, some or all of your data may be transferred internationally to and stored on those servers. In addition, we may use third-party processors, payment processors or subcontractors located in the United States. Your privacy is important to us and we use all reasonable methods to protect the safety of your data during transfer. By using this site and/or providing us with any data, you consent to the transfer, processing, and storage of your information in the United States. Transmission of data over the internet is never fully secure and therefore we cannot guarantee the security of the data that is sent to us electronically. Transmission of data by you is at your own risk.
Children
This website and its applications are not designed for children under the legal age of consent in whichever area they are located. We do not knowingly solicit personal data from minors. Please contact us if you become aware that we have collected data from a child below the legal age of consent and we will promptly delete it.
Your Rights
You have rights regarding your personal data. You may opt-out of email correspondence by not joining our newsletter or by unsubscribing using the link at the bottom of said emails. You may always request that we remove any personally identifying information you have provided. In order to affect this change, we may charge you a reasonable fee for actions you request concerning the voluntarily provided information you gave to us. We may also request you provide evidence of your identity before we take any action, to prevent fraud relating to any user’s accounts. Your request to delete information will be honored unless we are required by law to retain access to the data.
This Privacy / Cookie Policy will be updated as needed.