This Privacy Policy explains how Blacklight Tax Solutions LLC (“Blacklight,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and protects information when you visit our website, submit our application, or engage us for bookkeeping, tax, and advisory services. By using our website or providing information to us, you agree to the practices described here.
We are a tax and accounting firm. Information you share with us is treated as confidential and is never sold. This policy describes how we handle it.
When you complete our application or communicate with us, we collect the information you choose to share, which may include your name, business name, entity type, industry, approximate revenue range, current bookkeeping situation, the services you are interested in, and your contact details such as email and phone number. If you become a client, we collect the additional financial and tax information needed to perform our services, including prior tax returns, bookkeeping records, and supporting documents. This may also include information about your dependents and other individuals relevant to your returns, including minors, such as names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and addresses.
When you visit our website, limited technical information may be collected automatically by our hosting and security provider, such as your IP address, browser type, device information, and pages viewed. This information is used to operate, secure, and improve the website.
We use the information we collect to:
As a tax return preparer, our use and disclosure of tax return information is governed by federal law, including Internal Revenue Code Section 7216 and its regulations. We do not use or disclose your tax return information for any purpose other than preparing your returns and providing related services, except as permitted or required by law or with your specific written consent. We treat all client information as confidential.
We do not sell your information, and we share it only as needed to operate our firm and serve you. We may share information with:
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal or financial information to anyone, and we do not share it for third-party advertising. Your information is used to do your work and to operate our firm, and nothing else.
As a financial services firm, we maintain an information security program consistent with our obligations under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and the Federal Trade Commission Safeguards Rule. We use administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect your information, including encrypted connections, access controls, and secure document exchange. You should send sensitive documents to us only through the secure requests we provide, not by ordinary email. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
We retain your information for as long as needed to provide our services and to meet our legal, regulatory, and professional recordkeeping obligations, which for tax and financial records often extends several years beyond the end of an engagement. When information is no longer required, we dispose of it securely.
You may request to access, correct, or delete the personal information we hold about you. Because we are subject to legal and professional recordkeeping requirements, some information must be retained even after a request, and we will let you know when that applies. You may also opt out of non-essential communications at any time. To make a request, contact us using the details below.
Our website may use a limited set of cookies and similar technologies that are necessary for the site to function and to keep it secure. If we add analytics to understand how the site is used, we will use it to improve the site and will update this policy accordingly. You can control cookies through your browser settings.
Our website and online application are intended for business owners and are not directed to children. We do not knowingly allow children to submit information to us directly through this website. If you believe a child has provided information to us through the site, please contact us and we will address it.
Separately, in the course of providing tax and accounting services, we routinely collect and maintain information about dependents and other individuals identified in our clients’ records, including minors. This may include names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, addresses, and, where a minor owns a business, that business’s information, when it is needed to prepare returns and perform our services. We receive this information from our clients rather than from the children directly, and we protect it with the same confidentiality and safeguards that apply to all client information described in this policy.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the date at the top of this page. Your continued use of the website after changes take effect means you accept the updated policy.
If you have questions about this policy or how we handle your information, contact Blacklight Tax Solutions LLC in Florida at privacy@blacklighttaxsolutions.com.
See also our Terms & Disclaimer.