Introduction

This privacy policy applies to the collection and use of personal information submitted to Coopers Tax. Coopers Tax is committed to protecting the privacy of the personally identifiable information that we collect from you as you use this website. The scope of our commitment is detailed in this privacy policy.

Consent

By using this website, you consent to the collection, use and storage of your information by Coopers Tax in the manner described in this privacy policy.

Data collection

As a visitor, you do not have to submit any personal information in order to use the website. The website collects only personally identifiable information that is specifically and voluntarily provided by visitors. Coopers Tax receives limited identifiable information, such as name, title, company address, email address, and telephone and fax numbers from website visitors.

We do not usually seek any sensitive data (e.g., data relating to race, religious beliefs, criminal record, physical or mental health, or sexual orientation) from users. We will, where necessary, obtain your explicit consent to the collection and use of such information. Demographic information, including gender and occupation, is not actively sought, but may be submitted when a visitor responds to an online job application.

We may collect personal information from clients, customers, employees and other business contacts or individuals. We collect such information when it is necessary for business purposes. Typically, this information includes names, addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses and job titles. In the course of providing professional services to our clients, we may need to collect more detailed personal information.

Use of personal information

The main purposes of collecting personal information are:

(a)  Providing services;
(b)  Respond to an individual’s request;
(c)  Maintaining contact with clients;
(d)  Keeping clients and other contacts informed of the services we offer and industry developments that may be of interest to them, and to notify them of service offerings, seminars and other events we organize;
(e)  General management and reporting purposes, such as invoicing and account management;
(f)  Recruitment of staff; and
(g)  All other lawful purposes related to our business.

Personal information collected by us through this website is used only for the intended purpose stated at the time that the information is collected or for the purposes specified above.

Access

If you have submitted personal information to Coopers Tax, under most circumstances you have the right to reasonable access to that data to correct any inaccuracies. You can also make a request to update or remove information about you by contacting contact@cooperstax.com and we will make all reasonable and practical efforts to comply with your request, so long as it is consistent with applicable law and professional standards.

No disclosure of personally identifiable information to third parties

Coopers Tax shall not intentionally disclose to third parties without your permission (and will take commercially reasonable steps to prevent the accidental disclosure of) any personally identifiable information you may provide while visiting this website, subject to the following exceptions: (i) Coopers Tax may disclose your personally identifiable information to third parties as required or permitted by applicable laws, rules or regulations; (ii) Coopers Tax may disclose your contact information in response to inquiries by bonafide rights owners in connection with allegations of infringement of copyright or other proprietary rights arising from information you have submitted on this website or otherwise provided to Coopers Tax; and (iii) if Coopers Tax (and/or one or more of its affiliates) merges with or sells all or substantially all of its assets to a third party, information collected about you on this website may be disclosed to such third party.

Information Security

Coopers Tax has implemented generally accepted standards of technology and operation security in order to protect personally identifiable information from loss, misuse, alteration or destruction. Only authorized Coopers Tax personnel are provided access to personally identifiable information, and such employees are required to treat this information as confidential. Notwithstanding these precautions, we cannot guarantee that unauthorized persons will not obtain access to your personally identifiable information.

Cookies and Web Beacons

To ensure that our website is well managed and to facilitate improved navigation within the website, we or our service provider(s) may use cookies (small text files stored in a user’s browser) or web beacons (electronic images that allow the website to count users who have accessed a particular page and to access certain cookies) to collect aggregate data. We may use such devices to track information on our systems and identify categories of users by items such as IP address, domain, browser type and URLs and pages visited. This information is reported to our Webmasters who use the information to analyze the number of users to different areas of the website and to make sure that our website is serving as a useful, effective information source.

Neither our cookies nor web beacons collect any personal data such as your name or email address.

Cookies can be rejected however under specific circumstances; users may be denied access to some parts of our website if their browsers reject cookies.

Third party links

Our website may contain links to other websites operated by third parties. Please note that this privacy policy applies only to the personal information that we collect through our website or otherwise in the course of our business dealings, and we cannot be responsible for personal information that third parties may collect, store and use through their websites which an individual may access after clicking the links that may be provided on our website. We encourage users to review the privacy policy of each website visited before disclosing any personal information.

Minors

This website is not intentionally designed for or directed at persons below 18 years of age, and Coopers Tax will not intentionally collect or maintain information about anyone under the age of 18.

Changes to our Privacy Policy

Coopers Tax reserves the right to make changes to this privacy policy from time to time. When using this website, you should review the current terms of use and privacy policy to determine if they have been amended since your last visit.

Privacy Policy Questions and Comments

Coopers Tax is committed to protecting the online privacy of your personal information. If you have questions or comments about our administration of your personally identifiable information, please contact us at contact@cooperstax.com. You may also use this address to communicate any concerns you may have regarding compliance with our Online Privacy Policy.