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Audit Alarm Privacy Center

Audit Alarm, Inc. (“Audit Alarm,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) is committed to enriching lives by protecting what matters most. This includes safeguarding your Personal Information (defined below) and treating such Information with security and respect. We understand the need to feel safe when sharing Information with third parties, and we have developed this Privacy Policy to help you understand our practices and how to exercise choice regarding the collection and use of your personal Information.

We understand the importance of protecting the Personal Information of our customers and our employees. To earn and maintain your trust, we have designed our Policy to meet or exceed the requirements of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and the ten principles set forth in the Canadian National Standard for the Protection of Personal Information legislation enacted by the United States government, the Circular 230 regulations issued by the United States Treasury Department, and substantially similar state and provincial legislation (collectively, privacy legislation). In addition, we are constantly looking for new and better ways to secure your Personal Information and ensure that it is used responsibly and respectfully.

If you have an unresolved privacy or data use concern that we have not addressed satisfactorily, please get in touch with our U.S.-based third-party dispute resolution provider (free of charge) 

If you have questions or complaints regarding our privacy policy or practices, please contact us at:

  • Audit Alarm, Inc
  • 3961 E. Chandler Blvd, #111-301
  • Phoenix, AZ 85048
  • Telephone: 866-528-3482
  • Fax: 480-248-1588
  • Email: AuditAlarmPrivacy@ltaxrs.com

OVERVIEW AND APPLICABILITY
Audit Alarm, Inc and its subsidiaries (hereafter collectively referred to as Audit Alarm, Inc) support the right to privacy, including the rights of individuals to control the dissemination and use of personal data that describes them, their personal choices, or life experiences. Audit Alarm, Inc supports domestic and international laws and regulations that seek to protect the privacy rights of such individuals, including The Protection of Personal Information and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) enacted by the Canadian Standards Association, legislation enacted by the United States government, the Circular 230 regulations issued by the United States Treasury Department, and substantially similar state and provincial legislation (collectively, privacy legislation) or the order of any court or other lawful authority.

It does not, however, apply to the collection, use, or disclosure of the following Information by Audit Alarm, Inc:

  • information that is publicly available, such as a customer’s name, address, telephone number, and electronic address, when listed in a directory or made available through directory assistance;
  • the name, title, business address, or telephone number of an employee of our organization; or
  • Personal Information that Audit Alarm, Inc collects, uses, or discloses for journalistic, artistic, or literary purposes and does not collect, use or disclose for any other purpose.

This Policy applies to all Audit Alarm, Inc employees, contractors, temporaries, consultants, and other workers. All of these people are expected to be familiar with and entirely in compliance with these policies. Workers who are not in compliance are subject to disciplinary action, including termination.

This Policy also applies to outsourcing organizations that perform information processing services on behalf of Audit Alarm, Inc. The use of outsourcing organizations to process personal data must always include a contractual commitment to consistently observe these policies and related Audit Alarm, Inc procedures and standards as specified by the Information Security Department. All outsourcing organizations handling personal data provided by Audit Alarm, Inc must periodically issue certificates of compliance with this Policy and permit Audit Alarm, Inc to initiate independent audits to determine compliance with this Policy.

Briefly stated, privacy legislation requires that the consent of an individual is obtained for the collection and use of his or her Personal Information, that steps are taken to protect Personal Information, and that at least one individual is appointed to monitor compliance with the provisions of applicable privacy legislation.

This privacy policy applies to http://www.auditalarm.com/, owned and operated by Audit Alarm, Inc Audit Alarm, Inc is committed to controlling the collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Information provided by the customers of Audit Alarm, Inc and has adopted this Privacy Policy to ensure the accuracy, confidentiality, and integrity of such Personal Information.

DEFINITIONS
The following defined terms are used throughout this Privacy Policy:

Audit Alarm, Inc – means Audit Alarm, Inc and its subsidiaries, including Canada Audit Alarm, Inc

Collection – means the act of gathering, acquiring, recording, or obtaining Personal Information from any source, including third parties, by any means.

Consent – means voluntary agreement with the collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Information for defined purposes. Consent can be either express or implied and provided directly by the individual or an authorized representative. Express consent can be given orally, electronically, or in writing but is always unequivocal and does not require an inference on the part of Audit Alarm, Inc. Implied consent is consent that can reasonably be inferred from an individual’s action or inaction.

Customer – means an individual who:

  1. subscribes for, uses, or applies to use the products or services of Audit Alarm, Inc;
  2. corresponds with Audit Alarm, Inc; or
  3. browses tax content or marketing material provided by Audit Alarm, Inc

Disclosure – means making Personal Information available to third parties outside Audit Alarm, Inc

Employee – means an employee, former employee, or pensioner of Audit Alarm, Inc, and for the purposes of this Privacy Policy, includes the directors, shareholders, and security holders of Audit Alarm, Inc

Personal Information or data – means Information about an identifiable individual recorded in any form and includes, but is not limited to, such things as race, ethnic origin, nationality, age, gender, marital status, religion, education, medical Information, criminal Information, performance reviews, trade union membership, employment and financial history, income, address, and telephone number, email address, numerical identifiers such as Social Insurance or Social Security Number, and views and personal opinions. Personal Information also includes Information about a customer’s product and service subscriptions and usage, credit information, billing records such as credit card number, service, and any recorded complaints.

Privacy legislation – means domestic and international laws and regulations that seek to protect the privacy rights of individuals, including The Protection of Personal Information and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) enacted by the Canadian Standards Association, legislation enacted by the United States government, the Circular 230 regulations issued by the United States Treasury Department, and substantially similar state and provincial legislation. Third-party – means an individual, partnership, corporation, public authority, government agency, or any other entity other than the customer or his or her agent or Audit Alarm, Inc

Use or Processing – means the treatment, handling, and management of Personal Information by Audit Alarm, Inc Any operation or set of operations performed on personal data, whether by automatic means, such as collection, recording, organization, storage, adaptation, or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, combination, blocking, erasure or destruction. No distinction between data, Information, knowledge, or wisdom is made in this Policy.

SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
This Privacy Policy has been developed in accordance with the standards, laws, and regulations of all jurisdictions where Audit Alarm, Inc does business. This Policy identifies ten principles of fair information practices and represents a formal statement of the minimum requirements to be adhered to by Audit Alarm, Inc for the protection of Personal Information collected from the customers of Audit Alarm, Inc

Scope and Other Agreements and Notices

Our Privacy Policy applies to Information about you that is gathered automatically (“General Information”) and to Personal Information (as defined below) that we collect directly from you online and offline, as well as Information we collect about you from other sources, such as from third-party partners and affiliates, which we may append to other Information we collect from or about you. This Privacy Policy applies to visitors and users of our website, www.Audit Alarm.com (our “Site”) (including the mobile app version of our Site), users of Services that we provide at no charge (“Users”), users of Services that require payment of a fee (“Members”) (we refer to our Users and Members collectively as our “Customers”), and prospective Customers. 

In addition to this Privacy Policy, other contract terms, such as our Audit Alarm, Inc. Service Terms and Conditions (the “Service Terms”) and our Website Terms of Use, will apply to you based on the Services you select or use. If you use other Services, additional privacy terms may also be applicable.

IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO OUR PRACTICES AS DESCRIBED IN THIS POLICY, DO NOT USE OUR SITE AND SERVICES.

Audit Alarm’s Commitment

We are committed to (1) working with our Customers to obtain a fair resolution of any complaint or concern about privacy concerns and our Services and (2) supporting law enforcement and regulatory agencies committed to stopping crimes of identity theft and identity fraud. Please email us with questions or concerns about our privacy practices at AuditAlarmPrivacy@ltaxrs.com or write to us at Audit Alarm, Inc., Attn. Chief Privacy Officer,  3961 E. Chandler Blvd #111-301, Phoenix, AZ 85048.

Modifications

WE MAY MODIFY OUR POLICY FROM TIME TO TIME. WE WILL POST THOSE MODIFICATIONS TO OUR WEBSITE BEFORE THE MODIFICATIONS BECOME EFFECTIVE. WE WILL NOTIFY YOU OF MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY, INCLUDING SENDING YOU A COPY OF THE UPDATED POLICY BY EMAIL IF WE HAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS ON FILE BEFORE THE CHANGE BECOMES EFFECTIVE. YOUR CONTINUED USE OF THE SITE OR OUR SERVICES AFTER ANY SUCH MODIFICATION MEANS YOU ACCEPT THE MODIFIED POLICY. EACH TIME YOU USE THE SITE, THE LATEST VERSION OF THE POLICY WILL BE DISPLAYED AND WILL APPLY.

Members and Users

You need not enroll or register with us to visit and view our Site. However, suppose you elect to obtain or use any of our Services. In that case, you must register or enroll (or be enrolled by an authorized third party) with us, and you must agree to our Service Terms, which incorporate by reference this Privacy Policy.

Third-Party Websites

Our Site may be linked to other websites operated by one or more third parties (collectively, “Third-Party Sites”). The Third-Party Sites may have different privacy policies and terms and conditions and/or business practices than we do, and your use of Third-Party Sites is governed by that Third-Party Site’s privacy policy and terms and conditions. Certain areas of our Site may allow you to interact with Third-Party Sites, and, in certain situations, you may be transferred to a Third-Party Site through a link, but it may appear that you are still on our Site.

Some of our pages also utilize framing techniques to serve content to or from our partners while preserving the look and feel of our Site. Please be aware that you are providing your Personal Information to these third parties and not to Audit Alarm.

Information We Collect

We may collect Information about you from various sources, including Information we gather from you directly when you register or enroll (or are enrolled by an authorized third party), use our Services, or view our Site or our online advertisements. We may also gather Information from other sources as described below.

Information We Collect When You Visit Our Site or View Our Online Advertisements

Audit Alarm and the third parties we engage to perform analytics or advertising use cookies or similar technologies to administer and improve our Site and the content on it, including tracking user movements around the Site to gather usage information and statistics about how our Site is used, to permit users to log in or make purchases, to store user preferences, to customize the content, and for marketing and advertising purposes. Users can control the use of cookies at the individual browser level. If you reject cookies, you may still use our Site, but your ability to use some features or areas of our Site may be limited.

Like most websites, we gather certain Information automatically and store it in log files. This Information may include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and/or clickstream data.

We may combine the Information we have automatically collected from you with other Information we collect about you. We do this to improve the services we offer you, to improve marketing, analytics, or site functionality, to develop new products and services, and to customize content and advertising for you.

The following are some examples of Information we may collect with Cookies, log files, Web Beacons, GIFs, pixel tags, server logs, customer relationship management (“CRM”) tools, or other technologies that gather Information automatically when you visit our Site or view online advertisements:

  • Website pages you view
  • IP address
  • Emails from Audit Alarm that you open or forward
  • Audit Alarm offers or links you connect to

In connection with the Site, for example, during the enrollment process or upon logging into your member portal, Information about your computer, such as the device id and other accompanying technical attributes and characteristics, may be accessed, retained, and used by our service provider or us to confirm device identification, verify your identity, and to authenticate your account.

Information We Collect Directly from You

Some Personal Information is collected when you register or enroll for the Services; otherwise, you agree to provide Information directly to us or are enrolled for the Services by an authorized third party. Here are some of the kinds of Personal Information we may collect directly from you or an authorized third party:

  • Name
  • Contact information (email address, postal address, phone number)
  • Social Security Number
  • Date of Birth, Age, Gender
  • Personal details to verify your identity, such as your mother’s maiden name
  • Payment and Financial Information, such as a credit card or financial account number
  • Government identity information, for example, driver’s license information, voluntarily identified by you in your Member Portal
  • Other Information you may voluntarily provide for protection on the Member portal, such as your insurance information
  • Product Preferences and interests
  • Communication Preferences
  • Contact Information for friends or family members that you wish to register as members or that you suggest we contact. Your family member may contact us at Privacy@Audit Alarm.com to request that we remove this Information from our Audit Alarm database.
  • Other Information that you may voluntarily provide in response to member surveys or studies or as part of enrollment in a new product or Service
  • When you call or exchange emails with us, we will retain the content of the email messages (or hard copy correspondence) as required or permitted by law and our record and information management policies. We also may retain recordings of our phone messages or phone calls with you.

Information we collect from other sources (“Third Party Information”)

We may obtain Information about you from third-party sources, such as the companies we work with to provide Service to you (i.e., our service partners), affiliates such as our subsidiary, ID Analytics, and other companies we acquire or merge with, data aggregators or public databases. Here are examples of this kind of Third Party Information:

  • Name
  • Age
  • Postal Address
  • Phone Number
  • Marital status and number of children
  • Other Information which may help us determine your risk of identity theft such as online behavior, purchase behavior, interests, and other consumer and market research data
  • Information used to populate our membership registration forms
  • Information such as your social security number and date of birth obtained from our subsidiary, ID Analytics, other affiliates, or service partners.

How We Use and Share Your Information

This summary tells you how we use your Information, if we share it, and why. It also explains how you can make decisions about these actions and how we will respond to those requests. We will share your Personal Information with third parties only in the ways described in this privacy policy or where we have your consent. We do not sell your personal Information to third parties. When we share your Personal Information with third parties, as described below, we put in place contracts with them that include confidentiality restrictions on their use of your Information and require them to notify us if your Personal Information is lost, stolen, or otherwise wrongly disclosed.