This privacy statement outlines how our website collects, processes, and stores personal data. This outlines how our website aims to comply with GDPR.
Who we are
We are Benchmark IQ. The content on this website is designed for educational purposes and is solely intended to assist with financial organization and decision-making. It does not aim to offer specific or personalized legal, tax, investment, or financial advice. Benchmark IQ does not function as a financial planner, broker, investment advisor, or law firm. For professional services, Benchmark IQ may direct you to qualified partners.
Each individual’s financial situation is unique, and the information provided on this website and its associated services may not be suitable for every person or circumstance. Prior to making any definitive decisions or implementing financial strategies, it is recommended to seek additional information and advice from professionals such as attorneys, accountants, or other financial advisors who are fully informed about individual circumstances. Our website address is: http://benchmarkiqtax.com. We’re here to assist you every step of the way.
General
Here is our Privacy Policy required by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999.
We collect nonpublic personal information about you from the following sources:
- Information we receive from you on applications, tax organizers, worksheets and other documents;
- Information about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others;
- Information we receive from a consumer-reporting agency.
We do not disclose any nonpublic personal information about our clients or former clients to anyone, except as permitted by law.
We restrict access to nonpublic personal information about you to those members of our firm who need to know that information to provide services to you. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with federal regulations to guard your nonpublic personal information.
Online information is stored on secure servers located in CPA Website Solutions SOC 1 certified datacenters.
If you have any questions about this policy, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
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.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
We do not collect any personal data on our website users.
If you complete a form on the website then we will collect the data that you enter into the form. This data is stored securely and is used only to process the request in the form. If you opt-in for our newsletter or for marketing to then we may use your data for these purposes. We do not pass your data on to any third-parties.
We only collect the data that is necessary to process your enquiry through our website. If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.