Maxwell Shmerler & Co., CPAs
recognizes that respecting user privacy over the Internet is of utmost
importance. This privacy statement is designed to provide information about the
privacy and data collection practices for the site:
http://www.msco-cpa.com. The Site is operated by Maxwell Shmerler & Co..
If you have questions or concerns regarding this statement, you should first
contact our site coordinator at fjlevy@msco-cpa.COM
or by postal mail to:
- Maxwell Shmerler & Co.
- 11 Martine Avenue, Suite 970
- White Plains, N.Y
- 10606
Identifying Information. In general, you can visit the Site without telling
us who you are or providing any information about yourself. In some areas of the
Site, we ask you to provide information that will enable us to process an order,
offer services that require registration, assist you with technical support
issues or to follow up with you. Generally, Maxwell Shmerler & Co.
requests identifying information when you:
- Register on any of our web sites.
- Place an order.
- Provide feedback to an online survey or tell us about an
idea or suggestion.
- Participate in a rebate program, contest, or other
promotional offer.
- Request a SPECIAL SERVICE
- Request information or files from technical support or
customer service.
In these instances, Maxwell Shmerler & Co. will ask for
your name, address, e-mail address, phone number and other appropriate
information needed to provide you with these services. In all instances, if you
receive a newsletter or other mailing from us, you will always be able to
"unsubscribe" to these mailings at any time.
What Will Maxwell Shmerler & Co. Do With Your
Information? If you choose to give us personal information for any of the
purposes above, this information is retained by Maxwell Shmerler & Co. and will only be used by Maxwell Shmerler & Co. to support your customer relationship with us. We will not add you
to a mailing list, or newsletter without your registration for this service. We
will only contact you if further information is required from you to complete a
service.
What Others May Do With Your Information. Maxwell Shmerler & Co. does not share, rent, or sell any personally identifying information
provided through our Site (such as your name or email address) to any outside
organization for use in its marketing or solicitations. From time to time
Maxwell Shmerler & Co. may use agents or contractors who
will have access to your personal information to perform services for
Maxwell Shmerler & Co. (such as DATABASE MAINTENANCE,
FURTHER EXAMPLES), however, they are required by us to keep the information
confidential and may not use it for any purpose other than to carry out the
services for Maxwell Shmerler & Co.. In addition,Maxwell Shmerler & Co. may also share aggregate
information about its customers and its web site visitors to advertisers,
business partners, and other third parties. For example, we might share that our
users are x percent PCs users and y percent Macintosh users. None of this
information, however, will contain personal, identifying information about our
users.
Third Party Links
Maxwell Shmerler & Co. does provide links to other
sites. Other Internet sites and services have separate privacy and data
collection practices. Once you leave
WWW.MSCO-CPA.COM, Maxwell Shmerler & Co. cannot control, and has no
responsibility for, the privacy policies or data collection activities at
another site.
Cookies
At times, we will use a feature on your web browser to send your computer a
"cookie". We do not use cookies to retrieve any personal information from your
computer. We only use cookies to learn ways to enhance our Sites, and to give
you better, more personalized service while in our web site. You can reset your
browser to refuse all cookies or indicate when a cookie is sent. However, some
functions of the Sites will not function if you refuse cookies. These areas of
our web site will have information posted about cookies, and when a cookie will
be uploaded to your computer.
Children's Privacy Protection
Maxwell Shmerler & Co. is sensitive to the heightened
need to protect the privacy of children under the age of 13. The vast majority
of the material on our web site is not intended for children and is not targeted
to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect data from children
and, if we learn that we have received personal data from a child, we will
remove this information from our database.
Changes to this Policy
Maxwell Shmerler & Co. may from time to time revise
its privacy policy. You should therefore periodically visit this page, so you
are aware of any such revisions. We will not, however, use your existing
information in a manner not previously disclosed. You will be advised and have
the opportunity to opt out of any new use of your information.
Contacting Us. If you have any questions about our privacy policy and/or the
practices of our web site, you can write to:
- MAXWELL SHMERLER & CO.
- 11 MARTINE AVENUE, SUITE 970
- PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y.
- 10606
CPAs are required by law to inform their clients of their policies regarding privacy of client information. CPAs have been and continue to be bound by strict professional standards of confidentiality. Thus, we have been and continue to be a protector of client's right to privacy.
Types of Nonpublic Information We Collect
We collect nonpublic personal information about our clients that is either provided by the client or obtained by us with authorization of our client.
Parties to Whom We Disclose Information
For current and former clients, we do not disclose any nonpublic personal or business information obtained in the course of our practice except as required or permitted by law. Permitted disclosures include, for example, providing information to our employees and, in limited situations, to unrelated third parties who need to know such information in order to assist us in providing services to our client. In all such situations we stress the confidentiality of such information being shared.
Protecting the Confidentiality and Security of Current and Former Clients' Information
We retain records relating to professional services wer provide so we are better able to assist our clients with their professional needs and, in some cases, to comply with professional guidelines. In order to guard our clients nonpublic information, we maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with our professional standards and those specific to the CPA profession.
If you have any questions or need any additional specific information.
