This Privacy Policy is here to explain how i-accountant handles your personal information. It applies to anyone using our professional services or visiting our website in Australia. Our main goal is to keep your privacy safe. i-accountant is an organization covered by the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) in Australia. This means we might deal with your personal info, and we have to follow the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) set out in that law. The APPs are like rules we must follow to collect, protect, use, and share our personal information properly.
Your Personal Information refers to details about you or opinions formed about you as a person who can be identified from that info. We typically manage Personal Information following the guidelines in this Policy. While this Policy doesn't cover every single detail, you're welcome to reach out to us if you want more information.
The Personal Information we gather and retain about you includes various details, such as:
Your name
Your birthdate
Your address
Your gender
Your contact phone number and email
Your Tax File Number, bank account info, and other financial or business data are necessary for us to provide our professional services to you.
We only collect and store Personal Information that's essential for us to carry out our services. It's important to note that we don't gather any sensitive information, like your health records, political beliefs, religious affiliations, sexual orientation, and similar details (we call this "Sensitive Information"). If, by any chance, we do need to collect Sensitive Information, we'll first seek your clear and explicit consent, explain why we require it, and then remove that Sensitive Information once we've used it for the specific purpose you provided it for.
You can willingly provide us with your Personal Information. For instance, signing up for i-accountant services or creating a user account requires you to share certain details. Some of our services may also require you to do the same if you want to use them.
If you use our inquiry forms, you'll need to share contact information so we can get in touch with you. Remember, it's entirely up to you whether you want to provide us with your Personal Information in this way; there's no obligation to do so.
Automated Collection: When you use our website, certain Personal Information might be automatically recorded. Our servers can log information like your IP Address, the time you accessed our services, the type of device you're using, your operating system, browser type, the links you clicked on, and how long you spent on our app or websites.
Integration with Other Programs: Sometimes, when you use our services, you might grant us permission to connect our services with third-party platforms like Xero or Facebook. If you give us this authorization, you're also allowing us to access any Personal Information that these third-party service providers may have collected and use it following this Policy. You always have the option to revoke these permissions.
So, the choice to share your information is yours, and you can change your mind about it at any time.