Privacy Statement

Effective Date: March 1, 2025

This Privacy Statement for Elevation Bookkeeping LLC (“we,” “us,” or “our”) outlines our commitment to transparency, security, and compliance regarding information we receive through your visit to and use of our website at www.elevationbookkeepingllc.com. By using our website, you consent to the policies, practices, and terms described in this Privacy Statement.

Any data you provide to us separately from this website and within the scope of our services shall be considered confidential and will be governed by a written contract.

Automatically Collected Information

By visiting this website, our hosting provider may automatically gather information that web browsers, devices, and servers usually share. This data can include your IP address, operating system type, browser type, referring site, language preference, estimated location, and access times. We receive this information as aggregate analytics data from our hosting provider. We do not collect, track, or monitor personally identifiable information from visitors.

Cookies

Cookies are small data files stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. We use cookies to improve our website’s performance and functionality, as well as for basic analytics and customization. We do not use cookies for advertising purposes.

You may refuse cookies through the settings found in your web browser controls.

Collection of Personal Information

We collect personal information, such as your name or email address, that you voluntarily provide to us when you express an interest in obtaining information about us or our services, when you participate in activities related to our business services, or otherwise when you contact us.

We do not process sensitive information through this website.

When you communicate with us via form, email, phone, or otherwise, we may store a copy of the communication(s) as permitted by applicable law.

Use of Your Personal Information

We use the personal information you provide to administer and improve our services, including to communicate with you, to fulfill our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts related to the provision of our services, for security and fraud prevention purposes, and to comply with applicable laws.

Sharing Information with Third Parties

We do not sell or share your data with third parties for marketing purposes. We may use your data to perform statistical analysis, send you communications, or provide support. Any third parties we engage are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide such services to us.

We may disclose user information without notice if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with the service of legal process; (b) protect and defend our rights or property; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of our users or the public.

External Data Storage

We may store data on encrypted servers provided by third-party hosting services or cloud-based storage vendors with whom we have contracted.

Length of Information Storage

We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Statement, unless an extended retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting, or other legal requirements).

When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to keep your personal information, we will delete such information through routine record maintenance, including purging end-of-cycle backups.

Security Measures

We have implemented appropriate and reasonable technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of personal user information we receive. Our data security practices include: SSL certification, encrypted storage, and multi-factor authentication. However, despite our safeguards and efforts to secure your information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that: (a) there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet that are beyond our control; and (b) the security, integrity, and privacy of any information and data exchanged between you and us cannot be guaranteed.

Information from Minors

We do not knowingly collect, solicit data from, or market to children under 18 years of age. By using the services, you represent that you are at least 18 or that you are the parent or guardian of such a minor and consent to such minor’s use of the services.

Your Rights

You have rights under specific US state data protection laws. However, these rights are not absolute, and in some instances, we may decline your request as permitted by law. These rights include:

Right to know whether or not we are processing your personal data
Right to access your personal data
Right to correct inaccuracies in your personal data
Right to request the deletion of your personal data
Right to obtain a copy of the personal data you previously shared with us
Right to non-discrimination for exercising your rights
Right to opt out of the processing of your personal data if it is used for targeted advertising, the sale of personal data, or profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects (“profiling”)

To exercise these rights, you can reach us by visiting our Contact page and completing the form.

Changes to Our Privacy Statement

We may update this Privacy Statement at any time. Changes will be reflected on this page as of the effective date noted at the top of the page. Your continued use of this website and/or services available following any policy changes constitutes your acknowledgement of the Privacy Statement and agreement to abide by and be bound to the terms of these changes. Please revisit this page regularly to stay informed about the policies, practices, and terms described in this Privacy Statement.