Mr. Rapid Tax Service, LLC. (“Mr. Rapid,” “we,” “us” or “our”) recognizes the importance of protecting the information provided to us by visitors to www.mrrapidrefund.com and www.mrrapidrefund.net, (our “Websites”). This privacy statement explains what information may be collected from you when you visit our Websites, how that information is used and how it is shared with third parties.

 

We will not disclose or use your tax return information for any purpose other than preparing, assisting in preparing, or obtaining or providing services in connection with the preparation of your tax return. A separate Mr. Rapid Tax Service Privacy Policy will be provided to you at the time of tax preparation and will further explain how we handle your tax return information.

 

Mr. Rapid offers individual and small business tax preparation services through various affiliates, franchisees and company-owned stores. Because we offer in-store and online tax preparation services, our privacy policies will vary depending on how you interact with Mr. Rapid. This privacy policy applies solely to our Websites, independent of any business relationship you may have with us.

 

This privacy policy may change and will be updated on our Websites. You should check this page periodically to ensure that you are in agreement with any changes. If we amend this privacy policy to permit material changes in the way we collect, use, and/or share your personal information, we will notify you of such amendment by prominently posting notice of such amendment on our Websites’ homepages prior to the change becoming effective.

 

Information Collected by MR. Rapid Tax Service, LLC

Voluntary Registration

We collect personal information (which may include, without limitation, your name, email address, mailing address and/or telephone number) from you when you voluntarily register on the Websites or when you request information or a service (e.g., tax preparation services) on the Websites.

 

Surveys or Contests

From time-to-time we may provide you the opportunity to participate in contests or surveys on our sites. If you participate, we will request certain personally identifiable information from you. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and you therefore have a choice whether or not to disclose this information. The requested information typically includes contact information (such as name and shipping address), and demographic information (such as zip code).

Information Collected by MR. Rapid Tax Service, LLC

 

Mr. Rapid does not sell or market your personal information to any third parties. We use information collected on the Websites for the following:

 

• To provide the products and services you request and communicate with you regarding those requests

• Internal market analysis

• To improve our products and services

• To provide you with information on new products or special offers

• To tailor the Websites according to your interests

• For marketing or promotional purposes

 

Mr. Rapid will not disclose to unaffiliated third parties any information collected in a manner that connects you with your personal information, except when we have your permission or under special circumstances, such as when we have a good faith belief that the law requires it.

 

We also may use your information to inform you about other products or services available from Mr. Rapid and our affiliates. You may be offered the opportunity to receive materials or special offers from affiliated third parties. If you opt to receive information from these third parties, we will share your name and e-mail address with such third parties. We may match personal information collected on the Websites with affiliated third party data.

 

Mr. Rapid Tax Service may keep track of what portions of the Websites visitors are viewing and other visitor statistics such as geographic location, and aggregate this information to help us create a better experience for future Website visits. This is all done without knowing your name or other personal information in order to describe our viewers and services to prospective partners, advertisers, and other third parties, and for other lawful purposes.

 

How Your Personal Information May Be Shared with Third Parties

Third Party Websites

The Websites may contain links to other affiliated websites or websites of interest that are not under our direction or control. This privacy policy does not apply to those sites and only applies to our Websites. You should exercise caution and review the privacy policy of those websites you are visiting.

 

Social Media Widgets

Our Web site includes Social Media Features, such as the Facebook Like button. These Features may collect your IP address, which page you are visiting on our site, and may set a cookie to enable the Feature to function properly. Social Media Features and Widgets are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our Site. Your interactions with these Features are governed by the privacy policy of the company proving it.