MIAcount Corp. (“MIAcount,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects the privacy and confidentiality of the individuals and businesses that interact with us.
This Privacy Policy describes how MIAcount may collect, use, maintain, disclose, and protect information obtained through:
Our website, miacount.com
Website forms
Downloadable guides and resources
Appointment scheduling
Email communications
Telephone calls
Text messages
Social media
Client portals
Other digital communications
Professional services provided by MIAcount
This Privacy Policy applies primarily to information collected through our public website and related digital interactions.
Additional privacy notices, engagement agreements, taxpayer consents, portal terms, professional disclosures, service agreements, or legal requirements may apply after an individual or business becomes a client.
If another agreement or applicable law imposes stricter confidentiality or privacy requirements, those stricter requirements will control.
Depending on how you interact with MIAcount, we may collect:
First and last name
Email address
Telephone number
Mailing address
Business name
Business type
General business information
Preferred language
Appointment information
Service interests
Questions or messages submitted through forms
Records of communications with MIAcount
Information needed to evaluate a service request
Information needed to provide an authorized professional service
Communication preferences
Records of consent
Transaction or payment-related information
Documents or information submitted through an approved secure method
When you visit our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, including:
Internet Protocol address
Browser type
Device type
Operating system
Approximate geographic location
Pages visited
Referring website or traffic source
Date and time of access
Session duration
Link and button interactions
Download activity
Website performance information
Diagnostic and security information
This information may be collected through cookies, tags, pixels, analytics tools, server logs, local storage, or similar technologies.
Public website forms are intended only for:
General inquiries
Appointment requests
Contact requests
Guide or resource downloads
General service-interest information
Other non-sensitive communications
Public website forms are not intended for transmitting confidential tax, financial, identity, immigration, or account information.
Do not enter or upload sensitive information through a public website form.
MIAcount may delete, quarantine, restrict, or decline to process sensitive information submitted through an unauthorized channel.
Submitting information through a public website form does not require MIAcount to accept an engagement, provide services, or respond within a particular period.
Do not submit the following through public website forms, ordinary email, standard text messages, WhatsApp, social media, or any other channel not specifically approved by MIAcount for secure transmission:
Social Security numbers
Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers
Employer Identification Numbers
Tax returns
Wage statements
Financial statements
Bank account information
Payment card information
Government-issued identification
Immigration documents
Login credentials
Passwords
Complete dates of birth
Dependent information
Copies of signatures
Health information
Confidential taxpayer records
Other highly sensitive personal or financial information
When sensitive information is required, MIAcount may provide an approved secure client portal, encrypted system, or other designated transmission method.
No internet transmission or electronic system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Users should follow MIAcount’s instructions regarding approved document-transmission methods.
Information received by MIAcount in connection with tax return preparation may constitute “tax return information” under federal law.
IRC §7216 generally prohibits tax return preparers from knowingly or recklessly using or disclosing tax return information for unauthorized purposes. Separate civil penalties may also apply under IRC §6713.
MIAcount will not knowingly use or disclose tax return information for a purpose unrelated to tax return preparation unless:
The use or disclosure is expressly permitted by applicable law;
It is reasonably necessary to provide an authorized tax-related or auxiliary service;
An applicable regulatory exception permits it;
It is required by valid legal process; or
MIAcount obtains any taxpayer consent required by IRC §7216 and applicable Treasury Regulations.
A taxpayer consent under IRC §7216 may need to:
Be contained in a separate document;
Identify the purpose of the use or disclosure;
Identify the information involved;
Identify the recipient, when applicable;
Be knowing and voluntary;
Include mandatory language; and
Meet applicable signature and formatting requirements.
Acceptance of this Privacy Policy does not constitute consent under IRC §7216.
When a separate consent is required, MIAcount will provide a separate consent document.
MIAcount may use collected information to:
Respond to questions and inquiries
Evaluate service requests
Schedule and administer consultations
Confirm, reschedule, or cancel appointments
Communicate about requested services
Provide authorized tax, accounting, bookkeeping, business, ITIN, licensing, insurance, consulting, or related services
Prepare proposals, engagement documents, invoices, and service communications
Deliver requested guides, checklists, newsletters, or educational materials
Follow up regarding a requested resource or service
Request documents, signatures, approvals, or additional information
Communicate regarding deadlines, appointments, payments, notices, or service status
Administer client relationships
Maintain business and professional records
Improve our website, content, services, and client experience
Measure website traffic and marketing performance
Detect and prevent fraud, misuse, unauthorized access, or security incidents
Protect MIAcount, its clients, personnel, systems, and legal rights
Enforce agreements and policies
Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims
Comply with applicable legal, tax, regulatory, licensing, insurance, professional, and recordkeeping obligations
MIAcount will not intentionally use personal information in a manner materially inconsistent with this Privacy Policy unless appropriate notice is provided or consent is obtained when required.
MIAcount uses Google Analytics to measure website traffic, performance, and visitor interactions.
Google Analytics may collect information such as:
Device type
Browser type
Approximate location
Pages visited
Session duration
Referral source
Website interactions
Technical and performance information
MIAcount uses this information to understand how visitors find and use the website, identify technical issues, and improve content and services.
We do not intentionally transmit the following to Google Analytics:
Social Security numbers
ITINs
Tax return information
Bank account information
Complete payment card information
Email addresses
Telephone numbers
Identification documents
Other directly identifying confidential information
Google requires websites using Google Analytics to disclose its use and explain how data is collected and processed.
Information processed by Google is also governed by Google’s applicable privacy policies, terms, settings, and data-processing practices.
MIAcount and its service providers may use:
Cookies
Tags
Pixels
Local storage
Analytics tools
Server logs
Similar technologies
These technologies may be used to:
Operate the website
Maintain website functionality
Remember visitor preferences
Measure website traffic
Diagnose technical problems
Understand visitor behavior
Evaluate marketing performance
Improve content and services
Detect fraud or security threats
Some cookies may be necessary for the website to function.
Other cookies may support analytics, preferences, or marketing.
You may restrict or delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking cookies may limit or disable certain website functions.
Where applicable law requires it, MIAcount may provide a cookie notice or consent control.
When you submit a form or request a guide, checklist, newsletter, or other resource, MIAcount may use the information provided to:
Deliver the requested item
Respond to your request
Maintain a record of the request
Send related educational information
Follow up regarding relevant services
Measure the effectiveness of our resources and communications
Add you to a communication list when permitted
Submitting a form does not create a client relationship.
Do not submit confidential taxpayer documents or sensitive information through a lead-generation form.
MIAcount may send:
Requested information
Appointment confirmations
Appointment reminders
Service-related messages
Document reminders
Deadline reminders
Payment or account communications
Educational content
Newsletters
Marketing communications where permitted
Security or legal notices
You may unsubscribe from nonessential marketing emails by using the unsubscribe link included in the message or by contacting:
Unsubscribing from marketing communications will not necessarily stop:
Transactional communications
Appointment notices
Service-related messages
Security notices
Legal notices
Communications reasonably necessary to administer an existing engagement
When you voluntarily provide a telephone number, contact MIAcount through a messaging platform, or provide applicable consent, MIAcount may communicate regarding:
Inquiries
Appointments
Requested services
Documents
Deadlines
Payments
Account administration
Educational information
Promotional information, where permitted
Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency may vary.
Consent to receive promotional text messages is not a condition of purchasing services.
Where applicable, you may opt out of promotional text messages by replying:
STOP
You may request assistance by replying:
HELP
Opting out of promotional messages may not stop transactional, service-related, security, legally required, or engagement-related communications.
WhatsApp and other messaging platforms are operated by third parties. Their use is subject to their own privacy, security, data-processing, retention, and availability practices.
Do not transmit sensitive tax or identity information through WhatsApp unless MIAcount has specifically authorized that method for the particular communication.
The website may link to Google Calendar or another appointment-scheduling provider.
When you schedule an appointment, the provider may collect:
Name
Email address
Telephone number
Appointment date and time
Time zone
Requested service
Information you voluntarily provide
Information processed by the scheduling provider is governed by that provider’s privacy policy and terms.
Scheduling an appointment does not:
Create a client relationship
Guarantee acceptance of an engagement
Guarantee the availability of a particular service
Guarantee a particular outcome
Establish an obligation to provide advice before an engagement is accepted
Payments may be processed through banks, card processors, payment platforms, financing providers, or other third parties.
Those providers may independently collect:
Payment card information
Bank information
Billing address
Identity-verification information
Transaction information
MIAcount may receive transaction confirmations or limited payment information but may not receive or store all payment credentials.
Third-party payment services operate under their own:
Privacy policies
Security procedures
Fees
Terms
Availability
Dispute procedures
MIAcount does not guarantee the security, availability, or performance of unaffiliated payment providers.
MIAcount may use third-party providers to support:
Website hosting
Customer relationship management
Forms
Automated communications
Email delivery
Text messaging
Appointment scheduling
Secure client portals
Document storage and delivery
Electronic signatures
Payment processing
Tax preparation
Accounting and bookkeeping
Analytics
Cybersecurity
Cloud storage
Technical support
Marketing and communications
Service providers may process information only as reasonably necessary to perform contracted services, maintain security, comply with law, or protect legal rights.
MIAcount evaluates providers based on the nature of the service and information involved but does not control every aspect of an independent provider’s systems, policies, security, data locations, or availability.
The FTC recommends that businesses evaluate who has access to sensitive information and require appropriate security from service providers.
MIAcount may disclose information:
To authorized employees or contractors with a legitimate business need
To providers performing services on our behalf
At your request or with your authorization
To complete a requested transaction
To provide an authorized professional service
To comply with a subpoena, court order, warrant, legal process, or government request
To comply with tax, licensing, regulatory, insurance, or professional obligations
To investigate fraud, misconduct, misuse, or security incidents
To protect MIAcount, its clients, personnel, systems, or legal rights
To prevent harm or unlawful activity
In connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, sale, or transfer of business assets
As otherwise permitted or required by applicable law
MIAcount does not sell personal information for monetary compensation.
Nothing in this section authorizes a use or disclosure of tax return information prohibited by IRC §7216 or other applicable law.
MIAcount maintains administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal and customer information based on:
The nature of the information
The sensitivity of the information
The systems used
The services provided
Applicable legal and professional requirements
Safeguards may include:
Access controls
Role-based permissions
Authentication requirements
Secure client portals
Encryption capabilities
Written information-security procedures
Employee and contractor training
Vendor-management practices
Backup procedures
Incident-response procedures
Secure retention and disposal practices
Monitoring and security controls
No security method is infallible.
MIAcount does not warrant or guarantee that unauthorized access, cyberattacks, human error, system failures, transmission failures, data loss, or other security incidents will never occur.
Nothing in this Privacy Policy waives any legal duty that cannot lawfully be waived.
The FTC advises businesses to understand what sensitive information they hold, restrict access, maintain reasonable safeguards, and dispose of information securely.
Users are responsible for safeguarding their own:
Devices
Accounts
Passwords
Email systems
Portal credentials
Internet connections
Shared files
Communication accounts
Do not share login credentials with unauthorized persons.
Notify MIAcount promptly if you suspect unauthorized access involving information, accounts, credentials, or communications connected to MIAcount.
If MIAcount becomes aware of a suspected or confirmed data-security incident, MIAcount may:
Investigate the circumstances
Take reasonable containment measures
Take reasonable remediation measures
Engage cybersecurity, legal, insurance, or technical professionals
Preserve relevant evidence and records
Notify affected persons or authorities when required
Take steps designed to reduce future risk
The timing, method, and content of any notification will depend on the circumstances and applicable law.
MIAcount may retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to:
Provide services
Maintain business and client records
Meet tax, legal, professional, licensing, insurance, and regulatory obligations
Document communications and consent
Resolve disputes
Collect amounts owed
Enforce agreements
Establish or defend legal claims
Detect or prevent fraud
Maintain security
Support legitimate business operations
Retention periods may vary depending on:
The nature of the information
The services provided
Legal and professional requirements
Contractual obligations
Audit or litigation needs
Security considerations
A deletion request does not require MIAcount to delete information that MIAcount is legally, professionally, contractually, or otherwise lawfully permitted or required to retain.
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have the right to request:
Confirmation that MIAcount maintains personal information about you
Access to certain personal information
Correction of inaccurate information
Deletion of certain information
A copy of certain information
Restriction of certain processing
Withdrawal of certain consent
Opt-out from certain marketing communications
Information regarding certain disclosures
These rights are not absolute.
Exceptions may apply based on:
Tax laws
Professional obligations
Record-retention requirements
Legal claims
Fraud prevention
Security needs
Contractual obligations
Identity-verification requirements
Legitimate business purposes
MIAcount may request information sufficient to verify your identity and authority before processing a request.
Requests submitted by authorized agents may require documentation establishing authority.
Submit privacy requests to:
MIAcount will respond within the period required by applicable law when such law applies.
You may request that MIAcount stop sending nonessential marketing communications.
An opt-out request may not stop communications that are:
Transactional
Service-related
Appointment-related
Security-related
Legally required
Necessary to administer an existing engagement
MIAcount may retain limited information necessary to document and honor an opt-out request.
Some browsers transmit “Do Not Track” or other privacy-preference signals.
Because technical standards and legal requirements vary, the website may not respond uniformly to every signal.
Where an applicable law requires recognition of a supported preference signal, MIAcount will take reasonable steps to comply.
The website and MIAcount’s services are intended for adults and businesses.
MIAcount does not knowingly solicit or collect personal information directly from children under 13 through its public website.
A parent or legal guardian who believes a child submitted personal information may contact:
Information concerning a child or dependent that is lawfully provided by a parent, guardian, taxpayer, or authorized client in connection with professional services may be maintained as part of the applicable engagement and subject to confidentiality and recordkeeping requirements.
The website may contain links to:
Government websites
Client portals
Appointment platforms
Payment providers
Social networks
Business resources
Other third-party services
MIAcount does not control and is not responsible for a third party’s:
Content
Privacy practices
Security
Accuracy
Availability
Accessibility
Terms
Data collection
Data retention
A link does not necessarily constitute an endorsement.
Review the applicable third party’s policies before providing personal information.
Information posted publicly or sent through a social media platform may be accessible to the platform, other users, or the public, depending on your settings.
Do not use social media to transmit:
Tax documents
SSNs
ITINs
Financial information
Identity documents
Immigration documents
Account credentials
Other sensitive information
Interactions through social media are also governed by the applicable platform’s terms and privacy policies.
MIAcount is located in the United States.
Information may be processed or stored in the United States or in other locations where authorized service providers operate.
Privacy and data-protection laws may differ from those applicable in your place of residence.
By interacting with MIAcount, you understand that information may be transferred to and processed in jurisdictions other than your place of residence, subject to applicable law.
Visiting the website, submitting a form, downloading a guide, subscribing to communications, exchanging preliminary messages, or scheduling an appointment does not, by itself:
Create a client relationship
Create an accountant-client relationship
Create an attorney-client relationship
Create a fiduciary relationship
Require MIAcount to accept an engagement
Guarantee the availability of a service
Guarantee a response within a particular period
Guarantee any tax, legal, immigration, financial, insurance, licensing, or business result
A professional engagement begins only after MIAcount:
Accepts the engagement;
Confirms the scope of services;
Receives any required signed engagement documentation; and
Receives any required payment or deposit.
Website content, blog posts, guides, videos, social media content, newsletters, downloads, and other public materials are provided for general educational and informational purposes.
They are not a substitute for individualized:
Tax advice
Legal advice
Accounting advice
Financial advice
Investment advice
Immigration advice
Insurance advice
Business advice
Tax laws and individual circumstances vary and may change.
You should not act or refrain from acting solely on the basis of general website content.
MIAcount does not guarantee:
Tax savings
Refund amounts
Audit outcomes
Government approvals
Agency processing times
Acceptance of filings
Approval of ITIN applications
Licensing results
Business profitability
Financing
Insurance results
Search-engine rankings
Website availability
Any other specific result
Professional results depend on the applicable facts, documentation, law, government agencies, service providers, client cooperation, and the agreed scope of services.
This Privacy Policy describes MIAcount’s general website and digital privacy practices.
It does not:
Create a client relationship
Expand the scope of a professional engagement
Amend an engagement letter
Replace a legally required taxpayer consent
Guarantee the security or availability of third-party systems
Create rights beyond those provided by applicable law
Waive any right or obligation that cannot lawfully be waived
Constitute tax or legal advice
Where an engagement agreement, taxpayer consent, professional obligation, or applicable law imposes stricter requirements, the stricter requirement controls.
MIAcount may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in:
Services
Technology
Vendors
Business practices
Security procedures
Legal requirements
Regulatory guidance
The revised policy will be posted on this page with an updated “Last Updated” date.
Changes will apply prospectively from the stated effective or updated date unless applicable law requires otherwise.
This Privacy Policy may be provided in English, Spanish, or another language.
Translations are provided for convenience.
If there is a material inconsistency between translations and applicable law permits, the English-language version will control.
Questions, concerns, privacy requests, or complaints regarding this Privacy Policy may be directed to:
MIAcount Corp.
Miami, Florida, United States
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: (786) 878-8178
Website: https://miacount.com