TaxMasters Privacy Practices

1. Non-Disclosure of Information

To better protect your privacy we provide this notice explaining our online and other information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used. To make this notice easy to find, TaxMasters will make it available on our homepage and at every point on this website where personally identifiable information may be requested. TaxMasters currently provides users with no access to any online financial products, services, tools and tax preparation services. For current and former clients, TaxMasters does not disclose any nonpublic personal information obtained in the course of our practice except as required or permitted by law.

2. Collection of Information

TaxMasters is sensitive to privacy issues with respect to the use of information that visitors to the Site provide to us over the Internet. Generally, you can visit this website without telling us who you are or revealing personal information about yourself.

TaxMasters¼s web servers collect general information that does not identify you personally. We do this by placing a small text file called a „cookie¾ on your computer¼s hard drive. We aggregate, evaluate and use this information to improve the Site and business and may provide it to third parties. We may use cookies or IP addresses to analyze trends, administer our website, track customer site navigation and gather broad demographic information for aggregated use. We only allow authorized TaxMasters personnel and authorized third parties to have access to the web server logs and cookie utilization data, and those employees and third parties are required to comply with strict confidentiality agreements.

There are a few areas of the Site where you may choose to submit personal information. You also may choose to complete forms in various locations on our website. We may use this information to contact you for marketing purposes or to set up an appointment with you. Unless you give us your permission, however, we will not share this information with anyone outside of TaxMasters or its affiliates, except as permitted or required by law. TaxMasters does not sell personal or contact information you provide to us via either the Site or subsequent phone conversations.

TaxMasters does not want you to send via the Site, and you should not send via the Site, unsolicited ideas, suggestions, or materials relating to the development, design, or marketing of TaxMasters¼s services and products. You agree that any such information or materials that you or individuals acting on your behalf communicate, submit, or provide to TaxMasters, including but not limited to feedback, data, questions, comments, product or service ideas, know-how, or suggestions, will not be considered confidential or proprietary, even if such information is labeled as „Confidential¾ or „Proprietary.¾ All such communications and submissions shall be deemed the property of TaxMasters, and your submission of such information shall constitute your assignment to TaxMasters of all worldwide rights, title and interest in and to such information. TaxMasters will not have any obligation to keep such information confidential and will be free to reproduce, use, disclose and distribute such information to others without limitation and without liability. TaxMasters will be free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques contained in such information for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to developing and marketing products or services that incorporate or otherwise embody such information, without providing any notice, compensation or attribution to you. TaxMasters welcomes your comments and suggestions on the Site and its services, but TaxMasters does not seek to solicit any confidential or proprietary ideas, suggestions, materials or other information relating to developing, designing, redesigning, modifying, providing, or marketing any of its products or services or any new products or services. You are prohibited from posting or transmitting to or from the Site any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene or pornographic material, or any material that would violate any law.

3. Data Security Systems

TaxMasters uses data security systems and procedures to protect the privacy of personal information you provide to us. Further, unauthorized use of this Site or unauthorized entry into TaxMasters¼s systems, misuse of passwords, or misuse of any information contained within the Site is strictly prohibited. However, no security system is perfect, and we cannot guarantee that personal information you provide to us will remain private. We also cannot guarantee that information you transmit to us over the Internet will not be intercepted. Additionally, we may be required to provide your personal information in response to a subpoena or other legal process.

If you have any questions regarding our privacy policy, please contact us at our corporate offices, located at 900 Town and Country Lane, Suite 400, Houston, Tx 77024.