Privacy Policy
Last Updated: April 15, 2025
Introduction
Ancient City Accounting (“we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it through our compliance with this policy. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, maintain, protect, and disclose information when you visit our website or engage with our services.
Information We Collect
Information You Provide to Us
We collect nonpublic personal information about you that is provided to us by you or obtained by us with your authorization, including:
- Contact information (name, email address, phone number, mailing address)
- Financial information necessary for tax preparation and accounting services
- Business information relevant to our services
- Information provided through our website contact forms
- Communication records between you and our team
Information We Collect Automatically
When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information, including:
- IP address and browser type
- Pages visited and time spent on those pages
- Referring website or source
- Device information
How We Use Your Information
We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us:
- To provide you with accounting, tax, and advisory services
- To fulfill our contractual obligations to you
- To communicate with you about our services
- To improve our website and service offerings
- To comply with professional and legal obligations
- As described to you when collecting your personal information
Disclosure of Your Information
For current and former clients, we do not disclose any nonpublic personal information obtained in the course of our practice except as required or permitted by law. Permitted disclosures include:
- To our employees who need access to provide services to you
- To trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website and conducting our business
- To comply with any court order, law, or legal process
- To protect the rights, property, or safety of our business, our clients, or others
In all such situations, we stress the confidential nature of information being shared.
IRS Section 7216 Regulations
Per IRS regulations under Internal Revenue Code section 7216, we are generally prohibited from disclosing or using tax return information without your explicit, written consent. Because of these rules, we cannot provide copies of tax returns to bankers and other third parties without receiving a proper disclosure form prior to completing your tax return.
Data Security
We have implemented measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. We retain records relating to professional services that we provide to better assist you with your professional needs and to comply with professional guidelines.
In order to guard your nonpublic personal information, we maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with our professional standards.
Payment Processing
While we do not process payments directly through our website, we use trusted third-party payment processors (including Stripe) to invoice clients for our services. These processors may collect payment information from you to process transactions. All payment data is encrypted and secured according to industry standards.
We accept major credit cards including Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover.
Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of such websites. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of every website you visit.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we will post the updated policy on this page and update the effective date.
Contact Information
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:
Ancient City Accounting
99 Orange Street St.
St. Augustine, FL 32084
Phone: 904-342-7171
Email: in**@*******************ng.com
This privacy policy was last updated on April 15, 2025.
