Privacy Policy

We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Statement of Privacy applies to our website and governs data collection and usage. By using this website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

We collect personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. We may also collect anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your zip code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by this website. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of this website.

We are not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on any other websites, including those websites we may link to.

Use of your Personal Information

We collect and use your personal information to operate the website and deliver the services you have requested. We may also use your phone number to send you text messages for information needed as we conduct business.

We may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from our affiliates and us. We may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

We do not sell, rent or lease our customer lists to third parties. We may, from time to time, share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

We do not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

We will disclose your personal information, without notice, when required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary.

Text Messaging

Please be advised that text messaging opt-in is excluded from information sharing with third parties. To better serve our clients we offer SMS text communication. To respect privacy, we provide an easy-to-use paper and text opt-in and opt-out procedure.

How To Opt In

If you wish to receive text communications from our staff on your cell phone you must officially opt in to our text communication services. You can opt in to receiving text communications by checking the approval box on your annual engagement letter or replying "YES" to our initial text. Once you indicate your approval to receive text communication, you will receive an initial text allowing you to reaffirm your approval by texting "YES."

Initial text message will communicate the following: Thank you for choosing Schock & Poores CPAs, To continue receiving text messages, please reply "YES". If you would like to stop receiving texts, please reply "STOP" at any time. (Message and Data Rates may apply)

How To Opt Out

If you wish to cease receiving text communications from our staff on your cell phone you must officially opt-out of our text communication services. You can easily opt-out of text communication by texting "STOP." Every text message we send will provide you with the option of opting-out by texting "STOP."

Please allow us three full business dates to process your opt-out request. If you continue to receive texts from us after three business days please call our office at Phone: 937-276-2149 so that we may troubleshoot the issue.

Use of Cookies

This website may use "cookies" to personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the website.

Security of your Personal Information

This website secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. This website secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Changes to this Statement

We will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. We encourage you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how we are protecting your information.