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Effective Date: May 14, 2026<\/p>\n
Schmidt Bookkeeping, LLC (\u201cwe,\u201d \u201cour,\u201d or \u201cus\u201d) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the information you share with us.<\/p>\n
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard information provided through our website, communications, and bookkeeping services.<\/p>\n
We may collect the following types of information:<\/p>\n
Information You Provide Directly
Name
Email address
Phone number
Business information
Financial or bookkeeping-related documents
Information submitted through contact forms or consultations
Information Collected Automatically<\/p>\n
When you visit our website, certain information may be collected automatically, including:<\/p>\n
IP address
Browser type
Device information
Website usage data
Cookies or analytics data
How We Use Your Information<\/p>\n
Provide bookkeeping and consulting services
Communicate with you about your business or inquiries
Schedule consultations
Improve our website and services
Maintain accurate business records
Meet legal or regulatory obligations<\/p>\n
We do not sell your personal information.<\/p>\n
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect sensitive information from unauthorized access, disclosure, or misuse.<\/p>\n
These safeguards may include:<\/p>\n
Secure cloud-based software platforms
Password-protected systems
Limited access to sensitive information
Secure document handling procedures<\/p>\n
While no system can guarantee absolute security, we take practical steps to protect the information entrusted to us.<\/p>\n
We may use trusted third-party providers to support our operations, including:<\/p>\n
QuickBooks Online
Email and communication platforms
Cloud storage providers
Scheduling or payment platforms<\/p>\n
These providers may process information on our behalf in connection with the services we provide.<\/p>\n
Our website may use cookies or analytics tools to better understand website traffic and improve user experience.<\/p>\n
You may choose to disable cookies through your browser settings.<\/p>\n
We retain information only as long as necessary to provide services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, or maintain business records.<\/p>\n
Depending on your location and applicable laws, you may have the right to:<\/p>\n
Request access to your personal information
Request corrections to inaccurate information
Request deletion of certain information
Opt out of certain communications<\/p>\n
To make a request, please contact us using the information below.<\/p>\n
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, please contact:<\/p>\n
Schmidt Bookkeeping, LLC
kenny@schmidtbookkeepingllc.com
920-823-8322
Watertown, WI<\/p>\n
This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically to reflect changes in business practices, technology, or legal requirements. Updated versions will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.<\/p>\n
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Suggested text: <\/strong>Our website address is: https:\/\/schmidtbookkeepingllc.com.<\/p>\n\n\n Suggested text: <\/strong>When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.<\/p>\n\n\n An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https:\/\/automattic.com\/privacy\/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.<\/p>\n\n\n Suggested text: <\/strong>If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n Suggested text: <\/strong>If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.<\/p>\n\n\n If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.<\/p>\n\n\n When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select "Remember Me", your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.<\/p>\n\n\n If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.<\/p>\n\n\n Suggested text: <\/strong>Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.<\/p>\n\n\n These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.<\/p>\n\n\n Suggested text: <\/strong>If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.<\/p>\n\n\n Suggested text: <\/strong>If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.<\/p>\n\n\n For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.<\/p>\n\n\n Suggested text: <\/strong>If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n Suggested text: <\/strong>Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.<\/p>\n\n","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nComments<\/h2>\n\n\n
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