Effective Date: September 23, 2026
Welcome to GroundHogTAX™, available at https://groundhog.tax.
At GroundHogTAX™, we understand that privacy is especially important when dealing with tax, bookkeeping, business, and financial information. This Privacy Policy explains how we may collect, use, disclose, and protect information when you visit groundhog.tax, contact us, submit information through our website, or engage us for services.
This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through groundhog.tax and through interactions related to our tax preparation, bookkeeping, payroll management, business advisory, financial management, and other services offered by GroundHogTAX™.
By using groundhog.tax or providing information to GroundHogTAX™, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
The information we collect depends on how you interact with GroundHogTAX™ and the services you request. This information may include:
GroundHogTAX™ may collect information in several ways, including:
We may use information collected by GroundHogTAX™ to:
Depending on the services you request, GroundHogTAX™ may need access to information relating to your taxes, bookkeeping records, business finances, income, expenses, payroll, accounts, transactions, or other financial matters.
We use this information for purposes related to providing the services you request and for related administrative, legal, operational, and recordkeeping purposes.
Please avoid sending sensitive tax or financial documents through unsecured communication methods when a more appropriate method of transmission has been provided.
If you provide your mobile telephone number and consent to receive text messages from GroundHogTAX™, we may use your number to send communications related to inquiries, appointments, requested services, reminders, or other communications you have agreed to receive.
Mobile information, including text messaging opt-in data and consent, will not be sold or shared with third parties or affiliates for their own marketing or promotional purposes.
Information may be shared with service providers that assist us in delivering communications or related operational services when necessary to provide those services.
Text messaging originator opt-in data and consent will not be shared with third parties for unrelated marketing purposes.
Message and data rates may apply depending on your mobile carrier and service plan. Where applicable, you may opt out of future text messages by following the instructions provided in the message.
GroundHogTAX™ may use automated technologies, including AI-assisted chat, voice, or communication tools, to help respond to inquiries, route requests, schedule communications, or improve the client experience.
If you interact with an automated system, you should understand that responses may be generated or assisted by technology rather than directly by a human representative.
Depending on the technology being used, communications may be processed or retained for operational, security, service quality, or recordkeeping purposes.
Automated responses are intended to assist with communication and general information and should not be treated as individualized tax, accounting, financial, legal, or investment advice.
Groundhog.tax may use cookies and similar technologies to help the website function properly, understand how visitors interact with the website, remember certain preferences, and improve website performance.
Depending on the tools implemented on the website, information collected may include browser information, device information, approximate location derived from an IP address, pages visited, referral sources, and interactions with website content.
You can generally manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect some website functionality.
GroundHogTAX™ may use third-party analytics or advertising technologies to understand website traffic, measure website performance, and evaluate the effectiveness of marketing activities.
These technologies may use cookies, pixels, or similar technologies to collect information about interactions with groundhog.tax.
If services such as Google Analytics, Google advertising tools, Meta technologies, or similar platforms are used, information collected through those technologies may also be subject to the privacy policies of the applicable provider.
GroundHogTAX™ does not sell or rent your personal information as part of our ordinary business operations.
We may disclose information in limited circumstances, including:
GroundHogTAX™ may rely on third-party platforms and software for website hosting, communications, forms, scheduling, payment processing, bookkeeping, tax preparation, document management, analytics, or other business functions.
Information processed through third-party services may also be governed by the privacy policies and terms of those providers. GroundHogTAX™ does not control the privacy practices of independent third-party services.
GroundHogTAX™ takes reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures intended to help protect personal and financial information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, misuse, or loss.
However, no website, electronic transmission, storage system, or method of communication can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Accordingly, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of information transmitted or stored electronically.
GroundHogTAX™ may retain personal, business, tax, financial, communication, and service-related information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide services, maintain business records, fulfill contractual obligations, resolve disputes, protect legal interests, and comply with applicable legal or regulatory requirements.
Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information, the services provided, and applicable requirements.
Depending on where you live and applicable law, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information.
These rights may include the ability to request:
These rights are subject to applicable law and may have exceptions, particularly where information must be retained for tax, legal, contractual, security, or recordkeeping purposes.
You may contact GroundHogTAX™ through groundhog.tax to submit a privacy-related request.
Groundhog.tax is not intended to collect personal information directly from children through general website use.
If you believe personal information has been submitted by a child inappropriately through our website, please contact us so the matter can be reviewed.
Some service providers or technology platforms used by GroundHogTAX™ may process or store information in locations different from the jurisdiction in which you reside.
As a result, information may be subject to the laws of jurisdictions where it is processed or stored.
Groundhog.tax may contain links to websites or services operated by third parties. GroundHogTAX™ is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of websites and services that we do not control.
We encourage you to review the privacy policies of third-party websites before providing personal information to them.
GroundHogTAX™ may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our services, website, technology, business practices, or applicable requirements.
When this Privacy Policy is updated, the revised version will be posted on this page and the effective date at the top of the policy will be updated.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, how information is handled, or a privacy-related request, please contact us through our website.
