Legalese


Who I am

Last updated: December 19, 2024
My website address is: https://taxpoodle.net.

What I do

This website is not monetized and is completely non-commercial, meaning I do not make any money from it, nor do I intend to; it is for informational, and perhaps entertainment, purposes only.

That said, various jurisdictions around the world and in the United States have laws regarding the collection, retention, and use of information on the Internet as well as laws addressing the rights of copyright holders.

I certainly want to comply with any and all legal obligations I might have in operating this website. I will try my best, here, to cover my compliance with the law without getting carried away in unnecessary and lengthy legalese irrelevant to my purpose(s).

In short, personal information that you provide to me — such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address and/or browser and device characteristics — is collected automatically when you visit my website. I use Google Analytics to record information about the pages a user has seen, for example, the URL of the page, time of day, device used, and so on. The information that I collect is anonymized and sent to Google Analytics. Google Analytics mainly uses first-party cookies to report on user interactions with this website.

Users may disable cookies or delete any individual cookie from their browser settings tab.

In addition, Google Analytics supports an optional browser add-on that, once installed and enabled by the user, will disable measurement by Google Analytics for any website a user visits. Note that this add-on only disables Google Analytics measurement.

Google Analytics also collects Internet Protocol (IP) addresses to provide and protect the security of the website, and to give website owners a sense of which country, state, or city in the world their users come from (also known as “IP geolocation”).

See this page for Google Analytics security and usage of data: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245.

Cookies

I may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to access or store information.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles (“posts”) on this website may include embedded content (e.g., from YouTube and the like). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the user had visited the other website. Those websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website. To learn how to control that information and request deletion, visit the Privacy Policy of the content’s website of origin.

Who I share your data with

The data collected may be shared with service providers and others who help with the operation of this website and assist in the delivery of its content, including, but not limited to:

  • application development
  • site hosting
  • maintenance
  • data analysis
  • infrastructure provision
  • IT services
  • customer service
  • email delivery services
  • marketing
  • analytics
  • third parties as I believe necessary or appropriate, in any manner permitted under applicable law, including laws outside your country of residence

I do this to:

  • comply with legal process
  • respond to requests from public and government authorities, including public and government authorities outside your country of residence
  • provide content
  • understand my audience
  • protect my operations
  • protect my rights, privacy, safety, or property, and/or that of my affiliates, you, or others
  • allow me to pursue available remedies or limit any damages that I may sustain

I will never sell, rent, or lease your Personal Data to a third party.

How long I retain your data

Analytics data is retained indefinitely.

For all other services, I will retain your Personal Data for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined here unless a longer retention period is required or allowed by law.

Users under 13 years of age

This website is not directed to and I do not knowingly collect Personal Data from children under the age of 13. If I become aware that a child under the age of 13 has provided me with Personal Data, I will take steps to remove such data. If you become aware that your child has provided me with Personal Data without your consent, please notify me at the address below. By using the website, you are representing to me that you are not under the age of 13.

Fair Use Notice

This site and the content made available through it is for educational and informational purposes, as defined by law.

The site may contain copyrighted material owned by a third party, the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. Notwithstanding a copyright owner’s rights under the Copyright Act of the United States (Title 17), Section 107 of the Copyright Act allows limited use of copyrighted material without requiring permission from the rights holders, for purposes such as education, criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. These so-called “fair uses” are permitted even if use of the work would otherwise be infringing.

If you wish to use copyrighted material published on this site for your own purposes that go beyond fair use, you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. I recommend that you seek the advice of legal counsel if you have any questions on this point.

If you believe that any content on this site violates your intellectual property or other rights, please notify me at the address below.

In conclusion

I use reasonable and appropriate physical, electronic, and administrative safeguards to protect Personal Data from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction, taking into account the nature of the Personal Data and risks involved in processing that information.

If you have any questions about copyright infringement or privacy on this website, please contact me:

The TaxPoodle Website
2150 N. Palm Canyon Drive, #6
Palm Springs, CA 92262
United States of America