Privacy Policy

Last Updated: October 30, 2025

AccountingCoach, LLC (“us”, “we”, or “our”) operates the https://www.accountingcoach.com website (the “Service”). This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information when you use our Service.

We will not use or share your information with anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

Information We Collect

Personal Information

When you use our Service, we may collect the following types of personally identifiable information:

• Account Information: Email address, username, and password when you create a membership account
• Payment Information: Billing information is collected and processed by our payment processors. We do not store credit card or payment details on our servers
• Learning Progress Data: Course progress, test scores, and certificates earned
• Communications: Information you provide when you contact us or subscribe to our email lists
• Testimonials: If you provide a testimonial, we may display your first name and last initial along with your comments on our website (unless you request to remain anonymous)

Automatically Collected Information

We automatically collect certain information when you visit our Service:

• Log Data: IP address, browser type and version, device information, pages visited, time and date of visits, time spent on pages, and other diagnostic data
• Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar technologies to track activity on our Service and store certain information (see Cookies section below)
• Analytics Data: Usage patterns, click behavior, session recordings, and heatmaps through our analytics services

How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information to:

• Provide and improve our Service
• Manage your membership account and course access
• Track your learning progress, grades, and certificates
• Communicate with you, including newsletters and updates (you may opt out at any time)
• Respond to your questions and support requests
• Analyze site usage and improve user experience
• Deliver personalized content and advertisements
• Maintain security and prevent fraud

Third-Party Services We Use

We use third-party service providers to help us operate our Service and provide features to you. These service providers may collect, process, or store your information on our behalf:

Payment Processing

We use third-party payment processors to handle all payment transactions. We do not store your credit card or payment information on our servers. All payment data is handled directly by these secure, PCI-compliant payment processors.

Email Marketing and Communications

We use email service providers to manage our email subscriptions, send newsletters, and deliver communications to our users.

Analytics and User Behavior

We use analytics services to track website usage, visitor statistics, user sessions, and site interaction patterns. These tools help us understand how visitors use our Service and improve user experience through heatmaps and behavior analysis. We also use tracking parameters in URLs to measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns.

Advertising and Remarketing

We use advertising platforms to display our advertisements and enable remarketing to show you relevant ads after you visit our Service. These platforms use cookies to serve ads based on your past visits.

Website Infrastructure and Security

We use various services to host our membership platform, provide content delivery, protect against security threats and spam, and ensure our Service operates reliably and securely.

These third-party service providers have access to your personal information only to perform specific tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use your information for any other purpose.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service and store certain information. Cookies are small data files stored on your device.

Types of Cookies We Use

• Essential Cookies: Required for the Service to function, including login sessions and membership access
• Preference Cookies: Remember your settings and preferences to personalize your experience
• Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors use our Service
• Advertising Cookies: Used to deliver relevant advertisements and track ad campaign performance
• Behavioral Content Cookies: Display different content based on your browsing behavior and interests

Managing Cookies

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some features of our Service, including maintaining your login session and accessing membership content.

To learn more about cookies and how to manage them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

Behavioral Remarketing and Advertising

AccountingCoach uses remarketing services to advertise on third-party websites after you visit our Service. We and our third-party vendors use cookies to inform, optimize, and serve ads based on your past visits to our Service.

Opting Out of Interest-Based Advertising

You can opt out of interest-based advertising through the following resources:

• Visit the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) opt-out page
• Visit the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) opt-out page
• Adjust your privacy settings directly within the advertising platforms you use (such as social media sites and search engines)
• Install browser extensions that block advertising trackers

Learning Progress and Educational Data

As a membership-based educational platform, we collect and store information related to your learning experience:

• Progress tracking
• Test grades
• Certificates earned

Data Retention: We retain your learning progress, grades, and certificates for as long as you maintain an active account and until you request deletion. If you wish to have this data removed, please contact us using the information provided at the end of this policy.

Customer Testimonials

We display customer testimonials on our website, which may contain personally identifiable information such as your first name and last initial (optional). If you wish to update or delete your testimonial, please contact us.

Do Not Track

We support Do Not Track (“DNT”). Do Not Track is a preference you can set in your web browser to inform websites that you do not want to be tracked. You can enable or disable Do Not Track by visiting the Preferences or Settings page of your web browser.

Data Security

The security of your personal information is important to us. We implement and maintain reasonable security measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, use, modification, or disclosure. These measures include:

• Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption for data transmission
• Secure servers and databases with access controls
• Regular security assessments and updates
• Payment processing handled exclusively by PCI-compliant payment processors

However, please note that no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. Specifically:

• Account Information: Retained while your account is active and for a reasonable period thereafter
• Learning Data: Progress, grades, and certificates are retained until you request deletion
• Marketing Communications: Retained until you unsubscribe
• Analytics Data: Typically retained for 26 months (Google Analytics default) or as configured in our analytics tools

Your Rights and Choices

You have the following rights regarding your personal information:

• Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you
• Correction: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
• Deletion: Request deletion of your personal information
• Opt-Out: Unsubscribe from marketing emails by clicking the unsubscribe link in any email or contacting us
• Account Closure: Request closure of your membership account

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided below.

International Data Transfers

Your information, including personal information, may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.

If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the information, including personal information, to the United States and process it there. Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

Links to Other Websites

Our Service may contain links to third-party websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the privacy policy of every site you visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

Children’s Privacy

Our Service is intended for users age 18 and older. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under age 13 without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.

Business Transfers

If AccountingCoach, LLC is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your personal information may be transferred as a business asset. We will provide notice before your personal information is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date at the top.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

If we make any material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you either through the email address you have provided us or by placing a prominent notice on our website.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, or if you wish to exercise any of your rights regarding your personal information, please contact us.