Terms and Conditions

Revised as on October 15, 2017.

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE.

Please read the following information carefully before using this website or MYTAXFILER's services. By accessing or using the website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood these provisions and will follow all laws and regulations applicable to the use of this website. You further certify that the information you provide is accurate and complete, and you authorize MYTAXFILER to use such information for delivering the work it has undertaken to deliver. MYTAXFILER reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify or update these provisions at any time. Please check this page each time you visit this website for the most current information.

MYTAXFILER is a professional tax and business consulting services company designed to provide services such as tax return preparation & filing, formation of business and/or non-profit entity, virtual office, registered agent, and allied services such as bookkeeping, payroll processing, and preparation of business forms. MYTAXFILER uses the information provided on our order forms and client information forms to complete the information on the required state and federal forms. MYTAXFILER does not offer legal services, legal advice, audit, or attest services but only generic information on legal subjects. MYTAXFILER is not an attorney, law firm, CPA, or CPA firm and not a substitute for any of these. Your access to and use of MYTAXFILER is subject to the Privacy Policy, and Disclaimer & Terms and Conditions. Further, no representations or warranties express or implied, are given regarding the legal or other consequences resulting from the use of our services or forms.

MYTAXFILER, its agents, representatives and employees specifically disclaim any warranty beyond the limited warranty stated above, whether express or implied, including the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for purpose. Under no circumstances will MYTAXFILER, its advisors, agents, representatives and employees are liable or responsible for any damage or inconvenience caused or alleged to be caused by the use of our services. MYTAXFILER, liability relating to any product or service shall be strictly limited to the amount of fees paid to and received by MYTAXFILER for such product or service. MYTAXFILER shall not be liable for special, indirect or consequential damages, including lost profits, even if it has been advised of the possibility of such damages, arising from any cause whatsoever, including negligence.

YOU AGREE THAT BY USING THIS SERVICE YOU ARE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE AND YOU ARE LEGALLY ABLE TO ENTER INTO CONTRACT.

By using the MYTAXFILER websites, you agree to follow and be bound by these terms of use and agree to comply with all applicable laws and regulations, including United States export and re-export control laws and regulations. It is your responsibility to review these terms of use periodically, and if at any time you find these terms of use unacceptable or if you do not agree to these terms of use, please do not use this site. We reserve the rights to revise terms of use at any time without any prior notice to you. If you have any questions about these terms of use, please contact our Legal Department at legal@mytaxfiler.com.

Please also refer to MYTAXFILER's Privacy Policy and Full Disclaimer, which are each incorporated by reference herein.

MYTAXFILER provides an online service portal / platform to give visitors a general understanding of the law or tax code, as well as to provide an automated software solution to business and/or individuals who choose to prepare their own business or legal documents. To that extent, the site publishes general information on legal issues commonly encountered. MYTAXFILER's document service also includes a review of your answers for completeness, spelling and grammar, as well as internal consistency of names, addresses and the like. At no time do we review your answers for legal sufficiency, draw legal conclusions, provide legal advice or apply the law to the facts of your particular situation. MYTAXFILER and its services are not a substitute for the advice of an attorney, or licensed CPA, Bookkeeping or tax professional.

From time to time, MYTAXFILER may perform certain attorney or certified public accountant (CPA) access services and introduce our visitors to attorneys or CPA's through various methods, including but not limited to (i) plans of legal insurance, (ii) third party attorney directory listings, (iii) third party limited scope agreements, and (iv) third party attorney referral services. At no time is an attorney-client, or CPA-client relationship fostered or created through the performance of any such services.

This site is not intended to create any attorney or CPA – client relationship, and by using MYTAXFILER, no attorney or CPA – client relationship will be created with MYTAXFILER. Instead, you are representing yourself in any legal, Bookkeeping, & taxation matter you undertake through MYTAXFILER's service unless specifically specified in any contract of law.

PRIVACY POLICY – MYTAXFILER respects your privacy and permits you to control the treatment of your personal information. A complete statement of MYTAXFILER's current Privacy Policy can be found here. MYTAXFILER's privacy policy is expressly incorporated into this Agreement by reference. When you open an account to use or access certain portions of the MYTAXFILER website or service, you must complete the registration process by providing the complete and accurate information requested on the registration form. You will also be asked to provide a user name and password. You are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password. You may not use the account, username, or password of someone else at any time. You agree to notify MYTAXFILER immediately of any unauthorized use of your account, user name or password. MYTAXFILER shall not be liable for any loss that you incur as a result of someone else using your password, either with or without your knowledge. You may be held liable for any losses incurred by Company, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, consultants, agents, and representatives due to someone else's use of your account or password.

OWNERSHIP – This site is owned and operated by Global Value Add, Inc dba MYTAXFILER, a corporation registered with the State of Texas, USA. All right, title and interest in and to the materials provided on this site, including but not limited to information, documents, logos, graph, sounds, and images (the "Materials") are owned either by MYTAXFILER or by its respective third party authors, developers, or vendors ("Third Party Providers"). Except as otherwise expressly provided by MYTAXFILER, none of the Materials may be copied, reproduced, republished, downloaded, uploaded, posted, displayed, transmitted, or distributed in any way and nothing on this Site shall be construed to confer any license under any of MYTAXFILER's intellectual property rights, whether by estoppels, implication, or otherwise. Write to legal@mytaxfiler.com if you have any questions about obtaining such licenses. MYTAXFILER does not sell, license, lease or otherwise provide any of the Materials other than those specifically identified as being provided by MYTAXFILER. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved by MYTAXFILER.

FEES FOR SERVICES – Fees for services will be charged as per the price catalog displayed on the web or agreed upon specifically with the client via verbal or written communications. Fees may be subject to change at any time, and such changes will be final only upon approval from the client unless otherwise stated in any other document signed between MYTAXFILER and the client.

DELIVERY METHOD – As a part of our Going Green Initiative (to reduce paper waste in the workplace), all documents to be sent to the clients as per our services agreement, are sent via e-mail or online delivery via web applications. It is the customer's responsibility to keep a valid e-mail on file with MYTAXFILER in order to receive documentation. To opt out of paperless service, please contact our customer service team by writing to tax@mytaxfiler.com.

PAYMENT TERMS – All payments are payable in advance, before the service is delivered, unless specific terms and conditions specify otherwise. To ensure uninterrupted service, our customers on services contract longer than 1 month are automatically enrolled in MYTAXFILER autopay program. This program allows MYTAXFILER to charge a credit card for renewal of the service. The renewal charge is the current published rate for service. One month before the payment card is charged, MYTAXFILER sends a reminder of the upcoming renewal. Recipients of the reminder can contact MYTAXFILER to provide an alternative payment method. If MYTAXFILER does not hear from the recipient before the renewal date, the service subscription is auto-renewed for one year and the payment card is charged. In the event that MYTAXFILER does not receive payment, they reserve the right to terminate the service, which may cause a business to fall out of good standing with the state. In all situations, MYTAXFILER liability is limited only to amounts paid to MYTAXFILER. If you are not satisfied with our service please contact our customer service department.

CANCELLATION & REFUND – Service fees for services not rendered will be refunded subject to terms and conditions mentioned in customer terms and conditions, engagement agreement. If you wish to cancel any paid service or services, you should notify tax@mytaxfiler.com or the agent or professional with whom you signed up for the service order, in writing. Cancellation fees charge or refunds of pro-rata fees will be as per terms set hereunder. MYTAXFILER shall remain within its rights to forfeit the non-refundable deposit amount paid to confirm the service, setup fees, and all one time charges, to recover the scale of cancellation charges set by our business associates or partners. Once a consultation meeting has started or advice is rendered, completed or prepared forms shared with you, this is considered partial or complete delivery of service or sharing of intellectual property, and refunds will not be processed under any circumstances. MYTAXFILER will take very step to get the work completed, as defined in the scope document sent via an emailed or mailed work order, estimate, proposal, NDA, contract or agreement, made in writing. Refunds will not be issued for amounts less than $25.00. If for some reason, you wish to cancel by quoting an arbitrary or vague reason, and the request is from your side, then a refund processing fee of $ 100 will apply for every refund requested. If you cancel the service or seek a refund after an unreasonable time has elapsed from the date of payment, refunds will not be processed under any circumstance. Unreasonable time is defined as three times the service completion time in MYTAXFILER's service level agreement or SLA table. MYTAXFILER will make every effort to render service as per scope of work agreed in writing. If the total service charge exceeds the full amount of the refund, the purchaser will not receive a refund, but will not be required to pay MYTAXFILER any additional fees. A refund request will automatically forfeit all rights to receive any and all services, credits or bonuses that would have otherwise been owed by MYTAXFILER. To prevent abuse of the refund policy, a refund of fee may only be requested once in customer's history with MYTAXFILER.

RETURNED CHECKS – A $50 fee will be added to all checks returned to MYTAXFILER due to non-sufficient funds or closed accounts. In addition, a bank service fee will be charged on these checks.

LIMITED PERMISSION TO DOWNLOAD – For the product and services paid for, MYTAXFILER hereby grants you permission to download, view, copy and print the Materials on any single, stand-alone computer solely for your personal, informational, non-commercial use and provided that (i) the copyright and trademark notice appearing below appears in such Materials, (ii) the Materials are not used on any other Web site or in a networked computer environment and (iii) the Materials are not modified in any way. This permission terminates automatically without notice if you breach any of these terms or conditions. Upon termination, you will immediately destroy any downloaded or printed Materials. Any unauthorized use of any Materials contained on this Site may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity and communications regulations and statutes.

LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES – This Site may contain links to Web sites controlled by parties other than MYTAXFILER (the "Third Party Sites"). MYTAXFILER works with a number of partners and affiliates whose sites are linked with MYTAXFILER. MYTAXFILER is not responsible for and does not endorse or accept any responsibility for the availability, the contents, the products, the services or the use of the Third Party Sites or any Web site accessed from a Third Party Site, or any changes or updates to such sites. MYTAXFILER makes no guarantees about the content or quality of the products or services provided by such sites. MYTAXFILER is not responsible for webcasting or any other form of transmission received from any Third Party Site. MYTAXFILER is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by MYTAXFILER of the Third Party Site. You acknowledge that you bear all risks associated with access to and use of content provided on Third Party Sites and agree that MYTAXFILER is not responsible for any loss or damage of any sort you may incur from dealing with a third party. You should contact the site administrator for the applicable Third Party Site if you have any concerns regarding such links or the content located on a Third Party Site.

NO WARRANTY – the site and all materials provided on the site are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. To the fullest extent permitted by law, MYTAXFILER expressly disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement.

MYTAXFILER MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT: (A) The site or the materials will meet your requirements; (B) The site or the materials will be available on an uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free basis; (C) The results that may be obtained from the use of the site, or any materials offered through the site, will be accurate or reliable; OR (D) The quality of any products, services, information, or other material purchased or obtained by you through the site or in reliance on the materials will meet your expectations.
Any materials obtained through the use of the site are done at your own discretion and at your own risk. MYTAXFILER shall have no responsibility for any damage to your computer system or loss of data that results from the download of any content, materials, information or software.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY – In no event shall MYTAXFILER, its officers, directors, employees, or agents be liable for any indirect, punitive, special, incidental, or consequential damage (including but not limited to loss of business, revenue, profits, use, data or other economic advantage), however it arises, whether in an action of contract, negligence or other tortuous action, or arising out of or in connection with the use or inability to use this site or materials available from this site, even if MYTAXFILER has been previously advised of the possibility of such damage. If your use of materials from this site results in the need for servicing, repair or correction of equipment or data, you assume any costs thereof. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you.

Although it cannot make an absolute guarantee of system security, MYTAXFILER takes reasonable steps to maintain security. If you have reason to believe system security has been breached, contact us by E-MAIL at legal@mytaxfiler.com for help.

If MYTAXFILER's technical staff finds that files or processes belonging to a member pose a threat to the proper technical operation of the system or to the security of other members, MYTAXFILER reserves the right to delete those files or to stop those processes. If the MYTAXFILER technical staff suspects a user name is being used by someone who is not authorized by the proper user, MYTAXFILER may temporarily disable that user's access in order to preserve system security. In all such cases, MYTAXFILER will contact the member as soon as feasible.

MYTAXFILER reserves the right to refuse service to anyone and to cancel user access at any time.

The use of your MYTAXFILER user account for any illegal activity under the laws of Texas, USA is a violation of these Terms of Use. Since the law as to jurisdiction of online systems is unsettled, we urge you to consider the possible effect of laws outside MYTAXFILER's locality or your own residence. MYTAXFILER is open to members worldwide (and works published on the World Wide Web, Usenet, or other such services are accessible to anyone on the Internet), and MYTAXFILER cannot guarantee that you won't run into legal trouble from other jurisdictions over your posting.

You agree to help protect your account and the security of other users by guarding your password. If you have reason to believe your password has been compromised or there has been any unauthorized use of your account, contact MYTAXFILER via E-MAIL as soon as possible. You agree to help protect your account and the security of other users by guarding your password. If you have reason to believe your password has been compromised or there has been any unauthorized use of your account, contact MYTAXFILER via E-MAIL as soon as possible.

INDEMNIFICATION – You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless MYTAXFILER, its officers, directors, shareholders, employees and agents from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses or expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs, arising out of or in any way connected with your access to or use of the Site and the Materials.

UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONS – MYTAXFILER does not want you to submit confidential or proprietary information to it through this site. All comments, feedback, information or material submitted to MYTAXFILER through or in association with this site shall be considered non-confidential and MYTAXFILER's property. By providing such submissions to MYTAXFILER you hereby assign to MYTAXFILER, at no charge, all worldwide right, title and interest in and to the submissions and any intellectual property rights associated therewith. MYTAXFILER shall be free to use and/or disseminate such submissions on an unrestricted basis for any purpose. You acknowledge that you are responsible for the submissions that you provide, including their legality, reliability, appropriateness, originality and content. MYTAXFILER reserves the right to capture the IP address of the system from which information was transmitted to MYTAXFILER.

COMPLIANCE WITH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS – When accessing MYTAXFILER services, you agree to obey the law and you agree to respect the intellectual property rights of others. You use of the service and the site is at all times governed by and subject to laws regarding copyright, trademark and other intellectual property ownership. You agree not to upload, download, display, perform, transmit, or otherwise distribute any information or content in violation of any third party's copyrights, trademarks, or other intellectual property or proprietary rights. You agree to abide by laws regarding copyright ownership and use of intellectual property, and you shall be solely responsible for any violations of any relevant laws and for any infringements of third party rights caused by any Content you provide or transmit, or that is provided or transmitted using your User ID.

MYTAXFILER has adopted a policy that provides for the immediate removal of any content, article or materials that have infringed upon the rights of MYTAXFILER or of a third party or that violate intellectual property rights generally. MYTAXFILER's policy is to remove such infringing content or materials and investigate such allegations immediately.

If you believe that your copyright has been infringed, and you would like MYTAXFILER to remove the material in question, please contact legal@mytaxfiler.com.

INAPPROPRIATE CONTENT – When accessing the MYTAXFILER website or using MYTAXFILER's services, you agree not to upload, download, display, perform, transmit, or otherwise distribute any content that is (i) libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, abusive, or threatening; (b) advocates or encourages conduct that could constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national, or foreign law or regulation; or (c) advertises or otherwise solicits funds or is a solicitation for goods or services. MYTAXFILER reserves the right to terminate or delete such material from its servers. MYTAXFILER will cooperate fully with any law enforcement officials or agencies in the investigation of any violation of these Terms of Use or of any applicable laws. MYTAXFILER reserves the right to capture the IP address of the system from which information was transmitted to MYTAXFILER.

Compliance with Export Restrictions – You may not access, download, use or export the site or materials in violation of United States export laws or regulations, or in violation of any other applicable laws or regulations. You agree to comply with all export laws and restrictions and regulations of any United States or foreign agency or authority and to assume sole responsibility for obtaining licenses to export or re-export as may be required. You acknowledge and agree that Materials are subject to the United States Export Administration Laws and Regulations and agree that none of the Materials, or any direct product there from, is being or will be acquired for, shipped, transferred, or re-exported, directly or indirectly, to proscribed or embargoed countries or their nationals, nor be used for any prohibited purpose.
CHILDREN – Minors are NOT eligible to use the site, without the supervision of an adult. We ask that they do not submit any personal information to us.

GOVERNING LAW – By using this site, you expressly agree that your rights and obligations shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, USA, excluding its choice of law rules. Any legal action or proceeding relating to your access to or use of the Site or Materials shall be instituted in a state or federal court in Texas. You and MYTAXFILER agree exclusively and irrevocably to submit to the jurisdiction of, and agree that venue is proper in, these courts in any such legal action or proceeding. These terms of use expressly exclude and disclaim the terms of the U.N. Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, which shall not apply to any transaction conducted through or otherwise involving this Site.

COPYRIGHTS – All Site content & design, text, graphics, the selection and arrangement thereof, Copyright © 2008-2017, www.mytaxfiler.com, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

TRADEMARKS – MYTAXFILER, mytaxfiler.com, logos, all images and text, and all page headers, custom graphics and button icons are service marks, trademarks, and/or trade dress of MYTAXFILER. All other trademarks, product names and company names or logos cited herein are the property of their respective owners.

FORCE MAJEURE – MYTAXFILER is not responsible for any delay or failure in performance of the web site in whole or in part for any reason including, without limitation: fires, floods, storms, earthquakes, civil disturbances, disruption of telecommunications, transportation, utilities, services or supplies, governmental action, computer viruses, corruption of data, hacker attack, incompatible or defective equipment, software or services or otherwise. Nothing herein enlarges any warranty or diminishes any disclaimer under this Agreement.

MISCELLANEOUS – This document reflects our entire and exclusive agreement and supersedes all other agreements regarding this subject matter, whether written or verbal. We reserve the right to change this agreement at any time by posting a new version on the web site. Your continued use of this web site after the effective date of such amendment will constitute your acceptance of it. We reserve the right to assign this agreement or delegate responsibility to any third party, including a party acquiring any of our operating assets or ownership interests. All licenses or permissions granted to you by this Agreement are personal in nature and may not be assigned, sublicensed or otherwise transferred and any attempt to the contrary is void. Any provision of this agreement found by a court to be illegal or unenforceable shall automatically be deemed conformed to the minimum requirements of law and shall thereupon be given full force and effect as so modified. Waiver of a provision in one instance shall not preclude our enforcement of it on future occasions. Headings are for reference purposes only and have no substantive effect.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT – BY USING MYTAXFILER'S SERVICES OR ACCESSING THE MYTAXFILER, MYTAXFILER WEBSITE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THESE TERMS AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THEM.