At Intuit, we place the highest importance on respecting and protecting the privacy
of our customers. Our most important asset is our relationship with you. We want
you to feel comfortable and confident when using our Web site. Therefore, we would
like to share with you the following principles that govern our information practices
and other privacy aspects of our Web site. Throughout this privacy statement, we
refer to information about you as an identifiable person as "personal information."
Intuit has been awarded TRUSTe's Privacy Seal signifying that this privacy policy
and practices have been reviewed by TRUSTe for compliance with
TRUSTe's program requirements including transparency, accountability and
choice regarding the collection and use of your personal information. The TRUSTe
program does not cover information that may be collected through downloadable software.
TRUSTe's mission, as an independent third party, is to accelerate online trust among
consumers and organizations globally through its leading privacy trustmark and innovative
trust solutions. If you have questions or complaints regarding our privacy policy
or practices, please contact us at privacy@intuitbrainstorm.com.
If you are not satisfied with our response you can contact
TRUSTe here.
We protect your information
We work to protect your personal information from loss, misuse or unauthorized alteration
by using industry-recognized security safeguards. We use both internal and external
resources to review our security procedures. Our employees are trained and required
to safeguard your information.
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We protect the confidentiality and security of your personal information by using
industry-recognized security safeguards such as firewalls, coupled with carefully
developed security procedures to protect your information from loss, misuse or unauthorized
alteration.
Our employees are trained and required to safeguard your information and, using
physical, electronic and procedural safeguards, we restrict access to personal information
to those employees and agents for business purposes only. Additionally, we use internal
and external resources to review the adequacy of our security procedures.
We will retain your information for as long as needed to provide you services. If
you wish to request that we no longer use your information to provide you services
contact us at privacy@intuitbrainstorm.com.
We will retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations,
resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
We tell you how we use and share your information
When we ask you for your personal information such as your name and email address
to find out more about Intuit Brainstorm, we make clear what we need to know to
fulfill your request and how we will use the information you provide to us. Generally,
we use your personal information to fulfill your request, such as providing you
a product or service. In addition, when you become a customer of Intuit, we may
also use your personal information to customize your experience with us and communicate
information on offers we think may interest you. We do not share, sell, or rent
your personal information to anyone outside of Intuit for marketing purposes.
Intuit is a global company with facilities around the world. As such, Intuit may
access and store your personal information in countries outside of the European
Union. Some of those countries may have privacy protections deemed “inadequate”
by the European Union Data Protection Authorities. When you submit personal information
to Intuit, you agree to allow Intuit to transfer your personal data outside of the
European Union.
Intuit Brainstorm processes adhere to the US Safe Harbor Privacy Principles of Notice,
Choice, Onward Transfer, Security, Data Integrity, Access and Enforcement, and Brainstorm
data are registered with the U.S. Department
of Commerce's Safe Harbor Program.
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This Web site is not designed to attract children under the age of thirteen. Intuit
does not knowingly collect information about children through its public Web sites.
From time to time, Intuit may share your personal information internally across
Intuit subsidiaries in order to fulfill your requests, provide you information on
other Intuit products and services, and complete other business purposes.
Intuit may use and share information that does not identify you personally, such
as aggregate statistical information. Primarily, Intuit uses this aggregate or de-identified
information to enhance products and services, analyze market and customer trends,
and make business decisions and improvements.
We tell you about our relationships with third parties
We have limited relationships with third parties to assist us in servicing you,
such as fulfilling customer orders or providing customer service. These service
providers are contractually required to maintain the confidentiality of the information
we provide them.
Additionally, we have business partners that provide services, some of which are
co-branded. We clearly identify partner services and sites. When you request any
of these products or services, you are permitting us to provide your personal information
to the partner to fulfill your request. We may disclose your information if we are
required to by a law enforcement action such as a court order, subpoena or search
warrant.
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In some cases, your employer or another organization provides you access to the
Intuit Brainstorm offering and may access any information, including personal information,
you provide through the offering.
Sometimes we enter into contracts with third parties who assist us in servicing
you, such as filling customer orders or providing customer service. The contracts
outline the appropriate use and handling of your information and prohibit third
parties from using any of your personal information for purposes unrelated to the
product or service for which they’ve been contracted. Vendors are required to maintain
the confidentiality of the information we provide to them. We may disclose or report
personal information in limited circumstances where we believe in good faith that
disclosure is required under the law. For example, we may be required to disclose
personal information to cooperate with regulators or law enforcement authorities,
to comply with a legal process such as a court order, subpoena, search warrant,
or a law enforcement request. We have business partners that provide services, some
of which are co-branded. Partner services and sites are clearly identified. When
you request any of these products or services, you are permitting us to provide
your personal information to the partner to fulfill your request. This Web site
may provide links to third-party sites, such as those of our business partners and
online advertisers. Because Intuit does not control the information policies or
practices of these third parties, you should review their privacy policies to learn
more about how they collect and use personal information.
Should we sell, merge or transfer any part of our business, part of the sale may
include your personal information. If so, you will have the opportunity to ask not
to receive promotional information following any change of control.
We may use sources outside of Intuit to supplement the information you give us.
For example, we may validate your address using other sources. We use this data
to help us maintain accuracy and provide you with better service.
We tell you how we use Web technology
Like many Web sites, we use technology, such as cookies, that allow us to make your
visit to our Web site easier by recognizing you when you return and help to provide
you with a customized experience. You can control your computer’s handling of cookies,
including blocking cookies from being used. However, some areas of our Web sites
require cookies to function correctly. If you turn off cookies, your experience
with our Web sites may be negatively affected.
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We use a variety of technologies on our Web site. Among these are cookies, which
are pieces of information that our Web sites provide to your browser. Cookies allow
us to track overall site usage and determine areas users prefer. Cookies also allow
us to customize your visit to our Web site by recognizing you when you return. You
can choose to decline cookies while at our Web site, however, this may limit your
ability to access certain areas of the Web site. Most browsers accept and maintain
cookies by default. Check the "Help" menu of your browser to learn how to change
your cookie preference.
When we track activity on this or other Intuit Web sites, we collect information
such as your IP address, browser type and version, and pages you view. We also keep
track of how you get to our sites and any links you click on to leave our sites.
We do not track URLs that you type into your browser, nor do we track you across
the Internet once you leave our sites. We use your Web site activity to assist you
by reducing the need to re-enter your data and to help us resolve technical support
issues. We may also use this information to offer you a personalized Web experience
and to tailor our offerings to you. Remember, you control whether you receive Intuit
promotional materials.
We may access and set cookies using Web beacons, also known as single-pixel GIFs
which are invisible graphical images. These Web beacons tell us useful information
regarding our site such as which pages users access. When we send you e-mails, we
may include a single-pixel GIF to determine the number of people who open our e-mails.
When you click on a link in an e-mail, we record this individual response to allow
us to customize our offerings to you.
We use a third-party tracking service that uses cookies and Web beacons to track
non-personally identifiable information about visitors to our site in the aggregate
to capture usage and volume statistics and improve our Web site.
Advertising networks that serve ads on our Web site may assign a different cookie
to you. The information collected is anonymous and is not linked to your personal
information. These cookies may be used to select which ads you see and determine
the effectiveness of this advertising. You may choose to decline cookies from third-party
ad servers, which Intuit does not control. We have no access or control of any third
party tracking technologies.
We give you choice and control
When you request that we contact you with additional information about Intuit Brainstorm,
we ask whether we may also use your contact information to tell you about products
or services we think might interest you. You can subsequently withdraw your consent
for this marketing by emailing your opt out request to
privacy@intuitbrainstorm.com or follow the unsubscribe instructions included
in each promotional email.
Your contact preferences only apply to marketing communications. We may need to
communicate with you regarding the usability of your product or with critical messages
relating to your service or software (such as service messages, subscription renewal
notices, critical notices, or legally mandated notices) and you may not opt-out
of these service related emails.
Access to your Personal Information
If your personally identifiable information changes, or if you no longer desire
our service, you may correct, update, or request deletion of your information by
contacting us at privacy@intuitbrainstorm.com.
We will respond to your request for access within 30 days.
If we make material changes to any of our privacy policies or practices regarding
personal information we will update our statement and post a notice on our site
30 days before they take effect. If we make substantive changes to privacy practices
that reduce the protections we offer, we will contact affected customers and request
their consent before implementing any of these changes.
You can contact us
If you have questions or concerns about Intuit’s collection, use, or disclosure
of your personal information, or if you want to review or request a change to your
personal information, please contact us at
privacy@intuitbrainstorm.com.
Brainstorm Privacy Team
Intuit Inc.
2632 Marine Way
Mountain View, CA 94043
Last Updated: 03/01/2011