Terms of Service
Effective Date: October 8, 2024
Welcome to Thomas Cornwell CPA, PLLC. These Terms of Service govern your access to and use of our website (tcornwellcpa.com) (the “Site) and the services we offer, including accounting, tax preparation, and consulting services . By accessing or using the Site and Services, you agree to comply with and be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree with these Terms, please do not use our Site or Services.
1. Acceptance of Terms
By using our Site or Services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to these Terms and our Privacy Policy]. If you are using the Services on behalf of a business or other legal entity, you represent that you have the authority to bind that entity to these Terms.
2. Services Provided
Thomas Cornwell CPA, PLLC provides professional accounting, tax, and financial advisory services. Any advice or consultation provided by us is based on the information you provide. You are responsible for providing accurate and complete information for our review and services.
The use of the Site or scheduling a consultation through the Site does not establish a client-accountant relationship. A formal agreement or engagement letter must be signed before any professional services begin.
Any information found on our Site or any software or service we promote outside of a client-accountant relationship is meant to be education and entertaining in nature and does not constitute professional advice.
3. User Obligations
You agree to use the Site in a lawful manner. You will not:
- Provide false or misleading information.
- Use the Site or Services for any unlawful purpose.
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site or its services.
- Interfere with the proper operation of the Site, including but not limited to introducing viruses or other harmful material.
- Upload or post any content which may be unlawful, injurious, or for which you do not have legal authority to upload or post.
4. Client Information & Confidentiality
As a CPA firm, we take the confidentiality of client information seriously. All personal and financial data shared with us is protected under applicable privacy laws, including those set forth by the IRS, AICPA, and other regulatory bodies. Please review our Privacy Policy for details on how we collect, use, and safeguard your information.
5. Limitations of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Thomas Cornwell CPA, PLLC and its employees, partners, affiliates, and suppliers are not liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, treble, special, or punitive damages arising out of or related to your use of the Site or our Services.
Our professional liability is limited to the amount paid for the services rendered. We do not assume responsibility for any issues resulting from inaccurate or incomplete information provided by you.
Under no circumstance shall Thomas Cornwell CPA, PLLC and it employees, partners, affiliates, and suppliers be liable to third parties for any damages that arise out of or in connection with your use of the Site or Services.
In the event a dispute arises out of or in connection with the usage of this Site or our Services, in addition to those limitations elsewhere in the Terms, you shall be limited to recourse against Thomas Cornwell CPA, PLLC and not any of its employees, partners, owners, or agents, except if those employees, partners, owners, or agents caused the damage through gross negligence, intentionally tortious conduct, or reckless disregard for the wellbeing of others.
6. Third-Party Links & Policies
Our Site may contain links to third-party websites or services. These links are provided for convenience only, and we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of those websites. Your use of third-party websites is at your own risk.
As part of our Site and Services, we use other tools, software, libraries, and programs (collectively “Additional Software”), each of which has its own terms and conditions and privacy policies. By using these Additional Software, you agree separately to their terms and conditions and privacy policies.
Without limitation, we use the following Additional Software, the terms and conditions of which we are providing for your convenience:
- Stripe.com – https://stripe.com/legal/consumer
- Onvio – https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en/privacy-statement.html
- WordPress – https://www.wordpress.com/tos & https://automatic.com/privacy
7. Intellectual Property
All content on the Site, including but not limited to text, images, logos, and software, is the property of Thomas Cornwell CPA, PLLC or its licensors and is protected by intellectual property laws. You may not reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use any content from our Site without prior written consent.
8. Termination
We reserve the right to terminate or suspend your access to the Site or our Services at any time, with or without cause or notice, for conduct that we believe violates these Terms or is harmful to our business or users.
9. Changes to the Terms
We may revise these Terms from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page, and the effective date will be updated. Your continued use of the Site or Services following the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.
10. Governing Law
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of North Carolina, without regard to its conflict of law principles. Any disputes arising from these terms, or your use of the site shall be resolved exclusively in the courts of Wake County, North Carolina.
11. Contact Information
If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at:
Thomas Cornwell CPA, PLLC
8601 Six Forks Road, Suite 400, Raleigh, NC 27615
(919)391-3764
Tom@tcornwellcpa.com