Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy ("Policy") applies to www.bookkeeping-iq.com, Accountable Bookkeeping LLC, ("Company") and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to the Company include BookkeepingIQ and www.bookkeeping-iq.com. The Company website is a bookkeeping proctored assessments site. By using the Company website or services, you consent to the practices described in this statement.
I. Collection of Your Personal Information
The Company respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information of employers, job candidates, website visitors, and other users of our services. In order to better provide you with our services offered, the Company may collect personally identifiable information that you voluntarily provide including:
- First and last name
- Company name
- Mailing address
- Email address
- Phone number
- Candidate's name and email address
- Identify verification
- Video or image verification during proctored assessment
If you purchase the Company's services, we may collect billing and credit card information. This information is used to complete the purchase transaction.
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through the Company's public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others.
We do not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. However, you may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you elect to use certain products or services. These may include: (a) sending us an email message, or (b) submitting your credit card or other payment information when ordering and purchasing products and services. We will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to services and/or products you have requested from us. We may also gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.
II. Use of your Personal Information
The Company collects and uses your personal information in the following ways:
- to operate and deliver the services requested, such as delivering bookkeeping assessment, administering proctored testing, generate performance reports, verify candidate identities, issue certifications, process payments, respond to inquires, prevent fraud and misuse, comply with legal obligations and communicate regarding services and updates.
- to provide you with information, products, or services requested.
- to provide you with notices about your account.
- to carry out the Company's obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including for billing and collection.
- to notify you about changes to our www.bookkeeping-iq.com or any products or services we offer or provide through it.
- to maintain the security of the Company's services and prevent fraud or misuse.
- to comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, or governmental requests.
- For payment of a proctoring assessment and to get the candidate's contact information. The candidate will also be recorded and a picture of them will be taken to provide identify to the employer..
- in any other way we may describe when you provide the information.
- for any other purpose with your consent
The Company may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from the Company and its affiliates.
The Company may request identity verification documents or photographs to confirm the identity of assessment participants. Such information is used solely for identity verification and assessment security purposes.
III. Biometric Information
We may collect biometric information about you, such as facial recognition data, or other biometric identifiers, in connection with certain services or features you elect to use. Biometric data is collected and used only with your consent, to provide and improve relevant features, to protect against fraud, and as otherwise permitted by applicable law.
We will retain biometric data no longer than necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or as required or permitted by law. We take reasonable and appropriate safeguards to protect biometric information from unauthorized access, use, and disclosure.
IV. Sharing Information with Third Parties
The Company does not sell, rent, or lease its customer lists to third parties.
The Company does not sell biometric data to third parties.
The Company may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to the Company, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
The Company may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on the Company or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of the Company; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of the Company, or the public.
V. Opt-Out of Personal Information to Third Parties
In connection with any personal information we may to a third party for a business purpose, you have the right to know:
You have the right under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) and certain other privacy and data protection laws, as applicable, to opt out of the
of your personal information. If you exercise your
right to opt out of the sale or disclosure of your personal information, we will refrain from selling or disclosing your personal information, unless you subsequently provide express authorization for the sale or disclosure of your personal information. To opt out of the sale or disclosure of your personal information, visit this web page
VI. Automatically Collected Information
The Company may automatically collect information about your computer hardware and software. This information can include your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times, and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain the quality of the service, and to
provide general statistics regarding the use of the Company website.
VII. Links
This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.
VIII. Security of Your Personal Information
The Company secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. The Company uses the following methods for this purpose:
- SSL Protocol
When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.
We strive to take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or alteration of your personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100 percent secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that: (a) there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet that are beyond our control; and (b) the security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through this site cannot be guaranteed.
IX. Right to Deletion
Subject to certain exceptions set out below, on receipt of a verifiable request from you, we will:
- Delete your personal information from our records; and
- Direct any service providers to delete your personal information from their records.
Please note that we may not be able to comply with requests to delete your personal information if it is necessary
to:
- Complete the transaction for which the personal information was collected, fulfill the terms of a written warranty or product recall conducted in accordance with federal law, and provide a good or service requested by you, or reasonably anticipated within the context of our ongoing business relationship with you, or otherwise perform a contract between you and us;
- Detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity; or prosecute those responsible for that activity;
- Debug to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality;
- Exercise free speech, ensure the right of another consumer to exercise his or her right of free speech, or exercise another right provided for by law;
- Comply with the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act;
- Engage in public or peer-reviewed scientific, historical, or statistical research in the public interest that adheres to all other applicable ethics and privacy laws, when our deletion of the information is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of such research, provided we have obtained your informed consent;
- Enable solely internal uses that are reasonably aligned with your expectations based on your relationship with us;
- Comply with an existing legal obligation; or
- Otherwise, use your personal information internally in a lawful manner that is compatible with the context in which you provided the information.
X. Assessment & Proctoring Data Collection
During a proctored assessment, we may collect and record information necessary to verify identity, maintain assessment integrity, and prevent fraud. This may include:
Webcam images or video
Screen-sharing sessions
Screen or Audio recordings
Identification documents
IP addresses and device information
Assessment activity logs
Identity verification documents, if provided
Such information is collected solely for assessment administration, identify verification, fraud prevention or misconduct, investigate suspicious testing activity, maintain assessment credibility and reporting assessment results.
When an assessment is sponsored or requested by an employer, the Company may share assessment scores, evaluation reports, proctor observations, identity verification information, and other assessment-related findings with that employer.
We retain personal information, assessment results, recordings, and identity verification records only for 1 year to provide services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, or protect assessment integrity.
XI. Right to Revoke Consent
You have the right to withdraw any consent you have provided for the processing of your personal data at any time. We provide accessible and user-friendly mechanisms to withdraw consent that are at least as easy to use as the mechanisms by which consent was originally provided.
To exercise your right to revoke consent, you may contact us here:
- Website: www.bookkeeping-iq.com - Email: jenny@bookkeeping-iq.com
- Phone Number: 503-550-5100
Upon receipt of a valid request to withdraw consent, we will cease processing your personal data for the purposes based on consent as soon as practicable, but not later than 15 days after the receipt of such request, subject to applicable legal obligations. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing conducted prior to the withdrawal.
XII. Children Under 13
The Company does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of 13, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this platform.
XIII. Email Communications
From time to time, the Company may contact you via email for the purpose of providing announcements, promotional offers, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication.
XIV. Changes to This Statement
The Company reserves the right to change this Policy from time to time. For example, when there are changes in our services, changes in our data protection practices, or changes in the law. When changes to this Policy are
significant, we will inform you. You may receive a notice by sending an email to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our website, and/or by updating any privacy information. Your continued use of the website and/or services available after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modification of this Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by this modified Policy.
XV. Contact Information
The Company welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that the Company has not adhered to this Statement, please contact the Company at:
Accountable Bookkeeping LLC
3300 NW 185th Ave, #310
Portland, Oregon 97229
Email Address:
Phone number:
503-550-5100
Effective as of June 10, 2026