Terms of Service

Effective Date: January 1, 2017

Last Updated: January 1, 2026

Privacy Policy

1. AGREEMENT TO THESE TERMS

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the website located at www.distincttax.com and any related pages, content, tools, downloads, and features (collectively, the "Site"), operated by Distinct Tax Consulting Group ("Distinct Tax," "we," "us," or "our").

By accessing or using the Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms and by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated here by reference. If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use the Site.

2. ELIGIBILITY

The Site is intended for use by individuals who are at least 18 years old and by businesses and their authorized representatives. By using the Site, you represent that you meet these requirements and that any information you provide is accurate and complete.

3. INFORMATIONAL PURPOSE ONLY - NO PROFESSIONAL ADVICE

The content on this Site is provided for general informational and educational purposes only. It is not tax, accounting, legal, financial, or investment advice, and it is not a substitute for personalized professional guidance.

Tax laws and regulations are complex, change frequently, and apply differently to each person and business. Information on the Site may not reflect the most current legal or regulatory developments and may not apply to your specific circumstances. You should not act, or refrain from acting, based on anything you read on this Site without first consulting a qualified professional about your particular situation.

4. NO CLIENT RELATIONSHIP

Using the Site, reading our content, downloading a resource, subscribing to our newsletter, attending a webinar, or submitting a contact or consultation request does not create a client relationship between you and Distinct Tax.

A client relationship is formed only when we and you have both signed a written engagement agreement that describes the specific services to be provided. Until that agreement is executed, we have no obligation to perform services for you, and you should not rely on us to meet any filing deadline or take any action on your behalf.

5. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION SENT THROUGH THE SITE

Please do not send sensitive personal or financial information — such as Social Security numbers, taxpayer identification numbers, account numbers, or tax documents — through the Site's contact forms or through standard email. Those channels are not secure.

Once we have engaged with you, we will provide access to our secure client portal for the exchange of sensitive documents. Information you send to us before an engagement agreement is in place may not be treated as confidential and may not create any duty on our part.

6. TOOLS, CALCULATORS, AND ESTIMATES

The Site may offer calculators, estimators, checklists, guides, and similar tools. These tools produce general estimates based only on the information entered and on assumptions that may not match your circumstances.

Results are illustrative, are not guaranteed to be accurate, and are not a promise, projection, or guarantee of any particular tax outcome, savings amount, or refund. Do not use these tools as the basis for filing decisions or financial commitments without professional review.

7. SERVICES AND SEPARATE AGREEMENTS

Descriptions of services on the Site are for general information and are not offers to perform services on any particular terms. All engagements are subject to our acceptance, our conflict and eligibility checks, and a separate written agreement.

If there is any conflict between these Terms and a signed engagement agreement, the engagement agreement controls as to the services described in it. Fees, scope, deliverables, timelines, and payment terms are set out in that agreement, not on the Site.

8. CLIENT PORTAL AND ACCOUNT SECURITY

Access to our client portal may be provided to current clients. If you receive portal credentials, you agree to:

Provide accurate registration information and keep it current;
Keep your username, password, and any authentication codes confidential;
Use the portal only for your own accounts or accounts you are authorized to access; and
Notify us promptly at [email protected] if you suspect unauthorized access or any security incident.

You are responsible for activity that occurs under your credentials. We may suspend or terminate access at any time, including if we believe your account has been compromised or these Terms have been violated.

9. ACCEPTABLE USE

You agree not to:

Use the Site for any unlawful, fraudulent, or harmful purpose;
Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site, the client portal, our systems, or another user's account;
Introduce viruses, malware, or other harmful code;
Interfere with or disrupt the Site's operation, security, or availability;
Use automated means such as scrapers, bots, or crawlers to access, copy, or harvest content or data from the Site without our written permission;
Copy, reproduce, republish, sell, rent, or redistribute Site content except as expressly permitted in Section 10;
Impersonate any person or entity, or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity; or
Use the Site in any way that violates applicable law or infringes the rights of others.

10. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

The Site and its contents — including text, articles, guides, checklists, graphics, logos, icons, images, layouts, design elements, and software — are owned by Distinct Tax or its licensors and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.

"Distinct Tax Consulting Group," our logo, and our taglines are our trademarks and service marks. You may not use them without our prior written permission.

Limited license. We grant you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access the Site and to view, download, and print content for your own personal or internal business use. You may not modify the content, remove any copyright or proprietary notice, or use the content for commercial purposes without our written consent. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.

11. DOWNLOADS, NEWSLETTERS AND WEBINARS

Resources we make available for download, newsletters you subscribe to, and webinars or videos we host are provided for general educational purposes and are subject to Sections 3, 4, and 6. You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time using the link in the message or by contacting us.

12. SUBMISSION AND FEEDBACK

If you send us suggestions, ideas, comments, or other feedback about the Site or our services, you grant us a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free right to use and incorporate that feedback without obligation or compensation to you. This Section does not apply to confidential client information governed by an engagement agreement or by our Privacy Policy.

13. THIRD-PARTY LINKS AND SERVICES

The Site may link to or integrate third-party websites, tools, or services, including scheduling platforms, payment processors, and government resources. We do not control and are not responsible for third-party content, products, services, privacy practices, or availability. Links are provided for convenience and do not imply endorsement. Your use of third-party services is governed by their own terms.

14. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS AND CONSENT

By using the Site or providing your contact information, you consent to receive communications from us electronically, including by email. You agree that electronic communications, notices, disclosures, and agreements satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

If you provide a phone number, you consent to be contacted at that number regarding your inquiry or services. Message and data rates may apply. You may withdraw consent to marketing communications at any time.

15. PRIVACY

Our collection and use of information through the Site is described in our Privacy Policy, available at www.distincttax.com. By using the Site, you acknowledge that you have reviewed the Privacy Policy.

16. AVAILABILITY AND CHANGES TO THIS SITE

We may modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Site at any time without notice. We do not guarantee that the Site will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free, or that content will always be current or accurate. We may correct, update, or remove content at our discretion without any obligation to notify you.

17. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

THE SITE AND ALL CONTENT, TOOLS, AND MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, DISTINCT TAX DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE.

WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE WILL BE ERROR-FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE SITE OR THE SERVERS THAT MAKE IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. WE MAKE NO WARRANTY REGARDING THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, RELIABILITY, OR TIMELINESS OF ANY CONTENT, TOOL, OR ESTIMATE ON THE SITE.

This Section does not limit any warranty that cannot be excluded under applicable law, and does not apply to services provided under a signed engagement agreement, which are governed by that agreement.

18. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, DISTINCT TAX AND ITS OWNERS, MEMBERS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, AND AGENTS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, GOODWILL, TAX BENEFITS, OR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER THEORY, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

OUR TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SITE OR THESE TERMS WILL NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ($100.00).

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain damages, so some of the above may not apply to you. Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot be limited under applicable law. Liability for services performed under a signed engagement agreement is governed by that agreement.

19. INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Distinct Tax and its owners, members, officers, employees, contractors, and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of or related to your use of the Site, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of any law or the rights of any third party.

20. GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE

These Terms and any dispute arising out of or relating to them or to the Site are governed by the laws of the State of Georgia, without regard to its conflict of laws principles. You agree that the exclusive venue for any dispute not subject to Section 21 will be the state or federal courts located in Fulton County, Georgia, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction of those courts.

21. DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Before initiating any formal proceeding, you agree to contact us at [email protected] and attempt in good faith to resolve the dispute informally for at least thirty (30) days.

If the dispute is not resolved, any claim arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Site will be resolved by binding arbitration administered by a recognized arbitration provider under its applicable rules, conducted in Fulton County, Georgia, by a single arbitrator. Judgment on the award may be entered in any court with jurisdiction.

Individual claims only. You and Distinct Tax each agree to bring claims only in an individual capacity, and not as a plaintiff or class member in any class, collective, or representative action.

Exceptions. Either party may bring an individual claim in small claims court, and either party may seek injunctive or equitable relief in court to protect intellectual property or confidential information.

This Section does not apply to disputes arising under a signed engagement agreement, which are governed by the dispute provisions of that agreement.

22. TERMINATION

We may suspend or terminate your access to the Site, in whole or in part, at any time and for any reason, without notice. Sections that by their nature should survive termination — including Sections 10, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, and 23 — will survive.

23. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Changes to these Terms. We may update these Terms from time to time. Updates take effect when posted, and we will revise the "Last Updated" date above. Your continued use of the Site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance. If you do not agree to the revised Terms, stop using the Site.

Severability. If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable, that provision will be limited or severed to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions will remain in full force.

No waiver. Our failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver of our right to enforce it later.

Assignment. You may not assign or transfer these Terms without our written consent. We may assign these Terms in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.

Entire agreement. These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and Distinct Tax regarding the Site, and supersede any prior understandings regarding the Site. Engagement agreements govern the services described in them.

Headings. Section headings are for convenience only and do not affect interpretation.

24. CONTACT US

Questions about these Terms may be directed to:

Distinct Tax Consulting Group

4751 Best Road, Suite 332

Atlanta, GA 30337

Phone: (770) 742-9136

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.distincttax.com

DISTINCT TAX CONSULTING GROUP understands that your privacy is important to you. We are committed to protecting the privacy of your personally-identifiable information as you use this website. This Privacy Policy tells you how we protect and use information that we gather from you. By using this website, you consent to the terms described in the most recent version of this Privacy Policy. You should also read our Terms of Use to understand the general rules about your use of this website, and any additional terms that may apply when you access particular services or materials on certain areas of this website. “We,” “our” means DISTINCT TAX CONSULTING GROUP and its affiliates. “You,” “your,” visitor,” or “user” means the individual accessing this site.

PERSONAL AND NON-PERSONAL INFORMATION

Our Privacy Policy identifies how we treat your personal and non-personal information.

WHAT IS NON-PERSONAL INFORMATION, AND HOW IS IT COLLECTED AND USED?

Non-personal information is information that cannot identify you. If you visit this website to read information, such as information about one of our services, we may collect certain non-personal information about you from your computer’s web browser. Because non-personal information cannot identify you or be tied to you in any way, there are no restrictions on the ways that we can use or share non-personal information. What is personal information, and how is it collected? Personal information is information that identifies you as an individual, such as your name, mailing address, e-mail address, telephone number, and fax number. We may collect personal information from you in a variety of ways:

• When you send us an application or other form

• When you conduct a transaction with us, our affiliates, or others

• When we collect information about you in support of a transaction, such as credit card information, In some places on this website you have the opportunity to send us personal information about yourself, to elect to receive particular information, to purchase access to one of our products or services, or to participate in an activity.

ARE COOKIES OR OTHER TECHNOLOGIES USED TO COLLECT PERSONAL INFORMATION?

Yes, we may use cookies and related technologies, such as web beacons, to collect information on our website. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a webpage server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you. One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenient feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you register with us, a cookie helps DISTINCT TAX CONSULTING GROUP to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same DISTINCT TAX CONSULTING GROUP website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the features that you customized. A web beacon is a small graphic image that allows the party that set the web beacon to monitor and collect certain information about the viewer of the web page, web-based document or e-mail message, such as the type of browser requesting the web beacon, the IP address of the computer that the web beacon is sent to and the time the web beacon was viewed. Web beacons can be very small and invisible to the user, but, in general, any electronic image viewed as part of a web page or e-mail, including HTML-based content, can act as a web beacon. We may use web beacons to count visitors to the web pages on the website or to monitor how our users navigate the website, and we may include web beacons in e-mail messages in order to count how many messages sent were actually opened, acted upon or forwarded.

Third party vendors also may use cookies on our website. For instance, we may contract with third parties who will use cookies on our website to track and analyze anonymous usage and volume statistical information from our visitors and members. Such information is shared externally only on an anonymous, aggregated basis. These third parties use persistent cookies to help us to improve the visitor experience, to manage our site content, and to track visitor behavior. We may also contract with a third party to send email to our registered [users/members].

To help measure and improve the effectiveness of our email communications, the third party sets cookies. All data collected by this third party on behalf of DISTINCT TAX CONSULTING GROUP is used solely by or on behalf of DISTINCT TAX CONSULTING GROUP and is shared externally only on an anonymous, aggregated basis. From time to time, we may allow third parties to post advertisements on our website, and those third-party advertisements may include a cookie or web beacon served by the third party. This Privacy Policy does not cover the use of information collected from you by third party ad servers. We do not control cookies in such third party ads, and you should check the privacy policies of those advertisers and/or ad services to learn about their use of cookies and other technology before linking to an ad. We will not share your personal information with these companies, but these companies may use information about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements on this site and other sites about goods and services that may be of interest to you, and they may share your personal information that you provide to them with others.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the DISTINCT TAX CONSULTING GROUP websites you visit.

HOW DOES DISTINCT TAX CONSULTING GROUP USE PERSONAL INFORMATION?

DISTINCT TAX CONSULTING GROUP may keep and use personal information we collect from or about you to provide you with access to this website or other products or services, to respond to your requests, to bill you for products/services you purchased, and to provide ongoing service and support, to contact you with information that might be of interest to you, including information about products and services of ours and of others, or ask for your opinion about our products or the products of others, for record keeping and analytical purposes and to research, develop and improve programs, products, services and content.

Personal information collected online may be combined with information you provide to us through other sources. We may also remove your personal identifiers (your name, email address, social security number, etc.). In this case, you would no longer be identified as a single unique individual. Once we have de-identified information, it is non-personal information, and we may treat it like other non-personal information. Finally, we may use your personal information to protect our rights or property, or to protect someone’s health, safety or welfare, and to comply with a law or regulation, court order or other legal process.

DOES DISTINCT TAX CONSULTING GROUP SHARE PERSONAL INFORMATION WITH OTHERS?

We will not share your personal information collected from this website with an unrelated third party without your permission, except as otherwise provided in this Privacy Policy. In the ordinary course of business, we may share some personal information with companies that we hire to perform services or functions on our behalf. In all cases in which we share your personal information with a third party for the purpose of providing a service to us, we will not authorize them to keep, disclose or use your information with others except for the purpose of providing the services we asked them to provide.

We will not sell, exchange or publish your personal information, except in conjunction with a corporate sale, merger, dissolution, or acquisition. For some sorts of transactions, in addition to our direct collection of information, our third party service vendors (such as credit card companies, clearinghouses and banks) who may provide such services as credit, insurance, and escrow services may collect personal information directly from you to assist you with your transaction. We do not control how these third parties use such information, but we do ask them to disclose how they use their personal information before they collect it.

If you submit a review to a third party (person or business) using our Facebook Fan Review Application, during the submission process we ask your permission to gather your basic information (such as name and email address) which we then share with the third party for whom you are submitting the review. We may be legally compelled to release your personal information in response to a court order, subpoena, search warrant, law or regulation.

We may cooperate with law enforcement authorities in investigating and prosecuting website visitors who violate our rules or engage in behavior which is harmful to other visitors (or illegal). We may disclose our personal information to third parties if we feel that the disclosure is necessary to protect our rights or property, protect someone’s health, safety or welfare, or to comply with a law or regulation, court order or other legal process. As discussed in the section on cookies and other technologies, from time to time we may allow a third party to serve advertisements on this website.

If you share information with the advertiser, including by clicking on their ads, this Privacy Policy does not control the advertisers' use of your personal information, and you should check the privacy policies of those advertisers and/or ad services to learn about their use of cookies and other technology before linking to an ad.

HOW IS PERSONAL INFORMATION USED FOR COMMUNICATIONS?

We may contact you periodically by email, mail or telephone to provide information regarding programs, products, services and content that may be of interest to you. In addition, some of the features on this website allow you to communicate with us using an online form. If your communication requests a response from us, we may send you a response via email. The e-mail response or confirmation may include your personal information. We cannot guarantee that our emails to you will be secure from unauthorized interception.

HOW IS PERSONAL INFORMATION SECURED?

We have implemented generally accepted standards of technology and operational security in order to protect personally-identifiable information from loss, misuse, alteration, or destruction. Only authorized personnel and third party vendors have access to your personal information, and these employees and vendors are required to treat this information as confidential. Despite these precautions, we cannot guarantee that unauthorized persons will not obtain access to your personal information.

LINKS

This site contains links to other sites that provide information that we consider to be interesting. DISTINCT TAX CONSULTING GROUP is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites.

PUBLIC DISCUSSIONS

This site may provide public discussions on various business valuation topics. Please note that any information you post in these discussions will become public, so please do not post sensitive information in the public discussions. Whenever you publicly disclose information online, that information could be collected and used by others. We are not responsible for any action or policies of any third parties who collect information that users disclose in any such forums on the website. DISTINCT TAX CONSULTING GROUP does not agree or disagree with anything posted on the discussion board. Also, remember that you must comply with our other published policies regarding postings on our public forums.

HOW CAN A USER ACCESS, CHANGE, AND/OR DELETE PERSONAL INFORMATION?

You may access, correct, update, and/or delete any personally-identifiable information that you submit to the website. You may also unsubscribe from mailing lists or any registrations on the website. To do so, please either follow the instructions on the page of the website on which you have provided such information or subscribed or registered, or contact us
[email protected]

CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

DISTINCT TAX CONSULTING GROUP will not intentionally collect any personal information (such as a child’s name or email address) from children under the age of 13. If you think that we have collected personal information from a child under the age of 13, please contact us.

CHANGES

DISTINCT TAX CONSULTING GROUP reserves the right to modify this statement at any time. Any changes to this Privacy Policy will be listed in this section, and if such changes are material, a notice will be included on the homepage of the website for a period of time. If you have any questions about privacy on any websites operated by DISTINCT TAX CONSULTING GROUP or about our website practices, please contact us at: [email protected]

Updated February 2023