Online and Mobile Privacy Policy

This policy is effective as of December 6, 2021 

Scope and Overview of Policy

This Online and Mobile Privacy Policy ("Policy") applies to your interaction with TimeWise Financial at any online or mobile site or application that we own and control, unless a different online and/or mobile policy is posted at a particular site, or is made available to you and by its terms supplants this Policy. Please note that where we have a presence on a site owned by a third party, such as a page or account on a social media site, this Policy shall govern the collection of information and data by TimeWise Financial through the Sites and that third party's privacy policy and terms of use will govern the collection and use of data by that third party.

For purposes of this Privacy Policy, "Personal Information" is data specifically about you, which personally identifies you, and which you typically provide on a voluntary basis. Personal Information does not include aggregate or combined information, or Automated Data (as defined below), which is data related to you but does not identify you specifically. By using the Sites or related services, you consent to TimeWise Financial’s collection, use and sharing of the data as described in this Privacy Policy, which may be updated from time-to-time at the sole discretion of TimeWise Financial.

Personal Information We Collect

When you request information by completing one of the available on-line request pages (such as "Get to Know You Call", "Newsletter," etc.), we may collect Personal Information, including your name, address, telephone number, email address, or other means to contact you.

Our Use and Sharing of Personal Information

Information we collect through the Sites, including Personal Information, may be used to: (i) contact you regarding a request for information that you made; (ii) perform certain tasks and provide services that you requested (for example, correspond with us or review your accounts); (iii) verify your identity when accessing the Sites; (iv) enforce our Terms of Use and any other agreements between you and TimeWise Financial; (v) improve, modify, customize, and measure TimeWise Financial’s online services; (vi) compare information for accuracy and verify our records; (vii) detect and prevent fraud or other criminal activities; (viii) market services to you; or (ix) fulfill a lawful purpose.

In connection with these Uses of Personal Information, TimeWise Financial may share Personal Information with Avantax or other relevant partners. TimeWise Financial will not share personal information collected through the Sites with non-affiliates without your express authorization except: (i) companies that perform services for us or assist us in servicing your account; (ii) as permitted or required by law; or (iii) in connection with an acquisition, merger, restructuring, sale or other transfer involving all or any portion of Avantax.

Our Collection and Use of Automated Data, Including Cookies and Similar Technology

In addition to the information you provide, TimeWise Financial may also automatically collect information about your computer or your activity ("Automatic Data"). For example, we may record how many times you click on a hyperlink, determine whether you visited the Sites from a particular Internet link or advertisement, or track your path through the Sites. This automatic data collection may include but may not be limited to information collected by cookies, IP addresses, log data, browser data, mobile device identifiers, location data, and transparent GIFs.

Cookies are pieces of data stored on your device and are assigned by a web server to the browser on your device. When you return to a site you have visited before, your browser gives this data back to the server.

A "session cookie" may be sent to your computer or other access device when you log in to the Sites. This type of cookie recognizes you if you visit multiple pages on a site during the same session, so that you do not need to be prompted for your password on each page. Typically, once you log out or close your browser, this cookie expires and no longer has any effect. "Persistent" or longer-lasting cookies can be used for other purposes, such as to record user experience preferences when you use a website. These cookies do not expire once you log out or close your browser. You are free to decline cookies if your browser permits but doing so may interfere with your use of the Sites.

We and our third-party service providers may also use technologies similar to cookies to track your interaction with the Sites and to serve advertising that is relevant to users. Some of these technologies may include web beacons, pixels, tags and Flash objects. As with cookies, you are free to decline such technologies if your browser permits. You should refer to your browser's instructions to remove cached history and images from your device. Deleting or disabling cookies will not remove Flash objects. You should refer to Adobe's website (www.adobe.com) for more information on how to disable these objects.

Some third parties' data collection tools or embedded content, plugins, or other technology on the Sites, such as cookies or social media sharing buttons, may allow their operators to learn about your interaction with our Sites, and they may combine this information with other, identifiable information they have collected about your visits to other websites or online services. These third parties may handle this information, and other information they directly collect through their technology, pursuant to their own privacy policies or practices. You may visit the Network Advertising Initiative's Consumer Opt-Out-Link (http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/) ,the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance "Your Online Choices" page (http://www.youronlinechoices.eu/)  or the Digital Advertising Alliance's Consumer Opt-Out Link (http://www.aboutads.info/choices/) to opt out of receiving tailored advertising based on your Internet browsing activities from companies that participate in those programs. Some of our advertising-related activities may involve the services of companies that do not participate in those programs. For example, to opt out of Google Analytics for Display Advertising or customize Google Display Network ads, you can visit the Google Ads Settings page (https://www.google.com/settings/u/0/ads/authenticated?hl=en) .

We do not change our own collection of information in response to web browser "do-not-track" signals or other third-party tools that let consumers exercise choice regarding the collection of personally identifiable information. Also, we generally do not require third parties collecting information on our Sites and online services to respond to these technologies.

TimeWise Financial may aggregate the Automatic Data it collects from its various users (which does not include your Personal Information) and share it with our business partners, and other third parties. The Automatic Data may be used by TimeWise Financial or the third parties for research purposes (including to help TimeWise Financial improve its products), or any other legitimate business purpose.

Protecting Children's Privacy Online

We do not seek to nor knowingly collect or use Personal Information from children under 13 on the Sites. No part of the Sites is structured to attract anyone under 13. If a child has provided us with Personal Information, a parent or guardian of that child may contact us to have the information deleted from our records. To do so, contact TimeWise Financial through the information provided in the "Contact Us" section below.

For more information about the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), visit the FTC website: www.ftc.gov.

Links to non-TimeWise Financial websites

The Sites may contain links to websites controlled or offered by third parties (i.e., non-affiliates of TimeWise Financial). TimeWise Financial hereby disclaims liability for any other company's website content, products, privacy policies, or security. In the event you choose to use the services available at a linked website, you agree to read and adhere to the policies and terms of use applicable to that website. In addition, any advice, opinions, or recommendations provided by the linked website are those of the website's providers and not of TimeWise Financial. Your participation in any linked website, including payment for and the delivery of goods or services, is based solely on the agreement, if any, between you the linked website's provider. The fact that TimeWise Financial has provided a link to such websites is not to be interpreted as an endorsement of their content.

Online Privacy Policy Changes

Your use of the Sites constitutes your acceptance of the terms and conditions in this Privacy Policy, as modified from time to time at our sole discretion, as well as our Terms and Conditions (see "Privacy / Legal / BCP" section of https://www.avantaxwealthmanagement.com/. If it is necessary to make changes to our online privacy policies, we will update this Privacy Policy with the changes and new effective date. TimeWise Financial may, but is under no obligation to, provide you notice of such modifications to this Privacy Policy via email or other communication, unless TimeWise Financial materially changes its policies with respect to the sharing of your Personal Information with non-affiliated third parties. Your continued use of the Sites following the posting of changes to this Privacy Policy, and/or other notice of changes, means that you accept the changes and our use of your Personal Information in accordance with the revised policy.

Opting Out

You cannot opt out of receiving required administrative or legal communications.

We may periodically send you communications about new products, services, or upcoming events. You may choose to be removed from our email mailing list by following the instructions in those emails or by contacting TimeWise Financial using one of the methods listed under “Contact Us” below to request that you be removed from our marketing list. Note, however, that even if you opt out of receiving marketing communications, we will still contact you for non-marketing purposes (such as account information, legal notices, account security, bug alerts, and/or changes that may impact your ability to use our or Avantax products and services).

California Residents: Your California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, you may have the right to request and receive certain information about our disclosure of your Personal Information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes, and your choices with respect to such disclosures. Because it is our policy not to share your Personal Information with unaffiliated third parties for direct marketing purposes unless you are first given the opportunity to opt-out from such sharing, this requirement is not applicable to us. If you still wish to learn more about our compliance with this requirement, please contact us using the information provided in the "Contact Us" section below.

Contact Us

For questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact TimeWise Financial at:

By Postal Mail: 3380 Trickum Rd building 1200-200, Woodstock, GA 30188

By Phone: Call TimeWise Financial at (770) 420-2954