IRS Privacy Policy
Your privacy is important to us. While this website does not ask for or collect any information that personally identifies you, it does collect other technical data, which is outlined below.
For your confidence, this Privacy Statement answers the following questions:
- What information is collected through this website?
- What choices are available to you regarding the collection of information?
- What security procedures are in place to protect against the loss, misuse, or alteration of information?
1. What information is collected through this website?
This website can collect technical information about your computer.
Technical information about your computer
The videos on this site require Macromedia Flash Player. A software detector will be used to determine if your computer has Flash Player installed. If Flash is not detected on your computer, a prompt to download and install will be provided.
All technical information is destroyed immediately when you leave the website or close the browser.
This site also records your IP address, your operating system, your Web browser, and the URL from which you linked here (if that is provided by your Web browser). The information is compiled and used to analyze traffic but does not allow the IRS to identify you personally.
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2. What choices are available to you regarding the collection of information?
If you would prefer that the website does not run the Flash detector, simply:
- Go to "Tools" in your Web browser's toolbar
- Select "Internet Options"
- Select the "Security" tab in the "Internet Options" window
- Click the "Custom level" button on the bottom of the window
- Scroll down to "Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins" on the menu of options and set it to "disable"
- Scroll down farther to "Active scripting" and set it to "disable"
- Click "OK" to exit the "Security Settings" window
- Click "OK" to exit the "Internet Options" window
- Restart your browser and return to www.stayexempt.org
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3. What security procedures are in place to protect against the loss, misuse, or alteration of information?
In accordance with the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), this website follows the guidelines of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
As a result, this website employs a combination of powerful password encryption and firewalls that are continually tested and upgraded, effectively eliminating threats to the host server or the website.
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