Welcome to Bookkeeping-Essentials.ca. I believe in being clear and transparent about how my website operates. On this page, you'll find everything you need to know about using this site, including how I protect your privacy, legal requirements I must follow, and terms we both need to understand. Please take a few minutes to review this important information.
Quick Note About "I" and "We": Throughout this document, "I" refers to me personally, L. Kenway, while "we" refers to Bookkeeping-Essentials.com and its technical operations, which include services provided by my hosting platform and other service providers.
No Professional Advice
The information on this website is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute professional accounting, tax, or legal advice. I am a retired Canadian bookkeeper and this website is operated by a Canadian entity. While I strive for accuracy, laws and regulations, particularly regarding Canadian compliance matters, are complex and change frequently. Always consult with a qualified professional in your jurisdiction before making decisions based on information found here.
Canadian Information
This website focuses on Canadian business compliance matters. While links to related content on other websites may be provided, users are responsible for evaluating the relevance and applicability of any external information to their specific situation. All compliance-related decisions should be verified with appropriate Canadian professionals or regulatory bodies.
No Liability
L. Kenway dba Lakeshore Bookkeeping Services assumes no liability for the accuracy of the information presented on this website or for any actions taken based on this information. Users are solely responsible for the consequences of their actions and decisions related to Canadian business compliance matters.
Copyright
All efforts have been made to properly attribute copyrighted material. Please notify me if you believe there has been an infringement. References to third-party materials do not imply endorsement by those parties.
External Links
This website may contain links to external websites, including my Bookkeeping-Essentials.com website. While these links are provided for convenience, I am not responsible for the content of external websites. Users access these links at their own risk.
At Bookkeeping-Essentials.ca I am dedicated to protecting your data and privacy.
I recognize that your privacy is important. This document outlines the types of personal information we receive and collect when you use Bookkeeping-Essentials.ca, as well as some of the steps we take to safeguard information. This will help you make an informed decision about sharing personal information with us.
Bookkeeping-Essentials.ca strives to maintain the highest standards of decency, fairness and integrity in all our operations. Likewise, I am dedicated to protecting my customers' and online visitors' privacy on our website.
A cookie is a string of information that Bookkeeping-Essentials.ca stores on your computer, which your browser provides to Bookkeeping-Essentials.ca each time you return to the site. I use cookies to help me identify and track visitors, their use of my website, and their website access preferences.
Bookkeeping-Essentials.ca uses Google Analytics to analyze the use of this website. Google Analytics collects demographic and interest data, and generates statistical and other information about website use, by means of cookies. These cookies are kept on your computer. I share this information with Google, which will store and use this information on its servers. Google's privacy policy is available at: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Bookkeeping-Essentials.ca uses information from Google Analytics to track the number of visits to the website, browsers and operating systems. No personally identifiable information is obtained from these cookies. I use the information that Google Analytics generates relating to our website to create reports about the use of the site. These reports allow me to update the site and improve your usage of it.
If you do not wish your data to be collected via Google Analytics, you can install its opt-out browser extension or add-on... https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
I don't currently have Google Advertising on this site but may in the future. Here is my policy if and when it occurs:
We will use third-party advertising companies including Google Adsense to serve ads on our website. These companies will use cookies and web beacons in their ads to ascertain how many times you've seen an advertisement. We will share this information with these companies, but will not do not provide them with any personally identifiable information for cookie or web beacon use, so they cannot personally identify you with that information from our website.
You may opt out of personalized ads for over 125 different ad networks. Click here to do that.
When implanted, third-party advertisements will be served by Google. Google's cookie enables it to serve ads to our visitors based on their visits to other sites on the Web. You may opt out of personalized ads by visiting the Google ad opt-out page.
This link from Google provides more information about how Google manages data in its ad products.
We have set Google Adsense ads default to non-personalized for EU visitors.
You can set your browser to accept or refuse all cookies automatically, or notify you when a cookie is being requested. Taking this action should not cause a problem with the continued use of my site. Consult the Help section of your browser for guidance on how to refuse all cookies or to notify you when a cookie is requested.
If you choose to refuse Bookkeeping-Essentials.ca's cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the site.
Bookkeeping-Essentials.ca has not sold any personal information from visitors to the site in the past 12 months.
Bookkeeping-Essentials.ca may collect and use your personal information for the following purposes:
Bookkeeping-Essentials.ca may collect personally identifiable information from you in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, when you visit our site, register on the site, or fill out a form, and in connection with other activities, services, features or resources we make available on our site.
This site lets you share content with your friends and followers on various social media platforms. Below are links to the privacy policies of FaceBook* -- https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy .
*Facebook: to prevent Facebook collecting your data, you should log out of your Facebook account while using this site.
You can always refuse to supply personally identifiable information and visit my site anonymously. However, it may prevent you from engaging in certain site-related activities.
If I make material changes in the collection of personally identifiable information, I will inform you by placing a notice on my site. I will use personal information received from you for internal purposes only and will not sell it or provide it to third parties.
I also collect each visitor's IP address, which helps us combat spam and fraud. I do not use IP addresses for any other purpose.
Bookkeeping-Essentials.ca contains links to other websites that may be of interest to you. However, once you have used them to leave our site, I do not have any control over that other website.
Therefore, I cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information you provide while visiting such sites. These sites are not governed by this privacy statement. Always exercise caution by reviewing the privacy statement of the website in question before continuing to use it.
I may collect non-personally identifiable information about you whenever you interact with our site. Non-personally identifiable information may include the browser name, the type of computer and technical information about your method of connecting to our site, such as the operating system and the Internet service provider you used, and other similar information.
This website is directed to adults. It is not directed to children under the age of 16. I operate my site in compliance with current regulations. Anyone under the age of 16 must have a parent or guardian provide consent to use this site. I do not knowingly collect or use personally identifiable information from anyone under 16 years of age.
If I sell Bookkeeping-Essentials.ca, the information I have obtained from you through your voluntary participation in my site may transfer to the new owner as a part of the sale so that the service provided to you may continue. In that event, you will receive notice through my website of that change in control and practices, and I will make reasonable efforts to ensure that the purchaser honours any opt-out requests you might make.
Personally identifiable information and non-personally identifiable information collected by this site is stored on my host's servers. That host is SiteSell Inc., located at 310 de Murano, Suite 204, Sainte-Julie, Quebec J3E 0C6 Canada.
It is understood that references made on this website to QuickBooks, QuickBooks Canada, QuickBooks Online (QBO), QuickBooks ProAdvisor and Certified Advanced QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor are registered trademarks and/or registered service marks of Intuit Inc..
Use of, or references to QuickBooks® software does NOT mean Lakeshore Bookkeeping Services or bookkeeping-essentials.com are “Officially Endorsed by”, “Authorized by”, or formally “Partnered” with Intuit, or that I am an employee or representative of Intuit ... in other words, Lakeshore Bookkeeping Services or bookkeeping-essentials.com are not agents or representatives of Intuit.
Lakeshore Bookkeeping Services acknowledges that Intuit makes no claims on behalf of me or my company as to the quality of the products or services offered.
Any screen shots used throughout this website are used purely for educational or illustrative purposes. It is understood that these screen shots are the intellectual property of Intuit ... any commentary or other text analysis added is attributable to Lakeshore Bookkeeping Services, and not to Intuit.
All product names, logos, brands, and other trademarks or registered trademarks mentioned on this website are the property of their respective owners. Reference to any products, services, processes, or other information by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, supplier, or otherwise does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship, or recommendation by their respective trademark owners. Their use on this website is for identification and reference purposes only.
I provide this privacy policy as a statement to you of my commitment to protect your personally identifiable information. If you have submitted personally identifiable information through my website and would like to download and review that information, click on this link.
You can also request to edit or delete any of your information from the servers by clicking on this link.
Bookkeeping-Essentials.ca reserves the right to make changes in this policy. If there is a material change in my cookie and privacy practices, I will indicate on my site that those practices have changed and provide a link to the updated privacy policy. I encourage you to periodically review this policy so that you will know what information I collect and how I use it.
By using this site or any services offered by this site, you signify your acceptance of this privacy policy.
If you do not agree to Bookkeeping-Essentials.ca's privacy policy as posted here on this website, please do not consent to the setting of cookies and the collection and storage of your personally identifiable information.
Your explicit consent indicates acceptance of this privacy policy in its entirety.
Last updated: February 21, 2025 (Canada)
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