Terms & Conditions
HBB Financials
All services provided to you by HBB Financials is offered to you conditioned on your acceptance without modification of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein (the “Terms”). Any additional terms and conditions for any specific work performed will be agreed upon by engagement letter. By entering into this agreement on behalf of a company or other legal entity, you represent that you have the authority to bind such entity to this agreement and that you are of legal age to form a binding contract. Your use of HBB Financials constitutes your agreement to all such Terms.
Scope of Services
We provide our services for individuals and businesses that are individuals, partnerships, or other forms of legally recognized business entities. The scope of these services may include bookkeeping, general accounting, financial analysis, and/or tax return preparation within limits of what a normal and reasonable Accounting firm would provide you as a service. Any and all tax recommendations are provided to the extent needed to prepare a tax return in the normal and reasonable course of doing business as an Accounting firm. We base this information exclusively on the information you provide to HBB Financials. You understand that you assume the ultimate sole responsibility for any decisions regarding the taxes for you and your business.
HBB Financials is not a financial planner, investment advisor, employment or tax attorney law firm, or any other form of advisor. Any tax recommendations are purely for the purposes of tax issues encountered in your particular case only. You acknowledge and agree that you will not hold HBB Financials liable for any issues or cause of action arising out of aforementioned areas of financial planning, investment, legal, employment, or any other type of advising not found within the scope of services. You agree and understand that should you wish to incorporate HBB Financials tax recommendations into any other of the aforementioned areas, HBB Financials strongly encourages you to consult the proper expert to discuss these issues.
HBB Financials, in the scope of services, does not include any procedures designed to discover errors, fraud, or theft. Therefore, you agree you will not rely upon HBB Financials for such matters.
Additional Services
Any additional services outside of the Scope of Services will be stated under a separate engagement letter. All fees, scope of work, and terms and conditions will be governed under the aforementioned separate engagement letter and its associated agreements, and you agree that the services to be performed in the engagement letter is separate from the Scope of Services offered on www.hbbfinancials.com (the “Site”).
Privacy
Your use of HBB Financials is subject to HBB Financials’ Privacy Policy. Please review our Privacy Policy, which also governs the Site and informs users of our data collection practices.
Electronic Communications
Visiting www.hbbfinancials.com or sending emails to HBB Financials constitutes electronic communications. You consent to receive electronic communications and you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that we provide to you electronically, via email, and on the Site, satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.
Links to Third Party Services/Third Party Sites
Certain services provided by HBB Financials are delivered by third-party sites and organizations. By using any product, service, or functionality from HBB Financials, you hereby acknowledge and consent that HBB Financials may share such information and data with any third party with whom HBB Financials has a contractual relationship to provide the requested product, service, or functionality on behalf of www.hbbfinancials.com users and customers. You agree that HBB Financials has no control over, or have any responsibility for the activities for services or functionality for the third-party sites and you will hold HBB Financials harmless with respect to any and all claims arising from or related to the aforementioned activities, services, or functionality of the third party sites and organizations.
HBB Financials utilizes 3rd party software for various use cases. (Email, Scheduling, Accounting tools, etc.). Information regarding our use of 3rd party software can be found in our privacy policy.
www.hbbfinancials.com may contain links to other websites (“Linked Sites”). The Linked Sites are not under the control of HBB Financials and HBB Financials is not responsible for the contents of any Linked Site, including without limitation any link contained in a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to a Linked Site. HBB Financials is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by HBB Financials of the site or any association with its operators.
Fees and Payment
Payment processing services are provided by a third party of our choosing and may change from time to time. Said third-party merchant provider will be an independent company and may have its own terms and conditions for the usage of their service. You agree that any use of third-party merchant services is at your own sole discretion and will not hold HBB Financials liable for any use of this service.
Cancellation/Refund Policy
You may cancel your services by providing thirty (30) days written notice to HBB Financials. Your original data or access to digital data that is exclusively your own will be provided to you in a basic CSV file or administrative access will be turned over to you directly. Should you require specialized services with regard to your data file, you agree that HBB Financials can charge you additionally for such services. Please contact us at info@hbbfinancials.com with any questions.
No Unlawful or Prohibited Use/Intellectual Property
You are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use www.hbbfinancials.com strictly in accordance with these terms of use. As a condition of your use of the Site, you warrant to HBB Financials that you will not use the Site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms. You may not use the Site in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Site or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the Site. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the Site.
You agree to observe and abide by all copyright and other proprietary notices, legends, or other restrictions contained in any such content and will not make any changes thereto. You will not modify, publish, transmit, reverse engineer, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works, or in any way exploit any of the content, in whole or in part, found on the Site. HBB Financials content is not for resale. Your use of the Site does not entitle you to make any unauthorized use of any protected content, and in particular, you will not delete or alter any proprietary rights or attribution notices in any content. You will use protected content solely for your personal use and will make no other use of the content without the express written permission of HBB Financials and the copyright owner. You agree that you do not acquire any ownership rights in any protected content. We do not grant you any licenses, express or implied, to the intellectual property of HBB Financials except as expressly authorized by these Terms.
Non-Virginia/International Users
The Service is controlled, operated, and administered by HBB Financials from our offices within the State of Virginia in the United States. If you access the Service from a location outside Virginia or the USA, you are responsible for compliance with all local laws.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless HBB Financials, its officers, directors, employees, agents, and third parties, for any losses, costs, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) relating to or arising out of your use of or inability to use the Site or services, your violation of any terms of this Agreement or your violation of any rights of a third party, or your violation of any applicable laws, rules or regulations. HBB Financials reserves the right, at its own cost, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will fully cooperate with HBB Financials in asserting any available defenses.
Alternative Dispute Resolution
If a dispute arises out of or relates to the Service including the Scope of Services contained herein, or the breach thereof, and if the dispute cannot be settled through negotiation, You and the Company agree first to try to settle the dispute, in good faith, by mediation administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) under the Professional Accounting and Related Services Dispute Resolution Rules before resorting to arbitration, litigation, or some other dispute resolution procedure. The mediator will be selected by agreement of the parties. If the parties cannot agree on a mediator, a mediator shall be designated by the AAA. Any mediator so designated must be acceptable to all parties. The mediation will be conducted at a location in Fairfax County, Virginia, USA. The mediation will be treated as a settlement discussion and, therefore, will be confidential. The mediator may not testify for either party in any later proceeding relating to the dispute. No recording or transcript shall be made of the mediation proceedings. The costs of any mediation proceedings shall be shared equally by all parties. Any costs for legal representation shall be borne by the hiring party.
If mediation does not resolve the dispute between them arising out of or concerning these Terms and Conditions, or any provisions hereof, whether in contract, tort, or otherwise at law or in equity for damages or any other relief, then such dispute shall be resolved only by final and binding arbitration conducted by a single neutral arbitrator and administered by the American Arbitration Association, or a similar arbitration service selected by the parties, in a location mutually agreed upon by the parties within Fairfax County, Virginia, USA. Prevailing law will be the laws of the State of Virginia. The arbitrator’s award shall be final, and judgment may be entered upon it in any State court having jurisdiction. In the event that any legal or equitable action, proceeding, or arbitration arises out of or concerns these Terms and Conditions, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its costs and reasonable attorney’s fees. The parties agree to arbitrate all disputes and claims in regards to these Terms and Conditions or any disputes arising as a result of these Terms and Conditions, whether directly or indirectly, including Tort claims that are a result of these Terms and Conditions. The entire dispute, including the scope and enforceability of this arbitration provision, shall be determined by the Arbitrator. This arbitration provision shall survive the termination of these Terms and Conditions.
Class Action Waiver
Any arbitration under these Terms and Conditions will take place on an individual basis; class arbitrations and class/representative/collective actions are not permitted. The parties agree that a party may bring claims against the other only in an individual capacity, and not as a plaintiff or class member.
Liability Disclaimer
HBB Financials and/or its third party suppliers make no representations about the reliability, timeliness, availability, suitability, and accuracy of the information, software, services, and any related graphics contained on the Site for any purpose. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, all such information, software, services, and any related graphics are provided “AS IS” without warranty or condition of any kind.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no even shall HBB Financials and/or its third party supplies be liable for any direct, indirect, punitive, incidental, special, consequential damages or any damages whatsoever including without limitation, damages for loss of use, data, or profits, arising out of or in anyway connected with the use or performance or HBB Financials or the Site, with the delay or inability to use the Site or related services, the provision of or failure to provide services, or for any information, software, services, and related graphics obtained through the Site, whether based on contract, tort, negligence, strict liability, or otherwise, even if HBB Financials or any of its third part suppliers have been advised of the possibility of damages.
Because some states and/or jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, the above limitation may not apply to you. If you are dissatisfied with any portion of HBB Financials or the Site, or with any of these Terms, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using the Site.
Statute of Limitations
You agree that any claim arising from the use of the Site shall be commenced within one (1) year of from the original date of the complaint, and waive any other longer time periods as provided by law. A claim is defined as a demand for money or services, the service of a suit, or the institution of arbitration proceedings against the Company. If no suit is commenced within one (1) year from the original date of the complaint, you agree to be permanently barred from raising or litigating this issue for any purpose.
Changes to Terms
We may make nonmaterial changes to these terms at any time without notice, but we will provide advance notice of any material changes to them. Unless material, changes to the terms will be applied to Services performed retroactively and will become effective (36) months prior to the changes made. If a new version of these terms has a material negative impact on you, then you may object to the change by notifying us within (30) days after we provide you with written notice of the changes. If you notify us, then you will remain governed by the terms in effect immediately before the change until the end of your then-current Initial or Renewal Term, as applicable. After that, you will be governed by the changed terms. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, any changes to the terms will become effective immediately upon notice. The most current version of the Terms will supersede all previous versions. HBB Financials encourages you to periodically review the Terms to stay informed of updates.
By signing, submitting, and/or accepting any formal agreement with us (including providing your payment information) you accept the terms of this agreement as well as acknowledge that you have read and agree to our Privacy Policy.