Notice at Collection

LAST UPDATED: December 29, 2023

Overview

This Notice at Collection describes the personal information Innovation Refunds LLC’s and IR Advance LLC’s (collectively, “Innovation Refunds,” “we,” “us,” “our”) collect, the purposes for which we collect that personal information, and the criteria we use to determine how long we will retain that personal information when you visit our website or use our platform at https://www.innovationrefunds.com/, use our app(s) (e.g., the Innovations Refunds App), or otherwise interact with us concerning your actual or potential tax refund (collectively, “Services”). For more information, please review our Privacy Policy.

If you are our employee, director, officer, independent contractor, or part-time worker, or an applicant for one of those positions, this Notice at Collection does not apply to personal information within the context of those relationships; please see here instead.

What Personal Information We Collect, How, and Why

Personal Information We Collect

Why We Collect It

Identifiers and contact information, such as your name, IP address, Social Security Number (“SSN”), other similar identifiers, postal address, email address, and phone number

To provide and market our Services or the services of related companies, enforce our rights, and comply with our legal obligations

Any categories of personal information described in Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e), such as identifiers, contact information, and signature

To provide and market our Services, enforce our rights, and comply with our legal obligations

Internet or other electronic network activity information, including, but not limited to, browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer’s interaction with an Internet website, application, or advertisement

To maintain, improve, and market our Services

Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information (call recordings)

To maintain, provide, and improve our Services

Professional or employment-related information

To provide and market our Services, enforce our rights, and comply with legal obligations

Inferences drawn from any of the information identified in this chart to create a profile about a consumer reflecting the consumer’s preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes

To improve and market our Services

Selling/Sharing

Although we do not disclose your personal information for any monetary consideration, our use and disclosure of the categories above (i.e., identifiers and contact information, categories of personal information described in Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e), Internet or other electronic network activity information, professional or employment-related information, and inferences drawn from such information) to marketing partners within the last 12 months, could fall within California’s definitions of “selling” or “sharing.” “Sharing” is referred to as “targeted advertising” in some states. To opt-out of “selling” or “sharing” of your personal information, please click here.

How Long We Keep Your Personal Information

We will not retain your personal information for longer than reasonably necessary for the purpose(s) we collected it. The retention period depends on criteria such as the nature of our relationship with you, whether we filed for a tax refund for you, when you last interacted with us, the type of personal information at issue, and legal considerations.