Privacy policy

Last updated: October 13, 2026 · Parent Vertical LLC

taxvak is a product of Parent Vertical LLC (“we”, “us”). This policy explains what we collect when you use taxvak, why, and what you can do about it. The short version: your tax information is used only to organize your taxes, it is encrypted, it is never sold, and it is shared only when you tell us to.

What we collect

• Your account: email address, name, preferred language, and — if you add it — your mobile number.
• Your household: the names of the people you add (spouse, dependents), your tax year and state, your answers to the questions in “About your year”, and last year's figures you enter.
• Your documents: the files you upload or forward to us, and the values we read from them (for example, wages or interest amounts, and who sent the form).
• Activity: a record of important events in your household (uploads, changes, shares, downloads) so you can see who did what.
• Payment status: whether your household has a paid plan and until when. Card details are handled by our payment provider; we never see or store your full card number.

How we use it

Only to provide taxvak to you: to read and sort your documents, build and update your checklist, calculate deadlines and estimates, send the reminders you asked for, prepare your package, and share it with the people you choose. We do not use your tax information for advertising, we do not sell it, and we do not use it to build or improve any other product.

When we disclose your information

Tax return information is protected by federal law (Internal Revenue Code §7216). We disclose it only:

• With your consent. When you share with a preparer, you check a consent box that says who will receive your information, what it covers and how long the access lasts. You can remove access at any time from the app.
• To the service providers that run taxvak for us — such as hosting, secure storage, and delivery of the emails and text messages you asked for — under contracts that require them to protect it and use it only for us.
• When the law requires it, for example a valid court order. Where we are allowed to, we will tell you first.

How we protect it

Your documents and information are encrypted in transit and at rest. Access inside our company is limited to people who need it to run the service, and every access is logged. We maintain a written information security program as required by the FTC Safeguards Rule, and we back up your data daily to storage that cannot be altered.

How long we keep it

We keep your household and its documents for 3 years after the end of its tax year — roughly how long the IRS normally has to ask questions about a return — unless you delete them sooner. Sign-in codes expire in minutes; shared links expire on the date you choose. When you delete a household, it is removed right away from taxvak and from our backups within 30 days.

Your choices

• Download everything we hold about your household from Settings, at any time.
• Correct anything we read, from the Documents page.
• Delete your household and every document in it from Settings. No request needed.
• Stop text reminders by replying STOP or unchecking the box in Settings.

Depending on where you live (for example California), you may have additional rights. Write to us and we will help.

Children

taxvak accounts are for adults. A parent or guardian may add a dependent child's name and documents to their own household.

Changes and contact

If we change this policy in a way that matters, we will tell you by email before it takes effect. Questions: hello@taxvak.com.