Privacy Policy
Effective Date: September 8, 2026
The Payroll Hound respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect through this website, how we use it, and the choices available to you.
Information We Collect
Information You Provide
When you contact The Payroll Hound through this website or by email, we may collect information such as:
Your name
Business name
Email address
Phone number
Number of employees
States in which you have employees
Information you choose to include in your message
Please do not submit Social Security numbers, bank account information, employee records, payroll reports, tax documents, login credentials, or other sensitive or confidential payroll information through the website contact form.
Information Collected Automatically
This website is hosted by Squarespace. When you visit the website, Squarespace may automatically collect information necessary to operate, secure, and improve the website, including:
Your IP address
Browser, network, and device information
Pages you visit
The website or source that referred you
Information about how you interact with the website
Squarespace may process this information in a de-identified or aggregated form for website analytics.
How We Use Your Information
The Payroll Hound may use the information collected to:
Respond to your inquiry
Communicate with you about potential or requested services
Determine whether our services may be appropriate for your business
Operate, maintain, and improve the website
Protect the website and business from fraud, misuse, or security threats
Comply with applicable legal and recordkeeping obligations
Submitting a contact form does not establish a client relationship.
How Information Is Shared
The Payroll Hound does not sell or rent your personal information.
Information may be shared with service providers when reasonably necessary to operate the website and communicate with you. These providers may include:
Squarespace, which hosts the website and processes website activity and contact-form submissions
Microsoft 365, which provides business email and communication services
Professional advisers or government authorities when disclosure is required by law or reasonably necessary to protect legal rights
These providers process information according to their own privacy practices and applicable agreements.
Cookies and Website Analytics
This website may use cookies and similar technologies to provide essential website functions, improve website performance, protect the website, and understand how visitors use it.
You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect how the website functions. Where required, visitors may be offered cookie-consent choices through the website’s cookie banner.
Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to respond to inquiries, provide services, maintain appropriate business records, comply with legal obligations, and resolve disputes.
Data Security
The Payroll Hound uses reasonable administrative and technical measures intended to protect personal information. However, no website, email transmission, or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Do not send sensitive payroll, employee, banking, tax, or identity information through the website form or ordinary email. If sensitive information is needed after a client relationship begins, secure transmission instructions will be provided.
Your Privacy Choices
Depending on where you live and subject to applicable law, you may have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information maintained about you.
To make a privacy request, email daveyh@thepayrollhound.com. We may need to verify your identity before completing a request.
Children’s Privacy
This website and its services are intended for businesses and adults. The Payroll Hound does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that such information has been submitted, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.
Links to Other Websites
This website may contain links to third-party websites. The Payroll Hound is not responsible for the content, security, or privacy practices of those websites.
Changes to This Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated as the website, services, or legal requirements change. Any revised policy will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.
Contact Us
For questions about this Privacy Policy or the handling of your personal information, contact:
The Payroll Hound
Email: daveyh@thepayrollhound.com