Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy ("Policy") governs the collection, use, and protection of information by Form5472Filing.com ("Company," "we," "us," or "our") when you access https://form5472filing.com (the "Site") or use any associated document preparation services (the "Services"). By using the Services, you agree to the terms of this Policy.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Information You Provide Directly

To generate your IRS Form 5472 and pro-forma Form 1120, we collect:

• Your full legal name and foreign residential or business address;
• Your country of tax residence and citizenship;
• Your LLC's legal name, EIN, and US registered address;
• Details of reportable transactions between you and your LLC;
• Your email address (for account creation, delivery, and reminders on the Pro plan); and
• Payment information, processed exclusively by our third-party payment processor and never stored on our servers.

1.2 Information Collected Automatically

When you access the Site, we may automatically collect your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URL, pages visited, and access timestamps via standard server logs. We do not use third-party advertising trackers or cross-site tracking technologies.

1.3 Cookies

The Site uses strictly necessary cookies to maintain session integrity. We do not use advertising cookies, cross-site tracking cookies, or behavioral profiling cookies of any kind.

2. How We Use Your Information

• Service Delivery — to pre-fill and generate your IRS Form 5472 and pro-forma Form 1120;
• Form Submission — to fax completed forms to the IRS on your behalf (Pro plan);
• Account Maintenance — to save your information for subsequent filing years (Pro plan);
• Annual Reminders — to notify you of upcoming filing deadlines via email (Pro plan);
• Customer Support — to respond to your inquiries and communications;
• Legal Compliance — to comply with applicable law or governmental process; and
• Service Improvement — to analyze aggregate, anonymized usage data to improve the Services.

3. Disclosure to Third Parties

We do not sell, rent, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to third parties for commercial purposes. Disclosure occurs only in the following limited circumstances:

• Service Providers — vendors assisting in payment processing, cloud hosting, and fax transmission, who are contractually prohibited from using your data for any purpose beyond providing services to us;
• The Internal Revenue Service — where you have subscribed to the Pro plan and authorized us to fax your completed forms; and
• Legal Obligations — where required by applicable law, court order, or governmental process.

4. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as your account is active or as necessary to provide the Services. Free plan users who do not create an account have their data used solely to generate forms and not retained beyond the active session unless explicitly saved.

Upon account termination or receipt of a valid deletion request, we will delete or anonymize your personal information within thirty (30) days, except where retention is required by applicable law.

5. Data Security

We implement industry-standard technical and organizational measures to protect your information, including encryption of data in transit via Transport Layer Security (TLS) and access controls limiting data access to authorized personnel on a need-to-know basis.

No method of electronic storage or transmission is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security, and you provide information at your own risk.

6. Your Rights

Subject to applicable law, you may have the following rights:

• Right of Access — to request a copy of the personal information we hold about you;
• Right of Rectification — to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information;
• Right of Erasure — to request deletion of your personal information; and
• Right to Withdraw Consent — where processing is based on consent, to withdraw it at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at privacy@form5472filing.com. We will respond within thirty (30) days and may require identity verification prior to processing your request.

7. Children's Privacy

The Services are not directed to individuals under the age of eighteen (18). We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors. If we become aware of such collection, we will promptly delete the information.

8. International Data Transfers

The Services are operated from the United States. If you are located outside the United States, your personal information will be transferred to and processed in the United States. By using the Services, you consent to such transfer and processing.

9. Third-Party Links

The Site may contain links to third-party websites, including official IRS resources. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the privacy practices of any third-party site.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may modify this Policy at any time. Material changes will be communicated by posting the updated Policy on the Site and updating the "Last Updated" date. Continued use of the Services constitutes acceptance of the revised Policy.

11. Contact