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Privacy Policy
What this website collects, why, who else can see it, and how to have it deleted. Plain language, no legal boilerplate.
Effective September 17, 2026. This policy covers the website at mnbookkeepingguys.com. It does not cover the handling of client financial records, which is governed by your engagement agreement.
The short version
This is a small brochure website for a small business. We set no cookies of our own, run no advertising trackers and have no analytics installed. The only personal information we collect is what you deliberately type into the contact form or send by email, and that is used to reply to you. Nothing is sold or shared for marketing.
One thing worth knowing up front: the contact form is hosted by Microsoft and embedded into our contact page, so opening that page puts you in touch with Microsoft's servers and lets Microsoft set cookies in your browser. That is the only page where anything like this happens, and it is described in full below.
What we collect
Information you give us. If you use the contact form, we receive your name, email address, and optionally your business name, phone number, the service you selected and whatever you write in the message box. Name and email are required so we can reply; everything else is optional. If you email or call instead, we have whatever you choose to tell us.
Information collected automatically. Like every website, this one is served by a host that keeps standard server logs, which include the IP address of the device requesting a page, the page requested and the time. We do not have access to those logs, do not analyze them and cannot use them to identify you.
Why we use it
To answer your inquiry, to have the conversation that follows, and to keep a record of it. That is the whole list. We do not build advertising profiles, we do not run email marketing campaigns off this form, and we do not add you to a mailing list because you contacted us.
Who else can see it
Three third parties are involved in running this website. None of them are given your information to use for their own marketing.
- Microsoft Forms hosts and processes the contact form. What you type goes to Microsoft's servers and is stored in Paul's Microsoft 365 account, where we read it. Because the form is embedded in our contact page rather than opened separately, simply loading that page also contacts Microsoft and sets cookies from forms.cloud.microsoft in your browser — among them one Microsoft uses to recognize the same browser across its own services, whether or not you ever fill the form in. Those cookies are Microsoft's, not ours: we cannot read them, and nothing about them is reported back to us. Microsoft's handling of them is governed by Microsoft's own privacy statement.
- GitHub Pages hosts the website. GitHub, Inc. operates the servers that deliver these pages and keeps the standard server logs described above.
- Google Fonts supplies the typeface. Your browser requests the font files from Google's servers, which means Google receives your IP address when a page loads. No cookie is set by this.
We may also disclose information if the law requires it, which has not happened and we do not expect it to.
How long we keep it
Inquiry emails stay in our inbox for as long as they are useful — to answer you, and to have a record of the conversation if you come back later. There is no automatic deletion schedule. If you would rather we did not keep yours, ask and we will delete it.
Your choices
You can ask us what we hold about you, ask for a copy, ask us to correct it, or ask us to delete it. Email Info@MNBookkeepingGuy.com or call 651-757-0515 and we will handle it. You do not have to give a reason.
You can also simply not use the contact form — the phone number and email address are on the contact page if you would rather reach us directly.
Children
This website is for business owners and is not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone under 13.
Changes to this policy
If what we collect or who processes it changes, we will update this page and change the effective date at the top. Material changes will be described here rather than quietly swapped in.
Who to contact
MN Bookkeeping Guy, founded by Paul Mansur, CPA (Inactive), Minnesota.
Email Info@MNBookkeepingGuy.com · Phone 651-757-0515
Common questions
Questions about privacy
Do you use cookies?
We do not set any. Every page on this site works without cookies and stores nothing in your browser, and there is no advertising pixel and no analytics tool anywhere on it. The one exception is the contact page, which embeds a form hosted by Microsoft: loading that page lets Microsoft set its own cookies in your browser, including one it uses to recognize the same browser across its services. We cannot read them and receive nothing from them. If you would rather avoid that entirely, email or call instead.
Is my inquiry confidential?
Yes. What you send through the contact form or by email goes to Paul and is used to answer you. It is not sold, rented or shared for marketing, and it is not passed to anyone outside the service providers named above, unless the law requires it.
How do I get my information deleted?
Email Info@MNBookkeepingGuy.com and ask. There is no form and no waiting period beyond the time it takes to find and remove the message.
Does this cover my books once I'm a client?
No. This page is about the website. Once you engage MN Bookkeeping Guy, your financial records are governed by the engagement agreement you sign, and by the terms of the accounting platforms your books live in, such as QuickBooks.