Effective Date: August 11, 2025 | Last Updated: August 11, 2025
Privacy Policy
Putnam and Company, Inc. ("Company," "we," "our," or "us") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your data when you visit www.putnamandcompany.com ("Site") or otherwise interact with us.
By using our Site, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
1. Who We Are
Our website address is: http://putnamandcompany.com. We are a North Carolina–based accounting, tax, and business advisory firm dedicated to providing exceptional financial services to our clients.
2. Information We Collect
We collect the following information to better serve you:
- Personal Information: Name, email address, and phone number, provided voluntarily via contact forms, newsletter sign-ups, or other communications.
- Comments: Data shown in the comment form, your IP address, and browser user agent string to detect spam.
- Media: Uploaded images should not include embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location data from images posted on the Site.
- Cookies: See section 3 below for details on cookie usage.
- Automatically Collected Data: Browser type, IP address, and pages visited, collected via analytics tools.
3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use various types of cookies to enhance your experience:
- Convenience Cookies: Save your name, email, and website if you leave a comment (1-year duration).
- Session Cookies: Used for login sessions; expire when you close your browser.
- Login Cookies: Last for 2 days (or 2 weeks if "Remember Me" is selected).
- Post Edit Cookies: Record the post ID of articles you edit; expire after 1 day.
- Analytics Cookies: May track usage patterns to improve our Site.
You can disable cookies in your browser settings, but this may limit certain features of our website.
4. Embedded Content
Articles on our site may include embedded content (videos, images, articles, etc.) from other websites. These third-party sites may collect data about you, use cookies, and track your interactions as if you visited their site directly.
5. How We Use Your Information
We may use your information to:
- Provide services and respond to your inquiries
- Send marketing communications (with your consent)
- Improve our website and user experience
- Comply with legal obligations
6. Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell your personal information. We may share it with:
- Service Providers: Hosting companies, marketing platforms, email providers, analytics tools.
- Legal Authorities: When required by law or in legal proceedings.
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security purposes.
7. Data Retention
- Comments: Retained indefinitely for moderation purposes.
- User Accounts: Retained as long as the account exists. Users may view, edit, or delete personal data at any time (except usernames).
8. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:
GDPR (EU/UK Residents)
- Access the personal data we hold about you
- Request correction or deletion of your data
- Object to processing or request data portability
- Withdraw consent for marketing communications
CCPA (California Residents)
- Know what personal data we collect and how we use it
- Request deletion of your personal data
- Opt out of the sale of personal data (we do not sell personal data)
To exercise these rights, contact us using the information below. We will respond within applicable legal timeframes.
9. Data Security
We use commercially reasonable measures—such as encryption, secure servers, and restricted access—to protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
10. Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service to maintain the quality of our website content.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Effective Date."