When users access Intuit products through a business account such as QuickBooks, the business owner or administrator controls access rights, can make decisions about the user's personal information including payroll details, and can require location tracking for functions like time-keeping, with Intuit acting as a separate independent data controller from the employer.
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This provision establishes that employees or contractors accessing Intuit's platform through a business account are subject to administrator controls over their personal information, including the ability to require location tracking. The document states Intuit is not responsible for the privacy or security practices of the business, and users should review the business's own policies separately.
The updated terms establish new procedures for handling personal data complaints related to international data transfers under the EU-U.S., UK Extension, and Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Frameworks. Users from these jurisdictions now have access to defined complaint and dispute resolution mechanisms, including referral to TRUSTe as an alternative dispute provider at no cost, and binding arbitration under certain conditions. Additionally, the policy now requires that before personal data is used for a materially new purpose or shared with external parties not covered as processors, Mailchimp will offer users the opportunity to opt out through appropriate means or collect opt-in consent.
View change record →Establishes that business administrators have broad control over employee personal data including payroll details and location tracking, creating new workplace privacy risks.
View full change record →Under this provision, employees or contractors using Intuit products through an employer-administered business account may have their payroll details, access rights, and location data controlled by the business administrator rather than by individual account settings. Intuit states it acts as an independent data controller separate from the employer, and is not responsible for the employer's privacy or security practices.
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Compare across platforms →"If you are granted access to a business account (for example, in QuickBooks), the business owner or a designated administrator may control and administer details of your account, for example, by deciding your access rights; making decisions about your personal information (such as details about your payroll); or requiring you to take certain actions (for example, use location tracking to clock in for a shift). If the owner or designated administrator changes your access rights, then you may lose access to the information the business controls.Excerpt from Intuit's Privacy Statement
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages GDPR and UK GDPR requirements regarding joint controller arrangements and the allocation of controller responsibilities, as Intuit asserts it acts as an independent data controller separate from the employer …
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This provision establishes that employees or contractors accessing Intuit's platform through a business account are subject to administrator controls over their personal information, including the ability to require location tracking. The document states Intuit is not responsible for the privacy or security practices of the business, and users should review the business's own policies separately.
Under this provision, employees or contractors using Intuit products through an employer-administered business account may have their payroll details, access rights, and location data controlled by the business administrator rather than by individual account settings. Intuit states it acts as an independent data controller separate from the employer, and is not responsible for the employer's privacy or security practices.
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