Terms of Use

Terms and Conditions

Agreement between User and GTS Franchising LLC

Welcome to gatewaytaxservice.com. The gatewaytaxservice.com website (the “Site”) is comprised of various web pages operated by GTS Franchising LLC. gatewaytaxservice.com is offered to you conditioned on your acceptance without modification of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein (the “Terms”). Your use of gatewaytaxservice.com constitutes your agreement to all such Terms. Please read these terms carefully, and keep a copy of them for your reference.

This Terms of Use Agreement (“Agreement”) is a contract between you and GTS Franchising LLC (“Gateway Tax Service”, “us” or “we”), and you should carefully read this Agreement before using our website at gatewaytaxservice.com (the “Website”). We are willing to provide you with access to our Website only on the condition that you accept all of the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement. By accessing or using our Website, you agree to be bound by this Agreement and all of its terms without change. If you are using our Website on behalf of a company or organization, such company or organization will also be considered a party to this Agreement.

IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, DO NOT ACCESS THE WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES OR INFORMATION PROVIDED ON OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE.

If you are under the age of 13, you may not use this Website.

Your use of our Website is subject to the additional notices that may appear throughout the Website.

Privacy

Your use of gatewaytaxservice.com is subject to GTS Franchising LLC’s Privacy Policy. Please review our Privacy Policy, which also governs the Site and informs users of our data collection practices.

Personal and Noncommercial Use

We provide tax preparation services for personal, non-commercial use. We grant you access to the Website solely to receive our services and related information. Your eligibility for any of our services is subject to our approval.

You may not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell, or exploit for any commercial purposes any portion of the Website without our permission.

User Responsibilities

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for restricting access to your computer. Gateway Tax Service is not responsible for third-party access, failure to store data or personalization settings, or for interruptions in the availability of the Website.

Your Account

If you use this site, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for restricting access to your computer. You agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password.

Gateway Tax Service reserves the right to terminate your account access at any time for any reason. Gateway Tax Service will not be liable for terminating your access to the Website.

You agree that any information you provide will be accurate and updated. If we have reason to believe the information is inaccurate, we have the right to suspend or terminate your account.

Intellectual Property

All Website content is Gateway Tax Service property or our licensors’ property, protected by copyright and other laws. You may not modify, publish, transmit, participate in transferring or selling, create derivative works from, exploit, or reverse engineer any Website content.

No Unlawful or Prohibited Use

As a condition of using this Website, you agree not to use this Website for any unlawful or prohibited purpose. You agree to comply with all laws, and not use spiders/robots/scraping/etc. to monitor or copy Website content, and not introduce any viruses or other malware into the Website.

Links to Third-Party Sites

The Website may contain links to third-party sites. Gateway Tax Service does not endorse or associate with linked sites, and accessing linked sites is at your own risk.

Transactions with Third Parties

Your interactions with advertisers or other third parties found through this Website are between you and the third party. Gateway Tax Service is not responsible for these interactions.

Changes to Website

Gateway Tax Service may make changes to the Website and services at any time without notice.

Changes to Terms

GTS Franchising LLC reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to change the Terms under which gatewaytaxservice.com is offered. The most current version of the Terms will supersede all previous versions. GTS Franchising LLC encourages you to periodically review the Terms to stay informed of our updates.

International Users

The Service is controlled, operated, and administered by GTS Franchising LLC from our offices within the USA. If you access the Service from a location outside the USA, you are responsible for compliance with all local laws. You agree that you will not use the GTS Franchising LLC Content accessed through gatewaytaxservice.com in any country or in any manner prohibited by any applicable laws, restrictions, or regulations.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless GTS Franchising LLC, its officers, directors, employees, agents, and third parties, for any losses, costs, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) relating to or arising out of your use of or inability to use the Site or services, any user postings made by you, your violation of any terms of this Agreement or your violation of any rights of a third party, or your violation of any applicable laws, rules or regulations. GTS Franchising LLC reserves the right, at its own cost, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will fully cooperate with GTS Franchising LLC in asserting any available defenses.

Arbitration

In the event the parties are not able to resolve any dispute between them arising out of or concerning these Terms and Conditions, or any provisions hereof, whether in contract, tort, or otherwise at law or in equity for damages or any other relief, then such dispute shall be resolved only by final and binding arbitration pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act, conducted by a single neutral arbitrator and administered by the American Arbitration Association, or a similar arbitration service selected by the parties, in a location mutually agreed upon by the parties. The arbitrator’s award shall be final, and judgment may be entered upon it in any court having jurisdiction. In the event that any legal or equitable action, proceeding or arbitration arises out of or concerns these Terms and Conditions, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its costs and reasonable attorney’s fees. The parties agree to arbitrate all disputes and claims in regard to these Terms and Conditions or any disputes arising as a result of these Terms and Conditions, whether directly or indirectly, including Tort claims that are a result of these Terms and Conditions. The parties agree that the Federal Arbitration Act governs the interpretation and enforcement of this provision. The entire dispute, including the scope and enforceability of this arbitration provision, shall be determined by the Arbitrator. This arbitration provision shall survive the termination of these Terms and Conditions.

Class Action Waiver

Any arbitration under these Terms and Conditions will take place on an individual basis; class arbitrations and class/representative/collective actions are not permitted. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT A PARTY MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN EACH’S INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PUTATIVE CLASS, COLLECTIVE, AND/ OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING, SUCH AS IN THE FORM OF A PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTION AGAINST THE OTHER. Further, unless both you and GTS Franchising LLC agree otherwise, the arbitrator may
not consolidate more than one person’s claims, and may not otherwise preside over any form of a representative or class proceeding.

Liability Disclaimer

THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES OR
TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY ADDED TO THE INFORMATION HEREIN. GTS FRANCHISING LLC AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES TO THE SITE AT ANY TIME.

GTS FRANCHISING LLC AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY, RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, TIMELINESS, AND ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS CONTAINED ON THE SITE FOR ANY PURPOSE. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ALL SUCH INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES, AND RELATED GRAPHICS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND. GTS FRANCHISING LLC AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THIS INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL GTS FRANCHISING LLC AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE SITE, WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE OR RELATED SERVICES, THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES, AND RELATED GRAPHICS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE SITE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT IABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF GTS FRANCHISING LLC OR ANY OF ITS SUPPLIERS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. BECAUSE
SOME STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF THE SITE, OR WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE SITE.

Termination/Access Restriction

GTS Franchising LLC reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to the Site and the related services or any portion thereof at any time, without notice. To the maximum extent permitted by law, this agreement is governed by the laws of the State of California and you hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts in California in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of the Site. Use of the Site is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these Terms, including, without limitation, this section.

You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and GTS Franchising LLC as a result of this agreement or use of the Site. GTS Franchising LLC’s performance of this agreement is subject to existing laws and legal processes, and nothing contained in this agreement is in derogation of GTS Franchising LLC’s right to comply with governmental, court, and law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of the Site or information provided to or gathered by GTS Franchising LLC with respect to such use. If any part of this agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of the agreement shall continue in effect.

Unless otherwise specified herein, this agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the user and GTS Franchising LLC with respect to the Site and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral, or written, between the user and GTS Franchising LLC with respect to the Site. A printed version of this agreement and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form. It is the express wish to the parties that this agreement and all related documents be written in English.

SMS Terms
You can receive different types of text messages from us, including refund status and promotional offers. If you agree to receive text messages from us, you agree to and understand the following:

Contact Us

GTS Franchising LLC
11200 CRENSHAW BLVD
INGLEWOOD, California 90303

Email Address:
info@gatewaytaxservice.com

Telephone number:
+1 (877) 513-1040

Effective as of November 28, 2023