Privacy Policy

Effective date: January 1, 2026 · Last revised: July 1, 2026

Payroll Center ("Payroll Center," "we," "us," or "our"), located at 1221 Lena Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30314, operates the website https://payrollcenter.net (the "Site") and provides payroll management services (the "Services"). This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, when we share it, and the rights you have under United States federal and state law.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Information you provide to us

• Contact & account data: name, email address, company or organization name, and similar identifiers submitted through our request, contact, billing, marketing and login forms.
• Service data: business type, estimated employee counts and service selections used to prepare your quote and account.
• Communication data: messages you send us and your communication preferences, including optional SMS (text message) consent records.

1.2 Information collected automatically

• Log data: IP address, browser type, pages visited and access times, used for security and analytics.
• Security artifacts: one-time passcode records (hashed), session identifiers and CSRF tokens used to protect your account.

2. How We Use Information

• To review signup requests, contact you about orders, and provide the Services;
• To maintain account security, including emailing one-time passcodes from noreply@payrollcenter.net;
• To send billing notifications you request, and marketing communications you explicitly opt in to;
• To improve the Site, prevent fraud and abuse, and comply with legal obligations (including tax, employment and record-retention laws).

3. Text Messaging (SMS) Program

If you optionally provide your mobile number and check the SMS consent box on any of our forms, you consent to receive text messages from Payroll Center related to the form's stated purpose (billing notifications or marketing updates). Participation is entirely optional and consent is not a condition of purchase.

• Message frequency varies by activity (typically 1–6 messages per month).
• Message and data rates may apply per your wireless carrier's plan.
• Reply STOP at any time to cancel; reply HELP for help.
• You may also opt out by emailing support@payrollcenter.net.
• We maintain records of consent (timestamp, form, language presented) as required by U.S. carrier standards and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).
• Mobile information will not be shared with third parties or affiliates for their marketing or promotional purposes. Text messaging originator opt-in data and consent will not be shared with any third parties.

4. How We Share Information

We do not sell your personal information. We share it only with: (a) service providers who process it on our behalf under contract (e.g., email delivery and hosting providers); (b) government agencies when required for payroll tax filing as part of the Services; and (c) authorities where required by law, subpoena, or to protect rights and safety.

5. Data Security

We protect information with HTTPS/TLS encryption in transit, bcrypt-hashed passwords, salted one-time-passcode records, CSRF tokens, spam honeypots, and a server-side file-based database stored in a web-inaccessible directory with owner-only file permissions. No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure, but we continually review and improve our safeguards.

6. Data Retention

We retain account and submission records for as long as your account is active and as required by U.S. tax and employment record-keeping rules (generally at least 4 years for payroll tax records). You may request deletion as described below.

7. Your Privacy Rights (U.S. States)

Depending on your state, you may have rights under laws such as the California Consumer Privacy Act as amended by the CPRA (CCPA/CPRA), the Virginia VCDPA, Colorado CPA, Connecticut CTDPA and similar statutes, including the rights to:

• Know/access the personal information we hold about you;
• Correct inaccurate personal information;
• Delete your personal information (subject to legal retention duties);
• Opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information (we do not sell or share it for cross-context behavioral advertising);
• Limit the use of sensitive personal information;
• Not be discriminated against for exercising your rights.

To exercise any right, email support@payrollcenter.net with the subject line "Privacy Request." We will verify your identity and respond within the time required by your state law (generally 45 days, extendable where permitted).

8. Email Communications & CAN-SPAM

Marketing emails are sent only with your consent, identify Payroll Center as the sender, include our valid physical postal address, and honor opt-out requests promptly — consistent with the CAN-SPAM Act. Every marketing email contains an unsubscribe link, or you may email support@payrollcenter.net.

9. Children's Privacy

The Site and Services are intended for adults managing payroll. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 (consistent with COPPA). If you believe a child has provided us information, contact us and we will delete it.

10. Do Not Track & Global Privacy Control

Where technically feasible, we honor the Global Privacy Control (GPC) browser signal as an opt-out of sale/sharing. We do not respond to legacy "Do Not Track" signals because no uniform standard exists.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be posted on this page with a revised "Last revised" date, and where appropriate we will notify active clients by email.

12. Contact Us

Payroll Center
1221 Lena Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30314
Email: support@payrollcenter.net
Web: https://payrollcenter.net