Terms and Conditions

01Agreement Between You and HAJ Consulting

Welcome to consulthaj.com (the “Site”). The Site is operated by HAJ Consulting, LLC dba Lonestar Consulting Firm (“HAJ Consulting,” “we,” “us” or “our”). The Site and our services are offered to you on the condition that you accept, without modification, the terms, conditions and notices contained here (the “Terms”). By using the Site or our services, you agree to these Terms. Please read them carefully and keep a copy for your reference.

02Our Services

HAJ Consulting provides accounting and tax compliance services, including bookkeeping, data entry, payroll, sales tax registration and filing, business formation, and personal and business tax returns. Services are offered on a monthly or yearly subscription basis or as a one-time engagement.

The specific services, fees and deadlines for each client are set out in that client’s engagement letter or service agreement. If an engagement letter conflicts with these Terms, the engagement letter controls. Information on the Site is general in nature and is not tax, accounting or legal advice for your situation until you have engaged us.

03Client Responsibilities and Records

Our work depends on the records you give us. By engaging HAJ Consulting, you agree to:

• Provide complete, accurate and timely records related to your business and tax matters, including all purchase and vendor invoices, sales records and register reports, bank, credit card and loan statements, payroll records, prior tax returns, and every notice or letter you receive from the IRS or any state or local tax agency.
• Enter, or provide us with, your sales and expense data as described in your engagement, where that data entry is part of your service.
• Tell us promptly about changes to your business, such as new locations, owners, employees, bank accounts, or products and services.
• Provide records by the deadlines we give you, so that filings can be completed on time.
• Keep your original records and supporting documents for as long as federal and state law require.
• Review each return or report we prepare before it is filed, and pay any tax, penalty or interest that is due.

We rely on the information you provide and do not audit or independently verify it. Any protection we offer against tax liability, including sales tax liability, applies only when you have provided complete and accurate records for the period in question.

If you do not provide records, or provide records that are incomplete, inaccurate or late, we will not be able to protect you from the resulting liability. In that case, HAJ Consulting and its associates are not responsible or liable for any taxes, penalties, interest, assessments or other costs that result, including those arising from a federal or state audit.

04Fees, Cancellation and Refunds

Fees are set out in your engagement letter or service agreement and are due as stated there.

To cancel your services, you must give us written notice at least 30 days in advance. Notice may be sent electronically, but it is your responsibility to confirm that we received it. No refunds are issued for services already provided. Fees for the month in which we receive your notice, and for the following month, are not refundable; the following month will be your last month of service.

05Confidentiality and Privacy

We keep your financial and tax information confidential. We use it only to provide the services you engaged us for and to meet our legal obligations, and we do not sell it. We share it only with tax agencies when filing on your behalf, with service providers who help us deliver your services and are bound to keep it confidential, or as required by law. Use and disclosure of tax return information are subject to Section 7216 of the Internal Revenue Code, and we will ask for your written consent wherever that law requires it.

Information you send through the Site’s contact form, such as your name, email address and phone number, is used only to respond to your request.

06Electronic Communications

When you visit the Site or send emails to HAJ Consulting, you are communicating with us electronically. You consent to receive electronic communications, and you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications we provide to you electronically, by email or on the Site, satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

07Online Accounts and Portal Logins

If we help you set up logins for government tax portals or other online accounts, those accounts belong to you. You are responsible for keeping your usernames and passwords confidential, for restricting access to your computer and devices, and for all activity that occurs under your accounts. HAJ Consulting is not responsible for third-party access to your accounts that results from theft or misuse of your login information. HAJ Consulting reserves the right to refuse or cancel service in its sole discretion.

08Children Under Thirteen

HAJ Consulting does not knowingly collect personal information, online or offline, from persons under the age of thirteen. If you are under eighteen, you may use the Site only with the permission of a parent or guardian.

09Links to Third-Party Sites

The Site may contain links to other websites (“Linked Sites”), such as government agency websites. Linked Sites are not under the control of HAJ Consulting, and HAJ Consulting is not responsible for the contents of any Linked Site, including any link contained in a Linked Site or any changes or updates to a Linked Site. We provide these links only as a convenience, and the inclusion of a link does not imply that HAJ Consulting endorses the site or is associated with its operators.

10Acceptable Use and Intellectual Property

You are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Site strictly in accordance with these Terms. As a condition of using the Site, you agree not to use it for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms. You may not use the Site in any way that could damage, disable, overburden or impair it, or interfere with anyone else’s use of it. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available through the Site.

All content on the Site, such as text, graphics, logos and images, and the compilation of that content, is the property of HAJ Consulting or its suppliers and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. You agree to observe all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in that content and not to change them.

You may not modify, publish, transmit, reverse engineer, sell, create derivative works from, or otherwise exploit any content on the Site, in whole or in part. Content from HAJ Consulting is not for resale. You may use it solely for your personal use, and you do not acquire any ownership rights in it. We do not grant you any license, express or implied, to the intellectual property of HAJ Consulting or our licensors except as expressly authorized by these Terms.

11International Users

The Site is controlled, operated and administered by HAJ Consulting from our offices in the United States. If you access the Site from outside the United States, you are responsible for complying with all local laws. You agree not to use content from the Site in any country or in any manner prohibited by applicable laws, restrictions or regulations.

12Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless HAJ Consulting and its officers, directors, employees, agents and third parties from 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 our services; any incomplete, inaccurate or late information or records you provide to us; your violation of these Terms; your violation of any rights of a third party; or your violation of any applicable laws, rules or regulations. HAJ Consulting 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 case you will fully cooperate with HAJ Consulting in asserting any available defenses.

13Arbitration

If the parties are unable to resolve any dispute between them arising out of or concerning these Terms, or any of their provisions, whether in contract, tort or otherwise at law or in equity, for damages or any other relief, that dispute shall be resolved only by final and binding arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act. The arbitration shall be conducted by a single neutral arbitrator and administered by the American Arbitration Association, or a similar arbitration service selected by the parties, at a location mutually agreed upon by the parties. The arbitrator’s award shall be final, and judgment may be entered on it in any court having jurisdiction.

If any legal or equitable action, proceeding or arbitration arises out of or concerns these Terms, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its costs and reasonable attorney’s fees. The parties agree to arbitrate all disputes and claims regarding these Terms, or arising from them directly or indirectly, including tort claims. 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.

14Class Action Waiver

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

15Liability 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. HAJ CONSULTING, LLC DBA LONESTAR CONSULTING FIRM AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES TO THE SITE AT ANY TIME.

HAJ CONSULTING, LLC DBA LONESTAR CONSULTING FIRM AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY, RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, TIMELINESS OR 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. HAJ CONSULTING, LLC DBA LONESTAR CONSULTING FIRM 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 HAJ CONSULTING, LLC DBA LONESTAR CONSULTING FIRM AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR 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, THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE OR RELATED SERVICES, THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, OR 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 LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF HAJ CONSULTING, LLC DBA LONESTAR CONSULTING FIRM OR ANY OF ITS SUPPLIERS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES AND 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, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE SITE.

16Termination, Governing Law and General Terms

HAJ Consulting reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to the Site and related services, or any part of them, at any time without notice. To the maximum extent permitted by law, these Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Texas, and you consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the courts in Texas 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 HAJ Consulting as a result of these Terms or your use of the Site. HAJ Consulting’s performance under these Terms is subject to existing laws and legal process, and nothing in these Terms limits HAJ Consulting’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 HAJ Consulting. If any part of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable under applicable law, including the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations above, that provision will be replaced by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision, and the rest of these Terms will remain in effect.

Unless otherwise specified here or in your engagement letter, these Terms are the entire agreement between you and HAJ Consulting with respect to the Site, and they supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between you and HAJ Consulting with respect to the Site. A printed version of these Terms, and of any notice given in electronic form, shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based on or relating to these Terms to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally created and kept in printed form. It is the express wish of the parties that these Terms and all related documents be written in English.

17Changes to These Terms

HAJ Consulting may change these Terms at any time, in its sole discretion. The most current version, posted on the Site, supersedes all previous versions. We encourage you to review these Terms periodically to stay informed of any updates.

18Contact Us

HAJ Consulting welcomes your questions or comments about these Terms: