Canada Terms of Service

QuickBooks Online

Intuit General Terms


Version 03252024 (Section A)

Introductory and Overview

Thank you for choosing Intuit QuickBooks Online services ("Services") offered by Intuit Canada ULC and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates (referred to as "Intuit", "we", "our", or "us"). We provide a platform (the "Platform") that encompasses (1) the Services; and (2) installable software (including desktop and mobile applications), any accompanying documentation, and updates to such software or documentation (collectively, "Software"). Review these Terms of Service ("Agreement") thoroughly. This Agreement is a legal agreement between you and Intuit. By clicking "I Agree," indicating acceptance electronically, or by, installing, accessing or using the Platform, you agree to this Agreement. If you do not agree to this Agreement, then you may not use the Platform.

The provisions in Section A apply to the Platform generally and are separate from the provisions in Section B, which include additional provisions for your use of specific Services or Software. Each subsection of Section A begins with an italicized annotation that is intended to help you navigate the Agreement. The annotations do not completely summarize the Agreement, though, and you should read each section carefully and in full.

If this Agreement is being entered into by a company other legal entity, you represent that you have the authority to enter this Agreement to bind such entity and its affiliates to these terms and conditions as its authorized representative, in which case the terms "you" or "your" will refer to such entity and its affiliates as well as you. If the legal entity that you represent does not agree with these terms and conditions, you must not accept this Agreement, register nor use or access the Platform as an authorized representative.

1. AGREEMENT TO THESE TERMS

You need to agree to these terms to use our Platform. By using the Platform, you are instructing us to use your data in accordance with these terms. This data may include credit information and other information we obtain from third parties. For information on how Intuit processes your personal information see the Intuit Global Privacy Statement, which is incorporated herein by reference.  

To access and/or use the Platform, you acknowledge and agree:

  • To the terms and conditions of this Agreement which includes: (1) the current version of the terms set out in Sections A and B; and (2) any additional provisions and conditions provided separately to you for your use of the Platform, which may include terms and conditions of third parties;
  • You must be at least the age of majority in your jurisdiction of residence to use our Platform;
  • You can form a binding contract with Intuit;
  • You are not a person who is prohibited from receiving the Platform under the laws of Canada or any other applicable jurisdiction; and
  • You will comply with this Agreement and all applicable local, provincial, territorial, national, and international laws, rules, and regulations, including applicable sanctions and trade laws and regulations.

2. YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We want to be transparent about how we use personal information and about your rights in the Intuit Global Privacy Statement. You should only provide us with personal information of others if you have received permission to do so.

You can view the Intuit Global Privacy Statement provided with the Platform and on the website for the Platform. Intuit may, as part of the Platform, use, maintain, transfer or otherwise process, your personal information in accordance with the Intuit Global Privacy Statement, and with applicable law, including the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) or relevant Provincial Data Protection statutes/regulations. This means that Intuit may use your personal information to improve the Platform or to design promotions and to develop new products or Platform. Intuit is a global company and may access or store personal information in multiple countries, including countries outside of your own country to the extent permitted by applicable law.

To the extent we allow you to input personal information (as the term is defined under applicable law) about individuals other than yourself, you represent and warrant that you have complied with all applicable laws and received the proper authority or consent to allow us to collect and process such information to operate our business, to (a) use or disclose the data in accordance with the Intuit Global Privacy Statement, (b) move the data outside of the country of residence of such owner of the personal data, if applicable, (c) provide the data to Third Party Products (defined below) that you approve, and (d) otherwise use and disclose the data in accordance with this Agreement. You acknowledge and agree that Intuit may provide data in your account to any Additional Users (defined in Section B) to which that data is applicable or personal.

To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, Federal law requires us to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person and entity who opens an account. What this means for you: When you open an account, we will ask for your name, address, date of birth, and other information that will allow us to identify you and the entity you represent. We may also ask to see your driver’s license or other identifying documents.

3. CHANGES

This Section does not apply to you if you are a Quebec Consumer; please refer to Section 24.

Change happens. When it does happen, we will update this Agreement. If the changes are material, you may need to accept the changes to use the Platform. Similarly, there may be circumstances where we need to update or discontinue the Platform.

We reserve the right to modify this Agreement in whole or any part, in our sole discretion, at any time, and the modifications will be effective when posted through the Platform or on our website for the Services or when we notify you by other means. It is important that you review this Agreement whenever we modify it because your continued use of the Platform indicates your agreement to the modifications.

In some cases or where otherwise required by law, you may need to accept changes to this Agreement to continue using the Platform. If you do not agree to the changes, you may stop using the Platform or terminate your account. We have the right, in our sole discretion, to revise, update, or otherwise modify, suspend or discontinue the Platform or alter your access to the Platform; and for material changes, to the extent reasonably possible, we will provide you with reasonable notice either posted on the website hosting the Platform or to the Administrator’s (as defined below) email address. Note that we may modify the amount of storage space you have through the Platform and the number of times (and the maximum duration for which) you may access the Platform in a given period of time. In the event we need to maintain the security of the system or comply with any laws or regulations, we reserve the right to modify the Platform immediately, and to provide the Administrator with electronic or written notice within thirty (30) days after any material modifications. You may reject any changes to the Platform by discontinuing use of the Platform to which such changes relate. Your continued use of the Platform will constitute your acceptance of and agreement to such changes.

4. YOUR RIGHTS TO USE THE PLATFORM

You can use our Platform for your own personal and lawful use or as otherwise permitted under this Agreement. 

Subject to your compliance with this Agreement, you may access and use the Platform for your own internal, lawful and non-commercial purposes only.

5. TRIAL VERSIONS AND BETA FEATURES

We may provide you with access to beta features in the Platform. You are free to use them, but they are provided as-is.

We may include new and/or updated pre-release and trial features as part of the Platform and such features are provided as-is. Your use of such features is at no additional cost but you must follow additional rules or restrictions that we may place on their use.

6. ACCOUNT

You will provide accurate, up-to-date account information and securely manage such information.

You may need to sign up for an account to use the Platform. We will need to verify your identity and you authorize us to collect information (e.g., date of birth, address) from you to do so (collectively, with all information requested to enable your account, “Account Information”). You will provide accurate, up-to-date Account Information, and we disclaim any liability arising from your failure to do so. Such failure may further limit your ability to use the Platform and affect the Platform’s accuracy and effectiveness. 

You are responsible for securely managing your password(s) for the Platform and you will contact Intuit if you become aware of any unauthorized access to your account. You will notify us immediately if you believe that your Account Information or device you use to access the Platform has been lost or stolen or that someone is using your account without your permission.

7. PAYMENT AND TAXES

Some Services may be free, others may have costs associated. For those with costs, we may charge your payment method for fees or on a subscription basis. You may cancel your subscription at any time (but you may not receive a refund).

We may require payment of fees or a subscription charge for use of the Platform (or certain portions of the Platform) and you agree to pay such fees or subscription charge. If you registered for a trial, you may need to purchase a subscription to the Platform before the trial ends in order to retain access to any Content (defined below) provided to, or created through, the Platform.   

For Services offered on a payment or subscription basis, the following terms apply, unless Intuit notifies you in writing.

Payments will be billed to you in Canadian dollars or other currencies which may be made available (plus any and all applicable taxes, including without limitation GST, HST and PST, as applicable) and your account will be debited when you subscribe and provide your payment information, unless stated otherwise in the program ordering or payment terms on the website for the Services.

If your payment and registration information is not accurate, current, and complete, or a chargeback is processed on your account, we may suspend or terminate your account immediately, without notice, and refuse any use of the Platform. If you do not notify us of updates to your payment method, we may participate in programs supported by your card provider to try to update your payment information, and you authorize us to continue billing your account with the updated information that we obtain.

Services are provided on a monthly or yearly subscription basis to the User (defined below) that pays for the Services. As the Administrator (defined below), you may choose whether you or another User pays for the subscription. Please review all of the details of the subscription that you purchase; some subscriptions provide access to one Service and others provide access to more than one Service. 

You may be charged a subscription fee in advance on an annual basis or other recurring interval disclosed to you prior to your purchase. Intuit will automatically renew your subscriptions at the then-current rates, unless the subscription is cancelled or terminated under this Agreement. Intuit may change the price for recurring subscription fees from time to time with notice to you. If you do not agree with the price change, you may unsubscribe prior to the price change going into effect. Your payment to Intuit will automatically renew at the end of the applicable subscription period but you can cancel a subscription at any time. Subscription cancellations will take effect the day after the last day of the current subscription period. If you cancel in the middle of a subscription period, you will be able to continue to access and use the applicable Service until the end of your subscription period. We do not provide refunds or credits for any cancellations or partial subscription period.

In the event that Intuit is unable to charge a User's chosen payment method in accordance with this Agreement, we may terminate this Agreement and access to the Platform immediately, without notice. If you stop using the Platform or the applicable Services, Intuit has fulfilled your subscription term. After your access to the Platform is terminated, you may no longer have access to any of the data or Content in the Platform. We suggest you retain your own copies of any Content that you may need as Intuit is not responsible for providing you with access to your Content or the Platform after any cancellation or termination of this Agreement. Additional cancellation or renewal terms may be provided to you on the website for the Services.

8. USE WITH MOBILE DEVICE

Desktop and mobile versions of our Platform may be available for download but you must follow applicable third-party terms when using them.

The Platform may be available through one or more apps for compatible desktop computer or mobile device. You agree that you are solely responsible for any applicable changes, updates and fees as well as complying with the provisions of your agreement with your telecommunications provider and any third-party mobile app marketplace. 

With respect to the applicable Software, you are only granted limited rights to install and use the Software you have downloaded, signed up for or for which you have purchased a license or acquired a free trial. Intuit reserves all other rights in the applicable Software not granted to you in writing in this Agreement. Conditioned upon your compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including all payment obligations), Intuit grants you a personal, limited, nonexclusive, nontransferable, revocable license to use the applicable Software only for the period of use provided in the ordering and activation terms (as applicable), as set forth in this Agreement or in Intuit’s then-current product discontinuation policies (as updated from time to time) and only for the purposes described by Intuit for the applicable Software.

You acknowledge and agree that such Software is licensed, not sold. 

You may make a single copy of the Software for backup purposes, provided that you reproduce on it all copyright and other proprietary notices that are on the original copy of the Software. You will not delete or in any manner alter the copyright, trademark and other proprietary rights notices or markings appearing on the Software as delivered to you.

9. OTHER PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

You may have access to professional advice and third-party products. Any such advice and products are not covered under this Agreement. We may provide you with the opportunity to transfer data to or from a third-party product subject to certain limitations.

9.1. Third Party Products and Advice. By using the Platform, you agree that we may market to you or offer you access to products or services from third parties (“Third Party Products”). If you decide to use or access any Third Party Products,you agree that you are solely responsible for your relationship with the provider of the product. Intuit is not affiliated with Third Party Products and does not endorse or recommend any Third Party Products. Except as prohibited by law, you agree that the providers of the Third Party Products, and not Intuit, are solely responsible for their own actions or inactions, and Intuit is not liable for any damages, claims or liabilities arising out of or related to any Third Party Products. You agree that you will (a) review and comply with all Third Party Product terms and conditions, and (b) not use the Third Party Product in any manner that would infringe or violate the rights of Intuit or any other party or in furtherance of criminal, fraudulent or other unlawful activity.

From time to time, we may offer specific functionality in the Platform that provides you with the opportunity to seek professional advice, for example, the ability to speak with a tax expert. Unless specifically disclosed, Intuit is not in the business of providing legal, financial, accounting, tax, health care, insurance, real estate or other professional service or advice, and you should consult with professionals for advice prior to making important decisions in these areas.

9.2 Data Transfer Service.

(a) We may provide you with the opportunity to transfer your data and Content from the Platform to certain supported online Third Party Products or other online Intuit services (the “Ancillary Services”) that you sign up for or use in connection with the Platform (the “Data Transfer Service”). You may need to be an active subscriber of the Third Party Product or Ancillary Services to use the Data Transfer Service. In order to access a Third Party Product or an Ancillary Service on your behalf to provide the Data Transfer Service, you may need to provide us with your account number, password, security questions and answers, and any other necessary log in information from time to time (“Login Details”). We will maintain your Login Details in encrypted form, and will only use them in connection with the Data Transfer Service or otherwise at your direction. You hereby represent that you have the authority to provide the Login Details to Intuit and you expressly appoint Intuit as your, or the third party who owns the Login Details’, agent with limited power of attorney to access any Third Party Products or Ancillary Services on your behalf. With respect to each Data Transfer Service, you grant Intuit the right to transfer data to the Third Party Product or Ancillary Service, and to reformat and manipulate the data as reasonably necessary for the data to function with such product or service. After the transfer occurs, the original data and Content will remain in the Platform unless we disclose to you otherwise. 

(b) You agree that you will (i) review and comply with all Third Party Product or Ancillary Service terms and conditions before you access the Data Transfer Service, and (ii) not use the Data Transfer Service in any manner that would infringe or violate the rights of Intuit or any other party, or in furtherance of criminal, fraudulent or other unlawful activity. Depending on the Third Party Product or Ancillary Service you choose, you further agree and acknowledge that your data, including your personal information, may be transferred through the Data Transfer Service to another country where security and privacy controls may not be adequate for data protection. We do not guarantee that you will be able to use the Data Transfer Service with any specific products or services. You will only have access to the Data Transfer Service during the period for which you have paid for a subscription. Third Party Products may make changes to their websites, with or without notice to us, that may prevent or delay the overall performance of the Data Transfer Service.

9.3 Data Receipt Service. 

(a) We may provide you with the opportunity to transfer certain data from a Third Party Product or an Ancillary Service to the Platform (the “Data Receipt Service”). You may need to be an active subscriber of the Third Party Product or Ancillary Services to use the Data Receipt Service. In order to access a Third Party Product or an Ancillary Service on your behalf, you may need to provide us with your Login Details. We will maintain your Login Details in encrypted form, and will only use them in connection with the Data Receipt Service or otherwise at your direction. You hereby represent that you have the authority to provide the Login Details to Intuit and you expressly appoint Intuit as your, or the third party who owns the Login Details’, agent with limited power of attorney to access any Third Party Products or Ancillary Services and retrieve data on your behalf. With respect to each Data Receipt Service, you grant Intuit the right to transfer data to the Platform, and to reformat and manipulate your data as reasonably necessary for the data to function with the Platform. After the transfer occurs, your original data and Content may not remain in the Third Party Product or the Ancillary Services; please review the terms of those products and services to confirm.

(b) You agree that you will (i) review and comply with all Third Party Product and Ancillary Service terms and conditions before you access the Data Receipt Service to ensure that you are permitted to provide us with your Login Details, the consequences of providing your Login Details to us, as well as the liability that may result from the disclosure of Login Details to us, and (ii) not use the Data Receipt Service in any manner that would infringe or violate the rights of Intuit or any other party, or in furtherance of criminal, fraudulent or other unlawful activity. In the event that any Third Party Product charges for access to data, you agree that you are responsible for any fees due and owing. You agree that the providers of the Third Party Products, and not Intuit, are solely responsible for their own actions or inactions. Intuit is not liable for any damages, claims or liabilities arising out of or related to any Third Party Products. (c) We do not guarantee that you will be able to use the Data Receipt Service with any specific products or services. You will only have access to the Data Receipt Service during the period for which you have paid for a subscription. Third Party Products may make changes to their websites, with or without notice to us, that may prevent or delay aggregation of data or the overall performance of the Data Receipt Service. Your most recent data from a Third Party Product or Ancillary Service may not always be available in the Platform. Any data obtained through the Data Receipt Service will be made available in the Platform, and will be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including the Intuit Global Privacy Statement

9.4. Third Party Code. The Platform uses PDF Tron technology (“Third Party Code”), which is subject to the following additional license terms. You agree that you (a) will use the Third Party Code only as an integral component of the Platform; (b) will not use the Third Party Code for development, compilation, debugging and similar design-time purposes; (c) will not reverse-compile or decompile, analyze, reverse-engineer, reverse-assemble or disassemble, unlock or otherwise attempt to discover the source code or underlying algorithms of the Third Party Code or attempt to do any of the foregoing in relation to the object code of the Third Party Code; and (iv) will not modify, adapt, translate or create any derivative works of the Third Party Code or merge the Third Party Code into any other software.

 9.5. Service Providers. We may use third parties in the operation of our Platform or to perform any of our obligations in this Agreement (each a “Service Provider”). In order for our Service Providers to be able to provide you with certain aspects of the Platform, we may share a limited amount of your data or Content with such Service Provider. Our agreements with Service Providers outline the appropriate use and handling of this information and prohibit the Service Provider from using any of your information for purposes unrelated to the Platform.

10. CONTENT AND DATA

What’s yours remains yours, what’s ours remains ours, but we may use information you provide to improve our Platform. 

You are solely responsible for anything you write, submit, receive, share and store or any data you input into the Platform (collectively "Content"). Content includes but is not limited to data, information, materials, text, graphics, images, audio and video that are uploaded, transmitted, posted, generated, stored, or otherwise made available through the Platform. You have no obligation to provide any Content to the Platform, and you are free to choose the Content that you want to provide. You acknowledge certain functionality in the Platform may be dependent on the provision of Content and may not be available without such Content.

Content remains yours, which means that you retain any intellectual property rights that you have in your Content. By sharing your Content in connection with the Platform, you hereby grant Intuit a license to use your Content as described in more detail below. 

10.1 What's covered

This license covers your Content to the extent your Content is protected by intellectual property rights.

10.2 Scope. This license is:

  • Worldwide, which means it’s valid anywhere in the world;
  • Non-exclusive, which means you can license your Content to others; and
  • Royalty-free, which means there are no fees for this license.

10.3 Rights. This license allows Intuit to:

  • Host, reproduce, distribute, communicate, sublicense and use your Content - for example, to save your Content on our systems and make it accessible from anywhere you go;
  • Publish or publicly display your Content, if you’ve made it visible to others; and
  • Modify and create derivative works based on your Content, such as reformatting or translating it.

10.4 Purpose. This license is for the limited purpose of: 

Operating, providing and improving the Platform, which means allowing the Platform to work as designed and creating new features and functionalities.

10.5 Duration. This license lasts for as long as your Content is protected by intellectual property rights. 

Intuit may collect, derive or generate deidentified and/or aggregated data regarding your usage of or the performance of the Platform, including data derived from your Content. Intuit will own all such data and may use this data without restriction, including, but not limited to, operating, analyzing, improving, or marketing Intuit’s products and services, including the Platform.

As between you and Intuit, Intuit and its licensors retain all right, title or interest in and to the Platform, except for the rights granted to you. 

You may have the opportunity to share your data, Content, or ways in which you aggregate data (“Account Content”) with other users of the Platform, other Intuit customers, and other third parties. When sharing any Account Content, you agree not to share any confidential information. If you have the option of accessing another user’s Account Content, you understand and agree that the Account Content is being provided by that user, and not Intuit, for information and guidance purposes only, and Intuit and such user are not responsible in any way for your use of the Account Content.

11. PROHIBITED USES

We expect you to obey the law and follow certain rules in using the Platform.

  • Intuit does not condone or support any activity that is illegal, violates the rights of others, harms or damages Intuit’s reputation, or could cause Intuit to be liable to a third party. At minimum, you may not use the Platform to:
  • Violate any law, regulation, executive order or ordinance, including through actions that give rise to criminal, civil, administrative or regulatory liability and/or fines; 
  • Post or share Content or engage in activities that are or may be illegal or inappropriate, including fraudulent, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, profane, threatening, abusive, hateful, harassing, offensive, or objectionable information or communications of any kind, including without limitation that which is excessively violent, incites or threatens violence, encourages "flaming" others or may result in criminal or civil liability under any local, provincial, federal or foreign law;
  • Post or share any Content that you do now own or have the right to use without permission from the owners thereof; 
  • Transmit any virus, trojan hours, or other disruptive or harmful software or data; 
  • Send any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, such as spam; 
  • Impersonate someone else, falsely represent your identity or qualifications, or engage in activities that may constitute a breach of any individual's privacy; or is illegally unfair or deceptive, or creates a safety or health risk to an individual or public;
  • Misrepresents your affiliation with Intuit;
  • Reproduce, modify, copy, sell, resell, trade, lease, license, or provide free or unauthorized access to the Platform, give any part of the Platform to any third party or make the Platform available on any file-sharing, virtual desktop or application hosting service; 
  • Attempt to reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble in any way the Platform, including any Software;
  • Engage in unauthorized access, monitoring, interference with, or use of the Platform or third party accounts, information (including personal information), computers, systems or networks, including scraping or downloading Content that doesn't belong to you;
  • Use the Platform for general archiving or back-up purposes; 
  • Except as permitted by Intuit in writing, engage in investment opportunities, solicitations, chain letters, pyramid schemes, other unsolicited commercial communication, spamming, or flooding; or
  • Encourage or enable any other individual to do any of the above or otherwise violate this Agreement. 

We take copyright seriously at Intuit. We respect the copyrights of others and expect you to do the same. If you repeatedly infringe the copyrights of others, we may terminate your account. 

Intuit may terminate your use of the Platform based on our reasonable suspicion that your activities, business or products are objectionable or promote, support, or engage in any of the prohibited uses described above.

Intuit may, but has no obligation to, monitor access to or use of the Platform or Content or to review or edit any Content, including, without limitation, for the purpose of operating the Platform, to ensure compliance with this Agreement, and to comply with applicable law or other legal requirements. We may disclose any information necessary to satisfy our legal obligations, protect Intuit or its customers, or operate the Platform properly. Intuit, in its sole discretion, may refuse to post, remove, or refuse to remove, or disable any Content, in whole or in part, that is alleged to be, or that we consider to be unacceptable, undesirable, inappropriate, or in violation of this Agreement.

12. COMMUNITY FORUMS; FEEDBACK

You may be able to communicate with others through our Platform but please be respectful. Suggestions you provide for improving our Platform may be used freely by us.

The Platform may include community forums or other social features to enable you to exchange Content and information with other users of the Platform and the public. Intuit does not support and is not responsible for the Content in these community forums. Please use respect when you interact with other users. Do not reveal information that you do not want to make public. Users may post hypertext links to content of third parties for which Intuit is not responsible.

You may provide Intuit your feedback, suggestions, or ideas for the Platform. You grant Intuit a perpetual, worldwide, fully transferable, sublicensable, irrevocable, fully paid-up, royalty free license to use your feedback suggestions, and ideas in any way, including in future modifications of the Platform, other products or services, advertising or marketing materials.

13. TERMINATION

Intuit may suspend or terminate your use of the Platform and may terminate this Agreement for certain reasons. 

Intuit may, in its sole discretion, and without notice, restrict, deny, terminate this Agreement or suspend the Platform, related or other services, effective immediately, in whole or in part, if we determine that your use of the Platform violates the Agreement, is improper or substantially exceeds or differs from normal use by other users, raises suspicion of fraud, misuse, security concern, illegal activity or unauthorized access issues; to protect the integrity or availability of the Platform or systems and comply with the applicable Intuit policy; if you no longer agree to receive electronic communications; or if your use of the Platform conflicts with Intuit's interests or those of another user of the Platform. 

In addition to the foregoing, Intuit may terminate this Agreement immediately if: (i) you become insolvent, or are generally unable to pay your debts as they become due, or you make an assignment for the benefit of your creditors or seek relief under any bankruptcy, insolvency, or debtor’s relief law; (ii) you file a voluntary petition in bankruptcy or proceedings are commenced against you under any bankruptcy, insolvency, or debtor relief law; (iii) a receiver is appointed for you or your material assets; (iv) you are liquidated or dissolved or cease operations; or (v) we receive notice of your bankruptcy, insolvency or similar arrangement.

14. EFFECT OF TERMINATION

You must stop using the Platform once your subscription expires or you cancel your account (or if this Agreement or your account is terminated), unless you are Quebec Consumer, in which case this Section does not apply to you.

Upon expiration of your subscription or cancellation of your account, or Intuit’s termination of your account or this Agreement, you must immediately stop using the Platform and pay all fees for Services used. No expiration or termination will affect your obligation to pay all fees due or that may have accrued through the effective date of expiration or termination or entitle you to any refund. Except for consumers in Quebec, Intuit may terminate a free account at any time. If you are a Quebec Consumer refer to Section 24.

15. SURVIVAL

There are a few parts of this Agreement that will continue to apply after termination.

The following Sections will survive any termination, discontinuation or cancellation of the Platform, your account or this Agreement: “Your Personal Information,” “Payments and Taxes” (with respect to fees due and unpaid), “Content and Data,” “Community Forms; Feedback,” “Effect of Termination,” “Disclaimers,” “Limitations of Liability,” “Indemnification,” “Disputes,” “General,” “Contact Information,” and “Province Specific Terms” (to the extent such terms modify terms in one of the sections referenced in this paragraph for Quebec Consumers), as well as any other provisions that express survive such termination, discontinuation or cancellation.

16. INTUIT COMMUNICATIONS

We may contact you from time to time to support your use of the Platform.

In order to properly support and serve you, we occasionally need to reach out and contact you, and may do so in a variety of ways such as via text message, email or messaging functionality in the Platform. We want to provide you with options for receiving communications from us, and as such you may opt-in or opt-out of receiving certain types of communications from us or sign up to receive certain kinds of messages from us, depending on the Service. You will need to notify us of any changes to your contact details to ensure your preferences are updated.

17. DISCLAIMERS

We don’t make any warranties about the Platform except as expressly stated in this Agreement.

IF YOU ARE A QUEBEC CONSUMER, THIS PROVISION IS NOT APPLICABLE TO YOU REFER TO SECTION 24.

YOUR USE OF THE PLATFORM, SOFTWARE, AND CONTENT IS ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. EXCEPT AS DESCRIBED IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE PLATFORM IS PERVOICED "AS IS." TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, INTUIT, ITS AFFILIATES AND ITS AND THEIR THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS, LICENSEORS, DISTRIBUTORS AND SUPPLIERS (COLLECTIVELY "SUPPLIERS") DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OR CONDITION THAT THE PLATFORM IS FIT FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, DATA LOSS, NON-INTERFERENCE WITH OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OR NO MISAPPROPRIATION OF ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, OR OF THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR QUALITY OF CONTENT IN OR LINKED TO THE PLATFORM. INTUIT AND ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE PLATFORM IS SECURE OR FREE FROM BUGS, VIRUSES, INTERRUPTION, ERRORS, THTEFT, OR DESTRUCTION. IF THE EXLUSIONS FOR ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS DO NOT APPLY TO YOU, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS DO NOT APPLY TO YOU, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS DO NOT APPLY TO YOU, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS DO NOT APPLY TO YOU, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS ARE LIMTED TO 60 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE OR DELIVERY OF ACCESS TO THE PLATFORM, WHICHEVER IS SONNER. SOME PJROVI NCES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS, SO THE ABOVE EXLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. THIS WARRANTY GIVS YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, AND YOU MAY HAVE OTHER RIGHTS THAT VARY FROM PROVINCE TO PROVINCE. 

INTUIT, ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS DISCLAIM ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES THAT YOUR USE OF THE PLATFORM WILL SATISFY OR ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH ANY LEGAL OBLIGATIONS OR LAWS OR REGULATIONS. 

INTUIT DOES NOT REPRESENT THAT THE PLATFORM AND/OR CONTENT WITHIN THE PLATFORM IS APPROPRIATE OR AVAILABLE FOR USE IN ALL JURISDICTIONS OR COUNTRIES. INTUIT PROHIBITS ACCESSING CONTENT FROM WITHIN COUNTRIES OR STATES WHERE SUCH CONTENT IS ILLEGAL. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS PERTAINING TO YOUR USE AND ACCESS TO THE PLATFORM IN YOUR JURISDICTION. 

WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, INTUIT DOES NOT GIVE PROFESSIONAL ADVICE. UNLESS SPECIFICALLY INCLUDED WITH THE PLATFORM, INTUIT IS NOT IN THE BUSINESS OF PROVIDING LEGAL, FINANCIAL, ACCOUNTING, TAX, HEALTH CARE, REAL ESTATE OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES OR ADVICE. CONSULT THE SERVICES OF A COMPETENT PROFESSIONAL WHEN YOU NEED THIS TYPE OF ASSISTANCE.

18. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

Our liability is limited when it comes to issues you may encounter with our Platform. 

IF YOU ARE A QUEBEC CONSUMER, THIS PROVISION IS NOT APPLICABLE TO YOU; PLEASE REFER TO SECTION 24. 

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE ENTIRE LIABILITY OF INTUIT, ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS FOR ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT YOU PAID FOR THE SERVICES DURING THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRIOR TO SUCH CLAIM. SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE LAW, INTUIT, ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: (A) INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES; (B) DAMAGES RELATING TO FAILURES OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS, THE INTERNET, ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, CORRUPTION, SECURITY, LOSS OR THEFT OF DATA, VIRUSES, SPYWARE, LOSS OF BUSINESS, REVENUE, PROFITS OR INVESTMENT, OR USE OF SOFTWARE OR HARDWARE THAT DOES NOT MEET INTUIT SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS. THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS APPLY EVEN IF INTUIT AND ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THIS AGREEMENT SETS FORTH THE ENTIRE LIABILITY OF INTUIT, ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS AND YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY WITH RESPECT TO THE PLATFORM AND ITS USE.

19. INDEMNIFICATION

If someone sues us because you used the Platform unlawfully or didn’t follow our rules, you will be responsible for any harm to us.

You agree to indemnify and hold Intuit, its Affiliates and Suppliers harmless from any and all losses, damages, judgments, fines, costs and expenses (including legal fees) in connection with any claims arising out of or relating to your use of the Platform or violation of this Agreement (collectively referred to as "Claims"). Intuit reserves the right, in its sole discretion and at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any Claims. You agree to reasonably cooperate as requested by Intuit in the defense of any Claims.

20. DISPUTES

In the event we are unable to resolve any dispute through an informal dialogue, a third-party arbitrator will help us resolve any disputes we might have, and any disputes will be resolved on an individual basis rather than as a class action, unless you are a Quebec Consumer.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, all disputes, controversies or claims in connection with this Agreement or breach thereof, shall be determined by arbitration administered by ICDR Canada in accordance with its Canadian Arbitration Rules. The number of arbitrators shall be one, the place of arbitration shall be the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada and the language of the arbitration shall be English. The award by the arbitrator shall be final and binding on the parties and the arbitration process shall be confidential. Each party will be responsible for its own costs of arbitration. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the breach thereof, shall be brought in the parties' individual capacity and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class or representative proceeding. This Section shall survive expiration, termination or rescission of this Agreement.

21. LANGUAGE

The English-language version of this Agreement controls unless you are a Quebec Consumer.

If you are a Quebec Consumer, this provision is not applicable to you; please refer to Section 24. Any translation of this Agreement is done for local requirements and in the event of a dispute between the English and any non-English version, the English version of this Agreement shall govern.

22. GENERAL

22.1 Governing Law

The laws of the Province of Ontario govern this Agreement and any disputes that may arise, unless you are a Quebec Consumer.

If you are a Quebec Consumer, this provision is not applicable to you; please refer to Section 24. The Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada govern this Agreement without regard to its conflicts of laws provisions. You agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Province of Ontario and the Courts of the Province of Ontario. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply to this Agreement.

22.2 Export and Trade Restrictions

You are allowed to use the Platform under the laws of Canada and other applicable territories. The Platform shall not be exported to countries that are embargoed by the Canadian government.

You acknowledge that the Platform, including the mobile application, and the underlying software is subject to restrictions and controls imposed by the Export and Import Permits Act (Canada) and regulations under the Export and Import Permits Act as well as the U.S. export controls regulations administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce (15 CFR, Chapter VII) and that you will comply with all applicable laws and regulations. You will not export or re-export any part of the Platform, in violation of the Canadian and U.S. export administration laws and regulations, directly or indirectly. You further acknowledge that the underlying software may include technical data subject to such Canada and U.S. export regulations.

22.3 Force Majeure

Intuit’s performance is excused for Force Majeure events.

Any delay in or failure of performance by Intuit under this Agreement will not be considered a breach of this Agreement and will be excused to the extent caused by any occurrence beyond its reasonable control, including, but not limited to acts of God, power outages, failures of the Internet, or failures of banking or Payments Canada networks.

22.4 Waiver

If we waive some of our rights under this Agreement, it doesn’t mean we waive our rights in other circumstances.

Intuit’s failure to act or enforce any of its rights does not constitute a waiver of any of our rights. Any waiver by Intuit of any of the provisions in the Agreement must be made in writing and signed by a duly authorized officer of Intuit.

22.5 Enter Agreement; Severability

If a court voids a term of this Agreement, the other terms will not be affected.

This Agreement, including the Section B terms below, is the entire agreement between you and Intuit regarding its subject matter and replaces all prior understandings, communications and agreements, oral or written, regarding its subject matter. If any court of law, having the jurisdiction, rules that any part of this Agreement is invalid, that section will be removed without affecting the remainder of the Agreement. The remaining terms will be valid and enforceable. 

22.6 Assignment

You can’t transfer this Agreement or your right to use the Platform to someone else without our permission. 

You may not assign your rights under this Agreement, under operation of law or otherwise, without Intuit's consent. Any attempts to do so without Intuit's consent will be null and void. Intuit may assign or transfer this Agreement without your consent to any party.

23. CONTACT INFORMATION

If you have any questions about the Platform or this Agreement, please contact Intuit support.

24. PROVINCE SPECIFIC TERMS

Certain terms in this Agreement are modified for Quebec Consumers.

If you are an individual residing in the Province of Quebec and you are not using the Platform for the purposes of a business ("Québec Consumers"), the following terms apply to you:

24.1 Disclaimer of Warranties 

The sole warranty applicable to this Agreement and the Services is the legal warranty provided under the Civil Code of QuÉbec and any warranty provided for under the Consumer Protection Act (Québec).

24.2 Limitation of Liability

SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE LAW, INTUIT AND ITS SUPPLIERS ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: DAMAGES RELATING TO FAILURES OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS, THE INTERNET, ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, CORRUPTION, SECURITY, LOSS OR THEFT OF DATA, VIRUSES, SPYWARE, OR USE OF SOFTWARE OR HARDWARE THAT DOES NOT MEET INTUIT SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS.

24.3 Changes

The provisions relating to the Platform, the price and payment terms for the Platform, the party providing the Platform, renewal and termination rights, and any provision of the Intuit Global Privacy Statement may be modified or amended upon thirty (30) days prior written notice setting out (i) the new clause or the amended clause and the clause as it read formerly, and (ii) the date of the coming into force of the such modification or amendment. If we do not allow you to maintain this Agreement unamended, you will have the right to terminate this Agreement thirty (30) days after the effective date of the modification of the amendment.

We have the right, in our sole discretion, to revise, update, or otherwise modify, suspend or discontinue the Platform or alter your access to the Platform; and for material changes, to the extent reasonably possible, we will provide you with reasonable notice either posted on the website hosting the Platform or to the Administrator’s (as defined below) email address. Note that we may modify the amount of storage space you have through the Platform and the number of times (and the maximum duration for which) you may access the Platform in a given period of time. In the event we need to maintain the security of the system or comply with any laws or regulations, we reserve the right to modify the Platform immediately, and to provide the Administrator with electronic or written notice within thirty (30) days after any material modifications. You may reject any changes to the Platform by discontinuing use of the Platform to which such changes relate. Your continued use of the Platform will constitute your acceptance of and agreement to such changes.

24.4 Termination

Termination of this Agreement by Intuit without default by you is only effective upon sixty (60) days prior written notice.

24.5 Governing law

This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the Province of Québec and the laws of Canada applicable therein. You agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Province of Quebec and the Courts of the Province of Quebec. You are accessing the Platform on your own initiative and you are responsible for compliance with all applicable laws.

24.6 Language 

This Agreement is available in both French and English language versions. The French version can be accerssed by clicking here. You hereby confirm that you have requested that this Agreement and all related documents be drafted in English, that you have been provided with a French language version of this Agreement and that you have agreed to be bound by the English language version of this Agreement. La présente convention est disponible en français et en anglais. La version française est accessible en cliquant ici. Vous confirmez par la présente que vous avez demandé que la présente convention et tous les documents y étant afférents soient rédigés en anglais, que vous avez reçu une version française de la présente convention et que vous avez accepté d'être lié par la version anglaise de la présente convention.

In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between the terms in other sections of this Agreement and this Section 24, the terms of this Section 24 shall apply.

Product Specific Terms


Version 09072024 (Section B)

Your use of the Services (as defined in the Section A Terms) and described below are subject to the Section A Terms above and these Additional Terms and Conditions ("Section B Terms"). These Section B Terms will prevail over any conflict or inconsistency with the Section A Term.

1. SERVICES.

The Agreement governs your use of each of the following “Services,” as applicable:

QuickBooks Online. QuickBooks Online (“QBO”) is an online solution for businesses to perform accounting and business tasks through an online account (each a “QBO Account”). Each QBO Account may only be used to support one business.


2. USERS.

When you initially register for and create an account for a Service, you are, or a party that you authorize is, the “Administrator”. Administrators may authorize additional users to access the Services through the same account, subject to limitations based on the subscription you purchase (such users, “Additional Users”). All Additional Users will be required to accept the Agreement before accessing the Services. Only Administrators may designate another individual as a replacement administrator and you are responsible for your Additional Users’ access to the Services. Once an Administrator closes or terminates access to a Service, Additional Users will no longer be able to access such Services or any Content (defined in the Section A Terms) within the Services. If you are an Administrator, you agree to provide sufficient prior notice to your Additional Users of your desire to terminate access to the Services. Any violation of the Agreement by any Additional User may result in the termination of an Administrator’s or other Additional User’s access to the Services. Additional Users may not have the same level of access or rights as an Administrator. You warrant that you have obtained all necessary authorizations from each Additional User to: (i) act as their agent in using the Services on their behalf and you accept all liability arising from their use of the Services; and (ii) allow Intuit to provide the Services.

As an Additional User, please make sure that you have an agreement with the Administrator about your role and rights. As an Additional User, you understand that if you violate this Agreement, your access to our Services may be terminated, and we retain the right to also terminate access for any other users of the same account.

3. USAGE LIMITS. 

3.1 Limits. We may limit usage for some features of the Services based upon the subscription you purchased. These features may include chart of accounts, classes and locations (combined), system-generated fields, third party applications, and users.

3.2 Third Party Applications. Third party generated entries in the chart of accounts and classes and locations may count against usage limits. However, if you are currently at your usage limit, QBO will not prevent additional third partner generated entries in the chart of accounts and classes and locations (i.e. the fields above the usage limit will be allowed and created). However, once the Third party generated entries puts you over your usage limit you will not be able to manually add new chart of accounts and classes and locations until you reduce the number of active fields to below the respective limit for each.

3.3 Deactivation/Cancellation When Exceeding Usage Limits. If you exceed the usage limits for the subscription for the Services you purchased, we may immediately cancel or suspend your subscription to the applicable Service and your access to the applicable Services and to your data without notice. If your access to the applicable Services is terminated, you will not be charged further for your subscription; however, you will not be entitled to any proration of fees or refunds for unused subscriptions. We reserve the right to maintain your data in a read-only format for purposes of reviewing historical activity, which you may have access to view for up to 12-months after termination of access.

3.4 Downgrade. If you choose to downgrade to a Services plan with a lower usage limit, you will not be able to complete the downgrade until your company file is under the new Services plan's usage limits.

3.4 Reactivating Subscriptions. You must be within your plan’s usage limits prior to reactivating the Services subscription.

4. TELEPHONE NUMBERS

You may provide us with your telephone number as part of your customer record or registration. You agree that Intuit may send automated text messages and auto-dialed messages to the telephone number you provide for certain limited purposes, including verifying your identity, providing you with important critical notices regarding your use of the Services, or fulfilling a request made by you through the Services.

5. ADMINISTRATOR ACCESS AND DISPUTES POLICY AND PROCEDURE

If a person contacts Intuit and requests that he or she should be designated as the Administrator for any reason (including, but not limited to, due to the death or departure of the registered Administrator, a change in your ownership, etc.), but has not been designated by the current Administrator as a replacement Administrator, Intuit reserves the right to determine, in its sole discretion, and without notice to you, whether that person should be designated as the Administrator.

Disputes sometimes arise between or among multiple persons concerning the right to be designated as the Administrator (including, but not limited to, in the event of a dispute between your owners, etc.). In that instance, Intuit reserves the right to determine, in its sole judgment, and without notice to you, whom should be designated as the Administrator. However, Intuit may be unable, and is not obligated, to resolve any such disputes. If, in Intuit’s sole discretion, Intuit attempts, but concludes that it is unable, to determine whom should be designated as the Administrator, Intuit reserves all rights, including, but not limited to, the right to suspend or terminate your account and use of the Services, and/or require a court order to determine the rightful Administrator.

In determining access or whom should be Administrator, Intuit may request and review documentation from the person making the request (including, but not limited to, government-issued photo identification, proof of payment of your subscription, an affidavit, a signed permission letter from your owner, documents showing the successorship of your business or legal documents that tie the request to your business, etc.). You acknowledge and accept the foregoing Administrator access and disputes policy and procedure and hereby release Intuit from all liability and all claims for damages, or any other liability whatsoever, that may arise out of or relate to Intuit following said policy and procedure.

 6. ONLINE NOTIFICATION AND DISCLAIMER

Intuit will provide you with account-related notifications due to inaction on your account, confirmation of information and reminders to categorize your transactions. These notifications will be sent to the email address you have provided as your primary email address when you register for the Services. Anyone with access to your email will be able to view the content of these notifications.

You understand and agree that any notifications provided to you through the Services may be delayed or prevented by a variety of factors. Intuit does its best to provide notifications in a timely manner with accurate information. However, we neither guarantee the delivery nor the accuracy of the content of any notification. You also agree that Intuit shall not be liable for any delays, failure to deliver, or misdirected delivery of any notification; for any errors in the content of a notification; or for any actions taken or not taken by you in reliance on a notification.


7. QUICKBOOKS ONLINE PROCESSING ROLES

You agree that Intuit’s processing of personal information about your customers, vendors, and prospects (“Business Connection Data”), shall be in accordance with the QuickBooks Online Data Processing Agreement (“DPA”). Some services may be subject to a separate DPA or processing terms, as specified in any service-specific terms. For the purposes of applicable data protection laws, you agree and acknowledge that there are instances in which we process Business Connection Data as a data controller for certain limited purposes, including for example, in relation to our product development and improvement, data analytics, and fraud prevention and security. In those cases, the terms of our Global Privacy Statement govern our processing of Business Connection Data. In all other instances, as further set forth in the DPA, we act as your processor or service provider of Business Connection Data. If you acquire personal information of other Intuit customers as part of our B2B Network, we will process that information as Business Connection Data. You further agree that you will notify Business Connection Data subjects in your privacy notice or by other commercially reasonable means, that Intuit is a data controller with respect to Business Connection Data as described in this paragraph and will include a link to the Intuit Global Privacy Statement.