TERMS OF USE

Welcome to the State of Rhode Island Division of Taxation Portal. Your privacy is important. Please carefully review the Terms of Use (TOU) before using Portal. These TOU establish a binding agreement that governs your use of this service and together with the Privacy Policy and Data Policy (together, "Terms"), govern your use of this service. By using this service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, you may not use this service. The following policies apply only to the use of Portal.

Confidentiality

Any information provided by the user through the Portal, including personally identifiable information (PII), is confidential and its disclosure is prohibited by federal and state law unless the Division of Taxation is ordered to make a disclosure by a court of competent jurisdiction.

Use by Taxpayers in Good Standing

The Portal is intended to be used by taxpayers in good standing. If the renewal or issuance of any permit, license or other state tax document has been suspended, blocked or denied by the Division of Taxation, the use of the Portal to circumvent that suspension, block or denial constitutes intentional misuse of the Portal. Any permit, license or other state tax document procured through the Portal contrary to law is invalid and does not bind the State.

Disclaimer of Liability

Neither the Division of Taxation nor any of its employees or agents will be liable for any improper or incorrect use of the information described or contained herein. The Division of Taxation employees and agents assume no responsibility for anyone's use of the information. In no event will the Division of Taxation, or any of their employees or agents, be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages (including, but not limited to, procurement or substitute goods or services; loss of use, data, or profits; or business interruption) however caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way out of the use of this system, even if advised of the possibility of such damage. This disclaimer of liability applies to any damages or injury, including but not limited to those caused by any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, communication line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, alteration of, or use of record, whether for breach of contract, tortuous behavior, negligence or under any other cause of action.

Disclaimer for External Link

As you navigate Portal, you will see links that, when clicked, will take you to other websites external to state government. The other websites have individual privacy policies tailored to the interactions available through each site. The Division of Taxation is not responsible for the contents of any off-site pages referenced. The user specifically acknowledges that the Division of Taxation is not liable for the defamatory, offensive or illegal conduct of any off-site pages and that the risk of injury from the foregoing rests entirely with the user. Links from Portal to other web sites do not constitute an endorsement. These links are provided as an information service only. It is the responsibility of the web surfer to evaluate the content and Revenue isn’t responsible for the availability of these outside resources or their contents. You should direct any concerns regarding any external link to its site administrator or webmaster.

Third Party Payment Services

While using this service the handling of payment convenience fees included in any transaction is being paid to a third party vendor not the Division of Taxation. This handling includes the third party’s right to electronically debit a service charge if applicable for processing of Insufficient Funds or Closed Account transactions from the designated bank account in addition to any charges the taxpayer’s bank may assess.

Information sent via this service

We are not responsible for:

a. The accuracy, veracity and completeness of material transmitted to us.

b. Error in the manner of the input of material transmitted to us.

c. Any information you may lose as a result of equipment or power failures or our servers terminating your session due to prolonged periods of inactivity.

Acting for another person

To use this service to access data relating to, or to carry out a transaction for another individual, business, organization or agency:

a. You must be currently appointed by that individual, business, organization or agency to access that data or carry out that transaction on their behalf, and that appointment must not have been revoked.

b. If that appointment is based on you holding a certain position (for example, as that other individual’s employee or agent for tax purposes), you must currently hold that position.

c. If that appointment is based on you holding a certain qualification (for example, as a registered tax agent), you must currently hold that qualification that qualification must not currently be suspended or cancelled.

Privacy Protection

The Division of Taxation and the State of Rhode Island are committed to respecting users’ privacy and security and does not disclose taxpayer personally identifiable information as defined in IRS publication 1075.

Modification or Termination of Service (TOU)

The Division of Taxation reserves the right at any time, and from time-to-time, to modify, discontinue, suspend or terminate access to Portal and to modify these TOU by posting notice on this website or sending notice to any contact point listed in your user information. The Division of Taxation will not be liable for any such modification, discontinuation, suspension or termination. You can review the most current version of the TOU on our website at any time.

Portal Access Termination for Specific User.

The Division of Taxation reserves the right to terminate access to the Portal for a specific user due to misuse of the Portal.

Acceptance of Terms of Use

You may accept and agree to these TOU of Portal on behalf of a business, organization, agency or yourself by checking "I Agree" below. By checking the "I Agree" Box below you affirm that you have read these TOU, that you have the authority to agree to these TOU on behalf of your business, organization, agency or yourself and that the business, organization, agency or yourself will be bound by these TOU. Before you check the "I Agree" box, please carefully read the terms and conditions contained in this TOU.