Terms of Use

1. Agreement

These terms are a contract between you and Kea Marketing LLC (“we”, “us”), the operator of Florida CPA Directory. They apply when you submit any form on this site, and to your use of the site generally.

If you do not agree with them, do not use the site. If you use it on behalf of an organisation, you confirm you are authorised to accept these terms for it. You must be at least 18.

2. What this site is

A directory built from the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation's public licensee register. It tells you who holds a Florida CPA license, when it was issued, and whether it is current.

What it is not

• Not professional advice. Nothing here is accounting, tax, legal, or financial advice. Content is general information only. Talk to a qualified professional about your own situation.
• Not an endorsement. A listing is not a recommendation, rating, or vouching for anyone's competence or character. We list everyone on the register; we have not vetted them.
• Not official. We are independent and are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation or any state agency.

3. Accuracy of listings

Our data is a periodic copy of a state register that the state itself disclaims as to accuracy and completeness. Ours is refreshed weekly, so it can be out of date, and a license can change status or lapse between refreshes.

Before engaging any CPA, confirm their current license status — and any disciplinary history — directly with the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation. Do not rely on this site as your only check.

4. The matching service

If you submit a matching request, we may introduce you to one or more licensed CPAs or firms and pass on the details you gave us.

• The service is free to you. We do not charge a finder's fee.
• CPAs and firms may pay us to be listed, promoted, or to receive introductions. That is how the site is funded, and it may influence who we introduce you to.
• We do not guarantee that we will find a match, that anyone will respond, or that they will take you on as a client.
• Any engagement you enter into is strictly between you and that professional. We are not a party to it and are not responsible for their work, fees, or conduct.

5. Phone and text contact

Giving us a phone number is optional. We only call or text you if you separately tick the consent box next to the phone field, and that consent covers both us and the CPA or firm we match you with, including contact made using automated dialing technology or prerecorded messages.

Consent is never a condition of using this service. You can leave the phone field blank and still submit a request. Message and data rates may apply. To stop text messages, reply STOP to any message; to withdraw consent generally, email us at info@cpasinflorida.com. We will act on a withdrawal within 15 days, and we keep a record of the consent you gave and when you gave it.

6. Listings and removal

If you are a listed licensee you may ask us to correct or remove your listing at any time — see our Privacy Policy or contact us. We may also add, change, or remove any listing at our discretion.

7. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

• Scrape, crawl, harvest, or bulk-extract listings, or use automated means to copy the directory in whole or substantial part
• Use information from this site to send unsolicited marketing to listed professionals, or to compile a competing database
• Use it to harass, stalk, defame, or otherwise harm anyone listed
• Attempt to gain unauthorised access to the site, or interfere with its operation
• Use it for any unlawful purpose

Individual license records are public. The compiled directory, including its organisation and presentation, is ours.

8. Intellectual property

Site design, text, and original content belong to us or our licensors. The underlying license records are public records and are not claimed as ours. You may link to any page here.

9. Disclaimers

The site is provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the site will be uninterrupted, error-free, or that its information is accurate, complete, or current.

10. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, data, or goodwill, arising from your use of the site, from reliance on any listing, or from any dealings with a professional you found or were introduced to through it. Our total liability for any claim relating to the site will not exceed one hundred US dollars ($100).

Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations, so parts of this section may not apply to you.

11. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify us against claims, losses, and expenses arising from your misuse of the site or breach of these terms.

12. Dispute resolution and binding arbitration

This section affects your legal rights. It requires individual arbitration and waives your right to a jury trial and to participate in a class action.

12.1 Talk to us first

Before starting arbitration, you agree to tell us about the dispute in writing at info@cpasinflorida.com, describing the problem and what you want, and to give us 60 days to resolve it. We agree to do the same before bringing a claim against you. Most problems can be sorted out this way, and neither side may start arbitration until this period has passed.

12.2 Agreement to arbitrate

If we cannot resolve it, any dispute arising out of or relating to these terms or your use of the site will be settled by binding individual arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Consumer Arbitration Rules, rather than in court. The Federal Arbitration Act governs this section, including its interpretation and enforcement.

12.3 Where arbitration happens

The seat of arbitration is the State of Alabama. So that this is not a burden on you, you may choose to participate by telephone or video conference, or to have documents-only arbitration, at no additional cost to you. If you request an in-person hearing, you may elect to have it in the federal judicial district where you live instead. The arbitrator will apply Alabama law, except that nothing here limits any right you have under the consumer protection laws of your home state that cannot be waived by agreement.

12.4 Individual basis only — class action waiver

You and we agree that each may bring claims against the other only in an individual capacity, and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class, collective, consolidated, or representative proceeding. The arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person's claims and may not preside over any form of class or representative proceeding. The arbitrator may award relief only in favour of the individual party seeking it, and only to the extent necessary to provide relief on that party's own claim.

12.5 Coordinated filings

If 20 or more similar arbitration demands are filed by or with the assistance of the same law firm or coordinated group, the demands will be administered in staged batches of no more than 50 at a time, with a single arbitrator per batch, and the parties will cooperate in good faith to resolve the remainder efficiently. Limitation periods are tolled for demands awaiting their batch.

12.6 What is not covered

This section does not apply to:

• Claims that qualify for small claims court, which either of us may bring there instead
• Claims seeking injunctive relief for infringement or misuse of intellectual property, which either of us may bring in court

12.7 How to opt out

You may reject this arbitration agreement within 30 days of first accepting these terms. Send us written notice at info@cpasinflorida.com with the subject line “Arbitration Opt-Out”, including your name, the email address you used, and a statement that you decline arbitration. Opting out affects nothing else in these terms, and we will not hold it against you in any way. If you opt out, Section 13 governs where disputes are heard.

12.8 If part of this section fails

If the class action waiver in Section 12.4 is found unenforceable as to a particular claim, then this entire Section 12 does not apply to that claim, and it will be heard in court under Section 13. The rest of Section 12 survives as to all other claims. This section survives termination of these terms.

13. Governing law and venue

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Alabama, without regard to conflict-of-laws rules. For any dispute not subject to arbitration under Section 12, you and we consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Alabama, and waive any objection to venue there.

Nothing in this section deprives you of the protection of any mandatory consumer protection law of the state where you live that cannot be waived by agreement.

14. General

Severability. If any provision is held unenforceable, it will be limited or removed to the minimum extent necessary and the rest of these terms remain in force.

Entire agreement. These terms and our Privacy Policy are the entire agreement between us about the site, replacing any earlier understanding.

Assignment. You may not assign or transfer these terms without our written consent. We may assign them to an affiliate or in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.

No waiver. If we do not enforce a provision, that is not a waiver of our right to enforce it later.

Termination. We may suspend or end your access at any time, with or without notice, for any reason including breach of these terms. Sections 7 through 14 survive termination.

Notices. We may give you notice by email to the address you gave us or by posting on the site. Send notices to us at info@cpasinflorida.com.

Force majeure. Neither party is liable for delay or failure caused by events beyond its reasonable control.

Relationship. Nothing here creates a partnership, joint venture, employment, or agency relationship between us, or between us and any listed professional.

15. Changes

We may update these terms. The date at the top of this page shows when they last changed, and continuing to use the site after a change means you accept the revised terms. If we materially change Section 12, you will get a fresh 30-day window to opt out.

16. Contact

Questions about these terms: info@cpasinflorida.com.