IRS Terms Scorecard

Grade A+ — Highly protective (score 100/100)

The IRS privacy policy explicitly states that it does not sell personal information and operates under strict federal legal authority and oversight.

Government agency policy. No data sale. Strict legal compliance.

Terms at a glance

Sells your data
NO
Forced arbitration
NO
Trains AI on your content
NO
Collects biometric data
NO
Shares data with government
LIKELY
Easy to cancel
NO
Tells you before changes
YES
Deletes data on request
NO

What the terms actually say

IRS PRIVACY POLICY OVERVIEW

We do not sell the information collected at this site or any other information we collect.

The IRS does not sell your personal data to third parties.

DISCLOSURE, PRIVACY ACT, AND PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT NOTICE

Generally, tax returns and return information are confidential, as stated in Code section 6103. However, Code section 6103 allows or requires the Internal Revenue Service to disclose or give the information shown on your tax return to others as described in the Code.

While tax data is confidential, the IRS is legally mandated to share it with other government agencies for tax administration and law enforcement purposes.

AI-assisted content

AI operates under human oversight that preserves established review and appeal processes that preserve your due process protections.

AI usage is subject to human review and does not bypass established appeal rights.

Last reviewed 2026-07-31 under rubric v3.5.

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