Data storage – secure online accounting
QuickBooks Online doesn't store your company's financial data on your own computer. This means you won't lose it, even if your computer gets stolen.
Instead, data is stored on our central servers, which you access over the Internet. And because we know how important the information is to your business, we've put a lot of effort into keeping it safe:
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Instead, data is stored on our central servers, which you access over the Internet. And because we know how important the information is to your business, we've put a lot of effort into keeping it safe:
- QuickBooks Online uses the same security as most online banks
- We make a backup copy of your data every two hours, just in case
- You own all of your data and you can always save your reports as spreadsheets
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Online data storage and backups
- All your financial data is kept securely on our servers rather than on your computer. This means your data is safe, even if your computer is damaged, lost, or stolen.
- We make backup copies of your data every two hours. Backups get saved to two different places without interrupting your work, ensuring that we always have a safe copy of your files.
Available when you need it
- You should be able to access your accounts any time, day or night. QuickBooks Online is available at least 99.5% of the time – it's usually more reliable than having software on your own computer.
- Enjoy access from anywhere. You can log in from almost any Mac or PC, as long as it's connected to the Internet. And no matter how you access the service, it's protected to the same high level.
It's your financial data
- Although we store your data on our servers, it still belongs to you. So you can save your reports as Excel spreadsheets or import them into other accounting systems. We follow a strict set of guidelines and practices to protect all of your private information.
- If you have more than one person using QuickBooks Online, you can set access levels to stop people seeing things they shouldn't.
High levels of protection
- Your data files are encrypted. We rely on advanced, industry-recognised security safeguards to keep all of your financial data private and protected. QuickBooks Online is a VeriSign SecuredTM product. VeriSign® is the leading secure sockets layer (SSL) Certificate Authority.
- With password-protected login, firewall-protected servers, and the same encryption technology (128-bit SSL) used by the world's top banking institutions, we have the security elements in place to give you peace of mind.
QuickBooks Online is a Verisign SecuredTM product.
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