Information We Collect
TaxCalcHQ does not collect, store, or transmit any personal information you enter into our calculators. All tax calculations are performed entirely in your browser using client-side JavaScript. No income figures, filing statuses, deduction amounts, or any other data you input is sent to our servers or stored by us.
We do not require you to create an account, log in, or provide any personal information to use our tax calculators or any other feature of this website.
Cookies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies for the following purposes:
- Advertising: Our ad partners (Google AdSense and PropellerAds) may set cookies to serve relevant advertisements based on your browsing activity. These cookies enable interest-based advertising and frequency capping.
- Analytics: Google Analytics uses cookies to help us understand how visitors interact with our site, which pages are most popular, and how users find us. This data is aggregated and anonymized.
You can control cookie preferences through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies. Please note that blocking certain cookies may affect the functionality of our site.
Third-Party Services
We use the following third-party services on TaxCalcHQ:
- Google Analytics — for aggregated website analytics and traffic analysis. Google's privacy policy is available at https://policies.google.com/privacy.
- Google AdSense — for serving contextual and interest-based advertisements. Google uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website and other websites. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ad Settings.
- PropellerAds — for additional advertising inventory. Their privacy policy is available at https://propellerads.com/privacy/.
- Google Fonts — for web fonts. When you load a page, your browser requests the fonts from Google's servers, which may log your IP address.
Data Retention
Since we do not collect personal data from our calculator users, we retain no personal data. Aggregated, anonymized analytics data is retained by Google Analytics in accordance with their data retention policies. Ad network cookies are managed by the respective ad providers and subject to their retention policies.
Your Rights (GDPR)
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the following rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):
- Right to access — you can request a copy of the data we hold about you.
- Right to rectification — you can request correction of inaccurate data.
- Right to erasure — you can request deletion of your data.
- Right to restrict processing — you can request limitation of data processing.
- Right to data portability — you can request transfer of your data.
- Right to object — you can object to processing of your data for marketing purposes.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@taxcalchq.com. We will respond within 30 days.
Your Rights (CCPA)
If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) grants you the following rights:
- Right to know — you can request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you.
- Right to delete — you can request deletion of personal information we have collected.
- Right to opt out — you can opt out of the sale of your personal information. We do not sell personal information.
- Right to non-discrimination — we will not discriminate against you for exercising your CCPA rights.
To exercise your CCPA rights, contact us at privacy@taxcalchq.com.
Children's Privacy
TaxCalcHQ is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will promptly remove such information.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
Contact
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our data practices, please contact us:
- Email: privacy@taxcalchq.com
- Website: https://taxcalchq.com