Privacy Policy

Overview

TakeHomePay (“we”, “our”, or “us”) operates the website at https://www.take-home-pay.com. This page describes what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights.

Information We Collect

Calculator inputs: Salary, filing status, deductions, and other inputs you enter in the calculator are processed entirely in your browser. We do not store your personal financial data on our servers.

Usage analytics: We use Google Analytics (GA4) to collect anonymized usage data such as page views, session duration, and general geographic region. This data does not identify you personally.

Log data: Our hosting provider (Vercel) may collect standard server logs including IP addresses and browser user-agent strings for security and performance purposes.

Cookies

We use cookies only for analytics (Google Analytics). You can disable cookies in your browser settings at any time. We do not use advertising cookies or sell your data.

Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services, each governed by their own privacy policies:

• Google Analytics — anonymized usage analytics
• Vercel — hosting and infrastructure

Advertising

We may display advertisements on this site through Google AdSense or similar networks. Ad networks may use cookies to show ads based on your interests. You can opt out of personalized advertising through Google Ad Settings.

Data Retention

We do not store personally identifiable information. Analytics data is retained for up to 26 months as governed by Google Analytics' default retention settings.

Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have rights to access, correct, or delete data we hold about you. Since we do not collect personally identifiable information, most requests are satisfied by simply not using the site. For analytics opt-out, disable cookies or use a browser extension such as the Google Analytics Opt-out Add-on.

Children's Privacy

This site is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect information from children.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy periodically. We will revise the “Last updated” date at the top when changes are made.