Privacy Policy

How we protect your privacy and handle your data at SalaryTakeHome.co.uk

Last updated: January 2025

Introduction

Important: We do not hold, store, or retain any personal data whatsoever. All calculations are performed entirely in your browser, and we have no access to any information you enter.

SalaryTakeHome.co.uk ("we", "us", or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard information when you use our UK tax calculator website.

We operate in compliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. This policy applies to all visitors and users of our website.

Data Controller

SalaryTakeHome.co.uk is the data controller responsible for your personal data. For any questions about this privacy policy or to exercise your data protection rights, please contact us at:

Information We Collect

We Hold Zero Personal Data

We do not collect, store, retain, or have access to any personal data whatsoever. All tax calculations are performed entirely in your web browser on your device. We never see, store, transmit, or have any access to your salary, tax details, financial information, or any other data you enter into our calculator.

Analytics Information (Third-Party Services Only)

Important: We do not directly collect or store any information. However, third-party analytics services (Google Analytics, Vercel Analytics) may automatically collect anonymized technical information through cookies when you visit our website. This information is:

  • Fully anonymized: Cannot identify you personally
  • Aggregated: Combined with other users' data for statistical purposes only
  • Managed by third parties: Google Analytics and Vercel handle this data according to their own privacy policies
  • Not stored by us: We do not have access to or store this analytics data on our servers

This anonymized analytics information may include: pages visited, time spent on pages, general geographic location (country/region level), browser type, and device type. It is used solely to improve our website's performance and user experience.

How We Use Your Information

We use the automatically collected information for the following purposes:

  • Website Analytics: To understand how visitors use our site and improve functionality
  • Performance Monitoring: To identify and fix technical issues, optimize page load times
  • Advertising: To display relevant advertisements (Google AdSense) and measure ad performance
  • Legal Compliance: To comply with legal obligations and protect our legal rights

Legal Basis: We process this data based on our legitimate interest in operating and improving our website, providing free services, and ensuring website security. For advertising cookies, we will obtain your consent where required by law.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect and store information about your visit. Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website.

Types of Cookies We Use

1. Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off.

  • Session management and security
  • Load balancing and website performance

2. Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website.

Google Analytics Cookies:

  • _ga: Distinguishes users (expires after 2 years)
  • _ga_*: Stores session state (expires after 2 years)
  • _gid: Distinguishes users (expires after 24 hours)

Google Analytics is provided by Google LLC. You can opt-out by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Vercel Analytics:

Privacy-friendly analytics that does not collect personal data or use cookies that identify individuals. Data is aggregated and anonymized.

3. Advertising Cookies (Future Implementation)

When Google AdSense is fully implemented, we will use advertising cookies to:

  • Display personalized advertisements based on your interests
  • Measure ad performance and effectiveness
  • Prevent fraud and abuse

Note: Advertising cookies require your consent under UK cookie law. We will implement a cookie consent mechanism before activating advertising cookies. You will be able to accept or reject non-essential cookies.

Google AdSense Cookies (when active):

  • Various cookies for ad personalization and measurement
  • Cookies may persist for up to 2 years
  • You can manage preferences at Google Ad Settings

Managing Cookies

You can control and manage cookies in several ways:

  • Browser Settings: Most browsers allow you to refuse or delete cookies. Visit your browser's help section for instructions
  • Opt-out Tools: Use Google's opt-out tools for Analytics and AdSense
  • Cookie Consent: When our cookie consent mechanism is implemented, you can choose which cookies to accept

Note: Disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality and your user experience.

Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may collect information:

Google Services

Vercel

Vercel Analytics & Speed Insights: Privacy-friendly analytics and performance monitoring. Vercel does not collect personal data. Vercel Privacy Policy

These third parties have their own privacy policies. We encourage you to read their policies to understand how they handle your information.

Your Rights Under UK GDPR

Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and Data Protection Act 2018, you have the following rights:

1. Right to Access

You can request a copy of any personal data we hold about you.

2. Right to Rectification

You can request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.

3. Right to Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten")

You can request deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances.

4. Right to Restrict Processing

You can request that we limit how we use your data.

5. Right to Data Portability

You can request your data in a structured, machine-readable format.

6. Right to Object

You can object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing.

7. Rights Related to Automated Decision-Making

You have rights regarding automated processing and profiling (not applicable to our services).

8. Right to Withdraw Consent

Where processing is based on consent, you can withdraw it at any time.

To exercise these rights: Please contact us using the contact information provided in the "Data Controller" section above. We will respond within one month of receiving your request.

Note: Since we do not hold any personal data, most data subject rights requests will be straightforward to fulfill as there is no data to access, correct, or delete.

Right to Complain: If you are not satisfied with how we handle your data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK's data protection authority.

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your information:

  • All calculations are performed locally in your browser - no financial data is transmitted to our servers
  • We use HTTPS encryption for all data transmission
  • Analytics data is anonymized and aggregated
  • We regularly review and update our security practices

Data Retention

We Retain Zero Data

Since we do not collect, store, or hold any personal data whatsoever, there is absolutely no data for us to retain. We have no databases, no user accounts, and no storage systems that contain your information.

Any anonymized analytics data collected by third-party services (Google Analytics, Vercel Analytics) is retained according to their own retention policies (typically 14-26 months for Google Analytics). This data is managed entirely by those third parties, not by us.

Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under 16 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete such information.

International Data Transfers

Some of our third-party service providers (Google, Vercel) may transfer data outside the UK/EEA. These transfers are protected by appropriate safeguards, including Standard Contractual Clauses and adequacy decisions. Google and Vercel are certified under appropriate data protection frameworks.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact us:

This Privacy Policy is effective as of January 2025 and complies with UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.