Privacy Policy

Quick Summary

✓We don't collect your salary data. All calculations happen in your browser.

✓No personal information required. Use our calculators without signing up.

✓We use cookies for analytics only. To improve user experience, not to track you.

✓Third-party ads may use cookies. Google AdSense and partners (standard practice).

1. Information We Collect

Personal Information

We do NOT collect any personal information from our calculators. When you use our salary calculator:

Your salary inputs are processed entirely in your browser
No data is sent to our servers
We cannot see what salary you entered or which state you selected
All calculations are client-side (JavaScript in your browser)

Information We DO Collect

We only collect anonymous usage data to improve our service:

Analytics Data: Page views, time on site, browser type, device type (via Google Analytics)
Technical Data: IP address (anonymized), approximate location (city/state level only)
Contact Form: If you contact us, we collect your name and email (only when you voluntarily provide it)

2. Cookies and Tracking

We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

Essential Cookies

Required for the website to function properly. These cannot be disabled.

Analytics Cookies

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our site. This helps us:

Identify which calculators are most popular
Find and fix technical issues
Improve user experience

Advertising Cookies

We use Google AdSense to display ads. Google and its partners may use cookies to:

Show personalized ads based on your browsing history
Measure ad effectiveness
Prevent fraud

Note: You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or aboutads.info.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the limited data we collect to:

Improve our calculators: Identify bugs, optimize performance
Analyze user behavior: Understand which features are useful
Display ads: Generate revenue to keep the service free
Respond to inquiries: Answer contact form submissions
Comply with legal requirements: If required by law

We will NEVER:

Sell your data to third parties
Share your salary information (we don't even collect it!)
Send you spam or unsolicited emails
Use your data for purposes other than listed above

4. Third-Party Services

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

Google Analytics

Tracks website usage and performance.

View Google's Privacy Policy →

Google AdSense

Displays advertisements on our site.

View Google's Ad Policy →

Vercel (Hosting)

Hosts our website infrastructure.

View Vercel's Privacy Policy →

Important: These third-party services have their own privacy policies. We recommend reviewing them to understand how they handle your data.

5. Data Security

We take data security seriously, even though we collect minimal information:

Our website uses HTTPS encryption for secure connections
Salary calculations happen entirely in your browser (client-side)
We don't store financial or personal data on our servers
Contact form submissions are transmitted securely

While we implement security measures, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

6. Your Rights and Choices

You have the following rights regarding your data:

Opt-Out of Analytics

Install Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on

Opt-Out of Personalized Ads

Visit Google Ads Settings or Digital Advertising Alliance

Clear Your Browser Data

You can clear cookies and browsing data from your browser settings at any time.

Contact Us

If you have questions about your data, email us at privacy@ussalarycalculator.com

8. International Users (GDPR & CCPA)

For EU Users (GDPR)

If you're in the European Union, you have additional rights:

Right to access your data
Right to rectification (correction)
Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten")
Right to data portability
Right to object to processing

For California Users (CCPA)

If you're in California, you have the right to:

Know what personal information we collect
Request deletion of your data
Opt-out of the sale of your data (we don't sell data)

To exercise these rights, contact us at privacy@ussalarycalculator.com