This Privacy Policy explains what information NetWageTax (“NetWageTax,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects when you visit netwagetax.com (the “Site”), how that information is used, and the choices you have. By using the Site, you agree to the practices described in this policy.
The short version
- Your calculator entries never leave your device. All calculations run locally in your web browser. We do not transmit, store, or log the income, tips, overtime, filing status, or any other figures you enter.
- We never ask for personal identifiers such as your name, Social Security number, or employer.
- We do not sell your personal information, and we do not require an account to use any tool.
- Like most websites, our hosting provider records standard technical log data, and third-party advertising partners may use cookies to serve ads. Details and opt-out options are below.
1. Calculator data: zero retention
Our calculators are client-side applications. When you enter numbers into a tool, the math is performed by JavaScript running in your own browser. Those values are not sent to our servers or to any third party, are not saved in cookies or browser storage by our tools, and disappear when you close or reload the page. Because we never receive this data, we cannot view, retrieve, share, or delete it on your behalf.
Please do not enter information into free-text fields that you would not want displayed on your own screen. We do not ask for, and our tools do not need, any information that identifies you personally.
2. Log files
Like virtually every website, the Site is served by a hosting provider whose servers automatically record certain technical information when your browser requests a page. These server logs may include:
- Internet Protocol (IP) address
- Browser type and version, and operating system
- Referring and exit pages
- Date and time of the request
- The page or file requested and the response status
This information is used to operate and secure the Site, diagnose technical problems, prevent abuse, and understand aggregate traffic trends. It is not linked to the figures you enter in any calculator. Log data is retained only as long as reasonably necessary for these purposes or as required by our hosting provider’s standard retention schedule.
3. Cookies and similar technologies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by a website. Similar technologies include web beacons, pixels, and local storage. NetWageTax’s own calculators do not set cookies. However, third-party services that help us operate and fund the Site may use cookies and similar technologies, as described below.
Most browsers let you block or delete cookies through their settings. Blocking cookies will not prevent our calculators from working, but it may affect the relevance of the ads you see.
4. Advertising and Google AdSense
NetWageTax is free to use and is supported by advertising. We use, or may use, Google AdSense and other third-party advertising vendors to display ads on the Site. When ads are shown:
- Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this Site and other websites.
- Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this Site and/or other sites on the Internet.
- You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings. You can also opt out of some third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalized advertising at www.aboutads.info/choices or, in the European Economic Area, at www.youronlinechoices.eu.
- To learn how Google uses information from sites that use its services, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.
Advertising partners do not receive the values you enter into our calculators, because that information never leaves your browser. Where required by law, we will request your consent before non-essential advertising cookies are placed.
5. Analytics
We may use privacy-respecting analytics services to understand, in aggregate, which pages are visited and how visitors find the Site. Any such service receives only standard technical and usage information (similar to the log data described above), never the values entered into our calculators. If we add an analytics provider that uses cookies, we will update this policy to name it.
6. How we use information
We use the limited information described above to:
- Deliver, maintain, and improve the Site and its tools
- Monitor performance and fix errors
- Detect and prevent fraud, abuse, and security incidents
- Display advertising that keeps the Site free
- Respond to messages you choose to send us
- Comply with legal obligations
7. How information is shared
We do not sell or rent personal information. We share information only:
- With service providers (such as hosting and advertising vendors) that help us operate the Site
- When required by law, subpoena, or other legal process
- To protect the rights, property, or safety of NetWageTax, our users, or the public
- In connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, subject to this policy
8. Your privacy rights (U.S. residents)
Depending on your state of residence, including California, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, Utah, Texas, and other states with consumer privacy laws, you may have the right to:
- Know what categories of personal information we collect and how we use it
- Request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information we hold about you
- Opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of personal information, or its use for targeted advertising
- Not be discriminated against for exercising these rights
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), the use of third-party advertising cookies may be considered “sharing” for cross-context behavioral advertising. You can opt out using the browser and industry tools listed in Section 4, or by enabling a Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal in your browser, which we treat as a valid opt-out request where required by law.
To make a request, email us at contact@netwagetax.com. Because we collect very little information, and none that identifies you by name, we may be unable to locate data associated with you. We will respond within the time frame required by applicable law.
9. Children’s privacy
The Site is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13, consistent with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). If you believe a child has provided us personal information, contact us and we will delete it.
10. Security
The Site is served over HTTPS. Because your calculator entries are processed only on your device, they are never exposed to transmission or storage on our systems. No method of transmission over the Internet is completely secure, however, and we cannot guarantee absolute security of log or technical data handled by our providers.
11. Third-party links
The Site may link to external websites, such as IRS.gov. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites and encourage you to review their policies.
12. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “last updated” date above. Material changes will be noted prominently on the Site. Continued use of the Site after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
13. Contact us
Questions about this policy can be sent to contact@netwagetax.com.