Privacy Policy
Last Updated: January 1, 2026 • Effective Date: January 1, 2026
At PaycheckRate.com, your privacy is fundamentally protected by our architecture. All paycheck, salary, hourly rate, filing status, withholding allowances, and pre-tax retirement/benefit calculations run exclusively within your web browser (client-side execution via JavaScript). We do not collect, transmit, store, sell, or rent your personal salary, payroll, or tax figures to any server or third party.
1. Information We Do Not Collect
Unlike many financial web services, PaycheckRate.com does not require user registration, login accounts, email submissions, or Social Security Numbers (SSN).
- No Wage or Tax Storage: Numerical values you enter into calculator input fields (Gross Pay, W-4 elections, 401(k) percentages, health insurance premiums) remain solely in your device’s local browser memory. When you refresh or close the page, that session memory is cleared.
- No Personal Identifiers: We do not ask for or collect names, home addresses, phone numbers, employer names, or bank account information.
2. Cookies & Third-Party Advertising (Google AdSense)
To keep this paycheck calculator service 100% free for all US workers, we may display third-party advertisements provided by advertising partners such as Google AdSense.
Important Disclosures Regarding Google Advertising:
- Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites.
- Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visits to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.
- Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting aboutads.info.
3. Technical Log Data & Web Analytics
Like standard web infrastructure, our hosting servers may automatically record anonymous technical log information when you load a webpage. This may include your IP address, browser type and version, referring URL, time of access, and device type. This technical data is strictly used for site performance monitoring, load balancing, preventing DDoS attacks, and system diagnostics.
4. State & Global Privacy Rights (CCPA / CPRA / GDPR)
Under regulations such as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) / California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):
- Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information: PaycheckRate.com does not sell or share consumer personal data for monetary or other valuable consideration.
- Right to Know & Delete: Because we do not maintain accounts or store identifiable user profiles, we hold no personal data linked to individual users.
5. Children's Online Privacy (COPPA)
Our service is intended for general audiences aged 18 and older, or minors legally permitted to work in the United States. We do not knowingly collect or solicit any personal information from children under the age of 13.
6. Privacy Questions & Contact
If you have questions, feedback, or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or our client-side data handling practices, please contact our team at:
PaycheckRate.com Operations • All inquiries are reviewed within 24 to 48 business hours.