Privacy Policy

Welcome to PayCheckup (available at paycheckup.org). We respect the privacy of our visitors and are committed to protecting it. This Privacy Policy details how we handle the information input into our calculators and collected during your visits.

1. Zero Personal Data Storage

Unlike standard accounting or tax preparation software, PayCheckup does not require a login, nor do we collect or store sensitive personal information such as names, Social Security Numbers (SSN), bank details, or home addresses.

Any inputs you enter into the paycheck calculator—such as gross salary, hourly wages, filing statuses, or pre-tax contribution percentages—are processed transiently in memory to calculate and display your estimated net pay. This calculation data is never saved, stored, or sent to a database.

2. Information We Automatically Collect

When you access our website, we or our third-party services (such as website hosts or analytical providers) may automatically record standard logging information, including:

• Internet Protocol (IP) address.
• Browser type and version.
• Referrer URL (the site you came from).
• Date and time of visit, and pages viewed.

This data is used solely to maintain server security, monitor site performance, and improve the user experience of our free calculation tools.

3. Cookies and Tracking

We use cookies to analyze web traffic patterns and remember your preference choices (such as keeping a state selected in a dropdown menu). For detailed information, please review our dedicated Cookie Policy.

4. Google AdSense and Third-Party Advertising

We use Google AdSense and other third-party advertising companies to serve advertisements when you visit our website. These companies may use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to collect information (not including your name, address, email address, or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.

• Third-Party Vendors:Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to PayCheckup or other websites on the Internet.
• Google's Advertising Cookies:Google's use of advertising cookies (such as the DoubleClick cookie) enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our site and/or other sites across the Internet.
• Opting Out of Personalized Advertising: 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 www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page at optout.networkadvertising.org.

To learn more about how Google uses information from sites or apps that use their services, please visit How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.

5. Data Sharing and Disclosures

We do not sell, rent, or lease any personal financial data entered into our calculators. Since calculator values are processed entirely client-side and transiently in memory, no salary, wage, deduction, or personal withholding records are ever saved or disclosed. Any data shared with advertising networks or analytics partners is limited to standard browser-level interactions and aggregated usage analytics as described above.

6. Children's Privacy

PayCheckup is a general audience site and does not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately so we can remove it.

7. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we safeguard user privacy.