Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to Global Tax Calculator ("we", "our", or "us"). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website globaltaxcalculator.net (the "Site").

We are based in the United Kingdom and comply with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. By using our Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide

When you use our tax calculator, you may provide:

• Income amounts for tax calculations
• Currency preferences
• Country selections for comparisons

We do not store your income data or tax calculations on our servers. All calculations are performed in real-time and are not retained after your session ends.

2.2 Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our Site, we automatically collect certain information through cookies and similar technologies:

• Device Information: Browser type, operating system, device type
• Usage Data: Pages visited, time spent on pages, click patterns
• Location Data: Country and city (derived from IP address)
• Referral Data: How you arrived at our Site

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To provide and maintain our tax calculation service
• To analyse usage patterns and improve our Site
• To monitor and prevent technical issues
• To comply with legal obligations

4. Third-Party Services

4.1 Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to understand how visitors interact with our Site. Google Analytics collects:

• Pages you visit and time spent on each page
• Your approximate geographic location
• Device and browser information
• How you arrived at our Site

Google Analytics uses cookies to collect this data. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

For more information, see Google's Privacy Policy.

4.2 Cloudflare

Our Site runs on Cloudflare Workers, a serverless platform that hosts and executes our application. Cloudflare provides:

• Application hosting and serverless compute
• Content delivery network (CDN) services
• DDoS protection and security
• Performance optimisation

As our hosting provider, Cloudflare processes requests to our Site and may collect technical data including IP addresses for security and performance purposes. For more information, see Cloudflare's Privacy Policy.

5. Cookies

We use the following types of cookies:

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our Site.

6. Your Rights Under UK GDPR

Under UK data protection law, you have the following rights:

• Right of Access: Request copies of your personal data
• Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data
• Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your data in certain circumstances
• Right to Restrict Processing: Request limitation of data processing
• Right to Data Portability: Request transfer of your data
• Right to Object: Object to processing of your data

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below. We will respond to your request within one month.

7. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your information, including HTTPS encryption, Cloudflare's security features, and regular security reviews. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.

8. International Data Transfers

Some of our third-party service providers (Google, Cloudflare) may process data outside the UK. These transfers are protected by appropriate safeguards, including Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

9. Children's Privacy

Our Site is not intended for children under 16 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have collected information from a child, please contact us immediately.

10. Changes to This Policy

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

11. Contact Us

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

Email: hello@globaltaxcalculator.net