1. Browser-Based Calculation Privacy
CalculatorNYC is architected around a strict client-side computing model. When you enter financial details into our tools—such as gross wages, hourly rates, pre-tax transit allowances, 401(k) deductions, rent figures, or home purchase prices—all calculations are executed exclusively within your web browser using JavaScript.
We do not collect, log, transmit, store, or sell your private salary or financial inputs on our web servers. Once you close or refresh your browser tab, your calculation inputs are discarded.
2. Information You Voluntarily Provide
The only personally identifiable information we collect is information you voluntarily submit to us. For example:
- Contact Inquiries: When submitting a message through our Contact Form, you may provide your name, email address, inquiry topic, and message contents. We use this information solely to review calculation feedback, answer your questions, or respond to technical reports. We do not sell or market this contact information.
3. Automatically Collected Technical Information
When you visit CalculatorNYC.com, our web hosting infrastructure automatically logs standard, non-personally identifiable technical information commonly recorded by web servers, including:
- Internet Protocol (IP) address (used for server security and regional routing).
- Browser type and version (e.g., Chrome, Safari, Firefox).
- Device operating system (e.g., macOS, iOS, Windows, Android).
- Referring website address and entry/exit pages.
- Date, time, and duration of page requests.
This technical data is processed in aggregate to ensure site availability, monitor system health, prevent malicious denial-of-service attempts, and optimize performance.
4. Cookies, Local Storage & Web Beacons
A cookie is a small text file placed on your device by your web browser. CalculatorNYC may use cookies and browser local storage for:
- Essential & Preference Operations: Preserving calculator UI preferences (such as your chosen pay frequency or residency toggle) locally during your active session.
- Performance & Diagnostics: Helping us understand aggregated traffic volume and identify broken links.
- Advertising Technologies: Supporting third-party advertising partners as described below.
For detailed information about cookie categories and browser management tools, please read our dedicated Cookie Policy.
5. Google AdSense & Third-Party Advertising
To keep our calculators free and accessible to everyone without requiring paid subscriptions, CalculatorNYC uses third-party advertising services, including Google AdSense.
Google and other third-party advertising vendors use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites across the Internet:
- Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve relevant ads based on your visit to CalculatorNYC.com and other sites on the Internet.
- Depending on your location and consent choices, ads displayed may be personalized (tailored to your browsing history and inferred interests) or non-personalized (contextual ads based on page content).
- Your Ad Choices & Opt-Out: You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's official 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 or the Network Advertising Initiative.
6. How Information Is Used
Information collected through CalculatorNYC is used strictly for legitimate operational purposes:
- Delivering fast, stable, and accurate calculator interfaces.
- Responding directly to user feedback, calculation discrepancy reports, and technical inquiries.
- Detecting and mitigating security threats or automated abuse.
- Complying with applicable legal obligations and statutory standards.
7. Data Retention & Security
We employ standard SSL/TLS (HTTPS) encryption across all pages of CalculatorNYC.com to safeguard data transmission between your browser and our servers. Any voluntary contact form communications are retained only as long as necessary to address the inquiry or fulfill audit and regulatory obligations.
8. Children's Privacy (COPPA Compliance)
CalculatorNYC is a general audience financial utility designed for adults, working professionals, and prospective renters or homebuyers. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from children under the age of 13 in compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). If you believe a child has submitted personal details through our contact form, please contact us immediately to have it purged.
9. Applicable Privacy Rights (CCPA, CPRA & GDPR)
Depending on your state or country of residence (such as California under the CCPA/CPRA, or the European Economic Area under GDPR), you may have specific statutory privacy rights, including:
- Right to Know / Access: The right to request disclosure of any personal information we maintain regarding your interactions.
- Right to Delete: The right to request deletion of personal information you voluntarily provided to us.
- Right to Non-Discrimination: We do not discriminate against users who exercise their privacy rights; our calculation tools remain 100% free and open to all users.
- Sale of Personal Information: CalculatorNYC does not sell your personal information or your financial calculation data.
To submit a privacy rights inquiry, please use our Contact Form specifying your request.
10. Third-Party Links
Our articles, methodological explanations, and documentation may contain links to official external websites (such as the Internal Revenue Service at irs.gov, the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance at tax.ny.gov, or the MTA at mta.info). We have no control over the content, privacy practices, or policies of external websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit.
11. Updates to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our operational practices, statutory privacy laws, or third-party advertising standards. The "Last Updated" date at the top of this page indicates the effective date of the current policy.
12. Contact Information
If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data handling practices, please submit an inquiry through our Contact Page.