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Privacy
TrueTaxRate is a transparency tool. It would defeat the purpose if it collected your sensitive data.
Our Belief
People should be able to access their TrueTaxRate information freely and privately. Understanding your full tax burden should not require creating an account, connecting a bank, sharing sensitive identifiers, or handing over personal financial records. Our goal is to give you a clearer picture of what you pay across every form of taxation while keeping your data in your control.
Information You Enter
You may enter information such as your state, ZIP code, filing status, income estimates, tax amounts, spending estimates, property tax, vehicle costs, fuel usage, and other tax-related inputs.
This information is used to calculate your estimated TrueTaxRate. By default, these inputs are processed in your browser and are not sent to our servers.
Uploaded Files
If you upload a CSV or transaction file, the file is parsed locally in your browser. We do not upload, store, sell, or use your uploaded transaction data to target ads.
Uploaded files may be temporarily visible in your browser while you use the calculator, but they are not stored by TrueTaxRate on our servers. You can clear your data at any time by using the "Clear my data" option or by clearing your browser storage.
Local Storage
TrueTaxRate may use your browser's local storage to save your progress, preferences, and results on your device. This lets you leave and return without creating an account.
Local storage stays on your device. It can be cleared by using the app's "Restart" button or by clearing your browser data.
Anonymous Analytics
We may collect limited anonymous analytics to understand how the tool is used and improve the product. This may include broad information such as state, income range, selected income types, completion step, estimated tax-rate range, whether CSV upload was used, device/browser type, and general usage events.
We do not collect or store exact income, exact tax amounts, raw transaction rows, uploaded files, names, email addresses, Social Security numbers, tax IDs, or bank-account credentials.
Ads
TrueTaxRate may display ads to keep the tool free. Ads are not based on your uploaded files, raw transaction data, or exact calculator inputs.
Third-party ad providers, including Google, may use cookies or similar technologies to serve ads based on your visit to TrueTaxRate and/or other websites. Google states that third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to your website or other websites.
You can manage how Google uses advertising cookies through Google's ad settings. Google also notes that users can manage advertising cookies through browser settings and industry opt-out tools.
We aim to block ad categories that conflict with the purpose of TrueTaxRate, including payday loans, debt settlement, misleading tax-relief offers, political fundraising, crypto/trading promotions, and predatory financial products.
What We Do Not Do
- We do not sell your personal financial data.
- We do not use uploaded transaction files to target ads.
- We do not require bank login credentials.
- We do not ask for your SSN or tax ID.
- We do not store uploaded CSV files on our servers.
- We do not provide tax filing, tax preparation, legal, accounting, or investment advice.
Your Control
You can use TrueTaxRate without creating an account. You can clear locally saved data at any time using the "Clear my data" option. You can also avoid uploading files and use manual estimates instead.
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