Privacy Policy

1. Information We Do Not Collect

Our calculators run locally in your web browser. We do not collect, store, or transmit your personal financial inputs (such as your hourly wage, filing status, pre-tax deductions, or selected state) to our servers. Your financial calculations remain completely private to your device.

2. Local Browser Storage (localStorage)

Our Salary Scenarios feature uses your browser's built-in localStorage to save salary configurations you choose to bookmark. This data:

• Is stored entirely on your device and never transmitted to our servers.
• Persists across browser sessions until you manually delete it or clear your browser data.
• Is not accessible to other websites or third parties.
• Can be cleared at any time by deleting individual scenarios within the tool, or by clearing your browser's site data for transparentwage.com.

3. PDF Reports

Our Download Report feature generates PDF documents entirely within your web browser using client-side technology. No data is sent to our servers during this process. The generated PDF is saved directly to your device.

4. Information We Do Collect (Cookies & Analytics)

To keep our site free, we use third-party services like Google Analytics. These services use cookies to collect non-personally identifiable information, such as browser type, device type, referring pages, and interaction data to help us improve user experience.

5. Advertising

We may display third-party advertisements on our site. Advertising partners may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website or other websites. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance's opt-out page at www.aboutads.info.

6. Affiliate Links & Tracking

TransparentWage.com participates in affiliate programs that may set cookies or load tracking technologies when you interact with affiliate links or banners. Specifically:

• Amazon Associates: Clicking an amzn.to link redirects you to Amazon.com, which may set its own cookies to attribute any resulting purchase. Amazon's privacy policy applies once you leave our site.
• CJ Affiliate (Commission Junction): Our MyPerfectResume partner banner loads a 1×1 tracking pixel from CJ's domain (awltovhc.com) to measure impressions, and uses a CJ click-tracking link (dpbolvw.net) when you click through. CJ may set cookies for conversion tracking purposes.

These affiliate tracking technologies are separate from our Google Analytics setup. You can opt out of interest-based advertising from CJ partners at the Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out page. For Amazon, visit amazon.com/adprefs.

7. Third-Party Links

Our site may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites.

8. Your California Privacy Rights (CCPA / CPRA)

If you are a California resident, you have the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information with third-party analytics and affiliate tracking providers. The services that receive data from this site are: Google Analytics 4, CJ Affiliate (Commission Junction), and Amazon Associates. Because all financial calculations run locally in your browser, no salary or tax data is ever shared.

To opt out, visit our Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information page, or email us at hello@transparentwage.com. We will respond within 45 days.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at hello@transparentwage.com.