Privacy Policy

We believe your financial data belongs to you. Here is how we protect it.

Last Updated: 06 April 2025

Welcome to SalaryCalculator.co.za ("we", "our", or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains our "Zero-Knowledge" approach to your financial data and how we safeguard your information.

1. Information We Do Not Collect

Our calculator is designed with privacy as the default setting:

No Personal Data Storage
We do not require registration. We never ask for your name, ID number, email address, or phone number.
No Salary Data Retention
All calculations occur strictly within your browser session. Your salary details are never saved to our servers or database.
No Invasive Tracking
We do not use tracking cookies to build a financial profile of you across the web.

2. Analytics & Technical Data

For website analytics and improvement purposes only, we collect anonymous technical data:

Anonymous Usage Data: General statistics like page views, bounce rates, and country of origin (via Google Analytics with IP anonymization).
Browser Information: Non-identifiable data like browser type (e.g., Chrome, Safari) and device type (Mobile vs Desktop) for compatibility optimization.

3. Third-Party Services

We use trusted third-party services with strict privacy protections:

Google Analytics: Configured to anonymize IP addresses. You may opt-out here.
Web Hosting: Our hosting provider may temporarily collect server logs (IP addresses) for security purposes (e.g., preventing DDoS attacks), which are automatically deleted after 30 days.

4. Data Security

We implement industry-standard security measures:

HTTPS Encryption

Secure data transmission

Security Audits

Regular system checks

Restricted Access

Internal data controls

POPIA Compliance

This policy complies with South Africa's Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA). Since we do not process "Personal Information" as defined by the Act (identifiable data linked to specific persons), we act as a responsible party for technical data only.

5. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy occasionally. Significant changes will be noted with a prominent notice on our website.

6. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

privacy@salarycalculator.co.za