Our Privacy Promise

Your privacy is fundamental to us. All salary calculations happen in your browser - we never see, store, or transmit your personal financial information.

What Information We Collect

Information You Never Provide

When you use our salary or mortgage calculators, all calculations happen entirely in your web browser using JavaScript. This means:

We never see your salary amount
We never store your pension contributions
We never track your mortgage affordability calculations
Your personal financial data never leaves your device

Anonymous Usage Data

We collect basic, anonymous analytics to improve our service:

Page views: Which pages you visit (e.g., "salary calculator" or "tax guide")
Device type: Whether you're on mobile, tablet, or desktop
Browser type: Which browser you're using for compatibility
General location: Country/city level only (not precise location)
Referral source: How you found our site (Google, direct, social media, etc.)

This data is aggregated and completely anonymous. We cannot identify individual users.

Cookies and Tracking

Essential Cookies

We use minimal essential cookies to make the site function:

Language preference: Remembers if you selected English or Irish
Session cookies: Basic functionality for the website to work

Analytics Cookies

We use privacy-focused analytics to understand how people use our site. These cookies:

Do not track you across other websites
Do not build a profile of your browsing habits
Are aggregated and anonymized
Help us improve the calculator's accuracy and usability

No Third-Party Tracking

We do NOT use:

Facebook Pixel or social media tracking
Google Ads remarketing
Cross-site tracking cookies
Fingerprinting or invasive tracking techniques

How We Use Information

The limited, anonymous data we collect is used solely to:

Improve our calculators: Understanding which features are most used
Fix bugs: Identifying technical issues affecting user experience
Plan content: Creating guides for topics people search for
Measure performance: Ensuring pages load quickly

We never:

Sell your data to third parties
Share your data with advertisers
Use your data for marketing purposes
Build user profiles or target individuals

Data Security

While we collect minimal data, security is still paramount:

HTTPS encryption: All connections are encrypted end-to-end
Secure hosting: Our site is hosted on secure, reliable infrastructure
Regular updates: We keep all software up-to-date with security patches
No password storage: We don't have user accounts, so no passwords to protect

Your Rights (GDPR Compliance)

Under GDPR and Irish data protection law, you have the following rights:

Right to Access

You can request what data we hold about you. However, since we collect only anonymous analytics and no personal information, we cannot identify individual users.

Right to Deletion

You can clear cookies and browser data at any time. Since calculations happen in your browser, deleting your browser cache removes all calculator history.

Right to Object

You can opt out of analytics cookies using browser extensions or privacy tools. The calculators will still work perfectly.

Right to Data Portability

Since we don't store your personal data, there's nothing to export. All your calculations exist only in your browser.

Third-Party Services

We use minimal third-party services:

Hosting provider: Secure web hosting (data centers in EU)
Analytics: Privacy-focused analytics (no personal data shared)

These services have been carefully selected for their privacy standards and GDPR compliance.

Children's Privacy

Our service is designed for working adults. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone under 16 years of age. If you believe a child has provided information to us, please contact us immediately.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

Material changes that affect how we handle data will be prominently announced on our homepage.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this privacy policy or our data practices, please contact us:

Email: privacy@irelandsalary.com

We typically respond within 48 hours.

Note: This privacy policy applies to irelandsalary.com and its subdomains. Links to external websites are not covered by this policy. Please review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.

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