Overview
TaxClear Canada ("we," "us," or "our") operates the website canadiantaxestimator.com (the "Site"). This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your choices regarding that information.
By using our Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
Information We Collect
TaxClear Canada does not require you to create an account or provide any personally identifiable information to use our calculators. All tax calculations are performed locally in your browser — no income data or calculation inputs are transmitted to or stored on our servers.
We do collect non-personal information automatically through third-party services:
- Advertising data — Google AdSense and its partners may collect data through cookies and similar technologies to serve personalized advertisements.
Cookies
Cookies are small data files stored on your device. We use cookies for the following purposes:
- Advertising cookies — Google AdSense uses cookies to show you relevant ads based on your browsing history. These are set by Google and its advertising partners.
- Preference cookies — We store your cookie consent choice in your browser's local storage so we do not show the consent banner on every visit.
You can disable cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect the display of advertisements on this Site.
Google AdSense & Advertising
We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on this Site. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website and other sites on the internet. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the internet.
You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ad Settings. You can also opt out of third-party vendor use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting aboutads.info.
For more information on how Google uses data when you use our site, please visit: How Google uses data from sites that use Google services.
How We Use Information
The non-personal information collected by our advertising partner is used to:
- Display relevant advertisements through Google AdSense
- Maintain the security and performance of the Site
Third-Party Links
Our Site may contain links to third-party websites. We have no control over the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party site and are not responsible for them. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any site you visit.
Children's Privacy
Our Site is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13.
Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:
- Canada (PIPEDA) — The right to access personal information we hold about you and to request corrections.
- European Union (GDPR) — The right to access, rectify, erase, restrict processing of, and port your personal data, as well as the right to object to processing and to withdraw consent.
Because we do not collect personally identifiable information directly, most of these rights are exercised with the third-party services (Google) that process data on our behalf.
Data Retention
We do not store personal data on our servers. Any data collected by Google Analytics or Google AdSense is subject to Google's Privacy Policy and retention policies.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: our contact page or by email at [email protected].