Privacy Policy
Last updated: January 2026 • Effective Date: January 1, 2026
1. Overview & Core Philosophy
At Freelance Rate Calculator (accessible at freelancerateperhour.com), we believe financial planning tools should respect user privacy. We do not require account creation, and your income calculations are performed entirely client-side in your web browser.
2. Information We Collect
We collect minimal technical information to maintain site reliability and improve the user experience:
- Local Browser Storage: We use HTML5 LocalStorage solely to remember your UI theme preference (Light/Dark mode) and your email address if you voluntarily opt in to download our negotiation toolkit. We never transmit your private rate numbers or salary inputs to external servers.
- Aggregated Anonymous Analytics: If enabled, standard privacy-conscious telemetry (such as Google Analytics 4) tracks page views, outbound link clicks, and screen resolutions to improve site speed and usability. No Personally Identifiable Information (PII) is sold.
- Newsletter & Download Subscriptions: If you voluntarily enter your email to receive our free pricing templates, we use your address solely to deliver the requested materials. You can unsubscribe at any time via the link in any email.
3. Cookies & Tracking Technologies
We do not use invasive third-party ad retargeting cookies. Third-party services embedded on our site (such as Google Fonts CDN) operate under their respective strict privacy policies.
4. Embeddable Widget Data Governance
Websites embedding our calculator widget via /embed/ do not transmit host website visitor data to third parties. All computation occurs isolated in the user's local sandbox iframe.
5. GDPR & CCPA Compliance
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), you have the right to inspect, export, or request deletion of any email address submitted to our site. Since calculation figures are processed in browser memory and not stored on a database, there is no private financial record to purge.
6. Contact Information
If you have questions or inquiries regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact the maintainers at:
Domain: freelancerateperhour.com