Summary: PayClear UK is a free calculator tool. We collect minimal data, we do not sell your information, and all salary calculations happen entirely in your browser — nothing is sent to our servers.
1. Who We Are
PayClear UK ("we", "us", "our") operates the website at payclear.co.uk. We provide free UK salary and tax calculators for informational purposes.
For the purposes of UK GDPR, we are the data controller. If you have any questions about this policy, please contact us at privacy@payclear.co.uk.
2. What Data We Collect
Data you provide directly
- Contact form submissions: Your name, email address and message if you contact us via our Contact page.
- Calculator inputs: Salary figures and tax settings you enter. These are processed entirely in your browser and are never transmitted to our servers.
Data collected automatically
- Analytics data: If you consent, we may collect anonymised usage statistics (pages visited, time on site, browser type, approximate location at country level) via Google Analytics 4.
- Log data: Our hosting provider may automatically record your IP address, browser type, referring URL and pages accessed for security purposes.
- Advertising data: If you consent, Google AdSense may collect data to serve relevant advertisements.
Data we do NOT collect
- We do not store any salary, income or tax figures you enter into our calculators.
- We do not collect your name, address, National Insurance number or any financial account details.
- We do not require account registration.
3. How We Use Your Data
- To respond to enquiries: If you contact us, we use your email address and name to reply.
- To improve the site: Anonymised analytics help us understand which calculators are most useful.
- To serve advertising: With your consent, Google AdSense uses cookies to display relevant ads.
- For security: Log data helps us detect and prevent malicious access.
4. Legal Basis for Processing (UK GDPR)
- Legitimate interests — for hosting security logs and site performance.
- Consent — for analytics cookies and advertising (you can withdraw this at any time via our Cookie Settings).
- Contract performance — for responding to contact form submissions.
5. Cookies and Tracking
We use cookies as described in our Cookie Policy. You can manage your preferences at any time via the cookie settings banner or your browser settings.
Essential cookies required for the site to function are used without consent. Analytics and advertising cookies are only placed with your explicit consent.
6. Third-Party Services
We may use the following third-party services, each with their own privacy policies:
- Google Analytics 4 — website analytics (consent required). Google Privacy Policy
- Google AdSense — advertising (consent required). Google Privacy Policy
- Hostinger — web hosting. Hostinger Privacy Policy
We do not sell, rent or share your personal data with third parties for their own marketing purposes.
7. Your Rights Under UK GDPR
Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and Data Protection Act 2018, you have the following rights:
- Right of access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to rectification — request that inaccurate data be corrected.
- Right to erasure — request that we delete your personal data ("right to be forgotten").
- Right to restrict processing — request that we limit how we use your data.
- Right to data portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
- Right to object — object to processing based on legitimate interests.
- Right to withdraw consent — withdraw consent for cookies or marketing at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@payclear.co.uk. We will respond within 30 days.
If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk or call 0303 123 1113.
8. Data Retention
- Contact form messages: Retained for up to 2 years, then securely deleted.
- Analytics data: Retained for 14 months as per Google Analytics default settings.
- Server logs: Retained for up to 30 days by our hosting provider.
9. Contact Us About Privacy
For any privacy-related questions or to exercise your rights:
Email: privacy@payclear.co.uk
Website: payclear.co.uk/contact
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "last updated" date at the top of this page will reflect any changes. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.