Your Privacy Matters to Us
At GST Calculator, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring transparency about how we handle your information. This Privacy Policy explains our practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of information when you use our services.
1. Information We Collect
We designed our tools to respect your privacy. Here's what we collect:
a) Information You Provide Voluntarily
- Contact information when you reach out to us via email or contact forms
- Feedback, suggestions, or bug reports you submit
- Survey responses if you choose to participate
b) Automatically Collected Information
- Device information (browser type, operating system, device type)
- Usage data (pages visited, features used, time spent)
- IP address and approximate location (country level)
- Cookies and similar technologies (see our Cookie Policy below)
c) Financial Data
Important: All calculations using our tools happen locally in your browser. We do not store or have access to your financial data, including:
- GST calculations and amounts
- Invoice details and business information
- Product prices, quantities, or descriptions
- Any financial information you input into our calculators
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To provide, maintain, and improve our services
- To develop new tools and features that meet user needs
- To analyze usage patterns and optimize user experience
- To respond to your inquiries, comments, or feedback
- To detect, prevent, and address technical issues or security vulnerabilities
- To communicate with you about updates, changes, or important notices
3. Data Storage and Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your information:
- All data transmission is encrypted using SSL/TLS technology
- We regularly monitor our systems for potential vulnerabilities
- We restrict access to personal information to authorized personnel only
- We retain your information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy
Note: While we implement strong security measures, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure.
4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our service:
| Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Essential Cookies | Necessary for the basic functions of the website | Session |
| Analytics Cookies | Help us understand how visitors interact with our website | 2 years |
| Preference Cookies | Remember your settings and preferences | 1 year |
You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our service.
5. Third-Party Services
We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our service, provide the service on our behalf, or assist us in analyzing how our service is used. These third parties have access to your information only to perform these tasks and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
Third-party services we use:
- Google Analytics: To understand how our website is used
- Cloudflare: For content delivery and security
- Email providers: For communication with users
6. Data Retention
We will retain your information only for as long as necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.
7. Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following data protection rights:
- Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
- Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate.
- Erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
- Restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- Object to processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- Data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@gstcalculator.co.in.
8. Children's Privacy
Our service does not address anyone under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from anyone under the age of 18 without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
Questions About Our Privacy Policy?
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
Email: privacy@gstcalculator.co.in
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