Privacy Policy

Introduction

Property Tax Guides Property Tax Calculator ("we," "our," or "us") operates www.propertytaxguides.com. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use our property tax calculator.

Information We Collect

Calculator Usage (Anonymous)

When using our calculator anonymously, you may enter:

• Property value
• County selection
• Exemption status

Anonymous calculations are not stored. All calculations are performed in your browser and are not transmitted to our servers unless you voluntarily submit your contact information.

Lead Submission (Voluntary)

If you choose to receive personalized tax savings information, you may provide:

• Email address (required)
• Name and phone number (optional)
• Property address (optional)
• Your calculated tax information (property value, annual tax, county, exemptions)

This information is stored and may be shared with vetted partners who can help you reduce your property tax burden. By submitting your information, you consent to receiving relevant tax savings opportunities from our partners.

Automatically Collected Information

We automatically collect certain information through analytics:

• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Referring website
• Pages visited and time spent
• General geographic location (city/state level)

How We Use Information

We use collected information to:

• Improve our calculator's accuracy and features
• Understand which counties are most searched
• Fix technical issues and improve performance
• Generate anonymous usage statistics

Lead Information Usage

If you submit your contact information, we use it to:

• Send you the free personalized tax savings report you requested
• Connect you with vetted property tax professionals who may be able to help reduce your tax burden
• Share your lead information with partner companies that provide property tax services
• Analyze lead quality and conversion metrics

Lead Sharing: By submitting your information, you acknowledge that we operate a lead generation business and may sell or share your information with vetted partners in the property tax reduction industry. Our partners may contact you via email, phone, or mail with relevant offers and services.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit our website. They help us provide you with a better experience and support our free service through advertising.

Types of Cookies We Use

Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They include cookies that remember your cookie preferences and enable basic website functionality. These cookies cannot be disabled.

Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors use our website, which pages are most popular, and how we can improve our service. We use Vercel Analytics to collect this information anonymously. The information helps us understand usage patterns and improve the calculator experience.

Advertising Cookies

These cookies are used by our advertising partners to show relevant advertisements. They may track your browsing activity across different websites to provide personalized ads that help support our free service.

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" button that appears on our website. You can also disable cookies through your browser settings, though this may affect website functionality.

Third-Party Cookies

Our advertising partners, including Google AdSense, may set cookies to deliver relevant advertisements. These partners may collect information about your visits to our site and other sites to provide targeted advertising. Please review their privacy policies for more information about their data practices.

Advertising

We display advertisements through Google AdSense. Google uses cookies to show ads based on your visits to our site and other sites. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings.

We may also work with other advertising partners who use cookies and similar technologies to provide relevant advertising based on your browsing activity and interests.

Data Security

Since we don't collect or store personal calculator data, there is minimal security risk. We use HTTPS encryption to protect all data transmission between your browser and our website.

Third-Party Links

Our site may contain links to official county websites and other resources. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these external sites.

Children's Privacy

Our service is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

Your Privacy Rights

You have the right to:

• Know what personal information we collect and how it's used
• Request deletion of any personal information we may have
• Opt out of tracking and advertising cookies through our cookie banner
• Access any personal information we have collected
• Withdraw consent for non-essential cookies at any time
• Request information about third parties we share data with

European Union (GDPR) Rights

If you are in the European Union, you have additional rights under GDPR:

• Right to rectification of inaccurate personal data
• Right to data portability
• Right to object to processing
• Right to withdraw consent at any time

California (CCPA) Rights

If you are a California resident, you have rights under the CCPA:

• Right to know what personal information is collected, used, shared, or sold
• Right to delete personal information
• Right to opt-out of the sale of personal information
• Right to non-discrimination for exercising CCPA rights

Notice of Sale: We sell lead information to vetted partners in the property tax reduction industry. California residents can opt-out by emailing privacy@propertytaxguides.com with "CCPA Opt-Out Request" in the subject line.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this policy regularly.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: privacy@propertytaxguides.com