Privacy Policy

1. Who we are

In-Hand ("we," "us," "our") operates the free UK take-home salary calculator at in-hand.net/uk. This policy explains what personal data we process about visitors to the UK calculator, on what legal basis, and your rights under the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.

2. What we collect and why

Data	Purpose	Legal basis
Salary calculation inputs gross pay, tax code, pension %, student loan plan	Running your PAYE/NI calculation	Necessary to provide the service you requested (contract/legitimate interest)
Device information device type, screen size	Serving the right layout	Legitimate interest
Approximate location derived from IP, then discarded	Regional defaults	Legitimate interest; IP is SHA-256 hashed with a daily-rotating salt immediately and the raw IP is never stored
Session identifier	Preventing abuse, understanding usage	Legitimate interest

2.1 If you sign in

Signing in is optional. If you sign in with Google, we receive your name and email address to create your account — we never see or store your password. Legal basis: consent (you initiate sign-in) and contract (running your account).

2.2 Cookies and local storage

We use strictly necessary cookies (session, CSRF protection) and browser local storage (e.g. your theme preference). We don't use third-party advertising or tracking cookies, so no non-essential cookie consent banner is required.

3. Data retention

Calculation and page-view records are retained for 90 days, then deleted. Bot-detection and error logs are retained for 30 days. Account data (if you signed in) is retained until you request deletion.

4. International transfers

Our infrastructure runs on servers based in Singapore. Where personal data from the UK is processed outside the UK, we rely on appropriate safeguards (such as the UK's International Data Transfer Addendum to the EU Standard Contractual Clauses) to ensure it remains protected to UK standards.

5. Your rights

Under the UK GDPR, you have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Rectify inaccurate personal data
• Erase your personal data ("right to be forgotten")
• Restrict how we process your personal data
• Object to processing based on legitimate interest
• Port your data to another provider
• Complain to the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk if you're unhappy with how we've handled your data

To exercise any of these, contact us using the details below.

6. Children's privacy

In-Hand is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13.

7. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as the calculator evolves. Material changes will update the "Last Updated" date above.