Privacy Policy
Last updated: May 14, 2026
PTO Calculator is designed to be privacy-first. Every calculation runs entirely inside your web browser — we never see your PTO balance, vacation dates, or any other information you enter.
- We collect no personal data from this tool.
- Everything you enter stays locally on your device.
- The calculator is 100% free and ad-free — no sign-ups or accounts.
- We do not use analytics or third-party tracking scripts.
- You can delete your data anytime by clearing your browser's site cache.
1. Who We Are
PTO Calculator operates the website ptocalculators.com (the "Service"). We are an independent, free web tool — not a corporation, HR software company, or data broker. The site is maintained by an individual developer. References to "we," "us," or "our" in this document refer to the operator of ptocalculators.com.
If you have any questions about this policy, please contact us at [email protected].
2. Data We Collect
The table below summarizes every category of data that touches our Service and whether we collect or transmit it.
| Data Type | Collected by Us? | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| PTO balance, accrual rate, vacation dates | Never | Processed locally in your browser only. |
| Browser local storage (settings) | Never | Saved to your device only; we cannot read it. |
| IP address / server logs | Maybe | Our hosting provider may log standard HTTP request metadata (IP, user-agent, referrer). We do not access or retain these logs. |
| Email address | Never | Only if you voluntarily contact us by email. |
| Account / login data | Never | There are no accounts on this site. |
| Analytics / page-view tracking | Never | We do not use Google Analytics, Mixpanel, or any analytics service. |
3. Local Storage
When you use PTO Calculator, your settings are saved to your browser's localStorage under the key pto-config. This includes inputs like your current balance, accrual rate, pay period, floating-days-first preference, carryover cap, and theme preference.
This data:
- Is stored only on your device — it never leaves your browser.
- Is not accessible to us, Google, or any third party.
- Is not encrypted on your device; anyone with access to your device and browser profile can read it. Treat it the same as any other browser-saved data.
- Can be deleted at any time by going to your browser's settings → Privacy → Clear site data for ptocalculators.com.
PTO balances and vacation entries you log during a session are not persisted to local storage — they are cleared when you close or refresh the page.
4. Cookies
We do not set any first-party cookies on ptocalculators.com. We use localStorage rather than cookies for saving your settings.
The Service does not display third-party advertisements or use third-party trackers.
5. Third-Party Links
This Privacy Policy applies only to ptocalculators.com. If you follow a link to an external website — including links in this policy — that site's own privacy policy governs how your data is handled. We have no control over and accept no responsibility for the privacy practices of any third-party sites.
6. Log Data & Hosting
PTO Calculator is hosted as a static site. Our hosting infrastructure may automatically record standard server access logs when your browser requests files from our servers. These logs typically include:
- Your IP address (may be anonymized or truncated by the host)
- Browser user-agent string
- Pages or files requested
- Date and time of the request
- HTTP response code
We do not actively access, store, or analyze these server logs. They are retained by the hosting provider per their own data retention policies. We do not use this data to identify individual users.
7. Children's Privacy
PTO Calculator is intended for adults who receive employment-based paid time off. The Service is not directed to, and we do not knowingly collect information from, children under the age of 13 (or under 16 in the European Union). If you believe a child has used this site in a way that raises a privacy concern, please contact us at [email protected].
8. Your Rights (CCPA / GDPR)
Because we do not collect personal information from you, most data-subject rights (access, rectification, deletion, portability) have no practical application to our Service — there is simply no personal data we hold about you to act on.
However, to the extent any data is held (e.g., if you contact us by email), you have the following rights depending on your jurisdiction:
California residents (CCPA)
- Right to Know: You may request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you.
- Right to Delete: You may request deletion of personal information we have collected.
- Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any CCPA rights.
EEA / UK residents (GDPR / UK GDPR)
- Legal basis: We process any personal data (e.g., emails you send us) on the basis of legitimate interest (providing support) or consent.
- Rights: You have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict processing of, and port your personal data, as well as to object to processing and to lodge a complaint with your supervisory authority.
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days.
9. Data Security
The PTO Calculator website is served over HTTPS, which encrypts data in transit between your browser and our servers. Because all user data is stored locally on your device and never transmitted to us, the attack surface for a server-side data breach is essentially zero.
Your browser's local storage is protected by the same-origin policy, meaning only code running on ptocalculators.com can read or write the pto-config key.
That said, no method of data storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security of data stored on your device if it is compromised by malware, unauthorized physical access, or other factors outside our control.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. If the changes are significant, we may add a more prominent notice.
Continued use of the Service after any update constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy. We encourage you to review this page periodically. Past versions are not archived publicly, but you may request them by email.
11. Contact Us
If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please reach out:
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: ptocalculators.com
We aim to respond to all privacy-related inquiries within 30 days.